Mandarino Minutes for 2/12/21

Dear Parents/Guardians,

No School this Friday and Monday-

We will not have school on Friday, February 12th for Teacher Professional Development Day and the following Monday, February 15th in honor of Presidents' Day.

Half Day on Tuesday-

½ Day for Students - 11am Dismissal - Staff Vaccination Day at the BCHD

Wind Up/Yearbook/Journalism visit-

Our High School Journalism Student Leaders will be visiting next Tuesday morning and visiting with our 8th graders.

Late Start this Wednesday -

The district will have a late start this Wednesday, February 10th. School begins at 8:45 AM. Please note that the buses will run one hour later and breakfast at Upton will be available starting at 8:15 AM.

February 14th - Happy Valentine’s Day! 

Wear Red or Pink on Tuesday for Valentine’s Day

Guidance Blog -

Please click on this link for this week's guidance post:

Guidance Post for 2-11-21

KINDNESS MATTERS!! 2/17/21 is Random Acts of Kindness day, but kindness matters EVERYDAY! Please take a moment to practice kindness and look for others practicing kindness around our school. If you need some ideas, check out the February calendar in the hall on the way to lunch. When you see someone doing something kind, please complete this form and the person's name will be added to the KIND bulletin board by the planetarium and entered into a drawing for a prize!! You have until Monday March 1st to complete this form. You can complete it more than once.

Here is the google form

Here is a picture of the hall calendar w/ideas

Upton Athletic Schedules can be found at-

https://upton.bigteams.com/

Go Bears!

Rotation changes-

Rotation 3 ends 2/23, Rotation 4 begins 2/24.

Have students check their schedules in PowerSchool.

We do not print off schedules for students with new rotations.

Lunch next week at UMS-

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Half Day, NO lunch

Wednesday - Pasta with sauce, garlic bread, green beans, fruit cup

Thursday - Hot ham & cheese on pretzel bun, french fries, applesauce

Friday - Grilled cheese, tomato soup, crackers, applesauce

Cloverleaf Spelling Bee-

The Cloverleaf Spelling Bee has been moved to March 9th.

The following Upton students have qualified for the spelling bee:

• Elizabeth Fiesbeck
• Pihu Sahai
• Jason Shi

Great job and Good Luck!

St. Joseph Virtual School Blogspot-

Please click on the link for the latest information with the St. Joe Virtual School:

Virtual blog

Quote of the Week (This quote is something Mr. Leonard lived by. Thanks for your support over the last several weeks as our students and staff have remembered such a wonderful person!)

Have a wonderful long weekend,

Mr. Mandarino