Intermediate Behavior, Homework, and Grading Expectations
Behavior
The Parent/Student Handbook for the all-school discipline program states the following:
“The Choice Code, is in response to a school-wide approach to good choices reflected in the above behavior expectations. Poor choices will include marks for Level 1 behavior infractions, lack of preparation for class, and continued disregard for dress code. By having all these items condensed in one form, it will be easier for teachers, students, and parents to work together to change behaviors.
Through the Choice Card, positive actions will also be recognized and valued through our school theme focusing on virtues. As teachers see the students exemplifying the various virtues, teachers will mark the student’s cards for their virtue. After the fifth mark, the student will receive a Dress Down pass that they can use the following Monday. Dress Down passes cannot be used on Mass days.
If a student makes a poor choice, the teacher will initial and date the student’s Choice Card and will mark down the infraction that occurred. The teacher issuing a mark will email the parent the day the Choice Card has been marked to notify them of the situation. This will be completed through a Google Document.
Upon a student receiving the 5th mark (grades K-5) 4th mark (grades 6-8) 1. The student will be sent to the office to receive a detention notice that will require a signature by the parent and returned to school. 2. Detention is held on Wednesday from 3:15-3:45 p.m. for Grades 1-2, 3:15-4:00 p.m. for Grades 3-8. 3. Kindergarten will serve detention the same day the 5th mark is issued during the school day. 4. During detention, students will complete a reflection sheet based on their grade level. Once completed, the students will read or sit quietly. 5. Excuses from detention will be at the discretion of the administration.”
Grading
The goal of assignment completion is that student work should be of high quality and as error-free as possible. Assignments in all content areas will be assessed for neatness, grammar, language mechanics, spelling, and legibility.
Late Assignments will receive deductions based on grade level expectations.
Any missing assignment will receive no credit until it is turned in. Please check your student's online gradebook through the Parent Portal frequently to check for late and/or missing assignments.
If you see a zero, this means the assignment either has not been turned in or has yet to be graded when late. These assignments will be marked late, incomplete, or missing.
Homework
Students will keep track of all assignments in their assignment notebooks. Students are required to write down the assignments as they are given. About 30-60 minutes of homework (depending on grade level) will be assigned each night.
For absences, a student will have as many days as they were absent to turn in assignments without being penalized.
As an incentive for completing homework assignments, students will earn 5 minutes of extra recess each day they complete their work. On Fridays, the students will be given time for their “extra recess” earned that week. If a student does not earn all 25 minutes of the extra recess, he/she will sit quietly on the bleachers for the time that was not earned.