Math
Saxon Math (Level 3) uses a spiral approach to blend conceptual thinking, hands-on activities, and real-world problem solving (rather than teaching one concept at a time and drilling on that concept then moving on). Side B of the worksheet will be assigned as homework Monday-Thursday. Each Friday will have a small assessment embedded within the lesson.
Reading
Wonders is a comprehensive program that utilizes different Genres and differentiated instruction to teach; Listening Comprehension, Reading strategies, Comprehension strategies, Comprehension skills, Vocabulary strategies.
OG Yoshimoto is an approach used throughout different grades at LPCS that is made to improve students phonemic awareness, letter/sound recognition and decoding/encoding skills to help them be efficient readers and spellers.
AR is a computer program designed to allow your child to read at their level. It will help to reinforce the skills students are being taught and it will certainly improve their reading fluency. After students have completed a book, they can take an AR test over the books they have read. Students will earn a leaf for every AR test they pass with 80% or higher, in order to fill our 2nd Grade trees. Students are asked to read for 20 minutes at home everyday.
Writing
Shurley English is an English program that we use to increase students grammar and language skills through rhythm, repetition, and interaction.
Write Tools and Nancy Fetzer Curriculum are writing programs that we use here at Littleton Prep. The two concepts combined focus on all steps of writing, starting with Prewriting steps such as planning and organizing thoughts, to writing different pieces such as Narrative, Opinion, and Informative, to then teaching students how to revise and better and writing piece.
School Policies
Grading and Report Cards
Report cards are issued through the Infinite Campus system two times during the year. Each report card reflects the students’ performance for the preceding academic semester. Progress reports will be issued two times per year, at the end of the first and third quarters.
Infinite Campus Parent Portal
An Infinite Campus (IC) Parent Portal allows family members and students with an activated account to access student attendance data, grades, test scores, and other pertinent data about student progress. Access to the Parent Portal can be gained from home, work, school, public library, or anywhere an internet connection can be established. The school uses IC to report absences and gather enrollment information, and teachers use it as a gradebook. If you have forgotten your username/password or do not have an Infinite Campus Parent Portal account, please contact Jean Gehring jgehring@lps.k12.co.us for assistance.
Understanding Grades in Infinite Campus
There are four ways an assignment can be marked in Infinite Campus.
Once an assignment is graded, the student’s grade will be entered into Infinite Campus.
If a student's work was turned in late, the assignment can be flagged as late. The teacher will then enter the grade with the appropriate late work reduction.
An assignment can be flagged as missing, automatically acting as a zero and affecting a student’s grade accordingly.
If the box is blank, the assignment has been entered in Infinite Campus but has not yet been graded. Please realize that it may take a teacher some time to review all assignments and grade or mark them missing. The blank in the grade box does not affect a student’s grade.
Parents may obtain Infinite Campus Parent Portal rights by contacting the front office.
Grading Scale
A+ = 99 B+ = 88 C+= 78 D+ = 68 IE =0
A = 94 B = 84 C = 74 D = 64
A- = 90 B- = 80 C- = 70 D- = 60
Academic Honesty [2024/2025]
One of Littleton Prep’s Core Values is integrity. A key component of integrity is honesty, which means students consistently turn in original work at school. Academic honesty at Littleton Prep is key to achieving our mission to provide a content-rich, academically rigorous education with a well-defined, sequential curriculum in a safe, orderly, and caring environment. This document serves as an overview of the school-wide expectations and practices regarding academic honesty.
All academic tasks will be accomplished honestly to ensure that the work is the student’s own and proper credit is given to the sources used. Students will be supported to take responsibility for their academic actions and the consequences of those actions, even if the offense is unintentional.
At Littleton Prep, academic misconduct is defined as:
Cheating and Collusion:
Cheating is when a student makes a deliberate choice to gain an unfair advantage on an academic task.
Examples may include:
Inappropriate use of programmable watches, smartphones, wearable technology, and other computer and electronic devices
Failing to follow teacher guidelines regarding collaboration on assignments or projects; completing all work independently unless expressly instructed otherwise
Copying another student’s work (with or without his/her knowledge)
Using unauthorized notes or other study aids during an assessment
Communicating or using any electronic device inappropriately
Using intellectual property is defined as the ideas or work of another person without proper citation
Collusion is when someone makes a deliberate choice to help another individual cheat.
Examples may include:
Taking an assessment online or in person for another student
Giving intellectual property (their own or others) to a student with the intent to cheat
Forging documents for another student
Helping copy documents for another student
Providing unauthorized notes to another student during an assessment
Discussing/providing information about a quiz or test with students who have not completed the assessment
Duplication:
Students turn in the same work for a different assessment task or different subject areas.
Plagiarism:
The act of using words, ideas, or products belonging to another person or source without crediting the source from which it was taken. Plagiarism can occur when a person tries to represent another person’s work as his/her own in order to obtain some benefit, credit, or gain.
Use of Artificial Intelligence:
Using any AI tool, such as ChatGPT or an online translation device, to construct written responses in place of original student responses is considered cheating. Teachers may use various AI detection tools to determine if AI has been used to construct answers.
Student Responsibilities:
The students are expected to understand and honor the academic honesty policy by:
Submitting work that is their own
Acknowledge sources as directed by their teacher
Asking for assistance if they are uncertain about how to acknowledge sources
Teachers Responsibilities:
Teachers are responsible for ensuring all students understand the policy and consequences, and for helping students to gain the skills necessary to promote academic integrity and good practices through direct instruction in:
How to write a document fulfilling the expectations of authentic authorship
Grade/age-appropriate research skills, proper citations and formats (MLA/APA)
Establishing timelines so that the work can be proofread, edited, and sources cited prior to final assessment deadlines
The difference between collaborative work and cheating
Families' Responsibilities :
Parents and guardians are encouraged to review this and discuss the policy with their students. When requested, parents/guardians are expected to attend meetings to discuss the academic honesty of their students and support them with disciplinary steps and work completion.
Academic Misconduct Consequences:
The first offense of academic misconduct will be used as a teachable moment for the student. The student will be required to conference with his/her teachers.
During the first offense, the teacher will:
Contact parents to inform them that a warning was given for academic dishonesty and explain the consequences for any further violations.
The teacher will provide an additional opportunity to demonstrate content knowledge through a retake, resubmission, or modified task.
The new grade will be entered to reflect content knowledge but will retain the flag “cheated.”
If further academic dishonesty offenses occur, the following may also occur:
The student will meet with a member of the administration and contact parents to discuss the infraction.
During assigned alternative lunch, recess, or after-school detention, the student will have an additional opportunity to demonstrate content knowledge through a retake, resubmission, or modified task.
The new grade will be entered to reflect content knowledge with a 50% penalty, but will retain the flag “cheated.” Penalty may increase depending on the severity and frequency
The student may receive a behavior referral for their permanent record.