Celebrate the seasons in Spanish with Vamos con las Tradiciones y Celebraciones. Through songs, games, and festive cultural traditions, students build Spanish vocabulary and gain confidence using simple conversations. Fall lessons explore fall and winter themes, while spring introduces spring and summer topics. Along the way, students discover celebrations from Spanish-speaking cultures while practicing greetings, colors, weather, clothing, emotions, nature, and seasonal vocabulary. No prior Spanish experience required—just curiosity and a love of fun! Min 8/Max 15 Instructor: Futura Language Professionals

Service Learning Days give middle school students the opportunity to learn through meaningful action in their community. These opportunities include hands-on service allowing students to make a difference while learning why their impact matters. Lunch and transportation from the Mahtomedi District Education Center to our destination and back is provided. Friday, November 6th - Students will visit Encore Assisted Living and Memory Care in a hands-on, intergenerational experience centered around connection, creativity, and kindness. By combining direct interaction with continued service work, this experience helps students understand how small acts of kindness can make a meaningful difference in their community. The day will begin with a visit to Encore, where students will paint pumpkins with the residents! After painting, everyone will gather to enjoy a seasonal fall treat, giving students and residents additional time to connect and build community. Following the visit, students will return to the District Education Center to enjoy lunch. Then we will transition into a service project of assembling senior care kits. Working collaboratively, we will pack items such as comfort supplies, handwritten notes, treats, and small gifts intended to brighten the day of seniors in our community.

Join us for a club where imagination takes center stage! Each week, we’ll dive into the world of storytelling through fun, interactive activities designed to spark your creativity. Together, we’ll explore the building blocks of great fiction (characters, plot, and setting) with a mix of games, prompts, and surprises. Reach into our mystery trick-or-treat buckets for unexpected story starters and create characters through improv and storytelling challenges. This club is your place to invent, share, and grow as a writer. No experience needed—just bring your curiosity and your imagination!

The Page Turners Challenge started as a summer literacy program with author visits, challenges and games, group discussions, incentives and prizes, and books included with registration. This fall, in partnership with MahtoREADi, students will receive the book Meet Me Halfway by Anika Fajardo, to read prior to her visit to Mahtomedi Middle School. During this session, students will participate in small group facilitated conversations about the text they read, interact in an author visit and discussion, enjoy a snack, and engage in fun competitions and challenges with incentives. This program is held at Mahtomedi Middle School, but there will also be an opportunity to earn more incentives and extend learning at Wildwood Library! This program was designed to motivate students to read deeply and think critically while building a sense of community around books.The Page Turner Challenge is graciously supported by the Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation (MAEF). *We will need some parent/guardian volunteers to lead discussion groups. Please indicate your interest upon registration.*Scholarships available. Please email sammy.wallace@isd832.net with scholarship requests. Book: Meet Me Halfway by Anika Fajardo When new classmates Mattie and Mercedes meet and realize they have the same Colombian dad, the two team up in a Parent Trap–inspired misadventure to meet him for the first time in this sharp and poignant middle grade novel about the bonds that make a family.Learn more about MahtoREADi and Anika Fajardo's visit about the book The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore on Tuesday, November 17th here!