Tuscan School PTA

The COVID19 Vaccine & the Black Community: Virtual Coffee, Sunday February 28 @ 4pm

2/27/2021

Join a virtual coffee on Sunday February 28 @ 4pm sponsored by the Community Coalition on Race and South Orange Village to discuss COVID19 Vaccine and the Black Community.

Moderated by South Orange resident Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad, the panel includes Black medical professionals and a Black Pfizer executive who will share facts and answer questions.

The event is free with no registration required. Simply click here to join on Sunday:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87166142529

Tuscan Trivia TONIGHT! Join Us for A Jeopardy Jam from 7 - 8 pm. Free, fun, and LOTS of SWEET prizes!

2/26/2021

Can we count you in? Tonight is the night for a fun family game-hour... Though 4th and 5th graders may be brave enough to play solo, we're told the best experience is with a team (which, in pandemic times, means everyone that can fit on your couch!) Prizes include spirit wear, gift certificates to Palmers and the Village Ice Cream Parlour, plus candy, candy, and MORE CANDY!

LOG IN at 7pm HERE. Meeting ID: 272 488 8937 Passcode: TIGERS

Tuscan Trivia Night! Jeopardy this Friday 2/26 from 7 - 8pm Pre-register Today!!

2/23/2021

The Answer is: All Tuscan Tigers! Join us this Friday night for an hour of free, fun, trivia... right from the comforts of your couch! Play as a family team or individually. All are welcome!
Pre-registration is greatly appreciated. Dial-in & prize details will be shared closer to the date!

Tuscan Cares 100th Day Food Drive! Now Through 2/22.

2/19/2021

Brutal February weather and a global pandemic got you down? Same here. Well, good news! Helping others is scientifically proven to make you feel better! Neighbors helping neighbors, it's a win/win!

In a 2016 study, Jorge Moll and colleagues at the National Institutes of Health, found that when people give to charities, it activates regions of the brain associated with pleasure, social connection, and trust, creating a “warm glow” effect.

Let's keep up the Tuscan tradition of the 100th Day of School Food Drive, inspired by Kindergarten teacher, Claire Sinclair! Though we've highlighted priority donations for each grade, know that all your non-perishable food donations, toiletries, and school supplies are appreciated and distributed by our partners SOMA Shares and MEND.

Virtual 2/1; SNOW DAY 2/2; Feelin' the Tiger Bern 24/7.

2/1/2021

Tuscan parent, PTA board member, and professional photographer Tracy Sham created this gem for our Tiger family. What's not to love!!? If you are a Tuscan family and did NOT receive an eNews this morning, make sure the PTA knows you are 'here', by clicking here. Not receiving texts and emails from SOMSD with details about snow days, virtual days and more, email ROARforTuscan, ASAP!

Special thanks to Tuscan fourth grader Amelia P. for documenting that crazy Tiger with their boombox, pizzas and more, alllll summer long.... Wonder if she'll get a pic of that cat in the snow?!?

Virtual School Thurs. 1/28 & Fri. 1/29; 8:45 am - 12:45 pm

1/28/2021

Per an email, Robocall, and text from SOMSD Wednesday evening: The District will resume hybrid instruction on Mon., Feb 1. Thursday January 28 will continue as District-wide virtual instruction and we will continue into our regularly scheduled all-virtual Fridays, including January 29.

Click here to read the full announcement: bit.ly/3ouVity

Board of Education Meeting Tonight 1/25 @ 7:30pm

1/25/2021

The Board of Education for South Orange and Maplewood meets tonight, Monday January 25, at 7:30pm.

You can join by WebEx, YouTube TV, or SOMaTV.

If you would like to submit a statement or comment, click here.

The full agenda and related attachments can be found here.

Tuscan Show 2021: 1st Grade Registration Closes TODAY 1/24 @ noon. Sign up NOW!

1/24/2021

Calling First Graders!
Thank you to all of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders who signed up for the Tuscan Show 2021. Skit assignments will be announced soon.
In the meantime, a few skits have LIMITED space for first graders. If your first grader is interested, sign ups are open to 1st graders ONLY, with a deadline to sign up of Sunday, January 24 at NOON. Click here for more information, and the registration details.

Due to social distancing, we can only have 12 children per skit. Also, while Skit Directors may have their OWN children in their skits (including kindergartners and 1st graders), they have no control over casts. As a result, requests for friends or “Podmates” will not be accepted. Sign ups for 2-5th graders ended last week and are now CLOSED.

Please review the rehearsal dates, eligible grades and skit choices with your child. At registration, each child may select a 1st and 2nd choice (please select both; skits are NOT first come first serve however, lotteries may be held for ALL skits.)

PTA President Update: Technology Requests, Monitors, & More...

1/21/2021

How It Started: Tuscan Speakeasy March 6, 2020

How It's Going: Tuscan Third-Party Walkthrough January 13, 2021

This has been a busy week for Tuscan, and for America. For the first time in nine months, dozens of children and families mingled on the blacktop (At a distance! Fully masked!); Students and teachers came together in our classrooms.

For all our teachers, and many staff and children, the move to in-person learning includes accessing and using technology in new places and in new ways. Briefly at the PTA’s virtual meeting on January 14, and extensively online within many SOMA Facebook groups, there have been vibrant discussions about connecting technology to teachers, so they in turn can teach and support our children.

It should go without saying that we – all the members of the Tuscan and SOMa community - are deeply committed to getting the right technology into the hands of these adults and students. Our PTA wants this too! Yet, there are parameters around which we can support technology requests.

These details, and my full comments can be found here.

SEPAC Meeting Tonight 1/20 @ 7:15 pm. All Welcome! Virtual ADHD Support 1/21; Learning Disabilities 2/25

1/20/2021

SEPAC - Special Education Parent Advisory Committee Meets Tonight
New Year, New Goals: SMART goals for IEPs - Wednesday January 20 @ 7:15 pm
Future Meetings:  Intersectionality of Special Ed and Race - February 16
Group Meetings- PreK/Elementary and Secondary - March 18
Questions? Website: sepacsoma.org / Email: sepacsoma@gmail.com
Click this link to join the conversation:  meet.google.com/zbt-qtnp-snr

The Virtual ADHD Parent Group - Next Meeting: Thursday January 21 @ 7:30 pm
Future Meetings: February 18, March 18
Questions? Contact Alison Steiner & Hilary Andreini
Click this link to join the conversation:  https://meet.google.com/bnw-qfho-khc?hs=122&authuser=0

Learning Disabilities Parent Support Group - February 25 @ 8:00 pm
Questions? Contact Susan Nasberg-Abrams
Click this link to join the conversation!  https://meet.google.com/qdk-qzxp-obo

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