Originally delivered on 3/13/2022 11:01 pm

SUBJECT: Tuscan PTA newsletter 3/13

Check the time!

DON’T FORGET! The clocks changed today, meaning more light during the day. PLUS! Registration for the pool is now open. Can you feel it? Summer is on the way!

To mask or not to mask… here is the answer

They asked, you responded and as a result, from Monday school will be “mask optional”. In fact, 64% of parents/guardians said they were in favor of schools taking a “mask optional” approach to children being masked indoors, and a further 51% said that they wouldn’t require their kiddos to wear a mask. But that also means 25% of you said you were not in favor of masks being optional in school, and 28% said you would still send your child to school with a mask on. All of the findings and guidance are here.

Food drive = success

Thank you to everyone who helped make the food drive a success. On Tuesday last week, we filled two cars with all the food you kindly donated and brought it to St Joseph’s and Our Lady of Sorrows.

Help make recess fun AND safe

Recess is fun! Recess is outside! And to ensure the safety of our kiddos, we are in need of parent/guardian volunteers to help make sure that recess is fun and safe. Interested? Sign up for next week here.

Published Tiger

We have our very own published Tuscan Tiger- fourth-grader, Penelope Phillips! Penelope, or Penny as her parents call her, came third in the national Cricket Magazine writing contest. She will be published in the April 2022 edition of the magazine. HUGE congrats to Penny.

Flagging the need for volunteers

The SOMA Flag Football league needs volunteers to help maintain the league and keep it going. The league has gone from strength to strength over the last few years and needs you to help it continue to grow. Sign up here.

Talking to your kids about Ukraine

Here are some resources to help you have a conversation with your kids about the ongoing war in Ukraine: 

●      “Talking to Children about War

●     ABC News - Honesty when talking with children about Ukraine

●     Newswise - Talking with children about traumatic events

●     Childmind Blog - How to talk with kids about Ukraine

●     What to say to kids when the news is scary : Parenting: Difficult Conversations: NPR

More Books from Mrs Sinclair!

Beloved kindergarten teacher, Mrs Claire Sinclair, is holding an event on March 21 at 4:30pm at The Woodland to celebrate her two new picture books: The Mice Who Came to Story Time and her latest publication, The Mice Who Went to the Gym.

For 2022

We need your stories! We want to know what’s happening in and around the school. Who is doing something wonderful? We want to write about it! Get in touch via TuscanSchoolPTA@gmail.com

Join us! Meet us!

Please join the PTA - we’d love to have you. We’ve upgraded our platform designed for PTAs, which will make it easier for you to use and us to operate. Instructions for how to sign up can be found here, but even if you don’t join the PTA (please, please join!), it’s still important to sign up for an account on our new site so that you can have access to the information you’ll need.

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