October 31st, 2021
Parents,Teachers, and Community working together!
Dates to Remember
Monday 11/1
  • End of MP 1
  • Parent/Teacher Conferences/Evening Session
  • MTES Early Dismissal PK/K 12:35PM, Grades 1-4 12:45PM
  • MTMS Early Dismissal 12:15PM

Tuesday 11/2
  • Parent/Teacher Conferences/Afternoon Session
  • MTES Early Dismissal PK/K 12:35PM, Grades 1-4 12:45PM
  • MTMS Early Dismissal 12:15PM

Wednesday 11/3
  • Parent/Teacher Conferences/Afternoon Session
  • MTES Early Dismissal PK/K 12:35PM, Grades 1-4 12:45PM
  • MTMS Early Dismissal 12:15PM

Thursday 11/4
  • No school - NJEA Convention
  • ES Parent Portal Report Cards MP1

Friday 11/5
  • No school - NJEA Convention

Monday 11/8
  • MTMS Basketball Tryouts 3-4:30PM

Tuesday 11/9
  • MTMS Basketball Tryouts 3-4:30PM

Wednesday 11/10
  • MTMS Parent Meeting regarding Spring Production 2022 7PM

Friday 11/12
  • MTMS One Book/One School author visit - Sarah Weeks
The HSA/PTO Corner
Burnt Mills Cider
Sunday, November 14th 2-4 PM

Join Mendham Township families, friends and neighbors for a fun fundraising afternoon with cornhole, firepits, food, and hard cider! Please bring your own blankets and chairs.

$20 Premium Hard Cider Tasting Flight
$5 S’more Kits
$5 50/50 raffle

Purchase tasting tickets & s’more kits online before November 10th

Featuring local food truck Summer Daze

 HSA sponsored fundraising event. Proceeds will benefit MTSD
2021-2022 activities and teacher grants to date include:

  • Pumpkin patch for pre-K and K
  • Soccer nets for the ES
  • Record Player for the MS
  • PA Sound System for ES
  • Video Production Equipment for MS
  • Teacher grants for Maker Space, Recess Equipment, Seating, Visual Presenter
  • 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
MTMS One Book / One School

On Friday November 12th, students at MTMS will participate in an afternoon of activities centered around the One Book, One School title, Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan. 

The activities will begin with an optional lunch provided by Caffe India in Morristown, which will include many of the foods featured in the story. After lunch, students will rotate through presentations and activities including a virtual visit with the author Sara Weeks.
Community News & Events
Dia de Los Muertos

Mendham Township Library
Monday, November 1, 2PM

PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE TO 2pm as TOWNSHIP CHILDREN HAVE A HALF DAY

Learn about the Mexican celebration of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. While the holiday originated in Mexico, it is celebrated all over Latin America with colorful calaveras (skulls) and calacas (skeletons).

Paint a wooden calaveras to take home. 
Collect supplies to work at home, or paint together outside the library (weather permitting).
Teen Library Council

Mendham Township Library
Tuesday, November 9, 6-7PM

Everyone needs a little TLC (tender love and care), and the Teen Services Section is no different! 
Come, have a snack, play some games, and plan future programs with Rachel, the Teen Services Leader. This is a judgement free zone to voice your opinions.

All program attendees will receive volunteering hours.
Feathers for Dollars!

The West Morris Junior Women’s Club is holding their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, virtually. Once again, they need the help of the fabulous families of Mendham Township Elementary School!
To earn feathers:
Make a donation online. Please specify teacher’s name, so your child’s class receives credit for the donation. Classes will receive one feather for every $10 donated, a bonus feather for donations of $50 or more, & another bonus feather for $100 donations.

The class with the most feathers at 4pm on 11/10 wins the Turkey Cup, and an individual medal for each student in the winning class! Second & third place classes will also win trophies.

Donations accepted from 10/20 - 11/10
Balloon Palooza

Mendham Township Library
Wednesday, November 10, 4PM

Work together (outside the library, weather permitting) or collect supplies, work at home and send us a photo of your creation.

Base your creation on a book or movie character. 
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.

The HSA is a 501(c)(3) non-for-profit volunteer group of parents.

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

Fall collection is over but hang onto those Box Tops for the Spring drive!
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]
Amazon Smile

Please choose the Mendham Township HSA as your Non For Profit choice on your Amazon Smile Prime Account.
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Mendham Township School District
18 West Main Street
Brookside, NJ 07926
Phone: 973-543-7107