Winter is Coming!

Hello Caughlin Ranch Families - 

First of all, a HUGE thank you to all those volunteers who helped make the Caughlin Fest a success!  The cakes and baked goods looked divine, the chili and hot dog dinner was delicious, our volunteers worked hard for the fastest break down ever, and most importantly, all the kids seemed to have a wonderful time.  Thanks also to Gina Berry for bringing and operating the concession machines - I know many enjoyed the popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones, and nachos!

Sometime this month, student directories and spirit wear orders should be coming home, so please keep an eye out for them!

From Monday, Nov 19th -Wednesday, Nov 21st,  our Student Council and CRES Counselor are sponsoring a food drive to provide Thanksgiving dinners to families in need.  They are especially looking for the following: turkeys, boxed mashed potatoes, canned cranberry sauce, canned green beans, Stove-Top Stuffing, and pumpkin pies.  In order for the Student Council to organize entire meals, please complete and turn in the form sent home in the Friday Folders, or email the Student Council Advisor Erica Allstadt at eallstadt@washoechools.net and let her know what you are able to donate. Thanks for your support!

Upcoming Events:

• Tuesday, November 13th - Skate Night at Roller Kingdom
• Friday, November 16th - Bingo Bash, 6-8pm at CRES in the multipurpose room.  
• Thursday and Friday November 22nd and 23rd - Thanksgiving Holiday- No School!
• Friday, December 4th - Chili's Restaurant Night 4-10pm

We wish all of our CRES Families a wonderful Thanksgiving - may you find much to be thankful for!

Welcome Autumn!

There's a new chill in the morning air - fall is on its way!  I can't believe school has been in session 1 month already!  

First, I would like to thank Amanda Mattioli for her dedication to the 6th Annual CRES 
Jog-A-Thon!  The event was a success!  Amanda worked tirelessly to ensure this event went off without a hitch and that our kids had a great time!  Thanks also to her great committee, as well to all the families and community sponsors who donated to our school.  Our awards ceremony will take place later in October.   Our most sincere apologies to Dr. Jake Ichino, of Reno Heart Physicians, who should have been included on the back our our 2012 Jog-a-Thon T-Shirts. We appreciate your continued support!  


Upcoming Events:

October 9th - CRES Skate Night
October 11th - Family Night at Red Robin (5-9pm)
October 15th-19th - Conference Week, school will be    dismissed at 12:50pm each day this week.
October 19th - Caughlin Fall Fest (4-6pm)

Caughlin Fall Fest...

Enjoy a nice, autumn day with your family at this fun event.  Entertain yourselves with carnival style games, try your luck at the cake walk, take a jump in a bounce house, get your face painted, pick the perfect pumpkin - there's an activity for everyone!  You can purchase a hot dog or chili dinner, and snack on baked goods, popcorn, and cotton candy!  Information about ticket purchase and volunteer needs will be coming home in next week's Friday Folder.  Please volunteer some time to this great event - there are several opportunities to do so.  If you're interested, please email Jill at jillindal@gmail.com.  

  

One Exciting Week!

This is "Fitness is Fun" Week - Amanda Mattioli has lined up a lot of guest speakers for our lunches and recesses this week!  The kids are going to hear from tennis pros, meet Bighorn basketball players, attempt long and high jumps and so much more!  Please dress your children in comfortable, athletic clothing all week so they may participate in all these extra activities!

This Friday, September 21st,  is the Jog-A-Thon!  Each grade level will have an assigned time to run on the track, and the event will end with a picnic lunchtime for all.  Please remember that donation envelopes are due this Thursday, September 20th!  We need many, many volunteers for this event.  If you can come assist from the hours of 8am-12pm (any duration of time is welcome), please email Amanda at manners@me.com.  We need volunteers to: set up the track, monitor the track, pass out gatorade/water/otter pops, line classes up, etc.  Many thanks to those companies who have made generous donations to our school.  These extra funds go a long way to providing an excellent education to our children!

Please mark October 19th on your calenders for our annual Caughlin Fest.  This is a fun, western themed, fall carnival with food and games!  We need volunteers from 2-4pm on that day for set up, and people to volunteer to run booths and games from 4-6pm.  Please notify your teacher if you are willing to help, or email Jamie at jamiecase@sbcglobal.net.  Tickets will go on sale soon.

A reminder that

• Spirit Wear orders are due on October 8th!
• Clip those Box Tops and go through www.btfe.com for online ordering!
• Parent Conference Week is October 15th-19th.  School will be released at 12:50pm each day that week.  Please try your best to attend your child's conference!
• Jog Donations are due Thursday, September 20th!
• Please wear comfortable clothing and running shoes this Friday, September 21st.  Bring a towel and sack lunch too for our school picnic.  

First Week Down!

I hope everyone had a safe and memorable Labor Day; it always seems as if it's officially the end of summer!

This week we would like to welcome our Kindergarten Families!  We know you'll have a wonderful year with Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Farfsing, and Mrs. Kerr!  

 Here are some tidbits of information after the first week...

Early Release Wednesdays - in the WCSD, most Wednesdays are "Early Release" which means that EVERY Wednesday (with a few exceptions  you will be notified of later), CRES ends school at 2:15pm rather than 3:00pm.  Please ensure that your child is picked up on time!

Spirit Fridays - at CRES, we like to show our school spirit every Friday!  Please wear anything with our school colors (green or white) or our mascot (a colt).  We will be sending Spirit Wear order forms in this week's Friday Folders.  Thanks to all those who voted at this year's Back to School Ice Cream Social for our winning design.  Below are the options that will be available...

Bananas for Box Tops! - Please don't forget to clip those Box Tops and go through the Box Tops Marketplace link to place online orders.  I just earned 1% back for CRES with my recent Old Navy order!  All these little bits add up over time!  Please go to www.btfe.com for more information and to sign up online.

Join the PTA! - Nothing is more important than the education of our children, and membership in the PTA is the perfect way to support that!  Please fill out the membership form from your child's Friday Folder and turn it into the office.  Members can be as involved - or not involved - as they choose to be.  Perks of joining the PTA are: inclusion in the school directory (and a free directory), Nevada PTA membership cards, discounts at participating vendors, and knowledge of what's going on at your school!  

Jog-a-Thon September 21,2012 - Please read the information packet that came home with your child on Friday. This is a FUN fundraiser, with a lot of valuable advertisement potential for donors.  This fundraiser has helped our school purchase Activboards and laptops for our classrooms, and this year we want to turn our focus to the CRES playground!  Many thanks to Amanda Mattioli and her amazing committee for their time and commitment to this event!  We will need a lot of volunteers for this day, please pencil it in if possible!

Open House - Please join us for this informative evening on Tuesday, Sept. 11th from 6-7:30pm.  You'll have the chance to meet your child's teacher, sign up to volunteer in classrooms, tour the school, and hear from Mrs. Thoroughman, our new principal.  

Mimi's Give Back Night - go to Mimi's for dinner on Wednesday, Sept 12th, from 5-9pm, and a portion of your bill will be donated back to CRES!  Our monthly Give Back dinners at various restaurants are always a lot of fun!

Thanks for a wonderful first week of school!  It was great to see old friends and welcome so many new families.  I know it's going to be an amazing year!

Welcome to the 2012-2013 School Year!

I don't know about you, but summer FLEW by!  We are excited to welcome you back to CRES for another amazing year!  If you are new to our school, Welcome!  We love it here and know you will too!  Here are some of the things going on...

Thursday, August 23rd - 5:30-7:30pm:  Please join us for our Third Annual Back to School Ice Cream Social!  Meet teachers, introduce yourself to our new principal, and see friends - old and new!  Sign up to join the PTA, and learn about all the amazing activities hosted by the PTA to help make your child's education stellar!

Monday, August 27th - 8:50am:  First Day of School!  Join us outside on the playground and find your child's class (signs will be posted!).

Wednesday, August 29th - 2:00pm - Wednesdays are early release days, please don't forget to get your child early each Wednesday!

Friday, September 21st - all day - Our Sixth Annual Jog-a-Thon!  Be on the look out for more information coming home soon...

All Year Long - Bananas for Box Tops!  Please cut those little Box Tops found on various grocery items and turn them into our Box Top Box on the entry display case.  ALSO -  as you make those online purchases, please remember to access your favorite sites through www.boxtops4education.com, and they will give us e-Box Tops (number varies for each retailer)  Many, many stores participate in this program including: itunes, Old Navy, Gap, Vistaprint, Barnes and Noble, Crate and Barrel, and Eddie Bauer.   For a complete list of participating retailers, please go to   http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/marketplace/BrowseStores.aspxWT.ac=Mktplce_HC_SeeAllStores
There's nothing better than getting "free" money for CRES!Thanks Tammy Freeman for being our Box Tops Coordinator this year!

We're looking forward to an AMAZING year!