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Quote of the Week
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"Don't waste life in
doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the
right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the
hours and ages that will follow it."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Philosopher, Poet, Author, Essayist |
| Ongoing Activities |
Through June 1
Purchase discounted tickets for June 12 Can You See It, fundraiser for new Grant High School Sports Health Academy and community fitness center, Aerospace Museum, 3200 Freedom Park Drive, McClellan, 6 to 9:30 pm, evening includes dinner with sports celebrities, entertainment and live auction, buy tickets
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
Through
June 4
Purchase tickets for Corazón de México- Heart of Mexico, Ballet Folklórico
Campañía Mazatlán Bellas Artes, ballet folklorico dancing, Crest Theater, 1013 K
Street, Sacramento, 7:30 pm, online or call 916.442.7378
Through June 14
Register for June 14 to July 22 Refugee Summer School Academy, for Hmong and Russian students grades 4 to 12, Grant High School, 8:30 am to 2 pm, Hmong call 916.566.1674, Russian call 916.566.1673, limited space, CBET (Community Based English Tutoring) for adults
June 14 to July 22
Free lunch at 17 Twin Rivers schools, breakfast also served at some sites, children 18 years and younger
Through
Mid-June
Multi-cultural
Art Exhibition, District Office, Bay A
June 16 to July 30
Summer hours for TR elementary school libraries, Garden Valley,
Kohler, Noralto, North Avenue,
Northwood, Oakdale, Orchard, Pioneer, Sierra View and Village, 10 am to 1 pm,
closed July 7
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
Beginning July 1
Parking regulations will be strictly enforced at Twin Rivers sites and in the Twin Rivers vicinity by the Sacramento City Police and County Parking Enforcement with the Twin Rivers Police Department. Vehicles parked in violation of California Vehicle Code will be cited and face possible fines. Please park in accordance with posted parking signs and marked curbs.
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 July 9
Register
now for July 9 College Bound 101, free workshop open to all TR graduates
who have been accepted to attend a 2 or
4 year college in the fall, 8 am to 4 pm,
parent/guardian session from 3 to 4 pm, email or call Kate Bishop-Hazarian at
916.566.1789 to RSVP or donate
Through September 8
Purchase
tickets for September 8 Suits and Slippers breakfast fundraiser to
benefit Roberts Family Development Center, Market Square at
Arden Fair, 1735 Arden Way, Sacramento,
7:30 to 9 am, call Sharon Gerber at 916.448.2881
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
Year Round
Free education assistance
for TRUSD K -12 students of American Indian descent, Capitol Area Indian Resources, Inc., 3423 Arden Way, Sacramento, tutoring, homework help, cultural
classes, field trips and summer sessions, completed 506 form required, call
916.971.9190
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Looking Ahead
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Monday, June 7
Online Summer School Orientation, Grant High School
auditorium, 6 to 7:30 pm
Dinner fundraiser to benefit
Foothill High School Dance Team, Chili's Grill and Bar, 2100 Arden Way,
Sacramento, mention FHS and Chili's will donate 10% of your purchase
Tuesday, 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
Online Summer School Orientation, Grant High School
auditorium, 6 to 7:30 pm
Rescheduled to June 15, Board of Trustees Meeting, District Office Bay
A, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, June 9
Septic Tank Ordinance
Meeting hosted by Rio Linda Chamber of Commerce, The Depot,
6730 Front Street, Rio Linda, 5:30 pm
Thursday, June 10
In the Grow Farm Stand, Las Palmas Adult
School, 8 to 10:30 am
RL Knights Football Spring Parent Meeting and Spaghetti
Fundraiser Dinner, Rio
Linda High
School, cafeteria, dinner at 7 pm, meeting at 8
pm
Family Fun Night hosted by North Sac News, Cherry Island Bar
& Grill and Golf Course, 2360 Elverta Road, Elverta, 6 to 8:30 pm, call
916.334.6700
Saturday, June 12
Car Wash to benefit student athletes attending Oregon
Football Camp, Rio Linda High School Stadium, 9 am to 3 pm
Twin Rivers Prekindergarten and Child Care Enrollment Fair,
#3 of 4 events, Madison Elementary, Cafeteria, noon to 4 pm, interpreters and
child care provided
Can You See It, fundraiser to benefit Grant High School Fitness Facility, Aerospace Museum, 3200 Freedom Park Drive, McClellan, 6 to
9:30 pm, tickets
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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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This Weekend
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| May 29 to May 31
Saturday, May 29
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Watt
Avenue Clean-Up, meet at Freedom Park, corner of Freedom Park Drive and Dudley
Boulevard, North Highlands, 7:45 am, picnic lunch following
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Car
Wash and Bake Sale to benefit Grant High School Class of 2013, Grant High
School Gymnasium Parking Lot, 10 am to 2 pm, call Class Advisor Gary Kimzey at
916.275.0481
Sunday, May 30
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This Week
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| Monday, May 31
- District Office and schools closed for
Memorial Day
Tuesday,
June 1
- Two Feet Tuesday sponsored by North Natomas Transportation Management
Association, Regency
Park Elementary
School
 Graduation, Pacific Career & Technology High, Lions Gate
Garden Pavilion, 5640 Dudley Boulevard,
McClellan, 10 am
Graduation, Vista Nueva Career & Technology High, Lions Gate
Garden Pavilion, 5640 Dudley Boulevard,
McClellan, 1 pm
- Promotion, Creative
Connections Arts
Academy, 6:30 pm,
rescheduled from June 3
- RESCHEDULED to June 15, Board of Trustees
Meeting, District Office Bay A, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, June 2
- Promotion, Martin Luther King
Jr. Technology Academy, 9 am
- Graduation, Keema High School, Scottish Rite Temple, 6151 H
Street, Sacramento, 1 pm and 4 pm
- Promotion, Frontier Campus of WPCS, Frontier Elementary, 6
pm
- DELAC (District English Learner Advisory
Committee), District
Office, Bay A, 6:30 to 8 pm, location changed from Rio Linda High
School
- Graduation, Grant
Union High
School, Stadium, 7 pm
- Graduation, Rio Linda High School,
American River College
Stadium, 7 pm
Thursday,
June 3
- Sixth Grade Promotion, North Avenue Elementary, 8:30 am
- Sixth Grade Promotion, Westside Elementary, 9 am
- Promotion, Norwood Junior
High, Norwood
Amphitheater, 9 am
 Promotion, Rio Tierra Junior High, Rio
Tierra Campus, 9 am
- Promotion, Westside Campus of WPCS, Westside Elementary, 5
pm
- Promotion, Eastside Campus of WPCS, Hillsdale Elementary, 6
pm
- RESCHEDULED to June 1, Promotion, Creative Connections
Arts Academy,
6:30 pm
- Graduation, Foothill
High School, Stadium, 7
pm
- Graduation, Highlands
Academy of Arts &
Design, Stadium, 7 pm
Friday,
June 4
- Student Minimum Day/Last Day of School before Summer Recess
- Kindergarten Promotion, North Avenue Elementary, 8:30 am
- Promotion, Foothill Farms Junior High, Foothill High School
Stadium, 9 am
- Promotion, Rio Linda Junior High, Rio Linda High School Stadium, 9 am
- Promotion, Smythe
Academy of Arts and
Sciences, Middle School Campus, 10 am
- Promotion, NOVA, Vista Nueva Multipurpose Room, 10 am
- Promotion, Fairbanks
Elementary, 10 am
 Graduation, Twin Rivers Adult
School, Las Palmas Center
Gym, 6:30 pm
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Next Weekend
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| Saturday,
June 5
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Car Wash to benefit Foothill High
School Dance Team, Starbuck's parking lot near WinCo, 4241 Elverta Road, Antelope, 9 am to 2 pm
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Deadlines
| Tuesday, June
1
Register
for TR Online Summer School, Grant
High School computer lab,
flexible fee-based credit recovery program, Session 1 from June 14 to July 8
and Session 2 from July 12 to August 5, see high school counselor or email,
visit the FAQ page
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
Saturday, June 19
Last day to take the Rio Linda (Community) Library Survey
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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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