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February 8, 2012 (Sacramento): Washington Elementary School sixth-grade teacher Kim Williams will go to the ends of the Earth to help her students understand the importance of protecting the environment. Literally.
 

Williams will journey to Antarctica this month with the 2041 International Antarctic Expedition, led by explorer Robert Swan, the first person ever to have walked to the North and South poles.

February 15, 2012 (Sacramento):  Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond will testify about the local impacts of state education cuts before the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee at tomorrow morning鈥檚 hearing.

麻豆果冻传媒 faces a $28 million deficit for 2012-13 under Governor Brown鈥檚 proposed state budget.

February 16, 2012 (Sacramento):  Recycled glass countertops. Decorating finishes made from salvaged wood. Polished concrete floors. Water-wise landscape.

These may seem like the design elements of a hip new restaurant.

February 17, 2012 (Sacramento):  A third-grader鈥檚 colorful drawing of a garden filled with flowers has netted Mark Hopkins Elementary School a 鈥渄ream鈥� school garden worth thousands of dollars.

Melissa Martinez鈥檚 drawing was one of three top finalists in the Karden Gardens Dream School Garden Competition, which was part of last month鈥檚 Northern California Home and Landscape Expo.

February 23, 2012 (Sacramento):  Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired eK-8 School students are staging a 鈥淜nit Together鈥� in Reichmuth Park on Saturday, part of a six-week knit-a-thon to raise money for the school and supply needy children with blankets.

The children have collected pledges for donations based on how many knitted squares they can produce between when the knit-a-thon started January 28 and March 2.

February 9, 2012 (Sacramento): To succeed in school 鈥� and life鈥攕tudents need to develop academically and grow emotionally and socially.
 

Helping students acquire the life skills needed to make good decisions, build strong relationships and manage emotions is a focus of the Sacramento City Unified School District (麻豆果冻传媒).

February 29, 2012 (Sacramento):  Kids across Sacramento City Unified School District will honor the  birthday of Dr. Seuss on Friday 鈥� Read Across America Day 鈥� by listening to inspired renditions of the author鈥檚 best-loved books, including 鈥淭he Lorax.鈥�

鈥淩ead Across America Day is a great way to bring the community into our classrooms so students can see the joy that adults get from reading,鈥� said 麻豆果冻传媒 Superintendent Jonathan Raymond. 鈥淭hese great reading role models send a strong message that reading is a pleasure and the key to success in life.鈥�

February 17, 2012 (Sacramento):  Oak Ridge Elementary School has been awarded a three-year School Improvement Grant (SIG) from the California Department of Education, with year one funding (2012-13) of $1.5 million.

The grant will allow Oak Ridge to expand the school day by 45 minutes, increasing time spent in core academics, student enrichment and teacher planning and collaboration.

Oak Ridge was eligible to apply for SIG funding because in 2009-10 it was ranked among the lowest 5 percent of schools in the state in terms of academic performance.