The biggest fundraiser of the year, the Fun Run, is kicking off this week! The Fun Run is an opportunity for Middleton students to build character and get exercise while raising money for our schools. Here's how it works:

(1) Register your student at mybooster.com. 

(2) SHARE the information with family and friends. The mybooster.com website will walk you through this process step-by-step. Family and friends can donate per minute your child runs or they can donate a specific amount.

(3)  Students will experience an amazing character enrichment program called “Castle Quest” in the days leading up to the Fun Run. The program teaches students about how to be brave and live with character. 

(4) The actual run will take place on Oct. 29 at the times listed below. Parents are welcome to attend if their schedules allow.

Oct. 29 Fun Run Times:

Howe Manning: 

 9 AM - 10 a.m.: 3rd & 4th

10:10 - 11:10 a.m.: 5th & 6th

Fuller Meadow: 

1:00 - 1:50 p.m.: Kindergarten & 2nd grade

2:00 - 2:45 p.m.: 1st Grade

Our goal this year is to raise $35,000 for field trips, transportation, curriculum enrichment, in-school programming, and teacher support to benefit ALL students at Fuller Meadow/Howe-Manning. This is only possible through your family's participation, so please register your child at mybooster.com and help make the Fun Run a huge success! As an added bonus, if you register your child before Oct. 18, you will be entered to win a $50 gift card to one of our favorite Middleton restaurants - Blue Fin (Howe-Manning) or Crossroads (Fuller Meadow)! A huge thank you to the Crossroads/Blue Fin owners for their generous donation and continued support of the MPTO! 

The next Middleton PTO meeting will be held this Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 6:30 pm at the Fuller Meadow Library. If you are new to attending, MPTO President Jackie Chiumiento will be there at 6:15 p.m. to answer any questions you may have. Please join us!

The annual Daytime Pumpkin Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at Howe-Manning Elementary School! This school community event for the whole family will feature games, performances, crafts, and FUN! For information on Festival contests, visit the MPTO website. If you are interested in baking/donating an item for the bake sale, please sign up through SignUpGenius. Proceeds from the bake sale will help fund our curriculum enrichment programs.

Stop by Maggie’s Farm on November 4 and La Main Italian Pizzeria on November 19 to support Middleton Public Schools! A share of the proceeds purchased from 4 pm – 9 pm will be donated to curriculum enrichment at our schools.

This year's Gala will be held on March 28 at Spinelli’s and tickets are now on sale! Join us for a roaring '20s-themed night full of fun, music, food, drinks, raffles and auctions to help the MPTO raise funds for curriculum enrichment programs. Click here to purchase tickets.

If you are looking for a way to support your child’s teachers, you can purchase needed items from their teachers’ wish lists!

Calling all student entrepreneurs! We are thrilled to announce we will be holding the second Annual Holiday Bazaar on December 14th, 2024! If your child is interested in selling their creations during this unique event, the registration link will be sent in November. If you have any questions, please email Christina Way at christina@middletonmapto.com.

- 6th Grade Discovery Museum In-School Program: Physical Changes of Matter: Oct. 17 (Christie, Swanson, Wrigley) and Oct. 18 (Magner, Hawkes, Thomson). Investigating the physical properties of solids, liquids, and gases has never been so much fun! Students will experience hands-on chemical reactions working with dry ice.  

- 5th Grade Discovery Museum In-School Program: Nov. 6th. Students will discover the difference between a physical and chemical reaction while they change and monitor the pH of various household liquids.

- 4th Grade Field Trip to the Tsongas Industrial Center: Nov. 6 (Husson, Cheverie and Thompson) and Nov. 7 (Weeks and Klipfel). Students travel to the mills on the Merrimack River in Historic Lowell to weave their own cloth on handlooms and inspect a cotton gin and power loom to identify how changes in technology affected work on plantations and in factories.

-1^st Grade Field Trip to the Museum of Science: Nov. 7

-2^nd Grade Discovery Museum Earth Science In-School Program: Nov. 14 and 15

-6^th Grade Field Trip to the Museum of Science: Nov. 15

-Students of Howe-Manning were treated to an extraordinary storytelling session by Len Cabral on Sept.27.

-Cyberbullying expert Katie Greer spoke to 5th and 6th graders during the day on Oct. 7 and held a parent event that evening. 

-The Kindergarten Pumpkin Patch was held on Oct. 10. Students went to the patch with their class, chose the pumpkin they liked best, and took it back to their classrooms for experiments with their classmates!   

Don't forget to visit www.middletonmapto.com and register or update your existing information to stay updated on school happenings!

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