Tuffree Times

Dear Tuffree community,

I hope everyone had the break that they needed with their loved ones. Classes are back in full swing, as we begin third quarter. Next week is a busy week at Tuffree, with plenty of opportunity for our students and community to get involved.

As I have previously mentioned we have parntered with PIQE to offer STEM workshops for families that begin January 15th, 6pm-7:30pm. These workshops are offered through zoom in English, and live in the TMS library in Spanish. I urge you to take advantage of this free opportunity! More information can be found below.

Friday, January 17th, a speaker from the "With Hope Foundation" will be coming to Tuffree to present to all 7th grade students. More information on this can be found below.

Enthusiastically,

Sarah Barton, Principal

We'd like to invite you to FREE STEM workshops for families that we are offering in partnership with PIQE (Parent Institute for Quality Education). Please see the flyers below for more information.

This week students were reminded of campus behavior expectations through assemblies. Please feel free to discuss with your student what's expected of them on campus. The presentation is attached here - parent partnership is invaluable in keeping our campus awesome!

We also truly appreciate the efforts from all families put towards getting our students here on time every day. We enjoy seeing all of our students thriving on campus, and we know that it's due to all the behind the scenes effort it takes to get them here on time.

Friday, January 17th, a speaker from the "With Hope Foundation" will be coming to Tuffree to present to all 7th grade students. The With Hope Foundation is dedicated to suicide prevention through improving mental health awareness and education and annually presents to the secondary students in our district. Their highly successful educational program is designed to educate, equip and empower students in recognizing the warning signs of suicide and to provide them with resources for critical lifesaving intervention. For more information about The With Hope Foundation, please visit: https://www.withhopefoundation.org/

January is Kindness Month! To celebrate, let’s dress up each Wednesday. LINK to spirit day info!

WEDNESDAY IS PJ DAY!!!

• 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.