Tustin Connect News

The Swag is here! The TC PTA student store is available now through Sunday. Be sure to visit as it closes this Sunday (sorry for the short notice). This week's newsletter we're highlighting some great resources from our counselor, along with a reminder about Dino Dash this Sunday. Lastly, don't forget to turn your clocks back, yes an extra hour, Sunday morning.

This week's background features photos from Mrs. Maeda's Zen Zone. It's an area in the classroom where students can go to get into a better learning space when they are struggling to stay or get focused or working through a difficult problem either academically or socially. We also have a couple pictures from Mrs. Dove's middle school students as they explore the different properties of matter.

As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or compliments, please reach out to Mr. Fineberg, our principal, at efineberg@tustin.k12.ca.us.

Another week, another week of awesomeness! We are getting ready for our November upcoming activities including Dino Dashi this Sunday, 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 hope to see you all there. Details and a link to sign up can be found here. https://www.tpsf.net/dinodash

We also have the Maverick Hangout on Thursday, November 17th all leading up to Thanksgiving Break November 21-25. We appreciate the continued support and recognize and appreciate our parents for the critical role they play.

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

Hello Maverick Families

We are excited to announce that our Spiritwear store is now open. Check it out at https://stores.kustomimprints.com/Tustin_Connect_PTA_1019. Act soon as the store is only open through Sunday!

PTA is in need of Volunteers - Please click the link below if you would like to volunteer. Not much time is required.

https://forms.gle/kGz4qijqxu238oDPA

Go Mavericks

Tustin Connect PTA

🦖 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.

Our Counselor and Mental Health team have a great website with lots of resources to check out.

Principal/Counselor's Coffee Slides on Combating Anxiety: Here is a link to the slides from Ms. Skomsvold's presentation on Combating Anxiety.

ACTION ITEM: Please take a moment to complete our school needs assessment. The form is in English and Spanish and guides our planning throughout the year for topics for Principal/Counselor Coffees, priorities and goals as a school, and so much more. Please take a moment to complete the short survey. English Spanish

Brainfuse HelpNow is an on demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning platform available for all ages and levels. Last week, it was announced that every Californian can now access free online tutoring available 24/7 through a new initiative offering homework help in every K-12 subject and skill-building resources for K-12 and adult learners.

Real-time homework assistance can now be accessed 24/7 here and on the websites of any of the 1,130 local public libraries around the state – click on the “HelpNow” link to reach a one-on-one tutor. The pilot program led by the State Library offers assistance in Math, Language Arts, and other core K-12 subjects in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Tagalog. There’s no age limit to who can use the service. Adult learners can also access writing assistance, citizenship resources and other tools.

TUSD and Second Harvest Food Bank have teamed up to provide monthly food distrbution. Please click the image to see dates, times, and locations throughout the year.

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!!

If you have any technology questions or needs, please take a moment to visit the Resources section on our TC website and which has helpful hints and answers many of your questions. It also has a link to our TUSD helpdesk where you can get help for a wide range of issues from iPads to Schoology,, apps and more. Check it out!

School Website Calendar Link

November 6: Dino Dash @ Tustin Marketplace

November 7: Vision and Hearing Screening on Campus

November 11: Veteran's Day-No School

November 17: ELAC Meeting #2

November 17: Maverick Hangout

November 18: School Site Council Meeting #2

November 21-25: Thanksgiving Break-No School

To provide students a flexible, yet rigorous, alternative education solution within a caring community that cultivates success, resilience, and advocacy for themselves and others

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