Our PTA heavily supports our Innovation Lab and Library.Īfter School Classroom Enrichment (ACE) is sponsored by the Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) and offers fun and educational after-school classes. ACE opportunities are available for students in Grades 1-6.
Students in all grade levels visit the Lab and Library each week for approximately 40 minutes. Creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking are skills that are fostered and developed through the activities in our Innovation Lab and Library. The focus of these areas include multimedia presentations, library skillds, and Maker Space activities.
The Chromebooks and additional technology at Turtle Rock are heavily supported by the PTA, IUSD, the City of Irvine and private donors.Īt the center of our campus is our Innovation Lab and our Library. Use of the Chromebooks is a privilege and may be revoked if a Chromebook is damaged or misused. We provide all students who use a computer with Digital Citizenship lessons. Our Media Techs provide additional instruction on specific programs and applications. Basic computer skills are taught in the classroom by our teachers. These computers have become as integral to our instruction as traditional pencil and paper. We are pleased that with their support we have developed a program that positively impacts all children and benefits our overall school environment.Īt Turtle Rock we are pleased to be able to provide every child in Grades 1-6 an individual Chromebook. Our PTA contributes heavily to our physical education program. Core to the physical education program is the development of good sportsmanship, conflict resolution skills, self-regulation skills, anti-bullying/pro-kindness behaviors, as well as gross motor development. minutes are included in their recess time. Each student in Grades 1-6 receives 100 min/wk of P.E. TK and Kindergarten students' P.E. This program incorporates art history with an art studio activity, and relies heavily on the support of our parent volunteers.Īt Turtle Rock we believe that developing the whole child includes a strong physical education program. The Turtle Rock PTA also provides funding for the Art Masters Program for students in Grades K-6. All classroom teachers integrate art as part of their regular instruction. Students in Grades 1-6 receive six 1-hour art lessons from a credentialed art teacher each school year. These classes are held twice a week for 50 minutes. Students in Grades 4-6 have the option to take either a choral music class or an instrumental music class. The lessons in TK and Kindergarten are approximately 30 minutes and 40 minutes for Grades 1-3. Students in Grades TK-3 receive music lessons twice a month from a district music teacher. Music is an important part of the IUSD experience and is heavily supported by the Irvine Public Schools Foundation. Scores on these tests are reported to parents and become part of students’ academic records. Students in 5th Grade take a California science assessment in April/May. Additional lessons are taught by the upper grade classroom teachers. Students in Grades 4-6 attend science lab twice a week. Students in Grades TK-3 receive science instruction from their classroom teachers. Next Generation Science Standards are taught at all grade levels.
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