For a complete list of PTO-sponsored events, deadlines, and more information, please visit our website. To volunteer for events throughout the year, contact the event chair directly. All contact information can be found on our website under the VOLUNTEER tab.

38TH ANNUAL CNPTO LADIES' SPRING GALA

APRIL 28TH | DOORS OPEN AT 6 | SOUTH GATE MANOR

Join us for The Roaring 20's Ladies' Night Out at our biggest fundraiser of the year! Invites will be mailed out soon, so send in your RSVP as soon as possible!  Gather your friends and sit together at a table while you enjoy an evening of dinner, dancing, drinks, and raffles!  

Get together with your friends, sports teams, Girl or Boy Scout troops, and book clubs to donate a gift to our basket raffle! Shopping not your thing? Let us do the shopping for you. For questions or to help make this year's Spring Gala a success, please contact our gala chairs, Justine Buzzetta, Amy Dimes, Kim Kaufman, or Joanne Passalacqua at gala@coltsneckpto.org. Visit https://www.coltsneckpto.org/spring-gala for more info.

RUNNING FEBRUARY 28TH - MARCH 13TH

The Read-a-Thon is in full swing! We would like to give a HUGE THANKS to our families for getting us off to an amazing start!! If you haven't registered yet, make sure to sign up and get your kids reading. We are running this amazing program as a fundraiser that will also promote literacy and foster a love of reading in our children. 

Get Started in 3 Easy Steps:

1) Activate your account at www.read-a-thon.com/readers by using a Class Code and your teacher's name. You may use either code on the flyer below.

2) Use the online tools to tell friends and family about our Read-A-Thon.

3) Track and log reading sessions from February 28 - March 13.

Click on the flyer for more info.  For questions, please contact Chelsea Pizzillo at chelsea_eliz@yahoo.com.

FLYER

MARCH 1ST & 2ND | SCHOOL HRS | CRPS & CRES

Today is the last day of the Book Swap at CRPS. We hope all of your children were able to choose a "new to them" book that they will be excited to read for Read Across America Week and the Read-A-Thon. Thank you to the many parents who gave generously to our book collection. Happy Reading!

MARCH 15TH | 7:00 PM | CRES CAFETERIA

Mark your calendar for our next meeting. This will be our only evening meeting of the year. Join us and get updates on all of our upcoming events!

DONATIONS DUE BY MARCH 25TH

If you haven't donated yet, please help your grade(s) have one of the best baskets at the Gala! After the gala, the basket with the most tickets will win a pizza party for the entire grade!  The more you donate, the better the basket!!  Visit www.coltsneckpto.org/spring-gala and click on your grade to find out the theme and to get info on how to make a physical or monetary donation towards your grade basket. Good luck and may the best basket win!

APRIL 8TH | 6-8 PM | CONOVER ROAD PRIMARY

Join your friends for story time at the Primary school! Wear your coziest pajamas and come ready to enjoy a good book. This is a FREE event open to current Pre-K students only. Every child must be accompanied by 1 parent. Parents must fill out the online permission slip for students to participate.  For questions, please contact Joanne at joannepassalacqua@gmail.com.

FLYER AND PERMISSION SLIP

CHAIRPERSON NEEDED!

June will be here before we know it! We are STILL looking for a volunteer to put together this year's Graduation Ad Book. This is a collection of congratulatory ads and well-wishes celebrating your graduate's achievements, submitted by parents, family, and friends. They are then compiled into a book given out at the 8th Grade Graduation. If you are interested in chairing the fundraiser above, please contact president@coltsneckpto.org.

SUBMISSIONS DUE APRIL 30TH

Calling all 8th grade parents, please submit photos for the 8th Grade Photo Montage! Send in at least two school-related photos of your child, including their name and school event/year the photo was taken. Group photos work best, for example: class parties, school shows, and class trips. For more info, click on our flyer below. For questions, or to send your photos, please email Rita Galante at Classof2022@coltsneckpto.org.

FLYER

MAY 20TH | 6-8 PM | CRES CAFETERIA

Join your friends for an evening of music and minute-to-win-it games! Cost is $15 per student, and includes pizza and dessert. This is a drop off event. Please fill out attached permission slip and payment form. For questions, please email thirdgradeevent@gmail.com.

FLYER AND PERMISSION SLIP

MAY 22ND | 9-12 PM | BUCKS MILL PARK

Save the date for the PTO Color Run! Fun and fitness for the entire family, complete with a DJ to rock the race! More info will be available as we get closer to the event date. Please note: The PTO is actively working with the CNSF so families can enjoy both the Color Run and Father Daughter Dance, which are being held consecutively on the same day.

SPOTLIGHT ON THE CDMS MUSIC ROOM!

Check out the new equipment funded by mini grants that recently came in! Thank you to Mrs. Chandler for submitting an application to improve our schools!

TIME TO REGISTER FOR SUMMER CAMPS!

The CNPTO is now partcipating in the Brookdale Summer Camp Fundraiser program. Brookdale Summer Camp will donate $20 for every full day registration and $10 for every half day registration. The camp will offer a lineup of topics on career exploration. There are courses about medicine, STEM, art, fashion, magic, YouTube, coding, engineering, finance, leadership, cooking, drones, video game design, Minecraft, Roblox, Lego, sports and more.  Use the promo code below when you register and the PTO will automatically receive a donation!

Website to Register www.brookdalecamps.com

PROMO CODE: CNSD22

The Colts Neck Township Board of Education meetings scheduled for 3/2 and 3/16, have been moved from the Admin Building at 70 Conover Rd to the Gym at CDMS at 73 Cedar Drive and will begin at 7:00 p.m. as originally advertised. Masks are required for attendance.

Dear Little Sisters is hosting an event for International Women's Day at Bell Works in Holmdel. They would like to invite young girls and women to learn about different career paths and applicable skills through panel discussion and workshops. The event will be held on 3/8 from 5-7pm. For more info or to register, click HERE. Dear Little Sisters also hosts a podcast that focuses on women's empowerment by highlighting interesting women who do interesting things. To listen to the podcast, click HERE.

Save the date for the CNSF Father Daughter Dance. The dance will be held on 5/22 from 2-6pm at Bella Vista Country Club. Details will be posted as they become available.

Colts Neck Cheerleading Spring Clinic has opened registration. The clinic will teach cheer-based tumbling and stunting for both new and returning cheerleaders. It will be held Mondays 5/9-6/13 from 4-6pm. Register HERE. Email cncougarden@gmail.com with questions.

CNSF Spring Lacrosse Programs are now open:

• The Rec program is open to grades K-2nd and consists of at least 1 skill building and fundamental training session per week. Cost is $150 and runs 3/28 - 5/16. Visit WEBSITE to register.
• The Travel program is open to grades 3-4 & 5-6 and consists of 1-2 practices per week (Tues/Thurs) and a game. Cost is $380 and starts 3/8. Tryouts will be held on 3/6 on the turf field for all new and returning players. Visit WEBSITE to register.

Colts Neck Rec Baseball and Softball registration is now open to boys and girls ages 5-13. View WEBSITE for more info.

Spring Flag Football has reached capacity and has made a waitlist available. The season runs 3/12-4/23. Games will be held on Saturdays 8-10am at Five Points Turf Field. New for this season is the introduction of clinics on Wednesday nights. Visit CNSF WEBSITE for more info.