Mrs. Grammer
6th Grade ELA - Staunton Junior High School
E-mail: tgrammer@stauntonschools.org
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4th Quarter Literary Response Project is due Friday, May 1, 2026 - No Exceptions
Behavior and Academic Reward Cutoff Date: May 1, 2026
Character Trait of the Month: PERSEVERANCE
Important Dates:
Important Dates:
Thursday, April 2 - Monday, April 6, 2026: NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
Friday, April 10, 2026: Fan Club Dinner, 6-7 PM (Fan Club Members Only)
Friday, April 10, 2026: Fan Club Dance, 7-9 PM (All SJHS Students; Free for Fan Club Members; $10 for Non-Fan Club Members)
Wednesday, April 15, 2026: Q4 Progress will be reported on Skyward
Friday, April 17, 2026: First Chance for Extra Credit on Literary Response Project Presentations
Monday, April 20, 2026: End-of-Year STAR Test in ELA
Friday, April 24, 2026: Last Chance for Extra Credit on Literary Response Project Presentations
Friday, May 1, 2026: 4th Qtr. Literary Response Project Presentations are DUE - No exceptions; No excuses; If absent, email pics of project or share through Google or Gmail.
Friday, May 1, 2026: 4th Qtr. Makeup Work, Late Work, and Missing Assignments are DUE NOW. 4th Qtr. work will not be accepted after today.
Thursday, May 7, 2026: 8th Grade Promotion @ 10 AM
Friday, May 8, 2026: Last Student Attendance Day; 2:00 PM Dismissal
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Current Weekly Schedule
Keep scrolling to see our weekly vocabulary lists. You will also
find help with *literary response project ideas and **the grading rubric for the projects!
Keep scrolling to see our weekly vocabulary lists. You will also
find help with *literary response project ideas and **the grading rubric for the projects!
NEED HELP WITH YOUR LITERARY RESPONSE 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)
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