- Oct 22-25, Tuesday-Friday - 5th Grade Science Camp
- Oct 23, Wednesday - DIG Meeting, 7-8:30pm, Library
- Oct 25, Friday - Spirit Day: Class Colors
- Oct 31, Thursday - Direct Donation Drive Last Day
- Nov 1, Friday - NO SCHOOL
- Nov 7, Thursday - 2nd Grade Field Trip, Wheelock Family Theater
- Nov 8-9, Friday-Saturday - Halloween Candy Buy-Back
- Nov 11, Monday - NO SCHOOL
- Nov 13, Wednesday - PTO Meeting, 7-9pm
- Nov 18, Monday - Otto Pizza Fundraiser Night
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Direct Donation Drive
Only 129 more donations needed to make our participation goal!!!
The Direct Donation Drive is coming to an end in less than 2 weeks. So far, 171 families have donated, which means we are over halfway to our goal of 300 families by October 31! Now is the time to put this at the top of your to-do list. You can send a check in your child's backpack or make a contribution online. 100% of your contribution funds the enrichment programming for our students.
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Movie Night
It was wonderful to see so many families Friday night enjoying Lego Movie 2 with the Thompson community. Our kids clearly relished this evening with friends. A shout-out to the Capitol Theatre for donating the popcorn this year. A big THANK YOU to all the volunteers, parents, and Arlington High School students who made the evening possible!
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Thompson Diversity & Inclusion Group (DIG)
 Next Thompson DIG meeting: Wednesday, October 23, 7-8:30pm in the Thompson Library. New and seasoned folks welcome!
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Thompson Class Colors Spirit Day: Friday, October 25th
 Show your grade level by wearing the designated color!
Kindergarten - Purple
1st grade - Blue
2nd grade - Green
3rd grade - Yellow
4th grade - Orange
5th grade - Red and ALL the colors!
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Halloween Candy Buy-Back Program, Nov. 8 & 9
 If you find yourself with too much candy this year, Arlington Orthodontics is gearing up for their Annual Halloween Candy Buy-Back Event.
When: Friday, November 8th, 9am-5pm
Saturday, November 9th, 8am-2pm
Where: Arlington Orthodontics, 800 Mass. Ave., Arlington
Last year, Thompson received $553 that went directly toward enrichment programs organized by the PTO.
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Director Needed for Thompson Drama Project!
The Thompson Drama Project (TDP) is looking to hire an enthusiastic, organized, experienced, and child-loving director for its annual after-school play for students in grades 3-5. For more information, see the job posting here.
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Lost and Found
The Lost and Found is brimming over. Stop by to see if you are missing anything!
Come mid-November, any unclaimed items will be donated.
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Green Team News
 Pumpkin recycling, November 6th. Parent volunteers are needed to collect pumpkins at drop off and to load Black Earth's compost truck, 9-9:30 am. To volunteer, contact Larry Slotnick (larry.slotnick@gmail.com)- Green Team meets after school on Fridays at the Pineapple Doors, 2:40-3:30 pm. Upcoming meetings: 10/25, 11/8, 11/15. To get involved, contact Elizabeth Rocco (egrocco@gmail.com).
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 The PTO is always happy to have help for ongoing tasks! Specific needs will be posted here on an ongoing basis. And you can always check out the Volunteers page to see the most current volunteering opportunities.
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In addition to the Community Card sales and Direct Donation Drive, you can support the PTO (and Thompson School) with these year-round passive fundraisers!
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 Amazon Smile
Designate Thompson School PTO as your favorite Amazon Smile charity of choice, and Smile will automatically donate 0.5% of the purchase price of any qualifying products to the PTO. Thompson has already earned $381 this calendar year! (As of April 2019, we are no longer part of the Amazon Associates program.)
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 Box Tops for Education
Box Tops can be redeemed year-round! The Box Tops program recently went digital with a receipt-scanning app, but clipped Box Tops will still be accepted for the near future. Scan and clip for double points to Thompson PTO. Learn more about the changes. Get your clips in to Thompson by October 31 in order for them to be included in the fall submission, and make sure they have a valid expiration date.
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 Maxima Gifts' My School Program
Every time you make a purchase, 5% of the pre-tax sale price goes to your school of choice. To sign up, see the My School webpage for details. Maxima will add an additional 2% of your purchase to your school when you sign up and make your first purchase.
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 Stop & Shop A+ Rewards
From September through March every year, your grocery purchases = points = dollars for Thompson School with the Stop & Shop A+ School Rewards program. Simply register your Stop & Shop card to Thompson. For a visual tutorial, watch this video created by our friends at the Gibbs-Ottoson PTO. This year, we are in a friendly competition with Stratton School! The school that earns the most Stop & Shop A+ Rewards by March 15, 2020, will be featured in both schools’ Facebook feed and newsletter. Register today!
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Spookywalk!
Saturday, October 26 | 6:30-8:00 pm | Menotomy Rocks Park | FREE
 Put on your costumes and enjoy some kid-friendly frightly fun! Spooky Walk is an annual volunteer-run event where, around the perimeter of the pond, you'll enjoy jack-o'-lanterns, punny gravestones, and silly mad scientist skits. Enter via the Jason Street entrance.
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What is Town Meeting? Why Does it Matter? How Might I Have a Say?
Monday, October 28 | 6:30-8:00 pm | Thompson School | All welcome!
Envision Arlington is sponsoring meetings across the town to provide an opportunity for residents to meet their Town Meeting members and learn how they can participate.
Precincts 1, 3, and 5 (residents who vote at Thompson) will hold their meeting on October 28th and all residents are welcome. For more information: Christa Kelleher | 781.643.1969 | Christakel@verizon.net
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Broadway Corridor Planning Study Community Workshop
Monday, October 28 | 7 pm | Hardy School library
Join us to learn more about the students' project and provide your thoughts and vision for the Broadway corridor!
For more information, please contact BroadwayArlington@gmail.com.
Brought to you by the MIT Department of Urban Studies & Planning, in partnership with the Town of Arlington Department of Planning & Community Development.
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Arlington High School (AHS) Building Project Forum
Wednesday, October 30 | 7-8:30 pm | Arlington Town Hall
The AHS Building Project has moved into the Design Development phase; to learn more about the project's progress, attend this next Community Forum.
Topics covered will include:
- Project overview and process going forward, including the next phase of Estimating and Value Engineering
- HMFH Architects design update - facade, interior, athletic fields
- Consigli Construction - timeline, phasing plans, student impact
For more information, visit www.ahsbuilding.org, or follow the project on Facebook and YouTube.
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14th Annual Waldo Park Halloween Party
Thursday, October 31 | 4:30 pm | Waldo Park | All welcome!
 Gather at Waldo Park starting at 4:30 pm. At around 5 pm, there will be a costume "fashion show". Afterward, a light dinner (hot dogs and veggie items) will be served for those who wish to eat a meal before trick-or-treating.
Waldo Park is located at the end of Waldo Road, off Cleveland Street, between Mass
Ave and Broadway.
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Family-Friendly APS DIG Potluck Meet & Greet
Sunday, November 3 | 5-7:30 pm | Arlington Senior Center | All welcome!
All are welcome to attend this event at the Arlington Senior Center, 27 Maple Street, Arlington. Featuring a performance by True Story Theatre.
If you feel inclined, please bring any food or dish that is significant to your culture. RSVP via Facebook or email (gibbsottosondig@gmail.com).
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Ashley Lorenz, Co-president
Christy Murphy-Macinta, Co-president
Danielle Gottesman, Communications Co-chair
Lani Obermayer, Communications Co-chair
If you have news to share with the community, please email ThompsonPTOevents@gmail.com by Thursday at 12 noon to be included in the next newsletter. The newsletter is sent out Monday each week that school is in session (or Tuesday when Monday is a school holiday).
Please note that we will only include news from the Thompson School and Town of Arlington. Announcements of interest to the Thompson community from other nonprofit organizations may be included at our discretion.
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