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Quote of the Week
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"Life is
short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who
are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be
kind."
-Henri-Frederic Amiel
(1821-1881)
philosopher, poet, critic
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| Ongoing Activities |
From February 10 through March 3
Faces of America
with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Our American Stories, KVIE Channel 6, Wednesdays,
8 to 9 pm
Through February 28
CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam) Preparatory
Workshops, Sacramento City College, Math Workshops, Mondays, 4 to 6 pm and English Workshops, Tuesdays, 4 to 6 pm, call 916.650.2745 or e-mail
Through March 8
Foothill High School
Pathway VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Exhibition, District Office, Bay A
Through March 13
Saturday's only beginning January 30, TRUSD Elementary Basketball League, Foothill Farms Junior High, Norwood Junior High and Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy
Through March 16
North Area Youth Baseball, sign
ups, Round Table Pizza, 4403 Elkhorn Boulevard, Sacramento, every Tuesday and Wednesday,
6-8pm. Saturdays, noon to 3pm
Through April 14
AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) free
tax help, Rio Linda Elverta Recreation and Park District, 810 Oak Lane, Rio Linda, Wednesday's only, 1 to 5
pm, call 916.991.5929 for appointment
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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Monday, February 22
School Resumes after Presidents' Week break
Tuesday, February
23
Rio Linda Elementary Science Fair, 6 to 7:30 pm
Support CA Kids, community meeting rallying support for public education funding, Village
Elementary, 6:30 to 8 pm
Wednesday, February 24
Dare to Be You, free workshop for families of children 6 years and younger, Oakdale
Elementary, dinner at 5 pm, workshop 6 to 7:30 pm, call 916.566.1600 x 1553 to
register
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
Sacramento Opera "La Traviata," Community Center Theatre, 7
pm, tickets $5
Thursday, February 25
Westside Preparatory Charter School
Lottery Drawing, Eastside Campus at Hillsdale Elementary, 4 pm
Open House, Garden Valley Elementary, 5:30
to 7 pm
Friday, February 26
Creative Connections Arts Academy Field Study Day, Boreal
Ski Resort
Crazy Hair (Spirit) Day, Westside Elementary
TRUSD Crossover Invitational, Rio Tierra Junior High, 3:30
to 6 pm, for details call Gewon Richards at 916.566.1600 x 1264
Creative
Connections Arts
Academy application
deadline, District Office, School and Community Relations Department, Bay A,
before 4 pm
Saturday, February 27
TRUSD Oratory/Speech Competition for grades 4-8, Grant Union
High School auditorium,
10 am to 12:30 pm, for details call Gewon Richards at 916.566.1600 x 1264
Electric Circuits, free SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility
District) workshop for grades 4-8 educators, RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching),
3136 Howard Street, McClellan, 9 am to noon, e-mail or call 916.732.6738 or
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Deadlines
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Sunday, February 28
Last day to vote for grant to benefit Twin Rivers students: Twin Rivers Police Department needs your help
to win $50,000 grant to "Educate the youth about the relationship between gangs
and violence" using the GREAT (Gang Resistance Education and Training) program. Vote online every day through February 28.
Friday, February 12 at 4 pm
Completed Westside Preparatory Charter School application packets due at District Office, School and Community Relations Department
Friday, February 26
Portfolio Submission Deadline for Disney Planet Challenge
Friday, February 26, at 4 pm
Completed Creative Connections Arts Academy application packets due at
District Office, School and Community Relations Department
Friday, March 5
Early registration deadline for $5 savings, Car Show scheduled for Saturday, March 13, Dry Creek
Elementary, move in from 8 to 10 am, show from 10 am to 3 pm, call 916.566.1820 or 916.214.7384
Sunday, March 7 at 5 pm
Deadline to submit entries
to "Mars Mission" poster contest for grades 4 - 6, Aerospace Museum of
California, 3200 Freedom Park Drive, McClellan, call 916.425.5125 or e-mail
Thursday, March 18
Deadline to register for College: Making It Happen scheduled for Saturday, March 20, 8 am to noon, California State University, Sacramento, free event for grade 6 to 9 students and families, help preparing academically and financially for college, space is limited, must register online
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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Weeks of February 8 and 15, 2010
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Welcome to the TRUSD eWAG. We hope you find this
electronic week at a glance helpful.
We are actively soliciting information from our schools, departments and community
organizations. Please e-mail or
call our Communications Department at 916.566.1628.
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Volunteer Opportunity |
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Parent Notification Focus Group
Community, staff, student and family
volunteers are invited to participate in the review and selection of our parent
notification system. This focus group will meet just once or twice. If you are
interested, please e-mail Nondra Khali or call 916.566.1600 x
1391.
Technology Oversight Committee
The Twin Rivers Technology Oversight Committee is
looking for teachers and parents to help meld technology and education and to
update the Twin Rivers technology plan. The committee meets on the 4th Monday of
each month. If you are interested in volunteering, please e-mail Steve Scott or call
916.566.1600 ext. 1234.
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This Weekend
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Saturday, February 6
- Yard Sale, Cabana Club #2, 6300 Matterhorn Drive, Sacramento, 8 am to 2 pm, donations accepted on Friday, February 5, 4 to 6:30 pm
- YNOTRECYCLE, electronic equipment recycling, Creative Connections Arts
Academy, 9 am to 1 pm
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Foothill Farms Little League, sign-ups, Robert
Frost Park, 4715 Robert Frost Drive, Sacramento, 10 am to 1 pm
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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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Natomas Girls Softball, final sign-ups, South Natomas
Community Center, 2921 Truxel Road, Sacramento, 11 am to 3 pm
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Monday, February 8
- President's Parade for Big Hands Little Hands, The
Effort North Highlands, 6015 Watt
Avenue #2, North Highlands,
9:30 to 11:30 am
Tuesday, February 9 
- "Hope for Haiti,"
benefit concert for Red Cross, featuring Rio NYN, award winning jazz ensemble
and others, Rio Linda High School
cafeteria, 6 pm, donations accepted at the door
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Natomas Girls Softball Signups, Mountain Mike's
Pizza, 2069 Arena Boulevard,
Sacramento, 6 to 8 pm, late
charge
Wednesday, February 10
- Dare to Be You, free workshop for families of children 6
years and younger, Oakdale Elementary, dinner at 5 pm, workshop 6 to 7:30 pm,
call 916.566.1600 x 1553 to register
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Showcase Night, Creative
Connections Arts
Academy, 6 pm
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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
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DELAC (District English Learner Advisory Committee), Foothill High School, 6:30 to 7:30 pm
Thursday, February 11
- Open House and Spaghetti Dinner, Westside Elementary, 5:30
to 7:30 pm
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Showcase Night, Creative
Connections Arts
Academy, 6 pm
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Special Board Meeting, District Office, 6 to 9:30 pm, Good
Measures for Good Governance Modules Training
- Performance
at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement, KVIE Channel 6, 10 pm
Friday, February 12Last Day of School before Presidents' Week break
Saturday, February 13
Free Tax Preparation, Grant Union High School, 9 am to 3 pm, appointment required, call 916.498.1000 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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Next Week
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Monday through Friday, February 15-19
- Schools closed for Presidents' Week
Monday and Tuesday, February 15-16- District Office closed for Washington's and Lincoln's
Birthdays
Monday, February 15
Tuesday, February 16
President's
Day 10% discounts, RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching), 3136 Howard Street,
McClellan, noon to 4 pm
Board of Trustees Meeting, District Office, 6 pm
Wednesday, February 17
- President's
Day 10% discounts, RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching), 3136 Howard Street,
McClellan, noon to 4 pm
- Shooting Stars Players, orientation and sign ups for children's musical
theater program, Regency Park Elementary, 7 pm
Friday, February 19
- Shooting Stars Players, orientation and sign ups for children's musical
theater program, Regency Park Elementary, 7 pm
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