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
- Wednesday, June 4
- Walk & Wheel Wednesday
- Field Day!
- Thursday, June 5
- CP Picnic / El picnic de CP ( 5 - 7 p.m.)
- Friday, June 6
- Saturday, June 7
- CP Capoeirarte at PHS (1-3:30 p.m.)
SAVE THE DATE!
- REVISED DATE! 5th Grade Pool Day (June 10)
- 5th Grade Moving on Ceremony / La Ceremonia de Graduación de la Clase de 5to Grado (June 13, 8:50 a.m.)
- Early dismissal days (June 17-18)
- 5th Grade Clap Out (June 18, gather at 12:45 p.m. to clap for the 5th graders at their last elementary school dismissal)
IN THIS ISSUE
Around School
- CP Picnic / El picnic de CP
- Your PTO at Work: Final Friday Coffee, Cultural Fair, & Author Visit
- Volunteer for Field Day
- Green Team News
- End-of-Year Staff Gifts
- Please Volunteer for Next Year!
- Register for CP's Spanish Summer Camps!
Fundraising
- Support CP
- Paint & Sip / Pinta y brinda
Around the District
- CP Fifth Graders at the BoE Meeting + CP Renovation Plans
- CP Capoeirarte at PHS
- Upcoming PPS Concerts
- Garden State on Your Plate Survey!
- PPBC Annual Recognition Event
- 101 Fund Party Boards
Around Town
- Free! Community Day at the Princeton Festival
- PNS Yard Sale
- Kids Fest
Community Resources
- Municipal Food Scrap Program
- 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
CP Picnic / El picnic de CP
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Your PTO at Work: Final Friday Coffee, Cultural Fair, & Author Visit
We had a HUGE turnout to meet Superintendent Mike LaSusa (center, holding a CP tote bag) on Friday, May 30 for our Final Friday Coffee of the year! (Unfortunately, we only got a picture with the few parents and staff who stuck around until 9:15 a.m.) Thank you to everyone who came out to welcome Dr. LaSusa--you made it clear that CP is a great place to be!
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CP's first Cultural Fair was a big success! Thank you to the kids and families who shared food, games, crafts, and information about different countries and cultures.
The PTO sponsored a visit with Margery Cuyler, author of over 50 children's books! She spoke about her childhood in Princeton and read from her best-loved titles.
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Volunteer for Field Day!
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025 8:45 am-12:15 pm
Volunteers needed to run the activity stations and HAVE FUN! Meet Mr. Chorba at the beginning of your shift for instructions. Click here to sign up for a shift! |
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Green Team News
Community Park is bringing back metal flatware! Thanks to a grant from Sustainable Jersey for Schools and the NJ Education Association, CP is ditching plastic forks, spoons and knives in the cafeteria. The grant funded new metal flatware and two magnetic flatware retrievers for the garbage cans. If you want to get involved in CP's sustainability efforts, please join the Green Team on Konstella.
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End-of-Year Staff Gifts
As always, the CP PTO is collecting donations for end-of-year gifts for CP's wonderful staff, including security and front office workers, our specials teachers (art, music, gym, STEAM, library), lunch aides, cafeteria staff, janitors, guidance counselor, therapists, etc.
If you would like to participate, you can contribute to CP staff gifts in the following ways:
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Zelle: Send Zelle payment to treasurer@cppto.org (Note: "CP Staff Gift").
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Venmo: Send Venmo payment to @CPPTO (Note: "CP Staff Gift").
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Check: Payable to "CP PTO" mailed or dropped off to Community Park School, Attn: CP PTO, 372 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ, 08542. (Note: "CP Staff Gift")
(Your room parents will have reached out separately about gifts for your child's classroom teachers.)
Note that there are many ways to recognize the CP staff that don't involve a monetary gift! Please encourage your child to make a drawing or write a thank-you note for a staff member who made a difference this year--we hear time and again that those gestures mean the world to our teachers and staff!
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Please Volunteer for Next Year!
We're still searching for:
-One or two PTO co-presidents
-A fundraising chair (or chairs)
-A V.P. of communications (or co-V.P.s!)
Please consider sharing your time and talents by filling these critical roles! We won't be able to maintain the level of enrichment programming, financial support, and communication that our children, families, and teachers have come to expect from the PTO without your help!
Click here to read more about the positions or email cppto@cppto.org for more information!
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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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Support CP!
As always, we deeply appreciate your direct gifts to the CP PTO, which can be made via Zelle (treasurer@cppto.org), Venmo (@CPPTO), or by credit card. Ask if your employer will match your gift! |
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Paint & Sip / Pinta y brinda
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The Last POP of the year was a fantastic event! Thank you to everyone who supported CP by purchasing a ticket to a POP this year, and to all the hosts, who so graciously donated their time, money, and effort to make these critical fundraisers happen! |
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AROUND THE DISTRICT
CP Fifth Graders at the BoE Meeting!
Fifth Grade volunteers spoke about kindness initiatives at CP at the May 27 Board of Education Meeting!
Click to view the recording of the meeting (it's the first agenda item!).
Did you know? PTO funds supported all of the SEL events the kids mentioned, from Recess Runners, to kindness speakers, to the dance event!
The meeting also included an update on the referendum projects, including CP renovation plans and schedule.
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CP Capoeirarte at PHS
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Garden State on Your Plate Survey! The PPS Food Systems Literacy Coordinator would like anonymous feedback from CP parents and staff about Garden State on Your Plate to help inform next year's program. Questions? Contact shannonbarlow@princetonk12.org. |
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Princeton Parents for Black Children
Annual Recognition Ceremony
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Upcoming PPS Concerts
Free! Community Day at the Princeton Festival
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Morven Museum & Garden
55 Stockton St.
Princeton, NJ
There's something for everyone at the Princeton Festival Community Day! This family friendly day of music, art, food, and fun is not to be missed.
- 9am-10am – Yoga in the Garden (registration required)
- 10am-1pm – Festival Farmers’ Market
- 12pm-3pm – Instrument Petting Zoo
- 12pm-1pm – Community Drum Circle featuring Stibol Music
- 12:15pm – Musical Storytime featuring a Morven Horticulturalist and PSO musician
- 1pm – Conducting Booth
- 1:30pm – Magic Show on the Colonial Lawn featuring Bob Yorburg Magic
- 2pm – Student Listen Up! Art Exhibition Opening
- 2:30pm – Musical Storytime featuring a Morven Horticulturalist and PSO musician
- 2:30pm – Magic Show and "Balloon-a-Thon"on the Colonial Lawn featuring Bob Yorburg Magic
- 4pm – Sondheim in the City with Melissa Errico (ticketed performance)
More Information at: https://princetonsymphony.org/events/community-day
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PNS Yard Sale
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COMMUNITY RESOURCES |
Municipal Food Scrap Program
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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
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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!