Parents,

We hope that you had a wonderful week with your families! I've loved time with my family, and I sure look forward to returning to all of our THE Students too. It will be an exciting time to hear how they all Sharpened their Saw over the week.

We are starting the 4th Nine Weeks Grading Period this week. The end of the year will be here before we realize it. Take time to check in with your child and your child's teacher to see how they are progressing on their goals. We sure have some hard working staff and students.

Have a great week! We look forward to the week with your children.

Thank you,

Tara Bailey

Principal

https://www.smore.com/tcyfc

Now- March 31st- Used Book Sale

March 28th- STAAR- 4th grade Writing and 5th grade Math- CLOSED CAMPUS (Office Open)

March 29th- STAAR- 5th grade Reading- CLOSED CAMPUS (Office Open)

April 3rd- Kinder Round Up, THE Library, 8:00-8:15 Meet & Greet, Mtg starts at 8:15a.m.

April 4th- PTA Mtg 6pm- Volunteer Recognition

April 5th- Spring Individual Pictures

April 27th- 1st Grade Fiesta Float Parade

April 28th- Battle of the Flowers Holiday

https://www.smore.com/crxg0

Nurses News for March 2017

We are looking for gently used shorts and pants with an elastic waist to replenish our clinic clothes closet! Any donations will be greatly appreciated.

March will also begin the maturation/puberty sessions for 3rd grade girls and their parent, as well as, the 4th and 5th grade boys and girls.

More information on the link above. You will receive permission forms which you must return for your student to participate in the program.

Please call T.H.E. for any questions.

On Another Note

With warmer temperatures, head lice can become more prevalent. Lice can be transmitted by direct contact with someone who has lice. Avoiding exposure is the best way to prevent getting lice. Avoid head to head contact, do not share combs, brushes, hats, caps, hair ribbons, coats, or towels.

In an effort to control any lice outbreaks at T.H.E.,

• Treat your student with appropriate topical medicine only if you see live lice. (Contact the school clinic, your doctor, or pharmacist for questions).

• Thoroughly comb the hair with a fine tooth comb after treating it to remove as many nits (eggs) as possible.

• Discuss with your student how head lice is spread and discourage them from sharing personal items with others.

Prompt and proper treatment of lice will help prevent the spread of, and exposure to, all who come to or attend T.H.E. Campus. Anyone can get head lice.

Thank you for your support! Please call the school clinic if you have any concerns or questions about your student’s health and wellness! (210-407-8221 or 210-407-8203).

Presidential Volunteer Service Award: It’s never too early to start logging your volunteer hours into the PVSA website: www.presidentialserviceawards.gov Hours must be turned in by April 18th.

Parents, each student in your household needs a separate email address and password to begin logging hours. When creating your student's account, please enter Tuscany Heights' Record of Ser-vice Key: QMT-49670

Full instructions are located on the PTA website. For questions please contact Anne Lilly or Sarah Perez at: commu-nityservice@tuscanyheightspta.org For more info, please visit: www.tuscanyheightspta.org/presiden-tial-volunteer-service-award.html

NEISD Used Book Sale Collection - Clean out your bookshelves for a great event! We will be collecting gently used books, CDs, and DVDs from March 1-31. A collection box will be available in the inside foyer of the school. Please remember to fill out the tags from the flyer (available on the PTA website) that was sent home and tape it to each of your bags/boxes of books.

Each child who donates 10 books to the Used Book Sale will re-ceive a spirit stick and the top 20 students with the largest donations will receive a gift card to the next Scholastic Book Fair!

Our school receives a portion of the sales so please consider supporting the sale and our school! The Used Book Sale will be held April 7-9 at the Blossom Athletic Center gym. More info is available on the PTA website. It’s a great way to stock your shelves with your favorite books. Please contact our Used Book Sale chair at booksale@tuscanyheightspta.org with any questions.

Warmer weather = Overflowing Lost and Found

Parents, as the weather warms up we find lots of sweaters and jackets around the school with no name on them – they end up in lost and found and it is OVERflowing! Help us out by checking closets and then sending your students on a mission to find what is lost and bring it home! ALL items will be donated to the NEISD Clothes Closet at the end of the semester.

5th grade students – 5th grade spirit is popping up all over cam-pus. Don’t forget to show off your 5th grade spirit shirt on WILD Wednesday!

PTA Elections - It's time to begin the process of filling the Tuscany Heights PTA Officer positions for the 2017-2018 school year, and we need YOU! Descriptions of each position are de-

tailed in the survey on tuscanyheightspta.org. Email the com-pleted survey to Rachel Crites at rfcrites@gmail.com or return it to the front office in a sealed envelope labeled "PTA Officer Nomination" on or before Monday, March 20th.

Plug in with PTA and Back the Future! THE PTA Website www.tuscanyheightspta.org Run for the Heights Website www.runfortheheights.tuscanyheight-spta.org Tuscany Heights Volunteers Link http://www.sig-nup.com/group/35885320036