Upward Elementary

We want to say a special thank you to the Blue Ridge Fire Department for participating in our parade last night. The flag was a beautiful reminder of what a great country we live in!!#BRFD2503

Thanks so much to Women United for sponsoring our GEM (Girls EMpowered) program for the fourth year!  Judy Hansen and Sarah Beattie delivered backpacks with middle school supplies for our GEM girls to principal Jason Joyce.

Thanks Teresa and Josiah Penley for showing our UPW teachers some love today!

UPW had a special guest in our morning Staff Mtg: Gerry Brooks!

2nd grader Evelina Kashirets shows her teacher appreciation in a creative way!

Here are some of our fun activities At our reading party: Reading Musical chairs, book raffles, and special reading centers. It’s a week to celebrate how fun and awesome reading is!

We are having a reading party in the library in honor of Dav Pilkey’s Reading Gives You Superpowers Week!

Week 4 Contenders:

Week 3 winner:

Week 3 Contenders:

Week 2 winner:

Building relationships is an integral part of UPW. Mr. Joyce is never too busy to take time out of his day to build those relationships with our students!

Week 2 Contenders:

With an overwhelming majority!

Today begins our Tournament of Books in the library. Here are this week’s contenders:

Today 4th grade was lucky to have visits from our local government leaders. First, Mayor Barbara Volk visited to talk about her role as Mayor. For the second visit of the day, Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Corn, and Ms. Case from the Board of Education joined us. Thanks for coming!

It’s The Grinch week in PE! The fun activity revolves around this timeless story.

We had a great program from Duke Energy today!

A big thank you to UPM Raflatac for sponsoring our third grade field trip to the Cradle of Forestry. The third graders learned how the early mountain community depended on each other and our forest’s resources.

Fairy Tale dress up fun!