Parents and Students,

We had a great first week with our students! Ask them about their classroom mission statements, goals, individual goals, leadership notebooks, etc!! We are setting sail this year with the “END IN MIND”.

We also had some transitions take place this week when we moved Mrs. Drew to our 3rd grade team in order to help reduce classroom sizes; although, this was a bittersweet transition, we are grateful for all Kinder and 3rd Grade Families for their understanding. Our 3rd graders will start in their new class on Wednesday, Sept. 2nd.

At this time, we are waiting for more information on our 4th grade classes. We have a request in for an additional teacher to help their class sizes as well. Thank you for your patience.

Welcome back and I look forward to seeing everyone Tuesday, Sept. 1st at our PTA Family Kick-off/ Pep Rally Night. Bring the whole family!

*Again, a new eBlast format coming soon (one page template that will come as an attachment).

Thank you,
Tara Bailey

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, Sept. 1st - PTA Mtg/Family Pep Rally 5:30pm

Wednesday, Sept. 2nd- College Day (Every 1st Wednesday of the month we will celebrate our future college students by showing off everyone’s favorite college tshirt.)

Friday, Sept. 4th – Grandparents Celebration        8am-9am 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grades;

9:05-10:05 a.m. Kinder, 1st, & 5th

Monday, Sept. 7th- Labor Day/ No School

Wednesday, Sept. 9th- Fall Pictures

Tuesday, Sept. 15th- International Dot Day/Leadership Day at Tuscany (More info coming) * Wear your polka dots, circles, etc to help us celebrate!

PTA News

T.H.E. PTA ONLINE STORE IS STILL OPEN! –We will be selling items at the school for Grandparents Day on September 4. You can still go online and order your THE Spirit Gear, donate to Greenbacks, join PTA, order your directory, directory ads and shout-outs, etc.! Go to www.TuscanyHeightsPTA.org and click on the WELCOME BACK section! Some quantities are limited so order today!

PTA Family Night and Pep Rally - We will have a Welcome Back to School Pep Rally and PTA meeting on September 1st at 5:30!  Bring the kids and come hungry because we will have the food trucks Stouts Pizza, Bite Street Bistro, and Yao Asian Food and for dessert Kona Ice!  Yum yum!!  Come learn about Watch D.O.G.S and sign up to participate.  We will have a special gift for the first 100 kids to arrive as well as the Reagan and Johnson Cheerleaders there to cheer us on for our new school year.  Can't wait to see you there!

Lost and Found – Be proactive! Parents please remember to label commonly lost items with your child's name. This will help us get items that have been left behind back to their owner in a timely manner. Commonly lost items include:  lunch boxes, beverage bottles, sweaters and backpacks. All items left unclaimed will be donated during Christmas break and at the end of the school year. 

Directory Info - Do you have a business you want to advertise or a special student that you want to tell how much you love them?  Advertise or buy a tribute or shout out in the Tuscany Heights directory!  Info was in your welcome back folder or you can contact Susan at directory@tuscanyheightspta.org.

Wacky for Khaki! – Be proactive this year by collecting new school uniforms and underwear for our sister school-East Terrell Hills! Look for the donation box in the entryway 8/17-9/30.

*Uniforms in sizes 4-14 and underwear in sizes 4-8.

*khaki, black, or navy blue slacks, Bermuda length shorts, skirts/skorts

*short-sleeve and long-sleeve solid white, navy or hunter green polo shirts. Let’s synergize and give back to our friends at East Terrell Hills! Thanks in advance for your help! From your Partners in PTA Chairs - Ana Warmke and Sara Holliday

RFTH HEADLINES

 6th Annual Run For The Heights 2016 

We are off and running with planning the 6th Annual Run For The Heights. We are always looking for energetic volunteers starting now leading up to the big event. Opportunities vary in talents, interests, and time but include coordinating staff/neighborhood running groups, securing items for the goody bag donations, securing the 5K award packages and medals, entering race registrations, & coordinating the new VIP Tiger Tent. Please contact Jennifer Bissen at runfortheheights@tuscanyheightspta.org to see where you can help out or come to our next planning meeting on Wednesday, 9/23 @ 9:30am in the Room 207 (PTA Room upstairs in 5th grade hallway). 

Check out the website to view event details or photos from last year. 

http://runfortheheights.tuscanyheightspta.org/

2016 Run for the Heights #Hashtag Contest!!

What's the theme for the 6th Annual Run For The Heights? Good question! We want YOU to tell us. How about YOU create THE EXCLUSIVE Run for the Heights #hashtag. Come up with a hash tag to be used on all Run for the Heights t-shirts, advertising and social media. Winner will receive 2 FREE 2016 Run for the Heights registrations and access to the VIP Tiger Tent at the event!! All students K-5 are eligible, one entry per student. Entry forms were sent home in your Welcome Back folders. For more information or to print the entry form, visit http://runfortheheights.tuscanyheightspta.org/   Entries are due by 2:40pm on Friday, September 4, 2015.

2016 Run for the Heights Early Bird Registration Contest!!

Go ahead and check off another to do! The Early Bird registration contest ends on Friday 9/4/15. The FIRST 100 Tuscany Heights students to register by 9/4/15 will get a FREE “Go Tigers” drawstring backpack. We will also have 12 drawing prizes for the FIRST 100 adults who register by 9/4/15. Prize winners will be announced at the October General PTA Meeting and Run For The Heights Pep Rally!!!

Don't worry, all early bird registrations will count towards the incentive contests that will start in December. Registration forms were sent home in your Welcome Back folders or for more information and print the entry form, visit http://runfortheheights.tuscanyheightspta.org/

Plug in with PTA and Back the Future!

THE PTA Website www.tuscanyheightspta.org 

Run for the Heights Website www.runfortheheights.tuscanyheightspta.org

Tuscany Heights Volunteers Link www.volunteerspot.com/group/35885320036

Parents,

Tomorrow is Friday, so we love showing our Tiger Pride. If you haven't purchased a spirit tshirt, our wonderful PTA will be selling shirts in the school rotunda tomorrow morning. You will also have the pleasure of seeing Tusky before class starts. We take spirit counts from each classroom and announce the winning class on the announcements. Who will have the most spirit tomorrow????

Speaking of school spirit, we hope you will join us Tuesday, Sept. 1st for our first PTA Meeting where we kick off the year. Please visit this link for more info:

http://www.tuscanyheightspta.org/uploads/1/1/1/6/11162718/august_back_to_school_pta_meeting_flyer__4_.pdf

Thank you,

Tara Bailey

Parents,

Thank you for a great first day and start to the 2nd! We are so excited to have the students back in the classrooms. As we move into the week, I wanted to share a few reminders:

• Meet the Teacher PowerPoints have been uploaded to school webpage and teacher webpages.
• We need all immunizations to be up-to-date in order for your child to attend. Nurse Hunsicker has notified parents if this impacts your child. Thank you for acting quickly!
• All students arriving at 7:50a.m. are tardy and will need a parent to walk inside with them.
• Starting Thursday, all parents that enter the building will need a RAPTOR Badge from the front office, so bring your Driver's License. This is the day we ask for all students to start walking themselves to class and showing independence! We will have safety patrol and staff on hand to help all of our little ones make it safely to their area.
• Spirit Items for Sale--Our PTA board will be selling Spirit Items in the rotunda on Wednesday and Friday mornings this week.  We will have spirit shirts and shorts as well as grade-level spirit sticks.  Come by to see us and stock up on your Tuscany Heights spirit wear! Cash, check, and debit/credit will be accepted.  You may also order online at www.tuscanyheightspta.org.  
•  Lost & Found Reminder -Parents, please remember to label commonly lost items with your child's name. This will help us get items that have been left behind back to their owner in a timely manner. Commonly lost items include:  lunch boxes, beverage bottles, sweaters and backpacks. All items left unclaimed will be donated during Winter break and at the end of the school year.

Thank you and we are thrilled to have you in our Tuscany Community!

Parents and Students,

Welcome Back! We are thrilled to greet our students and their families in the morning. What an exciting time! As we embark on the first week of school, parents/guardians, please be advised that you are welcome to walk your children to class the first three mornings. We do ask that you retrieve a VISITOR sticker from the rotunda and sign in on one of many blank sign in sheets. After the first three days of school, RAPTOR will be the only way visitors will be allowed to enter the main hallways. This is for the safety of our students and staff. We encourage you to allow your child to be a leader and walk on their own to class. This gives them confidence and allows for them to be a role model as well as a student helper to others that may need a hand finding their location.

 
Parents with little tigers, we also encourage you to let your students walk to class after the first three days as well. We will have safety patrol and staff members available to help assist them to their classroom if needed. Again, this gives them confidence and helps build leadership.

 
Welcome back and I look forward to a great year with everyone!

 *A new eBlast format coming soon!

Thank you,

Tara Bailey

 
Upcoming Dates

Monday, August 24th-           First Day of School

PTA News

Yahoo!/Boohoo! Breakfast – Don’t forget to join us Monday morning in the library after you see your Kinder student off on their new adventure. We’ll have donuts and coffee along with helpful information and some encouraging words from our Principal, Tara Bailey.

 
T.H.E. PTA ONLINE STORE IS STILL OPEN! –You can still go online and order your THE Spirit Gear, donate to Greenbacks, join PTA, order your directory, directory ads and shout-outs, etc.! Go to www.TuscanyHeightsPTA.org and click on the WELCOME BACK section! Some quantities are limited so order today!
 

PTA General Meeting – Sept 1 - We will have a Welcome Back to School Pep Rally and PTA meeting on September 1st at 5:30!  Bring the kids and come hungry because we will have the food trucks Stouts Pizza, Bite Street Bistro, and Yao Asian Food and for dessert Kona Ice!  Yum yum!!  We will have a special gift for the first 100 students to arrive as well as the Reagan and Johnson Cheerleaders there to cheer us on for our new school year.  Can't wait to see you there!
 

DIRECTORY INFO - Do you have a business you want to advertise or a special student that you want to tell how much you love them?  Advertise or buy a tribute or shout out in the Tuscany Heights directory!  Info was in your welcome back folder, you can order online at http://www.tuscanyheightspta.org, or you can contact Susan at directory@tuscanyheightspta.org.
 

Wacky for Khaki! – Be proactive this year by collecting new school uniforms and underwear for our sister school-East Terrell Hills! Look for the donation box in the entryway 8/17-9/30.

*Uniforms in sizes 4-14 and underwear in sizes 4-8.

*khaki, black, or navy blue slacks, Bermuda length shorts, skirts/skorts

*short-sleeve and long-sleeve solid white, navy or hunter green polo shirts. Let’s synergize and give back to our friends at East Terrell Hills! Thanks in advance for your help! From your Partners in PTA Chairs - Ana Warmke and Sara Holliday

 

- Run for the Heights Headlines -

Off and Running – RFTH 2016!

Check out the website to view event details or photos from last year. 

http://runfortheheights.tuscanyheightspta.org/

 
2016 Run for the Heights #Hashtag Contest!!

What's the theme for the 6th Annual Run For The Heights? Good question! We want YOU to tell us. How about YOU create THE EXCLUSIVE Run for the Heights #hashtag

Entries due by 2:40pm on Friday, September 4, 2015

To learn more, visit http://runfortheheights.tuscanyheightspta.org/

 
2016 Run for the Heights Early Bird Registration Contest 8/18-9/4!

*The FIRST 100 students to register will get a FREE “Go Tigers” drawstring backpack. Register at Meet the Teacher Night and take your backpack home with you!!!!

*12 drawing prizes for the FIRST 100 adults who register by 9/4/15. Winners announced at the October 6 General PTA Meeting and RFTH Pep Rally!!!

 
Plug in with PTA and Back the Future!

THE PTA Website www.tuscanyheightspta.org 

Run for the Heights Website www.runfortheheights.tuscanyheightspta.org

Tuscany Heights Volunteers Link www.volunteerspot.com/group/35885320036

Parents and Students,

Good Morning THE Families! I am sending out my message earlier today in hopes of reminding or recruiting some more help today.

DON'T FORGET

Campus Cleanup! - Tigers, "Put First Things First" by getting our campus ready for the 1st day of school! Come clean up the THE campus on Sunday, August 16th from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Bring your gloves to help pick up trash and pull weeds. Also, bring a water bottle and sunscreen. We will supply trash bags. Park in the back of school to sign in and receive a certificate for your community service hours. All Tigers must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Thank you from your Community Service and Campus Beautification PTA Chairs!

Welcome to the excitement of starting a new school year. The teachers are officially back on contract tomorrow but they have been giving so much of their time already to prepare classrooms. What a great group of teachers we have!!!! We are setting sail this year with a lighthouse/nautical theme as we anticipate meeting our Leadership Lighthouse Status this fall. Help us enjoy this theme as we anchor more leadership roles and welcome new student captains to our Tuscany Ship.

This week is very important because it is the highly anticipated time for students to find out who their new teacher will be for 2015-2016 school year. We have classroom lists in the making and should be ready to hand to teachers late Monday afternoon. Due to a full day of training, it will be hard for them to reach out prior to late afternoon. Your family may even receive a call on Tuesday, August 18th. We apologize for any inconvenience but the beginning of the year staff development is required and crucial. We are using video messaging sent via email again this year so that your child can SEE his or her teacher. If you are having any difficulty with finding out your teacher after 1pm on Tuesday, August 18th, please call the office or come a few minutes earlier for Meet the Teacher. We can help problem solve at that time.

Again, welcome to the start of a new school year!

Upcoming Dates Monday, August 17th- Teachers Return for a full day of staff development.

UPDATED: Students find out their teacher’s name starting today; Teachers will send out video messages after training on Monday or on Tuesday, August 18th prior to 1pm. *** Please know due to Monday’s staff development and district convocation on Tuesday morning, our teachers will work hard to get the video messaging sent prior to 1pm on Tuesday, August 18th. Please wait to call the office until after that time if you have not heard from a teacher. Technology sometimes takes longer with several using the server.

Tuesday, August 18th- Special Education Orientation/Meet the Teachers 4:30pm (Library)

Kinder Meet the Teacher 5pm (Cafeteria)

1st Grade Meet the Teacher 6pm (Cafeteria)

2nd Grade Meet the Teacher 7pm (Cafeteria)

Wednesday, August 19th- Staff Development for all NEISD Staff

Thursday, August 20th- Staff Work Day

3rd Grade- Meet the Teacher 5pm (Cafeteria)

4th Grade- Meet the Teacher 6pm (Cafeteria)

5th Grade- Meet the Teacher 7pm (Cafeteria)

Friday, August 21st- Staff Development/Last Work Day Before School

Monday, August 24th- First Day of School

PTA News

T.H.E. PTA ONLINE STORE IS OPEN! – Be Proactive! Order online and not IN line! You can now go online and order your THE Spirit Gear, donate to Greenbacks, join PTA, order your directory, directory ads and shout-outs, etc.! Go to www.TuscanyHeightsPTA.org and click on the WELCOME BACK section! If you order online and pick up on Meet The Teacher Nights Aug 18 and 20, your order will be tax-free. **Order by Monday, 8/17 for pickup Tuesday, 8/18 **Order by Wednesday, 8/19 for pickup Thursday, 8/20

Calling Volunteers to Prepare for Back to School! We are looking for volunteers to help prepare Tuscany Heights for the new school year. We want our Meet the Teacher nights to be a great experience for our families. The current opportunities include assembling welcome packets, preparing spirit orders, distributing school supply packs as well as setup for and hosting/working at Meet the Teacher. To sign up, please visit our new Tuscany Heights VolunteerSpot Group Page at http://vols.pt/CFEbnn. You will only need to enter your email, and there is no password to remember. Thank you!

Wacky for Khaki! – Be proactive this year by collecting new school uniforms and underwear for our sister school-East Terrell Hills! Look for the donation box in the entryway 8/17-9/30. *Uniforms in sizes 4-14 and underwear in sizes 4-8. *khaki, black, or navy blue slacks, Bermuda length shorts, skirts/skorts *short-sleeve and long-sleeve solid white, navy or hunter green polo shirts. Let’s synergize and give back to our friends at East Terrell Hills! Thanks in advance for your help! From your Partners in PTA Chairs - Ana Warmke and Sara Holliday

ROOM REPS and CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!! Sign up at Meet the Teacher Night!! Don’t forget to look for the orange sign-up sheet in your child’s classroom to sign up for Room Rep and/or Classroom Volunteer. Further information will also be available for your review. If you have any questions, email me, Nicole Motl (Room Rep Chairman), at roomreps@tuscanyheightspta.org. Thank you for sharing your time to help our awesome children and teachers! – Room Rep Chair, Nicole Motl -

Run for the Heights Headlines - Off and Running – RFTH 2016! Check out the website to view event details or photos from last year. http://runfortheheights.tuscanyheightspta.org/ 2016 Run for the Heights #Hashtag Contest!! What's the theme for the 6th Annual Run For The Heights? Good question! We want YOU to tell us. How about YOU create THE EXCLUSIVE Run for the Heights #hashtag Entries due by 2:40pm on Friday, September 4, 2015 To learn more, visit http://runfortheheights.tuscanyheightspta.org/ 2016 Run for the Heights Early Bird Registration Contest 8/18-9/4! *The FIRST 100 students to register will get a FREE “Go Tigers” drawstring backpack. Register at Meet the Teacher Night and take your backpack home with you!!!! *12 drawing prizes for the FIRST 100 adults who register by 9/4/15. Winners announced at the October 6 General PTA Meeting and RFTH Pep Rally!!! Plug in with PTA and Back the Future! THE PTA Website www.tuscanyheightspta.org Run for the Heights Website www.runfortheheights.tuscanyheightspta.org Tuscany Heights Volunteers Link www.volunteerspot.com/group/35885320036

Parents and Students,

Welcome to AUGUST! The Tuscany Heights Staff and PTA have already started to SYNERGIZE. We are decorating, planning, and problem solving all aspects of beginning the school year. We look forward to seeing students soon, but we want them to continue Sharpening their Saws before August 24th. We have registered many new families, so we want to welcome them and say thank you to our community for advertising Tuscany Heights as one of the best NEISD Schools. We are proud of our school!

Below is some information that I wanted to start getting out to you because we have a few changes in our Meet the Teacher info previously advertised. I will begin sending out weekly emails to keep you all updated.

Again, welcome to the start of a new school year!

Upcoming Dates

Monday, August 17th-   Teachers Return for a full day of staff development.

                                        Students find out their teacher’s name; Teachers will send out video messages after 4pm to all families enrolled.

*** Please know that it will be after 4pm due to their staff development and to wait until Tuesday, August 18th to call if you have not heard. Technology sometimes takes longer with several user the server.

 

Tuesday, August 18th-   Special Education Orientation/Meet the Teachers 4:30pm (Library)

Kinder Meet the Teacher 5pm (Cafeteria)

1st Grade Meet the Teacher 6pm (Cafeteria)

                                        2nd Grade Meet the Teacher 7pm

                                        (Cafeteria)

Wednesday, August 19th-      Staff Development for all NEISD Staff

Thursday, August 20th-         Staff Work Day

                                                3rd Grade- Meet the Teacher 5pm (Cafeteria)

                                                4th Grade- Meet the Teacher 6pm (Cafeteria)

                                                5th Grade- Meet the Teacher 7pm (Cafeteria)

Friday, August 21st-              Staff Development/Last Work Day Before School

Monday, August 24th-           First Day of School

 

PTA News

T.H.E. PTA ONLINE STORE IS OPEN! - You can now go online and order your THE Spirit Gear, donate to Greenbacks, join PTA, order your directory, directory ads and shout-outs, etc.! Go to www.TuscanyHeightsPTA.org and click on the WELCOME BACK section! If you order online and pick up on Meet The Teacher Nights Aug 18 and 20, your order will be tax-free.

 
Campus Cleanup! - Tigers, "Put First Things First" by getting our campus ready for the 1st day of school! Come clean up the THE campus on Sunday, August 16th from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Bring your gloves to help pick up trash and pull weeds. Also, bring a water bottle and sunscreen. We will supply trash bags. Park in the back of school to sign in and receive a certificate for your community service hours. All Tigers must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Thank you from your Community Service and Campus Beautification PTA Chairs!

Wacky for Khaki! - We will be proactive this back to school and be collecting new school uniforms and underwear for our sister school-East Terrell Hills. They are in need of uniforms in sizes 4-14 and underwear in sizes 4-8. ETH uniforms consist of:
khaki, black, or navy blue slacks, bermuda length shorts, skirts/skorts
short sleeve and long sleeve solid white, navy or hunter green polo shirts. There will be a donation box in the entryway hallway from 8/17-9/30. All donations will be appreciated!! Let’s synergize and give back to our friends at East Terrell Hills! Thanks in advance for your help!! From your Partners in PTA Chairs - Ana Warmke and Sara Holliday

ROOM REPS and CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!! –

I know everyone is excited to join or return to our wonderful school this fall! Throughout the year each and every classroom teacher at Tuscany will need parent volunteers. Volunteering in the class is a great way to be involved, help your child’s teacher and spend time around your child’s classmates. Please consider signing up at Meet The Teacher Night for one or both of these options:

1. Room Rep (1 needed OR 2 people who would like to work together as “Co-Room Reps”) - The Room Rep plans and coordinates the class parties, helps make your teacher feel special during Teacher Appreciation Week, and plans a little something for the teacher’s birthday.
2. Classroom Volunteers (multiple needed) - help the teacher in the classroom with such things as reading to the kids, decorating doors or bulletin boards, or even cutting things out at home.
3. An orange sign-up sheet and additional information will be in your child’s classroom at Meet the Teacher Night. Please be on the lookout for it, and if you don’t see it, ask your teacher. There is a lot going on that night, and they may forget to point it out. If you have any questions, email me, Nicole Motl (Room Rep Chairman), at roomreps@tuscanyheightspta.org. I look forward to a great year with all of our great staff, families and children!   :-) Nicole

- Run for the Heights Headlines -

Off and Running – RFTH 2016!

Your THE PTA has been busy over the summer getting ready for the 2015-2016 school year programs and events. If you would like to get more involved this school year, please consider our 6th Annual Run For The Heights. Run for the Heights is truly an event for all ages.  In addition to a 5K run/walk & ¾ mile Fun Run, there will be fitness demonstrations, children activities, a Sponsor Expo, and a

Health Fair w/ various health screenings.  There are a variety of volunteer opportunities starting now leading up to the big event. Opportunities also vary in talents, interests, and time. Please contact Jennifer Bissen at runfortheheights@tuscanyheightspta.org to see where you can help out! Not only are you helping our school and the community, your children will love the idea of you helping and even seeing you around campus!!

Check out the website to view event details or photos from last year. 

http://runfortheheights.tuscanyheightspta.org/

2016 Run for the Heights #Hashtag Contest!!

What's the theme for the 6th Annual Run For The Heights? Good question! We want YOU to tell us. How about YOU create THE EXCLUSIVE Run for the Heights #hashtag

Entries due by 2:40pm on Friday, September 4, 2015

Contest Details: 

#Come up with a hash tag to be used on all Run for the Heights t-shirts, advertising and social media. 

#A panel of judges will select one winning hash tag to be revealed during morning announcements the week of 9/8/15

#Winning student will be featured on the THE Run for the Heights FB page and website. **Parent must sign NEISD media release to ALLOW student’s name and photo to be posted.** 

#Winner will also receive 2 FREE 2016 Run for the Heights registrations!! 

#All students K-5 are eligible, one entry per student. 

For more information or to print the entry form, visit http://runfortheheights.tuscanyheightspta.org/

2016 Run for the Heights Early Bird Registration Contest!!

GO ahead and check off another to do! We will have an Early Bird registration contest from 8/18/ - 9/4/15. The FIRST 100 Tuscany Heights students to register by 9/4/15 will get a FREE “Go Tigers” drawstring backpack. We will also have 12 drawing prizes for the FIRST 100 adults who register by 9/4/15. Prize winners will be announced at the October General PTA Meeting and Run For The Heights Pep Rally!!! Go ahead and register at Meet Teacher Night and take your backpack home with you!!!! Don't worry, all early bird registrations will count towards the incentive contests that will start in December. Registration forms will be in your Welcome Back folders. 

Plug in with PTA and Back the Future!

THE PTA Website www.tuscanyheightspta.org 

Tuscany Heights Volunteers Link http://www.volunteerspot.com/group/35885320036