Academic Grading Scale
97-100 A+
93-96 A
90-92 A-
87-89 B+
83-86 B
80-82 B-
77-79 C+
73-76 C
70-72 C-
67-69 D+
65-66 D
Below 65 F
Please make sure you have access to your student's grades. OnCourse is the portal and requires registration (see https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iwGaLAkeIzsZIgL19N8LJ876-cOt8heoM9ob7tE2oIA/edit). OnCourse Connect is a secure web based portal allows parents, guardians and students to view student information in real time, including: student schedules, grades, attendance, and homework. It is also the place to complete the annual enrollment and to provide contact information changes during the school year.
Grading Policy:
Tests = 20%
Quizzes = 20%
Essays = 20%
Vocabulary = 20%
classwork,Homework = 20%
Every Friday is average day - all students will receive their current average every Friday
Please also refer to our district's grading policy in https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/pubELANOnline.aspx?id=4f5ea446182f46c2af96c286f6cf1c1a
Homework is not assigned as a punishment. Homework is planned to extend and reinforce the daily learning experience by providing practice, finishing the current day's lesson, or to serve as an introduction for the next day's lesson. Homework should also help develop the pupil's responsibility and provide an opportunity for the exercise of independent work and judgment. Every students are expected to record every homework assignment in their assignment pad every day. Not all assignments are reflected in the OnCourse homework calendar or Google Classroom as plans often change depending on the needs of the class that day or the needs of your student.
No Late work will be accepted
Students will make up missed work - in order to attain the skill
Zeros stay Zeros
Earn two zeros in a row, and I will phone home
Absent- the same amount of days to make up missed work
All work must be ready to go at the start of class.
Vocabulary day is Monday
See my Home page and https://hamburgschool.com/handbook/
Students that are absent from school for any reason are responsible for the completion of assignments missed because of their absence. Students that are absent receive the same amount of days they were out to make up missed work. EXCEPTION: Any standing/expected assignments (such as weekly Vocabulary Unit) or any other Long-Term assignments such as a project or essay that they have been given several days to complete, will be due on the day they return to school.
No Late work will be accepted
Students will make up missed work- in order to attain the skill
Zeros stay Zeros
Earn two zeros in a row, and parent/guardian contact will be made.
Barring all-out emergencies, here are my guidelines:
Choose an appropriate time:
Students should try to utilize the bathroom as they switch between classes ( we will allow 2-minute window after the tardy bell. If they make it back during that 2 minute window, they will not be counted as late. NOTE: they should have a classmate explain where they are or pop into the next class's teacher first).
Students may use the bathroom only when the teacher is not directly instructing.
Students must sign out & back in every time they leave the classroom (for anything) using the link posted to their google classroom.
Sign out (date, name, time, destination i.e., RR, or restroom). Check the sign-out sheet to make sure nobody else is currently signed out (only one student for Boy's and one student for Girl's at a time).
Grab a sticky note and write the time on it and place on your empty desk.
Go immediately to your destination, and come right back.
Sign back in by writing the time on sign in/out sheet. Return quietly to your seat or workspace.
As long as the procedure is not abused, it will remain the classroom policy.
No food or drink, except water*
You may drink bottled of water in the classroom (it may not be on your desk near a Chromebook). If a spill occurs, please clean it up immediately and inform the teacher. If other drink items are sent, your student will be invited to bring them to lunch (no glass bottles in school).
No other food or beverage is permitted unless a snack time has been designated
(doctor’s notes are managed through the Health Office). In the event a snack break is
given, please only bring a single choice that can be eaten in 10 minutes or less. It is
CRITICAL that foods are peanut/tree nut free in order to maintain an allergy-friendly
environment.
No toys outside of special occasions
Unless a toy relates directly to a classroom activity or is for "Show and Tell" (these events I will notify you about), please do not allow your child to bring a toy. Children become upset when special toys are lost or broken. Also toys distract students during instructional time.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VKjoR2MUO9hOKbIwrunhIh1P2TkF5DrgiDxjfsjhcZc/edit?usp=sharing
Offically Parent-Teacher Conferences are held annually and will be on November 1st and 2nd this year. Conference sign up is usually completed online and a link is typically posted mid-October (Parents are notified in advance using the 'Week Ahead' communication when the link will be posted to the school website).
Aside from that formal time, I will find ways to make myself available any other time a Parent would like to Conference. If face-to-face is not possible or needed, we can teleconference or google meet.
973-827-7570 (Ext. 464) or Google Voice 973-440-5528