Weekly News from the Ranch
Tustin Ranch Elementary
A Message from Mrs. Denny
Hello TRE Families,
I hope you are enjoying a fun and relaxing summer break! With the start of school just around the corner, I wanted to pass on some key information to help you start to plan!
Below you will find:
* The District calendar
* The 2022-23 Bell schedule
* Spirit Wear
* Data Confirmation info
* Enrollment information
* Suggested School Supplies
* Dress Code
*Cell Phone Policy
More information regarding our upcoming year will be coming so stay tuned! Our front office opens MONDAY, July 25th- if you have friends, family or neighbors who have not yet enrolled for the school year, please tell them to contact our office or come by!
Mrs. Denny
Proud TRE Principal
Spirit Wear
Here are the links top order:
Hat: https://www.customink.com/g/zpd0-00ck-xgcw
Shirt: order form link
Spirit Wear Trucker Hat
Spirit Wear T-shirt
Upcoming Important Dates
Monday, July 25th
- Our office reopens (8:00 AM - 4:00 PM daily)
Monday, August 15th
- Back To School Night TK-5 at 5:00 PM
- Teacher assignments for students available on Aeries Parent Portal
Tuesday, August 16th
- FIRST DAY of the 2022-2023 School Year!! (see Bell Schedule below)
Friday, August 26th
- Last day to order spirit wear
Wednesday, August 30th
- TRE Family Welcome Back Ice Cream Social sponsored by our amazing PTA
Thursday, September 1st
- First PTO Meeting of the year at 6:00 PM in our Multi-Purpose Room
Friday, September 2nd
- Minimum Day TK-5 (see schedule below)
Monday, September 5th
- Labor Day- NO SCHOOL
Data Confirmation
Data Confirmation!
If you have students who are not newly enrolled, you must complete Data Confirmation each year to verify and update family and student information, Emergency contacts, etc. This helps us to keep in contact with you and ensure the safety of our students.
Data Confirmation is open NOW! Simply log on to the Aeries Parent Portal to complete for each student.
Log in HERE
2022-2023 Enrollment
Do you or someone you know need to enroll a student for the 2022-23 school year?
Here is what you need to know:
2022-2023 Enrollment is open!
Click HERE to begin
2022-2023 Age Enrollment:
- Born after 2/02/2018 Eligible for preschool- contact Kinder Readiness
- 9/02/17 - 02/02/18 Transitional Kindergarten
- 9/02/16 - 9/01/17 Kindergarten
- 9/02/15 - 9/01/16 First Grade
- 9/02/14 - 9/01/15 Second Grade
- 9/02/13 - 9/01/14 Third Grade
- 10/02/12- 9/01/13 Fourth Grade
- 11/02/11 - 10/01/12 Fifth Grade
2022-2023 Bell Schedule
8:10 am - 1:50 pm
Wednesdays/ Minimum Days: 8:10 am-12:55 pm
Grades 1-3
8:10 am- 2:38 pm
Wednesdays/ Minimum Days: 8:10 am- 1:24 pm
Grades 4-5
8:20 am- 2:48 pm
Wednesdays/ Minimum Days: 8:20 am- 1:34 pm
Suggested School Supply Lists
Click HERE to find a list of suggested school supplies by grade level. Returning students should bring their TUSD-issued iPads (fully charged!) daily. TK, Kinder and new students will be issued an iPad within the first month of school. As a reminder, these lists are suggestions by the teachers- materials are available in classrooms for student use as well.
*We HIGHLY ENCOURAGE students to bring a reusable water bottle daily- especially in the heat!
Tustin Ranch Dress Code
Education Law does allow public schools to establish a dress code.
Student Dress Codes are established to:
● Promote a climate and culture where scholar focus is on learning
● Promote a productive safe instructional environment
While society reflects a wide range of personal expression in clothing, grooming, and accessories, the quality of scholar work and behavior is affected by personal appearance. Scholars are expected to wear clothing that is clean, neat, appropriate, and safe.
TUSD Dress Code:
To eliminate misinterpretations of the dress code, the following dress standards shall be enforced:
Shirts/Tops
· No tight/revealing shirts (workout tops, undergarments showing, see-through, low-cut, etc.)
· Undergarments must not be visible (including sports bras)
· No bare midriff/crop tops (If skin shows when arms are raised the top is too short.)
· No spaghetti straps, bare shoulders, or shirts with less than one-inch straps
· No halter or swimwear tops
· No tube tops
· No “underwear” style tank tops
· No shirts with oversize armholes showing torso area
No hood from hoodies worn at school unless it is raining
Pants/Shorts/Skirts
· No short-shorts or micro-mini skirts (minimum 5” inseam)
· No excessively loose or baggy pants/shorts
· Pants/shorts must be worn at the waistline
· Hems must be sewn; no frayed, split, or pinned legs
· Pants may not drag on the ground, or have rips or holes.
· Pants/shorts may not allow undergarments to be exposed
· No excessively long, untied, or dangling belts
· Overall straps must be worn over the shoulders and buttoned
Footwear
· Footwear which is safe for school activities must be worn at all times
· Footwear must be closed toe and closed back
Dangerous Jewelry/Objects
· No chains, or sharp dangly earrings
· No dagger style ear plugs
· No riveted dog collars or raised rings
· No chains for wallets or on masks
· No laser light pens (Scholars shall be cited as per Penal Code Sections 417.25 and 417.27.)
Other Inappropriate Attire
Clothing, apparel, and jewelry shall be free of writing, pictures, or any other insignia that is crude, vulgar, profane, demeaning, sexually suggestive, or which advocates or promotes racial, ethnic, religious, sexual prejudice or strife, or which relates to the use of tobacco, drugs, or alcohol.
· No sex/sexual comments/innuendoes
· No drugs or references to drugs (blunt, 13, hemp, marijuana leaf, 4:20, etc.)
· No tobacco product names or trademarks
· No liquor products or bar names or trademarks/logos
· No depicting a person engaged in illegal activities (tagging, weapons, etc.)
· No hats/caps/hoods indoors, and must follow the guidelines above.
· No visible tattoos
*No hats/caps/hoods worn in the classroom. No hoods unless raining.
*Teachers and staff may have students remove or put away non- essentials items (ie: hats, jewelry, personal items, accessories, etc.) either in or out of the classroom if they are causing a disruption or are distracting other students.
*Please label all water bottles, lunch boxes, jackets, and removable clothing items with your child’s name. These items are commonly left on the playground, and as we do our best to return labeled items to the proper owner, unlabeled items will be placed in the Lost & Found located outside the Multi-Purpose Room.
Tustin Ranch & Pioneer Middle School Cell Phone Policy
CELL PHONES/SMART DEVICES: To ensure student safety and exposure to unmonitored internet contact directly, or through friends, cell/smartphone use is not allowed on school campus by students (including field trips). Cell phones and smartphones that must be stored in the owner’s backpack and powered “off” during the entire school day. Students are not permitted to keep their cell/smartphone in their pockets or desks, or otherwise “on their person” while at school. Smart devices such as watches are not to be used during school in any capacity that mimics a cell or smartphone.
Use of a watch or activity tracker is permissible. If students violate the cell phone policy or are found to have a smart device in their possession that is not stored and in the ’off’ position, it will be confiscated and held until a parent or guardian can pick it up.
Tustin Ranch is not responsible for items that have gone missing during school. While we are sympathetic to items that are missing please remember that it is our endeavor to focus as much time as possible on refining our programs and instruction to maximize student achievement, and time taken to look for these items hinders these efforts. A licensed physician and surgeon may direct a student to use an electronic signaling device if carrying such a device is essential for the health of the student. Use of the device by the student is limited specifically to the health of that student.
If a student needs to call their parents they may call from the school office or classroom.
If a parent needs to give their child a message they may call the front office at (714)730-7580. We will be sure the student receives the message.
Tustin Ranch Named California Pivotal Practice Award Winner
Schools and Districts were recognized this year for their work in four target areas during the 2020-2021 school year, which included:
Student Engagement
Distribution of Technology
Nutrition Services
Social-Emotional Well Being of Students
In total, 727 schools and 121 school districts were recognized this year through the CAPP awards. The CAPP awards are being used in 2022 as a replacement for the California Distinguished Schools Program which is expected to return in 2023.
Tustin Ranch Elementary
Email: kdenny@tustin.k12.ca.us
Website: https://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/tustin-ranch
Location: 12950 Robinson Drive, Tustin, CA, USA
Phone: (714)730-7580
Twitter: @trecoolcoyotes