Guin Foss Elementary
SMART Dolphins
Thursday Message, February 14 , 2019
Weekly Reminders
SMART Card Winners
President's Day- No School Reminder!
A Message from Mr. Hernandez
Dear Parents/Guardians,
As the final trimester of the year approaches, I want to make sure all students end the year strong. One of the contributing factors to ending strong is students adhering to our uniform policy. Please know that I have asked teachers to address students not in uniform. Please take a moment to review our uniform policy located on our school website. If your child has a medical condition that requires him/her to wear a hat, please do bring a doctor’s note to the school office so that we can have it on file. Please know that Fridays are days where students must still adhere to our overall District dress code policy. Thank you in advance for your support and for assuring your child is abiding by the uniform policy.
Guin Foss Annual Read-A-thon
Join Us for Movie Night!
Star Gazing Family Night
Join us for a family fun night gazing at the stars! Orange County Astronomers (OCA) will be at Guin Foss during the evening on Wednesday, February 27 with telescopes to give our students and families the opportunity to enjoy an evening of star gazing. Gates will open at 5:30 and we will have astronomy themed activities. Star gazing will begin at 7:00 pm
Family Literacy Workshop in English & Spanish!
Family Literacy Workshop: (English)
Starting on February 4th, Mrs. Gugino will be providing a five-week workshop on Family literacy from 2:45-3:45 PM. It will empower parents with techniques, tools, and resources to better support their children at home. Childcare will be provided to school age children through CDC. Please reserve your spot with Mrs. Gugino at vgugino@tustin.k12.ca.us.
Family Literacy Workshop: Spanish
Starting on February 4th, Ms. Saldana will be providing a five-week workshop on Family literacy for Spanish speakers from 2:45-3:45 PM. It will empower parents with techniques, tools, and resources to better support their children at home. Childcare will be provided to school age children through CDC. Please reserve your spot with Ms. Saldaña at ysaldana@tustin.k12.ca.us. Click on the link for the registration flyer:
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Woot Woot Awards
Parents, is there a staff member you would like to recognize? Give them a Woot Woot Award and Mr. Hernandez will give that staff member a deserving shoutout during Friday Flag. Woot Woot Awards are in the school office and can be turned into the secretary at anytime.
Middle School Math Night for 5th Grade Parents
Tustin USD is excited to offer middle school math parent nights this year. We are opening up the last session of the year to parents of current 5th grade students who will be entering a TUSD middle school for the 2019-2020 school year. Each evening explores different areas of the middle school CPM curriculum, providing parents an opportunity to experience the curriculum used in the classrooms. Parents will breakout into teacher led sessions for current 5th grade parents, math 6/6A, math 7/7A, and math 8 during the evening to explore parent resources available to assist their middle school student. The last session for this school year is Monday March 4th from 6 to 7.15 pm at Columbus Tustin Middle School located at 17952 Beneta Way, Tustin, CA 92780. Translation is available during the evening. This is a parent only event, please don’t bring your students to this event. Current fifth grade parents, if you are planning on attending this event, please RSVP at bit.ly/mathparentnight. With questions, please contact our Secondary Math TOSA Crystal Kirch at ckirch@tustin.k12.ca.us.
2019/2020 PTO Board Elections
PTO EXECUTIVE BOARD: Elections for the 2019-2020 PTO Executive Board are quickly approaching. Elected Board positions include: President, VP of Membership, VP of Fundraising, VP of Volunteers, Secretary, Treasurer, and Financial Secretary. Please see attached document or go to the PTO section within the Parents and Community tab on the Guin Foss website to read detailed descriptions of each position. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/guin-foss/parents-and-community/pto/pto-executive-board-members-2017-2018 [tustin.k12.ca.us] If you are interested in running for a position or would like more information, please contact Kristy Ernt at Kristy_Ernt@Kingston.com or 714.322.4616. We also need two current PTO members to be on our nominating committee.
Yearbooks are available to order for 2018-2019 school year.
Yearbooks are available to order for 2018-2019 school year.
Parents can upload and design 2 pages with their own pictures, please upload and customize no later than 5/10/2019 (training materials and videos are available for reference online).
Yearbooks are $25 each for TK – 4th Grade. 5th Grade yearbooks are $30.
1. To purchase your book with 2 FREE custom pages, register and pay online (links available on our school website)
TK – 4th: www.treering.com/validate?PassCode=1014134110651187
5th Grade: www.treering.com/validate?PassCode=101413413607296
2. Online credit or debit card purchases only.
***PLEASE UPLOAD PICTURES FOR YEARBOOK USE ON TREERING.COM OR EMAIL PHOTOS TO GUINFOSSYEARBOOK1@GMAIL.COM. PLEASE SEND ANY PICTURES YOU MIGHT HAVE FROM CLASSROOM OR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES/EVENTS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR YEARBOOK PICTURES REFLECT THE ENTIRE SCHOOL AND WE NEED YOU TO CONTRIBUTE YOUR PICTURES!!!***
Please include your child’s name, grade, teachers name & event when submitting photos.
Thank you
Kinder/ TK 2019-2020 Registration
2019-2020 Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten Registration
Starts Monday, February 11
Kindergarten Age: 5 years old Eligible students born between 9/2/13 - 9/01/14 Transitional Kindergarten Age: 5 years old Eligible students born between 9/2/14 - 12/2/14
Register online on the Tustin Unified Web site or come to the school office for assistance.
Save your spot! Click link: TK/Kinder Registration
Tustin Adult Education Spring 2019
The Tustin Unified School District’s Adult Education Center is offering a variety of FREE classes for adults during the Spring semester, beginning Monday, January 7 at various locations in Tustin. For most programs, students can start at any time. Registration is conducted in the classroom during the hours of the class. The classes include morning and evening English as a Second Language (ESL), Citizenship Preparation, Diploma, GED and HiSET preparation, and Basic Skills (reading, writing and math.) In addition, beginning and intermediate computer classes (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Creating a Free Website) are also offered on weeknights and Saturdays. Students interested in the diploma, GED or HiSET programs should call the office to schedule an appointment with a guidance counselor. For more information or to schedule a counseling appointment, call (714) 730-7395 or visit the Tustin Adult School Web site at www.TustinAdultSchool.org.
Tustin Youth Sports Tournament of Champions
TPSF is excited to bring Tustin Youth Sports Tournament of Champions to all TUSD students in 4th and 5th grade. It is comprised of 3 sports tournaments: Flag Football on the weekend of January 26th, Basketball on the weekend of March 8th, and Soccer will be in April. The Tournament is designed to provide a fun opportunity for physical sports education and skill development, promote school spirit in TUSD, and to unite the community in support of a healthy lifestyle. Registration cost is $30 per student. To register and to find out more information about the Tournament of Champions, please go to www.tustinyouthsports.org.
Lunch with a Loved One- Postponed Due to Weather!
LUNCH WITH A LOVED ONE
will be postponed due to weather.
After School Math Tutoring
For Your Student's Safety:
To ensure the safety of all students, Please remember to bring a Photo ID with you when picking up a student during school hours. Parents or Guardians must also be listed on the student's Aeries Portal and show a Photo ID each time. Thank you for your support and understanding.
Help Support Guin Foss with Amazon Smile
Now through January 31, 2019, AmazonSmile will donate 15% of the purchase price of new print magazine subscriptions back to Guin Foss. Visit https://smile.amazon.com/b?node=18541223011 for details.
Week at a Glance
February 15 &18- No School
February 20- Minimum Day-Dismissal at 1:14
February 22- Kona Ice
February 22- Literacy Parent Ed Talk w/ Mrs. Alexander
February 22- Talent Show Try-outs Afterschool
February 22- Movie Night 6-9 pm
Looking Ahead:
February 26- March 1- 5th Grade Outdoor Science Camp
February 27- Stargazing Family Night
STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
Tustin Unified School District
Guin Foss Elementary
STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
(Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973)
The Tustin Unified School District (Tustin USD) is committed to ensuring equal, fair, and meaningful access to employment and education services. The District prohibits, in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity, unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying, based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, veteran or military status, medical condition, pregnancy and related conditions, retaliation, or political beliefs; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Your child has a right to a free public education, regardless of immigration status. The District will take steps to assure that the lack of English will not be a barrier to admission and participation in District programs. A copy of the District’s nondiscrimination policy is available from the Tustin Unified School District Office.
The following position is designated Coordinator for Nondiscrimination at Guin Foss Elementary to handle complaints regarding discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, and to answer inquiries regarding the District’s nondiscrimination policies:
Ray Hernandez
Principal
Guin Foss Elementary
(714) 730 - 7552
Any student who feels that he/she has been subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying should immediately contact the Coordinator, the principal, or any other staff member. In addition, any student who observes any such incident should report the incident to the Coordinator or principal, whether or not the victim files a complaint.
Any school employee who observes an incident of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying or to whom such an incident is reported shall report the incident to the Coordinator or principal, whether or not the victim files a complaint.
Guin Foss Elementary
Location: 18492 Vanderlip Avenue, Santa Ana, CA, USA
Phone: (7140 730-7552