Autumn is here (finally)!

10/17/2021 5:22 pm

We now return you to your regularly scheduled autumn, already in progress

Pumpkin spice, red-gold leaves, a hint of chill in the air, and most pleasant of all -- our kids heading off to full days at school with their friends almost like in the Before Times. A parent could get used to this! 

We met… we zoomed… we laughed… we talked 

On October 13, we kicked off the year with our first PTA meeting. It was great to see so many faces and to start the year. We heard from PTA President, Ronni Schwartz, Ms. Majeed, Mr. Bertani, our SEPAC representative Kay Puthaaroon and more. The meetings are open to all, so please join us next time around. The next meeting is slated for Wednesday, November 10 - add the Zoom link to your calendar!

Oh, snap… lose your picture QR code? Read on

It’s very possible that the form with the QR code to access your kids’ photos may have gotten lost in the stack of art and drawings coming home in their backpacks. This comms person nearly threw hers out! If you’ve lost it, no problem! Just email Hi@iamacamera.net  and the photo team will help. A quick note to say that they will also be circulating new coupon codes once the photos are ready. Keep an eye on your inbox!

Parent lunch volunteers should be… parents (or primary guardians)

It is SO MUCH FUN volunteering at lunch but volunteers should be Tuscan Tiger parents/primary guardians and not anyone else. So, have a keen grandmother visiting from Biloxi? An eager grandad making a trip from Grand Rapids?  Sorry, they can’t take a lunch volunteering slot. It must be parents/primary guardians only. 

BOO! Made you look

The Tuscan PTA is hoping to add some scare back into the fun of Halloween with an event on October 29 from 5-7pm at the school. Info can be found here. Want to scare… I mean… help? Please email jennifer@melonearchitects.com to volunteer. 

Make a difference at CHS

Have a few spare hours and looking to help make a positive impact on SOMA? The Columbia High School Scholarship Fund (CHSS) is expanding its board of trustees. The CHSS is a need-based fund that helps CHS students to pursue their dreams of post-secondary education, including two- or four-year colleges, trade or technical schools, and graduate schools. Interested? Email chssf@chssf.org.

November 2 is voting day

There. I said it. November 2 will see NJ take to the polls to decide on everything from the Governor all the way to representatives in the community, including Sheriff, Township Committee, Board of Education and the Maplewood Capital Improvement Proposal. Away? You have until October 26 to vote by mail. Download the form  here. 

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 information you’ll need. 

And finally…

Have a story idea? Know someone who is doing something wonderful? Want to talk about your own initiatives helping people in the area? Get in touch! TuscanSchoolPTA@gmail.com