THE CLASSROOM

THE CURRICULUM

Each "B.E.S.T." book cover below is clickable so parents and students alike

may access a digital version of each level's respective curriculum.

For homework/practice textbooks, use this link to access a digital version of those.

THE GRADEBOOK

My gradebook is broken down in the following way:

• Classwork: 30%

  • Classwork is the meat and potatoes of a student's overall grade. Each newly instructed concept is provided a daily grade of either 0 or 100. Students simply need to remain engaged and participate in the discussion, note-taking, and problem solving to the best of their ability to receive a 100. 

• Homework: 15%

  • Practice is crucial as it allows for new concepts to be reinforced and mastery to be eventually obtained. As such, one can expect to have homework--not an overwhelming amount--on a daily basis, but much practice is completed in class as well.

  • Homework is graded on completion and effort, not right or wrong; if a student completes the task to the best of their ability, an easy A is recorded in the gradebook.

• MFAS Tasks: 0%*

  • MFAS Tasks are used by the district to (a) solidify mathematics comprehension and (b) to assess a student's understanding of newly learned concepts. These assignments are required and recorded, but students are not penalized for any incorrect work.

• Notebooks (Notetaking): 10%

  • Students are one step closer to success when they have an organized collection of quick access resources. To facilitate this need, all students are provided an ISN (individual student notebook) and expected to maintain it according to the teacher's directions and modeling.

• Quizzes: 20%

  • After a few new, related concepts are covered and before the end of the unit, quizzes will be administered to assess a student's thinking and monitor their progress.

• Tests/Projects: 25%

  • End-of-unit tests/projects are used to verify cumulative student comprehension at the end of each unit.