TIGER TOWN NEWSLETTER

• 10/25: School Store for students

• 10/31: Halloween assembly and parade at 2:30pm

• 11/01: Diwali (early dismissal)

• 11/04-06: Single sessions/parent & teacher conferences

• 11/04-11/05: Book Fair

• 11/07-08: School closed

Scroll down to see the full '24/'25 School Calendar. Or Click Here

A big thanks to the Green Team, led by Mrs. Mantone, for weeding the Courtyard Reading Garden—teamwork made it quick and fun! Also, shoutout to Mrs. Walch for creating fun seasonal decorations with the 3D printer. Next time you're at CAS, check out this beautifully peaceful space.

The Fall Scholastic Book Fair is booked for Monday, November 4th & Tuesday, November 5th! (Reminder - these are half-days of school for Parent-Teacher Conferences.) Students will shop with their classrooms during the school day. Parents and families can shop after school during special afternoon and evening hours! See all details below!

When can we shop?

Monday, November 4th

• 8:45am-12:45pm - Students shop with their classrooms
• 12:45pm-2:00pm - Family Shopping Hours
• 4:45pm-8:00pm - Family Shopping Hours

Tuesday, November 5th

• 8:45am-12:45pm - Students shop with their Classrooms
• 12:45pm-2:00pm - Family Shopping Hours

What payments are accepted at the Book Fair?

Cash, credit cards & Scholastic eWallets

What’s a Scholastic eWallet?

It’s a safe, cash-free payment option that makes your child’s Book Fair shopping experience easy and stress free. Simply create an account, add funds with a credit card, and your child is ready to shop with their electronic wallet! Any unspent funds can be used at future Scholastic Book Fairs.

How do I create a Scholastic eWallet?

Go to our CAS Book Fair homepage. Scroll down to the eWallet section, click “Get Started” and follow the outlined steps. It is super easy!

If you’ve set up eWallets for previous Scholastic Book Fairs, sign in using the same email address to create a new eWallet for Fall 2024. You’ll be prompted to transfer over any unused funds from previous Book Fairs. You can then add additional funds to the existing balance.

You can print the eWallet and send it in with your child on their shopping day. Or, we can look up your child’s account in our system during the Fair.

Can I donate Book Fair purchases to my child’s classroom?

For this particular Fall Book Fair, we are giving our collection of Scholastic bonus points to CAS to be distributed and spent across classroom libraries as needed. Therefore, Teachers will not be creating individual Classroom eWallets for this Book Fair.

If you want to make a small donation to our upcoming Book Fair, we encourage you to support "Share the Fair" - a Scholastic giving program that allows us to make sure all students are able to purchase a book from our Fair. You will find more information and be able to donate directly towards "Share the Fair" on the Scholastic site when you are setting up your child's eWallet.

Can I volunteer at the Book Fair?

We’d love your help! We have a few more slots left to fill. Sign up for a volunteer shift via our SignUpGenius Link.

Book Fair Chairs

This program helps add books to the CAS library through your generous donations. Your donation will buy high-quality, specially bound books in the genre of your choice. When the books arrive, Mr. Paradiso will invite your child to pick one from their chosen genre. A special label honoring your family or child will be placed inside, and your child will be the first to check it out from the library. This will be open from the week of November 11th through the week of December 16th. Stay tuned for more info as we get closer.

With Halloween soon behind us and the end-of-the-year holiday season fast approaching, The CAS holiday shop will soon return for all of your children’s holiday shopping needs. This event was a huge hit last year, giving the kids a chance to purchase little gifts for the family members and friends. More information coming in November, but for now, please consider donating your reusable shopping bags to the holiday shop committee. The team pre-labels each one and distributes them to the children prior to their shopping day to hold all their items.

The class of 2025 will receive their one and only yearbook to remember their time at CAS and we need your help! Please begin submitting your photos of the children in our fifth grade class (no siblings or friends from other grades, please) ASAP!

How to upload photo submissions:

• We will be sending out requests for specific photo categories throughout the year. Each category has a unique email address. Upon sending your photos, you will receive a confirmation email from the company we use to print them - Entourage Yearbooks.

• To start, we are requesting a baby photo for every student. Please list your child’s name in the subject line and email it to: submit+1603725@edophotos.com

• We are also accepting photos for the following categories (group photos preferred):

• First day of school (5th grade) submit+1603731@edophotos.com

• First day of school (Kindergarten) submit+1603732@edophotos.com

• Kindergarten memories (field trips, concerts, etc.) submit+1603733@edophotos.com

• Visit our website: https://sites.google.com/view/cas-yearbook/home for a full list of photo categories

Please click here for all info related to our upcoming CAS Halloween parade & classroom celebrations.

Whatever team reads the most minutes each month will win a custom 3D printed keychain, courtesy of Mrs. Walch. We are also working together as a school to see if we can beat our score from last year, which was 1,080,788 minutes.

Please try to encourage your students to participate in this fun challenge, and Mr. Paradiso will send reminders near the end of each month to remind students/parents to submit their minutes on the Google form. Please contact Mr. Paradiso with any questions!

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

The Teal Pumpkin Project is a simple way to make trick-or-treating safer and more inclusive for the one in 13 children living with food allergies, and many others impacted by intolerances and other conditions. Placing a teal pumpkin on your doorstep signals that, in addition to candy, you offer non-food trinkets and treats that are safe for all trick or treaters.

Help us make this Halloween one to remember at Central Avenue School by making your own teal pumpkin to display outside of your classroom door!

For more information, check out The Teal Pumpkin Project

⭐CAS Inclusion & Outreach Team

The focus of Zones of Regulation is to positively support the acquisition of self-regulation skills, especially in school-age children as they learn to work together as a group.

Click here for some strategies to help your child better understand the zones.

The Madison SEPAG (Special Education Parent Advisory Group), is an advisory group of parents with children involved with the Special Services Department in the Madison Public Schools.

SEPAG Fall Meeting:

Wed, Nov 13 @ 7pm via Zoom, SEPAG meeting

Click here for more info and to learn how you can be a part of Madison Reads.