Welcome to the CP PTO Newsletter. Please check your Konstella feed for the most recent updates.
Bienvenidos al boletín informativo del PTO de CP. Mire por favor sus actualizaciones de noticias en Konstella para detalles más recientes.
CALENDAR
- Through Monday, March 10
- Through Friday, March 7
- Wednesday, March 5
- Walk & Wheel Wednesday (special Bicibús departs at 7:45 a.m.!)
- Friday, March 7
- First Friday Coffee / El Café del Primer Viernes
- Bicibús (7:45 a.m. departure, ONLY if there's no snow or ice)
- Tuesday, March 11 - Friday, March 14
IN THIS ISSUE
Around School
- This Week: First Walk & Wheel Wednesday
- First Friday Coffees Are Back!
- Read Across the Sea Week
- Register for CP's Spanish Summer Camps!
Volunteer Opportunities
- Call for DLI Info Session Volunteers
- Help with the Book Fair!
- Call for STEAM Day Presenters
- Co-President Wanted!
- Plan a Spring POP
Fundraising
Around the District
- DLI Info Sessions
- Middle School Musical
Around Town
- Sustainable Home Expo
- D&R Canal Care Month
- Show Us Your Trashion Contest
Community Resources
- Sign Up for Nixle Alerts
- Housing / Emergency Support
- Princeton Food Calendar | Calendario de Comida de Princeton
- 2025 Princeton WIC Program Schedule | 2025 Princeton WIC horario de la clínica
This Week: First Walk & Wheel Wednesday
A PPS Initiative: Bus, Walk, or Bike to School!
Join a special bicibús OR travel to CP on your own on foot or by bike or bus!
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Beginning on March 5, PPS students are encouraged to walk, "wheel," or take the bus to school on Wednesdays as part of a district-wide initiative to make the journey to school safer, reduce pollution, and have fun.
- Students who are not yet old enough to walk or bike to school on their own must be accompanied by an adult, as they would on a regular drop-off day.
- Bikers should wear a helmet and know how to ride.
- If walking, biking, or taking the bus are not options for your family, consider parking in the municipal lot (400 Witherspoon Street), and walking with your student the final block to school. They will get the experience of participation and it will reduce idling in front of CP.
The PTO will kick-off Walk & Wheel Wednesdays with a celebration at drop-off on March 5. Aaron and Dixie are leading a special Wednesday bicibús--we hope you will join!
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First Friday Coffees Are Back!
Join us for coffee & conversation this Friday at drop-off
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Who: All CP parents and caregivers What: Are invited to grab coffee and chat with other CP families. Where: Outside the CP Main Entrance When: March 7, 8:10-8:30 a.m. |
Quién: Todos los padres y cuidadores de CP Qué: Están invitados a tomar un café y charlar con otras familias de CP Dónde: Afuera de la entrada principal de CP Cuándo: 7 de marzo, 8:10-8:30 a.m. |
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Read Across the Sea Week
Ms. Jones has organized spirit days and a fundraiser to celebrate Read Across the Sea Week:
- Tuesday, March 4: Beach Day
- Wear your beach gear! Sunglasses, hawaiian shirts, hats
- Wednesday, March 5: White Wave Wednesday!
- Wear white!
- Thursday, March 6: Coral Reef Day!
- Wear bright coral reef colors!
- Friday, March 7: Read Across The Sea Day!
- Wear your ocean themed clothes and colors!
To raise money for Clean Ocean Action, 5th graders will sell ocean-themed items for 75 cents - $1 during student lunch periods.
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CP Spanish Summer Camps
Campamentos de verano de CP
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The PTO is hosting Spanish-language summer camp for rising K-5th graders from June 23-27, 2025. These beloved annual camps take place at CP and are taught by CP teachers.
- Kindergarten Camp, $50, 8 - 9 a.m.
- 1st-5th Grade Camp, $175, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (8:30 a.m. drop-off available for an additional fee)
- Parent volunteers needed! Volunteers receive a $35 discount (Spanish skills NOT necessary).
- Both camps are FREE for children who qualify for free or reduced lunch (call the CP main office at 609-806-4230 or email scholarships@cppto.org).
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Call for DLI Info Session Volunteers Se necesitan voluntarios para las sesiones informativas de DLI
It is open enrollment season and our school needs your help in recruiting a robust new class of Kindergartners for the fall of 2025. Please sign up to assist at one of the upcoming DLI info sessions as a volunteer to welcome prospective parents or answer questions they may have about our school community. ***** Es temporada de inscripciones abiertas para los futuros estudiantes y nuestra escuela necesita tu ayuda para reclutar una nueva y sólida clase de kindergarten para el otoño de 2025. Por favor, regístrate para ayudar en una de las próximas sesiones informativas de DLI como voluntario a dar la bienvenida a los padres prospectivos o respondiendo preguntas que puedan tener sobre nuestra comunidad escolar. |
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Help with the Book Fair!
We're still looking for a few more Book Fair volunteers:
- March 10: Help with set up and teacher preview
- March 11 - 14: Assist with classroom visits
- March 14: Help with breakdown (afternoon)
Click to sign up and learn more.
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Call for STEAM Day Presenters
Click for more information about volunteering at STEAM Day 2025.
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Co-President Wanted!
We need a third PTO co-president! Together the co-presidents:
It's possible to fit this role into your work/childcare schedule! Email cppto@cppto.org to learn more. |
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Plan a Spring POP
We need parents to host at-school parties from 1-3 p.m. on March 24-28 or out-of-school parties on days off to help us meet our fundraising goal. They can be as simple as board games and a snack. Click for a list of POP ideas. Interested? Email cppto@cppto.org. |
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2025 Online Auction Bidding opened March 3 and closes March 10
We're auctioning off a few big-ticket items (including vacation home stays and VIP passes to sporting events), as well as amazing group art projects made by each grade! Click to bid. All proceeds benefit CP. |
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Coming Soon: CP Book Fair
La Feria de Libros
Tuesday, March 11 through Friday, March 14 in the CP Gym
Hours
- Tuesday, March 11: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 12: 8:30 am - 4:15 p.m. (parents shop from 3 - 4:14 p.m.!)
- Thursday, March 13: 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Friday, March 14: 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
To Buy Books
- Send your child with cash on the day their class visits the Book Fair
- Purchase a digital card for your child to use to buy book before Tuesday, March 11 (Literati does not use e-wallet)
- Buy books for them from 3 - 4:15 pm on Wednesday, March 12
- Review a wishlist created by your child during their classroom visit and send them to school with payment by Friday, March 14
Click for more information / Haga clic para español
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Upcoming POPs
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Full Moon Yoga Nidra & Sound Bath Adults ($35 pp) March 15, 4-6 p.m. Enjoy a restorative yoga nidra meditation and sound bath. 4 spots left! |
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5th Graders ($20 each) March 27, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. (early dismissal day) Enjoy a fun game of dodgeball at a 5th grade family's home! |
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Adults ($45 pp) June 1, 2 p.m. Learn to paint while socializing over a glass of wine. Aprende a pintar mientras socializas entre copas de vino. |
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Princeton University Campus Sculpture Tour Adults ($40 pp) May 3, time and location TBD Docent-led tour of PU sculptures ending at a local pub. |
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Kids ($35 pp) May TBD, 3 - 4 p.m. at CP Students and staff face off in this annual kickball showdown. Spots still available for grades K-2! Click for waitlist info. |
For parents of Incoming Kindergarten and Grade 1 Students 2025
Thursday, March 13 at 9 a.m. OR Wednesday, March 19 at 6 p.m.
Community Park School APR
Attendance at one of our parent information sessions is mandatory prior to registering for the program.
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Conozca acerca del Programa de Inmersión en dos Idiomas en español (DLI) en la escuela CP
A los padres de los nuevos alumnos de kindergarten y primer grado 2025
Jueves, 13 de marzo a 9 a.m. o Miércoles, 19 de marzo, a 6 p.m.
La escuela Community Park, APR
La asistencia a una de nuestras sesiones de información para padres es obligatoria antes de registrarse al programa.
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Middle School Musical
Sustainable Home Expo
Click for more information.
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D&R Canal Care MonthJoin Watershed Ambassadors in giving some TLC to the D&R Canal State Park! This important piece of New Jersey’s history and open space needs volunteers throughout March to help with four great events!Click for more info & to register. |
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Show Us Your Trashion Contest
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COMMUNITY RESOURCES |
Sign Up for Nixle Alerts
The PTO Walk and Bike Safety Committee recommends signing up for Nixle alerts to avoid construction and other dangers while commuting to and from school. Create an account or opt-in to text alerts by texting your zip code to 888777.
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Housing / Emergency Support
Assistance for housing, food, clothing, and other support services: Assistencia para vivienda, comida, ropa, y otros servicios:
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Princeton Food Calendar Calendario de Comida de Princeton
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2025 Princeton WIC Program Schedule
2025 Princeton WIC horario de la clínica
Click for details / Haga para obtener más detalles
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P.S. - We Hear You |
If you have feedback or suggestions regarding the newsletter, please message Christine Minerva 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 Priya Peyman & Erica Snyder at copresident@cppto.org.
Want to support Community Park School? Donate to the Community Park PTO via Zelle (treasurer@cppto.org), Venmo (@CPPTO), or by credit card.
PTO volunteers are expected to adhere to our Code of Conduct.
Thanks for reading!