AAPTO-CP News
Dear American Academy Parents,
Thank you, thank you, thank you parents and students for making Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week an incredible success. There are a few important events coming up that we need you all to be aware of. We have a restaurant night, Chalk-the-Walk, a Humanitarian Aid Fundraiser for Ukraine orphans, and uniform collections going on. The PTO would not be successful without the help of all of you, so thank you again! We are almost done everyone!
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May Events
American Furniture Warehouse Store Rally – May 13th – May 22nd
You can purchase anytime of the year to support our school… BUT, RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE INVITED TO SHOP AT AFW’s STORE RALLY, through Sun., May 22 (10-Days), TO HELP US MAXIMIZE OUR NEXT ANNUAL DONATION that we’ll receive soon afterwards. Purchases during the Store Rally earn a chance to win a $500 Gift Card. All details are included in the flyer on our Ongoing Fundraising page!
Restaurant Night at Scileppi’s! – May 17th
Head to Scileppi’s in Castle Rock, for a delicious Italian meal on May 17th! Support our school and support a locally owned family business at the same time! Simply mention that you’re there supporting AACP.
Scileppi’s – 210 Third Street, Castle Rock
Nova Spark Foundation Fundraiser for Ukrainian Orphans - May 17th - 23rd – Win a Popcorn Party, Tuesday, May 24th
Nova Spark Foundation will be putting on a fundraiser for Ukrainian orphans this week and next at AACP. This specific fundraiser will be in support of orphans who have recently been affected by the war in Ukraine. Each elementary classroom will be collecting cash donations from Tuesday, May 17 through Monday, May 23, to support these Ukrainian orphans. The Elementary grade with the highest dollar amount collected will win a popcorn party on Tuesday, May 24, during recess!
Middle school can participate as well! We will be selling movie-theatre style popcorn during lunch on Tuesday, May 24, to Middle School students for a minimum of $1 donation. Please send them to school with some cash on the 24th to support Ukrainian orphans!
We will also be asking students to make cards throughout the week to send with the packages. These cards will go directly to the orphans and coming from other students will be extra special. If you would like to have your child make a card at home, please have them bring it to their teacher on, or before, May 23rd. We have prepared some color pages to provide inspiration; find them here on the PTO webpage. Please do not have children include their full name. If they would like to sign the card, please have them use their FIRST NAME ONLY.
Yulia Boozer is an AACP Parent who recently started the 501c3, Nova Spark Foundation, after learning about the desperate need these orphans have due to the war. Many of the adults who run the orphanages had to abandon the children during evacuation, and as a result these orphans have no one and nothing, not even basic needs. Yulia's Foundation is organizing to have supplies and money sent to Ukraine to aid these children and the families/other orphanages that have taken them in.
If you would like additional information about the Foundation, please reach out to Yulia Boozer at marine_miracle@hotmail.com.
If you have questions about this fundraising event, please reach out to Amber O'Neill at ptocppresident@aak8.org.
Thank you so much for your kind donations!
AACP Field Day – Middle School May 20th & Elementary School May 23rd
Middle school parents, sign up to help with field day on May 20th! Most parents will help supervise stations and get gameplay started quickly, as groups of students rotate through!
Elementary School parents, sign up to help with Elementary School Field Day on May 23rd!
New Event!!! End Of Year Chalk the Walk – Sunday, May 22nd from 3:00PM – 6:00PM
Join us for this new fundraising event!!! We will “Chalk the Walk” leading up to the Kindergarten doors for the last week of school (Middle & Elementary mixed). Purchase a square here on ****MySchoolBucks, then come decorate your assigned square (with chalk) while socializing with friends (squares will be numbered)! Wish your Kindie a wonderful last day, or your 8th grader an amazing end to their last year in middle school! You could alternatively inspire the whole school with a general AA greeting (Go Rebels)! You choose your message and decorate your square to your heart's content! Please bring your own chalk.
Four different size squares are available:
Large Squares in front of Main and Kindie Doors-$50
Medium Squares near Main and Kindie Doors-$40
Small (Normal) Squares on Carpool Sidewalk-$25
Triangles near Crosswalk-$15
Please note: There are a limited number of squares available (we only use squares near the school), and squares will be assigned in purchase order. If you can’t make the 3pm time, email Amber O’Neill at ptocppresident@aak8.org to get your assigned square. You will be able to decorate your square anytime between May 22nd at 6:00AM through May 23rd at 7:00AM. Your square must be decorated by 7:00AM, May 23rd, to allow for carpool. NO HAIRSPRAY please.
Uniform Resale Collections Starting Monday, May 23rd
We will be having a uniform resale over the summer to help you get a head start on those uniforms for your kiddos for the next school year. To prepare for the sale, we will have a donation box in the lobby for all things uniform/spirit related starting next week, Monday, May 23. Please place clean, untorn uniforms in the box to donate to our resale efforts. Prefer a drive-by? Look for the amazing volunteer, next week, daily, in carpool to hand off your items. Stay tuned for our summer email to get resale dates and times!
Please contact Amber at ptocppresident@aak8.org if you have any questions. We are actively looking for someone to take over this bi-annual event in the future and help with ongoing sales. Please contact ptocp@aak8.org if you are interested.
AAPTO-CP News
Volunteer Opportunities!
The PTO has put together a comprehensive list of volunteer opportunities! The list includes all positions, their descriptions, and whether or not each position has been filled! There are lots of opportunities for all of you that want to help out! Please check out the comprehensive list on our websites PTO Volunteer Position Descriptions page! Act fast so that you get the spot you want!
Grade/Room Parent Volunteers – Last Day for Receipt Submission is May 31st!
All grade/room parent receipts need to be submitted for reimbursement before May 31st, through the Jot Form process. This is a hard deadline, so please turn your receipts in ASAP!
Ongoing Fundraising Opportunities
Seeking Local Food Shift Partnerships
Agriculture touches each of our lives in diverse ways every single day, yet families living in urban environments are further from farm life than ever. AACP-PTO’s Fundraising Programs is seeking partnership programs with local growers in our community willing to give back to our school. We seek to:
• create personal connections between families and the growers producing our food,
• connect farm and ranch products like beef, eggs, chicken, pork, fruits, vegetables, nuts, honey, and more to consumers in the American Academy community
• support direct access to quality products and local food shift.
Do you have contacts in agriculture products or food production with a farm-to-table home delivery business? Please share them by contacting Renée at ptocpprograms@aak8.org.
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King Soopers Rewards Program Our local grocery store is a big fundraiser for our school. Please take a minute to link your King Soopers Rewards Card to the American Academy Castle Pines fundraising program. It’s easy to do by accessing your account online. Once linked, all your purchases, including gasoline, at King Soopers will be automatically credited to our school fundraiser. Tell your family members about it and ask them to do the same! www.kingsoopers.com |
Longmont Dairy Caps: Milk Caps for Moola
Did you know Longmont Dairy is an ongoing fundraising program and longtime supporter of American Academy? If you’re not already signed up for their home delivery service, or aren’t aware of the wide variety of products they provide, look at this product link! Give them a try! https://longmontdairy.com/products
We love your Longmont Dairy Cap drop-offs! Please keep collecting your caps and dropping them at the school. The drop box is the black and white “dairy” box, next to the doors inside the front lobby. Kindly wash/rinse your dairy caps before bagging them for the drop. Clean caps are the best caps!
American Furniture Warehouse
American Furniture Warehouse’s rewards program credits our school with purchases in the store, over the phone, or online. AFW donates 2% back to our school on merchandise purchased. AFW Store Rally dates will be announced soon for our school; however, purchases made any time of the year count toward our school credit. To begin shopping online, go to: www.afw.com. Be sure to mention American Academy Castle Pines fundraising program for all purchases.
Seeking New Ongoing Fundraising Programs
We are seeking new ongoing fundraising program ideas to diversify how we raise money in support of our school! If you have ideas and contacts, please share and connect with us by emailing ptocpprograms@aak8.org! We love shopping local in support of our community. Thank you!
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For questions or concerns about an event date, please contact ptocp@aak8.org