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"A sense
of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips
is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life."
-Hugh Sidey (1927-2005)
journalist
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| Ongoing Activities |
Through January 13
Kinder Prep registration, Kohler Elementary or Westside Elementary, classes begin January 13
Through January 25
Sign ups taken at any Twin Rivers school for parent/community member English classes, locations vary, free playcare for children ages 5-12, free materials and supplies
Through February 5
Sacramento Kings Teacher Appreciation
Group Night is Friday, February 5, Kings vs Phoenix Suns, cheer for Twin Rivers
Teachers of the Year Anna Ampania and Reginald Harris during halftime, largest
group will win a Kings rally at its school, ticket information
Through February 12
Westside Preparatory Charter School completed applications accepted at District Office, School and Community Relations Department, Bay A
Through February 13
Schedule Free Tax Preparation for January 30 or February 13, Grant Union High School, appointment required, call 211
Through Spring, 2010
Pre-order "Day in the Life of Twin Rivers School District" photography book being published by fhspress.com and the Journalism program at Foothill High School. Proceeds benefit Project DREAM and the FHS Media Club.
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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January 18
District Office and Schools closed for Martin Luther King Jr.
Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Rally sponsored by MLK365, Grant
Union High School Football Stadium, 8 am
Martin Luther King Jr. March sponsored by MLK365, Grant Union High School to Sacramento Convention
Center, 9 am, register
Harlem Globetrotters 2010
World Tour, ARCO Arena, 2 pm
January 19
Board of Trustees Meeting, Martin Luther
King Jr. Technology
Academy, 6 pm
January 20
Parent Project, for parents with adolescent youth, English
& Spanish classes, Foothill Farms Junior High, 6 to 9 pm, call Vicky Gunter
at 916.566.1770
January 22
Movie Star (Spirit) Day, Westside Elementary
Parent/Student Dinner and Talent Show, Creative Connections
Arts Academy,
dinner at 6 pm, talent show at 6:30 pm, call 916.566.1870 for tickets
January 23
Free e-waste collection fundraiser to benefit Foothill Oaks
Elementary 6th grade class, Foothill Oaks parking lot, 9 am to 1 pm,
will unload items from your car
The Rhythms of Africa, arts education teacher workshop, University of California, Davis Technoculture Studies
Department, 9 am to 4 pm, call Christine Monroe at 530.752.9683
Rio Linda Bobby Sox Softball, regular sign ups, Papa's
Pizzeria, 420 Elkhorn Boulevard, Rio
Linda, 10 am to 2 pm
Natomas Girls Softball signups, South Natomas
Community Center, 2921 Truxel Road, Sacramento, 11 am to 2 pm
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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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Reminder to Employees
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Twin Rivers employees are reminded to notify our Human
Resources Department of any name, address or phone number changes as they occur. online form
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This Weekend
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Saturday, January 9
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Awards Banquet for freshman, junior varsity and varsity
football squads, Rio
Linda High
School, breakfast, 9 am, Cafeteria, awards
ceremony at 10:30 am in the Big Gym
- Rio Linda Bobby Sox Softball, regular sign ups, Papa's
Pizzeria, 420 Elkhorn Boulevard, Rio Linda, 10 am to 2 pm
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Elks National Free Throw "Hoop Shoot" contest, Foothill
Farms Junior High, sign up at 11:30 am and event at noon
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Second Saturday Art Exhibition and Phantom Galleries
participation, VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) featuring art exhibition and
entertainment by Foothill
High School students, 2100 Del Paso Boulevard #C, 6 to 9 pm
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This Week
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Monday, January 11
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LEED (Linking Education and Economic Development) art
contest deadline, call Heather McGowan at 916.673.8868 for details
Wednesday, January 13
- 1st Day of Kinder Prep, Kohler Elementary and Westside Elementary, 8 to 11:20 am, register at school
- Parent Project, for parents with adolescent youth, English
& Spanish classes, Foothill Farms Junior High, 6 to 9 pm, call Vicky Gunter
at 916.566.1770
Thursday, January 14
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Multi-Cultural celebration and
 Family Reading Night, Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences (P-6), 5 to 7 pm
- Special Board Meeting, District Office, 6 to 9:30 pm, Good Measures for Good Governance Modules
Training
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"Mulan", 2nd and 3rd grade performance, Creative Connections Arts
Academy, show at 6 pm, doors open at 5:30 pm
Friday, January 15
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Awake-A-Thon, Foothill
High School, 2:30 pm to 9
am
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Deadlines
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Monday, January 11
Deadline for Project LEED (Linking Education and Economic Development) art contest, call Heather McGowan at 916.673.8868
January 15
Registration deadline for Crocker Art Museum's Stories from Objects teacher workshop, Saturday, January 30, 9 am to 3:30 pm, call 916.808.1987 to register
Wednesday, January 27
Deadline to pre-register for Educators Service Learning Training, Friday, February 5, District Office, Board Room, 8 am to 3:30 pm, lunch provided, fax or e-mail principal signed, part A, Permission to Attend, Travel Conference Form to Keenya Powell at 916.566.3598, subs provided, must include sub # on Permission to Attend
Friday, February 12 at 4 pm
Completed Westside Preparatory Charter School application packets due at District Office, School and Community Relations Department
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