Grading Policies

• Student progress is indicated on a 4, 3, 2, 1 scale in Math, Reading, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. The S, P, N scale is used in P.E., Library, Music, and on Weekly Behavior Charts.
  
  

4 - Exceeding grade level expectations

3 - Meeting grade level expectations

2 - Progressing to grade level expectations

1 - Limited Progress

N/A - Not assessed at this time

S - Successful

P - Progressing

N - Needs Improvement

N/A - Not assessed at this time

READING: Students will submit assignments, mostly through their Chromebooks. They are expected to make corrections to achieve 100% on reading assignments. Corrections will be made in student workbooks. Corrections are made, because the same question may arise in future assignments and we are building mastery and long-term memory. Grades are earned through end-of-unit assessments and periodic projects/presentations.

GRAMMAR: Takes place during the homeroom block. A pretest is given on Mondays. Students who score 100% on the pretest do not take part in the lessons throughout the week. They also do not take the post test which is given on Thursday or Friday. The 100% pretest score or the post test score is entered into the gradebook.

SPELLING: Takes place during the homeroom block.

• • Trimester 1 ~ Lists are made available at the beginning of the week and students can take the test any day throughout the week. If 100% is achieved at any time during the week, then that score is entered in the gradebook. If 100% is not achieved early in the week, then the student will take a test on Friday and receive whatever score is earned.

  • Trimesters 2 and 3 ~ Lists for the entire trimester are made available on the first day of that term. Students may practice and take tests in any order they choose. Once they achieve 100%, they show their score and it is entered into the gradebook. Students not earning 100% on any given list near the end of the quarter take a test and whatever score is earned gets entered into the gradebook.

MATH: Students submit assignments through their Chromebooks, however all work is done in the workbooks or math journals with the expectation students demonstrate strategies by showing their work. An 85% is expected to demonstrate mastery. If students submit and score less than 85%, they are expected to make corrections and resubmit the assignment. Once 85% is achieved, they are done with the assignment. However, with standards based grading, only the quizzes and end-of-unit tests will be recorded in the gradebook.

SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES: Some assignments are graded on participation only, a few others will be scored for accuracy.

HOMEWORK: Some families provide ample support, while other students receive little or no help in homework completion. As such, students have the option of bringing home a reading log on Friday. However, the completion and submission of the homework is entirely OPTIONAL. Students turning in the homework will earn progress checkmarks and once they reach a predetermined goal, they will earn a reward!