Upton Update
Week of November 29, 2021
Week of November 28, 2022
Professional Learning Morning
Parent Teacher Conferences
Our Parent Teacher Conferences will take place on Thursday, December 1, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. These are by appointment only. Please contact your child's teacher if you still need to arrange a date for conferences.
HAVEN Presentations
On Friday, students will have presentations from HAVEN. HAVEN is a non-profit organization that provides direct services to victims and families experiencing domestic violence and sexual assault. These presentations will be different for students in Grades DK-2 and 3-5. Here is what each session will cover:
Grades DK-2: Helping Kids Help Themselves
Helping Kids Help Themselves introduces young children to personal safety and body ownership through the use of a story involving a bird named Daisy. The program helps children identify, trust and communicate their own feelings.
The children will view a video and talk with our educational specialist about child sexual abuse in an age-appropriate manner. The presentation will focus on identifying “good touches” and “bad touches.”
The following safety rules are stressed:
∙ It’s O.K. to say NO!
∙ Try to GET AWAY!
∙ If someone has touched you or tried to touch you in a private area, tell a trusted adult and keep telling until someone believes you.
∙ It is never your fault.
∙ It is never too late to tell a bad secret.
Grades 3-5: Gender Respect
HAVEN’s Gender Respect program is designed to support children in the development of safe relationships by providing information to increase the understanding of risk factors associated with gender disrespect. Most bullying in schools is targeted at students who do not fit into a particular norm. The students will receive handouts and information that deal with gender disrespect in a sensitive and age appropriate manner. The students will also be taught that it’s never okay to be touched inappropriately by anyone and will be instructed to tell a trusted adult in the event it happens.
In an effort to determine the effectiveness of the prevention program, students will complete a pre and post survey.
A form was sent home with your child providing more information. If you would like to exclude your child from this presentation, you need to sign this form and send it back to your child's teacher.
Spanish Newsletter
Please click here for a copy of Mrs. O'Dell's Spanish Newsletter!
Hot Lunches
Please help those in need by donating to the Salvation Army!
The Upton Student Senate is collecting donations for the Salvation Army. In order to make sure that we get a variety of things to donate, please see the list below of items we are collecting. Please bring in all donations by Dec. 8, 2022 and put them in the donation boxes within the classrooms.
DK, Kindergarten and 1st grades: Toilet Paper, Tissue, Paper Towel, Canned Goods, Coffee, and Tea
2nd and 3rd Grades: Bath Soap, Dish Soap, Laundry Detergent, Shampoo, Canned Goods, Coffee, and Tea
4th and 5th Grades: Pasta, Rice, Crackers, Hot Cereal, Canned Goods, Coffee, and Tea
Thank you for your generosity! Have a wonderful Holiday Season!
Blessings in a Backpack
"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.
This Week's Calendar
Wednesday
Late Start for students. School begins at 9:25 a.m.
Thursday
Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Friday
HAVEN Presentations
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.