Hello everyone! Our annual Family Picnic is happening this week! This is a fun opportunity to come have a picnic with your student during lunch time...and maybe even play a little during recess. Wednesday (4/27) lunch will be the picnic day for students in first, second and fifth grades. Thursday (4/28) will be the picnic day for grades three and four. Please see the attached picture for the time each grade level begins eating. ...
Week of 4/25
Week of 4/18
To celebrate Earth Day on Friday, April 22, we are reading this adorable book Milk and Juice: A recycling Romance by Meredith Crandall Brown. "Once upon a time, in a refrigerator not too far away, a jug of milk and a bottle of juice fell in love." But one day, juice was taken away to be recycled. Can they ever find each other again? Both milk and juice go around the planet in many different recycled forms, always searching for each other. ...
Week of 4/11
This cookie has never felt smart before, especially when compared to all the beautiful cupcakes and rolls in the bakery. But when Ms. Biscotti gives everyone a homework assignment, cookie decides to write an original poem called "My Crumby Days." Will it be good enough for everyone else? Will Cookie have friends after she reads it out loud to her class? Jory John and Pete Oswald have added another fun addition to their wildly popular series, ...
Donation Drive
Dear Parents and Friends of Upland Terrace: In years past, we have had a Jog-A-Thon to raise money for teachers to get supplies for their classrooms and do fun activities with their students. COVID and other factors put a stop to that fundraiser for the last few years, and those funds have been significantly diminished. We are therefore hosting a Donation Drive to replenish those accounts so our teachers can once again get the supplies ...
Week of 3/28
This has been a fun year of reading all the picture books nominated for the Beehive Book Award, an award where kids get to vote on kids books. We've now voted on all 10 books and as crazy as it is, both of these books tied with 317 thumbs-up votes! (I counted many times to make sure!) So this week we are having a tie-breaker vote. Each class gets to vote again on which book they like the most. We're all looking forward to seeing who wins this ...
Updates From Upland
Happy Wednesday! Just a reminder that students have a short week this week because it is the end of the term. Tomorrow is a Planning Day – school is dismissed at 1:40. There will be no school for students on Friday. Here is the rest of the latest news and information from Upland Terrace… Congratulations! Our Skyline Council PTA has recognized Upland Terrace with two awards. Congratulations to Jacki Atkinson, who has ...
Week of 3/21
It's our last Beehive Book to vote on this year and this story about friendship and making mistakes is very relatable for everyone. Rita and Ralph are best friends who love to hang out every day. They make daisy chains and do finger plays and the cha cha cha with each other. But one day their game of Sticks and Stones gets a little out of hand and they both stomp home to sulk. Who will apologize first? Do they both need to apologize? We'll ...
Week of 3/14
Week of 3/7
This week I am reading Hey Water, by Antoinette Portis, to some of the classes. It's a Beehive Book nominee in the informational category. We are talking about the difference between fiction and non-fiction, how this is different than a picture book with a made-up story. This is a very simple yet informative book about water - how we get it, where it comes from, and it's many different forms. There's even a brief explanation of the water ...