Upton Update

There will be no school for students on Tuesday, November 5. Our staff will be having professional development. Please remember to vote!

We will be having our ROCK Bands on Wednesday, November 6, from 8:45-9:15 a.m. The students will be in multi-aged groups working on Character Education traits. A staff member will be supporting the students as they work on projects together to support teamwork and our ROCK Star characteristics (Responsibility, Open Mindedness, Cooperation, Kindness, and Self-Control. Please make sure your child arrives to school on time so they don't miss this special time!

Our PTA will be sponsoring a Book Fair on Wednesday, November 6 - Friday, November 8. The Book Fair will take place during the school day for classes to sign up as well as after school from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Media Center.

If you are able to volunteer at the Book Fair, please sign up using this link:

Book Fair Volunteering

Starting next week, Mrs. Martinez-Buenrostro will be teaching Spanish to Grades 3 & 4. She will continue to teach Spanish to Mrs. Mitchell's Kindergarten class as well. Mrs. O'Dell will teach the rest of the classes at Upton.

Please click the link for the Spanish newsletter from Mrs. O'Dell:

Spanish Newsletter

Please click the link for an update on our Media Center! Mrs. Savona will be updating this each week with new information.

Media Center News

With our first marking period ending on November 1, our teachers will be providing progress reports to parents through report cards. Report cards are not being sent home with students. Instead, they will be available to view through Parent Portal on the Royal Oak Schools website starting Monday, November 11. 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. Teachers are able to see if you have viewed your child's report card, so if you haven't, they might send you a message to make sure you are able to access it. 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.

Our Parent Teacher Conferences will take place on Thursday, November 14, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. and 4:00-7:00 p.m. Parent-Teacher Conferences will also take place on Thursday, December 5, 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.

There will be a Half Day of School on November 14. Students will be dismissed at 12:15 p.m. There will be NO Latchkey on this date.

ROMS is bringing back their Blood Drive and making it more convenient for all to donate. They will be hosting it in their pool lobby area. Guests can enter through door #8 after parking in the main parking lot and check in there at their designated time.

Here is the link to sign up!

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, and 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 district a destination for students receiving special education services. Learn more about the ROPAC here: ROPAC Info Flyer

The PAC's November meeting will be held Tuesday, 11/19 @ 6:30 PM on Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81883355850?pwd=mlCBiLUzCpdAseU1KE6TKfzjhqHOwL.1). Our special guest is Megan McCoy from Oakland Mediation Center, and she will help us walk through the components of an IEP & 504 plan to help us understand what it all means! To join our mailing list for meeting reminders and other updates, complete this quick form: ROPAC Email List

"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 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

Attendance at school every day is very important to a child's education. 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.

Link to registration form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHwyHYg7RyIWNSBSaun5A5V0wUN3F2kSUlEjyNATp2Hsrg9A/viewform

Link to school pay link:

https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/ROHS-Dance-Team-Clinic-for-Grades-K8/SbrPU3e

2024-2025 Calendar: A calendar for the 2024-2025 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.

Sunday, Nov. 3

Daylight Savings Time Ends at 2:00 a.m. (Set your clocks back one hour)

Monday

PTA Troy Escape Night 5:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.

Tuesday

No School for Students

Wednesday

ROCK Bands 8:45-9:15 a.m.

PTA Book Fair

Thursday

PTA Book Fair

Friday

PTA Book Fair

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.