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Quote of the Week
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"Because
life is a living, breathing work of art, you are painting as you go. Be a
masterpiece. Drink in life. Laugh too loud. Compliment others constantly."
-Nicole
Johnson
author, performer, motivational speaker
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Making a Difference
- ways you can support our schools, students and families
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Holiday Toy and Food Drive sponsored by Twin Rivers Police Department
Holiday Backpack Drive sponsored by Project DREAM
Ruby's Baskets sponsored by Rio Linda/Elverta Lions Club, food donations collected at Dry Creek, Orchard, Rio Linda, Vineland and Westside Schools as well as Rio Linda Junior and Senior High Schools
Hagginwood School is collecting codes printed on bottle caps and cases for redemption through My Coke Rewards Program
Frontier Campus of WPCS is collecting Boxtops for Education
Strauch Elementary is collecting 1.5 million bandages which represent the number of children lost during the Holocaust
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Ongoing Activities
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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
Through December 11
Student Open Enrollment applications accepted, call
916.566.1788 for details
Through January 8
Highlands
Academy
of Arts & Design Pathway VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Exhibition,
District Office, Bay A
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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Deadlines
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Monday, November 30
Deadline to submit photos for "Day in the Life of TRUSD" photography project, submission information
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
Deadline for Holiday 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
Wednesday,
December 9
Deadline to purchase tickets to the Saturday,
December 19, 3rd Annual Highlands Alumni Association Holiday Dinner Dance, Cherry Island Golf Course, 2360 Elverta Road, Elverta, 6 to 11 pm, call
Garnett Volkens at 916.676.3989 or Loreene Sheppard at 916.521.5817
Deadline to purchase tickets for the Thursday, December 17 Christmas Party Extravaganza benefiting The Diogenes Youth Services, call Loren Gray at
916.286.5150 for tickets
Friday, December 11
Deadline for student Open Enrollment
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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Looking Ahead
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Wednesday,
December 9
Open Enrollment Night, Norwood Junior High, 5:30 to 6:30 pm,
visit this FANTASTIC school and learn about all it has to offer, call 649-6600 for details
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
Facilities Advisory Public Forum for the Highlands and
Foothill area neighborhoods, Highlands Academy of Arts & Design Cafeteria,
6 to 8 pm, more information
Thursday,
December 10
Twin Rivers Outdoor Education Focus Group with Sierra Nevada
Journeys for teachers, parents, students and administrators, food and
refreshments provided, District Office, Bay A, 4 to 5:30 pm, RSVP to Dawn Jones
at 916.566.1788
Facilities Advisory Public Forum for the Grant area
neighborhoods, Grant Union High School Auditorium, 6 to 8 pm, more information
Friday, December 11
Crazy Sock (Spirit) Day, Westside Elementary
Holiday Arts & Craft Fair, District Office, Bay A, 3:30
to 7 pm, $10 vendor donation to Project DREAM, free for student/school fundraising,
call Katie Hansberry at 916.566.1288 to reserve a table
Saturday, December 12
CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam), mathematics
Rio Linda Bobby Sox Softball, early bird sign ups, Papa's
Pizzeria, 420 Elkhorn Boulevard, Rio
Linda, 10 am to 2 pm
Real Estate 101 and Credit Management, 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
Sunday, December 13
Fundraiser to benefit Rio Linda High School Jazz Ensemble,
Oakland Raiders vs Washington Redskins, tickets
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Weeks of November 23 and November 30, 2009
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Welcome to the TRUSD eWAG. We hope you find this
electronic week at a glance helpful. "Around Twin Rivers" is 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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Helpful Hint: School Calendars
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The most current Twin Rivers school calendars are posted on the our website.
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This Week
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Monday, November 23 - District Office closed for Thanksgiving Break
- Barnes & Noble
Book Fair to benefit Creative Connections Arts Academy, Barnes &
Noble, Birdcage Shopping Center, 6111 Sunrise Boulevard, Citrus
Heights, present voucher, through Wednesday, November 25
- Chipotle Fundraiser to benefit Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services, any Sacramento area Chipotle, 3 to 8 pm, show this flier
- 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
Tuesday, November 24
- Schools closed for Thanksgiving Recess
- District Office closed for Thanksgiving Break
Barnes & Noble
Book Fair to benefit Creative Connections Arts Academy, Barnes &
Noble, Birdcage Shopping Center, 6111 Sunrise Boulevard, Citrus
Heights, present voucher, through Wednesday, November 25
Wednesday, November 25
- Schools closed for Thanksgiving Recess
- District Office closed for Thanksgiving Break
- Barnes & Noble
Book Fair to benefit Creative Connections Arts Academy, Barnes &
Noble, Birdcage Shopping Center, 6111 Sunrise Boulevard, Citrus
Heights, present voucher, last day
Thursday, November 26 - Schools closed for Thanksgiving Recess
- District Office closed for Thanksgiving Break
Friday, November 27
- Schools closed for Thanksgiving Recess
- District Office closed for Thanksgiving Break
- Sac-Joaquin Section Football Playoffs, Round 2, Grant vs Fairfield at Grant Union High School, Rio Linda vs Del Campo at Del Campo High School, HAAD vs Le Grand at Le Grand High School, 7 pm
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Next Weekend
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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
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Next Week
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Monday, November 30
- School Resumes after Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday, December 1-
H1N1 Flu Vaccination Clinic, North Highlands Community
Center, 6040 Watt Avenue, North Highlands, 3 to 7 pm
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Cinderella performance to benefit RAFT (Resource Area for
Teaching), Sacramento Theatre Company, 1419 H Street, Sacramento,
reception at 5:30 pm and performance at 6:30 pm, tickets
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Board of Trustees Meeting, District Office
Bay A, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, December 2-
Squire Booster Club, Rio
Linda Junior High Library, 6:30 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
Thursday, December 3
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International Economic Summit,
Foothill High School, 7:30 am to 2:30 pm
- Open Enrollment Site Visit, Pioneer Elementary, 8 am to
noon, parent/guardians interested in their children attending Pioneer School
may tour the school and meet Mrs. Nunn, Principal, and Mr. Pope, Student
Learning Coach
- H1N1 Flu Vaccination Clinic, South Natomas Community Center,
2921 Truxel Road, Sacramento, 10 am to 2 pm
- Special Educator Celebration, District Office, Bay A, Walnut Room, 4:15
pm, guest speaker Dee Torrington, CARST (California Association of Resource and
Special Education Teachers) Region 7 Director, call Joyce Childs at 916.715.8244
- Fundraiser at Joe's Crab Shack to benefit North Avenue Elementary, show flier, 5 to 10 pm
Friday, December 4
- Deadline for Holiday 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
- Rio Linda Bobby Sox Softball, early bird sign ups, Papa's
Pizzeria, 420 Elkhorn Boulevard, Rio
Linda, 6 to 8 pm
Saturday, December 5
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CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam), English language
arts
- TRUSD Spelling Bee for Grades 4-6, Grant Union High School
Auditorium, 10 am to 2 pm, for details call Gewon Richards at 916.566.1600 x
1264
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H1N1 Flu Vaccination Clinic, American River
College, 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento, 10 am to 2 pm
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Rio Linda Bobby Sox Softball, early bird sign ups, Papa's
Pizzeria, 420 Elkhorn Boulevard, Rio
Linda, 10 am to 2 pm
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