Castle PTO Pages
John H. Castle Elementary School 853-8878
Contact Info
Mr. Watson, Principal
[email protected]
Mr. Schmitt, Asst. Principal
[email protected]
President
Tiffany Bonnell
[email protected]
Upcoming Events
Oct 14th - 17th
Box Top Collection
This Month at John H. Castle
Box Top Collection
Our fall Box Top collection is here—Oct
14th-17th. Time to send in those box
tops you have been collecting all summer!
Help us reach our goal of $10,000 by following the directions below to submit
your box tops.
Tips for sending in Box Tops:
1.
Cut out box tops and put in a Ziploc
bag in groups of 25-50
Oct 15th
AR Party
2.
Please label each bag with # of box
tops (25-50), child’s name & teacher’s
name.
Oct 23rd
Market Day Pickup
5:00 - 5:45
3.
All Bonus box tops should be bagged
separately.
4.
If you don’t have enough for 25-50,
please just label the bag with the
amount in bag, child’s name & teacher.
Oct 24th
Class Parties
1:30-2:30
Oct 30th
Fundraiser Kickoff
Nov 1st
Landscaping Clean Up
9:00 - 3:00
Nov 4th
PTO Meeting - Cafeteria
9:00 am
Dec 1st - 12th
Mitten Tree Collection
October 2014
Help your child win an extra recess and popcorn for their class (1 party awarded to the
top class in each grade level) or the individual
prize of having their name on the school marquee AND a pizza party for their class! We
will also reward the top two teachers whose
class submitted the most box tops with a gift
card to the Teacher’s Aid store!
Contact Bridget Greer at
[email protected] with any questions
and thanks in advance for your support!
Your Help is Needed!
Fall Landscaping Clean Up Day is Saturday November
1st from 9 am - 3 pm. Volunteer all day or just an hour or
two. Students are welcome to assist with raking, bagging, and sweeping.
Rain Date - Saturday November 8th
What we’ll do: Trimming, clear weeds/leaves/trash.
Also, we’ll update the 15x15 area near the main courtyard pond with new weed barrier/plants.
What to bring: Your own equipment such as trimmers, rakes, brooms, gloves, shovels,
cordless blowers. Trash bags/twine will be provided.
Pizza and drinks will be provided for lunch to volunteers around noon.
Please like us on Facebook
at “John H. Castle Elementary PTO”
RSVP with the number of helpers to expect from your household or group. Thanks in
advance for making our school a better place! Mark your calendars for our Spring Clean
Up Day on March 7, 2015.
Nancy Verive, Landscaping Chairperson, [email protected] or 812-490-6244
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Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
Hospitality Committee:
Book Fair:
Thank you to all our wonderful
volunteers for donating time
working Family Night at the
Book Fair, and for donating
delicious treats to serve. We
appreciate your help!
Thank you to all of the wonderful parents that volunteered at the Book Fair! It was a HUGE success!! We sold over $20,000 worth of books and
were able to give each teacher a sizable amount to
add to their classroom libraries, as well as the
school library. Way to go Castle Families!
Robin Cook and Debbie Drake
Hospitality Chairpersons
Kim Gilmour, Mandy Scurry, and Kendra Goodge
Book Fair Chairpersons
Spirit Store:
Happy Birthday!
We want to wish a Happy Birthday to the faculty
and staff who have a birthday during the month
of October!
2 Katie Larramore
11 Marie Wade Friehaut
25 Amber Ringwall
31 Julie Renne
The spirit store has new school themed items available
for purchase! There are Castle wristbands for $1.00
and Castle water bottles for $5.00. Also keep an eye
out for Spirit Store Gift Card order forms coming home
soon. Parents can send in checks in an envelope
marked PTO Spirit Store and the gift card will be sent
home with your child. For more information contact
Sarah Beegle at [email protected].
Fall Fundraiser:
Family Carnival:
Talent Show:
Our Fall Fundraiser, “Let’s Fill
the Apple Cart” is a check-writing
campaign that will run from
October 30th - November 14th.
There will be lots of fun prizes
and challenges! More details will
be sent home with students on
October 30th.
PTO Board Members are working
on plans for the Family Carnival
which will be held in the Spring.
The past few years we have paid a
photobooth printing business to
attend the Carnival and offer pictures for sale to the students. We
are considering doing the photo
booth ourselves this year instead
of hiring a third party. If you
would be willing to help us with
props, costumes, photography,
etc., please contact Tiffany
Bonnell at [email protected].
Thank you!
The PTO is planning to host a
Talent Show for John H. Castle
Elementary 4th and 5th grade
students. The Talent Show will
be held at Castle High School Auditorium on April 1 and 2. We are
looking for parents willing to work
on a planning committee for this
event. If you are interested in
helping, please contact Tiffany
Bonnell at [email protected].
Nellie Hohne
[email protected]
Fundraising Chairperson
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It’s Party Time!!
Class parties will be held on Friday, October 24th from 1:30 - 2:30. Be on the lookout for more information from your
child’s classroom head room parents on what you can do to help with the party. Just a reminder that parents are not to
go back to the classrooms prior to 1:15 that afternoon.
2014-2015 Castle Elementary Head Room Parents
Kindergarten
Chandler
Jeni Selm & Ann Cooper
Rust
Jennifer Bonnell & Amanda Herrmann
Hasenour
Brooke Althaus & Kendra Goodge
Renne
Breann Ellis & Jamie Leitem
Oxley
Whitney Muncy & Tori Duff
Gurtcheff
Michele Brookman, Jennifer Potter
& Lori Simpson
1st Grade
Holder
Sozio
Webb
Reid
Ringwall
Boris
McAtee
Brandy Garrett & Carrie Rice
Corie Aiken & Jennifer Boester
Debbie Drake & Sarah Beegle
Katie Gentry & Deanna Rager
Nikki Mosby & Kendra Goodge
Amanda Scurry & Courtney Martin
Sara Hicks & Stephanie Gonzalez
2nd Grade
Barnes
Koch
Williams
Huey
Sanford
Lafferty
Annie Schoenike
Ashley Cook & Hillerie Kandul
Karen Russell
Robin Cook & Neeru Tindoni
Jenni Ransom & Ginger Russell
Brooke Vandegriff & Katie Lene'
3rd Grade
Krodel
Hammel
Dixon-Reed
Snider
Sandusky
Michelle Hillenbrand & Michele Cardinal
DeDe Giesler & Lisa Lukens
Jahara Tapal & Francie Renschler
Kathy Downey & Kristi Rhule
Kristen Hurst & Jamie Ellard
4th Grade
Lendy
McAtee
Mattingly
Negley
Reff
Angela Chapman
Bridget Greer & Sara Kirkland
Kristi Hudson & Carmen Burns
Kelly Conapinski & Deb Elkins
Nicki Spurling & Christine Bauersfeld
5th Grade
Austin
Hamman
Deutsch
Ellis
Minton
Carol Mesker & Karen Thompson
Jennifer Bockelman
Nancy Gottfried & Kelly Bargeloh
Melissa Kopshever & Jennifer Roberts
Andrea Walker & Kimberly Boulmetis
Hartsaw
Larramore
Mary Gerst & Ruth Lee
Elisa Morrison
Birthday Book Club:
Library:
Students who had birthdays during the
months of June, July, August, or September
had the opportunity to purchase books in
honor of their birthday
at the Book Fair. 87
books were purchased
and will be donated to
the school library for
Birthday Book Club. If
your child has a birthday
during the months of
October or November,
look for the sign up form
to come home around the first of November.
Just a reminder that younger siblings are no longer going to be able
to accompany parent volunteers while they are working in the
library. Unfortunately, I realize that this will affect some of you
and your ability to help out in the library. If you were previously on
the schedule and are not going to be able to continue coming in to
help, please let me know. We do have a few class times where we
are still trying to find volunteers. If you would like to sign up to
help out during any of the below class times it would be greatly
appreciated! Just let me know so I can get you on the schedule.
Thanks!
Rhonda Phillips
[email protected]
Birthday Book Club Chairperson
Jennifer Watkins
[email protected]
Library Chairperson
Monday - Barnes (2:25 - 2:55)
Tuesday - Oxley (1:50 - 2:20) and Williams (2:25 - 2:55)
Thursday - Reff (10:20 - 10:50) and Sandusky (10:55 - 11:25)