Welcome

Welcome

Ms. Ramirez4th [email protected]

A Little About MeEducation

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies (Cal Poly) Master of Arts in Education (Pepperdine) GATE certificate (UCR)

Life Have one three year old child Sixth year working for Walnut Valley Unified Third, Fourth, and Fifth grade experience

Philosophy All children are individuals and all

children are gifted

High yet achievable goal per student

Students are expected to give 100% of their effort

Combination Class Advantages

Develop responsible work habits Access to positive role models Develop team work skills Participate in smaller grade level groups Opportunities to preview and review concepts Opportunity to reinforce and extend learning Develop independent learning skills Develop interpersonal skills Exposed to a broad and varied learning environment

Curriculum (4th & 5th)Language Arts

Spelling- Spelling & Vocabulary Website: SpellingCityWritingLiterature-http://www.arbookfind.com/Grammar

* Fourth grade students will be taking a state writing test

Curriculum (4th & 5th)Math

Problem solving Addition/subtraction Multiplication/division Measurement Fractions Decimals Geometry Graphing Pre-algebra

Homework Policy Homework will be assigned Monday through Thursday

Students are to record assignments in their student planner provided by CRCC

Parent signatures will NOT be required

Nightly Homework = 45 - 60 minutes (excludes reading)

Students who miss homework will receive a deficiency notice

Multiple missed assignments in any particular subject will result in an overall trimester drop

Weekly Folders/Communication Check and Sign your child’s weekly folder on

Fridays Completed work, test, school and community

information, and important updates

Sign and Return test that have received a grade lower than a C

Review papers with many errors = REDO

Report any concerns in the comment section

Progress reports will be sent three times a year First conference will be held in Fall. Please sign up for a

scheduled time before you leave today.

Grading Tests, projects, and written assignments will receive a

percentage and a letter grade.

100-98 % A+98-93% A92-90% A-89-88% B+87-83% B82-80% B-79-78% C+77-73% C72-70% C-69-68% D+67-63% D62-60% D-59% or below U

Absent Work If your child is absent, please call the

office for missed work by 10:00am

Absent work needs to be turned in with ABSENT written on all papers

Classroom Management Learnball International will be used for

classroom management Teaches team building skills Makes students accountable for their behavior

Accountability

Students have designed their own classroom rules under my guidance based on the IB attitudes

Positive: Points are awarded to opposing team

Shoot out: Ensures the tournament is NEVER over

Classroom Jobs = Responsibility

Class Rewards & Discipline

Rewards 1. Individual rewards = Tickets (Prize box on Fridays) 2. Group reward = Learnball Points (Shoot Out!) 3. Whole class = Paper Clips (Student Choice)

Consequences 1. Broken rule=Warning 2. Broken rules=Making Better Choices Notice/Parent

Signature 3. Broken rules= Call home to Parents 4. Broken rules= See Administrator

Tentative Daily Schedule8:15 - 8:40 Morning Work (MM, ML, DOL,

Cursive, SSR)8:40 - 10:00 Math (4th & 5th)-IB10:00 - 10:15 Recess10:15 - 10:25 Physical Education 10:25 - 11:15 Language Arts, Grammar,

Writing (4th)-IB11:15 - 11:25 Recess11:25 - 12:30 Language Arts, Grammar,

Writing (5th)-IB12:30 - 1:15 Lunch1:15 - 1:30 Homework (4th & 5th)1:30 - 2:30 Social Studies/Science IB Rotations2:30 - 2:35 Pack-up, clean-up, and shoot-out

Additional Classes Monday: Computer Lab (4/5) 9:00 - 9:30

Library (4/5) 9:30 - 10:00Tuesday: Spanish (4/5) 1:20 - 2:05Thursday: P.E. (4/5) 1:15 - 2:15Friday: Music (4th) 10:45 - 11:15

Music (5th) 1:55 - 2:35 Science Lab(4th) 1:55 - 2:35 Science Lab (5th) 9:15 - 10:00

Birthdays Wellness Policy: cupcakes, juices, or food

treats are not allowed

If you would like to celebrate your child’s birthday, donate books, pencils, etc.

In class celebrations are not allowed by our administration. We ask that invitations be mailed and not delivered at school

Snacks Breakfast

Benefits: More likely your child will stay on task

Snack Fruits Vegetables Dry Cereals Additional half sandwich

WVUSD Volunteer Application

Policy to ensure the safety of your child

Volunteers at WVUSD will be screened

Levels of Volunteers Category 1-One time visit with teacher notice

Category 2-Occasional, non-scheduled or frequent contact with students under the supervision of certificated staff on campus Submit a completed application Provide a copy of California Drivers License or ID Clear Tuberculosis Test-Fees paid by applicant Undergo background check using Megan’s Law

each year

Important InformationCastle Rock Phone Number:909.598.5006

Ms. Ramirez’s Email:[email protected] Rock Elementary

Thank you for coming!!!