Prairie Heights Middle School 8th Grade Homework Policy
When students miss school it is their responsibility to look at their teacher’s website, daily plan, or the student’s email to see what they missed. Students have access to both of these through their gmail account. They have already been informed how their teacher posts daily work.
Ms. McCrea
Email: smcrea@ph.k12.in.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/ph.k12.in.us/mccreaphms/home
Ms. Rees
Email: arees@ph.k12.in.us
Mrs. Stroth
Email: estroth@pj.k12.in.us
Website: under construction
Ms. Van Horn
Email:kvanhorn@ph.k12.in.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/ph.k12.in.us/msvanhornenglishclass8/ms-van-horn
Mr. Tubbs
Email:btubbs@ph.k12.in.us
Contacting a teacher about homework: In 8th grade, we expect the student to be the first person to contact the teacher about their grades and questions/concerns about their specific class (specifically if they are out sick or know they are going to be absent). Part of being in 8th grade is learning to be responsible, more independent, and an advocate for one's own self before going into high school.
Quizzes & Tests: Quizzes and Tests may not be taken at home, and must always be taken at school with the grade level teacher or another staff member designated by or arranged with the teacher (Example: Mrs. Staton in Study Skills). If students attempt to take a quiz or a test at home, or open and close a test in the Google Classroom, a “zero” grade will be the result.
Concerning work assigned in the Google Classroom: How do I know the work a student needs to do or has upcoming as “due”? In the Google Classroom (GC) students can click “view work”. This will show assigned work and due dates.
How to know what work a student is missing: 1. A student’s Panther Paw account will show which assignments are missing, which may have a “0” grade or no grade and a yellow square. If you are helping a student, have them show you this. 2. Once it has been identified through Panther Paw, then look in the Google Classroom (GC) or the way in which that teacher posts assignments. For Google Classroom assignments, it will also show if it is turned in or not. You may want to make sure students have actually submitted something and not just clicked “turn-in” to mislead someone helping them by checking their completed work. If a student has turned in their work you will see the document and should be able to have them click on it to show their actual work.
Late Work: At least 2 points (or 10% on bigger assignments) will be taken off for each day an assignment is late. Once a missing assignment is 2 days late (without a medical reason or other special circumstance), a teacher will reserve the right to give the student a “0”. Please keep in mind that in some cases, late work cannot be accepted at all, especially in the case where an assignment question/s is being gone over in class on the due date.
Homework concerning extended Absences due to missing school because of a non-medical reason: If a student is going to miss school (and they know ahead of time), they are required to fill out a check sheet through the office. Students and parents should understand that vacations are not excused absences from school. Students will still be expected to check things like teachers’s websites, Google Classroom information, etc. Understand that while some work may only require paper/pencil, many assignments involve the student’s Chromebook and other digital aspects that would be used in the classroom. At the teacher’s discretion, some material may or may not be provided to the students before they leave. Students are responsible for what they will miss in the classroom. Upon returning, students will have 2 days to have work completed and turned in. We strongly encourage students to work on as much work that they can while they are gone.
Students who chronically have 2 or more missing/late assignments (this includes quizzes and tests not made up in a reasonable timeframe) may be assigned additional interventions beyond Homework Help or other disciplinary action.
Homework turned in on time is graded on time. Grading late assignments is not done in the exact instant a student turns it in. Please allow 5-7 business days for grading of make-up or late work. If a student has an excessive amount of late work (including Google Classroom assignments), the student must email the teacher to let them know that work has been turned in.
This Homework Policy goes into effect beginning Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024.