Grading System: Grades 4th - 8th

Grading System:

Participation 30%

Assignments 35%

Assessments: 35%

1.) Participation: In-class active participation (oral and written activities). Behavior during written and/or verbal activities will also be taken into account (cumulative per marking period).

2.) Assignments: In-class and at-home assignments.

Grades 4th & 5th: A note/e-mail notification will be send home when homework is not completed or is missing by the due date, and a grade of 0 over 4 will be assigned. NO late assignments will be accepted unless there is a special circumstance (sickness, etc.). Parents will have to send in a written note or email.

Grades 6th-8th: An infraction will be given when homework is not completed or missing by the due date, and a mark of 0 over 4 will be assigned (cumulative per marking period). NO late assignments will be accepted unless there is a special circumstance (sickness, etc.). Parent will have to send in written note or email.

3.) Assessments: Quizzes, Tests (written or oral) and Special Projects. One or two quizzes or tests will be given per marking period. A grading rubric will be provided with each Special Project assigned. (Cumulative)

*All tests/quizzes with a low grade will be send home to be signed by a parent and must be returned to me the next class.

Gracias, Senora Joyce