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
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