Medeiros Elementary School
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TUSD Board Workshop, October 8, 2019
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Check out the video from our Board workshop last week that highlights our bond projects, past and future!
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Congrats to 39 students at Pitman High School who earned a PERFECT score of 5 on last year’s Advanced Placement exams! 708 AP exams were taken last year at Pitman and 52% of test takers earned scores of 3 or higher. Great job, Pride!
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Congrats to 80 students at Turlock High School who earned a PERFECT score of 5 on last year’s Advanced Placement exams! 927 AP exams were taken last year at Turlock High and 70% of test takers earned scores of 3 or higher. Great job, Bulldogs!
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TUSD had over 1,000 3rd grade students in attendance at last Friday's Ag Edventure Day, which was provided at no cost by the Stanislaus Farm Bureau. Folks in attendance:
Almond Board of CA • Blue Diamond • Bonnie Plants • Burchell Nursery • CWA • Dairy Princess • East Stanislaus RCD/NRCS • Farm Supply • Garton Tractor • Haley Farms • Hilmar Cheese • Merced Sheriff’s Posse • Mid Valley Ag • Mid Valley Cowbelles • MJC Animals • National Ag Science Center • Ron and Rebecca Crump • Stanislaus Farm Supply • Sheriff’s Department • Sierra Diamond Quarter Horses • Tami Truax Petting Zoo • TID • UCCE
Many vendors donated items to be placed in a goody bag for students to take home to share with their families. Bonnie Plants donated a cabbage plant to every student which could be worth a $1,000 scholarship! Shout out to our TUSD FFA students from both Pitman and Turlock who provided assistance throughout the morning, guiding students to and from stations.
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Tech in TUSD: Google Sheets
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Sitara Ali, Ed Tech Coach
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Google Sheets: Not Just for Graphing
What is it?
Google Sheets is like Excel. You can make tables, graphs, organize data,program cells, create drop downs, data validation, and more! This is great for all Science and Math classes in analyzing data, but Google Sheets can do so much more. Students can create a blueprint for a house, their dream bedroom, fire escape plan, interior design, etc. Students will learn measurements, scale, size, and be able to comprehend models with applicable relationships to real life architecture and design! Students will be able to visualize what 3 x 2 means compared 2 x 3, which will help them connect to the real world applications of their lessons.
What now?
Have students experience Google Sheets by learning how to make data tables, and then graphs with labels. Then, take your class and students a step further! Empower students to use their creativity and skills to design a room, understand number relationships, and think outside of the four walls in their classroom!
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Robert Brogdon, Director of Technology Operations
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This week's cybersecurity topic is passwords. Below are 4 passwords rules you should follow whenever and wherever you use technology. Check out this
link
for additional information.
Password Rule #1: Choose good passwords!
- The longer the better. Use a minimum of 10 characters with a mix of letters, numbers and punctuation. To make your password memorable and hard to crack at the same time, use long strings of words.
- DO NOT use names including yours, children or pets.
- DO NOT share your password. Never share your password with colleagues, subs, tech staff, or ANYONE.
- DO NOT leave your password lying around. Don’t write your password on a Post-It note or tape it under your keyboard.
Password Rule #2: Do not reuse passwords.
- Each website that you use should have its own, unique, not-shared-with-any-other-site password.
Password Rule #3: Don’t store passwords in your browsers.
- Passwords saved in browsers are easy to retrieve if you leave your computer logged in and unattended. (Bonus tip: lock your computer when you walk away)
- Use a password manager instead. Password managers help you generate and save strong, unique passwords allowing you to remember one master password. Check out these popular password managers:
Password Rule #4: Use Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) where available. Check out this
link
to learn how MFA works.
- Password theft is constantly evolving as hackers employ methods like keylogging, phishing, and social engineering.
- MFA is another layer of security in case someone gets one of your passwords.
- Use an MFA app on your smartphone like Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, or Authy.
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Digital Citizenship Week: ICYMI
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Marshall Beyer, Coordinator of Educational Technology
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Good digital citizens aren’t just born, they are taught! Digital Citizenship Week is next week, October 14-19. Check out our TUSD Digital Citizenship Week website for links to resources. The website can be found at
bit.ly/tusddigcitweek2019
. The site is a curation of some resources provided by the great people over at Common Sense Media. On each page, you will find links to lessons and the grade level they are geared toward. Links will take you to an overview of the lesson, lesson plans, and resources to use during the lesson. Use these resources to help spread the word about the good choices good digital citizens make when online.
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College & Career Newsletter
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Kristen Cole, Counselor, Pitman High School
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Athletic Director Sports Update
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Mike Brown, Turlock High School
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Football:
We played Modesto High for our 2019 homecoming. Freshman won 54-14, JV beat Modesto 44- 14, and Varsity also beat Modesto 45 – 0. Great night for football.
Girl’s Golf:
Final Standings for Girls Golf, Turlock 5-5 with 15 points for the season.
Tennis:
Tennis went across town to Pitman to battle it out and lost to them 3- 6. We had a close one with Enochs but lost 3-4.
Volleyball:
We played Gregori last Monday and had a tough game with them. Varsity lost 1-3, JV lost , and freshmen lost. We played Enochs on Wednesday night and Varsity won 3- 0, JV won 2-0 and Turlock Freshmen won 2 -1.
Water Polo:
Water polo battled it out with Downey and got a clean Sweep. JV girls won 13 - 4 JV boys 18 -5, Varsity Girls won 20 – 7 Varsity Boys 13 – 6. We took on Pitman High on Wednesday and got another clean sweep. JV girls 14- 0, JV Boys, Varsity Girls 14 – 7 and Varsity Boys finished the night off with a 12 – 5 victory. Great job Aquatics!
Coming Up This Week for the Bulldogs:
Mon:
Volleyball will be at Modesto @ 4:00, Water Polo is at Gregori @ 3:00. Big match up. Golf has end of the year CCAL championships.
Tues:
Tennis is at Modesto@ 3:00.
Wed:
Volleyball is at Downey @ 4:00, Water Polo is home against Enochs @ 3:00.
Thurs:
Freshmen football is home against Enochs @ 6:00. Tennis is at Downey High @ 3:00.
Fri:
Varsity/JV Football is against Enochs @ Gregori @ 5:00/7:00. Water Polo is at the Delong Tournament.
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Dave Walls, Pitman High School
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Cross Country
Cross Country ran in the second CCAL Center Meet and accomplished a first as the Varsity Boys won their first center meet in school history w/ Pitman runners going 1,2,3 (Christian Balders, Efren Sanchez & Damian Garcia) in the race. Varsity Girls finished 2nd (Camila Stephens 2nd overall) to Gregori, JV Boys finished 2nd to Turlock and JV Girls finished 4th. On Saturday the Pride traveled to the Del Oro Invitational as the Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls eached finished 8th. Frosh Soph Girls and Frosh Soph Boys both placed 1st w/ strong running from Efren Sanchez and Camila Stephens.
Football
Varsity Football traveled to Gregori on Friday night. The Pride fell to the Jags 28-16 in a hard fought game. The Pride fall to 0-2 in league play and host Modesto next Friday for Homecoming.
Girls Golf
Girls Golf went 0-1 on the week as they continue a strong season. The Lady Pride lost to Enochs on Tuesday 227-267 and are tied with Turlock for 3rd. place in the CCAL. The Pride were lead by Simone Samra, Isabelle Rodriguez and Monet Sayadian. The Pride are 4-5 in CCAL play and the results of the Turlock match were unavailable.
Girls Tennis
The Lady Pride went 1-1 on the week after an exciting 7-2 victory over the Modesto Panthers. The Pride received great play from #1 single - Kat Hawley who scored a 6-8, 7-5, 6-3 victory and sisters Anna and Chuc Luu who won #2 and #3 singles to set the tone for the day. The Lady Pride also received victories from the #1, #2 and #3 doubles. The Pride traveled to league leading Gregori on Thursday and fell to the Jags 9-0. The Pride are 4-3 in CCAL play and host Downey on Tuesday.
Volleyball
The Lady Pride went 1-1 on the week. On Tuesday the Pride Hosted Modesto HS in CCAL play and defeated the Panthers 3-0. The Pride received outstanding play from Kendra Delgado the night. On Thursday night the Lady Pride traveled to league leading Gregori to take on the Jags - the Pride fell 3-0. Sophomore Mimi Verdone gave an outstanding all around effort on the night. The Pride are 4-3 in CCAL play and 14-16 on the year after participating in in the Stockton Classic.
Water Polo
The Pride traveled to Enochs on Tuesday and hosted crosstown rival Turlock on Thursday as they continued CCAL play. Varsity Boys defeated to Enochs 14-6 and the Varsity Girls won an exciting victory as all four levels brought home victory. On Thursday the Pride welcomed in Turlock who won the day at all four levels. The Lady Pride improved to 4-1 / 2nd place and the boys improved to 3-2 / 3rd place in CCAL play. The Pride host Modesto on Monday and travel to Gregori on Wednesday.
Coming Up This Week for the Pride:
Mon:
GG @ CCAL Championships TBD
Volleyball vs. Downey (4:00, 5:00, 6:00 Pitman HS)
B-G WP vs Modesto (3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00)
Tues:
Girls Tennis vs. Downey HS (3:15 PM - Pitman)
Wed:
Volleyball vs Enochs (4:00, 5:00, 6:00 Gregory HS)
B-G WP @ Gregori (3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 Enochs HS)
Thurs:
Girl Golf vs. Turlock (Turlock CC 3:00PM)
Girls Tennis vs. Enochs HS (3:15 PM - Enochs HS)
Frosh Football @ Modesto HS (6:00 PM)
Fri:
BWP @ De Long Water Polo Tournament - TBD
JV Football vs. Modesto (Joe Debely Stadium - 5:00PM)
Varsity Football vs. Modesto / Homecoming (Joe Debely Stadium - 7:00PM)
Sat:
BWP @ De Long Water Polo Tournament - TBD
Cross Country @ Hughson Invitational - 9:00AM
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Meet Tiffani Garcia, Human Resources
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How long have you worked in TUSD?
2 1/2 years
What is your job title?
Human Resources Technician
Where did you work prior to TUSD?
Merced County of Education
Any info you would like to share about your job? Average day?
I absolutely love my job at TUSD because everyone in my department shares the same vision and is dedicated to helping meet the staffing needs for the District. I love the variety and complexity of the work. Every day is different and I get to interact with such a varied group which means I am always learning.
Things you are most proud of?
I am most proud of my interaction with the public and district employees which has allowed me to build positive relationships. I really enjoy engaging, creating, and communicating career paths or road maps for all prospective and current classified employees.
Challenges?
When working in any Human Resources department there are constant changes evolving between laws, regulations, leadership, and processes which can be a challenge but these challenges keep me engaged and motivated. I love that my job challenges me in different ways every day.
Favorite memory/story?
My favorite memory is meeting my husband at Stevinson Ranch Golf Course and him proposing to me under a waterfall at Almere Falls.
What are you reading?
The Power of Now
Any favorite shows you’re watching on TV?
My guilty pleasure is watching any Bravo related shows and
The First 48
.
Fave movies?
Anything with Jim Carrey!
Liar Liar
,
Ace Ventura
, and
Dumb and Dumber
.
Anything surprising we may not know about you?
My husband and I own a mobile bartending business called Party Mixer. It is a different environment then the office setting and we get to have a little fun while doing it together!
Anything about your personal life you’d like to share?
My family is most important to me and my support net. Although we are a big in size, we are so united and work together like a well-oiled machine.
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Congratulations to our 2019-2020 Homecoming Queen Jazmyn Tubbs. 1st runner up Lauren Edh. 2nd runner up Bailey Kindle.
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Superintendent Dana Trevethan @tUSdSupDana
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Celebrating community partnerships with TUSD at the SPIE Recognition Luncheon. This year TUSD recognized Jay DeGraff of The Greenery, & Scott Snyder & Bryan Tribble of Aspire Home Real Estate—their efforts & commitments to our school’s & TUSD make a difference!
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Share Your Awesome!
Marie Russell
Chief Communication Coordinator
mrussell@turlock.k12.ca.us
209.648.0968
@tusd_mrussell
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We would love to have ALL staff help share our TUSD story to the world, but if that is not really your thing, just email Marie Russell for an opt-out form.
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