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Quote of the Week
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"While we try to
teach our children all about life,
our children teach
us what life is all about."
-Angela Schwindt
Mother, coach
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Ongoing Activities
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Through 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
November 16-20 (excluding
Late Start Wednesday)
Student Minimum Days, elementary schools only
1st Trimester Parent/Guardian Conferences, elementary
schools only Through November 16Nominations accepted for Classified School Employee of the Year, send nomination form to school principal or site supervisor
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
Through December 8
Ruby's Baskets Food Drive sponsored by Rio Linda/Elverta Lions Club, donations accepted at Dry Creek Elementary, Orchard Elementary, Rio Linda Elementary, Rio Linda Junior High, Vineland School and Westside Elementary
Through 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
November 30 through December 11
Student Open Enrollment applications accepted, call
916.566.1788 for details
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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Monday, November 23
Entrepreneur 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, 5 to 7 pm
November 23-27
Schools closed for Thanksgiving Recess
November 25-27
District Office closed for Thanksgiving Break
Sunday, November 29
Messiah Sing-Along presented by Camellia Symphony and
Camerata California, Faith Presbyterian Church, 625 Florin Road, Sacramento,
holiday sale at 3 pm, sing-along at 4 pm, for tickets call 916.929.6655 or log on to website
Monday, November 30
Student Open Enrollment Begins
School Resumes after Thanksgiving Break
Deadline to submit photos for "Day in the Life of TRUSD"
photography project, submission information
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Deadlines
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Thursday,
November 12
Last day to sign up for Family Portrait fundraiser, photos taken on November 17 at Rio Linda Junior High, details
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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Making a Difference
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Trick or Treat Appreciation
We would like to
express our deep gratitude for your help and support during our Trick or Treat
for Hunger food drive. We collected 20,484 canned goods and other nonperishable
food for three local pantries-North Highlands Christian Food Ministry, Rio
Linda/Elverta Ministerial Association Food Closet, and the TLC Soup Kitchen.
Forty-one schools and several district offices participated this year, making
the food drive an incredible success.
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Weeks of November 9 and November 16, 2009
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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, November 7
-
Running Wild, race for Sierra View Elementary
 students, Discovery
Park, 9 am to noon
- 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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Tuesday, November 10 |
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- 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
- Squire Movie Night, Rio Linda Junior High cafeteria, 6:30 pm, bring one canned food item for admission
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Wednesday, November 11 |
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- Schools and District Office closed for Veterans' Day
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Thursday, November 12 |
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- Rolling Back the Years, Urban League Tribute to James C. Shelby, retirement reception, Hyatt Regency, 1215 L Street, Sacramento, cocktails at 6 pm, program at 6:30 pm, to RSVP call 916.286.8612 or e-mail
- Exploratory (class)
Showcase Night, Creative Connections Arts Academy, 6 pm call 916.566.1870 for
information
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Friday, November 13
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- Opposites (Spirit) Day,
Westside Elementary
- Exploratory (class)
Showcase Night, Creative Connections Arts Academy, 6 pm call 916.566.1870 for
information
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Next Weekend
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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
- TRUSD Boys and Girls Soccer Tournament for grades 4 to 6, competitive division, fields behind Noralto Elementary, 9 am to
4 pm, for details call Gewon Richards at 916.566.1600 x 1264
- 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
- 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
- TRUSD Boys and Girls Soccer Tournament for grades 4 to 6, competitive division, fields behind Noralto Elementary, 9 am to
4 pm, for details call Gewon Richards at 916.566.1600 x 1264
- 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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Next Week
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Monday, November 16
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Student Minimum Day, elementary schools only
1st Trimester Parent/Guardian Conferences, elementary
schools only
- TRERC (Twin Rivers Employee Relations Council), District
Office, Bay A, Pine Room, 4:15 pm
Tuesday, November 17
Student Minimum Day, elementary schools only
1st Trimester Parent/Guardian Conferences, elementary
schools only
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Flu Vaccine Clinic, Rio Linda High School, 3 to 7 pm
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Dedication of Central Office and Training Facility, celebration of the anniversary of the unification election, HAAD (Highlands Academy of Arts & Design) Choir performance, District Office, Bay A, 6 to 6:30 pm
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Wax Museum, Creative
Connections Arts
Academy, 6 pm
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Board of Trustees Meeting, District Office
Bay A, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, November 18
- Late Start Wednesday, all schools, not an elementary minumum day
1st Trimester Parent/Guardian Conferences, elementary
schools only
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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
Thursday, November 19
- Schools Open, Regular Student Attendance Day (changed from
original calendar)
Student Minimum Day, elementary schools only
1st Trimester Parent/Guardian Conferences, elementary
schools only
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DAC (District Advisory Committee), District Office, Bay A,
9:30 to 11 am
- Evening registration for Youth Basketball League and Mini
Muscle Basketball Program presented by Rio Linda Elverta Recreation and Park
District, Rio Linda Elverta Community Center, 810 Oak Lane, Rio Linda, 6 to 8
pm
Friday, November 20
- Schools Open, Regular Student Attendance Day (changed from
original calendar)
Student Minimum Day, elementary schools only
1st Trimester Parent/Guardian Conferences, elementary
schools only
- D.I.V.A. (Determined, Intelligent, Valued African American
Young Lady) Conference, Consumnes River College, Theater Arts Building, 8401
Center Parkway, Sacramento, 6 to 8:30 pm
- Hope in Harmony concert benefitting KidsFirst, Roberts Family Development
Center and Special
Olympics Northern California featuring Natalie Cole and Louie Anderson,
Memorial Auditorium, 9 pm, tickets
Saturday, November 21
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TRUSD Geography Bee for grades 4-8, Norwood Junior High, 10
am to 1:30 pm, for details call Gewon Richards at 916.566.1600 x 1264*
*These events are
scheduled to allow families to attend both the free parent workshop and
Geography Bee.
- Pre-Holiday Sale, RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching), 3136 Howard Street, McClellan, 9:30 am to 4 pm, call 916.640.1442
- D.I.V.A. (Determined, Intelligent, Valued African American
Young Lady) Conference, Consumnes River College, Theater Arts Building, 8401
Center Parkway, Sacramento, 7:30 am
to 3:30 pm
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