welcome to the colts neck pto
Our mission is to promote the intellectual, social, and ethical welfare of our children through a close relationship between school and home. All parents, guardians and teachers in the Colts Neck PreK-8 school district are invited and encouraged to become members of our very active PTO. If you would like to become a member, please email membership@coltsneckpto.org.
THE SUCCESS OF THE PTO DEPENDS ON YOUR SUPPORT!
THANK YOU!
As this is the final newsletter of the 2024/2025 school year, the PTO wants to say THANK YOU!
CONGRATULATIONS to our Volunteer of the Year recipients: Kirsten Connor, Sherri Gugliara, Lena Nicholson, Danielle Quigley and Kristen Stark. These ladies put in countless hours helping to make so many of our events successful.
HUGE THANKS to the outgoing Executive Board members: Samantha Amato, Monika Kozicz, January Nicoletta and Joanne Passalacqua. Your years of service will not be forgotten.
MANY THANKS to our Mini-Grant Committee who met in the beginning of the school year to approve funding of $25,000 worth of technology and activities: Samantha Amato, Kirsten Connor, Kim Kaufman, Monika Kozicz, Joanne Passalacqua, Ashley Sandbach and Noelle Sues.
BIG THANKS to our Event Chairs, who all worked hard to plan, organize and execute our many events this year: Danielle Alpaugh, Heidi Bender, Kara Brick, Fabiana Caggiano, Kimberly Cascone, Joanna Chavers, Kirsten Connor, Erin Culotta, Bridget DeSena, Mrunal Desphande, Amy Dimes, Megan D'Orio DeMeo, Sereena Gil, Emily Greenberg, Heather Grossman, Nicole Ireland, Christina Kape, Kim Kaufman, Amy Linquito, Colleen Mayrose, Jade Monzo, Mariela Muscio, Lena Nicholson, Joanne Passalcqua, Desirae Pesce, Lindsey Powell, Danielle Quigley, Jackee Racioppo, Vanessa Rahman, Prathana Raja, Rebecca Roach, Kathy Rumsby, Ashley Sandbach, Rachel Schanck, Vanessa Siroti, Marina Slabyak, Amie Smith, Jennifer Stattel, Mallory Triano, Nicole Viglione, Jennifer Winkelmann, Lauren Young and Jenn Zimmerman.
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.
END OF YEAR WRAP UP
ATTENTION EVENT CHAIRS!
Reimbursements - Please submit ALL receipts for reimbursement using the Reimbursement Worksheet no later than the last day of school, June 20th. Late receipts cannot be reimbursed.
Visit the FORMS page of our website to download the form needed.
Binders - If you have not done so yet, please return your event binder to Jen Mulè, she can be reached at studentactivites@coltsneckpto.org. It is very important that we have these binders to help guide next year's chairs. Also, if possible, please fill out the Event Recap in the binder for Student Activities.
5TH GRADE MOVING UP PARTY
THANK YOU to Danielle Alpaugh and Rebecca Roach for organizing tomorrow's last big bash for our 5th graders leaving Conover Road Elementary School!
THANKS ALSO to the many volunteers and those who donated to make this event extra special: Laura Agresta, Janet Batista, Julie Boucher, Kerri Ciskowski, Rena Clemente, Kate Clune, Samantha Colomer, Kirsten Connor, Rosie Cooley, Jaime Cyrus, Sarah DiSalvatore, Bridget DeSena, Penelope El-Dalati, Elyse Gerber, Jennifer Hess, Robin Hyson, Lauren Liberatore, Kristen LoRe-Ziobro, Julie Luthmann, Megan Mastropiero, Martina Melnicak, Stephanie Minucci, Amy Moll, Mariela Muscio, Alanna O'Connor, Andrea O'Connor, Kevin O'Connor, Keri Petracca, Stephanie Pistilli, Danielle Quigley, Vanessa Rahman, Eva Randall, Stacy Savich, Susy Scharfenberg, Vanessa Siroti, Kristen Stark, Jennifer Streit, Megan Szaloczy, Julia Talanova, Jessica Vaughan, Robyn Wallace, Jillian Watts, Lauren Young and Jenn Zimmerman.
BIG THANKS to Miss Cassidy & Miss Farley for their help as school liaisons, Courtney McCormick for help coordinating volunteers in school and Bridget DeSena, Amy Moll & Jenn Zimmermann for building the balloon arch.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES FUNDRAISER
ORDER BY JULY 6TH FOR FREE SHIPPING TO SCHOOL!
The 2025/2026 School Supply Store is Open! The PTO is partnering with The Write Stuff to provide each family with the convenience of purchasing their child’s 2025/2026 school supplies online now. Supply lists are provided by Colts Neck teachers and all of your child’s supplies will be delivered to their classroom on day one. Orders must be in by July 6th to receive FREE shipping directly to school and to CUSTOMIZE the list to eliminate items that you already have. Make sure to order supplies for your child's upcoming grade level.
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.
While using this service comes with some additional cost, there’s no obligation to purchase the entire list of supplies and all proceeds benefit our children as a PTO fundraiser. Thank you for your support!
PHOTO MONTAGE
GRADES PRE-K TO 7TH ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE!
Send in your photos! Our calendars have been very busy with events lately! Now is the perfect time to remind everyone to send in event photos for the Photo Montage.
Traditionally, a montage of photos, from kindergarten through 8th grade, is prepared and presented to the students at their 8th grade dance. This montage is then sent to the graduating class as a gift from the PTO. Please send any school related photos you may have to the appropriate email address below. Examples include: Class Trips and Parties, School Performances, School Sports (tennis, cheerleading, cross-country, track, basketball, baseball, softball or soccer), or any PTO events including Grade-Level Events, Family Bingo Night and Flower Sale.
Please follow these steps:
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Include your child's name, the event, and year the photo was taken.
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Email photos to: ClassOf(Graduation year)@coltsneckpto.org. Replace (Graduation year) with your child's year, using the chart below.
CRPS & CRES BOOK FAIR
HUGE THANKS to Lena Nicholson for assisting Mrs. Frick with the Scholastic Book Fair.
MANY THANKS to all of the parent volunteers who helped students make their selections and purchase their books.
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8TH GRADE DANCE
BIG THANKS to Emily Greenberg and Lindsey Powell for planning and running this celebratory evening for our graduating class of 2025!
MANY THANKS to the parents on the committee and who helped chaperone the dance: Amy Dimes, Desirae Pesce and Melanie Yale.
SPECIAL THANKS to teachers and admin for helping chaperone the dance: Mrs. Burtnick, Mrs. Granato, Mr. Higueruela, Mrs. Hums, Mr. Mercer and Dr. Rigby.
THANKS to the CNPD for keeping everyone safe, the CN Firehouse of Conover Road and Joyce Bengal with her staff of Tastefully Yours Catering.
THANKS to Hicks House of Entertainment for playing great music and keeping the energy high.
THANKS ALSO to the CNTEA for partnering with us to purchase sweatshirts for our graduates!
EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS to Lena Nicholson 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!
Best of luck to all our graduating 8th Graders! The CNPTO wishes you all the best in your future endeavors in high school.
8TH GRADE ICE CREAM SOCIAL
BIG THANKS to Bridget DeSena and Nicole Ireland for planning this event.
THANKS ALSO to all of the parents who helped out: Laura Agresta, Jen Ciniglia, Samantha Colomer, Rosie Cooley, Erika Dominczak, Nicole Graves, Heather Grossman, Jason Ireland, Yikxsi Lombardi, Colleen Mayrose, Martina Melnicak, Jaime Montana, Elise Monteforte, Lena Nicholson, Alana O'Connor, Andrea O'Connor, Kevin O'Connor, Janine Pinguelo, Danielle Quigley, Susy Schargenberg, Gina Steineke, Colleen Torress, Andrew Weisbrot and Michelle Young.
COMMUNITY CORNER
The Colts Neck Police Department is hosting a Youth Academy this summer on July 21st-July 25th at Bucks Mills Park. The application deadline is May 9th and the cost is $175. More information can be found HERE.
The Colts Neck Township Recreation and Parks has opened registration for Summer Camp. You can view more information HERE.
Brookdale Camps is partnering with the Colts Neck PTO this summer. For every student registered, Brookdale will donate money to the PTO! You can view more information or register your child, HERE.
The Colts Neck Library June activities calendar is now available HERE
