Hello 6th graders!
For 6th grade, we will complete chapter one and then we will continue to review any additional information
as necessary until standardized testing which begins the week of September 19th. After testing is over, we
will continue on in the text. Your text has set up all but the last chapter into two main sections. Depending
on the depth of the material, we will quiz mid-chapter then test at the end of the chapter.
Grading will be on a Weighted Percent System.
Classwork 10% -- There will not be many points in this category but I will use it on occasion.
Homework 35% -- For the most part, homework will be out of four points and completion based.
Quizzes 15% -- After ITBS testing, there will be an average of one quiz a chapter for most chapters.
Tests 40% -- We will have at least one test before ITBS testing, and one per chapter for the remainder of the year.
Weighted Percent System Explanation
If you have the following averages in each category:
Classwork: 100%
Homework: 83%
Quizzes: 92%
Tests: 87%
This is how you would figure out your grade.
Classwork: 10% × 100% = 10%
Homework: 35% × 83% = 29.05%
Quizzes: 15% × 92% = 13.8%
Tests: 40% × 87% = 34.8%
Sum of 4 categories (10+29.05+13.8+34.8)=87.65%
I am looking forward to this year, and I hope you are as well!