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Red Ribbon Week and Bullying Prevention

Excellence in Education...Every individual, Every day

Mrs. Salter awarded Dollar General Grant

Mrs. Salter, a veteran teacher at Upson-Lee Elementary was awarded the Youth Literacy Grant from Dollar General Stores. The grant was worth $3,500.00 dollars and will be used for enhancing learning and making reading more fun, inviting and innovative. The students are just as happy about hearing the wonderful news! Mrs. Salter entitled her grant, Growing A Love for Learning, and that’s exactly what she plans to do!

Noble Knights (PBIS Reward)

Kinsley Hendon

Keymiatt Dixon

Addison Bellew

Brayden Rathburn

A Message from our Principal

Hello Parents,

Upson-Lee Elementary is excited to welcome our kids and parents to school on Tuesday, August 2nd. We have some important information to share with you regarding the beginning of school. Parents will be allowed to walk students to their classrooms the first two days of school. Starting Thursday, we ask you to trust our staff to guide them to their classrooms, so they can begin learning the routine.

Morning Drop-Offs: Students may be dropped off in the front of the school. Please make sure you are following the single line for drop-offs closest to the building. There will be no double lines this year. If you want to walk your student in on Tuesday or Wednesday, you may park along the side of Knight Trail.

Afternoon Pick-Ups: We are excited to announce that we have a new car-rider system. Each student is assigned a car-rider number. If you attended open house, you should have received a temporary car-rider pass(bright pink) to display on your dashboard. The car- rider line will assemble closest to the building. If you did not receive a pass, please be prepared to come in tomorrow afternoon to pick up a pass. Someone will instruct you where to park.

Lunchroom: Due to the continuous shortage of food supply, at this time we are not inviting parents in to eat with their students.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, August 2nd!

2022-23 Teacher of the Year

CONGRATULATIONS to ULES teacher Mrs. Yodie Ellerbee!!! Mrs. Ellerbee, a 3rd grade Math and Science teacher, was announced today as the ULES 2022-23 Teacher of the Year!!! She was selected by her peers to represent ULES and will advance to the T-U system Teacher of the Year competition. Pictured l-r: TU Superintendent Dr. Larry Derico, ULES Teacher of the Year Mrs. Yodie Ellerbee, TU Assistant Superintendent Dr. Amy Miller, ULES Principal Mr. Shad Seymour.

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Professional Qualifications-Parents’ Rights to Know

In compliance with the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the Thomaston-Upson School System would like to inform you that you may request information about the professional qualifications of your student’s teacher(s) and/ or paraprofessional(s). The following information may be requested:

Whether the student’s teacher—

has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; and
is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.
Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

If you wish to request information concerning your child’s teacher’s qualifications, please contact the school’s principal.

Upson-Lee Primary School 706-647-7516

Upson-Lee Elementary School 706-647-3632

Upson-Lee Middle School 706-647-6256

Upson-Lee High School 706-647-8171

August 2022

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Welcome to Upson-Lee Elementary School

Upson-Lee Elementary School serves scholars in grades 3-5 in a grade center environment. A well-organized and dedicated teaching staff is supported by administrators and instructional coaches. Educators monitor all scholars to ensure that their learning is progressing on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis. Common planning times allow teachers to discuss strategies across subjects, compare best practices, and target problems quickly and effectively.

In addition to the core academic courses, scholars receive instruction in music, art, and physical education. Scholars may audition for the ULE chorus, which has been recognized at the regional and state levels. A Challenge program is available for accelerated learners.

In 2017, the school completed a 1:1 computing initiative, providing students with frequent, integral use of technology across the curriculum. Upson-Lee Elementary is accredited by AdvancEd (SACS/CASI) and is Accredited with Quality by the Georgia Accrediting Commission.