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Quote of the Week
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"It always seems impossible until
its done."
-Nelson
Mandela (b.1918) former President of S Africa
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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 3
Faces of America
with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Our American Stories, KVIE Channel 6, Wednesdays,
8 to 9 pm
Through March 8
Foothill High School
Pathway VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Exhibition, District Office, Bay A
Through March 9
Reservations taken for March 9 Special Education Parent Night featuring Michael
Rosenberg, District Office, 6:30
to 8 pm, call 916.286.5002
Through March 13
Saturday's only, 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.
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Looking Ahead
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Monday, March 1
Dare to Be You, free workshop for families of children 6
years and younger, Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences (P-6), Preschool Parent Room, 8 to 9:30 am, call 916.566.1600 x 1553
Book Champ Contest, Strauch Elementary, cafeteria, 9 am, top
Accelerated Reader student from each intermediate classroom competes
Mandatory Family Information Night for grades K-1, Creative Connections Arts Academy, 6 to 7:30 pm
Tuesday, March 2
California Writing Standards Test and California Writing
Modified Assessment for grades 7
Making Parenting a Pleasure, free skills workshop for parents
with children of all ages, Garden Valley Elementary, Room 14, 8 to 10 am, call
916.566.1600 x 1553
Family Reading Night, Strauch Elementary, 5:30 to 6:45 pm,
reading, Accelerated Reader awards, book walks and bookmarks
Board of Trustees Meeting, Aero Haven Elementary, 6 pm
Mandatory Family Information Night for grades 2-3, Creative Connections Arts Academy, 6 to 7:30 pm
March 3 to 6
TRUSD Engineering and Science Fair for grades 4-12,
Aerospace Museum of California, 3200
Freedom Park Drive, McClellan, 11 am to 1 pm, for
details call Gewon Richards at 916.566.1600 x 1264
Wednesday, March 3
California Writing Standards Test and California Writing
Modified Assessment make-up day for grades 7
Poem in a Pocket Day, Strauch Elementary, all day, students
recite poems for prizes when asked
First 5 Milestone, free workshop for parents of preschool
children, Oakdale Elementary, Parent Room, 8 to 9 am and noon to 1 pm, call 916.566.1600 x 1553
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
Registration for Fulton-El Camino Swim and Synchronized Swim Teams,
Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District Office, 2201 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, 5 to 7 pm
Open House, Woodlake Elementary, 5:30 to 7 pm
Mandatory Family Information Night for grades 4-6, 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
Squire Booster Club, Rio Linda Junior High, Library, 6:30 pm
Thursday, March 4
Dress as a Character Day, Strauch Elementary, all day
Making Parenting a Pleasure, free skills workshop for parents
with children of all ages, Fairbanks Elementary, Room 6, 8 to 10 am, call 916.566.1600 x 1553
TRUSD Festival of the Arts, Foothill High School, Art
Gallery open from 4:45 to 5:45 pm Art Gallery, Performing Arts from 6 to 8:30
pm
Mandatory Family Information Night for grades 7-8, Creative Connections Arts Academy, 6 to 7:30 pm
Family Literacy Night, Westside Elementary, 6:30 to 7:30 pm
Friday, March 5
Guest Readers Day, Strauch Elementary
First 5 Milestone, free workshop for parents of preschool
children, Woodridge Preschool, Parent Room, 8:30 to 9:30 am, call 916.566.1600 x 1553
TRUSD Crossover Invitational, Rio Linda Junior High, 3:30 to
6 pm, for details call Gewon Richards at 916.566.1600 x 1264
Saturday, March 6
TRUSD Engineering and Science Fair Awards, Aerospace Museum,
11 am to 1 pm
Energy and Me and Oobleck, free workshop for grades K-3
educators, SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District), 6301 S Street,
Sacramento, 8 am to 3:30 pm, call 916.732.6738 or email
"Wild about Science," hands-on interactive workshop for
teachers of grades Pre-K to K, RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching), 3136 Howard Street,
McClellan, 10 am to noon, to register call 916.640.1441 or e-mail
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Weeks of February 15 and 22, 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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Vote Online to Support Twin Rivers Students
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TRPD - Pepsi Refresh Project
Help our Twin Rivers Police Department win a $50,000 grant to
"educate our youth about the relationship between gangs and violence"
using the GREAT (Gang Resistance Education and Training) program. Vote online every day, now through February 28. Top 10 ideas win!
RLHS - Kings Engineering Intel Challenge
Vote online for Rio Linda High School welding class student entry, the "Flaming Train of Death." Each team uses engineering and math skills to design and build a device to enhance the "fan experience" at Kings games. Four schools are competing.
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Your Opinion Counts
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Community, staff,
student and family volunteers are invited to participate in the review and
selection of our automated telephone notification system. This focus group will
meet for just a few hours, and your time would be greatly appreciated. For
details please e-mail Nondra Khali or call 916.566.1600 x 1391.
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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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This 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
Presidents'
Day 10% discounts, RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching), 3136 Howard Street,
McClellan, noon to 4 pm
Board of Trustees Meeting, District Office, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, February 17
- Presidents'
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
Thursday, February 18
- Closed, RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching), 3136 Howard Street, McClellan
Friday, February 19
- Shooting Stars Players, orientation and sign-ups for children's musical
theater program, Regency Park Elementary, 7 pm
Saturday, February 20
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Closed, RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching), 3136 Howard Street, McClellan
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Monday, February 22
- School resumes after Presidents' Week break
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Making Parenting a Pleasure, free skills workshop for parents
with children of all ages, Garden Valley Elementary, Room 14, 8 to 10 am, call
916.566.1600 x 1553
- 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
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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
Thursday, February 25
Friday, February 26
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TRUSD Crossover Invitational, Rio Tierra Junior High, 3:30
to 6 pm, for details call Gewon Richards at 916.566.1600 x 1264
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
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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
- Census 2010 Snow Day, featuring snow caves, toboggan rides, face painting, games, food, hot chocolate, community resources and Child Safety finger printing, Southside Park, 2115 6th Street, Sacramento, 11 am to 4 pm
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Deadlines
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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
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, 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
Monday, March 15
Deadline to nominate an outstanding teacher for Education Foundation award and grant, sponsored by Prudential Northern California Realty
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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