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Marie Russell, Chief Communication Coordinator |
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This week we will host our first indoor sports team competitions. Weeks of planning have gone into meeting the rigorous NCAA-style protocols required by the CDPH Youth Sports guidance for “Other Authorized Sports.” Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, Barney Gordon, spearheaded this effort, overseeing the many components required for indoor sports including surveillance testing, a site-specific plan, a return to play safety plan and more. TUSD has worked closely with Modesto City Schools and CCAL to ensure alignment on provisions such as masks, spectators, notification about positive cases, and more.
Public Health has authorized three different testing cadences for indoor sports. TUSD has elected to perform twice-weekly PCR testing for all student-athletes and support staff.
At this time, "observers" will be limited to two household members of student-athletes for supervision purposes. No other spectators are allowed at this time.
Thank you to the many TUSD stakeholders who have spent countless hours supporting these efforts including coaches, Athletic Directors, Athletic Trainers, school nurses, administrators, and more.
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Sitara Ali, Ed Tech Coach |
Gaming with Students
Playing games with our students is a great way for students to work on their communication and collaboration skills, all while having fun and learning in the process. There are many games that you can have your students play, which reinforce skills, concepts, and ideas that have been learned in class.
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Kahoot: Kahoot offers the ability for students to compete individually or in teams! The new game options button allows students to see the questions AND answers on their screen. No more having to share your screen as the teacher!
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Quizizz: Quizizz is a very fun and engaging platform where students answer questions and compete with each other in class. You can have a “Quiz” start in classic mode with a leaderboard and live results or instructor-paced where everyone advances to the next question together. Even as an adult attending professional development, playing Quizizz is fun!
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First Letter, Last Letter: This is a great game to play on road trips with your family, but also with your students in class! Pick a topic; Romans, Medieval Ages, Verbs, Nouns, Mammals, Reptiles, etc. The first player would name something that fits the topic (Dolphin) and the next player has to come up with a name that begins with the last letter of Dolphin and so on! This is great for speech and building vocabulary.
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Mad Libs: Have your students work on their grammar and literacy skills by making funny and wacky stories! You or your students can fill out this online version and then students can read their stories out loud and to each other! This is a great way to have students work on their reading and literacy skills while being disguised in a game format!
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Alphabet Game: For this game, you pick a topic, Nouns, verbs, adjectives, Cell Organelles, etc and the first person has to name something with the letter A, next person letter B, and so on. This can be modified to be like Scattergories, where students write down their answers for each letter of the alphabet, and the person who was able to fill up the most spaces with actual things wins! Here is a link to an online Scattergories just to give you an idea of how you can modify it to fit your needs or print the paper!
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Mystery Sounds!: This is a great activity and game to incorporate when teaching about observations, how humans perceive sound, animals, the scientific method, historical sounds, old instrument tunes, etc. You can play a tune from the internet, or crumple up a piece of paper out of sight and have students take a guess to see if they can identify the sound. This is also a great way to engage students in the lesson. This can also be a great brain break if you see your students need it!
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Congratulations to the 136 seniors who earned a California State Seal of Biliteracy. This is 51 more seniors than last year! |
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eCademy Charter
Marlene Araujo
Pitman High School
Brandon Arce
Nayeli Astorga
Gurleen Basra
Janet Cardenas
Diana Casillas
Eli Covarrubias
Ravneet Dhaliwal
Alexa Espinoza
Alejandro Godoy Soria
Kareli Gutierrez
Kamaldeep Kaur
Sukhpreet Kaur
Jessica Lopez
Adriana Madriz Ramos
Jessica Melchor
Shanti Murrieta
Stephanie Nunez
Maribel Perez
Gabriela Rabago
Luis Ramirez-Padilla
Isabel Real Galaviz
Jennifer Rocha
Jackylne Rodriguez-Orejel
Yaritza Ronces Barragan
Leena Sanchez
Arlyn Soto
Ana Valdovinos-Gonzalez
Etienne Villet
Fatima Yepez Ordaz
Roselawn High School
Sandra Diaz
Turlock High School
Isaiah Aguilar
Cindy Aguilar
Kasandra Aguilar
Jasmine Aguilera
Evelyn Altamirano
Naomi Alvarez
Alexis Alvarez
Jazmine Amador
Marilena Armendariz
Alexzander Ayala
Jessica Ayala
Ulysses Barrera
Gustavo Barrera
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Uriel Bautista
Kennedy Bixel
Snaefridur “Fanney” Bjargardottir
Leandra Bonilla
Ethan Braley
Elia Bustos Magana
Sophia Calderon
Erik Carbajal
Nayerli Carbajal
Marco Cardenas
Estela Comparan
Isaac Contreras
Alfonso Cortes
Bryan Cortez
Jose Antonio Davalos
Kimberly Diaz
Anissa Dominguez
Estefani Dominguez
Myreia Enos
Leslie Espinoza
Eduardo Estrada
Kiara Flores
Samuel Galdamez
Adriana Galindo
Elysia Garcia
Andres Garcia
Juan Garcia
Anaiyda Garcia Leyva
Elizabeth Gomez-Vega
Josiah Gonzales
Anette Gonzalez
Kirsha Gonzalez
Kayla Guerrero
Adrian Gutierrez
Crystal Hernandez
Eric Hernandez
Gabriela Hernandez
Ronaldo Hernandez
Jairo Hernandez Murguia
Christina Higle
Parsa Jahangirizadeh
Alejandra Jimenez-Mendoza
Carrie King
Clynton Lamur
Angelina Ledezma
Vanessa Lizarraga
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Angela Lizarraga
Stephanie Machado
Genesis Maciel
Andrea Magana
Lizbeth Magana
Valeria Martinez
Sergio Mazon
Zoe McCann
Elizabeth Mendoza
Maria Miranda
Jahaira Morales
Briseida Munoz Rivera
Christian Murillo
Luisa Orellana
Victoria Orozco
Cassandra Oseguera
Leslie Palomera
Maya Parreira
Andrea Perez
Jaqueline Perez
Salvador Plancarte
Mia Plata
Jacob Putnam
Angel Quinto
Xittlaly Ramirez
Jonathan Ramirez
Ashley Rego
Katy Reyes
Salvador Romero
Wyatt Romo
Allen Rosales
Priscilla Ruesga
Daniela Sanchez
Lynette Sanchez
Alondra Tavares
Santiago Trujillo
Fatima Trujillo
Faviola Uriate
Galilea Uriarte
Magali Uriarte
Areli Gabriela Valadez
Cynthia Varela
Pedro Jose Vasquez
Angel Gabriel Velazquez
Jarely Ventura Lugo
Monserrath Villasenor
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Meet Sarah Sousa, Brown Elementary School |
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How long have you worked in TUSD? 17 years
What is your job title? 1st grade teacher
Where did you work prior to TUSD? TUSD is the only school district I have worked for. Before that, I worked at Hallmark in college and my first job in high school was a hostess at Mallard’s.
Any info you would like to share about your job? Average day? 1st graders definitely keep me on my toes. Every day is different and rarely do things go according to my plan. But we have a lot of fun!
Things you are most proud of? Professionally, the guided reading intervention my coworkers and I are implementing. In a normal year, we are rotating students and focusing on very specific skills students need to work on, which results in huge growth. It’s so exciting to see! Personally, my own children. I have 2 intelligent, kind, beautiful daughters and my husband and I often can’t believe we have such amazing kids. I could mom-brag about them for hours!
Challenges? Same as everyone – teaching during a pandemic! While there have been some great things to come out of this, it has definitely been a challenge with the guidelines constantly changing, the large class size this year, the multiple schedule changes, and trying to make up for great learning loss.
Favorite memory/story? A few years ago, my grade level and I, with the help of our music teacher, decided to do our annual holiday program in the evening so more families would be able to attend. We were not sure how it would go or if students would even show up. We were so happy to see not only the number of students that came, but also all the family members that came to watch their child. Our cafeteria was so packed that we had to open the doors to make more room for the audience. It was so fun to see how proud the families were and also how excited the students were to have their families there cheering them on.
What are you reading? I just finished First Lady by Susan Elizabeth Phillips and I am about to start Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams.
Any favorite shows you’re watching on TV? This Is Us, Law and Order, and then I also always go back to the classics like Friends, The Office, and Seinfeld.
Fave movies? I love a rom-com. You’ve Got Mail, 50 First Dates, Pretty Woman, The Wedding Singer.
Anything surprising we may not know about you? I am a pretty good athlete and picked up most sports quickly as a child. P.E. was my favorite and I was really good at Dodge Ball. When I was younger, I played soccer, softball, a little tennis, and was in gymnastics.
Anything about your personal life you’d like to share? I have been married for 13 years. My husband and I have two daughters and a dog. Sadie is 9 and is in 4th grade at Walnut. Kendall is 6 and is in 1st grade at Walnut. We often spend our weekends in Monterey or Santa Cruz enjoying the beach and some relaxing family time.
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Dave Walls, Pitman High School |
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Colin Wenstrand, Turlock High School |
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Congrats to this year's Harvest Bowl winners, the Turlock High School Bulldogs! |
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Last week the CARE team and our amazing school counselors at Dutcher and Turlock Junior High hosted Wellness Tables to welcome students back and provide resources and information about mental health. They had some awesome conversations about coping strategies, stress management, and how to access services. We love this! |
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Congratulations Turlock High HOSA STATE winners:
SARAH GALVAN wins
GOLD for Math and
SILVER for Healthy Lifestyle Portfolio
JASMINE CISNEROS wins 4th for DENTAL SCIENCE.
FATIMA SOLORIO wins 5th Nursing Assistant
Both Secondary and Middle school divisions win HOSA HAPPENINGS newsletter!
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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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