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.

SPECIAL THANKS to our departing Executive Board members, Amy Dimes and Michelle Forero. Your years of dedication leading the PTO are greatly appreciated!  

CONGRATULATIONS to our Volunteer of the Year recipients: Justine Buzzetta, Kim Kaufman, and Evonne Murphyl! These ladies put in countless hours helping to make some of our biggest events so successful.

MANY THANKS to our Minigrant Committee who met in the beginning of the school year to approve funding close to $20,000 worth of technology and activities: Stephanie Collura, Kirsten Connor, Amy Dimes, Michelle Forero, Colleen Mayrose, Danielle Quigley, and Julie Warnke. 

BIG THANKS to our Event Chairs, who all worked hard to plan, organize, and execute our many events this year: Danielle Alpaugh, Samantha Amato, Evamarie Augustine, Elizabeth Bellonio, Tara Buss, Justine Buzzetta, Krystal Cannata, Stephanie Collura, Kirsten Connor, Amy Dimes, Michelle Forero, Crystal Kaplan, Megan Mastropiero, Colleen Mayrose, Jennifer Mayrose, Courtney McCormick, Amy Moll, Evonne Murphy, Mariela Muscio, Lena Nicholson, January Nicoletta, Joanne Passalacqua, Heather Powell, Danielle Quigley, Vanessa Rahman, Jennifer Reisinger, Julie Roth, Alyssa Sans, Jim Schatzle, Vanessa Siroti, Chrissy Spagnoli, Jennifer Stattel, Noelle Sues, Kristie Tierney, Julie Warnke, Michelle Weisbrot, Jennifer Winkelmann, and Melanie Yale.

THANKS ALSO to all of our parent volunteers who make it possible for us to continue to offer all of our activities and to raise the money we put back into the schools for the benefit of all our children. We could not do it without all of you!

ORDER BY JULY 11TH 

FOR FREE SHIPPING DIRECTLY TO SCHOOL!

It's not too early to start thinking about next school year! Order all of your school supplies in one, easy stop. Skip the lines and headaches from trying to find every item on the list. Orders must be in by July 11th to receive free shipping directly to school and to customize the list to eliminate items that you already have. Spread the word to friends in the district and save everyone the trouble of the dreaded school supply shopping! 

Use this LINK to access supply lists for CRPS. 

Use this LINK to access supply lists for CRES.

Use this LINK to access supply lists for CDMS.

*Supply lists are not currently active for CRES and CDMS. Be sure to check the above links or our website for updates.*

LAST CALL for the perfect Father's Day gift! We have a few Colts Neck Vineyard Vines t-shirt and hat bundles left at a discounted price of $60 - save $12 for a limited time!  

Classic white Vineyard Vines t-shirt featuring a pink whale on front pocket and stars-and-stripes whale on back with Colts Neck.

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Navy cotton twill adjustable hat with Colts Neck embroidered on side.

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JUNE 16TH | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | CRES

Today is the big day for this grade-wide end of the year party!  The kids will enjoy pizza, ice cream / ice truck, and a dj. It is a great way for the 5th grade class to celebrate their milestone together! For questions, please contact Jen at jreisinger@optonline.net.

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JUNE 16TH | DURING SCHOOL HOURS | CDMS

The 8th grade Activities Committee is hosting an Ice Cream Social and Yearbook Signing for the Class of 2021! The event will take place at Cedar Drive Middle School during school hours.  For questions, please contact Liz Bellonio at wcifieldservices@aol.com. 

ALL GRADES ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE!

We are collecting photos from all of the recent Student Activities that have taken place. If you have any photos from these events, please email to the appropriate email address below. The photos will be compiled into a montage on their graduation year!

Please follow these steps:

1.Include your child's name, the school event, and year the photo was taken. 

2.Email to: ClassOf(Graduation year)@coltsneckpto.org. Replace (Graduation year) with your child's year, using the chart below.  

For questions, email webmaster@coltsneckpto.org.

We are having an end-of-the-year inventory clearance sale! Masks have been marked down to only $5! Get a few in your size before they're gone!

ONLINE STORE

HUGE THANKS to our chairs Justine Buzzetta and Jim Schatzle for all of the work they put into this new event! It was a wonderful day out! We had a great time and it was for a great cause! THANKS ALSO to the Golf Outing Committee and the many volunteers who were involved in making this day a success: Roger Ellis, Kim Kaufman, Madlena Kruchner, Lauren Liberatore, Alyssa Sans, and the PTO Executive Board members.

MANY THANKS to all of our sponsors and donors for their contributions to this event's fundraising efforts. The support we received was astounding! You can view the full list of sponsors at the end of this newsletter. Click on any of the links to navigate to their website and support the businesses that support our children.

THANKS ALSO to all the golfers and diners who came out to golf, drink, dine, drop tickets, and win some contests and raffles! We hope everyone had a wonderful time, and we look forward to seeing you all next year!

THE WINNER of the Sponsor-A-Hole Contest is the 2nd Grade! Thank you to all of the parents who participated.

Visit www.coltsneckpto.org/golf-outing to view photos of this successful event!

Thank you to everyone who is supporting the Colts Neck PTO by shopping at smile.amazon.com and using Amazon Smile in the app! This year we raised $434.68! 

THANK YOU to our chairs Samantha Amato and Joanne Passalacqua for organizing this fun outdoor event for our youngest students! THANKS ALSO to all of the helpful parents who accompanied their children for the day.

HUGE THANKS to Crystal Kaplan, January Nicoletta, and Noelle Sues for organizing this fun moving up tradition for our 2nd graders! THANKS ALSO to the volunteers who helped chaperone: Samantha Amato, Jeff Bauer, Jenn Bauer, Danielle Bavaro, Audra Carletta, Laura Cronin, Tara DeSerio, Elena Dunn, Justin Dunn, Rita Galante, Betty Gavaris, Sherri Gugliara, Dave Kaplan, Kim Kaufman, Daniella Lennan, Jennifer Lobaito, Donna Marx, Colleen Mayrose, Martina Melnicak, Lena Nicholson, Vanessa Rodriguez-Aiossa, Kathy Rumsby, Jennifer Sarapochillo, Dave Stattel, Jen Stattel, Jarret Sues, Collen Torres, Ginna Turnamian, and Alana Ventrice.

BIG THANK YOU to our chair Krystal Cannata for organizing this exciting afternoon for our 3rd graders! MANY THANKS to the wonderful volunteers who helped with planning and coordinating this fun day: Sarah DiSalvatore, Roger Ellis, Emily Greenberg, Sheri Harlan, Ana Kess, Christine Lynam, Desirae Pesce, Dennis Reed, Marina Slabyak, Colleen Wilcox, and Jennifer Winkelman. THANKS ALSO to all of the helpful parents who accompanied their children for the day.

BIG THANKS to our chair Liz Bellonio for organizing a fun afternoon for our 4th graders! THANK YOU ALSO to the wonderful parent volunteers who helped during the event: Gina Adamshick, Laura Agresta, Bill Bellonio, Bridget DeSena, Heather Grossman, Mark Nicholson, Janine Pinguelo, Susy Scharfenberg, and Jennifer Sciacca.

BIG THANKS to Michelle Forero for planning and running this celebratory evening for our graduating class of 2021!  MANY THANKS to all the parents on the committee and who helped chaperone the dance: Kristen Bartolomeo, Tara Buss, Marci Klein, Aaron Murphy, Evonne Murphy, Jennifer Reisinger, Jill Rocco, Alyssa Sans, Julie Warnke, Annemarie Zeni.  THANKS ALSO to the CNTEA for partnering with us to purchase sweatshirts for our graduates! SPECIAL THANKS to Jen Mayrose for putting so much time into the photo montage for our graduates! She did a great job and the kids LOVED watching it at the dance!

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR

Help us do more for our school community!  In planning for the upcoming school year, we are seeking dynamic volunteers to join the PTO executive board. Open positions include: 

Fundraising Director: Oversees the implementation of fundraising activities and programs. 

Sponsorship Director: Works closely with the Fundraising Director with a focus on building partnerships to support special events and programs. 

Our team works together to decide and plan school activities, raise funds, and provide the extra resources that our children need to learn and grow in school. To learn more about board positions and responsibilities, please review the bylaws on our WEBSITE. If you think any of these may be the right fit for you, contact Lena at webmaster@coltsneckpto.org.  

AVAILABLE AT COLTS NECK PHARMACY

Stop in and choose just the right size for you, your family members, or a friend. All proceeds go back to the PTO. Support local and receive 10% back on all in-store purchases (excluding prescriptions, gift cards, and sale items), when you join their Loyalty Program! If you are looking for a vaccine appointment, CN Pharmacy also has them available. If you prefer to purchase your Vineyard Vines gear online, our PTO Online Store is available for purchases. For questions, please contact ColtsNeckOnlineStore@gmail.com.

ONLINE SHOP

Albert Yodakis' Eagle Scout Project has started a Go Fund Me page to raise funds to make improvements to the CRES basketball courts. For more info and to donate to this cause, visit the GoFundMe page.

The Colts Neck Sports Foundation has opened up registration for Fall Rec Soccer. Opening day is 9/11 and the season goes until 11/13. Available to students in PreK-8th grade. Visit WEBSITE to register.

The Cougar Basketball Camp at Colts Neck High School has announced the return of CNHS Cougar Basketball Camp. The camp is accepting registrations for boys and girls ages 7-13. View FLYER for info.