Middleton Elementary PTO

Upcoming Dates to Know:​​​​​​​​

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• May 11 - 24: Online book fair

• May 18 - 22 Virtual Kindness week 

• June 1: Materials pickup/Device drop off

• June 4: End of year parade!

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Spring Book Fair: Online May 11 - 24

We can't go to the Book Fair, but the Book Fair can come to us! Enjoy shopping at our online book fair through Scholastic where 25% of sales will benefit Middleton Elementary! Shopping dates are May 11th - May 24th. Books will be shipped to your door for happy reading! Stock up for summer for endless reading fun indoors, outdoors, in the car or on your porch. Shop at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/middletonelementaryschool

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Teacher Appreciation Week

Thank you to those that participated in creating our teacher appreciation video! We LOVE our Middleton teachers!

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Announcements!

It’s a great day to be a Mustang! Here’s the latest from Mr. Williams:

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Virtual Kindness Week

We are looking to still have that strong Middleton culture, even though we are not together!  Share your pictures in the Middleton cluster album: or on Twitter: @principalarthur and use the hashtags #MESKindnessWeek or #MustangKindnessWeek. Can’t wait to see all of your spirit!

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Ashland Play: The Grunch

Unfortunately, the play has now been cancelled. Ashland should have let families know about ticket refunds. But we did get this amazing medley from some of the Grunch cast!

Check it out here:

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Field Week

Middleton, along with the rest of the District 833 elementary schools, will be participating in field week starting Monday, May 18 - Friday May 22​.  Here’s a sneak peek of what’s to come:

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Middleton Day with the Minnesota Twins!

The Middleton Twins game outing that was to take place on April 19 will not be rescheduled this year.  Emails went out to families regarding refunds.  If you ordered tickets but have not received your refund instructions, please reach out to Marea Anderson.

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Reading Rivalry

Reading Rivalry is an optional, PTO-sponsored event.  Teams form a reading club, read a variety of books, and participate in a competition about those books. The intent is to foster a love of reading, introduce the students to books they may not otherwise choose, provide opportunities to work as a team, and to have fun!  The competition unfortunately was cancelled this year, but we encourage our readers to finish the books they had planned to read for the event.

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For study guides and more information on the books, check out the Reading Rivalry page.

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VIRTUAL Art Fair - ***Going Online Friday, March 20***

At this time, our event is canceled.  BUT! We will be displaying an online gallery to display all of the artwork that Middleton students created.  Students K - 5 can enter with any artwork they’ve created in the past year, including projects they’ve worked on at school or at home.  Art can come in any shape or form - drawing, painting, sculpture, or mixed media.  Please take a photo of their creation and send it to Marea Anderson - we will continue adding art as it comes in.  

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Meet the 2020-21 PTO Board

Our final PTO meeting of the school year was held via Zoom on May 12, and we officially voted in our new board:

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Co-Presidents:

Stephanie Kraft

Deanna Swanson

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Co-Vice Presidents:

Mary Jenniges

Kristin Tranby

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Secretary:

Betsy McNeill

 

Treasurer: Kristine Waller

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Community Engagement:

Marea Anderson

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Thank you to our outgoing board for all of their hard work! 

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Help Wanted

If you’d like to help the Middleton community, there are plenty of opportunities for parents to volunteer throughout the school year.  Events that need chairs, co-chairs, or parent volunteers include:

 

Boo Bash          Carnival          Art Fair          Science Fair          Sports Outings

Website             Walktathon     School Play    5K (Spring)          Book Fair

Picture Day       Reading Rivalry         Restaurant Nights

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Please reach out to us at if you’d like to learn more.

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Middleton 2019-20 Student Directory

FREE – provided by the Middleton PTO

This year we will have a new option for a student directory.  Enjoy the directory all year long to help plan birthday parties, playdates, or meet other Middleton families.  As a reminder, teachers are not allowed to give out contact information for students.  Please sign up as soon as possible so all can enjoy the benefits of the directory.  You can add as much or as little as you want for contact information.

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To join:

• Visit the link you received from your teacher at assessments, or on our Facebook page 

• Click on “Register Login”

• Scroll down to “Create Account”

• Create your personal account

• After confirming your email, register your information in “Family Information”

• Add your child in “Add Student” and remember to save all updates.

• To add additional children, select “I have another Student”

• Select “Yes” to confirm you’d like your information in the Directory and Save.

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That’s it! To access the Directory, select Directory from the drop-down Menu.  Now you can….

• Download the Membership Toolkit app to have access from your phone.

• Update your information anytime.

• Filter by grade, teacher or your starred favorites

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Nickelodeon Universe Wristbands 

Nickelodeon Universe wristbands are for sale in the office at a discounted rate, with a portion of the sales coming right back to the PTO! Wristbands are $27 each (a discount of $10!), and subject to change. (At this time, as Nick U is closed, wristband sales are suspended).

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Kowalski's

Whenever you shop at Kowalski’s, ask for a second receipt and place it in the labeled box for Middleton at the front of the store (Starbucks receipts count!!). There is no minimum purchase.  It is based on the number of receipts submitted!

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2019-20 PTO Board Members

The Middleton PTO Board would like to welcome you to the new school year! The PTO is made up of wonderful parents and teachers working together to make Middleton the best it can be.  You can be a part of the PTO in many ways, in as large or small capacity as you are able, and we invite you to reach out anytime.  For more information about the board, click here.

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Co-Presidents:

Heidi Case

Linzy Nathlich

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Co-Vice Presidents:

Marea Anderson

Katie Hedges 

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Secretary:

Jenny Thelen​

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Treasurer:

Liz Willard

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Community Engagement:

Stephanie Kraft

Deanna Swanson

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Contact the PTO

Facebook: YourMiddletonPTO

Email: yourmiddletonpto@gmail.com

Twitter: @833MiddletonPTO
Web: www.yourmiddltonpto.org