Team 24

Parents/Caregivers,

Below is a link for information needed in order to volunteer at Valencia and/or drive on Valencia field trips.

http://www.valencia.pvusd.net/pf4/cms2/view_page?d=x&group_id=1500178973515&vdid=iv3x6g1vadm12z

The Santa Cruz Math Circle is a weekly math meeting for students in grades 5 - 10 who love math. Students meet with math professionals to work on interesting problems and topics not normally included in the standard classroom curriculum. The instructors are mathematicians, scientists and engineers who use math everyday. See the attached flyer for detailed information. 

All students have a Newsela account for the school year.

Students use their e-mail address and birthday password to enter the site.

Username Example: 4446666@pvusd.net

                                 (AR number@pvusd.net)

Password Example: Ju212008

                                (AR password)

Students are assigned one Newsela article each Monday.

Students are to read the article and complete the comprehension quiz.

Parents are encouraged to read the article with their child, if needed. 

Students and parents may now access a Math Homework Helper eBook.

Follow the directions in the link below to set up an account.

Students were also given a "hard" copy of the directions that will assist you in setting up your account.

Homework Guidelines

Students are given homework Monday through Thursday.

They are expected to copy the homework onto their Homework Contract daily. A typical night’s homework includes: reading, logging their reading, math, and a language arts assignment.

Math homework is due the following day. Math homework is review, or practicing what students learned that day in class. All other assignments are due by the end of the school week (normally Friday).

Example:

1. Read for 20 min.

2. Log your reading

3. Math: lesson 2

4. Cursive

5. Newsela.com

Monday language arts homework:

Students log on to Newsela.com, then select the assigned article and the appropriate reading level. They read the article and afterwards take a short comprehension quiz.

Tuesday language arts homework:

Students practice their weekly spelling/vocabulary words by completing the given assignment.

Wednesday language arts homework:

Students log on to Typing.com. They are expected to work on their typing skills for 20 minutes.

Thursday language arts homework:

Students study for their weekly spelling/vocabulary test, which is given on Friday. Parents read each spelling word, and the student writes it on a practice spelling test. Students/parents review the spelling and practice the needed words. Parents sign the practice test, and it is returned on Friday with their weekly homework assignments.