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Quote of the Week
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"Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can
- there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did."
-Sarah Caldwell
(1924 - 2006)
opera conductor, impresario,
stage director of opera
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Ongoing Activities
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Through November 6
Book Fair, Foothill Oaks Elementary Multipurpose Room, 9 am to 4 pm, to volunteer call 916.566.1830 or e-mailThrough November 13Dragon's Lair Art Show featuring student photographs and the incredible outdoor photos of Keena Foster, Creative Connections Arts Academy, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm Through November 30
Rio Linda High School Pathway VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Exhibition, District Office, Bay A
Through December 1
Support RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching) by purchasing tickets to Sacramento
Theatre Company's hilarious adaptation of the Cinderella story, performance on
December 1, Sacramento Theatre Company, 1419 H Street, Sacramento, 5:30 pm reception,
6:30 pm performance, proceeds from ticket sales go directly to RAFT, donations above ticket price may be tax deductible, ticket informationHoliday Toy and Food Drive sponsored by Twin
Rivers Police Department, donations accepted at 1333 Grand Avenue, Sacramento, call Officer Emily Kelly at 916.275.0182
Through December 4
Donations are being accepted for our Holiday Backpack Drive sponsored by Project DREAM, deliver donations to Twin Rivers Police Department,
1333 Grand Avenue, Sacramento or call 916.566.1788
November 2-December 18CBET (Community-Based English Tutoring) Program, for information call Lorena
Morales-Ellis, Categorical/English Learner Program Coordinator, 916.566.1600 x
1281, Gloria Eriksson, TRUSD Adult
Education Program, 916.286.7543 or Mai Xiong, Categorical/English
Learner Programs Department, 916.566.1600 x 1287
Through June 30
FREE online
computer classes for all Twin Rivers employees, teachers, and students, web-based classes that can be taken anytime through June 30 at your own pace, choose from Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint,
Project, and Word, get started now
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Looking Ahead
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Tuesday, November 10
Jog-A-Thon, Foothill Oaks Elementary, 8:45 to 11:45 am, call
916.566.1830 or send e-mail to volunteer
Superintendent's Representative Council - Classified,
District Office, Bay A, 3:45 pm
Wednesday,
November 11
Schools and District Office and closed for Veterans' Day
Bright Beginnings for parents with children ages 0 to 5
years, Firehouse Community Center, 810 Grand Avenue, Sacramento,
10 am to noon, call 916.567.9567
November 12-13
Exploratory (class) Showcase Night, Creative Connections
Arts Academy,
6 pm call 916.566.1870 for information
Friday, November 13
Opposites (Spirit) Day, Westside Elementary
Saturday,
November 14
Second Saturday Seminar - free professional development for
all TRUSD teachers and administrators, featured speaker, Nancy Craig,
presenting "Differentiating Instruction with Questioning Strategies,"
other sessions include Response to Instruction and Intervention;
Differentiating Instruction: Continuing the Voyage; Integrating the Arts; Strategies
for Every English Learner and Building Relationships with Students: a panel of
K - 12 teachers share their experiences, click here for more information
North Sacramento Cheer Challenge, Foothill High School, 9 am, register here
Stocks 101, free seminar for scholars ages 8 to 17 years old,
hosted by Urban Me Down Scholars, Elk Grove Library, 8900 Elk Grove Boulevard,
Elk Grove, 10 am to noon
Mustang Holiday Craft Fair, Foothill High School, 10 am to 2 pm
Rio Linda Bobby Sox Softball, early bird sign ups, Papa's
Pizzeria, 420 Elkhorn Boulevard, Rio
Linda, 10 am to 2 pm
Second Saturday Art Exhibition and Phantom Galleries
participation, VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) featuring art exhibition and
entertainment by students of Highlands
Academy of Arts & Design and other
North Highlands kindergarten through grade 8
schools, 2100 Del Paso Boulevard,
Sacramento, 6 to 9 pm
November 14-15
TRUSD Boys and Girls Soccer Tournament for grades 4 to 6, competitive
division, various locations, 9 am to 4 pm, for details call Gewon Richards at
916.566.1600 x 1264
Sunday, November 15
Annual George Wright Memorial Theatre Pipe Organ Concert
sponsored by the Grant Union High School Alumni Association and ATOS (American
Theatre Organ Society, Sierra Chapter), Grant High School Auditorium, 2 pm, for
tickets call Sondra Fuson at 916.485.9033 or send e-mail
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Deadlines
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Friday, December 4
Deadline for Holiday Backpack Drive sponsored by Project
DREAM, deliver donations to Twin Rivers Police Department, 1333 Grand Avenue, Sacramento
or call 916.566.1788
Friday, December 18
Enrollment deadline for Disney Planet Challenge,
project based environmental competition for grades 4-6 classrooms or clubs, details
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Welcome to the TRUSD eWAG. We hope you find this
electronic week at a glance helpful. Our "Around Twin Rivers" section will be sent separately.
We are actively soliciting information from our schools, departments and community
organizations. Please send them to Kathy.Young@twinriversusd.org or
call our Communications Department at 916.566.1628.
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This Weekend
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Saturday, October 31
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Del Paso Heights Farmers' Market, Robertson Community Center,
3525 Norwood Avenue, Sacramento, 7:30 am to noon, WIC (Women,
Infants and Children) vouchers and Golden State Advantage cards (Electronic
Benefit Transfer) accepted
- Spooktacular, free family entertainment featuring music by Woodshop Rocks and information booths for HAAD (Highlands Academy of Arts & Design), Antelope Crossing, Antelope Road at I-80, ribbon cutting at 10 am, entertainment from 11 am to 3 pm, costume contest at 3 pm
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Disney on Ice, ARCO Arena, One Sports Parkway, Sacramento,
11 am, special offer for TRUSD employees
 Harvest Festival presented by Mutual Assistance Network, Johnston Community Center, including salsa sales by Grant Union High School students, 231 Eleanor Avenue, Sacramento, 11 am to 2 pm, call Anita Vindiola at 916.567.9567 x 208
Sunday, November 1
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Daylight Savings Ends, 2 am
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Duke's Show and Shine
Toy Drive to benefit Rio Linda Elverta Recreation
and Park District and Ruby's Food Baskets, Rio Linda Elverta Community
Center Park,
810 Oak Lane,
Rio Linda, registration from 9 to 11 am, show from 9 am to 1 pm
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Bake Sale to benefit Westside
Campus of WPCS, Rio
Linda Elverta
Community Center
Park, 810 Oak Lane, Rio Linda, 9 am to 1 pm
- Disney on Ice, ARCO Arena, One Sports Parkway, Sacramento,
4 pm, special offer for TRUSD employees
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Monday, November 2 |
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- Combination Class Forum for teachers hosted by CAA
(Curriculum and Academic Achievement), District Office, Bay A, Walnut Room, 4
to 5 pm, register here, more information
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Tuesday, November 3 |
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- CAHSEE (California High School
Exit Exam), English language arts for Juniors who have not take or have not passed
this test
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Westside Campus of WPCS
Yearbook Committee fundraiser, Round Table Pizza, 4680 Natomas Boulevard #170,
Sacramento, 5 to 9 pm
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 Mural Dedication and Community
Reception, Northwood Elementary Multipurpose Room, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, meet California State University,
Sacramento Barrio Arts mural artists
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Board of Trustees Meeting, Northwood Elementary School, 6 pm
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Wednesday, November 4 |
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- CAHSEE (California High School
Exit Exam), mathematics for Juniors who have not take or have not passed
this test
- Bright Beginnings for parents with children ages 0 to 5
years, Firehouse Community Center, 810 Grand Avenue, Sacramento,
10 am to noon, call 916.567.9567
- Superintendent's Representative Council - Certificated,
District Office, Bay A, 3:45 pm
- Dare to Be You free family
workshop, Kohler Elementary, free family dinner at 5 pm, workshop from 6 to
7:30 pm, free childcare and children's activities, call 566.1600 x 1553 to
register
- Beauty and the Beast performance by students of Ms. Williams and Ms. Hankin, Creative Connections Arts Academy, 6 pm
- Photography Skills session for
"Day in the Life of TRUSD" photo project volunteers, Foothill High School
library, 6 pm, register
- Squire Booster Club, Rio Linda Junior High Library, 6:30 pm
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Thursday, November 5 |
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Babcock
Spirit Night, Chick-fil-A Arden
Fair, 2101 Alta Arden Way,
Sacramento, 5 to 8 pm, mention
Babcock Elementary when ordering and 20% of your pre-tax purchase will be
donated to their PTA (Parent Teacher Association)- Beauty and the Beast
performance by students of Ms. Williams and Ms. Hankin, Creative Connections Arts Academy, 6 pm
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Friday, November 6
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- PTA (Parent Teacher Association) Meeting, Foothill Oaks
Elementary Multipurpose Room, 5 pm
- International Food Festival to benefit 6th grade
Wolf Mountain field Trip, Foothill Oaks Elementary Multipurpose Room, 5:30 to 7
pm, samples 25¢, call 916.566.1830 to donate a dish
- Beauty and the Beast performance by students of Ms. Williams and Ms. Hankin, Creative Connections Arts Academy, 6 pm
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Next Weekend
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Saturday, November 7
Rio Linda Bobby Sox Softball, early bird sign ups, Papa's
Pizzeria, 420 Elkhorn Boulevard, Rio
Linda, 10 am to 2 pm
- Citizenship Fair, McGeorge School of Law, Student Center, 3200 Fifth Avenue, Sacramento, 11 am to 3 pm, details in English and Spanish
Sunday, November 8- Fashion with a Musical Flare fundraiser to benefit Camellia
Symphony, 5619 H Street,
Sacramento, 11:30 am to 2 pm, call
916.929.6655
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