Special project taking place on Friday
Two documents were sent by Ms. Majeed via School Messenger and are posted by the PTA on her behalf:

This Friday photographers will be at Tuscan School to capture images to be used for First Lady Michelle Obama's http://www.letsmove.gov/active-schools program.   It is an honor that Tuscan was chosen to represent the nation as any school in any town!
 
Two documents have been sent home electronically:

1. a letter explaining the project can be found here
2. an authorization form for image use can be found here

 Ms. Majeed would like to share that although Tuscan shirts are usually encouraged any day of the year and students & staff often wear Tuscan shirts on Fridays, please save your Tuscan wear for Monday and Tuesday of next week and wear "regular" or "not Tuscan" shirts for this Friday.   
(the 5th Grade dresses nicely for their Moving On ceremony on Monday the 24th).
 
Any families that are able to print and send in a signed release for photo use please do so! Additional copies will be available at school.
 
Please contact Ms. Majeed at the office or Ms. Lo Bianco if you have any questions about this exciting project and honor!

Tuscan School is being recognized for our participation in the Safe Routes to School program.   We are sharing the letter Principal Ms. Majeed recieved to notify her of the recognition as well as her response to Safe Routes Coordinator Meeta Patel.  Our PTA is proud to acknowledge our volunteers Cami Zelevansky and Candice Davenport for helping Tuscan take our first steps with this project.  Walk on, Tuscan Tigers!

For May 17th the Green Route Start Time has been updated to 8:20am.  Please note the change.  Thank you!

A third route has been added to the Walking School Bus!
Thank you to all for embracing this effort - we are delighted to be expanding!
New Route is the Green Route lead by Kelly Villanueva.
Blue Route is Candice Davenport and Yellow Route is Cami Zelevansky.
Find information on how to join the WSB here and the PDF with the new route here.
Bus stop times are available from the route coordinators and the Green route will start on May 17th.

For May 17th the Green Route Start Time has been updated to 8:20am.  Please note the change
A third route has been added to the Walking School Bus!
Thank you to all for embracing this effort - we are delighted to be expanding!
New Route is the Green Route lead by Kelly Villanueva.
Blue Route is Candice Davenport and Yellow Route is Cami Zelevansky.
Find information on how to join the WSB here and the PDF with the new route here.
Bus stop times are available from the route coordinators and the Green route will start on May 17th.

An update on the "soft launch" from our WSB Coordinators
Friday morning there was much buzz around Tuscan Elementary School as we launched our first Walking School Bus!  A “Walking School Bus” is a group of children walking safely to school with the help of adult volunteers.  Children on the two routes: Blue Route (from Hilton Ave across Springfield Ave at Rutgers Ave) and the Yellow Route (from Oakland St on Prospect St.) beamed with Tuscan pride as they walked from their homes to school, some for the first time.  As a ‘soft launch’, last Friday morning was an 

(continue reading for more information on how to join, the breakfast provided by Rent Party, how the PE Department and Student Council are involved and more)

Tuscan students are ready to board the Walking School Bus on Friday for the start of a Safe Routes to School initiative Walking School Bus pilot.
Volunteer "bus drivers" have been trained, routes are mapped and marked, and the first groups of students have signed up to walk the "bus" route.   Find more information here and you may see excited students like Will on their way to school showing Tuscan pride and walking the "Safe Routes" way.

A  Walking  School  Bus  is  a group  of  children  walking to  school  with  one  or more  adults -- a walking co-op.  The  “bus” follows  the  same  route every  time  and  picks  up children from their homes or designated “bus stops” at  designated  times. Ideally,  the  program  runs  every  day  or  on  a  regular schedule  so  families  can count  on  it. We will be starting off with a pilot program this spring and will only be doing 2 routes, only on Friday mornings. If the pilot program is successful, then we will expand the program in the fall.
Tuscan's Walking School Bus will be starting the WSB pilot program on March 15th, and run on Friday mornings only, until the end of the school year. 

Quick link to the Bus Blog here and the Bus Information & Forms here.    More info on Safe Routes NJ here.
~ Cami Zelevansky and Candice Davenport, WSB Coordinators