Volume 4 Issue 36
What a wonderful week of celebrating our awesome teachers and support staff this week. Big thank you to all of you and our PTA for making it a special week.
In case you missed it, we had an awesome Coffee with the Principal/Counselor on Thursday. We recorded the presentation and strongly encouage you to check it out. It was great! Lost of strategies for parents over the summer to support their student's mental health. Here's a link to the slides and resources.
This week's background is more like a week in review with pictures from Teacher Appreciation Week, Mrs. Bullock's lab, the mural at the high school, community brunch and book exchange, and some active response time from the K-2 elementary class.
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...
It is with immense pleasure that I write to acknowledge the efforts put forth by our incredible community in celebrating our exceptional educators. Throughout the week, we had the privilege of honoring our dedicated teachers with a series of heartfelt gestures, starting with Flower Monday and culminating with a catered breakfast and lunch and beatiful display froum our PTA headed up by Linda Ly and Ziggy McBride.
It is undeniable that our teachers play an irreplaceable role in shaping the lives of our children. They inspire, guide, and nurture young minds, empowering them to reach their full potential. The success of Teacher Appreciation Week is a testament to the dedication and support of our parents, students, and staff. Your contributions, whether through donations, heartfelt messages, or acts of kindness, made this celebration truly special.
On behalf of the entire school, I extend my sincerest gratitude to each and every one of you for your unwavering support and enthusiasm.
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 ✍️
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Elementary Dress up Day on May 18: Decade Day (Dress in your favorite decade/year: 1950's, 1970's, 1980's...it's up to you!)
Family Picnic: We will have a K-5 Family Picnic from 11:30 am-12:00 pm on May 25. Bring your blankets, beach towels, chairs, lunch and enjoy having lunch with each other. Following this will be our Kindergarten Graduation, 5th Grade Promotion, and School Awards Ceremony. You are invited to attend!
Device Collection: Our official K-5 Tustin Connect Device and Logitech Pen turn-in date will take place on Thursday, June 1. This is the day you will be turning iPads in, even if you are staying in TUSD next school year.
MODIFIED SCHEDULE FOR K-5 on June 1
- In Person Students: 9:00-11:00 am
- Virtual Students: 11:30-12:00 pm Zoom
😃Middle School Information😃
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End of Year Assessments: Please be on the lookout for information on the end of year assessments. It's coming quickly. :)
8th grade promotion: We are looking forward to celebrating our 8th graders on May 25th at 6 pm at the K-8 campus. Students will need to bring their devices with them as well to check them in. For the ceremony, students should wear formal attire. Collard shirts and pants, dress shoes or newer sneakers. For those wearing a dress or skirt, be sure it goes beyond your fingertips. It is typically cold out, and we are outside so be sure to have a sweater/jacket. The ceremony is on blacktop so if wearing heals, you'll want a stable heal.
👍 High School Information 👍
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Junior/Senior Prom: We have an exciting opportunity to take part in Legacy Magnet Academy's first ever prom. As it is Prom, the dance is only open to Juniors or Seniors, however they may invite another high school student guest. Legacy Magnet Academy is excited to invite the Tustin Connect Mavericks to our 2023 Prom. The Prom will be on May 20th from 6:45 - 10:00pm on the Endless Dream Yacht that will depart from the Newport Beach Harbor. Our boat has been upgraded from the Icon Yacht to the larger and more spacious Endless Dream. Please refer to the Prom Infographic and Prom Introduction Video for more details. We are accepting cash or checks (made out to Legacy Magnet Academy ASB).
Tickets are available for purchase for $130.
A Non-LMA-Guest student dance permission slip must be signed and turned in at the time of ticket purchase; you can access the permission slip on the LMA ASB website. Tustin Connect students may bring a guest to the dance with a signed guest permission slip and ticket purchase.
Senior Breakfast and Movie: We are excited to share that our senior breakfast is scheduled for 5/15. Students can have breakfast outside and then watch a movie in the MPR. The movie will start in the MPR at 12:00pm with breakfast preceeding it.
Summer ROP Course Offerings: Checkout the flyer to learn more about AI and Medical Innovations, Research, and Entrepreneurship through ROP to earn credit.
PTA Round-up
Hello Maverick Families-
PTA is thankful for our amazing teachers!
We are grateful to Linda Ly for sharing her talents and time to create the Teacher of the Year centerpieces. The evening was a huge success and our tables looked fantastic!! Congratulations Mrs. Dove!
Thank you to our Maverick families who contributed cards, notes treats and lots of love to our teachers. Thank you to Linda Ly for making each day special for our teachers.
PTA is thankful for the support this year and we look forward to serving you next year. Stay tuned for great new things next year-
Counselor Corner: Resources and link to workshops and more!!!
In case you missed the Principal/Counselor Coffee this past Thursday, May 11th, we tackled the topics of connecting with your students throughout summer to support their mental health, tips to talk to your students about their feelings/emotions/mental health, along with some local resources from families and students. We recorded the presenation and have included the slides as well. Check it out. It was really great!
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 16, 2023 from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Interpretation will be offered in Spanish, Vietnamese, and Mandarin. Flyer and registration link available.
Our Counselor and Mental Health team have a great website with lots of resources to check out. The team is busy planning our next Principal Cofffe on Executive Functioning and Planning for an Independent Study setting. Check back soon for more details.
Tustin Summer Academy Classes are filling up!
The Tustin Public Schools Foundation Summer Academy Registration is filling up fast! Visit www.tpsf.net/summer for a wide variety of enrichment classes for incoming students in grades TK-9. Scholarships are avaialble as well. Sign up today as classes are filling up FAST! Our high school students have the opportunity to intern through the program as well. Interested high schoolers can apply for an internship using this link. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mr. Fineberg who started the program and continues to run it over the past 12 years!
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!
May 25: K-5 Family Picnic followed by Kinder and 5th grade graduation/promotion and awards ceremony
May 25: Middle School Promotion 6 pm at K-8 campus and Device Collection
May 31: 6th grade Device Collection
June 1: Class of 2023 High School Graduation at 3 pm
June 1: K-5 and 7th grade Device Collection and modified schedule
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