Weekly Wildcat - 10.9.26

Amazing work Mrs. Kean & Choir! Was a wonderful show.

Join us on October 23rd by wearing your costume to school. Fill out this permission slip and get into the spirit of the holiday! All permission slips need to be turned in by Thursday, October 22nd.

Costume Agreement

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bkYFixKfhbKqijovqMF8I6j7AMc0MLZ7FKyUWTS2cns/edit?usp=sharing

Our Halloween Dance is right around the corner. It will be the STRANGEST NIGHT at Pioneer. Dance tickets are $10 and you will have unlimited pictures at the photo booth and a chance to walk the Upside Down Haunted Maze. Dance to the beats from the eighties. Food and drinks will be sold. Wear your Halloween costumes! Dance tickets will be sold from October 19-23rd.

Dance Permission slip:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g1slAfXQbUXUUernoLWpV0rR5FSPZmuc7sh1IOPjBLg/edit?usp=sharing

ASB is holding a schoolwide fundraiser to raise funds for cultural events. Please use your 1st period teacher’s name. You can shop here: registercw.com Organization ID: 24237. Our first events happening next week to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

Nice work Wildcats!

Period 6 Version - https://youtu.be/K-mAdO9NWM8

Period 7 Version - https://youtu.be/6t0nOH89Sd8

October is Bullying Prevention Month, a time to promote kindness, respect, and inclusion across our school community. Together, we can help every student feel safe, supported and valued. Wear orange or blue every Friday in October to raise awareness!

ASB stands for Associated Student Body. As a student body, Pioneer’s ASB builds a positive inclusive environment through fun and entertaining activities for the students. To provide the following activities to our student body, it is necessary to raise funds using Charleston Wrap. The money earned through this fundraiser helps make our school events come alive. In Fall 2025, our sales resulted in Pioneer raising approximately $4,000 (Pioneer receives 40% of all sales). This year ASB’s goal is to earn $5,000.

With this fundraiser, ASB purchased the following items for the school: Outdoor sound system and the electronic marquee. This year’s fundraising will go towards bringing cultural events to our school. Last year we bought a new mascot costume and lions to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Pioneer's ASB: @pioneer.asb

PTO Instagram: @pioneerwildcatspto

Please consider volunteering for some of our upcoming events as we can really use your help to give our Wildcats the best experience possible!

Volunteer Link

The Pioneer PTO Membership Drive is LIVE!

Pioneer is proud to have an active PTO filled with family volunteers, teachers, administrators, all contributing to the successful education of our children. The Pioneer PTO is excited for all the new experiences your student will have this coming year. Our mission is to enhance the educational experiences of your students at Pioneer Middle School. Your generous donations provide resources for classrooms, programs, electives, and many more that are not covered by the State or District funds. 100% of your tax-deductible membership pledge goes directly to support Pioneer’s students and staff.

You can join online at www.pioneerwildcatspto.org or you can print out & complete out the pledge form and bring it by our booth at registration. Cash, checks (payable to "Pioneer PTO"), and credit cards will all be accepted at the registration. We appreciate any amount that is right for your family!

If you have any questions, please email membership@pioneerwildcatspto.org.

Become a part of Pioneer's Educational Legacy!

Pioneer PTO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization – Tax ID # 33-0876156

Sign up for the upcoming Dino Dash taking place on November 1st! REGISTER HERE

TUSD middle and high school students who ride e-vehicles (e-bike, e-scooter, or e-skateboard) to school are required to attend an E-Vehicle Safety Presentation hosted by our local law enforcement partners.

To ride an e-vehicle to school, students must...

1. Attend a TUSD safety presentation with a parent/guardian. Student must sign-in at the end of the presentation.
2. Complete and turn in an E-Vehicle Permit Agreement to the front office (click HERE to access or pick up at Registration).
3. Pay $5 cash or check made out to "Pioneer PTO" to purchase a permit sticker that should be adhered to their e-vehicle.

Campus Supervisors will complete random checks of our bike racks to ensure all e-vehicles have a permit sticker. If you have any questions regarding e-vehicles, please contact Stephanie Narez in our front office for support.

Check out Pioneer's Webstore HERE! Some of the proceeds come back to Pioneer as well so it's a win/win!

Regret not getting into school spirit? Here is your chance to buy the newest design. Each Friday we show school spirit by wearing spirit wear. Join in on the fun!

Thank you for your patience with traffic as the dust settles for the first few weeks of school. As a reminder, students cannot be dropped off in the cul-de-sac and we cannot block the neighborhood gate. Please plan on pulling into our parking lot if driving the cul-de-sac route.

Thank you for your patience as our Wildcat families learn the pick-up and drop-off procedures. Please review the updated and detailed map below for clarity. Here are a few quick reminders:

• We highly encourage students to walk or ride their bike/scooter to ease our traffic flow. All students must walk their bike/scooter up and down our campus sidewalk. This is for the safety of all students.

• Please pull all the way forward before dropping off or picking up your child. Pulling all the way forward helps keep our car line moving and gets more families into our lot. Only stop to drop off near the front office if traffic is stopped and you can't pull forward.

• Do NOT drop off in the cul-de-sac at the end of Pioneer Rd. This creates an unsafe path for students when they try to cross where cars are entering campus. If using the cul-de-sac, you must pull into the right lane of the parking lot. Tustin PD will be present at times to issue warnings and potentially tickets for dropping off/picking up in the cul-de-sac. In addition, we have received numerous complaints from home owners in the Tustin Ranch Estates @ the top of Pioneer road regarding cars blocking their entryway to the neighborhood. Please be mindful to obey CA traffic laws and do not block the neighborhood entry/exit.

• Please slow down in our parking lot and on Pioneer Rd. Safety is our priority. Be on the lookout for students crossing at our 3 crosswalks.

• If you drop-off/pick-up on the inner lane by the upper staff lot, please have your child exit on the left side of the vehicle. They should use the meridian and walk to the upper cross walk to enter campus. Do NOT let students cross near our upper gate through lanes of traffic. It is not safe.

• We do have two lanes that go down by our MPR...one lane for dropping off at the curb and one lane for through traffic. When pulling away from the curb, please make sure to look over your shoulder to ensure it is clear to go/merge.

• Please be patient and respectful with one another, including our staff that are working hard to keep students safe and traffic moving.

• Campus supervision begins at 7:30 each day. Please do not drop off students prior to 7:30 AM.

• It takes all of us to have a safe, orderly, and smooth drop off/pick up. Please remember that you are setting the example for your child.

• Along Pioneer Way and Tustin Ranch Rd. south of Pioneer Way, this is a drop off/pickup zone only (1-3 minutes maximum similar to an airport). Please do not park here.

Show your school spirit every Friday. Wear your favorite Pioneer spirit shirt to school on Friday. The 1st period with the most people wearing spirit wear will win a prize at the end of the quarter.

The Tustin Unified School District has announced its policy to serve nutritious meals every school day under the National School Lunch Seamless Summer and Afternoon Snack Programs. The USDA Food and Nutrition Services extended meal service flexibilities that enable school districts to provide free meals to all students. Tustin Unified is utilizing the USDA meal waivers to provide all TUSD students access to free breakfast and lunch meals.

For additional information, please contact Nutrition Services,
300 South C Tustin, CA. 92780 or 714-730-7301

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Online menu available here. https://tustin.healtheliving.net/what-we-do/menus/

STUDENTS POLICY 5145.3

Nondiscrimination/Harrassment

The Board of Education desires to provide a safe school environment that allows all students equal access and opportunities in the District’s academic, extracurricular, and other educational support programs, services, and activities. The Board prohibits, at any District school or school activity, unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying, targeted at any student by anyone, based on the student's actual race or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics

Website: tustin.k12.ca.us/pioneer
Location: 2700 Pioneer Road, Tustin, CA, USA
Phone: (714)730-7534