Middletown students in grades 4 through 12 have been participating in "Start Strong" Assessments over the past few weeks. The purpose of these assessments is to help teachers understand how well students have retained mastery of their previous school year's standards in Math, Language Arts, and Science (grades 6, 9, and 12 only). Start Strong assessments were given during class time and provide immediate feedback for teachers and support staff. Official score reports will be sent home to all families once they are received from the New Jersey Department of Education. 

For more information about assessments, visit our MTPS Assessment Hub, which includes our annual Parental Notice of Standardized Assessments.

Stack of the Week

MTPS “Stack of the Week” honors are in order for this group of New Monmouth Elementary School second grade engineers, who used their time in Ms. Molly Arnette’s classroom to construct an incredible engineering feat.

Their persistence, problem solving abilities and determination paved the way for this hundred-cup stack up, which remained standing strong and steady in their classroom environment. Congratulations to these engineers! Keep up the great work!

Bake of the Week

Our “Bake of the Week” belongs to the culinary artists of High School North, who provided a feast of freshly prepared pancakes. This delectable collection of golden brown hotcakes was even the envy of the pancake professionals at the International House of Pancakes, who tweeted at the class to praise their cuisine.

Congratulations to these future chefs on their wonderfully tasty dishes. We can’t wait to see what you cook up next!

During a recent learning session, Everleigh, a Middletown Village Elementary School third grade student, was recognized by her teacher, Ms. Kara Markiewicz, for serving as a remarkable role model for her classmates.

Each week, Ms. Markiewicz's class is provided an inspirational quote that helps direct their learning journey and guide their classroom behavior.

This week's quote, the MTPS "Quote of the Week", comes from Hall of Fame basketball coach John Wooden, who led UCLA to 10 National Championships between 1964 and 1975:

"Make each day your masterpiece."

Thanks to Everleigh for helping to create such a fun and positive educational culture in Ms. Markiewicz's room!

This space is dedicated to the promotion of mental health resources in our schools and local community. Please refer to the district site for a comprehensive list of resources: Mental Health & Community Resources

MTPS is excited to kick-off our social-emotional learning program, Positive Action. Positive Action is a comprehensive SEL program that addresses students' needs through focusing on the Thoughts-Actions-Feeling cycle. Students will build awareness and learn skills which will empower them to make health decisions for themselves, others, and their communities. Positive Action covers the NJDOE five core competency areas of:

• Self-awareness
• Self-management
• Social awareness
• Healthy decision making
• Relationship skills

Please reach out to your school counselor with any questions.

In its seasonal newsletter, No Limits Cafe highlighted the work and positivity of Middletown Township Public School alumnus TJ Geant, who began working at the local eatery in February 2022. 

A graduate of High School South, No Limits Cafe Head Chef Kali Garita praised Geant for his work ethic, personality and ability to develop in his crucial kitchen role.

“TJ has come a long way,” said Chef Kali. “He does a lot on his own. He brings so much to No Limits Cafe. He’s courteous, funny and his smile brightens the room. TJ has made huge leaps and now he mentors others too!”

Keep up the wonderful work TJ! You continue to make MTPS proud!

Thorne Middle School students in Ms. Kassandra Boehmer’s English Language Arts class recently explored the world of graffiti art by developing “Words to Live By” boards. The boards feature vocabulary words that best describe students’ personal mantras.

The development of these boards promote social connections and collaboration between peers, as well as an opportunity for students to educate students about verbiage and cultural ideology they may be unfamiliar with.

Keep up the wonderful work!

Thompson Middle School students in Ms. Lisa Montibello’s art class envisioned what their own cities might like, and went to work bringing those concepts to life.

Students utilize their watercolor painting and printmaking skills to design colorful, two-dimensional renderings of futuristic communities and tantalizing skylines. Keep up the wonderful work!

Middletown residents who looked to the night sky on Sept. 26 may have seen a bright white light streaking through the cosmos. The incident was not extraterrestrial in nature, but rather an unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket burning its thrusters toward the stratosphere to deposit Starlink Satellites into space.

Starlink is a satellite-based global internet network that SpaceX is using to deliver web access to underserved populations of the world. Hundreds of Starlink satellites are now in low orbit around the Earth. You can learn more about this global internet project by visiting the Starlink website.

Each academic year the Middletown Township Public Schools community conducts its Teacher/Educational Services Professional (ESP) of the Year program to honor staff members across the district for dedication to our students, as well as to the art of educating.

Teacher/ESP of the Year honorees are selected through a community-wide nomination process. Students, families and colleagues may nominate a staff member for recognition by selecting their school from the list below and following the link to their building’s unique nomination form.

All submissions will be reviewed by your building principal, and must be submitted by Friday, Oct. 21. Thank you for your participation.

MTPS Teacher/ESP of the Year Nomination Forms

• Bayview Elementary
• Fairview Elementary
• Harmony Elementary
• Leonardo Elementary
• Lincroft Elementary
• Middletown Village Elementary
• Navesink Elementary
• New Monmouth Elementary
• Nut Swamp Elementary
• Ocean Avenue Elelementary
• River Plaza Elementary
• Bayshore Middle Schoole
• Thompson Middle School
• Thorne Middle Schoole
• High School North
• High School South