We Need Your Help Getting Ready for Indoor Recess!

The Lower and Middle School are in great need of supplies for all the outdoor and indoor recess activities. Please make way for your new holiday gifts by donating your gently used, functional, and all-pieces-intact games and play equipment. The week of Dec 2nd - Dec 6th, the PTO will have bins in the C-Prep lobby to collect your donations. Here is a short list of the items we are looking for:

• Bean bag toss board/bags
• Board games (all pieces intact)
• Bowling pins
• Colored chalk
• Coloring books
• Crayons
• Footballs
• Frisbees
• Gallon of bubbles & wand supplies
• Hula hoops
• Large Mesh bags to hold ALL materials
• Long jump ropes
• Medium-sized foam balls
• Rubber kick balls
• Short jump ropes
• Soccer balls

Thanks in advance for your generosity and support!

Replication Proposal Rejected, But, Thanks For Being There

We are disappointed that the Hartford board of education rejected two proposed magnet schools and declined to move forward with a plan to turn over management of SAND Elementary School to Capital Prep Schools, Inc. The Capital Prep PTO sincerely appreciated all the families who came out on Tuesday to support the proposal. We demonstrated that we are a community who is ready to offer the promise of a good education to more children. Thank you.

Extra, Extra - Read All About It!

Recently, there have been a number of articles published about Capital Prep in the news. Here are the headlines!

Street Law at Capital Preparatory Magnet School

Over the past two months the students of Capital Preparatory Magnet School were able to gain some valuable insight and experience through a joint effort of collaboration with the University of Connecticut law school.

The administration at Capital Preparatory Magnet School made it possible for a select group of University of Connecticut law students to enter our classrooms not only as prospective lawyers but as teachers.

Committed to Academic Promise (CAP POINTS)

HOME & SCHOOL

Capital Prep believes that when families, schools and community groups work together to support learning, students stay in school longer, attend school more regularly and perform better in school.

One way Capital Prep fosters this is through the C.A.P program. When you and your child participate in activities with the family outside of school, the family earns valuable points. With these points, you will have a chance to bid on exciting prizes at certain events at the school. This is a key component of our school-home connection.

Read more about the CAP program: Click!

Examples of ways to earn CAP Points:

Visit the local library – Attend the C-Prep Art Exhibit – Participate in Math Night – Attend a Football Game – Visit a Museum – Go Apple-Picking – Attend a Town Fair – Visit a State Park – Visit A Zoo – Attend A PTO Meeting (Parents/Guardians) – Attend a Board of Education Meeting – Volunteer in the Classroom (Parents/Guardians) – Attend in A Local Sports Event (Whale, UCONN) – Attend a Play – Attend a C-Prep Volleyball, Soccer, Cross Country Event – Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen – Go to a Festival of Lights – Participate in a Walk/Run – Play in a Corn Maze – Go to A Trampoline Park – Participate in Town Sports (Baseball Gymnastics, Soccer, etc) – Take a Day Trip to Another State – Spend time family bowling -- Participate in Wadsworth Family Saturday events -- Visit the Science Center -- and much much more...

Contact Ms. Ayers for more information: Athena.Ayers@hartfordschools.org.

Family Math Night (Lower School) - Dec 5th

Family Math Night will be held Thursday December 5th 6:00PM to 7:30PM.

Capital Prep continues to strongly encouraging the school-to-home connection. We've found that it is essential in keeping students on the right track.  With Family Math Night, parents are invited to join their kids at school for an evening of hands-on math activities and fun!

Mark your calendars now and stay tuned for more information.

Also, be sure to check out the Math Resources on the C-Prep PTO web site.

Replication, Literacy, CMT/CAPT & More

A bunch of new content has been added to the PTO Resources web page: 

• Capital Prep Replication - next week, there will be a proposal to apply the Capital Preparatory School approach to another Hartford public school
• Writing, Literacy and Parenting Resources have been added. Mathematics Resources is already there. Science Resources coming soon!
• CMT Results Assessment - the PTO tool a look at Capital Prep's CMT/CAPT scores and provided an assessment of our performance.

Click on the Room Parents, Resources and More tab from the C-Prep PTO web page: http://c-preppto.blogspot.com/.

Mark Your Calendars!

Thru Nov 9 - Shop book fair online
Nov 20 - Pick Up Your Lyman Pies & Cookie Dough Orders!
Nov 21 - PTO General Membership Meeting
Nov 28-29 - No School
Dec 7 - Winter Ball (Lower School)

Every Week: Turn in Box Tops to your Advisor!

Petition to Public Works: Ely St. Parking

One of our parents has started a petition to post signage on Ely Street in Hartford, CT to allow parking on the wide-width sidewalk due to the safety concerns of school children.

Here is a map of the street.

Your signature is valuable and makes a real difference. Please encourage others to sign the petition as well. Forward the link below to everyone who might be interested: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/capitalprepparking/.

Fall Into Reading Book Fair is ONLINE (thru 11/9)

The whole school was excited about our Fall Into Reading Book Fair in Sheff Center. There was an amazing selection of books! We closed the physical fair last night. But:

Now we've moved the fair ONLINE: Fall Into Reading Online Book Fair

At the Online Fall Into Reading Book Fair you can:

• Send wish lists and eCards to family and friends.
• Find books for everyone, from preschool to adults.
• All purchases benefit the school.
• And orders ship to school for FREE!

The Book Fair is a great way to get everyone excited about reading.

Here's a brief video that highlights the big dreams that can be realized through family reading:
http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/family

SHOP ONLINE