Tashua Family Weekly Update
Mrs. Neumeyer, Principal
September 30, 2022
Dear Tashua Families,
Did you know, today is National LOVE people Day? From a gentle word to the gift of needed resources, love provides all forms of support. Help your children find ways to show unconditional love for your neighbors, colleagues, friends, and your community.
- Volunteer – When you volunteer in your community, you do several things. You keep resources and dollars local. Your efforts help those in your immediate surroundings, lifting them up as you do. You also help create resources that demonstrate your love and that of your community.
- Share – Whether you share your bounty or praise others’ contributions to their community, you share a message of love and support for your fellow human beings.
- Give – Giving to others is an act of love. You may not have much to give, but sometimes people don’t need much more than companionship, information, advice, encouragement, or a hug. And all of those are free for the giving.
Source: Nationalcalendarday.com
Fun fact: The intermediate variant between the red heart of love and the yellow heart of friendship is the color orange, which is most associated with warmth, care and sunshine...just like our Tashua Tigers!
Congratulations to our Principal Proud Board Students:
Kindergarten: So-Yi Che-Siegel, Kinston Macklin, Lily Mathison, Finn Ward
Grade 1: Theodore Decker, Caleb Kocher, Vedant Singh, Artem Zhdanov
Grade 2: C.J. Garcia, Max Stein, Logan Mahendran
Grade 3: Sandra Ciszewski, Blaise DiMartino, Yana Kapadia
Grade 4: Shaan Chhablani, Kate Curley, Dylan Litz, Samuel Martinez-Diaz,
Grade 5: Amanda Huang, Ben Lee, Gabby Torrani
Throughout the month of October, we will be participating in the community service project Socktober. Throughout the month, we will be collecting new socks to be donated to The Bridgeport Rescue Mission. To learn more about this initiative please view the Kid President video link below.
To continue our celebration of Hispanic Heritage month, Congressman Jim Hines is inviting students from elementary, middle and high schools to participate in the Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Essay Contest. The deadline has been extended until October 6th. For a full list of details, please click the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Du9ewgNK2LASr39hRM7VUMcYftia2K_6/view?usp=sharing
Lastly, if you want to order mums or daisies from our PTA, the last day to order is tomorrow, October 1st.
As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or good news to share, please feel free to email me at NeumeyeJ@trumbullps.org or contact me at school at 203-452-4433.
Enjoy this beautiful fall weekend!
Kind regards,
Mrs. Neumeyer
CLASSROOM HIGHLIGHTS
Grade 2
Grade 5
Student News
The 4th Grade Girl Scout troop bridged from Brownies to Juniors and the new outdoor classroom was the perfect setting. Congratulations 4th grade Girl Scout Juniors!
Lucia Philbin started a charm necklace business called Charmful by Lucia and will be a vendor in the Art on Arden Craft Fair this weekend Sunday October 2 from 12-4pm at 34 Arden Road in Trumbull. Wishing Lucia the best of luck this weekend!
If you have any news to share about your child, please email Mrs. Holmes at holmesM@trumbullps.org and Mrs. Neumeyer at NeumeyeJ@trumbullps.org.
From the Desk of Nurse Chamale
Dear Tashua Parent/Guardian:
Students in K, 1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th: Vision and hearing screenings will be held on Oct. 4th and 6th. Any of the mandated screenings which are documented on a Physical Examination form submitted to the school nurse performed during the current school year will be used as the valid screening for that year.
*In addition to the scheduled screenings, teachers may identify a student with a suspected problem and ask the nurse to screen or rescreen a student for a potential deficit. If the results of any screening tests indicate further evaluation needed the school will notify the parent/guardian and recommend further medical evaluation of the suspected problem. If the nurse is unable to test a student the parent/guardian will be notified. If a parent/guardian does not want a student to participate in any of the screenings they should notify the school nurse in writing every school year at the beginning of the year.
For any questions regarding school procedures as they pertain to COVID, please view the Back to School COVID Guidelines by using the link below. These guidelines can also be found on the trumbullps.org website.
https://www.trumbullps.org/Attachments/covid/2022/Covidguidelines22.pdf
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Thank you for your help and cooperation.
Brenda Chamale RN BSN
Tashua Elementary School Nurse
P: 203 452-4434
F: 203 452-4432
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, October 3
- Bus Evacuations Drill
- iReady Assessing; Grades K & 1
Tuesday, October 4
- Hearing & Vision Screenings
- iReady Assessing; Grades K & 1
- Board of Education Meeting; 7:00 PM
- Yom Kippur begins at sunset - No homework or long term assignments should be given in observance of Yom Kippur.
Wednesday, October 5
- No School; Yom Kippur
Thursday, October 6
- Hearing & Vision Screenings
- iReady Assessing; Grades K & 1
Friday, October 7
- Spirit Day - Wear your TASHUA PRIDE Blue and Orange Gear
- iReady Assessing; Grades K & 1
Monday, October 10
- No School; Columbus Day/Indigenous People Day
Tuesday, October 11
- BOE meeting; 7:00 PM
Friday, October 14
- Trumbull Public School Pink Out Day
Monday, October 17
- Book Fair set-up
Tuesday, October 18
- Town-wide Read Aloud Day
- Book Fair
Wednesday, October 19
- Book Fair
Thursday, October 20
- Book Fair
Friday, October 21
- Spirit Day - Wear your TASHUA PRIDE Blue and Orange Gear
- Mismatch Day to support the fundraising efforts of our Grade 5 Activities Committee
- Mix it up lunch
- Tolerance Assembly; Gr. 5
Monday, October 24
- Diwali
- United Nations Day
- Fire Prevention for Grades K - 2 ; 9:15 AM
Tuesday, October 25
- Early Dismissal; 1:00 PM
- Afternoon Conferences; 1:45 - 5:00 PM
- BOE Meeting; 7:00 PM
Thursday, October 27
- Early Dismissal; 1:00 PM
- Afternoon Conferences; 1:45 - 5:00 PM
Friday, October 28
- Spirit Day - Wear your TASHUA PRIDE Blue and Orange Gear
- Tashua Mashua; TBD
Monday, October 31
- Halloween; Class parties will be held in the afternoon, with our Halloween parade beginning promptly at 2:45 PM. Parents can line up outside on the perimeter of our blacktop surface on the playground to view the parade. Parents should not be dressed in costume as they are viewing the parade, in the past this has been scary for students. Students will be allowed to dress in their Halloween Costumes for the event. Costumes can not be violent in nature and NO accessories or scary masks should be not be sent to school for this event.
Wednesday, November 2
- Stress Awareness Day
Thursday, November 3
- Early Dismissal; 1:00 PM
- Evening Conferences; 6:00 - 8:00 PM - Conferences should not be scheduled after 8:00 PM
Friday, November 4
- Spirit Day - Wear your TASHUA PRIDE Blue and Orange Gear
- Rotary Dictionary Visit for Grade 3 ; 9:00 AM
CHET Dream Big
The CHET Dream Big! Competition will launch on September 7! Dream Big! is open to all Connecticut residents in grades K-12.
To enter, students are asked to answer, in the form of a drawing, short essay or video, a question focusing on their dreams for the future (depending on their Grade Level Group, as defined in the Competition Official Rules). For program details, rules and regulations, and to enter, visit:
Entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on October 21. There is no cost to enter. If you have any questions, please email dreambiginfo@dja.com.
Thank you for your support!
The CHET Dream Big! Competition Team
Updates from our PTA
TASHUA NIGHT AT THS FOOTBALL: TONIGHT – September 30, 2022 – 7pm
Come support the THS Eagles play against Staples. The Madison Middle School band will also be playing with the Golden Eagles at half time! Tashua Students admitted free with a paying adult. One child free per paying adult. Wear your Tashua gear to show your Tiger Pride!
Mittens for Many (an organization founded by two THS students) is collecting mittens, gloves and winter accessories for those in need at the football games. A collection box will be located near the concession stand where anyone can bring your gently worn mittens, gloves, and winter accessories. Thank you for your support!
TASHUA BOOK FAIR
For more information including payments options, how to sign up for a volunteer shift and a classroom shopping schedule, please click the link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EyDS22TAxF__RaeX6jeSgVHFRYG5UzLU/view?usp=sharing
A hard copy of the linked flyer will be going home with your child next week.
PTA FALL FUNDRAISER
Thank you to all who have registered, shared and ordered items for our Fall Fundraiser running through October 17th! We are currently 26% of the way to our fall fundraising goal - with just 17 days left - please help us reach our goal! Any and all support is greatly appreciated and directly funds the PTA operating budget which directly supports our amazing teachers and students.
WIN A $50 FREE SHOPPING SPREE! For every 10 emails you send sharing our fundraiser - your name will be entered in one of two (2) raffles. Drawings done on October 14 and October 18. AND - the class in each grade level with the most shares will earn EXTRA RECESS TIME!
Remember to visit www.shopfund.com to view available items! (Note: there are more items online than are listed in the catalogs). If there are any questions don't hesitate to reach out to tashuafundraising@gmail.com
If you order FROZEN and NON-FROZEN items together your entire order will ship to the school. Please communicate this to any family/friends who don't live locally and want their order shipped directly to their homes! They unfortunately can't order any of the FROZEN items unless they are able to pick it up from the school. Delivery slated for before the Thanksgiving Holiday - official pick up date TBD based on shipping timelines - stay tuned for updates.
AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT
We are excited for Fall After School Enrichment (ASE) to return to Tashua in October and to be offering programs such as ArtSmart, Chess, Critter Caravan, Game On, Glee Club, Design Draw Doodle and Knitting. Pre-access to registration will be for PTA members.Please use the following link to register for ASE:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ohYUeOVduHYlhxPXGBrBJvG61O9V7en-/view?usp=sharing
FALL PLANT SALE HOSTED BY THE GRADE 5 COMMITTEE
FALL RUNNING PROGRAM: ROARING ACROSS THE USA
Hello Tashua Tigers! Many of our Tigers logged miles for week 1 of our ROAR across the USA program and were able to get our mascot Thunder 112 miles, which is past NYC! Wow! That is great for week 1! To get Thunder all the way across the USA it will take 2,850 miles - how far can we get him?
Don't forget to log your miles online! If you forgot to log last weeks, you still have time to do that: submit miles here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4zcN8A_YKbSw7cy_vRRfxU2BLyDvGrqGNXUAwDwIf-hVQow/viewform! You earn a charm for every 5 miles you complete! Keep getting those miles, Tashua Tigers and don't forget, students, staff and parents are all able to participate. For more information about the program see the flyer.
MEMBERSHIP
The link to join the Tashua School PTA for the 2022-2023 school year is active! Get ahead of the back to school rush and join today! Please use the link below to join and access your membership: https://tashuaschoolpta.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/3651
PTA REFLECTIONS
Put your thinking caps on! The Theme Contest for next year's Reflections Theme has begun! Entry form to be shared next week, deadline is November 7th.
Calling All Artists! The CT PTA is sponsoring the Reflections Contest and the theme for this year is SHOW YOUR VOICE! Start your brainstorming, get creative and begin to make your Original works of art (see categories in flyer) - submissions will be due in December. Questions? Email Tashuareflections@gmail.com
GREAT PUMPKIN CLASSIC
The 32nd Annual Great Pumpkin Classic is only 4 weeks away. Sign up your kids up for the Kids Fun Run or sign the family up for the 5K or 1.7 Mile Health Walk.
The Kids Fun Run will start at 8:15 and have different options for all ages. All participants will get a t-shirt, medal, ice cream (after the kids run) and more if they signup by 10/2. It will be a great event for everyone. Signup using the link below:
https://runsignup.com/Race/CT/Trumbull/GreatPumpkinClassic
OPEN PTA BOARD POSITIONS
Treasurer Elect
President Elect
Contact Kiran Chhablani @ Kiran.Chhablani@gmail.com or ShannonLDiaz@yahoo.com with any questions or interest in positions
2022-2023 PTA CALENDAR – INCLUDING FUNDRAISING EVENTS
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Useful Parent Resources
District K-5 Curriculum Guide Overviews
The Department of Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessments has captured in brochure format the major curriculum outcomes across all subject areas for each primary school grade, from kindergarten through grade 5. Below, please find the link to each grade-level curriculum overview. https://www.trumbullps.org/techlearn/curriculum/k-5-curr-overviews.html
Parent Volunteer Form
We welcome volunteers at Tashua school, however you must complete the Volunteer Form, link below. Please make sure every blank is filled in, use N/A where necessary.
Trumbull Public School Volunteer Form .
If you haven't completed this form already, please be sure to do so you are able to volunteer for end of the year activities. In addition, when you are visiting Tashua School, please be sure to have an ID with you.
Tashua School Hours
Doors open at 8:20 AM
Regular School Hours: 8:35 AM - 3:20 PM
Early Dismissal Hours: 8:35 AM - 1:00 PM
Delayed Opening Hours
2 hour Delay – 10:35 AM – 3:20 PM
2 ½ hour Delay – 11:05 AM – 3:20 PM