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THE's Weekly eBlast

11/30/2014

Parents and Students,

We hope that you enjoyed your family over the Thankful Break! We are excited to get back into the swing of things at Tuscany Heights. Looking forward to seeing the students tomorrow.

Thank you,

Tara Bailey

Upcoming Events

Dec. 1st: 5th Grade Performs for the School

Dec. 2nd : PTA Meeting and 5th Grade Performance

Dec. 12th: PE Dance Day

Dec. 17th: Club Day

Dec. 19th: Winter Holiday Parties/ End of 2nd Nine Weeks- Party times are listed below:

Kinder                    9:15-10:15

First                       11:45-12:45

Second                   8:30-9:30

Third                     12:30-1:30

Fourth                   10:00-11:00

Fifth                      10:45-11:45

PTA News

Faculty Favorites are LIVE online! Check out the favorites of our teachers and staff by visiting the PTA website. You can access it by “Helpful links” and then “Favorite Things” or by clicking here.

Plug in with PTA and Back the Future!

THE PTA Website www.tuscanyheightspta.org

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

Winter Spirit Items Due Tomorrow

11/20/2014

Winter Spirit Item Orders are Due Friday!

– Three items are available for the winter spirit sale:

*long sleeve Port & Company 100% cotton pink or grey shirts in

both youth and adult sizes

*long sleeve Gildan 50/50 blend grey hooded sweatshirt in

youth and adult sizes

The graphics on the shirts are distressed. Samples are available in the front office to check sizes. Youth shirts are $20 and adult shirts are $25. Youth hoodies are $25 and adult hoodies are $27.

Winter spirit is available by pre-order only. Orders are being taken via ORDER FORM and cash or check and are due by Friday, November 21st. Items will be delivered to students in time for our Winter Break.

THE's Weekly eBlast

11/19/2014

Parents and Students,

Thank you for a great week!

Our Veteran’s Day Celebration was a success! Thank you to our PTA: Doug and Suzanne Opersteny and Mindy Waters for being the master minds behind the festivities. Thank you to our students and Veterans for allowing us to honor you!

We had a very successful Top Dog Leadership Night with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Thank you for supporting our student leaders!!! We are so proud of them. Thank you to our WatchDOGS for grilling and PTA support pulling this off too. My lighthouse team rocks! They worked so hard with outside organizations to have the animal shelter approval for collection of goods and to have hot dogs donated! Thank you for a great team effort!!!!

Thank you,

Tara Bailey

Upcoming Events

Nov. 21st: 9:30 a.m. Kinder Pow Wow- Pre-Raptor a Week before, starting Nov. 14th

Administrators sing "Happy" to the students as the reward for raising over $10, 000 in Greenbacks

Nov. 24th- 28th: Thankful Break for all!

Dec. 2nd : PTA Meeting and 5th Grade Performance

Dec. 12th: PE Dance Day

Dec. 17th: Club Day

Dec. 19th: Winter Holiday Parties/ End of 2nd Nine Weeks- Party times are listed below:



Kinder                    9:15-10:15

First                       11:45-12:45

Second                   8:30-9:30

Third                     12:30-1:30

Fourth                  10:00-11 :00

Fifth                      10:45-11:45

PTA News

Winter Spirit Items – Three items are available for the winter spirit sale:

*long sleeve Port & Company 100% cotton pink or grey shirts in

both youth and adult sizes

*long sleeve Gildan 50/50 blend grey hooded sweatshirt in

youth and adult sizes

The graphics on the shirts are distressed. Samples are available in the front office to check sizes. Youth shirts are $20 and adult shirts are $25. Youth hoodies are $25 and adult hoodies are $27.

Winter spirit is available by pre-order only. Orders are being taken via ORDER FORM and cash or check and are due by Friday, November 21st. Items will be delivered to students in time for our Winter Break.

Faculty Favorites are LIVE online! Check out the favorites of our teachers and staff by visiting the PTA website. You can access it by “Helpful links” and then “Favorite Things” or by clicking here.

Plug in with PTA and Back the Future!

THE PTA Website www.tuscanyheightspta.org

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

9:50-10:40: First

10:40-11:30: Third

11:30-12:00: Lunch

12:00-12:50: Second

12:50-1:40: Fourth

1:40-2:30: Fifth

Field Day is a favorite among our students. Our PE teachers plan a number of fun activities for the students to enjoy, including inflatables. We do need a lot of volunteer support to keep the stations running smoothly. The first shift is from 8:30 AM-11:30 AM and the second shift is 11:45 AM -2:45 PM. Lunch will be provided by THE PTA for our all-day volunteers. Come out and enjoy the day with your child and support this fun event!

Winter Spirit Items – Winter spirit items are just around the corner. Look for an order form to be coming home soon. These items are by pre-order only - orders due by November 21. Items will be delivered to students in time for our Winter Break.

Faculty Favorites are LIVE online! Check out the favorites of our teachers and staff by visiting the PTA website. You can access it by “Helpful links” and then “Favorite Things” or by clicking here.

Plug in with PTA and Back the Future!

THE PTA Website www.tuscanyheightspta.org

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

THE Weekly eBlast

11/9/2014

Parents and Students,

What a wild start to November! Rain, cool temperatures, awards assembly, book fair, field trips, …and so much more. The students and staff are definitely busy, busy, busy, and we keep our parents busy too! Thank you for all that you do to support our campus learning and happenings!

We managed to keep the book fair one and half more days, through Nov. 11th (until Noon). Please stop by and check out all the great books, and don’t forget to let our Veteran’s know about the event too. It will be open after the Veteran’s Day Parade.

We are exciting about the Veteran’s Day Parade! Thank you for serving our country and we are proud to recognize all of our soldiers that have T.H.E. Connections. Here’s to Tuesday!

We are also hosting another big event this week, PAWSitive Dog Leadership Event, November 13th at 5pm. We will have WatchDOGS grilling hot dogs and we are asking students to bring pet food donations to help support our community serve project for this event. Student leaders will be prepared to teach you the Covey Way starting at 6pm in the classroom areas. We hope you will come, eat, learn, and have a “Dog-gone Good” Time with us.

Thank you,

Tara Bailey

Upcoming Events

Nov. 11th: Veteran’s Day Celebration - 7:30-8:00 Breakfast for RSVP Guests and 8:15 Veteran’s Day Parade

Field Day 9a.m.

Field Day Schedule:

9:00-9:50: Kinder

9:50-10:40: First

10:40-11:30: Third

11:30-12:00: Lunch

12:00-12:50: Second

12:50-1:40: Fourth

1:40-2:30: Fifth

National Young Reader’s Day

Nov. 13th: LiM Night Grades 3-5 “PAWSitive Dog” Event 5pm, Flyer Attached

Nov. 14th: National “I Love to Write” Day (Actually, Nov. 15th) and National Bundt Cake Day

Nov. 21st: Kinder Pow Wow- Pre-Raptor a Week before, starting Nov. 14th

Administrators sing "Happy" to the students as the reward for raising over $10, 000 in Greenbacks

Nov. 24th- 28th: Thankful Break for all!

Library Corner

Book Fair is still here thru November 11th, Noon

Please ‘like’ the North East Library Services Webpage. They often highlight what we are doing in the Tuscany Library.

https://www.facebook.com/NEISDLibraryServices

PTA News

The Book Fair is here! - The book fair has been extended until Tuesday! Stop by the library with your family and help support their reading and all the wonderful programs provided by our library!

Tuscany Heights and THE PTA Presents … Seats for Soldiers!

Please join us for our Veteran’s Day Celebration at Tuscany Heights Elementary on Tuesday, November 11th. Our day will begin with a Celebration Breakfast for the Veterans and their students from 7:30-8:00 a.m. in the Cafeteria. Our Veteran’s Day Parade, behind the school, begins at 8:15 a.m. Each of our Veterans will be introduced and celebrated!! RSVP for Veteran’s Day Breakfast & Parade with this form. Breakfast is available for each Veteran, 1 guest, and their respective student(s). Deadline to RSVP is Friday, Nov. 7th. All other family members are invited to participate in the parade beginning at 8:15 a.m.

FIELD DAY! Our Annual Field Day event has been rescheduled for Tuesday, November 11th, immediately following the Veterans’ Parade.

Here is the schedule:

9:00-9:50: Kinder

9:50-10:40: First

10:40-11:30: Third

11:30-12:00: Lunch

12:00-12:50: Second

12:50-1:40: Fourth

1:40-2:30: Fifth

Field Day is a favorite among our students. Our PE teachers plan a number of fun activities for the students to enjoy, including inflatables. We do need a lot of volunteer support to keep the stations running smoothly. The first shift is from 8:30 AM-11:30 AM and the second shift is 11:45 AM -2:45 PM. Lunch will be provided by THE PTA for our all-day volunteers. Come out and enjoy the day with your child and support this fun event!

Winter Spirit Items – Winter spirit items are just around the corner. Look for an order form to be coming home soon. These items are by pre-order only - orders due by November 21. Items will be delivered to students in time for our Winter Break.

Faculty Favorites are LIVE online! Check out the favorites of our teachers and staff by visiting the PTA website. You can access it by “Helpful links” and then “Favorite Things” or by clicking here.

Plug in with PTA and Back the Future!

THE PTA Website www.tuscanyheightspta.org

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

Top Dog Night

Leader in Me: Top Dog Leadership Night, November 13th 5pm

11/7/2014

Parents and Students,

Please see the attached flyer for our upcoming Leadership Night, our Top Dog Event! We will be serving hot dogs thanks to PTA Volunteers and WatchDOGS. The grill will be going at 5pm. The leadership events will get kicked off at 6pm in our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classrooms. Students will be teaching you the Covey Way!

Thank you in advance for making this night a successful one! Our staff and students work hard to provide leadership opportunities and showcase leadership. Let's have a "Dog- Gone Good Time".

Our Kinder, 1st, and 2nd grade students will be hosting their event in February.

Thank you,
Tara Bailey

Top Dog Night 2014

Field Day Date Change and Book Fair Extension

11/7/2014

Parents,

Due to the amount of rain we have received, the field is soaked and the idea of securing inflatables in the ground has brought about concerns for us. Therefore, we are pushing the Field Day Festivities to November 11th. We will begin immediately following our Veteran's Day celebration.

In order to give parents and students more time with the book fair, Scholastic has approved for us to keep the book fair through noon Tuesday, November 11th. So, our Veterans can shop too!!!

Thank you for letting your family know the changes and we appreciate your understanding as well as flexibility!

*Don't forget our Leadership Night for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades Thursday, November 13th. Flyer coming home today!

Thank you,
Tara Bailey

THE's Weekly eBlast

11/4/2014

Parents and Students,

Thank you for a wonderful first nine weeks of school! We look forward to a fun, educational filled November and December too.

Thank you,

Tara Bailey

Upcoming Events

Nov. 4th and 5th: Early Dismissal Day, 12:40pm, Parent-Teacher Conferences

Nov. 4th: Election Day (THE will be an election site.)

Nov. 7th: Read across School (Wear your character costumes and bring your favorite book), Field Day, NO CHARACTER PARADE THIS YEAR

Field Day Schedule:

9:00-9:50: Kinder

9:50-10:40: First

10:40-11:30: Third

11:30-12:00: Lunch

12:00-12:50: Second

12:50-1:40: Fourth

1:40-2:30: Fifth

Nov. 11th: Veteran’s Day Celebration (More Information Coming); National Young Reader’s Day

Nov. 13th: LiM Night Grades 3-5 (More Information Coming)

Nov. 14th: National “I Love to Write” Day (Actually, Nov. 15th) and National Bundt Cake Day

Nov. 21st: Administrators sing "Happy" to the students as the reward for raising over $10, 000 in Greenbacks

Nov. 24th- 28th: Thankful Break for all!

Library Corner

THANK YOU!

Thank you to all of the talented Tigers and their families for participating in our first annual Literary Pumpkin Patch! The pumpkin patch looked amazing and inspired us to read, read, read!

Please ‘like’ the North East Library Services Webpage. They often highlight what we are doing in the Tuscany Library.

https://www.facebook.com/NEISDLibraryServices

Kindergarten Parents, you can see what student stuffed animals did during the Teddy Bear Sleepover by visiting Mrs. Johnson’s Webpage:

http://neisd.libguides.com/welcome_tuscany_heights_library

Upcoming Library Events:

November 3rd-7th: BOOK FAIR Please visit us before or after your parent-teacher conference. We will be open until 6:30 on Tuesday, November 4th.

November 7th: READ AROUND THE SCHOOL Students are encouraged to dress as their favorite book character to celebrate literacy. They will travel from class to class with their buddies and listen to stories read by their favorite teachers.

http://neisd.libguides.com/welcome_tuscany_heights_library

PTA News

Box Tops for Education - Box Tops collections for the fall raised $1900! Our winning classrooms are Shelby, Borgeson, Davis, Kramer, Luna and Sweeney. Each of their classes earned extra recess and they will all be a part of the snowball toss with the winning students and administration. Box Tops are COOL!

Student Directories - 2014 - 2015 Student Directories have gone home!! We do have a few extra copies available for sale in the front office. They are $6 each and will be gone soon. If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Bissen at directory@tuscanyheightspta.org

The Book Fair is here! - We still need many volunteers to help students find books and figure out if they have the right amount of money, run the cash registers, organize books between classes, etc. We have set up 2 hour shifts on M, W & Th from 8 am - 4 pm, T from 8 am - 6:30 pm and F from 8 am - 12 pm. We appreciate your help in supporting the book fair and our library! Click here to sign up.

FIELD DAY! Our Annual Field Day event is scheduled for Friday, November 7th.

Here is the schedule:

9:00-9:50: Kinder

9:50-10:40: First

10:40-11:30: Third

11:30-12:00: Lunch

12:00-12:50: Second

12:50-1:40: Fourth

1:40-2:30: Fifth

Field Day is a favorite among our students. Our PE teachers plan a number of fun activities for the students to enjoy, including inflatables. We do need a lot volunteer support to keep the stations running smoothly. The first shift is from 8:30 AM-11:30 AM and the second shift is 11:45 AM -2:45 PM. Lunch will be provided by THE PTA for our all-day volunteers. Come out and enjoy the beautiful weather with your child and support this fun event!

Tuscany Heights and THE PTA Presents … Seats for Soldiers!

Please join us for our Veteran’s Day Celebration at Tuscany Heights Elementary on Tuesday, November 11th. Our day will begin with a Celebration Breakfast for the Veterans and their students from 7:30-8:00 a.m. in the Cafeteria. Our Veteran’s Day Parade, behind the school, begins at 8:15 a.m. Each of our Veterans will be introduced and celebrated!! RSVP for Veteran’s Day Breakfast & Parade with this form. Breakfast is available for each Veteran, 1 guest, and their respective student(s). Deadline to RSVP is Friday, Nov. 7th. All other family members are invited to participate in the parade beginning at 8:15 a.m.

Faculty Favorites are LIVE online! Check out the favorites of our teachers and staff by visiting the PTA website. You can access it by “Helpful links” and then “Favorite Things” or by clicking here.

Plug in with PTA and Back the Future!

THE PTA Website www.tuscanyheightspta.org

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

SPK Sports Performance Camps
Alice Poster

We are no longer on Soft Lockdown!

11/4/2014

Parents,

We have stopped the soft lockdown for our campus. It was reported that the fugitive has been apprehended. At this time, I do not have any details, but we wanted to take this as an opportunity to educate and practice the specific details of a soft lockdown with our students.

Thank you for understanding and your patience as we do our best to ensure and educate safety at T.H.E.

Thank you,
Tara Bailey

Soft Lockdown Called

11/3/2014

Parents,

In the Wilderness Oak/Stone Oak area, there is a fugitive with a weapon and it was reported those scshools are on HARD LOCKDOWN. Since we are close to these two campuses, we have called a SOFT LOCKDOWN. Our students are allowed to move about the building, but we are not allowing outdoor activities (exterior doors will be locked and monitored).

Thank you for understanding that we are only being PROACTIVE and this is excellent practice for our students in the event it happens specifically to our campus.

Thank you,
Tara Bailey