Parents
What Upland Parents Need to Know
March 1, 2010
Questions or Comments? Contact Grace McKay gmckay@uplandcds.org or 610-444-8115
Next Edition
Because of Spring Break, the next NEWS! from Upland will be sent out on March 29, rather than on the 15th. The deadline for submitting items to be included is March 12. Please send any information to Grace McKay by emailing:
gmckay@uplandcds.org, or calling
610-444-8115. Thanks!
In This Issue
A Special Thank You
The Upland Community deserves a special "Thank You" for their hospitality to so many visitors over the last 5 weeks. We hosted 160 visitors over this time period! Each host family did a wonderful job and helped to continue and strengthen Upland's wonderful relationship with our friends from New England and Turku. Thank you!
Website updates:
- The Opening/Closing Calendar for 2010-2011 has been posted HERE; this will be useful as you look ahead and plan trips for next year.
- The Honor Roll for the 2nd Marking Period is HERE
- Mr. Suter has contributed an essay about the value of an independent school education. Click HERE to read more.
- An article about visiting artist Hua-Hua Zhang's work with the 8th grade and a link to a photo essay can be found HERE.
- Spotlight on... Mr. Edgar! Will Miney, in the 6th grade, talks to Mr. Edgar about his long association with Upland, which began when he was a 4-year-old. Click HERE to listen to the interview.
Upland Parents' Association - Auction News
Let's try to shake, rattle and roll one more time!
The auction has been rescheduled for Friday, April 9, 2010 at 6:30 pm in the Mendenhall Inn's Gold Room. Save the date -- we hope to see you there!
Winter Sports Girls' Varsity Team Dinners
The Girls' Varsity Volley-ball dinner will be on Tuesday, 3/2 at 6:00 pm. The Girls' Varsity Ice Hockey dinner will be on Wednesday, 3/3 at 6:00 pm.
9th Grade Science Field Trip
On Wed. 3/3, the 9th grade will visit the Franklin Institute to see the "Body Works" Exhibition. They will be leaving campus at 8:15, and returning at 1:15.
Chester County Science Research Competition
Several Upland Science Fair participants are going on to the next step. The Chester County Science Research Competition will be held at The Center for Arts & Technology, Pickering Campus, in Phoenixville, PA. Upper School students' projects will be judged on Tuesday, March 2 from 10 am - 12:30 pm, and 4th and 5th grade students' work will be judged on Wednesday, March 3 from 10 am - 12:30 pm. Four Upper School students, Ali Corkran, Kyler Rush, Malorie Murray, and Alex Horne have qualified, and will represent Upland on March 2. The following Lower School students will be involved on Wednesday, March 3: in the 4th Grade, Taylor Cullen, Hannah Daneker, Claire McEntee, Rosy Sieglaff, Morgan Cullen, Zoe LaMonte, Jake Schuck, and Taylor Stenz; in the 5th Grade, Halle Martosella and Thea Toocheck. Please Note: Parents are NOT allowed in the competition hall during judging during the day. Interested parents should attend the Open House held on the evening of their child's competition from 6-7 pm, when awards will be displayed on projects.
LS questions? Ask Cindy Hiles chiles@uplandcds.org
US questions? Ask Tami Saltow tsaltow@uplandcds.org
7th Grade Travels to Washington, DC
On Thursday and Friday, March 4-5, the 7th Grade will be in Washington, DC. This trip has been planned to complement their study of US history. While in our nation's capital, they will visit the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Arlington Cemetery, the Jefferson, Lincoln, Vietnam War, and Korean War Memorials, Ford's Theatre, the Holocaust Museum, and the Capitol building. It will be a very full two days!
DAIS Art Show
Many students' art work has been chosen to represent Upland at the DAIS Art Show. This year the show is located at Saint Anne's Episcopal School, in Middletown, DE (www.saintannesschool.org). The opening reception is on Thursday March 4th from 4-7. The show is also open on Friday March 5th from 8-4 and on Saturday March 6th from 10-1.
9th graders Brett Tracy, Lucy Yeatman, and Maija Santalahti; 7th grader Jane Yeatman; 6th graders Shaina Finaly and Katie Kozelka; and 5th graders Meriwether Seder-Burnaford, Maggie Hutchison will have some of their 2-D artwork in the show. 3-D artists whose work will be on display include 9th graders Maddy Finaly, Kasey Scully, Alex Horne; 8th graders Tristen Sieminski, Emma Hutchison, Kyler Rush, Peter Thorington, Katie Hanford, and James Lewis; 7th graders Jane Yeatman , John Handley-Greaves, Asya Gerards, and Gavin Finaly; and 6th graders Hugh Plumb, P.J. Jenks, Quinn Anderson, Kate Mraz, and Chase Bailkin.
Jump Rope for Heart 3/5
This Friday, March 5, is the Lower School's "Jump Rope for Heart" day. This fundraiser for the American Heart Association helps pay for research into heart disease. This year will be the 15th year Upland has participated (jumpin' jiminy! that's a long time!).
Spring Sports season begins 3/8
The Spring Sports season officially begins on Monday, March 8 (We all hope that the weather behaves accordingly!!). For information about Lower School students' equipment needs, please click HERE. Upper School students need the following items. Girls: lacrosse stick, mouth guard, cleats, eye goggles. Boys: lacrosse stick, shoulder pads, arm pads, gloves, mouth guard, athletic cup, cleats, helmet (if you are buying a new one, please get a black one).
After School Care sign-up for Session Three due 3/8
On Monday, March 29th the After School Care ("ASC") Session Three, running from March 29, 2009 – June 1, 2010, will be available to students who have been registered for the program. Please Note: April 2 is a 12:00 dismissal, and there will be NO ASC on that day. ASC is contracted and prepaid seasonally at the rate of $8.00 per hour. Pre-registration allows us to plan and staff the program appropriately.
ASC is located in the Technology Center and runs from 12:00 until 6:00 p.m. The phone number is (610) 444-8119, and Dawn Karwath will cover the afternoon with extra personnel as needed.
Due to safety, program and staffing issues, we must limit the amount of "Drop In" students we accommodate. Upland wants to be able to help families who need emergency or last minute care, but in order to do this without compromising the safety of other students it is imperative that we know how many students we will be responsible for at any given time. Dawn can be contacted by e-mail dkarwath@uplandcds.org or at the phone listed above in these instances. The hourly charge for this service is $13.00 per hour, which is billed to you.
All students should be picked up from the Tech Center. When picking up your child, you must check in with the ASC teacher for obvious safety reasons and also so that she can accurately track dismissal times. Please note that ASC closes promptly at 6:00 p.m. and a late fee of $1.00 per minute (per child) is charged for students remaining past their registered pick up time.
Kindly return the registration form (available HERE) and your check (payable to UCDS) to ASC by Monday, March 8th. As always, if you have any questions or need a schedule not offered, please let us know. Thank you!
Tag Day March 9
Student Council has called a Tag Day for Tuesday, March 9th. The cost to participate is $1.00 for tag day clothes, and an additional $1.00 to wear a hat. The money raised will benefit Operation Warm.
US Performing Arts Showcase 3/10
An Upper School Performing Arts Showcase will be held in the Barn on Wednesday, March 10, at 2:00 pm. The 8th and 9th graders who have had music class during the winter will perform some instrumental pieces, and the 7th graders who were in drama class will present the second half of the melodrama "An Old-Fashioned Soap Opera", the first half of which was performed in the fall. Pa Pureheart has invented a fabulous new soap, and has hidden his secret formula in the safe in his soap warehouse. Dirty Dan Dinglethorpe is determined to steal the formula, and at the thrilling conclusion to Part One, Dirty Dan had broken into the warehouse, and was threatening our heroine Prell Pureheart. Will Dirty Dan besmirch Prell's pure heart? Will the hero, Sudsley Dooright, save the day? Be sure to come on March 10 to find out!
Third Marking Period ends 3/12
The 3rd Marking Period ends on Friday, March 12. Report Cards (for grades 4-9) will be mailed along with the Conference Comments for PreK -9 on Friday, April 16.
Girls to Finland 3/12
The 8th and 9th grade girls will be traveling to Finland during Spring Break. They will leave from Upland with chaparones Judy Yeatman, Meredith Goeller, and Gina Ralston on Friday, March 12. While they are abroad, the girls will play four lacrosse games (two in Finland and two in London). Their first stop is Turku, Finland, where they will meet up with many Upland alums and enjoy homestays. Then they'll head north to Rovaniemi, Finland, a city above the Arctic circle. Their trip will conclude with a visit to London, England, and then return home on the 23rd.
Spring Break 3/13 – 3/28
Spring Break begins on Friday, March 12, after a regular 3:00 pm dismissal. School will resume on Monday, March 29.
DST 3/14
Don't forget to turn your clocks forward one hour on Saturday night; Daylight Savings Time starts Sunday, March 14.
Upland Faculty in the Community
- Children & Families First presents: A Taste for Art
(Ticket levels are $75, $125 and $150.)
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Greenville Country Club
6:00 p.m. Mingle among the works of local artisans. Savor signature dishes by student chefs. Enjoy the soothing sounds of area musicians. Relax among friends. The place to be for a perfect evening!
Featured artists: among others, Terry Anderson. Click HERE for more info.
- Guen Finley (with Rob Cavazzini) performs every Thursday from 8-11 pm at Kennett Steak and Mushroom. They will also be performing on St. Patricks Day at Newton's in Kennett from 5-8.
Penn State Great Valley to Host Free Technology Event for 6th-12th Grade Girls
If there is a girl in your life looking to explore careers where you can solve mysteries, save lives, go green, and much more, take her to Girls Exploring Tomorrow's Technology (GETT) at Penn State Great Valley on Saturday, March 20, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., The Conference Center at Penn State Great Valley, Malvern. This free event for girls in grades six through twelve and their parents features hands-on activities with successful local female technology professionals and an opening message by Meteorologist Erica Grow. Topics for the ten breakout sessions include crime scene investigation, gemology, aeronautics, robotics, and green energy.
GETT event attendees will discover how technology careers can be fulfilling, fun, and rewarding personally, professionally, and financially. "Penn State Great Valley is committed to the growth and development of women in [science, technology, engineering, and math]" says Craig Edelbrock, Ph.D., chancellor. "We are proud to sponsor an event that helps young women explore these opportunities and get excited about technology."
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the event sponsored by Penn State Great Valley, the Chester County Economic Development Council, and the Chester County Workforce Investment.
To register, or for more information, visit http://itagpa.org/gett
Looking Ahead:
March 29: School Resumes
March 29: LUNCH ORDERING #4 opens; ordering closes 4/9
April 2: 12:00 dismissal; NO bus service except for Octorara and Oxford districts; NO ASC
April 6: UPA meeting
Last updated on:
03-Mar-2010
