TMA Parent Weekly News
Home of the Stars
October 23, 2020
Tustin Public Schools Foundation is hosting the 2020 State of the Schools Event. Attend virtually and hear Superintendent, Dr. Greg Franklin, share what is happening in TUSD. To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/state-of-the-schools-tustin-unified-registration-114712263468. This is a free event this year.
The end of our first trimester is 2 short weeks away. Our "Distance Learning" families received THIS SURVEY on Wednesday. We ask that our DL families respond by 10/28 so we can prepare our campus for the safe return of additional students.
Drop off: Parents, please pull as far forward as possible before your child/ren exit your vehicle. Parents dropping off at the BLUE gate are holding up traffic for all of our families. Also, parents DO NOT exit your car. Children should have their backpack ready and be able to get out of the car without you. Practice this at home if needed.
SAVE THE DATE: December 3rd is Picture Day. Hybrid students will go during class time, and Distance Learning students will need to make an appointment. More info soon.
Thank you to all of our families that supported our Dining for Dollars Night at Chick-fil-A on Thursday.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mrs. Carreras
This week was tons of fun at TMA!
TMA H.E.R.O.E.S hosted a Pumpkin Sale
Mrs. Sample read to Kindergarten
Mrs. Caporicci & Mrs. Pedersen host "Johnny Appleseed Day"
Mrs. Shaw's class creates Owl Art
Mrs. Scheuerman completed her Master's Degree!
Mrs. Carlson completed her Master's Degree!
TMA Now Has 3 Water Bottle Filling Stations!
Join us Saturday Morning at Oliboli
Red Ribbon Week is Here!
Red Ribbon Week 2020
Be Happy. Be Brave. Be Drug Free.
Look for Red Ribbon Bracelets coming home with your students or in your students packets this week. Wear your red ribbon bracelet to receive discounts from October 5th-30th at many local restaurants and businesses. See participating businesses & discounts at https://duila.org/red-ribbon-week-2020/
Red Ribbon Photo Contest!
Win an iPad or $1,000 for your school!!
Visit https://www.redribbon.org/contest for details
**There are also extras bracelets in the front office.
TMA Red Ribbon Week Poster contest!
WHAT: Create and design an original poster showing what “Be Happy. Be Brave. Be Drug Free” looks like to you. This is a fun opportunity to install hope and strength in yourself and others. Artwork must be original. Students may use crayons, watercolor, poster paint, colored pencil, and magic marker.
WHEN: Submit poster between October 9-31st
WHERE: Take a picture and upload to Flipgrid Students will use their @mytusd.org email to log in. Then enter the Flipgrid code/link: https://flipgrid.com/463f05b9
WHY: This year’s 2020 Red Ribbon week’s campaign mission is to encourage students, families, and communities to live healthy, happy, and drug free lives.
HOW: Posters will be judged by categories (Kinder-1st, 2nd-3rd, 4th-5th) and will include a winner for each category. Winners will be announced and recognized in the TMA Weekly News.
Costume Guidelines for 10/30:
All of our virtual students can upload a picture in their Halloween Costume HERE
Do you want to serve, but not sure how?
Unfilled Chairperson Positions:
5th Grade Boys/Guy Stuff Night
5th Grade Girls Tea
School Grant Writer
Dining for Dollars
New Family Mentoring
Team Kids
Earn & Learn is Back!
EARN 3X POINTS!
Hobby Lobby, plus all beauty services and fitness studios.
All other receipts from The Market Place earn five points per dollar spent. To earn 3x points for Hobby Lobby, beauty services and fitness studios, receipts must be dated and submitted between September 1 and October 31, 2020.
CLICK HERE for more information.
PTO Membership Still Needs YOU!
PTO Star Membership
Sign up for the Virtual Dino Dash 5K and help TMA earn up to $1,000
EXTRA INCENTIVES for $chool$!
For every 25 registrations/runnerships or Instagram tags with #dinodetour (and your school name of course), we will put your school in a drawing. So, for example, if your school has 40 registrations and 20 Instagram tags by the selected cut-off date, your school would have 2 entries.
For the second drawing, the cut-off date is Oct. 31st for a drawing the following week.
WE CAN DO THIS!
Check out this Spotify Play List link for music that will get your heart pumping while running, walking, or riding your 5K:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7B4SMo2ic0tADuiD8pEZiY
‡ Check out this Training Plan created to get you ready to complete a 5K:
https://www.tpsf.net/detour-training
‡ Check out this Video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pAOKdV8EUlBqvru9PgyWT1WDV3IBWdfl/view
Illness at School: When must we send a child home?
This information will help you understand when we are required to send a child home from school. We must follow these guidelines in order to keep all of our students and staff as safe as possible, and keep our schools open. *Please see chart below.
TUSD MENTAL HEALTH FAMILY NEWSLETTER
Our Mental Health Team has launched a newsletter, Building Resilience. This newsletter will come out monthly and should be shared with families and staff. Please include the link to the newsletter in your school community communication next week. We are excited to provide information and helpful tips that can be used at home and in the classroom.
Social Emotional Learning is Critical!
Important Dates to Remember:
October:
10/24- Donuts w/Dads @ Oliboli
10/26-10/30 Red Ribbon Week
10/29- Deadline to register your 2nd-5th grade child to screen for GATE, please complete the Consent to Test Form linked HERE by Thursday, October 29, at 4:30 p.m.
10/30- Halloween Costume Day (hybrid & virtual)
November:
11/6-Trimester 1 ends
11/9- Trimester 2 begins
11/20- Report Cards go home
11/11- Veterans Day- NO SCHOOL
11/19- School Site Council Meeting #2 @ 7:45am
11/23-27- Thanksgiving Break- NO SCHOOL
December:
12/3- School Picture Day
12/21-1/1- Winter Break- NO SCHOOL
Tustin Memorial Academy
Email: bcarreras@tustin.k12.ca.us
Website: https://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/tustin-memorial
Location: 12712 Browning Ave Santa Ana, California 92705
Phone: 714)730-7546
Facebook: facebook.com/tmapto.org
Twitter: @Tustin_Memorial