Frequently asked questions

Your grades are on PupilPath. PupilPath gets updated about every two weeks, and it just shows the numbers. If you really want to know how you’re doing, look over each assignment to see what you did well and where you can improve. The numbers aren’t going anywhere (colleges and public high schools aren’t going to look at your 7th grade summer reading assignment grade). Improve on the skills and the numbers will go up.

Most assignments are on Google Classroom. Watch this video to see 3 basic ways of completing work on Google Classroom.

There are 2 simple ways:

1. Upload the file from your computer to Google Classroom. Open the assignment. Look for “Your Work” on the right side of the screen. Click “Add or Create.” Choose “File.” Select the file you want to attach. Turn it in!

2. Copy and paste! Copy the writing from wherever you have it (ctrl+a, then ctrl+c) and paste it into a new Google Doc (ctrl+v).

There are lots of ways!

1. Check your Google Calendar for due dates for Google Classroom assignments.

2. If the work was supposed to be turned in on Google Classroom, check your classwork page. Look for red “Missing” labels.

3. You can also go to “To Dos” on Google Classroom.

4. Once the teacher has put in grades, you can see 0s or Ms on PupilPath (but then it may be too late!).

This slideshow should help you get a sense of how to reach your teachers in different situations.

On PupilPath! Look for “Class Schedule” on the left side menu.

You won’t be able to earn full credit for that assignment. As a rule, a late assignment loses 10% each day it’s late. That’s not a big enough deal to lose sleep and fret over, but it doesn’t help your grade, either, so try to stick to a schedule. We’ll give you enough time and support to get everything done on time.

At NEST+m, schoolwork comes first. It’s totally ok to take a break from your extracurriculars while you get used to a middle school workload. You can always pick them back up once you’re settled. Your advisory teacher can also help you work on time management and ways to plan ahead so you can complete your work.

School is a gym for your brain; you’re not going to grow big and strong taking it easy. But it should be a manageable challenge. If you’re following instructions, doing the classwork and homework, and still finding the concepts too difficult to understand, drop into your teacher’s office hours. If you feel like between schoolwork and extracurriculars, you’re not getting any time to be a kid, tell your advisor. The goal is to learn; not to stress yourself out.

Most students are able to finish nightly assignments in 1-2 hours. Others need more or less time. Find what works best for you.

Numbers don’t tell you much about what you’ve learned. Let’s say you got a 90% on an assignment. Does that mean you understood 90% of the information? Did 90% of the work? Turned it in one day late? It depends. A 90% won’t tell you how to improve next time, but feedback from your teacher will. Check the work itself (or a rubric from the teacher) to see what skills you’re doing well on and where you can improve.

Keeping your scores over 85% should mean you’re on grade level. Going above and beyond is a good way to stretch your skills!