Open House

5th Math, Reading, Social Science

Starting
in... Ray School, 2021-22 School Year
William H. Ray Elementary School
● Principal Neely
● AP Lewis
● Ms. Sonia Vergara
- Main Office Clerk
● Dean Thompson

At Ray Elementary we are all about:

"FOSTERING THE LOVE OF LEARNING"

● Principal Neely -
gpharrisneely@cps.edu

● AP Lewis- bbwhitfield@cps.edu
● Ms. Sonia Vergara - It’s a Great day to be a Ray Warrior!!!!
svergara@cps.edu
● Dean Thompson- pbperry@cps.edu
 "FOSTERING THE LOVE OF LEARNING"

RAY VISION
Every Chicago Public Schools student in every neighborhood
will be engaged in a rigorous, well-rounded program and will
graduate prepared for success in college, career and life.

RAY MISSION
The mission of Ray School is to provide a rich academic experience for
our culturally, racially, and socio-economically diverse student body.
Teachers and staff work collaboratively with parents to instill in our
students a life-long love of learning.
 Welcome to 5th Grade!
We are so excited for the upcoming school year!
Mr. Darnell Dowd Room Ms. Anna Erickson Room
312 Ms. Allison Krecik 315
Room 314
 Welcome to 5th Grade!
We are so excited for the upcoming school year!
Ms. Orr Room 210 Mr. Pomerenk Room 210
 Welcome to 5th Grade!
We are so excited for the upcoming school year!
Ms. Higgins
Room 112
Meet The Team
Mr. Darnell Dowd (Room 312)
Email: dadowd@cps.edu

Ms. Allison Krecik(Room 314)

Email: agkrecik@cps.edu

Ms. Anna Erickson (Room 315)

Email: acerickson@cps.edu

School Website: ray.cps.edu

Meet The Team
Ms. Cortnie Orr (Room 210)
Email: COrr3@cps.edu

Mr. Joshua Pomerenk (Room 210)

Email: jpomerenk@cps.edu

Ms. Sarah Higgins (Room 112)

Email: sjkost@cps.edu

School Website: ray.cps.edu

Attendance/Grades
Attendance: It is SO important for your student to be
aware of their schedule and time management.
Attendance will be taken daily at 8:45!

Grades: We will be grading students using the following

guidelines:
A: 90-100
B: 80-89
C: 70-79
D: 60-69
F: 59 and Below
Rubric for Non-numbered work
Registration and Enrollment Forms
The following forms must be downloaded and returned to
school:
The forms below are found here:
https://www.cps.edu/sites/back-to-school/preparing-for-school/regist
ration-enrollment/

★ School Enrollment Form

★ Request for Emergency and Health Information
★ School Messaging Consent Form
★ Media Consent Form and Release

These forms are found here:

https://www.cps.edu/sites/back-to-school/preparing-for-school/packe
ts/
 Social
Science
5th - Early American History → Civil War
-Famous Dead People Project
-US Constitution
-Using Primary & Secondary Sources
-Creating historical evidence based arguments
-Inquiry based research
Reading

Students will:

- Practice Independent reading with stamina

- Read class novels
- Study word work (Greek & Latin roots, vocabulary,
prefixes and suffixes, etc.)
- Write reading response letters
- Practice standards based skills
Weekly Updates- Where to find it..

Weekly Newsletter shared on Ms. Erickson’s blog