TIGER TOWN NEWSLETTER

• Fall is around the corner, so buy your mums here! Fall Mum Sale
• Congratulate Mary Marano on 25 years of keeping our kids safe at the crosswalk!!
• Ice Cream Social tickets go on sale TODAY!

• 9/15 (TODAY!) Tickets for Ice Cream Social go on sale at 5:00 pm - this event may sell out!
• 9/25: School Closed - Yom Kippur
• 9/28: Back to School Night @7pm (plus Spirit Wear sale!)
• 9/29: Ice Cream Social @5:30pm (plus Spirit Wear sale!)
• 10/4: Walk To School Day
• 10/5: (1) Kindergarten Principal Chat @ 6pm / (2) VIP Training @ 6:45p / (3) First PTO Meeting @ 7:30p (All located in CAS Gym)

Next week, September 18 - 22, we are participating in the Sandy Hook Promise “Start With Hello” Week! Small but powerful actions can promote inclusion and kindness. The “Start With Hello” program teaches students to build connections, end loneliness, and help each other. There is an introduction video here if you’d like to utilize that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3173HF-kUw. We will have a few low impact classroom activities this week including:

• Make Someone Smile Monday

• Continue to get to know your classmates!! Say “Hello!” to someone you don’t know.

• Include everyone!!! Invite someone you don’t know to play a game at recess.

• Upstander Tuesday

• Show appreciation to Upstanders who reach out and help others.

• Grades 3-5: go the extra step and surprise them with a certificate or an Upstander-GRAM. (materials will be provided).

• Wear Green Wednesday

• Wear green as a symbol of unity, inclusivity, and solidarity with Sandy Hook Promise and Start With Hello Week.

• Talk About it Thursday

• Thank a trusted adult or a friend you feel like you can always talk to! Thank those who spread the Start With Hello spirit and positivity.

• Grades 3-5: Write a note to a trusted adult or another upstander! Tell them you appreciate them (materials will be provided)!!

• Find a New Friend Friday

• Make friends with someone you don’t know!

• Make a Start With Hello Promise Pledge to keep the spirit going throughout the year (materials will be provided).

Thank you for your support for this initiative!

Mike Shugrue, LCSW

School Social Worker

Central Avenue School

Stay Tuned for info on after-school Fall Enrichment Classes with our amazing teachers - registration coming soon!

Add lunch money, find the letter day schedule & the CAS calendar for the year, and check out all things CAS! www.caspto.com

PTO dues support activities including monthly assemblies, enrichment programs, and teacher appreciation and supplies to name a few. The suggested amount is $40 per family (more or less as your circumstances allow). You can pay online here or via Venmo @CASPTO

These beautiful mums come in various colors and cost only $10 each. If you choose not to purchase for your home, you can donate to CAS to beautify our school grounds! Pick up will be September 27th at CAS!

New to school? Join us for an informal Welcome Coffee event! We'll check in to see how the school year is going and to answer any questions! See details below.

I Scream! You Scream! We all Scream for Ice Cream! The CAS PTO will be hosting an Ice Cream Social on Friday, September 29th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm. A very casual event, with teachers scooping ice cream, kids playing on the playground and families meeting their child(ren)’s new classmates. Please see the below flyer for more details.

Pre-Registration opens TODAY at 5:00pm. Attendance at this event will be capped for safety reasons ~ we may sell out!

Select CAS spirit wear will be sold in-person at Back to School Night (9/28) and the Ice Cream Social (9/29)! An online sale with additional styles will be available soon!

Want to know how to help volunteer in your child’s school?

Here are some opportunities for you to join:

LIBRARY

As a volunteer, you get the wonderful experience of seeing the students in school and working with our Librarian Mr. Paradiso.

Email libraryvolunteercas@gmail.com to sign up!

Last chance to sign up and plant with our children in the LEARNING GARDEN next week!

Cactus makes perfect! Complete this google form to help the children plant seeds and grow vegetables! (Questions? Contact casgardenfun@gmail.com)

Volunteer sign up: https://forms.gle/Ut8zzSnbKRnauHbo8

There are a Few Spots Left for FALL LUNCH Volunteers!

Parent volunteers assist in opening up lunch items and ensuring the students clean up after themselves. Lunch begins at 11:15am and ends at 12:45pm.

CAS Lunch Volunteer Sign Up - Fall 2023

Feel free to Contact Danielle Carreon (danielle.asuncion@gmail.com) or Rachel Cushing (CushingFamily37@outlook.com)

The CAS Landscaping Team needs your help! Our CAS grounds may look effortless, but behind the scenes are people and parents who love to make the grounds look beautiful and inviting for our kids.

We need your support this fall to help maintain our enchanting pollinator garden. Absolutely no gardening experience necessary, just a willingness to lend a helping hand and some of your time. Click the link CAS Landscape Signup for more information about the event in November and to sign up. Even one hour of your time would be helpful.

Contact LandscapeCAS@gmail.com with questions.

As a bonus, you may have the opportunity to bring home divisions of plants for your own flower garden!

P.S. The Landscape Committee is separate from the CAS Learning Garden Committee who organizes the vegetable garden. They need your help too (see above).

The Madison Education Foundation (MEF) would like to thank everyone who participated in our 20th Anniversary Gala on September 8th. It was a successful fundraiser and a fabulous night out... some might even call it “the bee's knees!” As always, all funds raised go directly back to our schools. To learn more about MEF, visit www.mefnj.org

The annual Madison Jr. Lacrosse Clinic starts this Sunday Sept 17th, run by our MJL coaches, Madison HS staff and players. It is open to grades K-8.

• Age / skill appropriate drills, scrimmages and possible games vs. Summit, Chatham, Westfield for grades 2-8.
• *Full equipment for grades 2-8; K-1 will need a stick.
• Dates/Time: Sundays, September 17, 24 & October 1,8, 15 ~ 1-2pm, 2-3, 3-4; Grade 4 TBA (Thursdays). At the Harding township school.
• Cost = $35

Please check the link for more information: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/395449
Questions please contact Melissa Chaput. melissachaput629@gmail.com