Upton Update
Week of January 31, 2022
Week of February 5, 2024
Wellness Week is Here!
Here is the schedule for the Wellness Week Activities.
Each day has a theme to promote the events this week-
Monday: Team Jersey or Hat Day
Tuesday: Wear Tie Dye or Blue
Wednesday: Wear Pajamas or Green
Thursday: Dress Like Your Future Self or Wear Purple
Friday: Wear Red or Hearts
Please consider supporting the American Heart Association by signing up on the website or downloading the app (Apple App Store or Google Play). Students can earn prizes by collecting donations.
Professional Learning Morning
Report Cards
Report Cards are available to view online through Parent Portal on the Royal Oak Schools website. There is a Report Card tab on the left side of the screen that you need to click to access your child's Report Card. If you have any questions or need help accessing your child's report card, please contact the Oakland Schools Help Desk at 248-209-2060.
Attendance
Attendance at school every day is very important to a child's education. If a child is not in school he/she is missing instruction. We understand there are times when students need to be absent. We ask that you call the office if your child is going to be absent from school and provide any necessary documentation (i.e. doctor's notes) to the Main Office. Please keep in mind that excessive absences (18 or more school days including half day absences) will lead to a referral to Royal Oak Youth Assistance or our School Truancy Officer.
Students who are tardy to school also miss valuable instruction. If your child is tardy, you need to come into the office and sign your child in on the yellow form.
If you pick up your child from school prior to regular dismissal time, you also need to sign your child out on the yellow form.
Enrollment for Kindergarten/Developmental Kindergarten (DK) 2024-25 School Year
Royal Oak Schools is pleased to welcome children and their families to kindergarten. Kindergarten enrollment for the 2024-2025 is now open. District-wide enrollment for all kindergarten programs, including Developmental Kindergarten, is processed through our Central Enrollment Office.
All enrollments will be virtual including uploading of the required documentation to the pre-enrollment. Please see the "How to Enroll" portion of the Enrollment website for more information. To watch a short video regarding the enrollment process, click here.
Elementary transfer requests for priority consideration will be accepted between February 1 - February 29, 2024.
Kindergarten Age Requirements
A resident child must be five (5) years of age on or before September 1st in order to be eligible to attend kindergarten.
If a child is not five (5) years of age by the September 1st enrollment eligibility date, but will be five (5) years of age no later than December 1st, the parent/guardian may still enroll the child in kindergarten. The parent must notify the school district, in writing, prior to the beginning of the school year. Notification, by way of a completed Kindergarten Age Waiver, must be received in order for a child born between September 1 and December 1 to be enrolled in kindergarten.
PTA Sweetheart Dance
The annual Sweetheart Dance is back! The event will take place on Friday, February 9, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Upton Gym. The cost is $20 per couple (one student and one adult; please add $10 for any additional Upton siblings). We hope you are able to attend!
Career Readiness
Genius in Our Stories: 2024 African American Read-In
Blessings in a Backpack
"Blessings in a Backpackā€¯ 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.
Upton Calendar
Monday
Team Jersey or Hat Day
4th Grade Field Trip
PTA Founders Day Dinner 6:30 p.m. at Club Venetian Banquet Center
Tuesday
Wear Tie Dye or Blue
5th Grade Instrumental Petting Zoo 1:30-2:45 p.m.
Wednesday
Wear Pajamas or Green
Late Start/Professional Learning Morning- School starts at 9:25 a.m.
Thursday
Dress Like Your Future Self or Wear Purple
Friday
Wear Red or Hearts
PTA Sweetheart Dance 6:00-8:00 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.