Upson-Lee Primary School

The local Spade and Trowel Garden Club recently partnered with the ULPS Farm and Garden Club, generously donating over 50 pairs of youth garden gloves and providing a monetary contribution to support our upcoming fall planting project. This project will help beautify the patio area at Upson Lee Primary School, creating a vibrant outdoor space for students and staff to enjoy. ULPS greatly appreciates the support and generosity of the Spade and Trowel Garden Club, whose contributions will have a lasting impact on our school community. Thank you Lauren Hall and Melody Gaskins for delivering today! And thank you to Amanda Gunnels for heading up this club at ULPS!

To celebrate Johnny Appleseed’s birthday, students had a fun-filled week learning all about the life cycle of an apple. They participated in a STEM challenge where they worked together to build apple trees using paper towel rolls, popsicle sticks, and pom poms, showcasing their creativity and engineering skills. The students also completed a life cycle of an apple sequencing puzzle, reinforcing their understanding of the apple’s growth stages. The highlight of the day was tasting the delicious apples, thoughtfully prepared by our wonderful cafeteria staff, which made the celebration even sweeter.

Homecoming Week Dress Up Days!

It is almost that time again! We will be having our annual Book Character parade on November 1st and need your help with candy donations. Please send in individually wrapped candy to your child's homeroom teacher by October 29th. Thank you so much for your help!

Come support ULPS TONIGHT from 5-7 for Spirit Night at Chick-fil-a!

Thank you to our PTO for organizing spirit sales for our UL home football games!

All schools have completed their school lockdown drills and will be returning to their regular class schedules. Parents and guardians, please take a moment this evening to talk with your children about the lockdown experience. Ask questions about the process, such as “What do you do first?” and praise your children for listening to the teacher and doing the things that they have been taught to do during a drill. You may want to explain that safety is something that we must practice, just like we practice reading or math. And, the more we practice, the better and more confident we become. We want safety drills to be a confidence-building experience, not a scary experience. Thank you for entrusting us with the education and safety of your children, and thank you to the Upson County Sheriff's Office for their assistance today! #weareUL

School Lockdown DRILL: At 9 AM this morning, all Thomaston-Upson Schools, with the assistance of the Upson County Sheriff’s Office, initiated a school lockdown DRILL. During a lockdown drill, all exterior doors are locked and no entry or exit is allowed. Phones at the school are not answered during a lockdown drill.

Check out Mrs. Hopper and Mrs. Wainwright's Kindergarten class learning about shapes and positional words. They did a fabulous job!

At the September 10 Board of Education meeting, the Board approved the 2025-26 school district calendar.

Come join us tonight for Literacy Around the World at ULPS. We will have a special guest, Jason Clark also known as the "Reptile Man" . He's been featured in his own series on Animal Planet and has appeared on National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Netflix, in national commercials, and in feature film. Currently, he produces a Youtube Channel called SnakesAreUsTV. See you all tonight from 5:00-7:00.

Faculty, staff, and students wore red, white, and blue and made patriotic crafts to honor Patriots Day today.

Wear red, white, and blue tomorrow!

Check out Mrs. Bartlett's first grade class doing Movement in Music today with Mrs. Kilby!

We would like to celebrate our August Spotlight Award winners. They have exhibited outstanding behavior and work ethic at our school. Our teacher and staff winners are Kayleigh Manley/Katherine McNutt (PE teachers) and Mr. Herb Raines (lead custodian). They will receive a $10 Wal-Mart gift card and reserved parking for the month. The student winners are Weston Jackson (kindergarten), Thea Richmond (1st grade) and Cayden Bishop (2nd grade.) All will receive a book of their choice and will paint a ceiling tile that will be displayed in our school hallway. Our Spotlight Award program is sponsored by Fletcher-Day Funeral Home. CONGRATULATIONS to ALL!!!

Mrs. Morales' kiddos loved completing the drop tens activity during math class. Each partner has to drop their sticks and count the tens and ones in their number. After, they compare which partners number is bigger.

KINDERGARTEN--- What is your child learning this week in Second Step? Kindergartners are learning the importance of FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS. Your child is learning that repeating directions to themselves helps them remember what to do. Why is this important? Being able to listen, remember and follow directions helps children be better learners. Grade 1--- What is your child learning this week in Second Step? First graders are learning the importance of FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS. Your child is learning that repeating directions to themselves helps them remember what to do. Why is this important? Being able to listen, remember and follow directions helps children be better learners. Grade 2--- What is your child learning this week in Second Step? Second grade students are learning what self-talk means and how to use self-talk. Self- talk means talking to yourself in a quiet voice in your head. Why is this important? Using skills for learning helps children be better learners. Self-talk helps children stay focused and on task.

Here's what's happening In this week's computer CAMP rotation: Kindergarten is learning basic keyboarding skills. They are learning what a cursor, trackpad, spacebar, and backspace button are and what they do. Kindergarteners are also learning to type their username and password into the computer. Usernames are firstname.lastname, so please help your child learn to spell their legal first and last names. They also began a junior typing program of Typing Club called Jungle Junior. This will help the students learn their letters and their location on the keyboard. First grade is focusing on digital citizenship by using a program called Learning.com to learn or get a refresher on their digital citizenship skills. They learn about being safe and respectful online. First graders also started Typing Club this rotation to practice their typing skills. Second graders have begun learning how to create a Google Slides presentation. They are starting with a template called "All About Me." They are going to ABCya.com and creating their own birthday cake, house, car, backpack, pizza, ice cream, etc. They are learning how to save their created image and how to insert it into their project. They are also learning to crop and resize images. This project will take several rotations to complete. This will lead into a presentation they will create after the research is completed in their media CAMP. .

Kindergarten What is your child learning this week in Second Step? They are learning they need to use their eyes, ears, and brain when focusing their attention on something. They are learning about a very important tool called an “attent-o-scope”. They use the “attent-o-scope” to help them focus their attention. Get them to show you how to make their special “attent-o-scope”. Why is this important? Being able to focus attention helps children learn. It helps them ignore distractions and focus on what is important in class. Grade 1 What is your child learning this week in Second Step? They are learning they need to use their eyes, ears, and brain when focusing their attention on something. They are learning that saying things to themselves (self-talk) can help them when they are trying to focus their attention. Why is this important? Being able to focus attention helps children become better learners. Grade 2 What is your child learning this week in Second Step? They are learning about the importance of focusing their attention and listening. When they focus their attention they: 1. Concentrate 2. Use eyes, ears, and brain 3. Ignore distractions When they listen they: 1. Focus on the speaker 2. Wait their turn to speak 3. Remember what they hear 4. Think of questions Why is this important? Listening is a critical skill for learning. Focusing-attention and listening skills can also help students get along with peers.

Agriculture students have been learning all about the life cycle of a frog this week. They observed toads, bullfrogs, and bullfrog tadpoles using a magnifying glass. At the end of the lesson, students participated in a toad race to find out which toad could hop the fastest.