Class Info

Social Science Standards

8th GRADE SOCIAL SCIENCE: US HISTORY

Classroom Supplies Needed

A notebook. This notebook can be shared with another class as long as there is a section reserved for History class. (get this by Tuesday, 8/18)
Pen and pencil
Charged MUSD Chromebook

Student Expectations

100% Participation
A positive attitude
An open mind
A willingness to ask questions
An honest effort
A willingness to make mistakes

Push in your chair whenever you get up
Respect the space - clean up your workspace before leaving
Follow school rules. i.e. no chewing gum
Chromebooks are strictly to be used for classwork only

Behavioral Expectations:

Students are expected to follow these Classroom Expectations:

- Everybody has a right to learn - Everybody has a right to feel & be safe & healthy

- Everybody has a right to do their job - Everybody has a right to dignity and RESPECT

- Everybody has a right to succeed

Grades

Grades are posted on Aeries and will be updated on a regular basis. Please allow a few days after an assignment is completed before grades are updated on Aeries. The grade you see on Aeries at the end of each grading period will be the grade you earn on your report card.

If you have a missing assignment, you will see a ZERO in Aeries until the missing assignment is turned in.

Assignments marked with "NA" in Aeries indicate that your assignment was received but not yet graded. It has no negative impact on your grade, it is a good thing.

***Final semester report card grades are rounded up to the next grade ONLY if you are within 0.5% of the next grade AND do not have any missing assignments AND you resubmitted all assignments you lost points on.

Notify Mr. Ngo if you notice an error with your grade.

Grading Scale:

A+: ≥ 97%

A: 90-97%

B: 80-89%

C: 70-79%

D: 60-69%

F: 59% or below

Extra Credit

There is no extra credit offered. If you want to improve your grade, you can persevere and redo certain assignments. See below for more information.

Homework Policy

We will try to do most of our work during class time. However, there will be some homework. It will mostly consist of unfinished class assignments, which may include projects. Assignment information and due dates are available on Aeries and Google Classroom.

Students are welcome to redo most assignments to reflect their academic growth and to show improved understanding in an effort to improve their grade. This does not apply on quizzes unless otherwise stated.

When turning in paper assignments: Always write your FIRST and LAST name and class period in the top right corner. No name = Late

Academic Dishonesty (cheating/plagiarism)

Cheating does not demonstrate learning and will not be tolerated and can result in a zero for the assignment. Follow the school wide cheating discipline policy (consult the school handbook for more information). Cheating includes copying AND/OR allowing others to copy.

*If you submit work that is plagiarized from other sources (students, published work, etc.) and or written using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, you will have to redo the assignment in your own written words and the highest grade you can earn is 50%.

Late Work Policy

Assignments turned in late will be deducted 10%. An assignment is considered late when it is turned in after the due date posted in Aeries and Google Classroom. If you have a missing assignment, you will see a ZERO in Aeries until the missing assignment is turned in. All assignments MUST be turned in before the end of each grading period (semester) to count towards your report card grade. Due dates do not apply when you have excused absences. (See below in Absences)

Paper assignments turned in with no name will be considered late.

Absences

You are responsible for completing all missed assignments when absent. If you are absent, you should check Aeries and Google Classroom to see what you missed. You will be given extra time to turn in assignments when you have an excused absence. For example, if you have 2 days of excused absences, you will have 2 days after the original posted due date before an assignment is considered late. Please try to notify Mr. Ngo and the office in advance if you plan to be absent.

P.R.I.D.E. Card

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