With our new reward jar this year, our 6th graders were the first to fill it up to earn a FUN DAY using any equipment they want to!! We are so proud of them showing great sportsmanship and participation while also listening to directions and trying their best in class!

Congratulations to Marilyn Lanners and Andy Harren on receiving the Support Staff of Excellence Award last night at a banquet hosted by Resource Training & Solutions! Thank you both for all you do for Upsala Area Schools!

The American Legion Auxiliary was so generous in giving our educators an abundance of snacks for American Education Week. We are so appreciative!

College Comp and Intro to Lit students traveled to CLC today for the Verse Like Water presentation of Simon Armitage, 2019 Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom.

THANK YOU!! Two more bags of shoes in support of the Ireland/Scotland trip are bagged and ready to go. We will continue to take donations through next spring.

Fun watching the 9th Grade Health class work on their skit assessments on relationships.



Here are the dates and times for this year's book fair:
Thursday Nov.16th 3:30-7:30
Friday Nov. 17th 5:30-7:30
Saturday Nov. 18th 1:30-3:30
Sunday Nov. 19th 1:00-3:00
Monday Nov 20th 3:30-7:30
Tuesday Nov 21st 3:30-5:00

If you haven't yet taken the plunge and bought a yearbook, the time is now! After Nov 24 (Black Friday) the price will go up from $54 to $59 (plus tax). Order online at JostensYearbooks.com or bring payment to Mr Cheney.
Elementary memory books will be $15 plus tax all year.

ATTENTION FAMILIES OF SENIORS:
This is a heads up that the yearbook needs your senior portraits and baby pictures. The sooner you can turn them in the better, but the actual deadline is the last day of school before Christmas break. Email them to dancheney@upsala.k12.mn.us or bring them in and we can scan them. Thanks!
In PE this week we are doing the push-up, sit-up, mile test.

Kaylee and Levi joined the Kindergarten Shoe Tying Club today! 👟

The next after school community ed class is "Hot Cocoa Bomb Creations" on Friday, Nov 17. Cocoa Bombs can level up your cocoa game! Once these decadent spheres are plopped inside a mug full of warm milk, the bomb opens up in a dramatic fashion - revealing the goodies inside. Visit our website for more info or to register: https://www.upsala.k12.mn.us/page/cocoa-bombs

Joe Guthrie takes 57 with a 17:14 time

At the state cross country meet





Joe Guthrie makes the Star Post top 10 athletes of the week - congrats!

The 4 Year Old Preschool Class had a lot of fun celebrating Halloween! They went to the Upsala Senior Living Center to make art, read books, and of course show off their costumes!






Thanks to everyone who has donated shoes for the Ireland/Scotland trip fundraiser! Today we bagged what we have at school. Still a long way to go. Keep those shoes coming! Any new/gently used shoes--no rollerblades or skates of any kind. Drop off in school commons or Sytek entry!


In two weeks the Upsala Drama Club will be presenting the comedy "Bad Auditions by Bad Actors" for their fall production. Performances will be Friday & Saturday, Nov 17 & 18 at 7:30pm in the auditorium. Tickets sold at the door. Mark your calendars!

KNOWLEDGE BOWL REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Registration for junior and senior high knowledge bowl is open now through November 17. Practice begins 12/19, and meets will be held Jan-March in Staples.
Questions? Contact Mr. Drimel (junior high) at jdrimel@upsala.k12.mn.us or Mrs. Henry (senior high) at jhenry@upsala.k12.mn.us
The USA Patriots take on the BBE Jaguars tomorrow morning at 10:00am in the 4A Section Final at the Fargodome. Tickets can be purchased at the venue, it is $11.00 for adults and $6.00 for students.
If you can't make it to the game, we will have it live streamed at the link below. Go Patriots!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCCqqlqkTDI
