Welcome Back!
The PTO is looking forward to a great year ahead! Mark your calendars with these upcoming events! We are always looking for volunteers to help throughout the year. Don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions and be sure to attend our Monthly PTO Meetings!
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Our first PTO meeting will be held on
Wednesday, September 11th at 6:15pm in the CES Library.
All are welcome!
*Free babysitting available at all PTO meetings*
Spirit T-Shirt Orders
Sprit T-Shirt Order Forms are Due by Friday, September 13th!
Shirts are $6 each. Students will wear these shirts several times throughout the school year. Be sure to order a size that will fit your student through June.
Annual Community Fair
Saturday, September 21st from 10am-3pm
Vendors, Games, Bounce Houses, Food, Pony Rides, Auction and more!
Our Annual Community Fair is our largest fundraising event for the school year. This event helps to fund field trips, assemblies, author visits and many other events throughout the school year for our students. Please spread the word and invite your family, friends and neighbors!
**Get your tickets before the day to save on fair prices!**
Packets will be going home, but you can also
Pre-order your tickets online at:
https://castleton-elementary-school-pto.square.site/
Volunteers (Adults and Students 4th grade and up) are needed for the Community Fair!
*Whether you can only spare an hour or are available all day,
we need all the help we can get!*
Sign up here to Volunteer:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a48adaf2ca0fc1-2019
CES Student Directory
Please complete the student directory forms that were sent home with students and provide an e-mail address to stay up to date on all PTO events and information throughout the school year!
CES Parent Night
Wednesday, September 25 at 6:30pm (Grades K-2)
Thursday, September 26 at 6:30pm (Grades 3-6)
*Babysitting available both nights*
($10 per child, $25 for families with 3 children
or $30 for families with 4 or more children)
Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program
The CES PTO has been chosen again to participate in the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program! For the month of October, every $2.50 Community Bag sold at the Hannaford store located at
596 Columbia Turnpike, E. Greenbush, NY will generate a
$1 donation to Castleton Elementary School PTO!
**Please spread the word and stock up on reusable bags!**
Box Tops for CES
More information about the Castleton Elementary School PTO:
Our Mission: To raise money throughout the year to help benefit the students and teachers and provide them with resources that may not otherwise be available to them. Every dollar raised directly supports a multitude of educational programs, which include assemblies, field trips, special events for holidays and many family friendly events throughout the year.
How can you help?
Volunteer
We are always looking for volunteers to help chair events, volunteers to help during an event, as well as donations of baked good items, food items, etc. throughout the year. Your participation and support is key to our success!
Attend the Monthly PTO Meetings
We meet at 6:15pm in the CES Library on the first Wednesday of the month (typically)
Upcoming Meeting Dates: 9/11, 10/16, 11/6, 1/8, 2/5, 3/4, 4/8, 5/6, 6/3
Other ways to help support the PTO:
Help the CES PTO Earn Extra Money through these programs:
Amazon Smile – go to www.smile.amazon.com and select or change your charitable organization to Castleton Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization. *Note that you must shop on Amazon through the Amazon Smile site in order for the school to earn money.
Hannaford Helps – Purchase qualifying items from September 2 – December 1 and CES will earn money. You must turn the school dollars in to the Helps Schools Collection Tower at the front of the store (East Greenbush) and insert it into the CES School Slot to get credit.
Box Tops for Education – We receive 10 cents for each Box Top that is turned in. You can find Box Tops on various products. Please download the Box Top App and scan your grocery receipts to easily submit your Box Tops. Physical Box Tops are still on many products and can be clipped and sent into school in a Ziploc bag (label bag with grade and teacher name).
Colonie Center Points – Every time you shop at Colonie Center, you can help CES earn points. At the end of the school year, Colonie Center will give away $20,000 in cash to the top 10 schools!! Bring any receipt for any purchase at Colonie Center (including restaurants, movies, travel agency, etc.) to the Customer Service desk (1st floor by Five Guys). They will record the amount of the purchase ($1 = 1 pt).
Price Chopper Tools for Schools – Register your Price Chopper Advantage Card (https://www.pricechopper.com/tools-schools) to help our school earn points! School Code is 15721.
ShopRite For My School – Register your Price Club Card and earn cash for our school! (https://www.shopriteformyschool.com/)
School Banking – Students can deposit money during School Banking monthly throughout the school year. The school receives $10 for each new account. To set up a bank account through CAPCOM and for more information go here, https://www.capcomfcu.org/personal/banking/kids/.
For information throughout the year,
visit our Facebook page!
Castleton Elementary PTO
https://www.facebook.com/groups/271668809533600/
Join our E-mail Mailing List to receive Monthly Newsletters and to stay up to date on PTO events and information!
thecespto@gmail.com
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