Weekly Top for 12-7-17

Folks,

Congratulations Jason-
Congratulations to Coach Jason Catania for being named Assistant Coach of the year by The Michigan High School Football Coaches Association.  We know all the hard work, time, and commitment Jason gives to his job!

Represented us well in Lansing-
Winter Bell, Jack Francis, Morgan Hanks, Ruby Rappette, Emma Stout, Micah Wagoner, and Dana represented Upton Middle School very well yesterday in Lansing!  It was really fun to watch how our kids interacted with all the visitors and politicians. We represented Southwest Michigan with extreme class!

Reminder on 7th grade vision screening-
All 7th graders will be vision screened Friday morning.  Please encourage 7th graders to have the 1/2 sheet vision screening sheet with them at all times.

Staff Meeting on being a Mandated Reporter-
Our staff meeting on Monday will begin right at 3:00 P.M. It is a very important meeting that we all need to hear the latest and most accurate information on.  It has been several years since this meeting/information and hopefully you never have to make a call, but many of us have in the past.

End of Rotation 2-
Next Wednesday is the end of rotation 2 for 6th & 7th graders, so on Thursday we will begin rotation 3.  

Concerts-
This upcoming Wednesday, December 13th will be the 6th-12th grade band concert and the following Wednesday, December 20th will be the Upton Choir and Orchestra Concert.  Both concerts begin at 7:00 P.M. at the John & Dede Howard Auditorium at St. Joseph High School.

Dec. 21st Go Time-
We are encouraging you to have a "fun" Go time on Thursday, December 21st.  I would encourage you not to do a holiday movie/show on this date. However, we know that some students will need to make-up work, make-up tests, etc.

Dec. 22nd in-house concert-
Our in-house concert (choir, band, and orchestra) will start as close to 9:30 A.M. as possible.  We want to end our entertainment as close to 10:50ish to allow for everyone to make the bus.  We will call each grade level down at the end of the 1/2 day 3rd hour schedule.  We do not want the kids to come down with anything.

Quote of the week-

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill

I will be out Friday during the school day.  Have a great Friday and weekend!

Chad

Weekly Top for 12-1-17

Folks,

Staff Party-
It is not too late to join us this evening at Baroda Founders 
8963 Hills Rd, Baroda, MI  49101 from 6:30 to 10:00 P.M.

Hour of Code-
December 4th-8th is the 2017 official Hour of Code week!  While we are not planning to run a delayed start schedule for all students to participate, offering an "hour of code" event during GO Time next Thursday would be a great extension opportunity for each department to consider.  Amy will be sharing out specific lesson ideas and resources from code.org and Google CS First with all teachers next week, but for those who might be interested in exploring the tutorials and possibly offering a session, here is a link to Hour of Code website.  We are hopeful several departments will consider offering at least one room for students to try coding activities during GO Time.

Upcoming Concerts-

All Concerts begin at 7:00 P.M.

Tuesday, December 5th- 6th grade "Informance"- Upton Blue Gym
Wednesday, December 13th- 6th - 12th Band Concert -SJHS
Wednesday, December 20th- Upton Choir & Orchestra Concert - SJHS

BLT-

We will have a BLT meeting next Tuesday, December 5th.  No other meetings next week.

Presenting in Lansing at the State Capitol-

Next Wednesday, December 6th, six students, Dana, Amy D., and I will be heading to Lansing for a technology presentation by our students at the State Capitol building in Lansing. It is the 17th annual student technology festival sponsored by MACUL, and AT&T.   Here is a link: http://sts.macul.org/home

Neat Show Monday on WNIT-
Our Town: St. Joseph will air this Monday, December 4th at 8:00 P.M. and again at 9:30 P.M. it features 25 little stories about different things going about St. Joseph.  I was at SJHS last evening to see the early debut and it was really a cool show.  I think you would enjoy it!

Upcoming Dates (not including concerts which are listed above) -

December 7th, 14th, and 21st- Go Times

December 8th- 7th grade vision screening

December 8th- 7th & 8th grade Dance

December 11th- School Board Meeting at Upton

December 11th- Staff Meeting 

December 14th- Christmas Luncheon in the cafeteria

December 22nd-  1/2 day (All hours)  In-house concert to begin at around 4th hour (9:30ish).  This will last almost the entire rest of the day.

Quote of the week-

"Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together."  – Woodrow T. Wilson

See you at the staff party and have a great weekend,

Chad