Upton Update Week of Sept. 12, 2022

Thank you all for a wonderful start to the school year! I hope that our students enjoyed getting to see their teacher and classmates. We were very excited to welcome our students to Upton 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.

Our district uses the iReady program to assess students’ progress in math and ELA. To learn more about this program, please click on the following link:

iReady Parent Letter

Curriculum Night will take place on Thursday, September 4. Students in grades 1-3 will have Curriculum Night from 6:00-6:45 p.m. Students in grades 4 & 5 will have Curriculum Night from 7:00-7:45 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!

On Friday, September 12, from 5:30-7:00 p.m., our PTA will be sponsoring a Welcome Back Family Picnic. This family friendly event will help us welcome new students, families, and reunite with our Upton friends!

Bring your own food, beverages, blankets, lawn chairs, etc.

PTA will have a raffle for amazing prizes! Tickets are $1 each and can be purchased at the event.

See you there!

Our Homework Club will be starting on Wednesday, September 10. 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

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 check out their website and to sign up for a membership:

https://upton.memberhub.com

Students are let in the building at 8:20 a.m. This is when the first bell rings. 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.-12:45 p.m. Please let Mrs. Catchpole know if you are interested or would like more information.

2025-26 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 for the month of September.

Lunch is available to all students at no cost for the month of September.

2025-2026 Calendar: A calendar for the 2025-2026 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

Thursday

Curriculum Night- Grades 1-3 from 6:00-6:45 p.m.; Grades 4 & 5 from 7:00-7:45 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.