Your Social Studies grade may be based on assessments from the following 3 categories:
East Greenwich's Grading Scale:
Primary- 50%
Tests and Large School-based projects
Secondary-35%
Quizzes, Scholastic News, Essential Questions, Smaller projects
Supportive-15%
Homework, Classwork
Your Literacy grade may be based on assessments from the following 3 categories:
Primary- 50%
Reading Tests, Unit Assessments, Performance-Based Projects, Full Process Writing pieces.
Secondary-35%
Word Work Quizzes, Comprehension Checks, Smaller Projects, Shorter Writing/Mini-lesson Pieces, Timed Writing Pieces
Supportive-15%
Homework, Classwork (Center Work), Checkpoints, Skill Pages, Participation
Please follow this link to find a parent's guide for helping your child be successful in 5th Grade Language Arts:
Homework Policy:
In Language Arts/ Literacy: Your child receives a weekly homework grade starting with 100 points. Each homework that they miss they will forfeit 25 points for the week.
In Social Studies: The policy is the same when homework is assigned for the week.
In LAL and SS: Five points will be deducted from late graded assignments.