Principal Newsletter // APRIL 22nd, 2025

Apr 21

Dear Appleton Community…

PTA Meeting Moved to Wednesday, April 30 at 4:10 pm

Due to conflicts with after school programs, the PTA meeting has been moved to next week on Wednesday, April 30 at 4:10 in the library. Hope to see you there!

1st Ever Burgers & BINGO Night - April 23

Bingo night (Apr. 23 rd , 5-6:30pm) falls on the same day as our Restaurant Fundraiser at Freddy’s!

(APRIL 23, 4PM-8PM, 2489 HWY 6 AND 50)

Feel free to pick up your dinner at Freddy’s and enjoy eating it at Appleton’s Bingo Night! Or stay for a while at BINGO and then go out and enjoy Freddy’s.

Years of Service Milestones at Appleton

Check out these awesome Appleton employees who have reached significant milestones in their years of service. What an awesome team!

Christina Crone- 15 years

Christi Crumpton - 25 years

Julie Hickman - 20 years

Patrick Higgs - 5 years

Kaitlin Johnson - 15 years

Lisa McClelland - 35 years

Ronda Nelson - 10 years

Jessica Prell - 15 years

Laura Ryden - 10 years & Retiring

Nikki Summers - 30 years

Janelle Tanner - 10 years

Carolyn Thomas - 21 years & Retiring

Sarah Weber - 5 years

Todd Witzel - 5 years

Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS)

Please avoid appointments during these dates.

5th grade tests - Apri 22,23,24

Parent Recommendations for Classroom Assignments for Next Year

Parent Recommendations for Classroom Assignment Forms will be available at the Appleton office starting April 1. Parent requests for classroom placement for 2025-2026 must be turned in to the office by Friday, April 25, 2025 at 4:00pm. A completed Parent Recommendation for Classroom Assignment is not a guarantee that your child will be placed with the requested teacher. As in past years, teachers are subject to moving to different grade levels and assignments well after requests have been made.

Important Dates for 2025-2026

Back to School Night - Monday, August 4

Parent Information Night - Thursday, August 14

Carnival - Friday, September 12

Ornament Night - December 9 (TBD)

Art Night- Friday, January 30

Spell-a-thon - moving to spring February 17- March 25

Burgers & BINGO Night - Wednesday, April 15

Book Fair - April 27-May 1

Missing Something?

We have collected over 100 student coats and sweat tops as well as numerous hats, lunch pails, and other items in our lost and found. 100!!! Please check out the Appleton lost and found.

Are You Moving?

If you are planning on moving and if your child will not be attending Appleton next year, please contact the school office. This will help us better predict the number of Transfer Requests we can approve. Thank you!

City Market Fundraiser - Please Register Your Value Card

Simply by registering your City Market Value Card, our school can earn a percentage of all purchases you make. We have earned thousands of dollars for our PTA through this low effort moneymaker.

go to: https://www.citymarket.com/topic/city-market-community-rewards and click on “Enroll Now”
Create an account
Find “Appleton Elementary PTA” and click on “Enroll”

Go Bookworms!
Corey Hafey

Appleton Elementary School

2358 H Road Grand Junction, CO 81505

Phone (970) 254-6400 Fax (970) 243-6604

Corey Hafey - Principal

Todd Witzel - Assistant Principal

Lisa McClelland / Angie Wallace - Secretary