Upper Township School District

06/08/2026

On Friday, our preschool team hosted the first annual Preschool Field Day event for students and parents. Students participated in stations aligned with the centers in their classrooms (library, art, dramatic play, etc). It was a beautiful day for this great event. Thank you to our dedicated team of preschool teachers and support staff, and to all of the parents who took time out of their day to join us!

06/08/2026

Thank you to the Cape May County Sheriff's Office for visiting with Mrs. Drewnowski's class last Friday. This was part of the prize student McKenzie Brown won for first place in the My County Poster Contest. McKenzie and her class received a pizza party and a visit from members of the Sheriff's Office, including some 4-legged, furry friends.

06/05/2026

06/05/2026

The energy was as high as the stakes for this year’s Middle School Field Day. The weather couldn’t have been better. Congratulations to TaumAkadar, the winning house, who celebrate their win today at Morey's Piers.

06/03/2026

Thank you to Upper Township EMS and the Upper Township Beach Patrol for taking the time to visit our Primary School and teach our students about water safety. It was a beautiful day for this important event.

06/01/2026

The American Legion is kindly collecting school supplies for our classrooms. Please consider donating. Collection boxes are located at all 3 schools and at local businesses (details on flyer).

05/28/2026

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Hello Upper Township families,

Kindergarten registration is open for the 2026-27 school year. If you have a child who will be 5 years old by October 1st, 2006 you should register them for kindergarten as soon as possible. Registration information can be found at the following link:

https://www.upperschools.org/registration/registration-information

Children currently enrolled in the Upper Township preschool program do not need to be registered.

Children registered by June 1st will be invited to join us in June for one of our Kindergarten Round-up days where they will have an opportunity to meet the kindergarten teachers, and parents will be provided information about our kindergarten program. Free kindergarten readiness materials will be given out at this event, so be sure to register before June 1st to attend. Thank you!

Hola, familias de Upper Township:

La inscripción para el jardín de infantes ya está abierta para el año escolar 2026-27. Si tienen un niño que cumplirá 5 años antes del 1.º de octubre de 2006, deben inscribirlo en el jardín de infantes lo antes posible. La información sobre la inscripción se encuentra en el siguiente enlace:

https://www.upperschools.org/registration/registration-information


Los niños que actualmente están inscritos en el programa preescolar de Upper Township no necesitan ser registrados.

Los niños que se registren antes del 1 de junio serán invitados a acompañarnos ese mismo mes en una de nuestras jornadas de orientación para el jardín de infancia (*Kindergarten Round-up*), donde tendrán la oportunidad de conocer a los maestros de jardín y los padres recibirán información sobre nuestro programa educativo. En este evento se entregarán materiales gratuitos para la preparación al jardín de infancia; por ello, asegúrese de registrarse antes del 1 de junio para poder asistir. ¡Gracias!

Registration Information - Upper Township School District

05/24/2026

Dear UTSD Families,

The Upper Township School District administration has been made aware of an anonymous social media account that is specifically targeting several of our 5th-grade students with harmful and inappropriate content.

Please be assured that the district takes all matters of cyberbullying and student well-being with the utmost seriousness. Although we are currently on a holiday weekend, our leadership team is monitoring the situation and preparing to take swift action. We have already initiated the following immediate steps:

Law Enforcement Engagement: The district, as well as several parents, have contacted the State Police to share information regarding these accounts.

Platform Reporting: Formal takedown requests have been submitted directly to the social media platform to have the account deactivated.

Tuesday Readiness: When school resumes on Tuesday morning, our building administrators, guidance counselors, and anti-bullying specialists will immediately review all shared information, begin formal internal procedures, and be available to support any students affected by this situation.

While this account was created outside of school hours on a private platform, its impact can easily spill into our classrooms. We are asking for our parents' and guardians' direct partnership over this long weekend to help us dismantle this account’s audience.

How Parents Can Take Action Right Now:

Do Not Interact: Talk to your child and instruct them not to follow the account, comment on the posts, or share/screenshot the content. Interaction and "views" only fuel the account's visibility.

Block and Report: Please log into your child’s device and explicitly block the account. Use the platform’s built-in tools to report the account for "harassment or bullying." The more individual user reports a platform receives, the faster their automated systems will flag and remove it.

Check Group Chats: Monitor your child's text messages and group chats over the weekend, as links to these types of accounts are frequently circulated among peers during breaks from school.

If your child has specific information regarding who created this account, please email Mrs. Urbano ([email protected]) or Mrs. Hampf, our anti-bullying specialist ([email protected]), so we have a record of the evidence ready for our team on Tuesday morning. Please include screenshots, account names, and any other related information.

Thank you for your partnership in keeping our school communities safe, respectful, and focused on learning.

Sincerely,

Allison Pessolano

Superintendent, UTSD

05/22/2026

Today, to celebrate the end of their garden study, our preschool students invited their families in for a picnic lunch. Parents received information about how to support social and emotional learning at home and then joined our students for an indoor picnic (originally scheduled to take place in the garden, but moved inside due to weather). We thank all of our families for attending, and our preschool team for organizing the event.