Halloween is fast approaching and will soon be celebrated at Middlebrook School. This is a fun time for our students. On Halloween, Kindergarten and First grade students are invited to come to school dressed in costume; while Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth graders can bring a costume that can be put on in their classroom over their clothes.

Please know that costumes are OPTIONAL. Costumes cannot be violent in nature. Face paint or scary masks such as the “Evil Jester”, “It”, “Grim Reaper”, “Chucky”, “Scream” or any other costumes that contain blood/scars will not be allowed to be worn. No accessories of any kind are allowed.

Thank you for helping us to keep our students safe.

Conferences: If you have not done so already, please be sure to sign up for a conference time to meet with your child's teacher. Below is a link to assist you in scheduling your time. Conferences are on October 24 or 26, as well as November 2.

Conference link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S6ISqQTWdrXDWG9usLBBV5gLbCXAbVgt7OtTUO02jCk/edit?usp=sharing

And finally, we had a practice fire drill on Oct. 5, Thursday. As expected, students vacated the building in a safe and orderly manner. Teachers were impressed with the quite and calm exit from each classroom.

Enjoy the long weekend!

Kind regards,

Ms. Ponte and Ms. Molloy

This week began our first Trimester instituting our Middlebrook Mentors program. Students in grades 3,4 and 5 have applied and been chosen to bond with children in grades K, 1 and 2. The mission of our program is to encourage our PAWS behaviors, grow future teachers and foster friendships within our school community. Each mentor student takes their responsibility very seriously and have made our primary students feel very special.

Each day a responsible student is chosen to feed Mr. Blub, our school fish. On Friday, Lucas visited Mr. Blub and demonstrated caring, kindness and love.

Postponed to November 4 (due to rainy forecast)

Cow Chip Fundraiser Guardians Farm 3:15pm

October
National Dyslexia Awareness Month

Fire Prevention Month

Italian American Heritage Month

Monday, October 9

No School, Columbus Day

Tuesday, October 10

BOE Meeting 7:00pm

Thursday, October 12

Fathers Club, 7:15 (school cafeteria)

Friday, October 13

BINGO - school cafeteria (details - coming soon)
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day

Monday, October 16

PTA Meeting 7:00pm in the Library

Tuesday, October 17
Schoolwide Read Aloud

Tuesday, October 17 - Thursday, October 19

Vision Screenings for grades K, 1, 3, 4, and 5

Scoliosis screening for grade 5 girls only

Thursday, October 19

5th grade ice cream social - Plasko's Farm 5-7pm (rain date: October 24th)
****see flyer below

Fathers Club, 7:15 (school cafeteria)

Friday, October 20

PTA Fundraiser - Charleston Wrap orders DUE

PINK PLEDGE - wear pink to school and bring $1.00 to donate to Norma Pfriem Breast Cancer Center

Trumbull High School Football game - MIDDLEBROOK Night! Game starts at 7:00 PM.

(Wear your Middlebrook spirit wear and join our school community to cheer on the Trumbull Eagles football team! )

Tuesday, October 24

Early Dismissal - 1:00 pm, Parent Conferences

United Nations Day

Thursday, October 26

Early Dismissal - 1:00 pm, Parent Conferences

Friday, October 27

School Store, grades 1-5

ZOMBIEBROOK (details - coming soon)

Tuesday, October 31

Halloween

Children in grades K-2 visited with members of the Trumbull Fire Department. Not only did they get an up close "meet and greet" with our firefighters, but they learned the parts of a truck and all the needed skills to stay safe.

On Tuesday, Middlebrook staff was treated to a fruit cart in the afternoon. As we all know, the adults in our building are "ONE IN A MELON" ; working together to provide the best community for our students.

Health Screening will be conducted on:

Tuesday October 17th, Wednesday October 18th, and Thursday October 19th.

Trumbull Schools provides health screenings based on recommendations from the Connecticut State Department of Education. Hearing and Vision Screening will be completed for students in grades K, 1, 3, 4, 5. Postural Scoliosis will be completed for female students in grade 5 (please have your child wear a tank top/bra under clothing).

Any of the mandated screenings which are documented on a Physical Examination form submitted to the school nurse performed during the current school year will be used as the valid screening for that year. If the results of any screening tests indicate further evaluation, the school will notify the parent/guardian and recommend further medical evaluation of the suspected problem. If the nurse is unable to test a student the parent/guardian will be notified.

If a parent/guardian does not want a student to participate in any of the screenings they should notify the school nurse in writing.

Author Aaron Reynolds will be visiting Middlebrook (virtually) on October 10th. The students are really going to be excited! His books fly off the shelf in the library; students absolutely love them!!

Aaron Reynolds is a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of many highly acclaimed books for kids including Creepy Pair of Underwear, Dude!, and the Caldecott Honor Medalist Creepy Carrots! to name a few. You can learn more about Aaron at www.aaron-reynolds.com.

Attached is the flyer if you are interested in purchasing books. Students who purchase books will also receive a signed bookplate by Aaron Reynolds! Orders close at midnight on September 27th. Here is the link to order books: https://turningthepagewithpia.com/lists/LQpPXmkE7A6A

All individuals seeking to volunteer in the Trumbull Public Schools must fill out and sign this “School Volunteer Security Check” form prior to beginning volunteering. The form must be completed annually. If you plan on volunteering, please fill out this form. Please keep in mind, every cell of this form needs a response in order to be processed. If a cell does not apply to you, please indicate N/A. We thank you in advance for volunteering!

Orders due by Friday, October 20th

Click the wrapping paper to the right to go straight to the website link.

Use the Organization ID: 19255

Did you know that your gently worn sneakers could help Middlebrook?

Well, they can and here’s how…Our school is participating in a fundraiser where there is nothing to buy or sell; all we need is your support and your gently worn, used, or new sneakers (children's and adult's)!

Here’s how you can help:

Start in your closets at home and gather as many pairs of sneakers that you no longer want; maybe you’ve out-grown them, they’re out of style, or out of season. Every pair counts!

The sneakers that we collect will help raise money to support our program AND will help our environment by keeping sneakers out of landfills.

We will be setting up a box in the lobby soon, but start saving them now!

Grab your Cow Chip Squares for our first ever fundraiser at Guardians Farm in Southbury, coming up on November 4 (new date!)

Buy your squares here: https://middlebrookelementarypta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/255602

If we have any squares left, we will be opening up this event to the Trumbull Community to purchase----so get your tickets today!!!

Spiritwear is Available- grab your favorite Middlebrook apparel!

https://middlebrookelementarypta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/255678

As mentioned above, the next two dates for Fathers Club will be October 12 and 19 at 7:15. Please come join as we plan for Middlebrook's wildly popular ZOMBIEBROOK! It takes many hands to make this evening a success!

Trumbull Public Schools provides parents and guardians with Infinite Campus access to view student's report card information, attendance and payments for field trips or school related fees. Families without an active Parent Portal account should have received an email with instructions and an activation code in August. If you have not yet activated your account, please use the link: Parent Portal.

The CHET Dream Big! Competition will launch on September 7! This competition is brought to you by the Connecticut State Treasurer’s Office as Trustee of the Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET). Dream Big! is open to all Connecticut residents in grades K-12.

We need your help to make sure students and their families know about this opportunity to win contributions to their CHET 529 college savings plans!

This year, we will be awarding more than $450,000 in CHET 529 College Savings Plan – Direct Plan (“CHET 529 Direct Plan”) account contributions to students in grades K-12 and technology prizes to schools. For the winning students, we will be awarding:

• Three $20,000 prizes
• 24 $6,000 prizes
• 336 $500 prizes

To enter, students are asked to answer a question in the form of a drawing, essay or video. Younger students will be asked to answer a question focused on improving their communities and the lives of others, and older students will be asked to describe a lesson they’ve learned and how it will influence their future.

Submissions must be uploaded by 5:00 p.m. on November 6. There is no cost to enter. For program details and entry process visit:

www.chetdreambig.com

Thank you for your support!

The CHET Dream Big! Competition Team

Middlebrook School Hours

Doors open at 8:20 AM

Regular School Hours: 8:35 AM - 3:20 PM

Early Dismissal Hours: 8:35 AM - 1:00 PM

Delayed Opening Hours

1 ½ hour Delay – 10: 05 AM – 3:20 PM
2 hour Delay – 10:35 AM – 3:20 PM
2 ½ hour Delay – 11:05 AM – 3:20 PM

Middlebrook WEBSITE LINK: https://mes.trumbullps.org