Volume 5 Issue 38
That's a wrap! Congratulations to all of our 2024 Graduates and all of our students for a successful year. Please check out the latest updates below regarding the 24/25 School Year and more. Reminder that our high school office will be open throughout summer to turn in any paperwork, pick up/order any documents, and general questions. Specific course related and academic questions will need to wait until August when the full staff returns.
This week's background features some pictures from our high school graduation, 8th grade Knott's Berry Farm Trip, and elementary field day.
As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or compliments, please reach out to Mr. Fineberg, our principal, at efineberg@tustin.k12.ca.us.
Principal's Message...
Wow, the 23/24 school year is officially over! Thank you to our amazing teachers, staff, students, and families on a terrific school year. It seems so cliche, but it really did fly by. With the school year officially complete, we have a few reminders and announcements we want to make sure you are aware of.
- STAFF: All of our teaching and office staff are slated to return for the 24/25 school year. Ms. Doran will unfortunately be moving out of the state. We wish her luck on this new adventure.
- 24/25 TENTATIVE SCHEDULES: We have posted the tentative 24/25 schedules K-12 on our website. Feel free to take a look. These are tentative but will provide a general idea of the plan moving forward.
- SURVEY: Please take two minutes and complete a quick survey required from the state.
- MASTER AGREEMENTS: As a reminder, a signed Master Agreement is necessary for all TC students prior to starting classes. Many of the teachers have already started them. They will likely start back up in August prior to the first day of school.
- CAASPP Scores: Individual scores have begun to arrive and TUSD is posting those as they are received. A message went out via Parent Square May 24th explaining how to access the scores.
- PTA: We are excited to welcome Andrea Peregretti as our new PTA President and Amber Weiser as our new Vice President. Both ladies will be joing our previous board members: Janice Kim, Treasurer, Tara Hirose, Secretary, Maneesha Singh, Auditor.
Have a fantastic summer! We hope you have lots of fun adventures, fun gatherings, and stay healthy. We will see you August 14th or 15th for the first day of classes. Please feel free to check our website and your email for any potential updates throughout the summer and leading up to the first day of school. 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
PTA Round Up
Hello Maverick Families,
Congratulations to our High School Graduates, as well as all of our students that have completed a successful school year. We are looking forward to the coming school year and welcoming our new President Andrea Peregretti and Vice President Amber Weiser (pending Association approval of course) to our PTA. We also want to thank our continuing board members: Janice Kim, Treasurer, Tara Hirose, Secretary, Maneesha Singh, Auditor for continuing to serve. Lastly, a big thank you to Mrs. McBride after an incredible 3 year run and countless hours of support to our school.
TC Spirit Wear is on sale! Visit the website https://www.tustinconnectpta.com/spirit-wear to get yours today! We have them in stock just purchase them and pick them up! You can order online via our website and show your receipt to the office, or you can bring cash or check to the office made out to PTA.
- T-shirt $10
- Dri-fit $15
- Jammie Pants $30
If you are interested in getting involved, we'd love the help! Please contact the office and we can connect you to our PTA.
✍️ Elementary Information ✍️
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Schedules for 24/25: We are currently working through the details for our schedule for the 24/25 school year. The plan is to have 2 days in person as the plan is to eliminate the hybrid instruction on the 2nd day of synchronous instruction per week. We also may be opening up some additional afternoon classes as we are looking to work with a local community partner. Stay tuned for more information. For now it looks like:
- K/1: Wednesday 8:30-12:30 and Thursday 9-12
- 2-5: Wednesday 8:30-12:30 and Tuesday 9-12
- 6: Monday 9-12 and Wednesday 8:30-12:30
Report Cards: Report cards should be available in your Aeries portal on Monday afternoon. It's a district wide process, so there may be some delay in the posting of grades. We appreciate your patience.
Summer Access: Students will have access to the following apps/programs to review over summer.
Lexia: reading, writing, grammar, spelling
IXL: Grade-level ELA and math (Look for the Summer Boost skill plan I added!)
Khan Academy: Grade-level math videos and practice
ST Math: Grade-level math practice
Since some students may be trying to access Clever applications from a personal device, here is a document that walks through the steps. Clever Access from a Non-TUSD Device
😃Middle School Information😃
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8th Grade Promotion Photos: We have all of the individual photos from the Promotion Ceremony. In order to respect student confidentiality, please email Mrs. Juana (jdelatorre@tustin.k12.ca.us) and she will email
Tentative 8th Grade Schedule 24/25: Class schedule requirements will remain the same with two required class days. However, based on some student feedback and scheduling needs, we will be extending our online class time and changing our required class days as shown below:
- ONLINE CLASS: Tuesdays from 8:30-11:00
- IN-PERSON CLASS: Thursdays from 8:30-12:30
- IN-PERSON DROP-IN optional day (Mondays) and online office hours to provide daily support for our students.
Keep It Going: Rather than experience the "Summer Brain Drain", students can continue training their math and language arts muscles. Fortunately, Khan Academy and IXL are available throughout the summer for students to use. Check out the links below to continue to train instead of drain:
- IXL Language Arts Summer Boost:
- IXL Math Summer Boost:
- KHAN Academy:
👍 High School Information 👍
Schedules: We have a preliminary draft of the schedule for Qtr. 1 for high school on the website. It is subject to change but any changes should be minor. Use this link and scroll to the bottom to see high school.
Transcripts or Other Needs Over the Summer: The Tustin Connect High School office will remain open throughout the summer to provide access to transcripts, pay fines, and pick up left items. They will do their best to answer any questions that may arise, but please be patient as Mrs. Juana and Ms. Cookie are the only ones on site and may not be able to answer all of your questions. The office will be open from 7:30-4:30 M-F. Keep
Fall Orientation for New Students: We will have an orientation for all new Tustin Connect students or anyone who entered late last year and was unable to attend.
- 9th grade: Wednesday, August 14th 10-11 am
- 10th grade: Wednesday, August 14th 12-1 pm
- 11th grade: Thursday, August 15th 10-11 am
- 12th grade: Thursday, August 15th 12-1 pm
Counselor Corner: Resources and link to workshops and more!!!
We all got to see Mrs. Wijnhamer's new baby! Aubrey Marie made a visit to the graduation ceremony. We are working through the details for Mrs. Wijnhamer's return in the fall. For now, all questions can be directed to Mr. Fineberg (efineberg@tustin.k12.ca.us) or your advisory teacher for the time being. If we don't have the answer, we will find it out for you.
Also, you still have access to the recording of our last Principal/Counselor Coffee. We covered student credits and high school graduation requirements as well as a Q and A opportunity for families as well. You can view the meeting in case you missed it using this link.
Check out Mrs. Wijnhamer's Monthly Counselor Newsletter.
Our Counselor and Mental Health team have a great website with lots of resources to check out.
Free Online Tutoring Available for K-12 Students
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.
SORA Virtual Texts Collections
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!!
Technology Questions/Needs - There's Help Available!
Important Upcoming Dates - Please check our school Website Calendar for all the latest!
July 22: Tustin Connect School Offices Open
August 14: First Day of School for 2024-25
August 14: HS Orientation 9th grade: 10 am, 10th grade: 12 pm
August 15: HS Orientation 11th grade: 10 am, 12th grade: 12 pm
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