Upton Update Week of Sept. 12, 2022

Thank you all for a wonderful first week! I hope that everyone enjoyed their first week of school. We were very excited to welcome our students back and see their smiling faces. I really appreciate your support and look forward to working with you this school year! Remember, if you have any questions, please reach out to me and let me know.

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On Friday, September 8, from 5:30-7:00 p.m., our PTA will be sponsoring a Welcome Back Family Picnic.

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 Homework Club will be starting on Wednesday, September 13. It will run from 8:20-9:20 a.m. If you would like your child to participate, please click on the following link to register:

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!

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

Students are let in the building at 8:20 a.m. When we have functioning bells, this is 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

As a reminder, the classroom teacher takes lunch orders one day in advance. If a child is absent, a lunch choice must be left on the Safety Check line by 9:00 a.m.

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 starting at 7:55 a.m. and ending at 8:20 a.m. Breakfast is available to all students at no cost.

August & September

Lunch is available to all students at no cost.

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

No School- Labor Day

Wednesday

Fire Drill- Time To Be Determined

Friday

PTA Back to School Picnic 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Mr. John Grzywack

john.grzywack@royaloakschools.org

4400 Mandalay Avenue, Royal Oak, MI, United States

(248) 549-4968

https://upton.royaloakschools.org/

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