Parents,

Can you believe that it is April already? We are beginning to head into the final weeks of this school year. The month of April and May are extremely busy for students, parents, and staff. Stay informed about dates using the "Tuscany Happenings" below.

We have the following test dates for his week as well as the May test dates listed for you below. Please note the closed campus dates. The office remains open for all families and visitors. We close the building to visitors only to ensure the students have as little traffic moving about during testing. Thank you for understanding STAAR is the only full day closed campus dates.

In thinking about testing, we are certain the anxiety is high in the home of many of our 3rd-5th grade students, as it is for our staff involved in those grade levels. Please help us share with the students that they are far more than a test score. It can often be assumed or felt when practicing and reviewing skills, but each individual student has a high level of talent that isn't just reading and math. We see it daily! We honor them for all of their special qualities, and enjoy watching them grow.

For April and May, please note the following dates for state testing. The school will be closed full day to campus visitors and volunteers on these dates to provide a safe, secure, and quiet testing environment for our students. As always, the office will remain open. However, the building will be secure all day. We often have students testing throughout the building in small groups. Some students have extended time, and they will take the day to test. Thank you for noting these dates and planning your schedules with these dates in mind.

STAAR Testing Dates- Our campus will be a CLOSED Campus ALL DAY on the following dates in April and May due to state testing. Closed Campus means the building is closed to visitors and volunteers while we have students testing in grades 3-5 testing. Thank you for understanding:

4th Grade Writing STAAR & 5th Grade Math STAAR- April 9th- CLOSED TO VISITORS & VOLUNTEERS

5th Grade Reading STAAR- April 10th- CLOSED to VISITORS & VOLUNTEERS

4th Grade Hyper Accelerated Math STAAR- April 11th- Closed Campus to visitors & volunteers until 10:45am since this is one class testing

3rd & 4th Grade Math STAAR- May 13th (Any 5th grade Math STAAR Retesters)

3rd & 4th Grade Reading STAAR- May 14th (Any 5th grade Reading STAAR Retesters)

5th Grade Science STAAR- May 15th

We continue to register students for next school year! Reach out to our office to schedule a tour and schedule an appointment for registration. All incoming PreK and Kinder students will be gifted with a special t-shirt and a yard sign when they register!

Proud Principal,

Tara Bailey

Last Day to Enter PVSA Hours 4/15/19

The last day to enter hours on the PVSA website is 4/15/19! Please be sure you are entering hours on the correct account, if there is no age group listed, your student’s profile needs to be updated with date of birth. However the name appears in the student’s profile is how the award will be printed. Please verify that hours, name spelling and punctuation, and date of birth are all correct. Please contact Kelly Cardenas, PVSA/Community Service Committee Chair, if you have difficulties registering your student for a new account or with any questions at 210-409-2275 or communityservice@tuscanyheightsPTA.org.

For the 2018-19 school year, if your student attended all duties/practices/ meetings/events he/she could earn up to:

Safety Patrols - 73 hours

Broadcasting - 50 hours

Choir – 56 hours

Tiger PALS – 7 hours

Library Lifesavers – 6 hours

Geek Squad – 6 hours

If your student participates in a group that is not listed here, please contact that group leader/sponsor and inquire about the amount of hours that could have been earned during this school year.

NEISD Council PTA Used Book Sale

A big THANK YOU to our Tuscany Heights community for all of the books that were donated during the month of March! The NEISD Used Book Sale will take place in Littleton Gym at the Blossom Athletic Center April 12th – 14th, volunteers needed! Watch your email for a volunteer sign up.

Eat for a Cause at Chick-fil-A April 23rd

Join us for dinner at the Stone Ridge Chick-fil-A on 4/23 and help us raise some money for our campus! More details coming soon.

Open Executive Board Positions

We are still in the process of filling the Tuscany Heights PTA Officer and Committee Chair positions for the 2019-2020 school year, and we need YOU! A list of brief descriptions of each available officer and committee chair position are listed on a document attached to this eblast, or you can contact president@tuscanyheightspta.org for more information. If you enjoy school wide events like Field Day, Bike Rodeo, Family Dances, Run for the Heights with Boosterthon, and also want your students to enjoy field trips, assemblies and STEAM presentations throughout the year, then please consider stepping up and joining our amazing THE PTA.

Alumni Scholarship 2019

If you know of a high school student who is graduating this spring and attended THE for one or more years, please let him/her know about our THE Alumni Scholarship! This link will take you to the application page:

http://www.tuscanyheightspta.org/the-alumni-scholarship.html

We look forward to celebrating this year’s THE “Alumni” at our Alumni Walk and Breakfast on Friday May 17th.

Lost and Found!

Please be sure to label your child's belongings...lunch boxes, water bottles, sweaters, jackets, backpacks, etc., this makes it easy for us to return lost items to students so that they don’t end up in our overflowing lost and found.

THE Tiger Spirit Store is still Open!

You can still access our online spirit store to purchase spirit items and/or donate to Greenbacks and join PTA. Go to www.TuscanyHeightsPTA.org and click on the Tiger Spirit Store section! Some quantities/sizes are limited, but we still have orange STEAM spirit shirts, navy boys and girls shorts, navy ladies shirt, and navy women’s hats so place your order today!

Save the Date!

Important Dates to mark on your calendars:

5/6 – 5/10 – Staff Appreciation Week

Tuesday 5/7 6:30pm – PTA Membership Meeting/2nd Grade Musical Performance

Friday 5/17 7:15am – Alumni Walk and Breakfast

Tuesday 5/21 7:15am – PVSA Awards Ceremony

Friday 5/31 - Field Day

Thursday 6/6 – 5th Grade Ceremony and LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

Plug in with PTA and Back the Future!

THE PTA Website www.tuscanyheightspta.org

Tuscany Heights Volunteers Link