News From the Ranch

Dear TRE Family,

We had an awesome Friday Flag celebrating student awards for Integrity, as well as our classes with the highest attendance for January (Ms. Huff) and February (Ms. Aguilar). We also announced that Mr. Judd's class will have a pizza party as the highest number of receipts turned in for Earn & Learn. For the next month, the primary and secondary classes with the highest number of Earn & Learn receipts turned in will earn extra recess. Keep turning in those Earn & Learn receipts so we can maintain our current ranking of 2nd place and earn money for our PTA sponsored programs.

Thank you to all of our families and staff who came out to support our school at the Shake Shack Family Restaurant Night. What a fun way to gather as a community and raise money for our school!

We have lots of exciting things going on at TRE this week! We celebrate National School Breakfast Week in our Food Services Cafe. It's Read Across America Week with a Book Character dress up day on Monday, March 2nd. We also have our amazing Book Fair in the library all week with a fun Family Reading Night on Monday, March 2nd from 4:45-6 PM. Take some time to review the details below regarding volunteers and setting up an e-wallet. It's going to be a great week celebrating a love of reading!

Highlights in this week's newsletter...

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

In partnership,

Mrs. Ciecek

Mar 2-6: Read Across America, Book Fair (NEED volunteers), and National School Breakfast Week

Monday, Mar 2: Read Across America Book Character Dress Up

Read Across America Day & Family Reading Night @TRE (4:45-6:00 PM) *Book Fair open

Tuesday, Mar 3: Fit PE Wear

Wednesday, Mar 4: Early Dismissal

Book Fair open after school (1-2:30 PM) [volunteers needed]

Thursday, Mar 5: Thoughtful Thursday

Music (Grades 2-5)

Friday, Mar 6: Wear TRE Spirit Wear

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Upcoming Events

Mar 9-13: Spring Conference Week (K-5 minimum days all week)

Mar 11: 5th Grade Panorama Picture - Wear 5th Grade Shirt (8:25 AM)

Mar 13: Report Cards come home & available in Aeries

March 18: Learning Celebration (Open House) & 30th Anniversary Celebration

April 27-May 1: TK Spring Conference Week (minimum days all week for TK only)

BOOK FAIR will be open in the library as well. Come join us for some shopping or volunteer to help keep the book fair open that night! Happy reading!

Congratulations to our PE teacher, Coach C, for being selected as the PE TOSA for the TUSD ELOP After School Program. His last day at TRE will be this Tuesday, March 3rd. We will have an interim sub through the hiring process. When our new PE teacher has been hired, we will introduce them to our TRE community. We will miss Coach C and thank him for all his support with our PE classes. Wishing him all the best on his new adventure!

Please mark your calendars for TRE's 30th Anniversary & Learning Celebration on Wednesday, March 18th. This event combines both our Learning Celebration (Open House) and a celebration of TRE's 30th Anniversary. We are excited to welcome alumni, staff, current TRE students and families, as well as district and community members. Please review the flyer below for the schedule of events. There will be food trucks and gathering space for current and alumni families, as well as memorabilia from the past 30 years to explore. Classes will be open to explore and celebrate all that students are learning. We will also have our TRE Learning Lab space open for families to experience hands-on problem-based math centers with our Math and Literacy Specialist, Ms. Ridlon.

We hope to see all of our TRE families at this upcoming celebration!

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 excited to share that all Tustin Unified School District Nutrition Services cafés will be celebrating National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) this week from March 2–6.

This year’s theme, “The Quest for School Breakfast,” highlights the importance of a nutritious start to the day. Cafés will be decorated in a fun, castle-themed style, and students who participate in breakfast will receive a crown or small gift (while supplies last).

Here is our district's Mental Health Services’ quarterly newsletter. In this edition of Building Resilience, we explore how technology influences relationships. While devices can sometimes create distance, they also offer meaningful opportunities for connection, community, and cultural belonging. Includes articles, learning opportunities, and resources.

Boletín del equipo de Salud Mental. En esta edición de Construyendo Resiliencia, examinamos cómo la tecnología impacta las relaciones a lo largo de la vida. Aunque los dispositivos pueden, en ocasiones, crear distancia, también brindan oportunidades valiosas para la conexión, la comunidad y la pertenencia cultural.

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Please review the Book Fair Homepage for more information and to set up an e-wallet for your child to making shopping easier. Students will visit the Book Fair the week of March 2-6 during their usual library time. In addition to classroom visits, the Book Fair will be open for shopping on Monday, March 2nd during Family Reading Night, Wednesday for after school shopping (1:00-2:30 PM), and on Friday at recess times (only for those who have money or an e-wallet). THIS Book Fair flyer went home in Friday Folders this week.

We are in need of VOLUNTEERS to run the Book Fair. It takes a village to put on this awesome event for our students. If we are short volunteers for Wednesday after school, we will not be able to open for after school sales. Please join us for one or more volunteer time slots.

Volunteer Sign-Up

Our amazing TRE PTA is currently looking for parents to serve on the PTA board for the 2026-2027 school year. Below is a brief overview of each position and the time commitments of meetings.

• President
• Oversees the board and leads the PTA

• VP Ways & Means
• Leads all fundraising: Paws for a Cause, schedules restaurant nights, etc.

• VP Programs
• Coordinates w/event chairs to plan PTA events (movie night, trunk or treat, art, etc.)

• Secretary
• Takes minutes at all meetings

• Treasurer
• Handles bookkeeping and finances

• Financial Secretary
• Counts and deposits all money

• Historian
• Schedules volunteers and counts monthly volunteer hours

In addition to specific job responsibilities, board members attend monthly board meetings (in the evening, around 1 hour in length) and 5 association meetings (after school and about 1 hour in length).

If you are interested or have questions please email:

treptanominations@gmail.com or trepta@gmail.com

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.