Tiger Times
Weekly News & Notes - November 16th - 20th
Titus Highlights:
Upcoming Events . . .
November 2nd - 20th:
- iRun4Life Sneaker Challenge - See Below
November 10th - 19th:
- Thanksgiving Food Drive - See Below
November 17th:
November 18th:
- Home & School Association Meeting - 7:00 PM
- Parent Positive Speaker Series @ Lenape Middle School - See below
November 19th - 20th & 23rd - 24th:
- Kindergarten Conferences
- No Kindergarten Classes
November 20th:
- Home & School Association Mother & Son Trivia Night
November 23rd - 24th:
- Early Dismissal for Grades 1st - 6th
- Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 25th - 27th:
- Thanksgiving Holiday - No School
Paws for Pride . . .
Congratulations to last week's Paws for PRIDE winners: Kathryn Drenth, Michael Menaker, Lauren Magliaro, Joey Hollander, Cole Gregg, Sudhir Yelamarthy, and Ryan Cywinski.
These students were chosen at random to be recognized and celebrated for demonstrating one of our five character traits - Pride, Respect, Individual Responsibility, Determination & Empathy. Thank you to all of the Titus families for your support of our Paws for PRIDE program.
2016-2017 Kindergarten Registration
The 2016-17 Kindergarten Registration begins on October 26th. For Kindergarten registration information and paperwork, please check out the CBSD website.
Sneaker Recycling Challenge
We've been challenged by the folks at Community Recycling to donate as many sneakers as we can by November 20th in their Great Thanksgiving Sneaker Challenge. Instead of earning .50 per pound we will earn $1.00 per pound towards our iRun4Life program at Titus.
We will continue to accept any gently used shoes, but only "sport shoes" will go towards the challenge. Our school has always been one of their top donators in the area. Let's keep it going and make it an even better iRun4Life program in the Spring. Thanks in advance for your support!
Thanksgiving Food Drive. . .
Titus is sponsoring its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive from November 10th to November 19th.
It is a good time to start thinking about those in need during the upcoming holiday season.
Please check the grade level lists below and bring in an item to brighten the holidays for someone else. The collection area will be in the nurses’ office at Titus. Thank you for your participation.
- KINDERGARTEN: plastic wrap, foil, wax paper, napkins, toilet paper
- GRADE 1: cranberry sauce, turkey gravy, canned veggies
- GRADE 2: rice, instant potatoes, stuffing mix, can or dry soups
- GRADE 3: dish detergent, sponges, bar soap, scouring pads, paper towels
- GRADE 4: hot and cold cereal, pancake mix, syrup, jelly/jam, canned fruit
- GRADE 5: mustard, ketchup, cooking oil, pasta , olives, peanut butter
- GRADE 6: spaghetti sauce, salad dressing, crackers, snacks, dessert mixes
Celebrating Veterans Day with our Buddies
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Veterans Day Celebration . . .
Guest Writer: Diane Kim
Our Veterans Day assembly was touching and inspiring. All the Titus students were in the dining room singing the National Anthem beautifully. It was very nice to see the veterans enjoying the assembly. It was very generous of the veterans to share this awesome moment with us.
Home & School Association:
Counting & Logging Race Donations
Teachers' Breakfast - Volunteers Needed
The Home and School Association will host a continental breakfast for our teachers and staff on Monday, November 23rd at 7:30 AM. We are asking for breakfast donation items like orange juice, bagels, cream cheese, sugar, sweetener, milk, paper products, etc. To donate, please click here. You can drop off all items in the main office between Wednesday, November 18 and Friday, November 20 by 12:00 PM Please make sure you label all items Home and School Association Breakfast.
We also need volunteers to set up the breakfast at 6:45 AM and clean up at 2:15 PM. If interested in volunteering your time, please click here.
Secret Shop - Help Wanted!
The Home & School Secret Shop is just about in full swing. The event is not possible without the help of a large number of volunteers. If you have some time and would like to help with this wonderful event, please consider volunteering. To see all available times and to sign-up, please click here.
Mother & Son - Trivia Night . . .
Join us for Mother-Son Trivia Night on Friday, November 20th from 7:00PM – 8:30PM in the Titus Dining Room! Light refreshments will be served after the game. We will be playing in teams of 8 – 10 moms and sons.
Feel free to get a group together to sign up as a team or you can just sign up and meet some new friends. Please click here to sign up. Any questions, please contact Rachel Collachi or Nicole Schilling.
Secret Shop - Shoppers Wanted!
We are in need of MORE shoppers!! We buy for over 600 students, who each buy 5-10 things - that’s a lot of shopping to be done!! Just shopping for a few items will help. Please email Kerry Veith if you are interested in helping.
Plea for Help . . .
I have loved being a Titus parent for the past 8 years. It is such a wonderful community. A community that thrives off its volunteerism. This is my 6th year as chairperson for both the Secret Shop and the Yearbook.
I have enjoyed being a part of both of these groups- seeing smiles on the students faces as they shop for their families at the Secret Shop and the excitement when the yearbooks come out in the Spring. This is my last year at Titus, and as I wind down my time here, I want to be sure that these 2 things continue on, even better in the coming years! There are 2 great parents ready to take on the challenge for the 2016-2017 school year- Heather Monser (Secret Shop) and Laura Zakrzewski (Yearbook), but they cannot and should not have to do it alone! I would love to share what being a part of these 2 groups entail.
Both committees are in full swing and it’s a great time to join the teams. If you are interested in being a Co-Chair for either Secret Shop or Yearbook, please contact me- Kerry Veith. Let’s be sure the Secret Shop and Yearbook continue on for years to come!! I will be at the upcoming Home and School Meeting to answers any questions you may have.
Yearbook Announcement . . .
It's that time again!! In search of 1st day of school, Harvest Breakfast, Celebrate Education, Book Fair, RFE and Halloween pictures. Pictures can be shared to the Titus Dropbox. Follow this link to the directions on the Home & School Association website.