Principal's Message...
We kicked off our first full week of CAASP testing at all three levels, many of who participated in person. The energy and enthusiasm was amazing.
Our Superintendent, Dr. Mark Johnson will be at our Coffee with the Principal event on Wednesday, May 4th at 9 am to answer your questions and hear more about TC and TUSD in 22/23. Please be sure to RSVP using this link which includes a place to ask questions. You'll have the opportunity to attend in person outdoors at the high school campus or virtually. You won't want to miss it!
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
Elementary Information
Summer Plans?: If you are looking for an awesome Summer program, the Tustin Public Schools Foundation's 11th annual Summer Academy is the place to be. Mr. Fineberg serves as the director of the program which offers over 50 different options for enrichment from cooking and STEAM classes to junior scientists and more. It's awesome. Check out the flyer below or visit the website at www.tpsf.net/summer.
Middle School Information
CAASPP Testing Update: What a week for our middle school students! We are in the middle of the testing season and we are fortunate to have so many involved families that are helping us make sure that students are prepared to take the tests. We appreciate your efforts in ensuring that your middle schooler has a healthy meal and arrives at class on time for testing. This week 90% of our 6th-8th graders were able to successfully finish their state testing for language arts with 45% of them coming in person. In addition to the state testing for language arts, our 7th graders worked to complete the Physical Fitness Test while our 8th graders also had to complete the California Science Test. Next week all grades will be taking the state test for math. Please be sure to review the testing schedule provided by your child's teacher.
Special thanks to our PTA for sponsoring our testing snack cart. It has been quite a hit with our middle school students during their in-person testing days. Thank you to our middle school parents who have signed up to be members of our PTA for helping make this donation possible! We appreciate you!
If any of our middle school parents would like to make additional donations to the snack cart during our final week of testing, you are welcome to do so. (Healthy snacks are always welcome! I also hear our middle schoolers would love to get some Hot Cheetos and Takis after testing!)
8th Grade Program: 8th-grade students have been invited to participate in the Tilly's Life Center (TLC) Virtual Program. A guest speaker from TLC will join our students and Ms. Paulson to support our students as they matriculate to high school. Tilly’s Life Center (TLC) is a youth-focused, 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization aimed at empowering all teens with a positive mindset and enabling them to effectively cope with crisis, adversity, and tough decisions. TLC's mission is to inspire today’s youth to reach their full potential as productive, kind, happy, and responsible individuals. 8th grade parents, please check your email from an update from Mr. Fineberg with additional details.
High School Information
CAASP Testing Update: Tustin Connect had a GREAT week of CAASPP Testing! Thank you for your support and patience with testing virtually! We also had a phenomenal turnout with on-site testing, and we encourage students to come in if they are having any internet issues at home. As a reminder, several students are taking their make-up test next week on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. If you have any questions regarding high school testing, please reach out to Mr. David (bdavid@tustin.k12.ca.us).
NACAC College Fair : NACAC will be holding an in-person National College Fair on Sunday, April 24, from 1:30-3:30 pm at the Anaheim Convention Center for any students or families who may be interested in attending.
Course Requests: Please be sure to sign up for courses for 22/23. The following videos will show you step by step how to pick your courses. Mrs. Hsieh is here to help as well and can be reached via email at phsieh@tustin.k12.ca.us.
Last Call for Summer School 9-11 Students: We received a small extended window for high school summer school. Please be sure to sign up with your advisory teacher. It's essential that you make up any lost credits over the summer in order to stay on track for graduation. If you have any questions you can reach out to your Advisory teacher or Mrs. Pat Hsieh phsieh@tustin.k12.ca.us) with any questions.
PTA Weekly Round Up
Hello Maverick Families,
April 22, 2022
PTA is busy planning some fun events and recognitions on both campuses next month and we’d love some help. If you would like to roll up your sleeves and jump in to help please contact either Linda Ly at linda@grandsoirees.com or Melissa Weiss at smw1196@sbcglobal.net.
Stay tuned for more information on these fun events!
Please check out the PTA website at tustinconnectpta.com for all pertinent PTA happenings and information.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Your PTA
Cyberbullying and Digital Drama Parent Presentation May 17, 2022
In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, the Orange County Department of Education Bullying Prevention Program will be hosting a virtual parent presentation focused on social media trends, information literacy, privacy and security, addressing and reporting cyberbullying, and parent/child communication.
In our ever-changing world with a lot of time being spent on digital devices, it is important to keep the conversation going about what parents can do to support their children in the complex environment of online learning and socializing.
Cyberbullying and Digital Drama: Keeping Kids Safe, Happy, and Healthy in the Digital Age will be held via Zoom on May 17, 2022 from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
The linked flier provides additional information. Please help us spread the word by sharing this information with families and community members.
To register, please visit: http://ocde.k12oms.org/1378-217321
Zoom information will follow.
SORA Virtual Texts Collections
This is Women's History Month! Check out THIS SORA Spotlight resource for ebooks that highlight the achievements and contributions of women In history.
SORA is a virtual library resource for all students that house thousands of ebooks that students can access anytime through the link in Clever.
Student Request - SORA books – Here is a link to the Google Doc that I would LOVE for you to send to your students so that we could get some suggestions and recommendations from them!!
Important Upcoming Dates - Please check our school Website Calendar for all the latest!
April 25-29: State CAASPP Testing (Grade 3-8, 11,12)
April 28: IVC Preview Night - See flyer above for more details
May 2: ELAC Meeting
May 2-6: Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
May 4: Coffee w/ the Principal: Meet and Greet Q & A with TUSD Superintendent Dr. Johnson 9 am virtually and in-person at the high school quad RSVP here.
May 19: 8th Grade Promotion @ 6pm
May 20: TC Movie Night at the K-8 campus
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