Tussing Tidbits
October 2018
Tussing Elementary
7117 Tussing Road, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
- Phone: 614-834-2600
- Attendance: 614-834-2601
- Fax: 614-834-2610
Parent - Teacher Conferences
- Evening Conferences: Thursday, October 18; 4:45 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
- All Grades - No School, All Day Conferences: Monday, October 22; 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
- Kindergarten Only - No School, All Day Kindergarten Conferences: Tuesday, October 23; 8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Evening Conferences: Thursday, October 25; 4:45 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Please rank your top three day and time choices for conferences and return the form to school ASAP. Thank you!
K.I.S.S. Lunch
- FIRST grade - Tuesday, October 2
- SECOND grade - Tuesday, October 9
- THIRD grade - Tuesday, November 13
- FOURTH grade - Tuesday, November 27
K.I.S.S. Lunches are 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. at Tussing Elementary.
Please sign up to help the PTO make these events a success! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090944a8a72fa0ff2-2ndgrade2
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All friends and families of Tussing Elementary are welcome!
Picture 'Retake' Day
Picture retakes will be on Thursday, October 11!
If you are retaking your pictures please send in your original photos.
Pictures may be ordered online: http://www.inter-state.com/order. Use code: 30045MA
No School Alert
No school Monday, October 22, for conferences.
No kindergarten on Tuesday, October 23, for kindergarten conferences.
Health is Happening
The Mobile Clinics will be at Tussing again this month:
- Mobile Doctor Clinic - Wednesday, October 10
- Mobile Dentist Clinic - Wednesday, October 17
Everyone is welcome to participate!
- If you have insurance, it will be billed accordingly.
- If you do not have insurance, all services are free of charge.
The idea behind the mobile clinic is bring quality care to the children!
- Students won't be absent from school.
- Parents won't have to take time off work.
The Ohio State University Mobile Dentist Clinic will be on-site to perform preventative and restorative dental care. Please see the following link for more information:
Nationwide Children's Hospital Mobile Doctor Clinic will be on-site to perform routine physical exams, sick appointments, asthma therapy, vaccinations and more. Please see the following link for more information:
https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/locations/primary-care-locations/mobile-care-center
Cookie Dough Fundraiser
To receive communication from the school, make sure to have preferences identified in your Infinite Campus Parent Portal: https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/parent-portal/
Holiday Assistance
We realize some families may need some extra assistance providing a more memorable holiday for their children. Pickerington Schools are teaming up, once again, with the Violet Township Fire Department to help provide some holiday assistance for families in need during this holiday season.
If you would like to request holiday assistance this year please contact our school counselor, Annette White, by calling 614-834-2600 or emailing annette_white@plsd.us. The deadline for requesting assistance is November 19.
Required Online Forms
School Fees
The preferred method of payment is by logging into the Parent Portal on Infinite Campus. While schools accept a check or cash, paying via the Parent Portal ensures there is a record of payment (and that students do not misplace a check or cash.)
- Kindergarten: $19.00
- First grade: $17.00
- Second grade: $17.50
- Third grade: $22.00
- Fourth grade: $22.00
Where applicable, the cost of student planners is included in school fees. Families who are financially unable to pay for necessary materials should refer to Board Policy 6152.01 regarding fee waivers. Applications are available in the school office. Failure to pay school fees will result in school records being held until payment is received.
Free and Reduced Price Meals
Additionally, each week the H.O.P.E. Packs Program offers a weekend bag of food for children. Please complete the below application to receive the weekly food bags throughout the school year.
Dates to Remember
10/2: 1st grade KISS Lunch
10/3: Delayed Start
10:9: 2nd grade KISS Lunch
10/10: NCH Mobile Doctor Clinic10/10: PTO Meeting @ 6:30 pm
10/11: Picture Retake Day!
10/12: No School, professional development
10/15: Art Classes Begin
Week of 10/15: Stanford and Tera Nova Testing for 2nd and 3rd grades
10/17: OSU Mobile Dentist Clinic
10/18: PTO Dinner for Teachers
10/18: Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences
10/19: Cookie Dough Fundraiser Order Pick-Up
10/22: No School, all day parent-teacher conferences
10/23: No School (Kindergarten Only), all day parent-teacher Kindergarten conferences
10/25: Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences
10/26: Trunk or Treat PTO Event!
Week of 10/29: Red Ribbon Week
Week of 10/29: 3rd grade AIR Assessments
10/31: Community Trick or Treating, 6-8pm