TIGER TOWN NEWSLETTER

• Today is the School Store!
• 5/12: Bike Swap
• 5/15: Spring Music Concert
• 5/17: Family Fun Festival

• 5/27 & 5/28: No School
• 6/3: Bike Rodeo (Grades 3-5)
• 6/6: Battle of the Books

*Scroll down to Quick Links to access the full 23/24 Calendar or CLICK HERE

Grab your piggy banks! Our LAST school store is today during recess. Items range from $0.25 to $3.00.

Pro Tip: Pack your child's money / wallet in a gallon or quart ziploc bag labeled with his/her name. This way they can keep their money and purchases safely together when they play during recess.

Get ready to have some family fun at our annual school festival next Friday, May 17th, from 3:15-6:30pm. There will be food, music, games, prizes, inflatables, and a dunk tank! Registration is now open, tickets and wristbands also available for purchase day-of.

5th Graders ONLY: sign ups for the Dunk Tank ARE NOW OPEN! Click here to sign up. FunFest Committee has TWO dunk tanks this year to allow more to participate but, slots may fill up fast. Do not miss out!!!!

Volunteers are still needed! Remember you get 5 free game tickets per slot! Please head down to the “Volunteer Opportunities” to sign up!!!

Thanks to your annual dues, we’ve celebrated our amazing teachers and staff all week long to show just how much we appreciate them!

Congratulations to CAS Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Caitlin Manley, and CAS Educational Services Professional of the Year, Mrs. Masina Dua! They were selected based on numerous nominations and are being recognized for their hard work and dedication to our learning community.

Battle of the Books is an optional, friendly reading competition! Participants will pick any 4 of the 7 books from a list provided and read them on your own time. The books will be located in Mrs. Burke's classroom and in the Library. Two weeks before the battle, you will be placed on a team with other students. On Battle Day, you will come to the gym to compete with your team. The last team standing will be THE BATTLE CHAMPIONS and will receive a special personalized reading trophy along with other surprises!

Important Dates:

• Sign Up closes May 14th
• Book Distribution has begun!
• Battle teams posted: May 24th
• Battle Competition: June 6th ~ in the CAS Gym at 1:15pm

Bike Swap 2024 is this Sunday May 12th, 9-10am at CAS! Donate and Re-cycle gently used bikes, no matter the size, for just $10! 100% of proceeds go to PeaceWorks, a non profit that donates bikes to Latin American countries and the U.S. Please contact Lisa Moro at lamoro46@gmail.com to participate!

We have some good news! Team Robix made it to the finals of STEAM Tank! Their idea was to use a robot to help clean the cafeteria. They used VexGo robots and 3D designed a front attachment and then coded the robot. Besides submitting new inventions, groups could also submit a better process.

Everyone did a great job and should be very proud of themselves. All of our teams made it to the regionals of STEAM Tank, which is impressive considering they received over 400 submissions and around 200 went to regionals.

Students will still come at their designated time. Groups not moving on will work on VexGo robots and or Scratch. Team Robix will still come at their designated time and I will set up some additional times for them as well.

Again, congratulations to Team Robix, we are all cheering you on!

Did you forget to submit your Blue Tiger Reading Challenge minutes for any month this school year? Please fill out the backlog link below to add those lost minutes to our school total to help us reach a million! Enter Here

Friendly reminder that the CAS library is closing down for checkout on May 17th! All books taken from library MUST be returned.

Thank you for all your help and dedication to enriching our students’ elementary school experiencing by volunteering to make our events smooth. Please see below for day-of opportunities.

In addition we are looking ahead at open roles for Vice President.

Please email caspto@gmail.com to volunteer for these open positions!

Fun Fest Volunteers

Fun Fest is almost here!! We will need volunteers to help run fun games, ticket sales, and more! Can’t be there in person but want to help?? Please consider donating water and small Gatorade bottles! As always, volunteers get extra game tickets for free!

• Water and Gatorade Donations: click here
• Volunteer shifts: click here

Spring Lunch Duty

Calling Parent Volunteers to help with Lunch Duty this Spring. There are still a few days with open slots available to volunteer!! Click here to sign up

PTO Vice Presidents (two positions)

We are still in need for our vice presidents for next year!!! Please consider this incredible opportunity!!! This position consists of “shadowing” the 2024-2025 presidents for one year, followed by the co-presidency positions for the 2025-206 school year. Reach out to caspto@gmail.com for additional info!!

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Registration is now open for the 2024 Madison Summer Arts program! Scan this QR Code for more information and to access the online registration form. All registrations must be received by June 10th.

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 2024 Meeting Date Are As Follows:

• June 12th

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