Tusculum View Tiger Talk
News for the week of August 14, 2023.
Tusculum View Mission Statement
Tusculum View has a heart for ALL kids by providing engaging opportunities to achieve excellence.
Hello Tiger families,
Good afternoon Tiger families!
I hope everyone had a great first week back to school! This has been an unprecedented start to school and out of the ordinary weather. Thank you for all your cooperation and support! It was so great to see our Tigers back in the building, hear their laughter, and see all their smiling faces! I encourage all students to get in bed early to be rested as they get back in the school groove. Thank you for your patience and cooperation during drop off and pick up. We are trying some new things, and as with anything new, it will take a few times to get procedures down.
Dr. Luttrell
Thanks to GSIA for an awesome drop off on our first day!
Important Information
- Breakfast and lunch are no longer free for all students. Please fill out the free and reduced application if you wish. You may qualify, so it's worth the time if you think you might.
- Click here for Free/reduced lunch application
- If you would like for your child to eat breakfast please arrive by 7:45 in order to allow time for them to eat as class begins at 8 am.
- Front circle may be used for morning drop off as soon as the PreK sign is gone - usually around 7:40.
- When you make the choice to be front circle or side parking lot, you must keep that same pick up location all year, unless you send in a written change.
- Please pay school fees ASAP. Fees -$15; over the counter - $5; computer protection plan- $30.
- Cub Scout leaders will be at TV August 15th at 8 am to provide interested students students with more information.
If you would like to apply for free or reduced lunch, please use the link below to fill out the online application.
Parent and Student Expectations
Please click the Parent Expectations link below and check out our video that gives important information about school policies and expectations.
Tusculum View Families
Kindness - Blue Family
Kindness can look like a smile, feel like a hug, sound like a sweet greeting or a sincere compliment. A genuine inquiry about how someone is doing can mean so much.
“It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice.” - John Marks Templeton
“Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimisim and hope. A ‘you can do it’ when things are tough.”
- Rickards M. DeVos
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” - Mother Theresa
Ways to Show Kindness at School
Despite all the challenges in the world today, parents and caregivers can teach kids that kindness is always trending. Cultivating a kinder next generation is critical because research shows that 62% of Americans believe people most often “just look out for themselves” rather than trying to help others. The challenge to change that is on!
In a world where kids can become anything they dream, you can help them choose to be kind — and it can start at school. No matter a child’s age or grade, these seven random acts of kindness ideas can help kids make a lasting impact and encourage others to lead with kindness.
1. Sit With Someone New at Lunch
Everyone deserves to feel included at school. One of the best ways to help others feel seen and appreciated is by getting to know them, and what better way than over lunch. Encourage kids to expand their horizons and sit with someone new — especially if they see another person sitting alone. Kids can talk about their hobbies, where they live and their favorite teachers. Who knows? A new best friend might be sitting right in front of them.
2. Smile in the Hallway
There’s nothing more uplifting than a spontaneous smile from someone — and the benefits are mutual. Research shows smiling can help relieve stress, elevate mood and help people feel more positive. Kids can share a smile to turn a tough day around or as a small act of kindness for someone else.
3. Give Someone Your Full Attention
In a world full of distractions, giving someone your full attention can be one of the greatest (and unexpected) random acts of kindness. Students can practice giving someone their full attention by:
- Putting away mobile devices
- Listening intently
- Making eye contact while the other person speaks
- Nodding in acknowledgment
- Waiting for the other person to finish before speaking
- Asking the other person if they’d like feedback or an opinion
4. Thank a School Employee
It takes many people to run a school, and everyone makes valuable contributions, from teachers to administrators, coaches, janitors and other staff members. Encourage students to thank the people who work at their school. It doesn’t have to be for something specific; it can just be “thank you for everything you do.” Saying “thank you” makes the other person feel appreciated and helps foster an attitude of gratitude in kids, which is the perfect mindset to build a great future.
5. Leave a Note of Encouragement on Someone’s Desk or Locker
Kids can do simple random acts of kindness by leaving a note of encouragement on a classmate’s desk or locker. Here are some smile-worthy phrases kids can write on a sticky note:
- You are special!
- Keep up the great work!
- I loved your project!
- Thanks for being you!
- You are awesome!
- You’ve got this!
6. Clean Up Around Campus
Encourage kids to keep their school campus clean by picking up litter when they see it, recycling and notifying a teacher or staff member if something needs fixing. Random acts of kindness like this make staff members’ jobs easier, show student pride and cultivate a sense of responsibility.
7. Help Someone Study for a Test
Kids who excel in certain subjects can assist their classmates who need extra help. Not only will they get an A+ for their efforts, but it might inspire others to be more helpful.
Small Acts of Kindness Can Make a Big Impact!
From: Boys & Girls Club of America
Boys & Girls Clubs model kindness to create compassionate, conscientious kids who grow up with the character and confidence to change our communities for good. And now, you can, too.
Please review the Tiger behavior expectations with your students.
TV Chorus Auditions for 4th and 5th graders
Tusculum View Open House will be Tuesday, September 12th from 5:30 - 6:30 pm.
GSIA wants YOU!
Student Handbook 23-24
Please look over our handbook for policies and procedures for our school.
Bus transportation
If you have questions about bus pick up or drop off times or need to add bus transportation, please reach out to Kristen Rollins at 423.787.8003. If you are changing your mode of transportation that you selected during registration, even if for just one day, you will need to submit this in writing to Mrs. Mary before it can be changed.
We cannot accept a phone call to change to/from riding the bus, walking, or pick up. Thank you for your help in this matter. Safety of our students and getting them home to you is our top priority!
Bus Rider Guidelines and Ride 360 App for bus transportation
Please see bus rider guidelines and expectations. Riding the bus is a privilege and respect for the driver and other riders, as well as appropriate behavior, are expected each time students board the bus.
You now have the ability to track your student's location if they are traveling on a GCS school bus using the Ride 360 app. This will help you know exactly where your student is and a more accurate arrival time. Instructions to download and setup are below.
Car Tags
To ensure the safety of students, all car rider vehicle’s picking up students MUST have a car tag issued from our office. Only a parent or guardian can obtain these from the office, but will need to distribute them to whoever will be picking up your student(s). All persons with a car tag MUST be on the approved pick up list. If a car tag is not present in the vehicle, the driver must park and come in the office to check out the student with their driver’s license and be on the APPROVED PICK UP LIST. If you have not gotten your car tag, please come to the office and pick them up. You receive the following at no cost - 2 for car riders, 1 for bus riders, and 1 for walkers. Extras are $2 each. Only a parent or guardian can add or remove individuals from the approved pick up list and must do this in person at the office.
Arrival and Dismissal
Arrival and Dismissal
- Arrival -- 7:15 - 7:59 at side parking lot. School begins at 8:00. If you arrive after 7:59, you will need to go to the office and sign your student in. If you arrive after 8:00, you will receive a tardy.
- If you have questions about your bus, please call the school.
- Dismissal Time -- We dismiss each day at 3:00. First, walkers. Next, car riders. Finally, bus riders when buses arrive.
- Due to possibility students or staff needing to be picked up due to sickness, we will need to keep access to our building open as much as possible. Car rider vehicles may begin lining up at 2:55 at the front circle and side parking lot. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.
- ESP will be available for all students. If any parents are interested, please call the school office 423-639-2751 so an ESP packet can be sent home with your child. Students can stay for ESP the day the packet is completed and turned into the school office. Be sure to send a note letting us know your child's change in afternoon dismissal plans.
- Transportation -- If your child changes their transportation from one day to the next a written note MUST be sent to school with your child in order for us to get your child to the appropriate location without confusion.
Please practice with your child buckling up and unbuckling in your car and any car that students may ride in. Students should strive to being able to unbuckle themselves and get out of their cars in the morning and get in their car seats and buckle up themselves in the afternoons.
Dismissal will occur at the front circle and side parking lot at 3:00 pm. Please refer to the following traffic flow guide. PreK vehicles line up at 1:20 (front circle) and K-5 line up at 2:55 pm (front and side).
For Grades K- 5: IF YOU CHOSE SIDE PARKING LOT FOR YOUR AFTERNOON PICKUP ON TRANSPORTATION SURVEY, YOU WILL PICK UP ON SIDE LOT. IF YOU CHOSE FRONT CIRCLE, YOU WILL PICK UP AT THE FRONT CIRCLE. You will pick up here everyday, as this is where your child will go.
Please remember that we will not be able to allow vehicles to begin lining up in our parking lots or the side roads until 2:55 pm for afternoon student pickup.
Attendance
If your child misses a day a school, per policy you must submit written documentation to the school office within two days of the child returning to school. You are allowed three parent notes per semester.
- Several ways to submit your written documentation
- Send written parent note, doctor, dentist, or therapy note with your child to school. Your child will give the written note to their teacher and it will be sent down to the school office.
- Email your excuse to Mrs. Mary at freshourm@gcschools.net
- Fill out the Online Absentee Reporting. This is found on Tusculum View Website--Click Parent Tab--Click Online Absentee Reporting--Remember to give the reason why your child was absent from school.
Please return to school with your computer, charger, and pouch (grades 4 & 5 only have a pouch).
Library Books needs to be returned to Ms. Stephens.
Water Bottles
Students may continue to bring an unfilled water bottle to school with them. It will be filled at school following safety guidelines.
Updated supply lists for this school year can be found on our school website under the parent tab
If you have had a change in address, phone numbers, or emergency contacts, please contact the school at 423.639.2751 ASAP to get your information updated.
GET YOUR TIGER SWAG!
Visit our school store to get Tiger apparel to show your school spirit and Tiger Pride! You may purchase and pay on our site. Merchandise will be sent home with your student when it arrives.
Tusculum View Elementary
Email: luttrelll@gcschools.net
Website: https://tusculumview.gcschools.net/
Location: 1725 Lafayette Street, Greeneville, TN, USA
Phone: (423) 639-2751
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TusculumView/
Twitter: @drlanaluttrell