News From the Ranch

Dear TRE Family,

We had a busy short week at Tustin Ranch, welcoming visitors from TUSD and OCDE, as well as other leaders in math education. It was impressive to see our students and teachers explore and grapple with new math ideas, share their thinking, and gain a deeper conceptual understanding of the math. We look forward to continuing to share about our math journey with our community.

On Friday, we held a Friday Flag to celebrate our Teacher of the Year nominees, two teacher grant award winners, and named our 2026 Tustin Ranch Elementary Teacher of the Year, Ms. Jennifer Thompson. What an exciting morning honoring and celebrating the tremendous educators that we are so lucky to have at TRE!

Highlights in this week's newsletter...

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

In partnership,

Mrs. Ciecek

Jan 26 - 30 ~ Kindness Week

Monday, Jan 26: Motivational, Mindful Monday

Tuesday, Jan 27: 100th Day of School Spirit Day

Fit PE

Wednesday, Jan 28: Wellness Wednesday ~ Early Dismissal

Thursday, Jan 29: Thoughtful Thursday

Music (Grades 2-5)

Mrs. Kathy Pasmore's (Librarian) Last Day

PTA Family BINGO Night (MPR) - Tickets/RSVP Sold Out!

Friday, Jan 30: Friendly Friday - Wear TRE Spirit Wear

4th Grade Field Trip - Beckman HS Music Showcase

Cool Coyote Store @Lunch (volunteers needed)

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Upcoming Events

Feb 2 - Feb 6: Counselor's Week

Feb. 2, 3, 4, 6, 12: Meet the Masters Classroom Lessons

Tuesday, Feb 3: SNAP Benefits Enrollment at TRE (10 AM -1 PM)

Wednesday, Feb 4: ELAC Meeting, 1:00-2:00 PM

Friday, Feb 6: Cool Coyote Store @Lunch (volunteers needed)

Monday, Feb 9: NO SCHOOL - Lincoln's Birthday

Monday, Feb 16: NO SCHOOL - President's Day & Washington's Birthday

We are thrilled to announce that our school is participating in The Great Kindness Challenge (GKC) this year! This global initiative encourages students to create a culture of kindness, and we’re excited to join over 22 million students worldwide who are making a positive difference through this uplifting movement. What is The Great Kindness Challenge? The Great Kindness Challenge is a week-long celebration of kindness, taking place January 26–30, 2026. Students are encouraged to complete as many kind acts as possible from a fun and meaningful checklist. The goal is to inspire a lifetime of compassion while creating a joyful and inclusive school environment.

We have included a WEEK of KINDNESS schedule, as well as 2 different versions of an Act of Kindness Checklist, one geared towards are younger grades and one for upper grades. We would love to see families get involved and see how many kindness acts they can accomplish this week. Kindness is contagious! #GreatKindnessChallenge

You are NEVER TO OLD FOR KINDNESS ~ Join us for a Dress Up Day for the 100th Day of School

Dress up to look like you are 100 years old or get creative with a way to dress up to celebrate 100 days of school! There are lots of ideas on Pinterest if you are looking for inspiration. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Mrs. Kathy Pasmore, long time TRE Librarian, has her final day at TRE this Thursday, January 29th. We are sad to see Mrs. Pasmore go! She has been an integral part of our TRE community and she will be deeply missed. We can't thank her enough for all she has done to support literacy and a love of reading!

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.

Support our 5th Graders End of Year Celebration

A copy of the Valentine's Gram page below was placed in Friday Folders this past week. Extra copies can be found in the front office. Turn in your money and Valentine's Grams to your teacher or the front office.

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!

Receipts submitted will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win Pizza Lunch with Mrs. Ciecek. The first raffle was held on Friday, Dec. 19th at Friday Flag. We will have future raffles in the coming months. Keep submitting those receipts to support TRE.

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

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