Tuscany Heights
Celebrating 10 Years of Tiger Traditions
Tuscany Heights Elementary
"We, THE Tigers, will be inspired to LEAD, HONOR, and EXCEL today!"
Email: tbaile5@neisd.net
Website: https://www.neisd.net/tuscanyheights
Location: 25001 Wilderness Oak, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 210-407-8201
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TuscanyHeightsNEISD/
Twitter: @_THETigers
Bailey's Bulletin
We had a great week and a FANTASTIC Friday as we celebrated with so many families during the 2019 Bike Rodeo. Thank you for making this a fun and fabulous day for all involved.
This week, we are kicking off a KINDNESS CAMPAIGN. See below with some special events for students and teachers throughout the remainder of October.
10/7, Make a Difference Monday: Smile, fist bump, or high five three people today--- Be the reason someone smiles!
10/8, Pay it Forward Tuesday:
It is awesome to do something nice for someone else and spread a little love! Students are encouraged to do something nice for another person! Admin will cover lunch duty for teachers.
10/9 Welcoming Wednesday: We will have signs, posters, and music welcoming kids on Wednesday morning starting at 7:15am. Make someone feel welcome by introducing yourself to someone new.
10/10 Thankful Thursday: Students and staff will let a teacher, staff member, custodian, cafeteria worker, or a police officer on campus know why they are thankful for them.
10/11 Fun Friday: Students will have a movie during lunch!
For the rest of October, students will have a daily kindness challenge on morning announcements. The random acts of kindness topics below will be highlighted each day on morning announcements and in their classroom Morning Meetings!
10/15 Invite someone new to play at recess or at home
10/16 Let someone go ahead of you in line
10/17 Compliment a friend
10/18 Clean up your area without being asked
10/21 Hold the door open for someone
10/22 Donate outgrown clothes to someone in need
10/23 Be a good listener in class, at home and with a friend
10/24 Smile at someone new
10/25 Help your parents with a chore
10/28 Read a book to someone
10/29 Tell someone why they are special to you
10/30 Pick one toy that you don’t play with anymore and donate to someone
10/31 Tell someone thank you for a kindness they have shown this month!
Be a Bestie, Not a Bully!
Choose Kindness!
Proud Principal,
Tara Bailey
Tuscany Happenings
Every Tuesday in October- Raising Highly Capable Kids @7:45-9:45am
UPDATED- We have more time! Box Tops until October 21st - Try the Box Tops for Education App *Form for cutout Box Tops is located on the tuscanyheightspta.org website.
Friday, October 11th- Early Release/Dismissal @12:55pm and October 23rd and 24th
Monday, October 14th- Professional Development for Staff/ No School for Students
Mrs. Leon returns!
BENCHMARK Days: CLOSED CAMPUS for visitors until lunches at 10:30am
* This provides a quiet and secure testing environment for our students. The office area will be open and we will have a few library volunteers in the library setting up book fair; however, the remainder of the building is closed to visitors until 10:30am.
Wednesday, October 16th- 4th Grade Writing Benchmark
Thursday, October 17th- 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Math Benchmark
Friday, October 18th- 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Reading Benchmark
Friday, October 18th- Reflections Entries Due (See flyer below)
Thursday, October 17th - Friday, October 25th - Scholastic Book Fair *(Thursday -17th & Friday 18th Student Preview Days)
Wednesday, October 23rd- Hyper Accelerated Math Benchmark
Wednesday, October 23rd and Thursday, October 24th- Early Release/Dismissal @12:55pm- We will hold Parent-Teacher Conferences. *We do not hold students for early conferences in the office. Our staff are on duty during dismissal. If you have one of the first conferences, your child will need to sit with the car rider students. At the end of dismissal, approximately 1:20pm, the students will be brought to the office/foyer area to meet you.
Friday, October 25th- End of Grading Period Award Assembly
RED RIBBON WEEK- October 28th- November 1st
Tuesday, November 19th- 5th Grade Science Benchmark
Bike Rodeo Pictures Photographed by Tiger Paparazzi Student Leaders
Reaching New Heights, Tuscany Heights PTA
BOXTOP TIME!!!
It’s BoxTop redemption time! Please turn in all your clipped boxtops to your teacher or the front office by Monday Oct 21! And KEEP SCANNING! If we can raise $800 in Boxtops (both online and clipped) by Oct. 21, Mrs. Bailey will come to school in a surprise costume!
REFLECTIONS CONTEST
We are excited to announce the theme for this year’s Reflections Art Contest is "Look Within." You can pick up a flyer and entry form at the main office. All entries must be turned in to the main office by Friday October 18th.
FIESTA MEDAL ART CONTEST
We have been selected as one of the school to receive a visit from El Rey Feo this Spring! In celebration of his visit and our 10 year anniversary as a school, we will be designing a anniversary themed Fiesta Medal. The Medal will feature art by one of our students selected through a school wide art contest. More details to come.
BOOSTERTHON SPONSORS WANTED!
If you own a business and would like to be a sponsor of our 2019 Boosterthon Fun Run, please contact Kristin Cumbie at 405-203-6779 or kcumbie@gmail.com. It is great advertising for your business!
5TH GRADE ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE Rounding up all those 5th grade parents interested in serving on the 5th grade activities committees for this year. We will have our first meeting on Thursday, October 10th at 9:30 am in the PTA room. If you are unable to make the meeting, please email Tina Guerrero at theguerros602@aol.com or Mandy Howland at mandyhowland97@gmail.com and let us know which committee you would like to serve on and if you are interested in being a committee chairperson. The committees are: 1. Party Decorations & Entertainment 2. Party Food & Drink 3. Party Volunteers & Staff 4. Party Student Permission Packets 5. Student's Gift 6. Gift to School 7. Graduation Ceremony Tina Guerrero and Mandy Howland 5th Grade Activities, THE PTA
UPCOMING PTA EVENTS
10/18 Reflections entries due to main office.
10/25 1st 9 Weeks Awards Assembly THE PTA Presents Red Ribbon Week
10/28-11/1 Red Ribbon Week
11/6 Boosterthon kick off
Please Support Your Child Through PTA on our website Tuscany HeightsPTA.org. There you can:
Join T.H.E. PTA- Membership is $5.50. Let your voice be heard. No volunteering time is required.
Spirit Store is Open - Buy this year’s spirit wear for your child to wear on Friday Spirit days while supplies last!
Greenbacks - We encourage every family to make a Greenback Donation - every dollar counts! This is our only fundraiser where 100% of the money goes straight to programs for the kids like field trips and educational assemblies.
Box Tops - Download the new app, Box Tops for Education! Buy Box Top items! Take a photo of your receipt in the app! For products with the old style boxtops to cut out -- collect them and turn them in to the front office or to your childs teacher by Oct. 21. If we can collect $800 worth of boxtops (combining the clip typed and the scanned) by then, Mrs. Bailey will come to school in a SURPRISE Costume! Keep Scanning and start clipping!
Shop at Amazon using our custom link- http:/tinyurl.com/Amazon-THE-PTA
Volunteer Opportunities- CLICK HERE To sign up to receive notices of volunteer opportunities throughout the school year. Opportunities can be to help from home or at school with single events or recurring needs. You choose if you have time to volunteer for each as your time allows.
⭐ Watch DOGS ⭐ Serve on PTA Board ⭐ Serve on a Sub Committee under a Board member ⭐ Workroom ⭐ Lunchroom ⭐ Library
Johnson Jaguar News
CTJ community,
Johnson Dance Clinic - Saturday, October 26
We are proud to announce our 2019 Johnson High “Lil Ladybirds” Dance Clinic. The clinic will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at Johnson High School from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM. As always, the clinic is open to dancers from grades Kindergarten through 9th grade. The Lil Lady Birds will be taught by our very own Legacies Dance Team and Belles Drill Team. All participants will have two opportunities to perform the routine learned at the camp:
12:45 PM - Johnson High School Gym
7:00 PM Johnson vs. Roosevelt Varsity Football Game (Heroes Stadium)
Pre-Registration is now open through October 11, 2019 at the fee of $35. Registration will continue through October 26, 2019, at a slightly higher fee of $40. The clinic registration fee includes a clinic t-shirt, pizza lunch with treat, bottle of water, photo and certificate for each participant. We are pleased to offer an on-line registration and credit card option as well as a traditional registration process for the 2019 Clinic Year ($1.50 convenience fee will be incurred for the on-line option). Please find the attached registration form for our event this year. The link for online registration and payment is as follows:
Registration ONLY:
https://form.jotform.com/johnsondance/dance-clinic-registration
Registration with Shorts purchase:
https://form.jotform.com/johnsondance/dance-clinic-registration-w-short
We look forward to meeting our 2019 Lil Lady Birds on October 26th! Please feel free to email any questions to johnsondanceclinic@gmail.com
Mrs. Trevino-Felan - Dance/Drill Director
Pink Out Shirts
Our annual Pink Out game is scheduled for Thursday, October 17th against South San. Johnson Spirit's annual Paws for a Cause shirts are now available for sale. Shirts are only $10 and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to a local charity to help in the fight against breast cancer. Deadline to order T-shirts is October 8th. Attached is the order form.
T-shirts can also be ordered on line at the following link: https://squareup.com/store/johnsonjaguar-spirit-club/item/paws-for-a-cause. Come out and support the Jags on October 17th. Wear pink to show your support to those in the fight against breast cancer. Go Jags!!
Questions? Contact Lea Le Canu at lealecanu75@gmail.com
Dancing Happily After- Reagan High School
The new school year has started and the Reagan Dance Clinic is just around the corner. Students grades Kinder-10th are invited to participate. Come dance with Diamond Dancers and Silver Stars on October 19 and perform at the Reagan vs. Roosevelt football game!
Click here to register.