Tuffree Times

Dear Tuffree community,

We need your support! As we hit the flu season, please remind students to go to the health office if they do not feel well. Our trained health clerk will assess and contact home if needed. Students are not to be using their phones during school hours, and if they text you to pick them up, then we are unaware that there is a sick student on campus and it becomes a safety concern.

Our canned food drive continues until November 22nd. Any canned or boxed/dried food donations are greatly appreciated. Please send any donations with your student to their 1st period class. Thank you so much for helping support local families! Our goal this year is 2,250 items, up from 1,800 last year. Please continue to follow along as we celebrate Native American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month! Finally, Have a fantastic weekend, falcon families.

Enthusiastically,

Sarah Barton, Principal

• 1. ASB, in partnership with the City of Placentia Neighborhood Services, is hosting a toy drive that will benefit our local community! Here is the flyer. Students may bring in new, unwrapped toys to their 2nd period teacher between Monday, Nov. 18 and Thursday, Dec. 12; the class with the most donated toys will win a class donut party!

• Congratulations to our 2nd period October Falcons of the Month! Click here to view.

• We are happy to welcome back the program, Connect the Dots for all 7th graders next week on Thursday-Friday, 11/21-22! Click here to learn more.

• November is Native American and Alaskan Native Heritage Month. Click here to learn more.

The Madrigal Invitational is on November 20th at Yorba Regional Park. Come support our Falcons!

Tuffree AVID students visited Hope University where they toured the campus, listened to a presentation, and asked a lot of great questions about college life!

Tuffree AVID will be hosting a fundraiser on Thursday, December 5th from 11am-9pm at Craftsman restaurant. Save the Date!

• Health Office: Please remind students to go to the health office if they do not feel well. Our health clerk will assess and contact home if needed. Students are not to be using their phones during school hours, and if they text you to pick them up, then we are unaware that there is a sick student on campus and it becomes a safety concern.

• School Calendar: The school calendar can be found here.

• Daily Attendance: Every day counts when it comes to student attendance. Students must maintain good attendance to achieve academic success. When a student is absent, please contact the attendance office.

Non-Discrimination Statement: The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in all district activities, programs, and employment based upon actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, ethnicity, color, religion, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, immigration status, sex, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups or any other basis protected by law or regulation, in its educational program(s) or employment. In accordance with AB-1078, this applies to all acts of the governing board and the superintendent of the school district in enacting policies and procedures that govern the local educational agency. The following employees have been designated to handle questions or complaints of alleged discrimination: Employee complaint- Dr. Issaic Gates, Deputy Superintendent, Human Resources (714) 985-8408. Title IX and any other discrimination complaints - Dr. Baldwin Pedraza, Director, Student Services (714) 985-8670, bpedraza@pylusd.org. Title II Coordinator / 504 Coordinator / Americans with Disabilities Act complaints - Dr. Baldwin Pedraza, Director, Student Services (714) 985-8670. Bullying, intimidation complaints - Tonya Gordillo, Administrator, Student Services (714) 985-8671. The mailing address for all compliance officers is 1301 E. Orangethorpe Avenue, Placentia, CA 92870.