News From the Ranch

Dear TRE Family,

What a fun way to close out the week with all the pre Valentine's Day fun and learning about how we can help others with special hearts at the American Heart Association assemblies. As a reminder, we do NOT have school this Monday, 2/16, in observance of Presidents' Day and George Washington's Birthday.

This week, we have our 3rd Grade Wax Museum on Wednesday morning in the MPR, and our rescheduled Meet the Masters for our Thursday classes. We look forward to welcoming families on campus to enjoy both of these learning experiences.

Highlights in this week's newsletter...

• Important Dates / Events
• Weekly Picture Highlights
• TRE Spirit Wear
• PTA Updates
• TUSD Community Updates

In partnership,

Mrs. Ciecek

Monday, Feb 16: Motivational, Mindful Monday

NO SCHOOL - Presidents' Day & Washington's Birthday

Tuesday, Feb 17: Fit PE Wear

Wednesday, Feb 18: Early Dismissal

Wax Museum 8:30-9:30 (MPR)

Thursday, Feb 19: Thoughtful Thursday

Music (Grades 2-5)

Meet the Masters Classroom Lessons (rescheduled from 2/12)

Friday, Feb 20: Wear TRE Spirit Wear

Cool Coyote Store @Lunch (volunteers needed)

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Upcoming Events

Feb 25: Family Restaurant Night @Shake Shack

Mar 2-6: Book Fair

Mar 2: Family Reading Night @TRE (4:45-6:00 PM) *Book Fair will be open

March 18: Learning Celebration & 30 Year Anniversary Celebration

Please check the Lost & Found this week. PAL students will be helping to organize this week to get all of the clothes on hangers and easier to sort through, and then we will be donating after Friday, February 27th. We have LOTS of items in Lost & Found right now, located by the MPR and front green gates.

Dear TUSD Families,

At Tustin Unified, we value your voice! Your input is essential as we set goals and actions for the 2026-27 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).

The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) guides how California distributes state funding to school districts, ensuring resources support both core and supplemental programs. The LCAP serves as a vital tool for transparency and community engagement in this process. You can explore the current Board Approved 2025-26 LCAP on our district website.

As we plan for the upcoming 2026-27 school year, we want to hear from you! Your feedback will help shape district priorities and guide updates to our LCAP. Please take a few moments to complete the 2026-27 LCAP Survey and share what matters most in your child’s education. The LCAP Survey was sent via Parent Square to all families.

We encourage all families to participate by April 11, 2026. If you have any questions, please contact the Educational Services Department.

With appreciation,
Stephanie Yang, Ed.D.
Director of Educational Services
Tustin Unified School District

This year TRE spirit wear will be available all year long on our BSN Sports webstore. Click HERE to explore all the awesome TRE spirit wear options with lots of customization available.

We are working on rescheduling our Lunch With Loved Ones event for late March or April. Date TBD.

The class with the most Earn & Learn receipts submitted by 2/23/26 will win a class PIZZA PARTY at lunch! Let's turn those receipts in. TRE is still currently in 2nd Place. Let's get us to 1st Place for an even bigger donation prize to TRE PTA!

New Year, New price! Support our PTA by ordering your child a Yearbook!

Every book purchase includes 2 FREE custom personalized pages -- create your child's, today!

Click the link to purchase: https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1017595149583332

Don't forget to upload your school event pictures, for the Yearbook Committee to use in the book! Upload School Photos" under your Yearbook To Do's in the App!

Family Literacy Night @ Tustin High School - Tuesday, March 3rd 5:00-6:30 pm

THS teacher and author, Deisy Castañeda-Price, will read her book The Wonder in Me, and lead a family activity. The book is ideal for ages 5-8 and has belonging as its theme. We will give five free copies of the book at the event, and everyone will take home a learning kit!

Families are invited to join in any of the upcoming CalFresh Enrollment Events at the various schools in Tustin Unified School District. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are encouraged. Here is the link to sign up for appointments - CalFresh Enrollment Appointments

The newly opened Family Resource Center in Old Town Tustin offers support and resources to families, including free enrollment assistance to help individuals and families access quality healthcare, coverage and essential support programs. This includes Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs, Covered California and more. Bilingual navigators are available.

https://www.tpsf.net/summer

Class registration opens March 2, 2026 7:00 AM

TPSF Summer Academy offers two to four-week half-day sessions for Kindergarten through High School. After-class care is available directly through the school's site. Busing is offered from several school sites for a nominal fee. TPSF will be at Pioneer Middle School this summer.

TPSF Summer Academy Promo Video.

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Summer Academy 2026:

June 8-18 (Monday - Thursday)

June 22 - July 2 (Monday - Thursday)

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

TPSF is sponsoring the Dino Dash 2026 logo contest for middle and high school students in TUSD. Students have an opportunity to design a logo for the 2026 Dino Dash. The winning logo will be selected by the Dino Dash Steering Committee. View all guidelines and rules at dinosaurdash.net.

• The winning artist will receive a $500 prize!
• The winning artist’s teacher/department will receive a $500 prize!
• The design is due to TPSF by February 28, 2026!

All submissions are due to TPSF online by February 28, 2026. Please make sure everyone gets this information. Thank you and good luck!

Click HERE to access an archive of all 2025-2026 News From the Ranch Weekly Newsletters

Principal: Michelle Ciecek, dciecek@tustin.k12.ca.us

Secretary: Sumitra Vittal, svittal@tustin.k12.ca.us

Office Assistant: Karen Dillon, kdillon@tustin.k12.ca.us

Community Liason: Lupe Inutan, ginutan@tustin.k12.ca.us

Community Specialist: Maura Vaughn, mvaughn@tustin.k12.ca.us

Health Clerk: Victoria Lawrence, vlawrence@tustin.k12.ca.us

Website: https://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/tustin-ranch
Location: 12950 Robinson Drive, Tustin, CA, USA
Phone: (714)730-7580
Twitter: @trecoolcoyotes

The Tustin Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, immigration status, national origin, religion, race or ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, please contact Equity Compliance Officer: Stephanie Yang, Director Educational Service TK-12, 300 S. C Street Tustin, CA 92780, 714-730-7301 ext. 51318 | Title IX Coordinator: Stephanie Yang, Director Educational Service TK-12, 300 S. C Street Tustin, CA 92780, syang@tustin.k12.ca.us, 714-730-7301 ext. 51318 and Section 504 Coordinator: Michelle Everitt, Coordinator of Student Services, 1151 San Juan St. Tustin, CA 92780, 714-730-7301 ext. 51326.