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Quote of the Week
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out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out."
-John R. Wooden (b. 1910)
retired basketball coach, author
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| Ongoing Activities |
May 3 to May 14
Spring Open Enrollment, special session, submit
applications to District Office,
weekdays,
7:30 am to 4:30 pm
Daily Through May 12
Vote online for Project DREAM's College Bound Program to be awarded a $7,500 Raley's Reach
grant, College Bound helps Twin Rivers students going to college
away from home shop for dormitory and school supplies, vote once each day from
Wednesday, April 21 to Wednesday, May 12
Through May 15
Reservations for May 15 Free Day of Adventure, open house
for educators, hosted by Sierra Nevada Journeys, Grizzly Creek Ranch, Portola,
for reservations call 775.355.1688
Register now for 2010 Fulton-El Camino Swim and
Synchronized Swim Teams, practice started April 19, first meet is May 15, call
916.927.3801
Through Mid-May
Grant High School Pathway VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Exhibition, District Office, Bay 1
Through May 19
Purchase tickets for the May 24 River Cats game to see Smythe Academy of
Arts and Sciences (7-8) band perform the National Anthem, River Cats Stadium,
7:05 pm, call the school office at 916.449.8622 for tickets, $11 each
Through May 21
Discounted
registration deadline for June 8 Golf for Charities to benefit Stanford Settlement and other local charities supported by Soroptimist International
Sacramento North, Teal Bend Golf Club, 7200 Garden Highway, Sacramento, 11:30
am registration, 1 pm start, 6:30 no-host cocktails, 7 pm banquet, fee increase
after May 21
Through May
31
Early bird
registration discounts for 2010 Fulton-El Camino Youth Soccer fall season, ages
4 - 18 years
Beginning June 1
Register for Summer Day Camp 2010 for students entering grades 1 - 6 and residing in zip codes 95815, 95833, 95834 and 95835, Stanford Settlement, 450 West El Camino Avenue, Sacramento, call 916.927.1303
June 14 to July 22
Free lunch at 17 Twin Rivers schools, breakfast also served at some sites, served to children 18 years and younger
Through
June 24
Purchase tickets for the Saturday, July 24 Noel McKee Invitational Golf Tournament to benefit Knights
Football, Haggin Oaks Golf Complex, 3645 Fulton Avenue, Sacramento, 1:30 pm,
call Wendy Barnes at 916.247.6287 or email
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, call 916.566.1600 x 1271 with questions, get started now
Volunteers needed to staff entrance kiosk on Fridays, Gibson Ranch County Park, 8556 Gibson Ranch Road, Elverta, park open from 7 am to 7 pm, call Rio Linda Elverta Recreation and Park District at 916.991.8112, must be 18 years or older
Through Fall
Highlands High School Class of 1960 alumni and former classmates, contact Dave and Cindy Haschke, Rita Chinn Perry or Jeanette Null Laprezioso to get information on your October 22-23 50th Class Reunion Celebration
Through End of Year
CAHSEE
(California High School Exit Exam) Preparatory Workshops, Sacramento City
College, Math Workshops
every Monday, 4 to 7 pm, English Workshops every Tuesday, 4 to 6 pm, or every
Saturday, noon to 2 pm, call 916.650.2745 or email
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Looking Ahead
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May 10 to May 25
Arts
Education Program sponsored by The Kennedy Center and Daimler Financial
Services, Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy
Monday, May 10
Drama and Dance Auditions, new Creative Connections Arts Academy High School, for
applicants, by appointment
Dare to Be You, free workshop for families of children 6
years and younger, Smythe Preschool, Parent Room, 8 to 9:30 am, call
916.566.1600 x 1553
Parent Project, for parents of teens, Winona
Center, 3222 Winona Way, North Highlands,
5:30 to 8:30 pm, 5 of 10 sessions, closed to new students, call Marilyn Elliott
at 916.286.1511 for information on other sessions
Tuesday, May 11
Two Feet Tuesday sponsored by North Natomas Transportation Management
Association, Regency Park Elementary School
CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam), English language
arts
Music and Art Auditions, new Creative Connections Arts Academy High School, for
applicants, by appointment
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
SNAP (Sierra North Arts Project) Introduction to Career
Technical Education: Arts, Media and
Entertainment, career technical education workshops, 4 to 6 pm, call Christine
Monroe at 530.752.9683 for details including location
Board of Trustees Meeting, Grant Union High School, 6 pm closed
session, 6:30 pm open session, rescheduled from May 4
Wednesday, May 12
National
School Nurse Day
CA Day of the Teacher
CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam), mathematics
Open House for Grade 2, Regency Park Elementary, 6:30 pm
Pop's Concert, Rio Linda High School, 6 pm
Thursday, May 13
Rio Linda High School's jazz ensemble, Rio NYN, performance
and recording session, Disneyland
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
In the Grow Farm Stand, Las Palmas Adult
School, 8 to 10:30 am
Open House, Village Elementary, 5 to 7 pm
Open House, Castori Elementary, 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Open House, Northwood Elementary, 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Open House, Hagginwood Elementary, 5:30 to 7 pm
Open House, Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences (P-6), 5:30 to 7 pm
Open House, Noralto Elementary, 5:30 to 7 pm
Open House, Allison Elementary, 5:30 to 7 pm
Open House, Madison Elementary, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Open House, Del Paso Elementary, 5:45 to 7 pm
Open House, Fairbanks Elementary, 6 to 8 pm
Open House, Frontier Campus of WPCS, 7 to 8 pm, new student
orientation from 6 to 7 pm
Rio Linda Neighborhood Schools Celebration, Rio Linda
High School, 6 pm, for:
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Pathways Community
Day School
Friday, May 14
School and Youth Day at Farm and Tractor Days, Dry Creek
Ranch House, 6852 Dry Creek Road,
Rio Linda, 9 am to 3 pm
Saturday, May 15
Free Day of Adventure, open house for educators, hosted by Sierra Nevada Journeys, Grizzly Creek Ranch, Portola, for reservations email or call
775.355.1688
Farm and Tractor Days, Dry Creek Ranch House, 6852 Dry Creek
Road, Rio Linda, 9 am to 5 pm, Western Barbecue Lunch served from 11 am to 1:30
pm
"Meet the Greens," training for teachers of grades 3-8, RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching), 3136 Howard Street, McClellan, 10 am to noon, to
register call 916.640.1442 or email
TRUSD Math Bowl for grades 4-8, Rio Linda Junior High, 10 am
to 2 pm, for details call Gewon Richards at 916.566.1600 x 1264
Thursday, May 20
Neighborhood Schools Celebration, Grant Union High School, 6 pm
Wednesday, May 26 Neighborhood Schools Celebration, Foothill High School, 6 pm
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Welcome to the TRUSD eWAG. This electronic week at a glance is published weekly except during school breaks. We hope you find it helpful.
We are actively soliciting information from our schools, departments and community
organizations. Please email or
call our Communications Department at 916.566.1628.
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Vote Online for DREAM's College-Bound Program
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This Weekend
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| Saturday, May 1
Vote online to support Project DREAM's
College Bound Program- Duck Cut Fundraiser with Hair Gone Wild to
benefit RLHS
student athletes attending Oregon Football Camp, Rio Linda High School
Stadium, 9 am
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TRUSD Track and Field Meet for grades 4-8, Rio Linda High School Stadium, 9 am to 2 pm, for
details call Gewon Richards at 916.566.1600 x 1264
Sunday, May 2Vote online to support Project DREAM's
College Bound Program - May Day Run to
benefit Stanford Settlement
Neighborhood Center,
450 W. El Camino Avenue,
Sacramento, 9 am, rain or shine, register online,
Stanford Settlement serves students from the North
Sacramento and Gardenland communities
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Beginning Gardeners Workshop
with Kinder Gardens authors Lisa Ely and Michael
Glassman, Green Acres Nursery and Supply, 901 Galleria Boulevard, Roseville,
9 am to noon, read Sac Bee article
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This Week
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| May 3 to May 7
Teacher Appreciation Week sponsored by
PTA (Parent Teacher Association)
School Nutrition Employee Week
Monday, May 3
Vote online to support Project DREAM's
College Bound Program-
Dare to Be You, free
workshop for families of children 6
years and younger, Smythe Preschool, Parent Room, 8 to 9:30 am, call
916.566.1600 x 1553
- Parent Project, for parents of teens, Winona
Center, 3222 Winona Way, North Highlands,
5:30 to 8:30 pm, 4 of 10 sessions, closed to new students, call Marilyn
Elliott
at 916.286.1511 for information on other sessions
Tuesday, May 4National Teacher Day Vote online to support Project DREAM's
College Bound Program -
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
Wednesday, May 5Vote online to support Project DREAM's
College Bound Program - Automated Calls...Do you make them? Do you receive them? Come to the vendor review and evaluation open house to help choose the Twin Rivers system for next year, District Office, Board Room, anytime from 3 to 6 pm, staff, students and families, make sure your voice is heard, email for more information
- "Folk Art
Assemblage," training for teachers of grades 1-12,
RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching), 3136 Howard
Street, McClellan, 4 to 6 pm, to
register call 916.640.1442
- TRPD
Commendation Awards Ceremony, Twin Rivers Police Department
Board Room, 1333 Grand Avenue, Sacramento, 7 pm, email or call
916.286.4971 to RSVP
Thursday, May 6Vote online to support Project DREAM's
College Bound Program - 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
- Aero Haven
Elementary
- Allison Elementary
- Creative Connections Arts Academy
- Eastside
Campus of
WPCS
- Highlands High School (HAAD/HAAD West)
- Hillsdale Elementary
- Joyce
Elementary
- Kohler Elementary
- Larchmont Elementary
- Pacific Career &
Technology High School
- Miles P Richmond School
- Ridgepoint
Elementary
- Sierra View
Elementary
- Village Elementary
Friday, May 7Vote online to support Project DREAM's
College Bound Program
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Next Weekend
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| Saturday, May 8
Vote online to support Project DREAM's
College Bound Program- Stamp Out Hunger, world's largest one-day
food drive
sponsored by National Association of Letter Carriers, give
non-perishable
donations to your letter carrier
- Solar Schoolhouse Primer, free SMUD workshop for grades 4-12
educators, Customer Service Center, 6301 S Street, Sacramento, 8:30 am
to 3:30 pm, call 916.732.6738 or email
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Car Wash to benefit student athletes
attending Oregon
Football Camp, Rio Linda High School Stadium, 9 am to 3 pm
Sunday, May 9Vote online to support Project DREAM's
College Bound Program
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Deadlines
| Saturday, May 22
Deadline for free registration
for May 30 Walk 'N Rock for Kids to benefit Roberts Family Development Center,
Raley Field, 400 Ballpark Drive, West Sacramento
Tuesday, June
1
Deadline to
submit application for two $500 Community College Scholarships for students
seeking a career in an agriculture-related field, awarded by Sacramento Valley Chapter of CA Women for Agriculture
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Save the Dates - Preschool & Child Care Enrollment Fairs
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Volunteer Opportunity |
| 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 x 1234. The next meeting is Monday, April 26 from 3:30 to 5 pm at Technology Services (GMTI), 5201 Arnold Avenue, McClellan
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