Slides from Back to School Night

Weekend Homework

Last night's homework was a multiplication / division worksheet.

Skills we worked on this week that could be homework for this weekend.

9/7/12

· Long division
· Reading is thinking
    -Looking for how a main character changes
    -Making connections
    -Seeing the pictures in your head
· Subtracting with regrouping (borrowing)
· Two-by-two multiplication (25 x 17)
· Writing with descriptive words

Have a great weekend!

Homework

Tonight's homework is a short story problem review sheet.

Homework

Tonight's homework is this... talk to someone at home to learn something about World War II (specifically Europe if possible).  Students may research this topic but only with parental consent. We'll discuss tomorrow while reading Milkweed.

It's a Girl!

Hazel Mae Wetherbee

Ada, Me, Hazel, & Desi

Mommy, Hazel, & Desi

Hazel was born on Saturday at just about 1:00 pm.  She was 

6 lbs 11oz.  Mommy and Hazel are home from the hospital and doing well.  If everything goes as planned, I'll be back to school on Monday, June 11th.  I'm glad to be able to share this experience with you.  Have a great week everyone.

College Fair

It's time again for the biannual

Ellen Thompson

College Fair!

Date: June 1, 2012

Time: 11:00 - 12:15

(4th grade will be presenting at about 11:30)

Location: 3rd Floor Village

Come help us celebrate nearly 5 months of work.

We hope to see you there.

Free Dress

Tomorrow (Friday, May 25th) is free dress for a $1.

Benefit Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Please join us for breakfast and for a chance to win some great raffle prizes!

We hope to bring together UPA families and community members to help raise funds for Sean and his family. 

Ronald McDonald will be on hand to meet and greet Sean!

We can’t wait to see you there.

Where: University Preparatory Academy    

             435 Amsterdam Ave, Detroit

Cost:     $7.00 per plate ~ all the pancakes you can eat

Menu:  Pancakes, Sausage, Juice and Coffee

Times: 9am – 11am

Prizes: Raffle prizes include gift cards to area restaurants, a handmade quilt, Michigan basket, Tigers Tickets with food vouchers and many other items

Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door

Please contact the school if you have any questions. Ms Garcia and Ms King can be reached at 313-309-0552.

  

Sean is a kindergarten student at UPA.  

He was recently diagnosed with Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).

This is a rare genetic disease.  Help us raise funds for his family.