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Happy Thanksgiving!!

Wishing all our Challenger families a very Happy Thanksgiving! What are you most thankful for??

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SHOPAROO – Black Friday Receipts Earn Double Points!!

The CMMS Shoparoo fan base is slowly growing.  We are now up to 20 users.  In just over a month, this group has earned over 19,000 points.  With over 1,100 Challenger families, we are hoping even more sign up!  Install the app, take pictures of your receipts and that’s it…points earned = money for CMMS!  It’s that simple.  “Hop” on board and visit Shoparoo.com for full details!  Thanks for your continued support of CMMS PTSA!!

 

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DOUBLE your Roo Points when you upload your Black Friday receipts on Black Friday!

On November 29, Shoparoo will award you double the Roo Points when you upload your Black Friday receipts within an hour of your purchase.  Remember, you can submit more than just grocery-related receipts this holiday season — that means you’ll also get double the Roo Points for Black Friday purchases from toy, department, electronics, home improvement, and office supply stores!

Keep an eye out for special Black Friday surveys for even more ways to earn.

Visit blog.shoparoo.com for more information, and tell Christa Mcauliffe Middle School to start making room for double the donations.  Now that’s something to be thankful for!



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DISCOUNT CARD Fundraiser!!!

Calling all Challengers… Discount Cards are still available for purchase for $10 per card. Please support CMMS PTSA and get some holiday shopping taken care of at the same time! The cards will have different discount offers such as a percentage off certain items or Buy 1, Get 1 free at various businesses in our area. These cards will be good for local in-store purchases as well as national online discounts.

 



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Striking Up Some Fun!!

A great evening was had by all who attended our 1st annual CMMS Bowling Night at the Strike Zone!!! Thanks to all our Challengers (and their families) who participated.  The evening was filled with music and camaraderie, pizza, soda, candy and, of course, raffles.  Each bowler who bowled a strike won a CMMS T-Shirt!  Congratulations to our 3 raffle winners (pictured below)…

Marcel Astacioh (7th grade) – giant Nerds

Chad Leventhal (6th grade) – giant SweeTarts

Karli Baldridge (7th grade) and her Dad – “Ten Pin Pizza Pack” (a $65 value) generously donated by the Strike Zone.

“Hats off” and many thanks to all our volunteers who made sure the evening ran smoothly.  A special thank you to the Strike Zone for hosting our event.

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BOWLING NIGHT TONIGHT!!!

CALLING ALL BOWLERS….

Tonight is our CMMS Bowling Night at the Strike Zone.!!   If you didn’t get your tickets during lunch this week, tickets will be sold at the door.  Check-in begins at 6pm and bowling starts at 6:30 pm.  Join us for 2 hours of music and fun with our Challenger friends & families!

Tickets are $10 per bowler and includes 2 games, shoe rental, pizza & soda.   The evening will conclude at 8:30 pm.  We will also be having $1 candy raffles.  Other candy & treats will also be available for purchase.

We looking forward to “striking” up a good time  – – All are welcome!!

 

 

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EXTENDED…. The Discount Card Fundraiser has been extended!!!

CMMS PTSA has extended our Discount Card Fundraiser until Tuesday, December 3rd.  Order forms are available in Student Services.  The discounts offered on the card are unlimited usage and are good for one year.  Some of the merchants include Subway, Dairy Queen, Boston Market, Cold Stone Creamery, Menchie’s, NYPD 2, Sonic Drive Inn, Mrs. Fields Cookies, Denny’s, Putt-N-Around and Pizza Hut !!!  In addition to the local merchants, there is a website on the front of the card that will provide discounts at national businesses. Once you register your card you will be able to shop online at hundreds of large national chains stores such as Petco, Walmart, etc…  Get yours today :)

The TOP SELLER will receive a $75 VISA GIFTCARD, the SECOND highest seller will receive a $50 VISA GIFTCARD and the THIRD highest seller will receive a $25 VISA GIFTCARD !!

We here at CMMS think our parents & students are the best and wish to thank you for your continued assistance in helping to raise funds for our school.  We know that with your help we can have a tremendous year!  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the CMMS PTSA at [email protected]

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CMMS BOWLING NIGHT!!

VOLUNTEERS…PTSA is hosting CMMS Bowling Night this Friday, November 23rd at the Strike Zone.  Check-in begins at 6 pm and bowling starts promptly at 6:30 pm (ends at 8:30 pm).  Flyers were sent home last week.  Tickets are $10 per person and includes 2 hours of bowling, pizza, soda, music and fun with your friends and family.  Raffles too, tickets are $1 per ticket!  Tickets will be sold all  this week at lunchtime.  Please email us at [email protected] if you can help!  We can use a few extra hands with check-in, food & drinks, lane set-up, chaperoning and clean-up.   Thanks so much!! 

 

 

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Positive Words…

Strive to do your best this week, Challengers!!!  Remember…

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Box Tops For Education, On-line Shopping…

Just a reminder to our parents to shop on line through BTFE.com.  CMMS gets a percentage of the money when they shop online.  Parents, please look over the site… your continued support of Box Tops for Education fundraising program is appreciated.

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SHOPAROO….Holiday Specials!!!

Holiday shopping??  Please join Shoparoo and earn points for CMMS.  See below for more details!

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This holiday season, we’re accepting receipts from more of your favorite retailers!

That means even more money for Christa Mcauliffe Middle School!

For the first time ever, Shoparoo-ers will be able to earn donations from receipts outside the grocery world.  From now until the end of December, Christa Mcauliffe Middle School will get 20 Roo Points every time you snap a receipt from one of the stores below.
All of your normal grocery-related receipts (including those from your favorite toy, pet, beauty, and baby stores) will still earn Roo Points like they always do – we just wanted to help you get even more money for your cause!  Happy Holidays from all of us here at Shoparoo!
Macy's, Kohl's, JCPenney, Sears, Nordstrom, Dillard's, Neiman Marcus, Belk, Bon Ton, Saks Fifth Avenue, The Home Depot, Lowe's, Menards

Best Buy, GameStop, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, The Apple Store, RadioShack, Staples, Office Depot, Office Max

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EXTENDED….Discount Card Fundraiser

PTSA’s Discount Card Fundraiser has been extended to Tuesday, Dec. 3rd.  These Discount Cards are only $10 and make a great gift idea for the upcoming holiday season!!!  Purchase yours today and help support CMMS.   Additional order forms are located in Student Services.  As always, thanks for your continued support :)

 

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Positive Words…

Have a great week, Challengers!!

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PTSA Website

WE’VE MOVED!!   If you are reading this, you now know that our PTSA website has been moved front and center on the CMMS Edline page.  Many thanks to Mr. Silverman and his tech savvy staff for making it so much easier to share information.  The new CMMS website is wonderful…check it out!!

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Enjoy The City Fundraiser – Teacher Winners!!

Earlier today, PTSA officially wrapped up the Enjoy The City coupon book fundraiser!  We would like to thank you (parents & staff) for all your efforts in making this a very successful fundraiser!  The teacher with the class that sold the most books this year is Mrs. Baughman!  Way to go!!!  PTSA realizes that her class size is larger than the other classes so, in the interest of fairness, we would also like to acknowledge and congratulate Mrs. Eisenberg who had the second highest selling class.  Both teachers will receive a $25 Office Depot gift card.  Thank you to all our teachers for your help in tracking the books… your support and hard work is always appreciated!!

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FINAL CALL… Enjoy The City Coupon Books

FINAL CALL… If your student still has not returned their unsold Enjoy the City Coupon Book to their teacher, it’s not too late. Unfortunately any coupon books not returned will be marked on the student’s “obligations” list. All unsold coupon books need to be returned to the vendor or else that money comes directly out of our pocket. Please, please take a moment to make sure all unsold books have been returned to the school. Thanks for your cooperation!!

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HALLOWEEN SPOOK-TACULAR BASH

Almost 270 ghoulish creatures enjoyed an fun-filled with evening… dancing, photo booth and plenty of treats shared with good friends created plenty of wonderful memories!!   The costumes were amazing, creative and funny but a special “Congratulations” goes to our costume contest winners:

Funniest – Clayton Campbell aka Jake from State Farm

Scariest – Tyler Gray aka creepy crypt keeper dude

Original – Matthew Cohen aka the headless guy

Each winner won a gift basket full of goodies and a Cinemark gift card!   Congrats, too, to our 2 lucky raffle winners – you know who you are!!  Next time we will have to remember to write down their names to give them proper “shout out”!  Oops :)   Once again, the PTSA Board would like to thank the Mr. Silverman and his administrative team, teachers, staff, parents and student volunteers who pitched in to help.  We couldn’t have done it without all of you…  A very special “shout out” to the Miss Minerva and her CMMS custodial team who whipped the cafeteria back into shape in no time at all…Thank You!

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CMMS DISCOUNT CARD FUNDRAISER!!

CMMS PTSA will be starting our Discount Card Fundraiser on Monday, November 4th.  This new fundraiser will run through November 13th.  The cards will have different discount offers such as a percentage off certain items or Buy 1, Get 1 free at various businesses in our area.  These cards will be good for local in-store purchases as well as national online discounts.

A letter and attached flyer/order form will be sent home on Monday, November 4th.  Please check the backpacks!!  This will allow you to preview a sample of our CMMS card. The discounts offered on the card are unlimited usage and are good for one year.  Some of the merchants include Subway, Dairy Queen, Boston Market, Cold Stone Creamery, Menchie’s, NYPD 2, Sonic Drive Inn, Mrs. Fields Cookies, Denny’s, Putt-N-Around and Pizza Hut !!!  In addition to the local merchants, there is a website on the front of the card that will provide discounts at national businesses. Once you register your card you will be able to shop online at hundreds of large national chains stores such as Petco, Walmart, etc…

The TOP SELLER will receive a $75 VISA GIFTCARD, the SECOND highest seller will receive a $50 VISA GIFTCARD and the THIRD highest seller will receive a $25 VISA GIFTCARD !!

We here at CMMS think our parents & students are the best and wish to thank you for your continued assistance in helping to raise funds for our school.  We know that with your help we can have a tremendous year!  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the CMMS PTSA at [email protected]

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SHOPAROO ! SHOPAROO ! SHOPAROO !

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What in the heck is Shoparoo, you ask?   CMMS PTSA is “hopping” with both feet into a new, easy, year-long fundraising event for our school…SHOPAROO!!!    Shoparoo has to the easiest fundraiser there is!!  It takes less than 5 minutes to install the app and to begin taking pictures of your receipts.  All you need is your name and email address, no other personal information is required.  Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Friends…anyone who shops can submit their receipt with a quick picture and help CMMS earn funds for our school!  Any store that sells grocery products; any product. Shoparoo is not limited to certain stores, products or brands. Grocery shop as you regularly would, and you’ll earn money for your school every time.  Publix, Winn-Dixie, Walgreen’s, CVS, the list goes on and on! Please visit SHOPAROO.COM for more details!

Please check the backpacks for a flyer that provides the basic information about this simple & easy program.  It’s so easy, our PTSA board and Mrs. Aubrey have already started using the app.  In less than two weeks, the 5 of us have earned 5,000 points!!  Imagine if the whole Challenger family hops on board???  Consider signing up today!!  Thanks :)  

 

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PTSA Membership Drive Contest

Another drum roll please…

 

The winner of the pizza party for having the most PTSA members is….  Ms. Leonard’s  “Day 2, Period 2” class!!  Her class had 12 families join PTSA by the October 11th deadline.  Ms. Leonard’s class has earned a Domino’s Pizza Party.  Way to go!!   Additional shout-outs go to:

Ms. Maberry, Mr. Patsis and Ms. Trueman – their classes each had 9 families join PTSA

Ms. Frazer, Ms. Friedberg, Mr. Goldberg, Mr. Nguyen and Ms. Worrall – their classes each had 7 families join PTSA

 

PLEASE NOTE:   Although this contest is now over, our CMMS PTSA membership drive is still going on.   Please help us reach those who have not yet signed up… both parents & teachers.  PTSA memberships are only $8 and include a CMMS school calendar.

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Box Tops For Education Contest

Drum roll please….

The winner of PTSA’s Box Tops for Education Contest is Ms. Cierpik’s 1st period class.  Her class collected 336 box tops and earned themselves a Dunkin Donuts party!  As the winning teacher, Ms. Cierpik will receive a $20 Cinemark Movie gift certificate.   Great job to everyone in that class :)  A special shout-out to Ms. Dyson’s and Mr. Goldberg’s classes as well.   Their classes brought in 328 and 285 box tops respectively.  Thanks to everyone who brought in box tops for this contest and a special thank you to Suzanne Nicolini for overseeing this contest!  Job well done!!