Volume 4 Issue 15
Happy Thanksgiving/Fall Break! We hope you and your family have a fantastic week off enjoying the time with family and friends and lots of good food. Issue 15 has some great pics from the Maverick Hangout along with upcoming events including the December 5th Community Event and more.
This weekend's background is a collage from our Maverick hangouth this Thursday. As you can see from the pictures, the students had a great time making turkeys. Big thank you to Mrs. Ly for helping design and prepare supplies for the craft!
As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or compliments, please reach out to Mr. Fineberg, our principal, at efineberg@tustin.k12.ca.us.
Principal's Message...
Happy Fall/Thanksgiving Break! This is my favorite time of the year! You've got great food, football, family, and friends! What more could you ask for? I am so grateful for the wonderful community we have at Tustin Connect. What a special and unique school! Thank you all for your continued support. Please take the time to rest and recharge. The break is meant for just that, to take a break so please encourage your students to take some time reflecting and recharging. There are no assignments or projects due during the break. The goal is to have students have a true break. When we return, we'll have 3 1/2 weeks remaining and then we'll be half way through the school year. How time flies.
If you haven't done so already, please take a moment to check out our Mental Health Website. It has some incredible resources. The holdiays can be a time to recharge and for some can also be a difficult time and one filled with lots of emotion. Please keep in mind that we have a team of support at TC. Have a great week off!
As always, if you have any questions, compliments, ideas, and/or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out at (714) 430-2052 ext. 52103 or efineberg@tustin.k12.ca.us.
Mr. Fineberg
PTA Roundup
Hello Maverick Families
The PTA would like to wish our families a Happy Thanksgiving! We are grateful for your continued support!
PTA is in need of Volunteers - Please click the link below if you would like to volunteer. Not much time is required.
https://forms.gle/kGz4qijqxu238oDPA
Go Mavericks
Tustin Connect PTA
✍️ Elementary Information ✍️
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✔️ Report Cards and Assessments: Report cards will be available today, November 18th on Aeries. Click here for a guide for parents for the report card. To access the report card, click here for directions.
📘 Reading Levels and Correlations: One of the ways you can support your students is to get them books that are of high interest to them and at their grade level. There are lots of options from Raz Kids to magazines, and of course the LIBRARY or books stores. Your child's Literably independent level is a great guide to determine your child's independent reading level. The chart linked below can be used to see the correlation between your child's most recent Literably level with a variety of using this CORRELATION CHART
😃Middle School Information😃
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Assignments: As a reminder to all students, the directions for each of your assignments are in the Schoology/Assignment Sheet. The office hours are designed to help work through any questions you may have. Please be sure to plan out your time and ask questions if you're not sure!
Free Online Tutoring: Brainfuse HelpNow is an on demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning platform available for all ages and levels. Every Californian can now access free online tutoring available 24/7 through a new initiative offering homework help in every K-12 subject and skill-building resources for K-12 and adult learners.
Real-time homework assistance can now be accessed 24/7 on the Brainfuse website of any of the 1,130 local public libraries around the state – click on the “HelpNow” link to reach a one-on-one tutor.
👍 High School Information 👍
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Snacks and More Snacks: Our high school snack shack is getting a little thin. PTA has been incredibly generous and we appreciate their continued support. With that being said, if you are able to make a donation, we would appreciate it. Any snacks/drinks are much appreciated.
Final College Application Workshop: Big thank you to Mrs. W and Mr. David for hosting one last college application workshop for seniors on Friday, November 18th from 12:30PM-2:00PM. They are both so awesome and so generous with thier time.
Mental Health Matters: Resources and link to workshops and more!!!
Community Festival: Tustin High is hosting a Community Festival on Monday, December 5th at 4:30pm. They will be providing mental health resources, medical/dental, academic support, and doing small 20 min presentations on different topics. You can learn more via the linked flyers as well. English Spanish
Principal/Counselor's Coffee Slides on Combating Anxiety: Here is a link to the slides from Ms. Skomsvold's presentation on Combating Anxiety.
ACTION ITEM: Please take a moment to complete our school needs assessment. The form is in English and Spanish and guides our planning throughout the year for topics for Principal/Counselor Coffees, priorities and goals as a school, and so much more. Please take a moment to complete the short survey. English Spanish
NEW!! Free Online Tutoring Available for K-12 Students
Brainfuse HelpNow is an on demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning platform available for all ages and levels. Last week, it was announced that every Californian can now access free online tutoring available 24/7 through a new initiative offering homework help in every K-12 subject and skill-building resources for K-12 and adult learners.
Real-time homework assistance can now be accessed 24/7 here and on the websites of any of the 1,130 local public libraries around the state – click on the “HelpNow” link to reach a one-on-one tutor. The pilot program led by the State Library offers assistance in Math, Language Arts, and other core K-12 subjects in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Tagalog. There’s no age limit to who can use the service. Adult learners can also access writing assistance, citizenship resources and other tools.
SORA Virtual Texts Collections
TUSD Resource Sora Summer Read
Sora Sweet Reads in an annual summer reading program designed for schools to encourage students to keep reading all year long. "Check out" the free collection of simultaneous use juvenile and young adult ebooks (and select audiobooks).
Login to Sora to access these and many any other great ebooks and audiobooks all summer long through Clever, TUSD Student Portal or soraapp.com using your TUSD Google login and password.
Student Request - SORA books – Here is a link to a Google Doc to send suggestions and recommendations for new books for our collections!!
Technology Questions/Needs - There's Help Available!
Important Upcoming Dates - Please check our school Website Calendar for all the latest!
November 21-25: Thanksgiving Break-No School
December 1: Coffee w/ the Principal/Counselor
December 21: End of 2nd Quarter/1st Semester(Middle and High School)
December 22-January 6: Winter Break - No School
January 16: No School-MLK Day
January 30: End of Trimester 2 (Elementary)
Our Mission
Email: efineberg@tustin.k12.ca.us
Website: www.tustinconnect.org
Location: (K-8) 14741 North B Street; (9-12) 1151 San Juan Street
Phone: (714) 430-2052
Twitter: @tustinconnect