The Flyer: Week 12

Great Things We Noticed:

Fall Stem Activities! Thank you for all that participated!
Red Ribbon Week Dress Up Days - the students had a blast!
Instructional Design Day with Shared Leadership - What a great day of learning!
Cindy and crew setting up and AWESOME Halloween themed breakfast buffet for Harrison and Hawthorne's SLTs!

Girls Who Code Club Mini-Grants - LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO START A CLUB AT HAWTHORNE - Longi and I will help you we just can't do it ourselves!

Girls Who Code Clubs are FREE programs for girls to join a sisterhood of supportive peers and role models and use computer science to change the world. When you start a Club, Girls Who Code provides free and flexible curriculum, resources, and a mini-grant of $300 if you have 3+ students enrolled in your Club. All you need is space to host the Club, computers and internet, and an adult who is 18+ to help facilitate the Club. Many Facilitators have NO technical experience and learn to code alongside their Club members.
When you are ready to start your Club, create an account on Girls Who Code HQ to fill out your Clubs application and indicate your affiliation with Riverside Unified School District to get access to partnership benefits, like additional support and funding opportunities. APPLY TO START A CLUB HERE
*Please Note: It is important that you indicate our partnership affiliation on the Clubs Application in order to receive partnership benefits!
If you have any follow up questions please contact Ariana Flewelling, aflewelling@rusdlearns.net, Staff Development Specialist. If you’d like to learn more before starting a club at your campus, please join us October 24th at the district office at 3:45pm for our first Girls Who Code Facilitator meeting of the year.

2020 Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Educators Western Municipal Water District is offering educators in western Riverside County the opportunity to apply for grants for water-related projects. This program helps fund creative classroom projects that further a better understanding of water and the role it plays in the community. All teachers in Western’s District, both private and public schools in grades K-12 are eligible to apply for the grants. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 8, 2019. If you are interested, click the following LINK.
Guide for Instructional Direction 2.0 Presentations:

11/11/19: Festival of Lights Coloring Contest Submissions Due. More info.
Festival of Lights Coloring Contest

Please encourage students to enter to compete in the Festival of Lights Coloring Contest. Contest winners will receive some holiday goodies and the students and their parents will be invited to sit in the VIP pit for the Switch-On Ceremony (they will have the best seats in the house to see the fireworks)! Submissions due Nov. 11 by 4pm. More info.

Arlington Cluster Equity Symposium - SAVE THE DATE - January 25 at Arlington High School!
This email serves as a follow up and reminder that RUSD is transitioning away from Microsoft Exchange/Outlook as our main email/ calendar platform. Starting during Winter Break, all email and calendar will be accessed through Google’s platform.

Here are 5 things to remember in this transition:

All users will transition from @rusd.k12.ca.us and @rusdlearns.net email addresses to @riversideunified.org
All mail that is delivered to your @rusd.k12.ca.us and @rusdlearns.net account after the transition will be automatically forwarded to your new @riversideunified.org account.
The transition will not affect your access to any Google Drive content.
After the transition, Clever will use your @riversideunified.org email address when signing onto instructional applications.
Professional Development and additional resources to assist with this transition can be found on our Gmail Transition page. Please also see information at the bottom of this email for Face-to-Face and Webinar training dates.

During the month of November, Hawthorne is participating in a reading challenge sponsored by The Auto Club Speedway. Lefty’s reading challenge is a free literacy program designed to give elementary schools the opportunity to win money for their school libraries, as well as school-wide pizza parties and free NASCAR race tickets for students, staff, and parents. Look for Reading Logs in your boxes this week. Completed logs can be turned in at the end of the month to Mrs. Glasheen.

Students are challenged to complete 20 reading books or assignments
Teachers set the reading goals based on student’s academic level
Students that complete the provided Reading Log will earn a ticket for their parent/guardian to the NASCAR races on Friday, February 28, 2020 and Saturday, February 29, 2020
Students that complete the Registration Form receive a FREE membership to Lefty’s Kids Club
Membership to Lefty’s Kids Club gives FREE admission to the NASCAR races on Friday, February 28, 2020 and Saturday, February 29, 2020
Schools can win money for their libraries
Teachers with 100% class completion receive (2) tickets to the Saturday NASCAR race in 2020
For more information: http://www.leftysreadingchallenge.com/

5th Grade CPR Training RUSD is pleased to partner again with Dr. Biswas from Riverside Community Hospital and Professor at UCR to offer 5th graders hands-only CPR training.

Trainings will begin after Winter Break and will occur every Thursday and start at 1:30 pm. We highly encourage all of our sites to sign up for this fantastic opportunity for our students.
Below are details related to the training as well as a link to the sign up sheet.

Training would need to occur in the MPR or other large space to practice CPR
Equipment Needed: Projector and Microphone (if available)
Time Required: 1 hour and will include o Introduction - 5 min
Video - 10 min
Discussion - 10 min
Small group rotations - 35 min
Closing - 5 min Please use this LINK to sign up. If you have any questions, please contact Ashley Fulmer (afulmer@rusd.k12.ca.us).

Report Cards can be printed out on Wednesday for PTC's on Thursday and Friday - Please remember Thursday is a full day and Friday is to at least 12 (check in with Longi or Carrie if you are leaving early on Friday - OR if you have late conferences either day)

11/4 - American Fidelity in Lounge (appt. necessary - see email from benefits department)
11/4 - Longi out 8-12:30
11/4 - PTA Meeting 3:30-5:00
11/5 - Make-up Pictures
11/6 - Lunch on the Lawn (invites going out Monday)
11/6 - Cindy Secretary PD out 12:00
11/6 - Hearts Field Trip to Jackson
11/7 & 11/8 - PTC All Day
11/11 - Veterans Day No School
11/12 - PBIS Team Training #1 - RCOE All Day
11/12 - Team Meeting - WIN Time Data Analysis
11/12 - School Board Meeting - Central Middle School - 6:30
11/13 - Habit/Yogurtland PTA Fundraiser
11/14 - Elementary Principals Meeting 8:00-10:30
11/15 - Data Meeting Grades 3-6 (roving subs)