Mrs. Grammer
6th Grade ELA - Staunton Junior High School
E-mail: tgrammer@stauntonschools.org
E-mail: tgrammer@stauntonschools.org
1st Quarter Independent Reading Project is due Friday, October 30, 2026 - No Exceptions
Behavior and Academic Reward Cutoff Date: December 18, 2026
Character Trait of the Month: EMPATHY
Tuesday, September 8, 2026: First Student Attendance Day
Monday, October 12, 2026: No Student Attendance - Columbus Day
Friday, October 16, 2026: Extra Credit for Early Q1 Independent Reading Projects
Friday, October 23, 2026: Extra Credit for Early Q1 Independent Reading Projects
Friday, October 30, 2026: Q1 Independent Reading Project DUE - No Exceptions (email a pic, share through Google, etc.)
Friday, November 6, 2026: End of Q1; 2:00 PM Dismissal
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Current Weekly Schedule
NEED HELP WITH YOUR INDEPENDENT READING PROJECT? HERE ARE SOME *PROJECT IDEAS AND **THE GRADING RUBRIC!
Approximate Percentages of Total Quarterly Grade Breakdown
20% = Literary Response Project (Reading and Responding to Fiction/Nonfiction)
30% = Daily Work/Completion/IXL (Proficiency/Mastery of Reading/Writing Standards)
50% = Assessments - Formative/Summative (Comprehension, Grammar, and Vocabulary Skills)
Late Grade Policy: 10% off the student's earned score for each day an assignment is past the due date.
Days 5-10 will be 50% off the student's earned score.
After 10 days, no credit will be given.
THE RESEARCH IS IN!
Sources:
IXL usage leads to real learning gains - IXL Official Blog
IXL Grading Scale
90 - 100 = Excellence - Mastery (5 pts)
80 - 89 = Proficient (4 pts)
60 - 79 = Approaching Expectations (3 pts)
40 - 59 = Partially Meets Expectations (2 pts)
20 - 39 = Did Not Meet Expectations (1 pt)
no attempt - 19 = Insufficient Data (0 pts)