Upson-Lee Primary School

Hello parents! This is part 1 of the Lost and Found. If your child is missing an item please locate it in the pictures below. If you find what you are looking for please: 1. email- mdubose@upson.k12.ga.us 2. Provide the number of your item, your child's name, and homeroom teacher. Ms. Dubose will locate the item and get it to your child. What is left at the end of the year will be donated. Thank you!

Please see Notes from the April 1, 2025, Board of Education meeting:

Reminder: Parents - We will hold our annual Easter egg hunt April 18th. We are in need of candy filled plastic eggs. If you are able to donate, please send with your student or drop them off at the front desk. We ask that eggs are filled with individually wrapped candy - NO CHOCOLATE. Thank you!

Congratulations to our 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Clover Harris!

Kindergarten registration is going on now! Please call us at 706-647-7540 to set up your appointment. The attached flyer also details the steps for enrollment.

Coming to the Upson-Lee Fine Arts Center April 17, 18, and 19: "The SpongeBob Musical"!!! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world! "The SpongeBob Musical" is based on the animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg. See you at the FAC!

Just a reminder...Thursday, March 20th is Math/STEM Night. 4:30 - Parent Input Meeting; 5:00-7:00 - Activities and Food! There will be a Balloon Artist and Juggler waiting to meet all the students! The Book Bug Bus will be here as well giving out books at the front of the school. Can't wait to see everyone!

Parents - We will hold our annual Easter egg hunt in the next few weeks. We are in need of candy filled plastic eggs. If you are able to donate, please send with your student or drop them off at the front desk. We ask that eggs are filled with individually wrapped candy - NO CHOCOLATE. Thank you!

ULPS appreciates our board members!

Come join us next Thursday evening, March 20th 5:00-7:00 for Math/STEM Night. We will have a Balloon Artist and a Juggler! Come join the fun!

This month 22 students successfully saved 150 Royal Coins each and participated in Lunch On The Town with the principal! Everyone enjoyed themselves thoroughly! Thank you to Fletcher-Day for the fun ride!

It is our distinct pleasure to honor our February Spotlight Award recipients. These individuals have demonstrated exceptional conduct and work ethic at our school Mrs.Weston (ECS teacher) and Mrs. Weeks (1st grade paraprofessional) have been awarded a $10 Wal-Mart gift card and reserved parking for the month. Miracle Cook (kindergarten), Chevelle Griffin (first grade), and Terrell Miller (second grade) have been selected as awardees. They will each receive a book of their choice and will have the privilege of painting a ceiling tile that will be showcased in our school. Our Spotlight Award program is graciously sponsored by Fletcher-Day Funeral Home.

This awesome team has put together a shopping experience for our girls for this weekend's father-daughter dance. If you sweet girl needs a dress, the shop will be open in our media center from 4:00-6:00 this evening! Thank you to all who donated!

Dear Parents, We're excited to announce a special opportunity for our female students (K-5) who may be in need of a dress for the upcoming Father-Daughter Dance. We have various dresses that were generously donated to help make this a special event for everyone. These dresses will be available in the library at Upson Lee Primary School this Thursday, 2/27/25, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. This will provide a convenient and relaxed environment for your daughters to browse and try on a selection of dresses available for the dance, which is scheduled for this Saturday, March 1. We hope this will be a helpful resource for families preparing for such a memorable dance! Dresses are not guaranteed and will be available on a first-come basis.

2nd graders in Ms. Baggett's Art class have been learning about the changing states of matter by combining a little science into their art. They viewed solids turning into liquids when painting ice cubes. They also watched how water turns from a liquid to a gas when making hot chocolate and seeing the steam rise from their cups. What a fun (and yummy) activity!!

Parents, Help your child become a confident and fluent reader by working to memorize the following words. When your child sees the word in a story, sentence, or even on a flashcard, he or she should be able to read the word with ease. We will share a few "off to jail" words with you each week! said, eight, through

Parents, Help your child become a confident and fluent reader by working to memorize the following words. When your child sees the word in a story, sentence, or even on a flashcard, he or she should be able to read the word with ease. We will share a few "off to jail" words with you each week! there, their, where

Dear Parents, We use Secret Stories in our classroom to. help us figure out all of those tricky phonics sounds that letters make when they get together in words. Once we know all of the Secrets, we'll be able to read and write almost anything! Don't be surprised when your child comes home talking about the strange behaviors of the letters! For example, did you know that the letters "au" and "aw" are in love? Yep, it's true! and they get so embarrassed when they have to stand together in words that they always blush and say, "Awwwwwww!" (as in the words: August, awful, and saw). Or, that there are Superhero Vowels with the power to say their names (though they have "short and lazy" disguises, as well!) There's also Mommy E and the Babysitter Vowels.... and even a Sneaky Y! These simple stories make it easy for kids to remember all the crazy sounds that letters make when they get together, so that they can USE them for reading, writing, and spelling! Be sure to ask your child about the new Secrets they've learned, and if they have trouble reading or spelling a word, ask if they see (or hear) any Secrets in it! For more information and for free parent resources to help support your child's independent reading and writing at home, go to www.TheSecretStories.com/Learn-More/Free-Phonics-Resources-for-Parents. You can also search for the "Secret Stories Phonics" App in Apple's App Store for more at home reading and writing fun with the Secrets!

**Secret Stories** These outlaw words are examples of having too few letters actually doing what they should so that we can read them. Readers will be unable to decode them, making them not figure-out-able. Your only bet is to send them to word jail and memorize them. Parents, Help your child become a confident and fluent reader by working to memorize the following words. When your child sees the word in a story, sentence, or even on a flashcard, he or she should be able to read the word with ease. We will share a few "off to jail" words with you each week! could, would, should

Good afternoon Parents! Please look at the pictures below and if you see your child's jacket, please do the following: 1. email: mdubose@upson.k12.ga.us 2. State your child's teacher 3. State your child's first and last name 4. State the number of your child's jacket.