CANS PTO Newsletter | Oct 2022 | |
PTO/LSDMC Meeting
October 3rd 5:45-8pm
CANS is holding our PTO (Parent/Teacher Organization) and LSDMC (Local School Decision-making Committee) meetings on the first Monday of each month. Our first combined PTO/LSDMC meeting is Monday, October 3rd. We hope you will join us to hear about how things are going at CANS, share ideas, eat pizza, and meet other families.
Children 5 and older can play at the CRC and eat pizza for $5/child. If you want to use this option, you must fill out this form so the CRC can make sure they have enough staff to take care of the children.
If you have any questions, please email Heather McCarren at canspto@gmail.com.
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CANS Food Pantry
Did you know CANS has a food pantry for students and their families? Let us know if you could use toiletries or food items from the pantry, or if you'd like to donate to the pantry!
If you'd like to choose items from the pantry, reach out to Julia Bonfield, CANS' Community Resource Coordinator, at jbonfield@costars.org. Ms Bonfield can send your child home with items, or arrange another way for you to pick them up.
If you can help stock the pantry, you can drop off any donations at the front office to Ms Upshaw, or contact Julia Bonfield. Here are items we especially need: cereal, oatmeal packets, pasta, snack bars, toilet paper, dish soap, laundry detergent. We are also accepting new or used kids clothes. We especially need boys' clothes, shoes, and any winter wear (coats, hats, gloves). Thank you for your help!
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CANS Up For Grabs Day
CANS Community Open Pantry and Reuse Event
November 5, 2022 11 AM – 2 PM
CANS Community Room
(Entrance is in the back of the building, near the main office)
Looking to clear out clothes that your kids have outgrown? You can bring any clothes, accessories, or other small items you'd like to donate to the CANS PTO meeting October 3. You can also drop them off to Ms Upshaw in the main office or to Julia Bonfield (jbonfield@costars.org) any time before November 5. We are especially in need of winter items such as coats, gloves, and hats. You can donate new or used items! We are also accepting food items (shelf stable items like cereal, oatmeal, pasta), toiletries, household cleaning supplies, and personal hygiene items.
Then, please come to our Up For Grabs Event November 5, 11 AM - 2 PM. Come and find some "new-to-you" treasures! We have lots of great items abandoned in the Lost and Found that need new homes. Take away as much as you like. Everything is free for the taking!
No oversized items please. There will be a board where you can post pictures or descriptions of items you wish to upcycle.
Contact CANS' resource coordinator Julia Bonfield at jbonfield@costars.org with any questions. See you November 5!
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CANS Trunk-or-treat
We are excited to invite you to this year’s CANS Trunk-or-Treat, which will take place in the CRC parking lot on Saturday, October 29, from 4-6pm.*
Please bring candy to pass out. Students will be able to visit each parking space/trunk for a piece! Families are encouraged (but not required) to wear costumes and decorate your car or space however you wish. Spaces are first-come-first-serve. There will be prizes!
Light snacks will be provided. While not necessary, if you’d like to contribute a non-candy option, feel free to bring something for the snack table! There will also be some crafts and, of course, good company.
Hope to see you all there!
*In the event of rain, we will reschedule for Sunday, October 30, 4-6pm.
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Clifton CRC Halloween Carnival
October 22 (5-6:30) and Movie: Beetlejuice (6:30) in the CRC parking lot.
Tickets cost $7 at the door or $5 if you buy ahead.
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Girl Scouts Sign Up Open Now
GRADES: Girls Prek-5th Grade (if you have a daughter in Pre-k we
would ask for you to be able to attend meetings with your child)
WHERE: CANS Auditorium - Girls will meet in the Cafeteria at
dismissal
WHEN: 2:30-4:00pm every other Friday with first meeting starting
October 21st
COST: Annual membership through girl scouts is $25.00, but
scholarships are offered and all are eligible to receive
REGISTRATION: Begins now and runs through October 7th.
LINK:
go.teamsnap.com/forms/339676
QUESTIONS:
CANSBooster@gmail.com
Please consider volunteering as a troop leader or even an
assistant leader if you can't commit to all meetings. We will
need as many volunteers as possible to help with meetings.
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CANS Basketball Sign Up Open Now
GRADES: 2nd-5th Girls and Boys
WHERE: Practices at Chase Elementary Tuesday or Thursday 5:30 or
6:30; Games on Saturday
WHEN: Practices will start beginning of November and Games will start December 3rd
COST: Free to register and play.
* Uniforms will be collected back at the end of the year.
REGISTRATION: Begins now and runs through October 7th.
LINK:
go.teamsnap.com/forms/339304
QUESTIONS:
CANSBooster@gmail.com
Please consider volunteering as a coach or to help with
concessions, score board, or gym monitor for home games.
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CANS Volunteer Opportunities
We are looking for extra hands at recess help things run more smoothly and allows the students to spread out more across play areas. Sign up here.
Help CANS students and our wonderful specials teachers, Ms. Dunning and Ms. Pearce, during Makerspace Mondays. No artistic expertise required! Volunteers will distribute supplies, pitch in for cleanup, and help students complete their masterpieces! Sign up here.
More information on volunteering on our website!
www.canselementary.org/volunteer
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CANS Fundraiser at BLINK Cincinnati
Love beer? Love art? Love CANS?
Help raise funds for CANS at BLINK, Cincinnati's nationally-renowned light and art festival!! We need 12 volunteers to help serve beer to thirsty festival attendees in Over-the-Rhine's Brewery District on BLINK's opening night, Thursday, October 13th, from 8:30 PM to 11:30 PM. We will staff two booths located in Hanna Park and Playground (226 W. McMicken Avenue). Volunteers will receive free t-shirts and beer tickets. All tip proceeds will benefit CANS's PTO. Please wear a CANS shirt if you have one!
Sign Up Here
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Clifton Cultural Art Center
Upcoming Events
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FREE! Carpool Cinema
Clifton Recreation Center (320 McAlpin Avenue)
Drive up and enjoy a spooky outdoor movie with CCAC at the Clifton Recreation Center Saturday nights in October. Pre-registration requested and closes at noon on day of movie. Parking lot opens at 6:30 p.m. Spots are first-come, first-serve. The movie will begin after sundown (approx. 7:00 – 7:30 p.m.)
Madcap Puppets presents “Fantastic Fairy Tales”
E. T. Carson Lodge (218 Ludlow Avenue)
November 12 | Performances at 11am and 1pm
Flump, the royal court jester to the king, has accidentally overheard a plot by the Wizard Glistor, to turn the king into a mouse. To keep Glistor from knowing his plans, Flump entertains the crowd with stories until he can discover a way to stop Glistor’s sinister scheme. Tickets are $10 general admission; children under 1 are free.
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Kids Art Opportunities
There’s still plenty of space for your young artist in any of the following after-school classes and weekend workshops: click the links for more information and to register!
FREE! Art + Tales
The Upside Brew (329 Ludlow Avenue)
In this art class for the preschool set (ages 2-4), we will read and explore a different picture book each week and then make our own art inspired by the story using a variety of materials. Dress to allow for a mess! Grownups must stay with their young artists during the class.
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CANS Calendar
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Oct 3rd, Monday 5:45 - 8pm - PTO/LSDMC Meeting
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Oct 7th - Registration for Girl Scouts & Basketball ends
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Oct 29, Saturday 4 - 6pm - CANS Trunk-or-Treat
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Nov 5, 11am - 2pm - CANS Up For Grabs Day
Full CPS Calendar here | CANS Calendar here
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