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A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist
sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir
Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
British Politician
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| Ongoing Activities |
Through January 25
Sign up 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 January 31
Make a Wish fundraiser, donations accepted at Twin Rivers District Office receptionist desk, district goal $500
Through February 1
Help break the Guinness World's Record for the "Most
People Jumping/Skipping Rope at the Same Time," sign up to volunteer,
participate or donate, Monday, February 1, 9 am, call 916.922.3596
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 March 13
Saturday's only, Basketball League, elementary development and competitive divisions, Foothill Farms Junior High, Norwood Junior High and Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy
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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Tuesday, January 26
Superintendent's Representative Council - Classified,
District Office, Bay A, 3:45 pm
Parent Information Night for Westside Preparatory Charter School, Westside Campus at Westside
Elementary, 6 to 7 pm
Foothill Farms Little League, sign-ups, Buffalo
Pizza, 5757 Hillsdale Boulevard, Sacramento, 6 to 8 pm
Wednesday, January 27
Superintendent's Representative Council - Certificated,
District Office, Bay A, 3:45 pm
Parent Information Night for Westside Preparatory Charter School, Eastside Campus at Hillsdale
Elementary, 6 to 7 pm
Program Preview Night, Creative Connections Arts Academy,
6 to 7:30 pm
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 28
Parent Information Night for Westside Preparatory Charter School, Frontier Campus at Frontier
Elementary, 6 to 7 pm
Natomas Girls Softball, sign-ups, South Natomas Community Center, 2921
Truxel Road, Sacramento, 6 to 8 pm
Special Board Meeting, District Office, 6 pm
Friday, January 29
"Kids & Teens from Stage & Screen" presented by Shooting Stars Players, Regency Park Elementary, 7 pm
Saturday, January 30
Project Inspire, free parent workshop, Education Beyond High School, Foothill
Farms Junior High Cafeteria, registration/continental breakfast, 8 am,
welcome/workshop, 8:30 to 11:30 am, call Mai Yang at 916.566.1600 x 1286, Gewon
Richards at 916.566.1691 or
Alma Hernandez at 916.439.0329,
Spanish
916.566.1676,
Hmong 916.566.1674 or 916.566.1675,
Russian 916.566.1673
Fishing in the City, Florin Creek
Park, 8:30 am to noon
In All Probability, free SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District)
workshop for grades 3-6 educators, RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching), 3136
Howard Street, McClellan, 9 am to noon, call 916.732.6738 or sdelbon@smud.org
Free Tax Preparation, Grant Union
High School, 9 am to 3
pm, appointment required, call 211
Foothill Farms Little League, sign-ups, Robert Frost Park, 4715 Robert Frost Drive, Sacramento, 10 am to 1 pm
"Kids & Teens from Stage & Screen" presented by Shooting Stars Players, Regency Park Elementary, 2 and 6 pm
Televised airing of North Highlands Jubilee,
Comcast channel 17, 11 pm, web access
Sunday, January 31
"Kids & Teens from Stage & Screen"
presented by Shooting Stars Players, Regency Park Elementary, 2 and 6 pm
Televised airing of North Highlands Jubilee,
Comcast channel 17, 5 pm, web access
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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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Support Project DREAM
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Twin Rivers employees are invited to make a donation to Project DREAM (Developing Resiliency through Education, the Arts and Mentoring) by completing a payroll deduction request. Please call Dawn Jones or Kate Bishop-Hazarian at 916.566.1788 for details. All donations are tax deductible.
If everyone gives a little, we can do a lot to provide programs in outdoor education, field trips and exposure to the arts for our students.
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This Weekend
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Saturday, January 16
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Foothill Farms Little League, sign-ups, Buffalo
Pizza,
 5757 Hillsdale Boulevard, Sacramento, 11 am to 1 pm
Sunday, January 17
- Pacer Development Mini-Camp for basketball, Grant Union High School gym, 9 am to 10:30 am for ages 8-11 and 10:30 am to noon for ages 12 and up, call Coach John Saintignon at 209.416.6901
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Televised airing of North Highlands Jubilee,
Comcast channel 17, 5 pm, web access
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This Week
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Monday, January 18
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Televised airing of North Highlands Jubilee,
Comcast channel 17, 9 am, web access
Tuesday, January 19 -
Televised airing of North Highlands Jubilee,
Comcast channel 17, 1 am, web access
- Board of Trustees Meeting, Martin Luther
King Jr. Technology
Academy, 6 pm
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Foothill Farms Little League, sign-ups, Buffalo
Pizza, 5757 Hillsdale Boulevard, Sacramento, 6 to 8 pm
Wednesday, 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
Thursday, January 21
- Cash for College, free workshop, Highlands Academy of Arts & Design, 6 to 7:30 pm
Friday, January 22
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Movie Star (Spirit) Day, Westside Elementary
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Rio Linda Little League Girls Fast Pitch Softball and Boys Baseball, sign-ups, Papa's Pizzeria, 420
Elkhorn Boulevard, Rio Linda, 5 to 8 pm
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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
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Next Weekend
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Saturday, 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
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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
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Foothill Farms Little League, sign-ups and free baseball skills clinic, Robert
Frost Park,
4715 Robert Frost Drive,
Sacramento, 10 am to 1 pm
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A Juicy Workshop, free samples, tastings and tips
on winter fruits, Grant High School GEO Garden Café, Room W-42, 10 am to 1 pm,
call Fatima at 916.256.6593
- Rio Linda Bobby Sox Softball, regular sign-ups, Papa's
Pizzeria, 420 Elkhorn Boulevard, Rio
Linda, 10 am to 2 pm
- Natomas Girls Softball sign-ups, South Natomas
Community Center, 2921 Truxel Road, Sacramento, 11 am to 2 pm
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Deadlines
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Tuesday, January 19
Deadline to register for Stroke and Turn swim clinics, Rio Linda High School pool, January 19 through January 29, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, sign up at the Rio Linda Elverta Recreation and Park District office
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
Monday, April 5
Deadline to apply for SAFE Credit Union scholarships. Ten will be awarded in the amount of $1,000 each to college-bound seniors from high schools in the greater Sacramento area.
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