Volume 4 Issue 7
It was BBQ day this past Thursday at the high school. So much fun! This week's newsletter highlights upcoming events for students, a new edition of the Maverick of the Week...Mr. David, and
If you are not currently following our Instagram account tustin_connect, please do, as we send out lots of updates about what's going on throughout the week.
This week's background features a collage from our high schoool BBQ. It was great seeing our students and staff taking some time to connect. Big thanks to our PTA for sponsoring the event and Mr. David for cooking.
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...
One of our primary goals has been to develop our school culture and students' connectedness to campus. The research is overwhelming in the value of that. Along those lines, our student events are a big step in that direction. This Thursday's HS BBQ is one example along with the upcoming Maverick Hangout September 29th from 12:30-1:45 pm at the K-8 campus for our TK-5 students highlights our efforts to improve student connectedness to campus. There will be Otterpops and games to play. Please be sure to pack a lunch if your student plans on attending. See our flyer for more details.
For those students attending the K-8 campus, we are changing some of our classrooms as Estock Elementary has added 8 teachers this year due to increased enrollment and needed E4. As a result, Mrs. Maeda has moved to P9 and Mrs. Paulson will be sharing P9. This does not impact student schedules for classroom instruction. All will remain the same. It just means that a change to room assignment for two of our classrooms. We will be at the gate and explain to the students next week.
If you have not been before, Dino Dash is coming November 6th. There are 2K, 5K, 10K walk/run options alonge with 3 options for the bike tour as well. Tustin Connect gets $10 for every entry directly back to our classrooms. The yearly event, sponsored by the Tustin Public Schools Foundation is fun filled day for students and parents alike. We will also be having a booth at the event as well sponsored by our PTA. We hope to see you all there. Details and a link to sign up can be found here. https://www.tpsf.net/dinodash
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
Dino Dash 2022
🦖 Dino Dash: TPSF Annual fundraiser will be on November 6th. The Dino Dash is a wonderful way for students and families to come together and raise money for TUSD schools. Many of the staff and students participate every year and we'd love to get a group of TC Mavericks together on race day.
- Register at https://www.tpsf.net/dinodash
- For each registration, $10 goes straight to your teacher's classroom for supplies.
- There's a virtual run available for families who can't make it or want to avoid the crowd.
- If you can't run, you can purchase a runnership to sponsor another runner in TUSD and $10 still goes to the classroom!
- We always need volunteers to run the event. If you are interested, please let me know.
PTA Roundup
Hello Maverick Families,
PTA sponsored our first high school BBQ of the school year and it was a huge success. We only had 4 burgers leftover! That's the measure of a good BBQ, no food left. PTA is happy to sponsor this monthly community building event at our high school and look forward to the Maverick Hangout this Thursday, September 29th. It's just another way that your support allows PTA to support our students.
Don't forget to save the date for Trunk or Treat on Thursday, October, 27th 5pm - 7 pm.
PTA will be sponsoring our TC SWAG Store! Get ready for the opportunity to buy shirts, sweatshirts, pajama pants, and more...
We are looking for a volunteer to lead our "Dinner Night's Out" Please reach out to Ziggy McBride if you are interested in leading this position.
If you have not had a chance and are still interested in supporting our school by clicking the link below to donate today!! Thank you for your support!!
https://www.tustinconnectpta.com/donate
Again, THANK YOU!!! Go Mavericks
Tustin Connect PTA
Elementary Information
Don't Miss Maverick Hangout: Thursday, September 29th from 12:30-1:45 pm our TK-5 grade students are invited to attend our first Maverick Hangout of the year. There will be Otterpops and games to play. Please be sure to pack a lunch or school lunches are avaialbe free of charge. See our flyer for more details.
Caregiver Workshop: Our Mental Health Professionals Mrs. Bullock and Ms. Skomsvold have been working with OCDE on some Parenting Workshops to address challenges facing students. There are 5 workshops starting on 10/12 at 10 am and occurring every Wednesday. Check them out. They should be AWESOME and include relevant topics like Bullying, Screentime and Mental Health, positve support and stress management. Here's a link to the flyers: English and Spanish.
Middle School Information
Parent Schoology Accounts: A great way to keep track of your students assignments is by creating a Parent Schoology account. If you have not done so, check out this How to Video along withthe step by step directions below.
2. “Student Info”
3. “Parent Access Codes for Schoology”
4. Find the Unique Access code at bottom
5. Go to Schoology to create account login Schoology Parent
6. Login to Schoology
Caregiver Workshop: Our Mental Health Professionals Mrs. Bullock and Ms. Skomsvold have been working with OCDE on some Parenting Workshops to address challenges facing students. There are 5 workshops starting on 10/12 at 12:30 pm and occurring every Wednesday. Check them out. They should be AWESOME and include relevant topics like Bullying, Screentime and Mental Health, positve support and stress management. Here's a link to the flyers: English and Spanish.
High School Information
Presentation from IVC for Seniors: Irvine Valley College (IVC) is hosting a presentation on Tuesday, September 27th from 11-12 in Room 28 to share about the options at IVC for them. It's a great opportunity to learn more about the options after graduation.
Senior College Workshop: Calling all SENIORS! Mrs. W and Mr. David are hosting a Senior College Workshop Brunch Friday, September 30th from 10-12 in Room 31. You won't want to miss this great opportunity to get help with your college applications from two pros! It's free and we feed you!
ATTENTION SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILY: Please check out the exciting events for seniors and their families available at Tustin Connect and through our partnership with Tustin High School. This flyer outlines all of the great events.
School Site Council Elections-Voting Extended through Monday, September 26th!
We have one open position for our 2022-23 School Site Council. Big thank you to Linda Ly who has volunteered to join the Council. Please take a moment to vote using the following link.
Sincerely,
Erick Fineberg, Pincipal
As a reminder, School Site Council meets 4 times a year. 9/16, 11/18, 2/3, 4/1. Members represent parents, students, community members and school staff in school governance. They help to develop the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) and site Categorical Budget, review District LCP and LEA Plan, along with reviewing and analyzing student data. We appreciate you taking the time to vote.
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!!
Important Upcoming Dates - Please check our school Website Calendar for all the latest!
September 22: ELAC Mtg. 1 9 am at the K-8 campus
September 22: High School Student BBQ in the Quad 11 am - 1 pm
September 27: IVC Presentation for all current seniors 11-12 pm in Room 28
September 29: Maverick Hangout for TK-5 @ K-8 campus 12:30-1:45 pm
September 30: Senior College Workshop Brunch @ TC HS campus 10 - 12 pm
October 14: GATE Testing Grades 3-8 all day @ K-8 campus
October 15: PSAT for 11th graders (registration closed 9/2/22)
October 27: Trunk or Treat @ K-8 campus 5-7 pm
November 6: Dino Dash @ Tustin Marketplace
Technology Questions/Needs - There's Help Available!
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