Tuscan Tidings
October 1, 2020
*October 4, 2020 Revised Edition to note 12:30 pm Early Dismissal on 10/7/20
*On Wednesday, October 7, 2020, Tuscan School will have a 12:30 pm dismissal for our Virtual Back-to-School Night!
Dear Tuscan Community,
Each year, Tuscan School participates in the nation-wide celebration of the Week of Respect. Throughout the week, teachers and students will be invited to engage in optional anti-bullying, empathy-activating activities that promote the Tuscan way. Thank you to teachers, parents and students for joining us in this time of important community-building and for participating as best you can. See below for the calendar of suggested events for October 5-9, 2020.
Monday – Light it up Monday!
Light up the sky by wearing the official national anti-bullying color blue. Celebrate what makes you special by:
-finishing the sentence (or writing a poem) that starts with the words "I am........" Share in a live google meet?
-singing "this little light of mine" (music), holding up the pointer finger in live sessions to symbolize your personal "light".
-LEARNING/PRACTICING FEELINGS HAND SIGNALS to share feelings and show respect/support for each other.
Tuesday - Fill it up Tuesday!
Wear red or yellow and think about hearts as buckets that need filling. Ask students:
How full is your bucket?
What words or actions do you do or say for/to yourself to fill your own bucket?
How do you fill others' buckets?
For younger grades, read the book, (or watch the video) "Have you filled a bucket today?"
For all grades, check out these "bucket filling activities".
Play the compliment game-- (finish the sentence "I like the way you..." or "I noticed that you....") ensuring that all students receive a compliment.
Wednesday – Dress it up Wednesday!
Dress up like your hero or someone you admire! Share why you admire them!
Thursday – Ham it up/Jazz it up Thursday!
Celebrate the healing and community-building power of kind-hearted humor!
-wear something silly or snazzy (hats or hair?)
-share your favorite joke
-share a meme that will make a friend smile.
Friday – Chalk it up Friday!
Make sidewalk chalk drawings or paper drawings/posters over the weekend to promote kindness to celebrate ROAR and the Tuscan Way.
Please remember to add your Week of Respect pictures, drawings/posters to Tuscan Celebrates the Week of Respect, 2020 kudoboard.
Thank you all for your commitment to the Tuscan Way!
With love, kindness and respect,
Catherine Lazen
Tuscan School Social Worker
K-2 Specials Synchronous and Asynchronous
At Tuscan we highly value and appreciate the feedback and insight that we receive from Tuscan parents. Please know that your voices are always heard and appreciated. As noted it today’s communique from Ann Bodnar, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, required K-2 specials can now be completed asynchronously or synchronously.
Thank you to Tuscan’s K-2 specialists for piloting and providing feedback on the use a Google Meet extension to take attendance during synchronous classes. This step forward now allows K-2 families to choose either asynchronous or synchronous special classes.
We will continue to monitor and evaluate our virtual learning program to improve learning outcomes for Tuscan’s children.
To share insights and feedback about an aspect of your child’s Tuscan experience please email RoarforTuscan@somsd.k12.nj.us.
Virtual Back to School Night October 7, 2020
TUSCAN VIRTUAL BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT!
Virtual Back to School Night!
Dear Tuscan Family~
*On Wednesday, October 7, 2020, Tuscan School will have a 12:30 pm dismissal for our Virtual Back-to-School Night!
Back-to-School Night is an opportunity for your child’s teacher(s) to provide information on the curriculum and a few suggestions for how to make virtual learning as successful as possible for your child. Prior to Back-to-School Night your child’s teacher(s) will email a Google Meet link for parents and guardians to join presentations at the scheduled times indicated below.
- 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm Google Meet Presentations - Tuscan Teachers Grades 1, 3, 5
- 6:30 pm & 7:15 pm Google Meet Presentations - Tuscan Specialists (Art, Library, Music, PE, Spanish)
- 7:15 pm – 8:00 pm Google Meet Presentations -Tuscan Teachers Grades K, 2, 4
We realize that many parents/guardians have more than one child at Tuscan. Therefore, teachers will anticipate that some parents/guardians may need to attend more than one Back-to-School Night presentation. Please do not feel that you are interrupting as you go from one Google Meet to another.
To join Webex Meeting with Administration, Academic Intervention & Social Work Support
Direct Link: https://somsd.webex.com/somsd/j.php?MTID=me451eddfbcdf80c01024cf629cd136ed
(ID: 173 856 9044, Event Password: empttd24)
Join by Phone: 1-408-418-9388 (Access Code: 173 856 9044)
We are looking forward to seeing you!
In partnership,
Ms. Majeed
Wednesday, Oct 7, 2020, 06:30 PM
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Tuscan Elementary School
Email: ROARforTuscan@somsd.k12.nj.us
Website: https://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/tuscan/
Location: 25 Harvard Avenue, Maplewood, NJ, USA
Phone: (973)378-5221