Friday, March 4, 2022

Mandarino Minutes for 3-4-22

 Dear Parents/Guardians,

 

7th & 8th Grade Dance Tonight-


The 7th & 8th grade dance is from 5:30-7:30 PM tonight. Please make sure rides are here at 7:30 PM. Please also be careful in the parking lot looking for students going to their cars.






Congratulations Choirs-


Congratulations to all of our choirs! 6th grade, 7th grade and the Uptones (8th grade) all received division 1 ratings at festival on Tuesday! This is the highest score a choir can receive. Our students really sounded wonderful and Mrs. Gray-Roll did a great job conducting!





Upcoming B/O Festival Dates-


3/9  7th Grade Band Festival at Paw Paw at 1:55pm

3/10 8th Grade Band Festival at LMC at 1:50pm

3/11 7th Grade Orchestra Festival at LMC at 2:30pm

3/11 8th Grade Orchestra Festival at LMC at 4:10pm





Upton Planetarium Community Night-


Next Thursday is “Magic Treehouse: Space Mission” in the Upton Planetarium at 6:30pm.





Science Olympiad-


Science Olympiad is on Friday, March 11th at Lake Michigan College.  Bus leaves Upton at 7:45am.  If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Kietzerow at kkietzerow@sjschools.org.





Upton Variety Show Next Friday-






Leaving early for Spring Break? -


Please let the office know by a phone call or note if your family is planning on leaving early for Spring break.  We have to have accurate attendance each day.  Thanks!





Spring Musical Auditions-


Ms. VanGilder needs assistance with costuming, sewing, set building, ticket sales, designing posters, and more.  Please email her if you are able to volunteer.  Thank you!






2022 Ren Baldwin Technology Festival -





From the Guidance Department-

 

Upton Updates from your Guidance Department






Pre-Arranged Absence Form-

If your child will miss more than 3 days of school, please have your child stop in the office at least a week beforehand to pick up a Pre-Arranged Absence Form.






Moving at the end of the school year? -


If your plan is to move and not return to SJPS in the fall, please call the office with those details.  You can leave a voicemail message at 269-926-3400, option 5. 






Late Start Wednesday-

Next Wednesday, March 9th, will be a late start Wednesday.  School begins at 8:45am and breakfast is available starting at 8:15am.





New Prospective Student Day-


We will have a meeting/tour on Wednesday, March 16th at 1:15pm in the Upton Conference Room, near the main office.  This meeting is just for potential new 6th-8th grade students & parents beginning at SJPS (not current 5th graders & families) next school year.






What’s for lunch next week? -


03/07/2022 - PEPPERONI CALZONE, RICE, SALAD CUP, FRUIT AND MILK

03/08/2022 - FRENCH TOAST STICKS, HASH BROWN, SAUSAGE, FRUIT AND MILK

03/09/2022 - CHEESE QUESADILLA, REFRIED BEANS, STEAMED BROCCOLI, FRUIT AND MILK

03/10/2022 - CHICKEN TENDERS, MASHED POTATOES/GRAVY, SALAD CUP, FRUIT AND MILK

03/11/2022 - PEPPERONI OR CHEESE PIZZA, SALAD CUP, CORN, FRUIT AND MILK





Community Corkboard-


https://www.sjschools.org/sjps-parents/community-cork-board-district


Please check out the community corkboard on the district website to see what is going on in our community.




Quote of the week-




Have a wonderful Friday and weekend,
Mr. Mandarino











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