Thursday, August 30, 2018

Mandarino Minutes for 8-30-18

Dear Parents/Guardians,


Welcome Back-  
We hope you had a wonderful summer!  It was nice to see many of you last week at Start-up day!  We had over 600 students come through the school to walk through their schedules.



Start Time and End time-
School begins at 7:45 AM. We no longer begin the day with announcements, so class begins right away.  The day concludes at 2:40 PM.  Our secretaries are here from 7:00 AM-4:00 PM Monday-Friday.  If you need to leave a message before or after our number is: (269) 926-3400



New Faces at Upton-
Mrs. Beck- 7th and 8th Math
Mr. Bongiorno- 7th and 8th Math
Mrs. Britton- 8th grade Spanish
Mrs. LoPresti- 6th and 7th ELA

Mrs. Martin- 6th-8th Paraprofessional

Mrs. Menke- Guidance Secretary

Mrs. Portenga- 7th grade Science


Door Buzz In System-
Just a reminder, over the summer we had Security Buzzers installed at the main entrance of each school building.  When you plan to visit one of our schools, please use the button on the intercom for entrance to the main office.   


New Drop Off Procedure-
Please take a look at this(see link below) to see the new drop-off procedure at Upton.  We will no longer drop-off in the front of the building before school.  Click here:  Upton drop-off procedures



First Day of School Gathering Areas Before School-
6th grade- Cafeteria
7th grade- Auditorium
8th grade- Maize Gym
New students to St. Joseph Public Schools who were not at start-up day will meet in the conference room by the office.
We have adults out helping students find their way to these areas.



Dates to Remember-
August 31st and September 3rd- School Closed for the Labor Day weekend
September 4th- First day of School
September 11th- Back to School Night
September 26th- Picture Day (For those not at Start-Up day)



Quote of the week-
A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes.  It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.- Wade Boggs



Have a great weekend and see your daughter/son on Tuesday!
Mr. Mandarino

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