Welcome to the CP PTO Newsletter. Please check your Konstella feed for the most recent updates.

Bienvenidos al boletín informativo de la PTO de CP. Mire por favor sus actualizaciones de noticias en Konstella para detalles más recientes.

CALENDAR

• PPS Vaccine Clinic - Thursday, February 17, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• No School (President's Day) - Monday, February 21

IN THIS ISSUE

Around School

• Teacher Appreciation Valentine's Day  Tea time 
• Vaccine Card Information 
• Weekly Covid Testing Sign-Up Information

Fundraising 

• Princeton Perks 2022
• Passive Giving

Around Town

• Black History Month Events 
• PPS Vaccine Clinic
• PPS Covid Dashboard

Valentine's Day Staff Appreciation Tea Time
The CPPTO celebrated our staff with a Valentine's Day tea time celebration to show our gratitude for all they do for our children. The staff appreciated the surprise and especially loved the chocolate covered strawberries!

Vaccine Card Information

If your child(ren) are vaccinated against Covid, please help our nurse and staff by uploading the information to the PowerSchool Parent Portal. This information helps staff determine accurate quarantine information during the contact tracing process. Go here to find the directions on how to upload the vaccine information in English or here for Español.

Weekly Covid testing available for our students

One way to stop the spread of COVID is by registering to have your child tested weekly on Mondays at school with a saliva PCR. Surveillance COVID testing is available for students through Mirimus, Inc. Sign your child up here!

Princeton Perks 2022
On Sale Until February 25 

Just a couple of weeks left to get your Princeton Perks 2022 card! Purchase your card here!

 

 

Give to CP Without Spending an Extra Cent

You can raise money through your regular purchases from Amazon.com, the McCaffrey's Food Market at the Princeton Shopping Center, and Box Top items from any store. It's easy and costs you nothing extra!

 

Amazon Smile

Every time you shop on Amazon, the AmazonSmile Foundation will contribute 0.5 percent of eligible purchases to the CP PTO. Click here to get started.

Use AmazonSmile on your mobile app: Open the app and find "Settings" in the main menu (☰). Tap on "AmazonSmile" and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile on your phone.

 

McCaffrey's Receipts

Save your receipts when you shop at McCaffrey's Food Market in the Princeton Shopping Center. 

CP gets 0.95% from each receipt, which adds up quickly. Drop your receipts in the McCaffrey's box located in CP's main entrance vestibule.

 

Box Tops

Redeeming Box Tops clips is easier than ever. No clipping! Just a quick scan and done. Here's how: Download the Box Tops app to your phone. Shop as you normally do. Scan your store receipts to find participating products. The app will automatically credit CP’s Box Tops earnings.

February is Black History Month!
Check out the links below for a variety of events and opportunities to learn more about the history of African-Americans in Princeton.

• Black History Month Events hosted by Rutgers University Paul Robeson Cultural Center.
• Overcoming: Reflections on Struggle, Resilience, and Triumph featuring artist, activist and writer Rhinold Ponder. Exhibit at the Arts Council of Princeton through March 5.
• The Albert E. Hinds Memorial Tour: African American Life in Princeton.
• Explore the Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Society’s Heritage Plaques.
• The Princeton Plan: 70 Years of School Integration.
• The Princeton Fugitive Slave: The Trials of James Collins Johnson.
• Princeton Plan: Fifty Years Later. This short documentary tells the story of school integration in Princeton, a process that was nationally recognized and dubbed the “Princeton Plan.”
• It Happened Here: New Jersey. This Emmy-nominated series captures short narratives about New Jersey’s remarkable history.
• Princeton and Slavery Project. Completed in 2017, the Princeton and Slavery project includes dozens of essays, documents, and multimedia visualizations that trace the University and town’s connections to the institution of slavery.

PPS Vaccine Clinic 

Valley Road Administration Building
Thursday, February 17 - 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

PPS is hosting a vaccine clinic for unvaccinated students and families. Please go here to sign up for an appointment. Be sure to bring a copy of the Pfizer Consent Form and the Covid Vaccine Consent Form to your appointment. 

 PPS Covid Dashboard

Stay up-to-date on covid cases in our schools by checking out PPS's covid dashboard, which is updated weekly.

P.S. - We Hear You

If you have feedback or suggestions regarding the newsletter, please message Montana Vasquez-Grinnell on Konstella or email newsletter@cppto.org.  

For general thoughts regarding PTO activities or how parents can further help support CP, please contact Co-Presidents Georgette Stern, Montana Vasquez-Grinnell, and Amalie Leano at copresident@cppto.org.

Want to support Community Park School? Donate to the Community Park PTO via Zelle (treasurer@cppto.org),  Venmo (@CPPTO), or credit card. 

Thanks for reading!