Grading Scale
A= 90-100%
B= 80-89%
C= 70-79%
D= 60-69%
F= 59% and below
Grades will be taken on weekly homework assignments, quizzes, tests, as well as quarterly AR grades. Tests are NOT weighted, but AR is doubled at the end of each nine weeks. I will only grade an item that we have worked on and practiced several times.
Homework:
Homework packets go home on Monday and are due on Friday. They will be graded.
You get two freebies when your homework is late, after that 10% will be deducted each day it is late.
Subject Areas:
Math- We have four categories: number sense, computation, and algebraic thinking
Reading- This is includes vocabulary, comprehension, phonics skills, and AR
Writing- Capitalization, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, ideas, and language conventions
Science- Discovery ed, Time for Kids, Mystery Doug, Science Max, STEM activities, and monthly weather sheets.
Social Studies- Communities, Time for Kids, Junior Achievement, and themed units.