TIGER TOWN NEWSLETTER

Report cards are issued today! And in looking ahead, to next week – get your holiday festive wear and PJs ready for Spirit Wear days on Monday/Tuesday (See below)! We want to see all your fun pajamas and onesies.

12/19: Today, Report Cards issued in Genesis!!
12/22: Spirit Day - Festive Holiday Attire!
12/23: Spirit Day - PAJAMA day!
12/23: EARLY DISMISSAL
12/24-1/1: Winter Recess

From the CAS family to your family, we would like to wish all of you a Happy Holidays and a very healthy New Year! We hope all families enjoy time together, get some rest, and return refreshed to CAS on January 2, 2026.

The CAS PTO was happy to host another fun and festive Holiday Shop earlier this month! Students had the chance to walk through the shop, browse through lots of beautiful items, and pick out the perfect holiday gifts for their families, friends, and teachers. Parent volunteers helped students shop and wrap their gifts so that each child has the chance to surprise their loved ones with meaningful gifts this holiday season!

We want to say a very special Thank You! to the many volunteers who helped make this event such a success! Preparation for the Holiday Shop begins months in advance and the event would not take place without the help of the CAS community!

Next year, Mr. Liss is providing grades K-5 the opportunity to have lunch with him on Wednesdays. Pack those lunches and get ready to sit down with him in a small group setting. Are your kids interested? Sign up below!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094DACAD2CA0F58-44664995-lunch#/

Calling all STEAM-loving 3rd–5th graders!

The CAS STEAM Fair is happening on March 5th. Registration opens Friday, December 19th—sign up at https://www.caspto.com/ Display boards will be distributed during Bingo Night on Friday, January 30th.

Bingo Night is coming on January 30, 2026, and our PTO is preparing for a fun and exciting raffle event! We are asking families to consider donating either:

A fully themed gift basket for our raffle table, or
Empty gift baskets/containers for us to create raffle prizes

If you are interested in donating, please email casbingo26@gmail.com. Thank you for your support!

As 2025 comes to a close, I’m excited to share information about Pomptonian’s 7th Annual Healthy School Lunch Challenge. This challenge was created to honor National Nutrition Month, inspire students to get involved in the kitchen, and spark excitement around creating healthy meals. And this year, high school students have the chance to win $1,000!

Key details include:
• Recipe Submission Deadline: January 19th
• Categories: Pre-K through 5th grade, 6th through 8th grades, and 9th through 12th grades
• Winners: Each category will have two Grand Prize Winners and one Super Grand Prize Winner
• Prizes: Pre-K through 8th grade Super Grand Prize winners will win a KitchenAid mixer
• High School Cook-Off: The top three high school contestants will compete in a live culinary challenge at Driscoll Foods’ professional kitchen, Kitchen 71, on February 20th from 8:30 AM–2:30 PM

We also created a short video explaining the competition: 7th Annual Healthy School Lunch Challenge, and flyers with full details are attached.

To get a sense of the excitement, here is last year’s High School Lunch Challenge Cook-Off video.

Healthy regards,

Toni Marie Bowman, MBA, RDN, SNS

Director of Nutrition Services

Phone – (973) 241-3013

Lunch Volunteers Needed this Winter!

Winter sign-ups are now open! Volunteering during lunch is a great way to see your children in their school day habitat. You will assist in opening up lunch items, keeping the lunch lines moving, and ensuring the students clean up after themselves. REMINDERS: Volunteers should oversee ALL children in the lunchroom when volunteering. Please only limit your sign ups to 2 dates only as we have a lot of volunteers hoping to come in during this time. Lunch begins at 11:00am and ends at 12:30pm. Please contact Danielle Carreon (Danielle.asuncion@gmail.com) or Rachel Cushing (CushingFamily37@outlook.com) with any questions.

CAS Winter Lunch Volunteer Sign Up

Ready to pitch in at school? We need two Co-Chairs!

Looking for two friends who want to get more involved at school but aren’t sure where to start? Come help us as Co-Chairs! No green thumb? No problem! We’re looking for two Learning Garden Co-Chairs to help keep this special space thriving—no gardening experience required. You’ll get to see students in action during their class visits to the garden, help serve fresh student-harvested salads during lunch in the fall and spring, and best of all, enjoy the magic of kids excited about eating veggies they grew themselves! Join us and help make this space flourish—for the school and the students! Email Christine at volunteercoordinatorcaspto@gmail.com

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Registration for kindergarten will be open January 5, 2026. We look forward to welcoming our newest learners and beginning this important step in their education journey.

Pre-K 4 year old students do NOT need to complete the online portal process. However, updated registration documents are needed and can be sent to Kelly Jack at Jackk@madisonnjps.org.

If you have any questions or need assistance with registration, please feel free to contact Kelly Jack at Jackk@madisonnjps.org or 973-593-3101 ext. 3102.

Thank you and we look forward to welcoming your child to kindergarten.

Hello Elementary Families!

As we look ahead to your child’s transition to middle school, we want to ensure you feel informed and supported regarding our mathematics program. Our goal is to place every student in a course that provides the right balance of challenge and support.

To help you understand this process, we are sharing the following key resources which are linked here and also linked to our MJS website under parent resources:

Math Rubric Video Presentation: This video shares everything about our Math Program and the recommendation process
Math Rubric Presentation: This is the presentation used for the video
Math Pathways and Rubrics: Direct links to each grade level rubric
6-12 Math Progression

We believe that transparency in our math placement helps students feel more confident as they step into their new classrooms.
Sincerely,
Frank Perrone
Principal, Madison Junior School

973-593-3149 ext 3199

I'm sure everyone has noticed that our clothing donation bins have finally arrived!!! They are located outside the old building right by the parking lot if you have not seen them. Planet Aid is an organization that accepts ANY type of clothing textiles you have and want to get rid of. This includes clothes, shoes, backpacks, table cloths, curtains, bedding, towels, sleeping bags etc. For every pound that is donated each month Planet Aid will donate .05 cents/lb directly to CAS!! So if you haven't already it's time to clean out those closets! Planet Aid will be monitoring and cleaning out the bin at least once a week. For more information you can go to their website! I have attached some quick links for you. I am very excited for this opportunity for CAS to help better our school, community, and environment!

What You Can and Can't Donate

Planet Aid

Registration is open for St. Hubert’s Winter Critter Camps:

4th - 6th graders, December 29 & 30, 9:00 am-1:00 pm—Registration closes Dec. 26
3rd - 5th graders, January 19, 2026, 9:00 am-1:00 pm

*Register online https://www.sthuberts.org/kids-camps

*Camp activities are tailored to grade levels. Making exceptions to our grade level groupings poses challenges for campers and staff. To maintain the best camp experience for everyone, we do not make exceptions to the camp grade levels.