6th/7th M-Step Begins/8th grade is done & NWEA next week -
Monday-Wednesday in their math classes 6th and 7th grade students will be doing their Math M-Step. 8th grade is done with M-Step, except for make-ups. Next week all 6th-8th graders will be doing their reading and math NWEA to see the growth from Fall to Spring.
The Upton Book Fair Is Here-
The Upton book fair is open! Make sure you stop by the media center sometime this week to see the new titles everyone's talking about and pick up a few for summer reading opportunities.
Hours of Operation
Monday, April 30th through Friday, May 4th -- 7:25am-3:15pm (8:25am on Late Start day)
Can't make it to Upton this week? Shop ONLINE! Check out the link below to our online fair.
- Shop until Tuesday, May 8th -- 24 hours a day
- Expanded selection, crossing all grades and subject areas
- All purchases ship FREE to Upton
Science Olympiad at State-
We medaled in two events out of 60 teams at state. Microbe Mission – 6th place and Optics – 8th place. George Weber (9th grader) and Riya Jain (7th grader) were the winning combination for both of those events. Joe Paine and Kat Paloyan were one spot out of the medals (9th place) for Road Scholars.
We also placed in the top 20 in the following events: Battery Buggy (Nick Strickler and Caleb Boersen), Experimental Design (Andrew Barazotto, Harshdeep Kaur, and Hiranmayi M.), and Mystery Architecture (EZ Brown and Daela Coleman).
The following people helped mentor our students: Jenna Francis, George Tikohonova, Denise Clark, Kam Truhn, Kelsey Wright, Jeff St. Amand, Ann St. Amand, Richard Barazotto, Rinkle Jain, Rachel Kietzerow, Chris Paine, Kristen Robinson, and Johannah Brown. Science Olympiad could not run without their help and support.
No D & D Club this week-
The Dungeons and Dragons club will not meet this Wednesday, May 2nd.
Ren Baldwin Technology Festival Friday, May 11th-
The Ren Baldwin Technology Festival will be on Friday, May 11th from 6:00-7:30 at St. Joseph High School. It will be a wonderful display of our students' talents.
Little Mermaid Jr.-
Saturday, May 12th is around the corner for our Little Mermaid Jr. performances. The shows will be at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM at the John & Dede Howard Auditorium at St. Joseph High School.
Quote of the week-
"We are one, our cause is one, and we must help each other; if we are to succeed." - Fredrick Douglass
Have a great week,
Mr. Mandarino
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