Upton Update

Our first PTA Meeting of the school year will take place on Monday, September 11, at 7:00 p.m. in our Media Center. Please attend and find ways you can be involved at school! Please park in the back parking lot.

If you would rather attend virtually, please see the information below:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83782926693?pwd=YjErdFdMT0FvRTFEeUpNckp1QzF3QT09

Meeting ID: 837 8292 6693

Passcode: 636613

A great way to find out the different activities the PTA will be sponsoring this school year is to join their PTA MemberHub. Click on the link below to sign up:

https://upton.memberhub.com

Our first professional learning morning for staff will take place this Wednesday, September 13. This means that it is a late start for students. The first bell will ring at 9:20 a.m. with classes starting at 9:25 a.m.

Our Homework Club will also be starting on Wednesday, September 13. It will run from 8:20-9:20 a.m.

Please click on the following link to register for Homework Club:

Homework Club

Curriculum Night will take place on September 13. This event will be in-person this year. Students in grades DK, K, 1 and 2 will have Curriculum Night from 6:30-7:15 p.m. Students in grades 3-5 will have Curriculum Night from 7:30-8:15 p.m.

This is one of our most important nights of the year. You will have an opportunity to meet your child's teachers, learn about the Royal Oak Curriculum for your child's grade level, hear about classroom specific expectations, and have an opportunity to sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences. Please plan on participating!

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At Upton, we provide students with rewards for following our ROCK Star traits- Responsibility, Open Mindedness, Cooperation, Kindness, and Self-Control. Students earn ROCK Stars and on Fridays, one student is selected from each class and announced on our weekly broadcast. These students receive a special prize for being our ROCK Star winner of the week!

Our staff will be teaching these ROCK Star characteristics over the next few weeks. Attached is a matrix of the different examples that will be demonstrated to our students:

Students are let in the building at 8:20 a.m., when the first bell will ring. Students should be in their classrooms by 8:25 a.m. Any student arriving after this time is considered tardy. All late students must be signed in at the Main Office before going to class. Tardiness disrupts the classroom and students coming in late miss directions for the day. All absences should be called in to the Safety Check number. Absences that are not reported are considered unexcused.

Safety Check number 248-549-4968 option #1

Are you fun, love children, patient, and kind? Please consider working as a lunch monitor! We are searching for people to work Monday through Friday from 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Please let Mrs. Catchpole know if you are interested or would like more information.

2023-24 School Year

Breakfast is served before school in our cafeteria from 7:55-8:20 a.m. Breakfast is available to all students at no cost.

Please note, on Late Start Wednesdays, breakfast will be served from 8:55-9:20 a.m. Children who attend Homework Club on Wednesdays will be escorted down to breakfast by a staff member.

August & September

Lunch is available to all students at no cost.

"Blessings in a Backpack” is a program designed to provide students on the free and reduced lunch program with enough food for three meals a day during the weekends. This program, administered by the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester, is active in Royal Oak Schools. If you agree to take part in this program during the school year, your child will receive a bag filled with food for the weekend. A bag of food will be put in your child's locker for take home on Fridays. The simple meals may include food like macaroni and cheese, beef ravioli, canned fruit, granola bars, soups, juice and other items. Students will receive a bag every week.

If you would like to have your child participate in this program, fill out the form below and mail it to the board office at 800 Devillen, Royal Oak, MI 48073, or just hit submit on this form. Please be sure to indicate on the form if you child has any food allergies. If your child has a food allergy, you as the parent are responsible for checking all food labels when the food arrives home. Royal Oak Schools, as well as Blessings in a Backpack, will not be held responsible for any accidental food allergen exposure.

Blessings in a Backpack Form

The Royal Oak Parent Advocacy Committee (ROPAC) is our school district's Parent Advisory Committee - a group made up of parents/caregivers of students with IEPs or 504 Plans, those that want to learn more, those that think their student may benefit from special education services. ROPAC sincerely welcomes any parent or caregiver with a student(s) in Royal Oak schools to join us in our mission to make this a destination for students receiving special education services. Learn more about the ROPAC here: ROPAC Info Flyer

The PAC's September meeting will be held Tuesday, 9/19 @ 6:30 PM. This will be an opportunity to learn more about the School District's Special Education Department and meet other families who get it. We will meet at the School Administration Building. Future meetings will be hybrid when guest speakers are presenting. To join our mailing list for meeting reminders and other updates, complete this quick form: ROPAC Email List

2023-2024 Calendar: A calendar for the 2023-2024 school year is now available! Building and program specific calendars, as well as a complete calendar for our current school year, are all available from the calendar page of our district website.

Monday

PTA Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday

Late Start for students. School starts at 9:25 a.m.

Curriculum Night- Grades DK-2 from 6:30-7:15 p.m.; Grades 3-5 from 7:30-8:15 p.m.

Thursday

Dentists R Us at Upton

Friday

Constitution Assembly (led by our 5th graders) 10:30 a.m.

Mr. John Grzywack

john.grzywack@royaloakschools.org

4400 Mandalay Avenue, Royal Oak, MI, United States

(248) 549-4968

royaloakschools.org/elementary/upton

The vision of Upton Elementary School is to inspire students to become lifelong learners.