Monday, October 21, 2019

Mandarino Minutes for 10-21-19

Dear Parents/Guardians,


End of the 1st Rotation-
Today is the last day of rotation 1 for 6th & 7th graders.  Rotation 2 starts tomorrow, Tuesday, October 22nd.  




No tutoring at Upton on Wednesday-
We will not have after school tutoring this Wednesday, October 23rd at Upton Middle School in the media center.  Tutoring in the media center on Wednesdays will restart on Wednesday, October 30th.  Tutoring will still be available at SJHS on Tuesday and Thursday this week.




8th graders in Science this week-
Just a reminder that the 8th grade science classes will be going to the Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery and the SJ water plan this week.  
Tues., October 22nd-  Mrs. Milletics and Mrs. MacKellar
Fri., October 25th-  Mrs. Francis and Mrs. Foster



Choir Concert-
The middle school and high school choir concert is this Wednesday, October 23rd at 7:00 PM in the the John & Dede Howard Auditorium at SJHS.  It will be a great concert!




Middle School Football at Dickinson Stadium-
Our middle school football teams will end their season with games at Dickinson Stadium tomorrow evening.  
7th grade will start at 4:30 PM
8th grade will start at approximately 6:00 PM





"Socktober" and Toiletry Drive Continues-
Builders Club is hosting a sock and toiletry drive in honor of Mike Smith's passion for the homeless.  Each 1st hour class has  a collection box in  their room.  The 1st hour with the most donated items will win a doughnut party.  We will collect the boxes after school Wednesday, Nov. 6th to end the drive.  





Operation Winter Coats-
We are still collecting winter items for the Women's Service League.  Coats, scarves, mittens, snow-pants, etc. All winter items will stay in Southwest Michigan.  We have a dropbox in the Upton office.



Science Olympiad Signups-
Signups are accepted until Oct. 31.  The Science Olympiad team is a competitive team and we will compete at the Regional Competition at Lake Michigan College on March 3, 2020.  If we place in the top two, we will compete at the State Competition on Saturday, April 25, 2020.  

If your child is interested or you have questions, have them email Ms. Kietzerow at kkietzerow@stjoebears.com and she will forward the link to them.  




6th grade Boys Basketball-
St. Joe 3rd – 6th grade boys interested in the Little Bear Basketball League are encouraged to register on-line by going to www.sjschools.org and clicking on the community cork board or register in person before the Sunday, October 27th player/coach clinic from 2-4pm in the SJHS field house gym.  The Little Bear League will run from October 27th to December 20th and has a cost of $55 per player.  Further questions can be directed to Gregg Schaffer at 926-3258 by phone or gschaffer@sjschools.org by e-mail.




Girls Competitive Cheer-
All girls in grades 6-12 who are interested in competitive cheer should attend an info meeting with their parents on October 29, 6:00pm at St. Joe HS. All skill levels are encouraged to attend. For more information, contact coach Brittany at bhausman@sjschools.org 


Late Starts-
We will have a late start this Wednesday, October 23rd and next Wednesday, October 30th. Bus routes run one hour later and breakfast is available beginning at 8:15 AM.





Quote of the week-



Have a great week,
Mr. Mandarino




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