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Robles Junction Newsletter

United Community Health Center 81 W. Esperanza Blvd, Ste 201

Green Valley, AZ 85614

Wellness Center Purpose United Community Health Center’s School Wellness Centers provide primary health care services right at your child’s school campus. The intent of this program is not to replace the care given by your regular health care provider, but to promote better overall health of the school population. The Wellness Centers serve to enhance the prevention and maintenance of good health and improve access to health care. All students, even those without health insurance, may be seen at our Wellness Centers for care and treatment of a variety of conditions. The Centers are staffed by either a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant who may diagnose health problems and prescribe medication when needed. The Centers also have staff available to help families apply for AHCCCS and KidsCare or for United Community Health Center’s discounted medical program.

Wellness Centers Days & Times Altar Valley Middle School: 520-822-9343 x 327

Monday 12:30 pm -3:00 pm Thursday 8:30 am -3:00 pm

Robles Elementary School: 520-822-9418 x 204 Monday 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Wednesday 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Scheduling a Visit Your school’s health office may determine when your child needs to be referred to the Wellness Center. You may also call your health office or the Wellness Center directly to schedule an appointment. Parents are strongly encouraged to accompany their child to visits and, at a minimum, to an initial wellness visit in order to meet the staff and medical provider and to more appropriately address health issues. Your child may be seen at any United Community Health Center’s school-based site or one of five community-based primary care and dental clinics.


Early, Intervention Child Find

When: March 19, April 30, May 14, June 21 Where: Robles Elementary School in the preschool Rooms (Stop in office first) What: We will be screening children in all developmental areas including

Vision/Hearing Personal/Social Communication Cognitive Motor

If you are interested in having your child screened please call to make an appointment. Phone: 520-822-9418, J Ext. 235/236. Ask for Brian Michaud.

Altar Valley School District

On January 29, 2010, AVMD students participated in a cultural diversity assembly. The goal of the assembly was to help the stu-dents appreciate the diversity of our country, their cultural heri-tage, and the advantages of living in the USA where we can en-joy different food, styles, languages, literature, art, and music. The assembly began with a Power Point by Mrs. Woodley to the lyrics and music of the Black Eyed Peas’ song, One Tribe. The Student Council presented peace symbols crafted by Mrs. Johnson to the students who were selected by their peers as “Most Toler-ant Student of the Month- D.J. McCroy, Chelsey Kirby and Lety Montana. Wearing traditional clothing from several countries, students showed how people from other countries dress in a fashion show. Following the assembly, the students made a peace sign and the letters AVMS for a panoramic school picture. The morning ended with an International Food Fair where students tasted foods as var-ied as sushi, tamales, Italian cookies, and chocolate from a choco-late fountain.

Cultural Diversity Day at AVMS

Robles Junction Newsletter CHURCHES St. Mary of the Desert Catholic Information: 822-9338 CCD: 822-2859 Baptisms: 822-2859 Youth Group: 822-1112 Confession: Saturday 5:00 pm Mass: Saturday 5:30 pm at Altar Valley Elementary School Gym. Faith Baptist Church 11080 S. Brandywine Lane (between Guy & Viking). Phone: 822-1057. Pastor: Stan Stringer Worship: Sunday, 11:00 am Prayer: Thursday, 6:30 pm Serenity Baptist Church 5501 W. Ajo Way Phone: 822-2026 Pastor: Dane Miller Worship: Sunday, 10:30 am Bible Study: Sunday, 9:30 am Wednesday, Youth Group 5:00-7:15 pm. Children’s Program, 6:00-7:15 pm Adult Bible Study: 7:00-8:00 pm Holy Way Presbyterian Church 4221 W. Ajo Way Phone: 888-9417 Pastor: Raymond S. Thomas Worship: Sunday 9:30 am Sunday School: Sunday 9:30 am Tuesday Bible Study: 9:00 am Tucson Mountain Baptist Church 5757 W. Ajo Way Phone: 883-1234 Pastor: Dr. Jay George Sunday School: Sunday, 9:30 am Worship: Traditional: Sunday 8:00 am Contemporary: Sunday 10:45 am Children’s Church: 10:45 am Evening Service: 6:00 pm Youth Live: Wednesday, 7:00 pm Mount Zion Lutheran Church 4520 W. Ajo Way Phone: 883-0627 Pastors: Dan Valasakos and Craig Larson Worship: Sunday 8:00 & 10:45 am Saturday, 5:00 pm Sunday School: 9:45 am — all ages Mission Park Baptist Church 2101 W. Ajo Way Phone: 883-386 Pastor: Tim George Worship: Sunday, 9:30 am Sunday School: Sunday 11:00 am Spanish Worship: Sunday 2:00 pm Kids Club: Wednesday 6:45 pm Spanish: Thursday, 7:00 pm

Save The Date When: Sunday, April 4, 2010 Time: 8:00 a.m. Where: Veterans Park on South Sasabe Hwy Why: To Celebrate Resurrection Sunday Come and join members of Serenity Baptist Church as we celebrate Resurrection Sunday. You don’t have to be a member of the church to attend. We welcome and encourage all to come. A continental breakfast will be served free after the service. Come and share the music, the sing-ing, the food and wonderful fellowship occurring on the very special Easter Sunday. Any questions, call the church at 822-2026.


The Office of the Pima County School Superintendent features an outstanding educator that is nomi-nated by his or her peers, administra-

tor, parents, or others. This Week's Educator Spotlight: Mrs. Georgina Woodley, Altar Valley Middle School, 6th and 7th Grade Social Studies "George" is continuously striving to integrate authentic and creative strategies for student engagement in her classroom. Technology is used everyday in creative, engaging ways such as her unique daily visitor created by George with it's own customized voice, who talks to the class giving hints to the meaning of the new vocabu-lary for the day. Students create PowerPoint and podcasts as well as other content based technology projects. Not only are her classroom skills outstanding, she has also volun-teered to tutor elementary students and has a group of high-risk middle school students that she mentors.

Spot Light on Two Altar Valley Teachers

I was truly honored when my former profes-sors at the State Univer-sity of New York at

Geneseo asked me to co-author the fourth edition of Introduction to Communication Disorders. It was a challenging but very fun project to take part in. This textbook is written primarily for undergraduate students who are beginning their coursework in the field of speech-language pathology. The text pro-vides an overview of communication and feeding/swallowing disorders in children and adults, and describes how speech-language pathologists assess and treat these disorders throughout an individual’s lifespan. This edition of the textbook is also available inter-nationally for the first time which we are very ex-cited about. We hope it will be a big success in col-leges and universities throughout the world.

Kim Farinella Speech Teacher Has published a

book.

Mrs. Georgina Woodley Social Studies Teacher

Robles Elementary School honored their January Students of the Month Some of the Robles Elementary School Students who received this honor had lunch with the principal and received special gifts from the PTA. The students who received this honor had been selected by their teacher for always behaving above and beyond in class. They were kind, considerate, fol-lowed directions, were responsible and helped take care of others.

Robles Elementary School January Student of the Month


A Graceful Touch of Beauty Hair Salon & Spa

520-908-9084

Monday—Saturday 9:0o - 5:00

(Early & late hours by apt.) 15390 W. Ajo Hwy

Formerly at 2727 S. Kinney Rd

Look for the RED DOUBLE DECKER BUS

Many blessings and thank you for

your business & support Happy Valentines

AWASA (Animal Welfare Alliance of Southern Ari-zona) is announcing sponsorship of a Public Service Announcement (PSA) Video Contest for high school students in Cochise, Pima and Santa Cruz counties. AWASA members include the Animal Rescue Foun-dation, Casa de los Gatos, Cochise County Humane Society, Foundation for Animals in Rise (FAIR), Humane Society of Southern Arizona, Paws Patrol, Petfinder.com, Pima Animal Care Center, Southern Arizona Beagle Rescue plus many individuals con-cerned with the welfare of our animal friends. Students will be asked to produce a 30 second video featuring some aspect of saving animal lives which will become a Public Service Announcement (PSA) for distribution to Southern Arizona television sta-tions. This contest is open to all high school students in Cochise, Pima and Santa Cruz counties. Entries will be posted and voted on YouTube.com with the top ten determined by the following formula. The highest total score based on the number of com-ments, multiplied by the overall rating of the video, and adding the number of views. From the top ten, the three best, judged by a panel comprised of animal welfare, video production and advertising representatives will be selected for an additional award and those videos will be shown on local television. All top ten contestants will receive a $100 cash award and the three best of the top ten will each receive an additional $500. All entrants will receive a Certificate of Merit. More information, including the Entry Form and Rules are available on our website at: www.AWASA.org/contest. If you have questions, please send them to [email protected].

Quotations to Ponder Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffer-ing and effort which life implies. — Erich Fromm I arise in the morning torn between a desire to im-prove the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. —Elwyn Brooks The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. —Chinese Proverb


The Altar Valley Schools Presents

Trish Sargent Parent Involvement Coordinator for the Altar Valley School District,

will be presenting

The Fred Jones Tools for Parenting Workshop.

Dr. Jones new 3 DVD set for parents

centers on a theme that will help parents develop a positive relationships with their kids.

Workshops are from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Middle School Child Care will be provided.

A Light Supper will be served. RVSP so we know how much

food and materials to prepare.

Call or e-mail Trish Sargent At 520-247-8222

[email protected] Or Fill out the form below.

March 9th - Meaning Business How to get your kids to stop doing what you don't want

them to do.

Calm is Strength, Upset is Weakness The Body Language of Meaning Business

Backtalk and Consistency Rules and Consequences

March 16th - Teaching Responsibility

How to get your kids to do what you want them to do when you want them to do it.

"I Was Not Put On This Earth To Be Your Servant."

Teaching Your Children To Do It Right "Why Should I?" - Building Motivation

March 23rd- Building Values

How to teach your kids right from wrong.

This is a workshop for parents with children in school and at all grade levels. Please fill out this form and send it back to school with your child.

Please Print Clearly

Parent Name ________________________________________________________

Parent Phone numbers ________________________ or ______________________

E-mail Address_____________________________

How many adults will be attending _________ How many children are coming that need childcare______ We would like to attend all three Workshops___

We would only like to attend the March 9th Workshop _______

We would only like to attend the March 16th Workshop _______

We would only like to attend the March 23rd Workshop _______


FRIENDS & FAMILY SPORTS PROGRAM

SATURDAY, MARCH 6TH, 2010 REGISTRATION/

CHECK IN 9AM-10AM VETERAN’S

MEMORIAL PARK 10211 South Sasabe Highway

BRING YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS! TEAMS MUST HAVE:

4-MALES/4-FEMALES MINIMUM AGES 6 & UP

IF YOU DON’T HAVE A COMPLETE TEAM SHOW UP & WE’LL HELP YOU!

Friends of Robles Ranch, Inc. and its program, Friends & Family Sports, are a 501 © (3) non-profit dedicated to providing sports events to the Robles Junction/Three Points community. Any and all donations will be greatly appreciated and applied to future events and activities. If interested in making a contribution or volunteering please

contact Adam Bernal at [email protected] or call 520-820-5168.


AVMS MARANA HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION

Marana High School Counselors will meet with eighth grade students interested in enrolling in Marana High

School for 2010-2011 in the AVMS cafeteria Wednesday, March 10, from 8 am to 10 am. At that time they

will distribute course books and begin the scheduling process. They will return on Thursday, March 25, to

pick up all completed, signed registration information.

All students who are considering enrolling at Marana are encouraged to attend the meeting on March 10th. It

is recommended that students enroll now even if they are undecided, as it is easier to drop the classes than try

to enroll later. Parents are welcome to stop by on March 10th to be part of the registration process.

Information Meeting Are you 55 or over? Do you need help with transportation? Errands? Are you 18 or older? Would you like to volunteer to help your neighbors? *transportation costs reimbursed To learn more come to an informational meeting. Friday, March 12, 5:00 p.m. Robles Ranch Community Center

Local Information And Referral Services

Find help with: Home repair Health care and WIC Job training Assistance with forms & applications Call 954-9454 for assistance

Rocking “J” Leather is a Tucson leather store that produces unique, quality, handmade Leather items to custom order. Rocking “J” also sells leather, tools, and stamps, hardware, etc. for you to make your own items. Visit our NEW location at: 3100 N. Stone Ave., Suite 118 Tucson, AZ.

Watch for a future addition to the newslet-ter in the form of a crossword puzzle.


PPEP TEC High School COLLEGE CORNER…

Calling all juniors and seniors in High School, any school! It is never too early or too late to think about, plan, and prepare for college! You are now in the spring semester of school and it is now that you need to start re-searching colleges and financial aid opportunities. Here is a timeline that any junior or senior should be look-ing at: Juniors:

Keep your grades up. Make a list of up to 10 colleges you’re interested in. October: get admission requirements from colleges. Spring: attend college fairs, visit colleges. Spring: research scholarships; watch for deadlines

Seniors: Register for SAT or ACT tests. Research/apply for scholarships.

Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student AID) at www.fafsa.ed.gov after Jan. 1.

Send you last batch of scholarship applications. Ask your school to send transcripts to colleges you’ve applied to.

These are just a few things you need to be looking into. All of this information and more can be found at: www.college.gov . Also you should contact your schools academic counselor… PPEP TEC High School would like to help any junior or senior be prepared for college. If any of you have questions or would like to have help filling out the FAFSA , looking for scholarships or colleges, please con-tact Juan Diarte at: 294-6997 or Jennifer McCreight at: 822-3064.

ZGI Shorts Film Festival to give Scholarship WIN A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO THE ZAKI GORDON INSTITUTE FOR INDEPENDENT FILM MAKING! Any student or group of students in grades 7-12 can submit a short film using multi media projects, commer-cials, animations, and short films with a running time of less than 15 minutes no later than April 1, 2010. Award winners will be notified by April 16, 2010. All winners will receive an all access pass to the ZGI Shorts Film Festival and a 10 Film Flex Pass to the Sedona International Film Festival and Workshop. The Most Promising Filmmaker Scholarship is for a full tuition for a 1 year certificate program in narrative or documentary filmmaking at Yavapai College’s Zaki Gordon Institute in Sedona, AZ. This scholarship is valid for a high school graduate that is an Arizona resident and applies to the school year beginning in August 2010 ending in May 2011. Visit www.zgi.yc.edu for more details about the ZGI Short Film Festival and the State-of-the-Art Film School.

Mike & Dave’s Moving

Truck for Hire

Mike Dave 275-2683 275-6338

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PPEP TEC HIGH SCHOOL

Pick uP EnrollmEnt information at:

10451 S. SaSabe Rd. Tucson, AZ. 85736

520-822-3064

Ages 15-21 2 sessions

TransporTaTion provided School lunch program

StandardS baSed curriculum

HigH ScHool Diploma


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St Patrick’s

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March Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

PPEP TEC High on Spring Break

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