The Kids Are Home...Now What?
Leveraging Supplemental Resources for Learning
Dear Castle Rock Families,
This past week, our teachers and staff worked diligently to prepare resources and ideas that are intended to minimize any learning gaps or regressions that might occur when students are not in school. The resources provided strive to reinforce lessons already taught, as well as practice essential skills needed for current and future grade levels. These lessons have been emailed to you, posted outside of our office in hard copy form, and added to a new learning enrichment website housed at http://learn.wvusd.org. I have also attached them below. You will notice that most of the resources do not require special equipment or textbooks; we have designed them intentionally this way to avoid families needing to obtain additional materials.
Please take some time to peruse the resources available at http://learn.wvusd.org. The content is updated daily. As well, I will select features from this website to highlight in my weekly newsletters home. This week's newsletter features how to access Benchmark Advance, our district's Language Arts curriculum for elementary students, and the specific content that is taught in our classrooms. I hope you find this resource helpful.
In the coming days and weeks, you may be wondering "What do I do next?" Please continue to read our new weekly newsletter that will contain tips and ideas for you to try with your children, as well important updates from the district. I will also include a link to a video clip that you are welcome to share with your child. These newsletters will be shared via email on Sunday evening.
For now, best wishes, stay well, and thank you for your efforts and support! We are in this together!
Jen Alcazar
Principal
Castle Rock Elementary School
Suggested Daily Schedule for Learning
ACCESSING BENCHMARK ADVANCE: WVUSD'S LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
Benchmark advance is our district adopted Language Arts program for elementary students. Follow the the steps below to get the online program complete with reading material and consumable pages to print and use at home.
- Go to myportal.wvusd.org (clicking will give you login directions)
- Click "Applications" tab
- Click "Benchmark"
- Use your child's login information. If your child needs to reset their password, please call 909-595-1261, x31200
- Go to "My Library" which will list all the unit books students can read or listen to articles being read to them. This is material your child uses at school.
**Your child will most benefit from units 1-6 as a review. This is also where essential, critical skills are taught and practiced.
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Learning Resources By Grade Level
Castle Rock Elementary School
Email: jalcazar@wvusd.k12.ca.us
Website: castlerockknights.org
Location: 2975 Castlerock Road, Diamond Bar, CA, USA
Phone: 909 598 5006
Facebook: facebook.com/CastleRockIB
Twitter: @CastleRockIB