Last Call...Yearbook Orders Due On December 15

If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook, please purchase in Parent Portal by Friday, December 15. The cost of a full color yearbook is $30.00.

A limited amount will be available for sale in the spring for a cost of $35. Yearbooks will be sold on a first come, first serve basis unless you order before the 15th.

Lost and Found

Please be sure and check lost and found for any items that your child might be missing.  All items will be donated on Friday, December 15, 2017.

Author Visit: Max Brallier

Max Brallier, author over 25 children's books including The Last Kids on Earth series, Galactic Hot Dogs, and the Eerie Elementary series, visited Upper Campus today. He shared where his ideas for his books have come from and how daydreaming can lead you to writing great stories that can become books that everyone can enjoy. 

Thank you to Scholastic Books and Mrs. Ryan for the opportunity to have him as a guest speaker!

Max Brallier Pictures

Max Brallier Visit and Ordering Books

Author Max Brallier will be at Upper Campus tomorrow, December 6. You still have time to order one of Max Brallier's books.

Last day to turn in forms is tomorrow, Wednesday, December 6th. 

We are looking forward to this author visit!

Book Order Form

5th Grade D.A.R.E. Graduation

The graduation ceremony for D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) for our fifth grade students at Upper Campus was held this morning with Richland County Sheriff Department Lt. Curtis Watson as the guest speaker. Special thanks to Senior Officer Pearl Whitaker for leading this program at our school. 

Students were required to write an essay about what they learned during the 10 week D.A.R.E. program. The following essays were selected from each homeroom class. Overall winner for the school was Sarah Chaneyworth. 

• Mr. Cammann - Taylor Truax
• Ms. Earle - Kylie Brotherton
• Ms. Holmes - Ethan Cropp
• Mrs. Sexton - Kate Kaczynski
• Mrs. Smarr - Sarah Chaneyworth
• Mrs. Weaver - Ashton Dolezal
• Mrs. Woolever - Nathan Humphrey

Pictures from D.A.R.E. Graduation

Pajama Day at Lower Campus

All of our students did an amazing job bringing in canned goods for those less fortunate. In celebration of all your hard work, we are having pajama day, Tuesday, Dec. 5.

Service Learning with Winter Days

The Service Learning Project at Upper Campus starts next Monday, December 4. We are partnering with Spring Valley High School's annual Winter Days to collect canned goods and nonperishable food items the week of December 4. 

To add excitement to our food drive, we are having Spirit Week. Each day, if a student brings in a food item, they can dress up in that day's theme. The class that collects the most food items at the end of the week will win extra recess and a popsicle!

• Marvel Monday-Wear a Superhero Shirt!
• Top Hat Tuesday-Wear a hat!
• Wacky Tacky Wednesday-Dress in a tacky way!
• Throwback Thursday-Dress from a past decade!
• Favorite Team/Sport Friday-Wear your favorite team's jersey or your team's jersey!

Show your giving spirit this season and support our school's partnership with Winter Days! Thank you!