Parents-- 

If you see our flags flying half staff, please know that we were just given notice from the City of San Antonio to make adjustments in honor of "Reitred Speaker of the House Tom Foley".  He passed away on October 18, 2013.

Attached notification if you are interested.

Thank you,
Tara Bailey

Notification from Mayor Castro

Tuscany Heights Elementary School

October 27, 2013

Parents,

Thank you for a great Red Ribbon Week!!!!  We are so lucky to have a great PTA and Community!  Thank you to Mrs. Ulestad and Mrs. Lombardi for all your efforts to create stronger BULLY AVENGERS here at Tuscany!

If you or a close family member to one of our students is a "VETERAN”, we would like to take the time to recognize them on November 11th.  We are inviting our veterans to join us at Tuscany Heights Elementary at 8:30a.m. for a small service ceremony.  We will have all students present and ask all veterans to be seated on the stage.  From there, their students will introduce them; we will hear a special message from each grade level, and then closing remarks from administration.  We will serve Hash browns for Heroes in the library following the ceremony.  We ask all veterans and their students to join us there for a final "thank you" gesture for all the service you have provided for our country to honor us!

Please RSVP with the front office if you will be a veteran attending or a member of the family will be a veteran attending.  Mrs. Jordan, djorda1@neisd.net , will keep a list of all veterans in order for us to best prepare for food and gifts. 

Don’t forget:

November 1st Reagan Cluster Football Game is honoring their cluster schools.  They have invited us to join them by filling the stands for a game.  We’d love to see you there!  We are hoping to represent Reagan that night wearing our orange spirit shirt (another THE Shirt) and rounding up Tusky to run out on the field.  Please join us!

Thank you, 
Tara Bailey


Upcoming Events

October 28th - Nov. 1st     Turkey Grams

October 28th - Nov. 8th     Tusky Treats for Troops Collection (See PTA and attached flyer for more information.)

October 31st     “Orange” You Glad You Are A Tiger? Wear your orange spirit shirt or any orange shirt with jeans

Nov. 1st      Field Day
                  Reagan HS Football Game- Cluster Night 7:30pm (Wear Orange Spirit Shirts or other T.H.E. spirit items)

Nov. 5th, 6th, & 7th     Early Dismissal Days 12:40pm

Nov. 7th      Read Around the School/ Character Parade---This date will need to be changed given the schedule for early dismissal. We will notify you with the new date as soon as possible!

Nov. 11th     Veteran’s Day Celebration

PTA News
Nominate a worthy individual for a Life Member award:  Those of you most involved are in a great position to know a parent, community member, teacher, or staff member who has gone above and beyond for the students in our community. Please nominate them for a Texas PTA Life Member award. Click here for the Life Member Nomination Form  All nominations are due tomorrow, October 28th. For more information, please contact Brooke Miller, lifemember@tuscanyheightspta.org.

Tusky's Treats for Troops: We are collecting trick or treat candy for our troops. Drop off any candy (no chocolate, please!) or a homemade card in the collection bins by the front entry until Nov. 8. Donations will be coordinated through the Hugs for Heroes Organization, www.hugsforheroes.com. Let's synergize Tigers and sweeten the day for our soldiers! For more info, contact our Community Service chair, Juli Campbell, communityservice@tuscanyheightspta.org.

Let's Get Ready to Move it, Move it! T.H.E. PTA Presents….Field Day, Friday, 11/1:  Tuscany's annual Field Day will be November 1st from 7:45 AM-2:25 PM, and we need your help. Please sign up to volunteer on PTO Manager  or contact our Field Day chair, Gina Roth, fieldday@tuscanyheightspta.org, to volunteer. We will be providing lunch for all of our volunteers. Thanks for making this a fun and active day for our kids!

Tusky Treats for Troops Flyer

Thank you to are fabulous volunteers and Mrs. Leigh Ellis that coordinated this event!  It was a great success!!!  It is always incredible how many moms and dads volunteer to make any event here at Tuscany Heights an eventful one.  Thank you to an amazing PTA!  We had a great week with our students thanks to the Red Ribbon planning done by Mrs. Ulestad and Mrs. Lombardi.  Thank you to all of you for your dedication to our school. 

I appreciate each of you that took part in making Red Ribbon Week a success for our staff and students!

Thank you,
Tara Bailey

T. H.E. PTA Presents…Bike Rodeo, tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 25, starting at 8 AM. We will start with Kindergarten and work up to 5th grade. We hope to end around 11:30 AM.

Here are a few reminders:

• Bike drop-off will be today, 10/24, 4-6 PM and 10/25, 7-7:45 AM. Drop off at Gym #1 in the back of the school.
• All bikes MUST be picked up by Friday afternoon.
• Label bikes and helmets with your child's name/grade/teacher.
• Bike Rodeo spectators need to park in visitor parking and check in through the front office. 

For more information about Bike Rodeo CLICK HERE.

Parents,

If you or a close family member to one of our students is a "VETERAN" , we would like to take the time to recognize them on  November 11th. We are inviting our veterans to join us at Tuscany Heights Elementary at 8:30a.m. for a small service ceremony. We will have all students present and ask all veterans to be seated on the stage. From there, their students will introduce them, we will hear a special message from each grade level, and then closing remarks from administration. We will serve Hashbrowns for Hereos in the library following the ceremony. We ask all veterans and their students to join us there for a final "thank you" gesture for all the service you have provided for our country to honor us!

Please RSVP with the front office if you will be a veteran attending or a member of the family will be a veteran attending.
Mrs. Jordan, djorda1@neisd.net, will keep a list of all veterans in order for us to best prepare for food and gifts.

Thank you for serving!
Tara Bailey

Tuscany Heights Elementary School
October 21, 2013

RED RIBBON WEEK (See attachment for details)

Parents,

Thank you for another great week at T.H.E.!

I want to call attention to an opportunity our high schools are offering us!

November 1st Reagan Cluster Football Game is honoring their cluster schools. They have invited us to join them by filling the stands for a game. We’d love to see you there! We are hoping to represent Reagan that night wearing our orange spirit shirt ( another THE Shirt) and rounding up Tusky to run out on the field. Please join us!

We are calling all future Rattlers or Jags to participate in various games throughout the season. Each HS has given a few tickets for games throughout the year. So, let us know if you are interested in a game. We will give away tickets until they run out! Thanks to our high school administration for such a kind treat! Go Rattlers and Jags!!!

Thank you, 
Tara Bailey

Upcoming Events
October 19th                Paint the Parkway Pink Race (Community Event if interested)

October 21st- 25th        Red Ribbon Week (See Attachment for specifics)

October 22nd               Picture Retake Day

October 25th                Bike Rodeo
                                    End of the 1st Nine Weeks

October 28th- Nov. 1st  Turkey Grams

October 31st                 “Orange” You Glad You Are A Tiger? Wear your orange spirit shirt or any orange shirt with jeans

Nov. 1st                         Field Day
Reagan HS Football Game- Cluster Night 7:30pm (Wear Orange Spirit Shirts or other T.H.E. spirit items)

Nov. 5th, 6th, & 7th       Early Dismissal Days 12:40pm

Nov. 7th               Read Around the School/ Character Parade

 

PTA News 

T.H.E. PTA Presents…Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 21st-25th: Get ready to avenge bullies! Our Tigers have an exciting week of dress up days, campus visitors, and classroom activities. Click here for each day's dress up theme and more info about Bully Avengers and Red Ribbon Week!

Cake Donations needed for our Sister School, East Terrell Hills, on Oct. 25th:  We are in need of Cake Donations for our Sister School, East Terrell Hills. They are hosting a Fall Festival on October 25th. They will have a cake walk and will be giving away the baked goods to those who participate. FUN! You can drop off baked goods or store bought goods at the front office by 2 PM on Friday, Oct. 25th. 

T.H.E. PTA Presents… Bike Rodeo, Friday, Oct. 25th: It's time to get your bikes ready for our annual Bike Rodeo! For details about the event and when to drop your child's bike off, please click here for Bike Rodeo information. Volunteers needed for this fun event-please sign up on PTO Manager or contact Leigh Ellis, bikerodeo@tuscanyheightspta.org.

Nominate a worthy individual for a Life Member award:  Those of you most involved are in a great position to know a parent, community member, teacher, or staff member who has gone above and beyond for the students in our community. Please nominate them for a Texas PTA Life Member award. Click here for the Life Member Nomination Form  All nominations are due by October 28th. For more information, please contact Brooke Miller, lifemember@tuscanyheightspta.org.

Parents,

On November 1st, Reagan will be honoring their cluster schools by inviting them to their Friday night football game. We'd love to have you come out and show Tiger/Rattler Pride. It was in Sunday's eBlast, but I have info regarding tickets. Please see below if you are interested in attending the game. We are asking all tigers to show spirit by wearing their orange T.H.E. spirit shirts or any Tuscany spirit shirt! We want to stand out!!!!!

Ticket sales 11:30-2:15 Thursdays and Fridays at Reagan  
Adults $ 7.00Students $ 3.00
Reserved $ 8.00

Sales also occur at:
Lopez MS and Bush MS every day during office hours.

Everybody will be charged $8.00 at gate unless you are a student with an ID, that would be a $3.00 ticket.

Thank you,
Tara Bailey

Tuscany Heights Elementary School
October 14, 2013

Parents,

This week seemed to fly by! I can’t believe how close we are to the end of the first nine weeks grading period, but we’ve had a great 7 weeks of school!

Please take a moment to review the calendar below. We have benchmark assessments for STAAR grade levels this week. We will take extra precautions to prepare a quiet testing environment for our students.

Also, I want to call attention to an opportunity our high schools are offering us!

November 1st Reagan Cluster Football Game is honoring their cluster schools. They have invited us to join them by filling the stands for a game. We’d love to see you there! We are hoping to represent Reagan that night wearing our orange spirit shirt ( another THE Shirt) and rounding up Tusky to run out on the field. Please join us!

We are calling all future Rattlers or Jags to participate in various games throughout the season. Each HS has given a few tickets for games throughout the year. So, let us know if you are interested in a game. We will give away tickets until they run out! Thanks to our high school administration for such a kind treat! Go Rattlers and Jags!!!

Thank you, 
Tara Bailey

Upcoming Events
October 14th                        Student Holiday/No School for Students

                                             Professional/ Staff Development for Staff

October 15th, 16th, & 17th     Benchmark Assessments 3rd- 5th Grade

October 18th                         5th Grade Field Trip to Reagan High School

October 19th                         Paint the Parkway Pink Race (Community Event if interested)

October 21st- 25th                 Red Ribbon Week (See Attachment for specifics)

October 22nd                        Picture Retake Day

October 25th                         Bike Rodeo

                                             End of the 1st Nine Weeks

October 28th- Nov. 1st           Turkey Grams

October 31st                         “Orange” You Glad You Are A Tiger? Wear your orange spirit shirt or any orange shirt with jeans

Nov. 1st                                 Field Day
                                             Reagan HS Football Game- Cluster Night 7:30pm (Wear Orange Spirit Shirts or other T.H.E. spirit items)

Nov. 5th, 6th, & 7th                Early Dismissal Days 12:40pm

Nov. 7th                                 Read Around the School/ Character Parade

 

PTA News 
Believe, Dream, & Inspire -Texas PTA 2013 Reflections Art Contest entries due by Oct. 16th: Tuscany Heights would be honored to have our students interested in creating drawings, paintings, stories and other forms of art enter the 2013 Reflections Art Contest.  Entry forms and rules are available in the school library and can also be found online by clicking here. Entries should be submitted in the Reflections box in the school library between October 1st and October 16th.  All participants will receive a spirit stick and winners will move on to the NEISD Council for judging.  Please contact Megan Ehrle at ehrles@yahoo.com with questions.

T.H.E. PTA Presents… Bike Rodeo, Friday, Oct. 25th: It's time to get your bikes ready for our annual Bike Rodeo! For details about the event and when to drop your child's bike off, please click here for Bike Rodeo information. Volunteers needed for this fun event-please sign up on [uscany.ptomanager.com/index.html?ok=OK]PTO Manager or contact Leigh Ellis, bikerodeo@tuscanyheightspta.org.

Nominate a worthy individual for a Life Member award:  Those of you most involved are in a great position to know a parent, community member, teacher, or staff member who has gone above and beyond for the students in our community. Please nominate them for a Texas PTA Life Member award. Click here for the Life Member Nomination Form  All nominations are due by October 28th. For more information, please contact Brooke Miller, lifemember@tuscanyheightspta.org.

Sign up to be a Hero of the Hallway! Dads, uncles, granddads, step-dads: There are many available days this school year for T.H.E. fathers to serve as a Watch DOG.  If you have not been a Watch DOG yet, now is the time to sign up! If you served as a Watch DOG last year, please consider returning for another day!  To view available days,  click here. Contact the Watch D.O.G.S. coordinators at watchdogs@tuscanyheightspta.org to request information on how to sign up for your day of service. You will be able to view a presentation about the program, ask questions, order your official Watch D.O.G.S. t-shirt, then allow you to register and pick your day to be the "Hero of the Hallway." Please note that for the safety of our children and staff, you must complete the NEISD Criminal Background Check (a.k.a. "DPS Clearance") in order to volunteer.   To begin the application, go to https://portal.neisd.net/vchrc/.


Red Ribbon Week eBlast Document

Tuscany Heights Elementary School
October 6, 2013

Parents,

Thank you for your support this week with our book fair! It was great to see so many families participate in supporting our school while promoting a love for reading. We appreciate all of the great volunteers that took time to be here to help us, thank you!

We would also like to say thank you for a great 4th grade PTA Performance this past week. It was great cheering for our school alongside of our 4th graders!

We look forward to a great October!

Thank you,
Tara Bailey

Upcoming Events

October 14th                         Student Holiday/No School for Students

                                             Professional/ Staff Development for Staff

October 15th, 16th, & 17th     Benchmark Assessments 3rd- 5th Grade

October 18th                         5th Grade Field Trip to Reagan High School

October 19th                         Paint the Parkway Pink Race (Community Event if interested)

October 21st- 25th                 Red Ribbon Week

October 22nd                        Picture Retake Day

October 25th                         Bike Rodeo
                                             End of the 1st Nine Weeks

October 28th- Nov. 1st           Turkey Grams

October 31st                          “Orange” You Glad You Are A Tiger?
                                              Wear your orange spirit shirt or any orange shirt with jeans

Nov. 1st                                  Field Day

Nov. 5th, 6th, & 7th                Early Dismissal Days 12:40pm

Nov. 7th                                 Read Around the School/ Character Parade


Helpful Information

Transforming  the Future of NEISD - Dr. Gottardy is encouraging us to provide feedback to the district regarding transformation. Please take a moment to give your thoughts to our district. The survey is online until October 10th. He hopes to reach 2,500 responses. Thank you for helping us “TRANSFORM” our classrooms. The link is below:
The survey is available in English and in Spanish athttp://www.neisd.net/transforming-the-future/.

Clinic Reminders - Students are not allowed to carry medication to or from school; nor are the students to have it on them while at school, including cough drops. If your child needs any medication, please stop by the clinic to ensure the proper steps are taken.
Please notify the clinic if your child is diagnosed with a contagious illness like strep throat, etc.


PTA News 

Congrats to our Box Tops Class Winners: These classes win a kickball game with Mrs. Bailey and Mr. Rafajko on Oct. 18th! K- Cervenka; 1st-Schmid; 2nd-Branch; 3rd-Kramer; 4th-Forsyth; and 5th-Blackler. Thank you all for your donations-we earned $2,400 for our school!

Last chance to Eat for a Cause at Orderup and support Tuscany Heights! Join other Tuscany families at Orderup in the Stone Ridge shopping center (281/Evans) and eat for a cause tonight,  Sunday, Oct. 6th. Ask for your receipt, write "Tuscany Heights" on the back and drop it in the collections box. Orderup will donate 20% of your purchase back to the school!

Sign up to be a Hero of the Hallway! Dads, uncles, granddads, step-dads: There are many available days this school year for T.H.E. fathers to serve as a Watch DOG.  If you have not been a Watch DOG yet, now is the time to sign up! If you served as a Watch DOG last year, please consider returning for another day!  To view available days,  click here. Contact the Watch D.O.G.S. coordinators at watchdogs@tuscanyheightspta.org to request information on how to sign up for your day of service. You will be able to view a presentation about the program, ask questions, order your official Watch D.O.G.S. t-shirt, then allow you to register and pick your day to be the "Hero of the Hallway." Please note that for the safety of our children and staff, you must complete the NEISD Criminal Background Check (a.k.a. "DPS Clearance") in order to volunteer.   To begin the application, go to https://portal.neisd.net/vchrc/.

 Believe, Dream, & Inspire -Texas PTA 2013 Reflections Art Contest entries due by Oct. 16th: Tuscany Heights would be honored to have our students interested in creating drawings, paintings, stories and other forms of art enter the 2013 Reflections Art Contest.  Entry forms and rules are available in the school library and can also be found online by clicking here. Entries should be submitted in the Reflections box in the school library between October 1st and October 16th.  All participants will receive a spirit stick and winners will move on to the NEISD Council for judging.  Please contact Megan Ehrle at ehrles@yahoo.com with questions.

Nominate a worthy individual for a Life Member award:  Those of you most involved are in a great position to know a parent, community member, teacher, or staff member who has gone above and beyond for the students in our community. Please nominate them for a Texas PTA Life Member award. Click here for the Life Member Nomination Form  All nominations are due by October 28th. For more information, please contact Brooke Miller,lifemember@tuscanyheightspta.org.

Parents,

Thank you for a great PTA/4th Grade Performance last night!

My apologies for multiple emails during the week, but I just received these and want to keep you informed. Bush MS has an update with their flyer sent yesterday (more activities) as well as a new flyer regarding SAturday Nite Live at Las Lomas (different than the Hardy Oak event). See attachments for more information. 

Also, our book fair is running through the end of this week. It will be open tonight until 6pm! Thank you for supporting our love for reading!!!

Reminder about this Friday-- We will have a visitor from SA Express News. The visitor will be looking at the wellness efforts we are making on campus: Academic Motor Lab, Healthy Choices (lunches, birthday treats), etc. Help us show off our great attempts this Friday with HEALTHY LUNCHES School Wide!

Thank you for the mid-week interruptions!
Tara Bailey

Updated Bush Bulldog Festival Flyer
Saturday Night Live at Las Lomas Flyer