October 11th, 2021
Parents,Teachers, and Community working together!
"We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives" ~ John F. Kennedy 
No Frills Fundraiser
The HSA would like to sincerely thank ALL of the MTSD families who donated to the No Frills fundraiser. We greatly appreciate your generosity and continuous support! You make a difference! 
A special shout out to those who donated $250+: 
Chad & Tracy Adler
The Aguilar Renze Family
Allison & Grant Barratt
The Barrow Family
The Boehm/Kim Family
The Brueckner Family
The Camacho Family
The Castronovo Family
The Chilukuri Family
The Chomik Family
The Coffey Family
The Couto Family
The Culbertson Family
The Cullivan Family
The Danfield Family
The Eigner Family
The Estillore Family
The Fu/Li Family
The Gabai Family
The Gangl Family
The Gondek Family
The Guarda Family
The Hackney Family
The Hadar Family
The Hessler Family
The Hopkins Family
Ross & Kelly Johnson
Thom & Jen Keeling
The Kilmer Family
The Ko Family
The Kosup Family
The Lubitz Family
The Marcello Family
The Moynihan Family
The Murray Family
The Oechies Family
The Osner-Hackett Family
The Pal-Elavia Family
The Pepins Family
The Ponsoll Family
The Riley Family
The Shannon Family
The Spirig Family
The Szabo Family
The Thayyar Family
The Voyles Family
The Wartchow-Schmitt Family
Laurie Weinberg
The Westaby Family
The Zemaitis Family
The Zervos Family
Your donation helped raise a total of $23,135 for our students, our teachers and our schools! THANK YOU!
Dates to Remember
Tuesday 10/12
  • MTSD Board of Education Work Session Meeting 7:30PM

Wednesday 10/13
  • MTMS Grease - Theater Workshop from 5:30PM - 8:00PM. Grade 5 through 8.
  • Parent Session with Scott Chesney from 7:00PM - 8:00PM. Scott will share details from his day at MTES & MTMS, and provide tips/strategies to help support Week of Respect learnings at home. Zoom Link

Friday 10/15
  • MTES Fire Department visits

Monday 10/18
  • Anti Bullying/Violence Prevention Week begins

Tuesday 10/19
  • Fall Conference Sign Up Genius Portal Open to Parents
  • NJ Start Strong Testing - grades 5 through 8 Language Arts testing

Wednesday 10/20
  • NJ Start Strong Testing - grades 5 through 8 Mathematics testing, grade 6 Science testing

Friday 10/22
  • Winter sports physicals due
  • Fright Night Dance at 7:00PM - 8:30PM in the gym - grades 5 and 6. Admission is $5 and snack bags will be available for an additional $5. Students are encouraged to wear a costume.
The HSA/PTO Corner
2021-2022 activities and teacher grants to date include:

  • Seat Sacks and Wobble Stools for Second Grade
  • Scoop Seats for Kindergarten
  • Picnic tables for ES outdoor learning/lunch space
  • MS Teacher's Lounge updates
  • Kindergarten Ice Cream Social
  • ES/MS Teacher Back-to-School Luncheons
  • ES/MS Back-to-School lobby decorations
  • Art supplies for upcoming MTES Inspirational Rock Garden project
  • Books Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park for the 4th grade
Cultural Arts Corner
A new addition to the HSA Newsletter is the addition of the "Cultural Arts Corner."

A place where we can showcase the Cultural Arts programming and events taking place in the schools, as well as highlighting different awareness campaigns for parent visibility.

Part of the Cultural Arts plan is a monthly cultural awareness calendar. The purpose is to support cultural awareness campaigns that promote inclusiveness, kindness and respect for each other and the earth we call home. 

Please take a moment to review the different awareness celebrations and consider talking about them with your children.
October Cultural Awareness Calendar
Click image to open the full size calendar
Community News & Events
Donations

Donate to the HSA/PTO

Please consider making a donation to the HSA/PTO. If you prefer to make a donation via check, please mail it to: Mendham Township School District, 18 West Main Street, Brookside New Jersey 07926 Attention: MTSD HSA 2021/2022.

All donations directly benefit our children, teachers and schools by funding teacher grants, school events and cultural arts assemblies in addition to library books, technology, equipment and recess upgrades. 
Free Money for our Schools!
Box Tops

Please continue sending in Box Tops via backpack mail to earn money for our school! The deadline to bring in is October 20th.
Thank you for continuing to support this program and help our schools earn money! If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Garofalo at [email protected]
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Mendham Township School District
18 West Main Street
Brookside, NJ 07926
Phone: 973-543-7107