Welcome
Ms. Ramirez
4th Grade
vramirez@wvusd.k12.ca.us
A Little About Me
 Education
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Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies (Cal Poly)
Master of Arts in Education (Pepperdine)
GATE certificate (UCR)
Life
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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
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are expected to give 100% of
their effort
Combination Class Advantages
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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:
SpellingCity
 Writing
 Literature-http://www.arbookfind.com/
 Grammar
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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
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Homework will be assigned Monday through Thursday
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Students are to record assignments in their student
planner provided by CRCC
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Parent signatures will NOT be required
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Nightly Homework = 45 - 60 minutes (excludes reading)
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Students who miss homework will receive a deficiency
notice
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Multiple missed assignments in any particular subject will
result in an overall trimester drop
Weekly Folders/Communication
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Check and Sign your child’s weekly folder on
Fridays
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Completed work, test, school and community
information, and important updates
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Sign and Return test that have received a grade
lower than a C
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Review papers with many errors = REDO
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Report any concerns in the comment section
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Progress reports will be sent three times a year
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First conference will be held in Fall. Please sign up for a
scheduled time before you leave today.
Grading
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Tests, projects, and written assignments will receive a
percentage and a letter grade.
100-98 %
98-93%
92-90%
89-88%
87-83%
82-80%
79-78%
77-73%
72-70%
69-68%
67-63%
62-60%
59% or below
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DU
Absent Work
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your child is absent, please call the
office for missed work by 10:00am
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work needs to be turned in with
ABSENT written on all papers
Classroom Management
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Learnball International will be used for classroom
management
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Teaches team building skills
Makes students accountable for their behavior
Accountability
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Students have designed their own classroom rules under my
guidance based on the IB attitudes
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Positive: Points are awarded to opposing team
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Shoot out: Ensures the tournament is NEVER over
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Classroom Jobs = Responsibility
Class Rewards & Discipline
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Rewards
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Individual rewards = Tickets (Prize box on Fridays)
Group reward = Learnball Points (Shoot Out!)
Whole class = Paper Clips (Student Choice)
Consequences
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Broken rule=Warning
Broken rules=Making Better Choices Notice/Parent
Signature
Broken rules= Call home to Parents
Broken rules= See Administrator
Tentative Daily Schedule
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8:15 - 8:40
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8:40 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:25
10:25 - 11:15
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11:15 - 11:25
11:25 - 12:30
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12:30 - 1:15
1:15 - 1:30
1:30 - 2:30
2:30 - 2:35
Morning Work (MM, ML, DOL,
Cursive, SSR)
Math (4th & 5th)-IB
Recess
Physical Education
Language Arts, Grammar,
Writing (4th)-IB
Recess
Language Arts, Grammar,
Writing (5th)-IB
Lunch
Homework (4th & 5th)
Social Studies/Science IB Rotations
Pack-up, clean-up, and shoot-out
Additional Classes
Monday: Computer Lab (4/5)
Library (4/5)
Tuesday: Spanish (4/5)
Thursday: P.E. (4/5)
Friday:
Music (4th)
Music (5th)
Science Lab(4th)
Science Lab (5th)
9:00 - 9:30
9:30 - 10:00
1:20 - 2:05
1:15 - 2:15
10:45 - 11:15
1:55 - 2:35
1:55 - 2:35
9:15 - 10:00
Birthdays
 Wellness
Policy: cupcakes, juices, or food
treats are not allowed
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you would like to celebrate your child’s
birthday, donate books, pencils, etc.
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class celebrations are not allowed by
our administration. We ask that invitations
be mailed and not delivered at school
Snacks
 Breakfast
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Benefits: More likely your child will stay on
task
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Fruits
Vegetables
Dry Cereals
Additional half sandwich
WVUSD Volunteer Application
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Policy to ensure the safety of your child
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Volunteers at WVUSD will be screened
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Levels of Volunteers
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Category 1-One time visit with teacher notice
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Category 2-Occasional, non-scheduled or
frequent contact with students under the
supervision of certificated staff on campus
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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 Information
Castle Rock Phone Number:
909.598.5006
Ms. Ramirez’s Email:
vramirez@wvusd.k12.ca.us
Castle Rock Elementary
Thank you for coming!!!