SOCKTOBER success!

11/16/2023 4:00 pm

Sox Toby is so excited to announce that we have REACHED OUR GOAL and THEN SOME! 1681 was the final number of socks fed to Sox Toby at Tuscan. THANK YOU!!! 

Enjoy this article written by our very own Mrs. Sinclair about the Socktober effort! (Need help reading it? Email Lela Moore and she'll send it to you.)

Your 2024 Tuscan Show Hosts!

11/16/2023 3:54 pm

CONGRATULATIONS to our 2024 Tuscan Show Hosts!

Thank you to all the brave 4th and 5th Graders who auditioned. You are all amazing! Tuscan Show Skit Sign Ups will be available Monday, November 20th. 

Attention 4th and 5th graders! Be the Tuscan Show Emcee!

11/14/2023 6:56 am

Tuscan Show 2024 Director Info Session

10/20/2023 7:03 am

Broadway, Baby!

We need directors for The Tuscan Show! This show CANNOT be done without YOU. We are meeting on Wednesday, October 25, at 8 p.m. via Zoom to discuss directing. So dust off your tap shoes and shake out your jazz hands, because this year's theme is BROADWAY! 

NO COMMITMENT needed to join the meeting, come to see what the fun is all about.

Join here! 

More info here. 

We promise you will not be disappointed and you will be an important piece to one of the biggest and most beloved Tuscan events.

Please note, the Tuscan Show is for grades 1-5. HOWEVER, if you have a kindergartner and want to direct, your kindergartner CAN be in your skit. (It's all about the perks! Join the meeting to find out more!

Reminder: Back to School Night is this Thursday 10/12

10/10/2023 1:37 pm

Week of Respect at Tuscan

9/30/2023 8:56 am

October 2nd to October 6th is this year’s “Week of Respect.” The Week of Respect is a week-long opportunity for all of us to recognize and use the power of our words and actions to show a unified commitment to anti-bullying.

 

Please notes that the “dress days” are optional, as some fall on Picture Days this year. Your child does not have to dress like a superhero if Tuesday is your Picture Day. However, if that’s your child’s vibe, we encourage self expression!

Smile, it's Picture Day(s)!

9/27/2023 2:22 pm

Picture Days are Monday, October 2, and Tuesday, October 3, with a rain date set for Wednesday, October 4. Our amazing photographer Peter Collura is back! Pictures are outside in the Tuscan Dell (if you aren't familiar, look to your right after crossing the bridge off Tuscan Road onto school grounds). You do not need to pre-order photos; order forms will come home after your child's picture is taken. Check your Tiger's backpack this week for a flyer with more information. 

Please email any questions you have about Picture Day to Vanessa Parvin (vanessajuneparvin@gmail.com) or Carrie McGee (carrieleemcgee@gmail.com). 

Oh, we could also use some volunteers for Picture day, please sign up here. Duties include corraling Tigers into line, smoothing hair and straightening clothes (with the Tiger's permission, ofc), and encouraging smiles.

You can see when your Tiger's class has their slot if you want to catch them (or perhaps you wish to avoid them, IYKYK) - sign up for a time slot and you're set! 

Back to School Night Childcare - Register Now!

9/23/2023 7:38 am

Reminder: No School on Monday Sept 25th

9/22/2023 2:24 pm

The District is closed on Monday, September 25th for Yom Kippur.

Newstead 5K: Come run, come all

9/21/2023 6:26 am

The annual Newstead 5K will be held on Saturday, September 30. The race kicks off at 9 a.m. in front of the South Mountain Annex at 112 Glenview Rd. in South Orange. The Newstead 5K benefits the Achieve Foundation, which provides grants, funding, and programming through private donations for South Orange-Maplewood School District kiddos in grades K-12. (Full disclosure: Your newsletter writer is co-directing this race, so I'm biased, but it's one of the best local 5Ks you'll ever run!)

There is also an accompanying walk and a kids' fun run ( a dash one for the littles 4 and under, and a half-mile out-and-back for the bigs). Lace up your sneakers, velcro your Tiger's sneakers, and come on out for a great day of community-building and raising up our kids. Register for all events here!