Weekly Top for 11-18-22

 Folks,

Happy 50th!-

Enjoy your day Mr. Catania!

No Meeting Next Week and... -

We have no meetings on Monday.  I also will not have a weekly top blog post either next week.  😊

Annual Dress-Up Day and... -

Monday will be a jean day at Upton.  We will also continue with our UMS tradition of dressing nicely for Thanksgiving on Tuesday (22nd).

Bear Time this Monday -

Remember that BEAR time in the auditorium will be the St. Joseph royalty this coming Monday.

Students of the week -

Congratulations to Luna Francis (6th), Karthik Bhatt (7th), Austin Poole (8th) for our Upton Middle School students of the week!

Educator of the week-

Robynne Southern was our educator of the week!  Robynne put in a boatload of time into Career Day 2022!

Staff Christmas Breakfast (New Date) -

We will have the annual staff Christmas breakfast hosted by the UPTO on Wednesday, December 21st instead of the Thursday before break.  Breakfast will be available starting at 7:00 AM and the the announcements will be 7:35 AM.  Your department meeting will begin when you are ready to start after.  This later time gives parents time to drop breakfast off at 6:45 AM rather than 5:45 AM as in years past.  It is always a nice morning!

Insurance Questions? -

I hope you saw the open enrollment email from Megan Dongvillo yesterday.  If not here are the open hours for questions on insurance:

 

Monday 11/21, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Tuesday 11/22, 2:00pm - 4:30pm 

Monday 11/28, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Article of the week -

Edutopia Article Link

Friday "Punny-

Quote of the week -

Have a great Friday and weekend,

Chad

Weekly Top for 11-11-22

 Folks,

Happy Veterans Day! -

Today we celebrate the amazing veterans that did so much so that we can enjoy so much of what we have!  A special shout out to our own veteran, Sam Wallace!

Career Day 2022-

The amount of time and effort that our guidance team has put in for Career Day 2022 is incredible!  Thanks for all you do!!!!  Here is a link for the outline of the day (also in the one pager).  

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12M84uB2czD4tIZ161We-_1PWJYoeRLcAXJgFrVf2P3I/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks for a great afternoon/evening -

Thanks for your time, dedication, and conversations you had last evening with the parents at conferences.  The compliments that were flowing in about this wonderful staff were truly great to hear!  (Stuff I already knew, but is always great to hear!). 

Kagan Monday -

This Monday at 3:00 PM will be our Kagan refresher in the media center after school with Dr. Jamie Culver.  Please bring your Kagan book.  

Technology Resource for November -

Here are the November Tech Tips from Amy Dirlam and John Phillips from the Berrien RESA:

#BRESA Tech Tips Link

Stuff a Truck-

For those of you who missed Wednesday's late start we talked about Stuff a truck.  In each advisory a box will collect the following items:

The winning advisory will get a doughnut party courtesy of the Upton Middle School Student Council.

School Board Meeting-

We will have a school board meeting this Monday, November 14th at 6:00 PM at Central office.

 

Educator of the week-

Students of the Week -

This week’s students of the week are: 

Noah Shine, Jack Johansen, Taylor Spitale

Article of the week -

I know #11(Home visits) is a stretch, but these are good reminders:

Building Relationships Short Article

Dates to Remember-

• Nov. 14th- School Improvement Meeting- Dr. Jamie Culver presenting on Kagan
• Nov. 14th- Board of Education Meeting- 6:00 PM
• Nov. 14th- Planetarium Community Night - 6:30 PM
• Nov. 16th- Late Start
• Nov. 18th & 19th- Mama Mia- 7:00 PM (18th) 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM (19th)
• Nov. 23rd-25th- Thanksgiving Break
• Nov. 30th- Late Start- Media Center with Deputy Albers- School Safety- 7:35 AM

Friday "Punny"-

Quote of the week -

Have a great 1/2 day and weekend,

Chad

Weekly Top for 11-4-22

 Folks,

7th Grade Vision Screening this Morning-

We will be calling down 7th graders down for vision screening beginning at around 8:00 AM. They are bringing two screeners and we have no idea how long it will take today. I apologize ahead of time for the paging, but we really don't have any other choice.

End of the 1st Marking Period -

Today marks the end of the 1st marking period! 1st MP & rotation 1 grades are due by 4:00 PM on Monday, November 7th. Robynne will run a report Tuesday morning.

Wednesday Advisory/Bear Time Switch-

We are going to switch around the advisory, BEAR time schedule next Wednesday, November 9th to watch the Mama Mia teaser show. Please note the the switches as it will change when you meet with advisory and it eliminates BEAR time.

6th grade- Lunch, Advisory, Musical Preview

7th grade- Musical Preview, Lunch, Advisory

8th grade- Advisory, Musical Preview, Lunch

NOTE: NO Advisory or BEAR Time next Thursday & Friday

No Staff Meeting Next Week-

Conferences next Thursday-

Conferences are next Thursday from 12:30 Pm-4:00 PM and 5:30 PM-8:30 PM. This is the link that went out to parents:

Parent-Teacher Conf. Link

Wonderful Concert Rachel & Burke-

Last evening we had a wonderful 7th & 8th grade orchestra concert at the John & Dede Howard Auditorium! Rachel, Burke, and the AIR's had the groups sounding awesome! I especially loved the last 8th grade song! Rachel's looks were priceless! 😄

Article of the Week -

An interesting article on starting class:

Edutopia Article Link

Students of the Week -

You voted and the results are in.  This week’s students of the week are: 

Wolf Knack, Amelia Gibbons, Journey Smith

Educator of the Week -

Friday Night Lights Take 2-

This evening the district championship is taking place at Dickinson Stadium at 7:00 PM between our St. Joseph Bears and the Zeeland West Dux. Come root the Bears on!

Dates to Remember-

• Nov. 4th - End of the Marking Period
• Nov. 7th- Grades due at 4:00 PM
• Nov. 9th- Late Start
• Nov. 10th- Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Nov. 11th- Career Day
• Nov. 14th- School Improvement Meeting- Dr. Jamie Culver presenting on Kagan
• Nov. 14th- Board of Education Meeting
• Nov. 14th- Planetarium Community Night
• Nov. 16th- Late Start
• Nov. 18th & 19th- Mama Mia
• Nov. 23rd-25th- Thanksgiving Break
• Nov. 30th- Late Start- Media Center with Deputy Albers

Friday "Punny"-

Quote of the Week-

Have a great Friday and weekend,

Chad