Fall Updates
October 2025
We are still looking for volunteers!! Your time and enthusiasm help us create a fun, festive, and memorable experience for our students and families. We know many of you have soccer games and kids to chase around the fair, but giving us an hour of your time to assist with children's activities, or hand out popcorn/donuts would be a HUGE help!
Please sign up for a volunteer spot using the link below!
If you have a high school student who would like to volunteer (or needs community service hours) we would love to have them!! We could really use some help in the late afternoon!
We’re still looking for local crafters, artists, bakers, and makers to be part of one of Medway’s favorite fall traditions! There is still time to register!
Special Opportunity for Medway Middle School Students: 50% off vendor fees! Sell your handmade goods, crafts, art, or treats — and share your creativity with the community!
To register, please send us a message or email us at: medwaypto@gmail.com. We will contact you with a payment link (in the amount of $40) if space is available! Please Note: To ensure a great experience for all, we are limiting the number of vendors per category (jewelry, baked goods, etc.)
Our first General Member Meeting of the ‘25/26 school year will be held on Monday, November 3rd at 6:30 at the High School! We will be providing an overview of events, programming, and volunteer opportunities for the year. All building principals will attend and provide brief updates. Hope to see you there!
Have you heard about our HERD?! The MEPTO MUSTANG HERD is anxiously bucking in its stable to visit our Medway friends again!
For those new to our herd, it's an annual fundraiser where MEPTO's lawn mustangs travel around town to create a nice morning surprise for your child! With a $25 donation, you can choose to have the herd come to your house OR you can choose to herd a friend! This fun tradition is a great way to welcome Kindergarteners to Medway Schools or to give your older student a morning surprise!
Sign up via google FORM HERE!
Venmo: http://www.venmo.com/MEDWAYMEPTO
Remember to tag us in your pics! If you have any questions, please message us or email Medwaypto@gmail.com
We are excited to bring back our Friend of MEPTO Elementary Sponsorship Program! This completely optional program is designed for busy parents who want to pay a one-time fee for items such as yearbooks, specified event admissions, and a small donation to MEPTO! These items will all continue to be available separately; however, we wanted to provide an option to streamline the ordering process for those who wish to do so!
Become a Friend of MEPTO today!
Your $100 sponsorship fee (per child) will include the following:
- Elementary School Yearbook (McGovern or Memorial)
- Wristband for Pumpkin Fair Admission (October 26th)
- 25 Raffle Tickets for the Basket Raffle & Ice Cream Social (held in spring)
- Entry to our Bingo for Books Event
- Medway SWAG
- Car Magnet
MEPTO is a registered 501(c)3 charity
Interested in getting more involved at McGovern or Memorial this year?! Fill out our annual VOLUNTEER FORM to indicate your areas of interest! We’d LOVE to have you!!
Our continued success is largely dependent upon help from our amazing community of volunteers! We have many opportunities for the current school year, including the return of our room parent program! Room parents have been drawn and will be notified as soon as we fill the last remaining classes!
*Please note: clicking "interested" on the form is not a commitment to work an event. It just tells us you’d like to be contacted with more info about that opportunity. Please also note we DO give PRIORITY for certain events (such as FIELD DAY) to those who fill out the form before opening them up to general members.
All volunteers will be required to complete a C.O.R.I. and volunteer training, along with any other forms required by the district or individual schools. Stay tuned for district forms and more information about that process.
McGovern Instructions (Memorial will be sent home in school folders
We are excited to partner with Square 1 Art for another year at Mcgovern and Memorial! The Square 1 Art art project provides you the opportunity to purchase keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art while raising funds for the art departments at both schools!
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MCGOVERN: (Memorial Students will be receiving a flyer home showcasing their unique artwork within the coming weeks, as well as a QR code to scan)
1. CREATE ART
- Your child may create art on our art paper template that you print out, or on a white square of paper that is at least 8 in x 8 in.
- See important Art Requirements
- See Video Making Art with Square 1 Art for instructions!
- Need art ideas? See fun Art Lesson Videos, or our Pinterest!
2. PHOTOGRAPH ART
- Take a photo of your child's art with your phone or tablet. See video How to Take a Photo for Upload.
- Take photo directly overhead in bright light, even outdoors! Avoid shadows on art.
- You can edit and crop off any background later in our upload app online.
3. UPLOAD ART
- Click "Art Upload" on our website. (Need help? See art upload video instructions here.)
- Enter state and school name to find your school, click "Continue".
- Enter your child's name, grade and your email address
- Click "Choose File" and upload your child's art from your phone or tablet files.
- You will see then your child's art in the Edit App. You may crop the art, add text, or make other edits.
- Click "Done" and your art is saved to your school's fundraiser!
4. SHOP
- You may begin to shop for keepsakes right away at square1art.com/shop!
- Order deadling is 11/21/25
Together, we can help support the school, and create keepsake memories of your child's art to enjoy for years!
UPLOADS & ORDER DEADLINE: 11/21/2025
If you have any questions, please contact michaelaryanmcgrath@gmail.com
For those who are new to MMS, snack shack is a little snack stand run by MEPTO volunteers in the middle school lobby. Students can purchase an inexpensive snack on their way out of school to enjoy on the way home! This is hugely popular with students and also benefits MEPTO!
If you’d like to volunteer for snack shack this year, we’d love to have you! Detals and sign up can be found HERE
We are once again offering the opportunity to ski/snowboard at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton, MA this winter. This ski club/fundraiser will run for six consecutive weeks on Friday afternoons beginning January 9, 2026!
The DEADLINE to register is December 12, 2025, but participation in this program (and rental equipment availability) is first-come, first-served and fills quickly, so please register ASAP!
The ski program itself is paid directly to Wachusett Mountain online. The minimum fee to Wachusett will be $195 ($225 after 12/1). You may add equipment rental fees and lessons. Equipment fittings will be done once we arrive the first night.
You must also submit a separate payment of $180 to MEPTO. This includes a luxury coach bus to and from the mountain. Chaperones will be riding the bus and be available at the mountain. The buses depart for Wachusett Mountain at the end of the school day on Friday and return back to the school at approximately 9:00 PM that night.
Step ONE: Go to wachusett.com/schoolgroups
Step TWO: Enter this code: MMSCH to access our program’s form
Step THREE: Fill out MEPTO Program Form and Submit Payment
Detailed INSTRUCTION SHEET
Kindergarten Playground Night
Thank you to everyone who attended Kindergarten Playground Night! We love this tradition of welcoming incoming kindergarteners and their families to McGovern. We hope you all had fun meeting new classmates (and parents!) and exploring your new playground before the first day of school!
We're thrilled to continue our partnership with Fitted Laundry Outfitters this year! Get decked out in blue & white with official Medway apparel, now available online!
The online shop will open year-round, with fresh new items added before each season—so there’s always something new to love! The best part is they've generously agreed to donate 10% back to MEPTO ALL YEAR LONG! Grab your gear, show your hometown pride, and give back to our schools.
Shop now & spread the word!
We appreciate our ongoing partnership with Mabel’s Labels! For anyone not familiar with the company, Mabel's Labels is the best-known brand of durable labels for families that want to save their clothing and water bottles from the overflowing Lost & Founds at our schools! On top of that, they're a charitable organization that gives back to PTOs such as ours!
If you are in the market for some labels for school, sports, or home, please check them out! MEPTO will receive 20% back for each order purchased when you select Medway Elementary PTO in the search feature!
For over 20 years, Box Tops for Education has given families an easy way to earn cash for their school, with products they already buy.
Now you can simply scan your store receipt with the Box Tops mobile app to identify participating products and instantly add cash to your school's earnings online.
All you need is your phone! Download the Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, then use the app to scan your store receipt within 14 days of purchase. The app will identify Box Tops products on your receipt and automatically credit your school’s earnings online. Twice a year, your school will receive a check and can use that cash to buy whatever it needs!