Middleton PTO

🏃 FUN RUN TIMES ARE HERE!

Mark your calendars! The 2026 Fuller Meadow & Howe-Manning Fun Run is coming up on Thursday, October 15!

Please note: Fuller Meadow’s run times have been updated! Be sure to check the new schedule below.

HOWE-MANNING
9:00–9:45 AM — 3rd & 4th Grades
10:00–10:45 AM — 5th & 6th Grades

FULLER MEADOW — UPDATED TIMES
12:30–1:05 PM — 1st Grade
1:15–2:00 PM — Kindergarten & 2nd Grade

Rain Date: Friday, October 16

Our official Fun Run fundraising kickoff is October 5 — more information is coming soon! This year, 100% of the proceeds benefit our schools!

❤️ RAISE • RUN • MAKE A DIFFERENCE 💙

🦃 Platinum Sponsor Spotlight: Middleton Turkey Trot

We’re excited to welcome the Middleton Turkey Trot back as a Platinum MPTO Sponsor for the 2026–2027 school year! 💛

This beloved Thanksgiving tradition is a wonderful way to bring our community together—and this year, we’d love to see lots of MPTO families at the starting line!

👟 Join the MPTO Team
📅 Thanksgiving Day – November 26
📍 Behind Flint Library
🔗 www.middletonturkeytrot.org

Register before September 30 before the price increases!

A huge thank you to the Middleton Turkey Trot for its continued generosity and support of our students and schools. We’re so grateful to have you as part of the MPTO family!

📱 A Can’t-Miss Event for Middleton Families!

We’re excited to welcome nationally recognized internet safety expert Katie Greer to Middleton on Tuesday September 22!

🏫 During the school day, Katie will present to our 5th and 6th grade students, helping them better understand how to navigate technology and the digital world safely and responsibly.

💻 Then, parents and guardians are invited to join us that evening from 7:00–8:00 PM in the Howe-Manning Cafeteria for a special presentation focused on practical tools for building healthy, balanced, and informed relationships with technology at home.

📅 September 22 | 7:00–8:00 PM
📍 Howe-Manning Cafeteria

The evening presentation is open to Middleton elementary school parents and guardians of students of all ages. We hope you’ll join us!

🔴 Celebrate Dot Day at Fuller Meadow! 🔵

Fuller Meadow is celebrating International Dot Day on Tuesday, September 15!

Students are encouraged to wear dots to school—and homemade dots work too! 🎨

Inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ The Dot, Dot Day celebrates creativity, courage, and confidence and reminds students that sometimes all it takes is one small mark to get started.

We can’t wait to see our Fuller Meadow students make their mark!🔴🟡🔵

Sponsor Spotlight: Goldfish Swim School – Danvers 🏊

One of our Gold Sponsors, Goldfish Swim School – Danvers, is kicking off the school year with a Back to School Bash!

Join them on September 18 from 5:30–7:30 PM for an evening of family fun, including family swim, face painting, balloon animals, a visit from Bubbles, and local vendors.

We’re so grateful to Goldfish Swim School for supporting the MPTO and our schools this year. Be sure to check out their Back to School Bash and help us support the businesses that support our students!

🍎A Sweet Start to the School Year!

Thanks to thatsit and ptotoday, our teachers and staff got to enjoy That’s it. Fiber Fun Size Fruit Bars as a little back-to-school treat!

We love finding fun ways to add a little something extra to the school day—and judging by these smiles, these samples were a hit!

Thank you, thatsit and ptotoday for helping us treat our amazing Middleton educators!

🏫 Fuller Meadow Open Houses are Coming Up!

We’re looking forward to welcoming families m to Fuller Meadow for Open House!

📚 Thursday, September 17
Grade 2: 5:00–5:45 PM
Grade 1: 6:00–6:45 PM

🍎 Thursday, September 24
Kindergarten: 5:00–5:45 PM

While you’re there, be sure to stop by the MPTO table—We’ll be collecting items to help stock the teachers’ lounge with some much-needed goodies for our Fuller Meadow staff.

Shop our Amazon Wishlist ahead of time and bring your donations to our table at Open House—or simply scan the QR code on the flyer when you’re there!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/C8IJLLQOZY26?ref_=wl_share

Every contribution, big or small, helps us show our amazing teachers and staff a little extra appreciation! ❤️💙