TIGER TOWN NEWSLETTER

• 12/12 Referendum Vote!
• 12/13: Winter Concert (Invite Only)
• 12/15: Assembly ~ Holiday Show
• 12/15: Report Cards available on Parent Genesis

• 12/22: Half day of school (Dismissal at 12:45pm)/Winter Sing Along (Students Only)
• 12/25 - 1/1: School Closed, Winter Recess
• 1/2: School resumes/Square One Art begins
• 1/15: MLK Day - School Closed

*Scroll down to Quick Links to access the full 23/24 Calendar.

The CAS PTO and the MEF would like you to remind you to please vote on TUESDAY, December 12, 2023 regarding the proposed bond referendum for our School District. Refer to this website for all information regarding the referendum. MADISON REFERENDUM

Each holiday season, the PTO takes the opportunity to recognize the staff at CAS who are not the primary classroom teacher, but play a very important roles at our school. This includes, crossing guards, classroom aides, specials’ teachers, office staff and custodians to name a few. Classroom coordinators will reach out separately regarding your primary classroom teacher. Collection will continue through 12/17/2023

You can contribute on our website www.caspto.com or VENMO (@CASPTO)

Help the Student Council support the Madison Eagle Christmas Fund by bringing your loose change into your child’s classroom by December 15th. Our CAS students will combine the change and donate the money to MECF. In the spirit of giving, this project reminds us that small acts of kindness can lead to big change!

www.madisoneaglechristmasfund.org

Bingo Night is coming up next month and we need your help to create the fabulous baskets for the popular raffle! Whether you're doing a pre-holiday purge or finding amazing deals shopping, we would love gifts to accompany gift cards in the baskets. Suggested items include candles, picture frames, kitchen/home decor, self-care, premium snacks, toys. We are also accepting donated gift cards! Are you a local business owner? This is a great way to show your support for CAS! Email caspto@gmail.com to arrange the donation.

The 2023-24 Madison Schools directory is ready! The school directory on MobileArq Next app is updated annually. If you are an existing Madison parent and used the school directory last year, then, you will need to sign up again to renew your access to your school directory. Please SIGN-UP today!

Thank you to all our parent volunteers! See below for new volunteer opportunities.

Winter Dance

Our Winter Dance committee is looking for extra volunteers to help make our annual dance a night to remember!! Join the magic by emailing caspto@gmail.com if you are interested in helping this excellent and creative committee!

FunFest Committee

Do you love yard games, cotton candy and children’s laughter?! Then this role is for you! Looking for 1-2 additional chairs to join this amazing team! Fun Fest is one of the BEST events of the YEAR! You will be responsible for working with a team to coordinate food trucks, work with inflatable slide and cotton candy vendors, organize volunteers, plan games and more. Brainstorming starts in February for this May event. If you are interested, please email CASPTO@gmail.com to let us know.

Lunch Duty

Winter sign-ups are now open! To allow more volunteers, please only sign up for ONE SLOT. Volunteering during lunch is a great way to see your children in their school-day habitat. Parent volunteers assist in opening up lunch items, keeping the lunch lines moving, and ensuring the students clean up after themselves. Lunch begins at 11:15am and ends at 12:45pm. Click here to sign up

On this #GivingTuesday week and throughout the holiday season, we ask that you include MEF in your charitable giving plans. By the time this calendar year is over, we will have funded nearly 60 grants totaling more than $120,000. These impressive numbers are thanks to the generosity of community members like you that contribute to our effort year after year. Your donation now ensures our ability to fund the wonderful enrichment grant submissions we are sure to receive in 2024 and beyond. Thank you for your continued support! DONATE

HUGE thank you to all of the parent volunteers who helped make our first Holiday Shop a success!!! We are so thankful to our staff for their support and permission to create magic for our children! We hope that your kids enjoyed shopping for others. We can’t wait to see the excitement on their faces when they gift these presents during the holidays!

The Madison Special Education Parent Advisory Group represents parents of children with disabilities who are eligible for or receiving services under an IEP or 504 plan. To join and receive meeting information, please register via our directory at www.madisonsepag.com"

The 23-24 Meeting Date are as follows:

● October 11th

● December 13th

● February 14th

● April 10th

● June 12th

More details can be found on the SEPAG website Meetings page.

This Week's Skill: Skill: Reinforcement of Math Facts

Click here to learn more and how you can use these skills at home.

Please click for archived Home Connections and CAS Chats

See flyer below for Donation details. Volunteer sorting projects will be held from starting in December. Please visit our Volunteer Opportunity Calendar to sign up for a sorting project.

Please refer to the below flyer about a poetry contest for elementary students.