Volume 4 Issue 16
Welcome Back! We hope you had a terrific Fall/Thanksgiving Break. The time off is always welcomed. We are super excited for the next few weeks as we enjoy the winter season and prepare for the end of the 1st semester and head into winter break and mark the midway point of the school year. Please be sure to join us this Monday from 4:30-6:30 pm at Tustin High School for the Community Festival.
This week's background is a collage from our Thursday class sessions. We've got Mrs. McCourtney's class working on the science projects and Mrs. Dove's middle schoolers playing some cards at the lunch tables during break.
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...
We are looking forward to this Monday's Community Festival 4:30 - 6:30 pm at Tustin High School. It will be a great event filled with workshops, community resources, giveaways, food trucks, crafts, photo booths and more. I'd love to see you think. I'll be there in my Maverick Blue!
We'd love your support of our winter canned food drive to support Casa Hogar. Our high school leadership class is sponsoring the drive to benefit the orphanage in Mexico. Any donations are appreciated and can be dropped off in the TC K-8 front office or at the high school in room P30.
I also wanted to remind families that Thursday, December 22nd is a non student day. There will be no class in person or on zoom due to teacher work day/non-student day.
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 Roundup
Hello Maverick Families
Your PTA hope you had a wonderful Fall Break. We are looking forward to our upcoming Maverick Hangout on December 15th.
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
✍️ Elementary Information ✍️
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Lost and Found: Please check out our lost and found. The collection is getting quite big. The bin can be found at the gates at arrival and dismissal on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We will be donating left items during the winter break.
Maverick Hangout: This month, we will host our fourth Maverick Hangout to provide students with an additional opportunity to strengthen their community at Tustin Connect! Check out the flyer for more details.
Upcoming Counseling Events: K-2 students Friday Enrichment will focus on strengthening growth mindset. 3-5 will be focusing on the importance of self-care and identifying our community of support.
😃Middle School Information😃
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Counselor Lessons: This month, Mrs. Wijnhamer will be working with the 6th graders in-class mindfulness and growth mindset activities. For 7th and 8th, she will continue the series of lessons on the "7 Habits of Highly Effective People". The goal of this lesson series is to strengthen students' executive functioning skills and confidence as a student as they continue to prepare for High School!
Free Online Tutoring: Brainfuse HelpNow is an on demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning platform available for all ages and levels. 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 on the Brainfuse website of any of the 1,130 local public libraries around the state – click on the “HelpNow” link to reach a one-on-one tutor.
👍 High School Information 👍
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Canned Food Drive to Benefit Casa Hogar: Our high school leadership class is collecting canned food for Casa Hogar, an orphanage in Mexico, that TC has been supporting over the last 4 years. Please bring all donations to Room 30 at the high school or to the K-8 front office by Friday, December 16th. See flyer for more details.
Graduation Requirements and Course Requests: This month, Mrs. Wijnhamer will begin to meet with advisory classes to look at course selection for next school year. She will be reviewing high school graduation requirements, A-G requirements, and steps on how to request courses.
Mental Health Matters: Resources and link to workshops and more!!!
Community Festival: Tustin High is hosting a Community Festival on Monday, December 5th at 4:30pm. They will be providing mental health resources, medical/dental, academic support, and doing small 20 min presentations on different topics. You can learn more via the linked flyers as well. English Spanish
Principal/Counselor's Coffee Slides on Combating Anxiety: Here is a link to the slides from Ms. Skomsvold's presentation on Combating Anxiety.
NEW!! 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!
December 5: Community Festival 4:30 - 6:30 pm at Tustin High School
December 15: Maverick Hangout TK--5 12:30 - 1 pm
December 16: Canned Food Drive for Casa Hogar (items due to Room P30 or TC K-8 office)
December 21: End of 2nd Quarter/1st Semester(Middle and High School)
December 22-January 6: Winter Break - No School
January 16: No School-MLK Day
January 30: End of Trimester 2 (Elementary)
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