Grades

Q Gradebook Access:

Your students grades can be found in Canvas Grades and in Q.

Parent Portal Student Portal

You must have a user name and password in order to access the online grading system.

Passwords are available through the Sequoia Counseling Office (805-498-8152).

Q Guidelines

  • Grades in my grade book are on a points-based system. Items worth more points will have a greater impact upon the overall grade.

I keep grades on Q in order to allow you full access to view your child’s progress. With programs such as these, the days of waiting until a report card comes home are over. A user name and password should be sent to your home from the Sequoia Counseling Office. It is recommended that you check your child’s grades regularly, but I encourage you to avoid obsessing over them. I also encourage the students to regularly view their grades, so please give the user name and password to your child and check grades together.


When viewing the grade book, please keep the following frequently asked questions in mind:

  • What should I do if I have a question about an assignment/assessment? Ask your child before you ask the teacher.

  • What should I do if I have asked my child and I still have a question about an assignment/assessment? Have your child bring in the assignment/assessment and ask me him/herself.

  • What if I still have questions regarding the assignment/assessment? Send an email to me and I will gladly review the issue with you.

These are the students’ grades, and I feel that they need to take ownership of them and be able to discuss any questions that they have directly with me. I consider 8th grade to be the year when we really start giving the students some independence and preparing the students for high school. Ownership, responsibility and organization are key attributes of the successful high school student.