March 29th

All Virtual Students

The 2021 Ren Baldwin Student Technology festival wants to see YOUR projects! Entry deadline is April 15th. Please visit our informational website to learn more.

Tutoring

Tutoring Tutoring and more Tutoring.....

We are working with Boys and Girls Club of Benton Harbor on an awesome partnership that would be available for 6-12 grade students who reside in Benton Harbor.  Please keep a look out for more information in the coming week in your email about this opportunity.  

St. Joe High School National Honor Society Virtual Tutoring

https://forms.gle/J18HhF5Gx5mTJN7U8

Grand Valley State University Virtual Tutoring

https://www.gvsu.edu/k12connect/

Media Center Help

Check out all the resources at SJHS Library Resource 

Elementary Students

March is Reading Month and this year we are celebrating with a March Reading Madness tournament of books. When the teams battle for their spots in the final four, our kids will be reading and voting for their favorite books to make it to the championship round. Fortunately no brackets can be busted since your kids will be reading nothing but great books. This month will be nothing but NET (New Exciting Titles)! For more information, visit our March Reading Madness website.

Monday Morning Family Meetings

Please join us each Monday morning at 8:30 am for a weekly morning Meeting via Google Live Stream. We will have mystery guest readers each week and get our week started off right!  I hope you can join us.  

https://stream.meet.google.com/stream/0c379d8e-7d27-4964-be79-0a4093083a52

Middle School Students

Dear 8th Grade Student Parents, 

Please note that Tuesday April 13 your son/daughter will be taking the PSAT at Upton Middle School.  All of the information for your reference is in This PSAT Document.  **Please note the times for both In Person and Virtual Students.  

Testing for 8th grade MSTEP is Friday, April 16, Monday, April 19 and Tuesday, April 20.   These MSTEP tests are for Social Studies and Science. All virtual students are asked to come to Upton and report to the office no later than 8:45 AM.  Testing begins at 9 AM and should take no more than 1.5 hours.

Virtual students:

• Report to the office by 7:30

• Students with last names A-H will test in Room 406 (Mrs. Deis’s room)

• Students with last names I-Z will test in the Media Center

• Testing for virtual students will end around 12:00 pm

• Please have your ride be waiting for you

What to Bring on Test Day

• At least two No. 2 pencils with soft erasers -- NO pens or mechanical pencils will be allowed!

• Wear layers (sweatshirts or hoodies are fine). Students will NOT be able to bring coats into the testing room

• ** Calculators will be provided 

What NOT to bring on Test Day

• NO Electronic equipment 

• No cell phones allowed

• No personal computing devices like laptops, notebooks, bluetooth devices, or tablets

• No Cameras

• No Timers

• No audio players/recorders

• No wearable technology like digital watches that includes smartwatches that can be used to record, transmit, or receive information; or any other prohibited devices

• NO backpacks

• NO additional learning aides

• Highlighters, rulers, earplugs, dictionaries or other books, pens or colored pencils, pamphlets and papers of any kind, including scratch paper. 

            Whole School:

Thursday May 6 English NWEA

Friday May 7 Math NWEA

6th and 7th Grades only:  

Monday, May 10 and Tuesday, May 11  Math M-STEP

Monday May 17 and Tuesday May 18  English M-STEP  

Thank you for your support in making sure students are on time and in school these days.

High School Students

Important PSAT/MME Information 

Virtual students Report to locations listed for each test at 7:45 a.m. Testing will begin promptly after arrival. 

Tuesday, April 13 SAT w/ Essay, 7:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (approx) 

Know up to 4 colleges to send scores for free 

Location: New Band RM F914- Enter thru door #9 off band staff parking lot 

PSAT 9, 7:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. (approx) 

Location: Old Band RM F913-Enter thru door #9 off band staff parking lot 

PSAT 9, 7:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.(approx) 

Location: Choir RM F916-Enter thru door #9 off band staff parking lot 

Wed, April 14 Workkeys, 7:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. (approx) 

Location: Competition Gym 

Friday, April 16 MSTEP, 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (approx) 

Lab 804 “Alygyre-Jung” & Lab 806 “Kelley-Williams”- Enter by Auditorium Doors SAT MakeUp April 27 and WorkKeys MakeUp April 28 

Student Search Service to be Completed at Home 

We are requesting students interested in the Student Search Service to opt in and complete the optional questionnaire outside of school day testing. More information regarding Student Search Services is available in the College Board flyer, Connect with Colleges: Student Search Service. The link to complete the online questionnaire is http://studentsearch.collegeboard.org. Students should use their existing college board account rather than creating a new one. Forgot if you have one, try using the forgot username tool (try school & personal email as username) The day of testing we will only be bubbling in the required information for scoring and identifying up to 4 colleges/universities to send free score reports. 

SAT School Day Student Guide 

This guide includes Test-Taking Information, tips and practice questions for each part of the SAT w/Essay. This guide can be accessed online at https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-school-day-student-guide.pdf. Students are welcome to pick up a hard copy of the Student Guide with Mrs. Essig in the Principal’s Office.