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I want student and their families to know that we care. That no matter their background, no matter the obstacles, learning disabilities, or struggles of the students and/or their family we will rise together.

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We Rise Elementary provides a secure and loving facility to all students and their families. We strive to give a high quality education and service our low poverty community. We strive to be a beacon of hope to our students and shine the path to a better future here at WE RISE.

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Family and Community face to face engagement is key. It's important to keep families engaged and the community. We have children for certain school hours and then they go home so we want to keep parents engaged. We have family coordinators that work with our families. Our school is in a tuff community but we still incorporate and engaged our community members and helpers to come into the school and read and interact with our kids. This way kids can make connections outside of school.

We interact with parents by newsletter, parent meetings, we engage through progress reports, open house, emails, phone calls, suggestion box. We have policy council were parents are also involved. We always want to hear our families.

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This is an example of a schedule for a 3rd grade class. However, we adjust this schedule based of the grade and age of the children. School runs from 7:45am to 3:00pm. We have a easy start to the morning and then introduce 2 curriculum classes, then we offer lunch and recess. After the break children go back to 2 different curriculum classes and then have a easy and fun end to their day.

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We incorporate technology into our school curriculum. Through technology we use projectors to show things to students. We have computer access. We have also given students take home tablets. These are used in case schools have to be closed for long periods of times we can still have class virtually. Parents and students communicate via email through this technology. Children have access to any take home assignments and worksheets for practice.

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This website was used for ideas and reference for this project.

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Elementary education, beginning from Kindergarten through sixth grade, provides children with a foundation of facts and skills. It focuses on developing not only study skills, but also social, physical, and character building skills. Elementary school should be a fun-filled, child-centered, and safe place for children to learn.

What is an effective elementary school like?

As far as the "curriculum" of an elementary program, that is fairly standard: mathematics, writing and grammar, science, social studies, physical education, reading, art, and music.

The question shouldn't be "what should elementary students learn?", but, " what is an effective elementary school like? "

Effective elementary schools use curricula and teaching methods that help students foster a sense of independence; accommodate for different styles of learning; provide numerous opportunities for community and parent involvement; provide opportunities and resources for students to receive help after school; employ teachers, administrators and other staff that help students achieve their best.

Qualities of effective elementary schools

Strong elementary programs are effective for the following reasons:

Schools have strong and effective instructional leadership

Teachers have time and energy to handle instructional issues; plan lessons and assessments; revise methodologies.

School staff develop a collective sense of responsibility.

Teachers receive adequate training and are given opportunities to collaborate knowledge.

School administrators offer support to teachers during difficult times during the academic year (i.e. test periods, parent-teacher conferences, etc.)

Schools build relationships with the parents and surrounding community.

Parents are given a voice in certain policies and areas of school management.

The teachers and school administrators build a positive school-home relationship via monthly newsletters, parent-teacher conferences, telephone calls, parent-student activity nights, etc.

Community business and local programs work with school administrators to plan learning opportunities outside of the classroom (i.e. field trips, volunteer programs, etc.)

Schools employ dedicated, caring, and effective teachers.

The teachers have a strong knowledge of learning styles and use instructional methods that reflect that understanding.

Teachers inform the students of the objectives for each lesson.

Teachers are predictable, using the same routine and structured format.

They keep students on task and manage classroom behavior effectively.

Use positive reinforcement when students do not perform up to the expectations.

Schools use a strong approach to teaching literacy.

Teachers place a strong emphasis on reading, both silently and aloud.

Teachers manage time and lessons effectively to allow for students to read.

Instructional methods for reading stress balance between whole-language acquisition, phonics, and making meaning from texts.

Teachers redouble efforts to help students understand the target language and content if students fail to grasp it the first time.

Schools work with parents to encourage children to read at home, and begin summer reading programs.

The elementary curriculum is comprehensive and builds upon prior knowledge.

The content is targeted to state and national standards of achievement.

It provides for assessment and evaluation.

It challenges students to think critically and learn to find information for themselves.

Allows students to be successful in the classroom and helps them apply their skills outside of school.

Elementary education and the content students learn is extremely important.

It helps children prepare for the middle and high school levels of education.

It also help children develop connections with others and builds self-esteem.

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Elementary Education (Focus on Curriculum Part 4)

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Elementary education, beginning from Kindergarten through sixth grade, provides children with a foundation of facts and skills. It focuses on developing not only study skills, but also social, physical, and character building skills. Elementary school should be a fun-filled, child-centered, and safe place for children to learn.

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There is different aspects to this. Having a curriculum in place for our school is beneficial for all school. We are an elementary school. Math, social studies, science, art, writing, physical education and more. We incorporate all this depending on the grade and age. We use different teaching methods, and involve the parents into the curriculum to encourage in home learning. We have goals for students to reach. Children have to reach a certain goals to move into the following grade. There is expectations for teaching and learning. We have different methods of teaching the curriculum which makes it fun. We then have different assessments to asses our children and teachers.

We do accommodate children depending on their learning needs. Materials are used based on the class and what is available.

Assessments are done to be able to see how students are doing and to provide proper accommodation or extra support for the students so they can all rise like the mission statement states. We do community learning, not all learning is done inside the classroom.

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We are more than just a school we are a family. We have a diverse way of learning and we are very cultural evolved. We have diversity within the classroom on posters and through books. We have equipped teachers to help students learn. No matter their background or learning styles. We have teachers and staff that work with children that may have a learning disability or a mental health diagnosis. We do our assessments to be able to follow up with our children and know that at their young age accommodations may be needed to help them throughout their school year. We do that all here at WE RISE.

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I had fun doing this project. It was difficult to think and come up with all that a school may require. All the correct things and support needed to help students and their teacher and the families be successful.

However, we had so much information that was helpful through the course. Learning about the core standards and the difference between school and learning. Keeping educators informed and up to date. Meeting with them and providing them training so they can teach the students correctly. Some changes might be needed to accommodate the children.

Creating relationships I learned through the TED talk video. Sometimes we font know what kids go through at home so having a bond with kids' and making them feel safe because sometimes they might not have that at home. Giving them safety. Not having a relationship with our students can make learning more difficult.

Educating our educators, involving them in the education of our children help them as well make outside connections.

Throughout the course we gain so much knowledge. The shortage happening in teaching may be because of lack of compensation which is understandable. Trying to praise our educators so they can keep the passion in their teaching.