TIGER TOWN NEWSLETTER

• 5/3: 5th Grade Musical
• 5/3: Registration for Fun Fest opens!
• 5/4: May Day at CAS
• 5/6: Teacher Appreciation Week
• 5/7: Teacher and Educational Service Provider of the Year presentation
• 5/10: School Store

• 5/12: Bike Swap
• 5/15: Spring Music Concert
• 5/17: Family Fun Festival
• 5/27 & 5/28: No School

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

Spend tomorrow morning outdoors with your CAS family for May Day 9am - 12pm ~ stop over anytime! We need your help to simply spread mulch and to weed flower beds. Come with your family, team, or club! Whether you can or can’t make it, PLEASE lend us your pitchforks and wheelbarrows. Let us know on the sign up form , by sending an email to: MayDayCAS@gmail.com or just show up!

Grab your piggy banks! Our LAST school store is coming up on Friday, May 10, 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 Under the Sea at our annual school festival on Friday, May 17th, from 3:15-6:30pm. There will be food, music, games, prizes, inflatables, and a dunk tank! Registration opens at 5pm TODAY!

5th Graders ONLY: Sign-ups for the Dunk Tank ARE NOW OPEN in today’s newsletter! 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 also needed to help make this an incredibly smooth and memorable event. Please head down to the “Volunteer Opportunities” to sign up!!!

Thanks to your annual dues, we will be celebrating our amazing teachers and staff all week long to show just how much we appreciate them!

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

Blue Tiger Reading Challenge ~ April’s Minutes!

Don’t forget to enter your April minutes for the Blue Tiger Reading Challenge!

Enter April Minutes Here

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!

May Day 5/4

Bring the family outside and beautify our school! May Day is May 4th from 9-12pm ~ We need your help to simply spread mulch and to weed flower beds. If you can’t be there, perhaps we can borrow your tools! May Day Help!

Final School Store May 10

We are looking for volunteers to help with the school store on Friday, May 10. This is a fun and easy way to spend time in the school and help our fundraising efforts.

• Volunteer time: 11-1:30pm (split into two shifts)
• Responsibilities: Oversee student volunteers, help kids purchase items and act as cashier

Please sign up to volunteer!

Fun Fest Volunteer Opportunities May 17

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 gatorade! 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!!

Saturday, May 11, 12-2pm

FREE

Come experience BOOKED 18: SEE/ING before it closes on May 12 with a special artist talk! Drop into METC anytime between 12pm and 2pm to hear about the exhibit from our artists in residence from the Book Arts Roundtable.

Also in the museum all day on May 11, kids can receive a FREE takeaway craft to complete at home Just in time for Mother's Day! 1 per family and supplies are limited.

Central Ave parents, the BEST way to buy school supplies for next year is with 1st Day School Supplies. Get the exact supplies your teacher requested packaged all in one beautiful, newly redesigned box. We only sell the highest quality branded products like Ticonderoga, Elmer's, Crayola, and Fiskars... GUARANTEED! Buy your 1st Day School Supplies kit today before it’s too late. Order now.

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. Early bird pricing is available through April 30. 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.