Mandarino Minutes for 9-16-22

 Dear Parents/Guardians,

Thanks for joining us Tuesday evening!

We really appreciate you joining us Tuesday evening for Back to School Night! We hope you got a taste of the way each of your child's teachers will work with your son/daughter this school year. Please make sure if you ever have a question/concern with something in the classroom throughout the school year that you email/call the teacher directly. We believe in a good partnership!

From the Desk of the UPTO -

The first regular PTO meeting of the school year is Tuesday, September 20th at 8:30 AM at Upton Middle School. We encourage parents to attend! Please see below for upcoming meeting dates and direct any questions to uptonmiddlepto@gmail.com.

Medication in Office-

If your child has an allergy or condition that warrants medication/inhaler to be taken during school, please stop by the office for an Authorization of Medication form, which needs to be filled out by your doctor’s office.  Once we receive the signed form, then we can hold the medication in the office.  This includes inhalers, EpiPens, daily prescribed medication.  If your child has a serious allergy and is prescribed an EpiPen, this needs to be stored in the office.

Cyber Safety Presentation-

We had the honor of having our Berrien County Prosecutor, Steve Pierangeli, in yesterday to talk to all three grade levels about cyber safety, cyberbullying, etc. It is unfortunately something that happens, but we talked about what happens and the idea of reporting things to a trusted adult. You could talk with your daughter/son about one thing that got from the assembly.

Coming home today with your child-

*MSTEP parent report 

*Photo books from Geskus for students/families that ordered pictures

Picture Retake Day -

We will have Picture Retake Day on Wednesday, September 28th.  If you missed Start Up Day in August or want to have new pictures taken, plan on getting retakes on September 28th.  If you received a packet of photos, make sure you bring that packet with you to turn in, in order to get new photos.

https://www.geskusphoto.com/ordering

Home Football Game Expectations-

A middle school student section is at the South end of the stadium.  We have the following rules if your son/daughter decides to join the middle school student section:

• No standing on the bleachers

• No running around the stadium/playing football behind the bleachers

• No throwing of objects

• Stay in the middle school section or sit with you

We want the students to enjoy the game and each other in a safe and respectful environment.

Parent Portal reminder-

If you have not done so already, please set up your parent portal in PowerSchool.  Instructions can be found at:

https://sjschools.org/images/Parent_Portal2019.docx.pdf

You will need your child’s student ID number.  That is found on your child’s schedule or your child should be able to provide that to you.

Dig Pink Volleyball Match-

Late Start Next Wednesday, September 21st-

The district will have a late start this Wednesday, September 21st.  School will begin at 8:45 AM.  Buses will run one hour later and breakfast is available starting at 8:15 AM.

Daily Bell Schedule -

Lunch Next Week-

19 Pepperoni Calzone Fruit Choices TATER TOTS SALAD BAR WHT OR CHOC MILK

20 BONELESS CHICKEN WINGS Fruit Choices SALAD BAR SEASONED BROCCOLI WHT OR CHOC MILK FRIED RICE

21 NACHOS WITH BEEF AND CHEESE Fruit Choices Mexican Corn SALAD BAR WHT OR CHOC MILK

22 BAKED CHIPS FRUIT CUP WHT OR CHOC MILK CHICKEN PATTY SANDWICH SALAD BAR

23 MACARONI AND CHEESE GREEN BEANS DINNER ROLL Fruit Choices SALAD BAR WHT OR CHOC MILK

Quote of the week-

Have a great weekend,

Mr. Mandarino