Opening/Closing Calendar 2008-09 (Downloadble PDF)
Upland Country Day School Announcements - Novemer 15 - 30, 2008
The next edition of Upland Announcements will be sent to you on December 1. Deadline for items to be included is November 25.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Donna Melton, Director of Communications
dmelton@uplandcds.org
610-444-8111
This newsletter has been posted so that you may access this issue's Math Info for Parents link. There was a linking error in the issue sent on Friday. Also note the Pennies for Peace update in this issue. Thank you.
In This Issue
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Jeanette DiStefano will begin taking Parent/Teacher Conference scheduling requests on November 3 via email or telephone. Conference dates and times are: Nov. 20, 2008 3:30-6:30
and Nov. 21, 2008 7:30-2:00
Reminder: we are currently accepting sibling and alum applications for next year. Don't wait, space is limited.....
Quick Notes
One more time...
That's one thing off the To Do List....
Clicking this Support Upland link will take you to our secure online server and you will have the satisfaction of knowing that your gift is on its way to directly impacting your child's education.
The Winter Athletic Schedules will be live on the website starting Monday
If you have rented skates from the Upland Skate Closet last year or in the past, they
need to be returned to Mrs. Stancato ASAP as we are re-renting for this
year's students.
Fruit orders for the Citrus Sale are due Monday, November 24
Free Educational Podcasts for Parents & Teachers from iTunes
Parents and students can download a variety of interesting audio and video podcasts on such topics as science, math, English, language and history from iTunes. If you have a Mac, iTunes is part of the software bundle. If you have a PC, you can click this link: iTunes. Once it has downloaded, go to iTunes Store, then Podcasts (located in the iTunes Store Square), then Education (located in Categories Square).
The downloads are free, but you'll be asked to Subscribe to it. There are no obligations connected to subscribing.
Click here for faculty voice mailbox directory
Please keep in mind that since teachers are in class during the day, voicemails may not be retrieved until the end of the school day.
Website link for MRSA article
E-mail or call Lucy Singleton (610-444-8114) to submit contact information for grandparents.
Link for Snow Closing Procedures
INNISBROOK GIFT WRAPS STILL AVAILABLE ONLINE
http://www.innisbrook.com. As long as your child is registered online with Innisbrook and you use Upland's school code 110519, Upland will get credit for your order. Any questions, please call Barb DiSabatino 610-388-1461.
Online Articles for Parents
Math Info for Parents - Article II in a series
Last year in our parent satisfaction surveys, many parents asked for increased communication about Upland's math program. As mentioned in the last email blast, Upland has formed a mathematics task force to review our curriculum in light of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards, and we are also going to "talk math" more frequently in an ongoing effort to help educate our parents about not only Upland's math program, but what is transpiring in the greater school world, as well. This month's article answers the parental question, "What can I do to make sure my child succeeds in mathematics and will be able to take challenging math courses in the future?"
Student Council Sponsors Canned Food Drive
The Student Council is currently running a Canned Food Drive to support the Kennett Food Cupboard. Please bring in any non-perishable foods and help support the needy in our area. The class with the most cans per student in the upper school and lower school will win their choice of a free Tag Day or free ice cream party. The Student Council will collect the cans up until Thanksgiving vacation and then take them to the Kennett Food Cupboard in December.
Pennies for Peace Update
Led by the 4th Grade Poppers, Upland students and teachers have chosen Pennies for Peace as their year-long, school-wide community service project. Our goal is to raise 1,000,000 pennies ($10,000) needed to build a new school through Greg Mortenson's
amazing institute.
We will be posting monthly updates through the Blast and the website. Here is our first update:
So far we have raised almost 30,000 pennies, have another 20,000 on hand from a tag day, and are looking forward to great results from the 3rd Grade bake sale, the 4th Grade popcorn sales, and other unified fundraising efforts. For November, we have a Pick the
Prettiest Turkey" Contest set up on the Lower School side of the Academic Center. You can vote for your favorite by dropping (you guessed it!) pennies into the turkey or turkeys of your choice. Each month there will be another game or contest to remind people to bring in their pennies so we can reach our 1,000,000 penny goal.
It's great to see what we can do when we get behind a cause and work as a team; we have a long way to go, but I am hopeful we can get there!
50,000 PENNIES DOWN, JUST 950,000 TO GO!!!!
HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP NEWS!
3 weeks and counting
We will have posters and flyers to distribute next week,
so please help us spread the word by inviting your friends and neighbors!
First Choice Preview Party
Wed. December 3 - 5:30 - 8:30 pm
A Taste of the Brandywine Valley -
Featuring: The Mendenhall Inn, The Cypress Grille, Giordano's, Floga, Okura, and The Northbrook Marketplace
LIVE music by Steve Laret!
$10 at the door - Must be over 21 to attend
Beer and wine kindly donated by The Mendenhall Inn
Holiday Gift Shop Hours:
Thursday, December 4th - 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Friday, December 5th - 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday, December 6th - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
(Kid's activities, including the Upland Family Skate will be available)
Volunteers Needed:
-Lunch servers from 11am-1pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
-General helpers needed for all the shopping days
***To volunteer, contact Beth Lindsay 610-444-0923 blindsay@danbylumber.com or Mini Young 610-444-4653 poniesandpucks@comcast.net We will need raffle items as well!!!
Santa's Workshop - Santa's Workshop provides kids with a special place to purchase fun gifts for their family and friends at a very low cost. Filled with lots of little treasures, toys, trinkets and stocking stuffers, Santa's Workshop is a festive, fun, and busy place in need of your help.
Volunteers Needed for all 3 days to help the younger children choose gifts, wrap and tag gifts, and assist with check-out.
***To volunteer, contact Tara Toocheck tooch4@verizon.net or 610-793-1175
The Upland Library Book Fair - A wonderful variety of books for holiday giving - in the Upland Library.
Volunteers needed: Contact Grace McKay gmckay@uplandcds.org or 610-444-0268
Stockings For Kids
Take a stocking (or two or three)
And an ornament from the tree.
Fill the stocking with gifts of cheer.
Make someone's Christmas, happier this year.
Bring the stocking back to school
And have yourself a joyful Yule!
Ornaments and stockings are located in the Academic Building and Primary Center - underneath the Christmas trees. Please bring the stuffed stockings back to either tree. The stockings will be distributed by the Salvation Army, across the Delaware Valley.
Thank you for supporting a wonderful cause!
Student Council
Stockings-for-Kids will run from Thursday, December 4 to Friday, December 19
P.S.- Stuff your Stockings for Kids with goodies from Santa's Workshop at The Holiday Gift Shop!
Students and Parents Welcome at Winter Weekend!
Winter Weekend is our Alumni Ice Hockey and Volleyball Tournament, which is held each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving (November 29). The first game of the is the annual match-up between the Upland Varsity vs. Upland's High School alums. Click here to link for more Winter Weekend info via the website. Just scroll down the Newsletter page.
Last updated on:
18-Nov-2008
