Weighted Grading
Accelerated Reader* 10% Assignments 35%
Projects & Assessments 50% Participation 5*
*Quarter 1 Goal: 10 AR Points *Q2 Goal: 11 AR Points *Q3 Goal: 12 AR Points *Q4 Goal: 13 AR Points
📚 Accelerated Reader “Above and Beyond” Policy
Baseline Requirement: Every student must earn 10 AR points for the 1st quarter, 11 points for the 2nd quarter, 12 points for the third quarter, and 13 points for the fourth quarter from independent reading.
Above and Beyond: Students who earn more than the required amount of AR points will earn extra credit.
💡 Notes: This policy is optional -- students who meet the quarterly point goal are on track and doing exactly what is expected.
Week of November 2 - November 6
Monday: Read Ch. 13 | HW: WS due Thurs., Read 15 minutes
Tuesday: Read Ch. 14| HW: Read 15 minutes
Wednesday: Finish Ch. 14; @Library | HW: Read 15 minutes; WS due Tues (11/10)
Thursday: Strikers vs. Workers Final Project Work Day | HW: Read 15 minutes
Friday: No School; GO HAWKS! | HW: Read 15 min
Week of October 26 - October 30
Monday: Read Ch. 12 | HW: WS due Thurs.; Read 15 minutes
Tuesday: Strikers vs. Workers Final Project| HW: Read 15 minutes
Wednesday: @Library | HW: Read 15 minutes
Thursday: Fun day for end of Q1 | HW: Read 15 minutes
Friday: No School | HW: Read 15 min
Week of October 19 - October 23
Monday: Review for test | HW: AR Due Friday
Tuesday: Test Ch. 6-10| HW: AR Due Friday
Wednesday: @Library | HW: AR due Friday
Thursday: Read Ch. 11 | HW: Ch. 11 WS due Mon.
Friday: Idiom Bingo! | HW: Read 15 min
Week of October 12 - October 16
Monday: Read Ch. 10 | HW: Ch. 10 WS due 10/19 (only vocab, sequencing, & comp. questions 2 & 3); Ch. 6-10 & vocab test 10/20
Tuesday: Review Figurative Language; Work time for sequence chains| HW: NH; Read 15 min; Ch. 6-10 & vocab test 10/20
Wednesday: @Library | HW: NH; Read 15 min - AR due 10/23; Ch. 6-10 & vocab test 10/20
Thursday: No School| HW: Read 15 min - AR due 10/23
Friday: No School | HW: Read 15 min - AR due 10/23
Week of October 5 - October 9
Monday: Read Ch. 7 | HW: Ch. 7 WS due Thurs (skip "beyond")
Tuesday: Review Similes & Metaphors; Work time for Ch. 7| HW: NH; Read 15 min
Wednesday: @Library | HW: NH; Read
Thursday: Read Ch. 8| HW: Ch. 8 WS due Mon.; Read 15 min
Friday: Read Ch. 9 | HW: Ch. 9 WS Tues (front side only)
Week of September 28- October 2
Monday: Review | HW: Test tomorrow
Tuesday: Ch. 1-5 Test| HW: NH; Read 15 min
Wednesday: @Library | HW: NH; Read
Thursday: Read Ch. 6| HW: Ch. 6 WS due Mon.; Read 15 min
Friday: Idiom review| HW: NH
Week of September 21 - September 24
Monday: Read Ch. 4 | HW: WS due Thurs; Read 15 min
Tuesday: Figurative Language Review; work time for Fig. Lang & Ch. 4| HW: NH; Read 15 min
Wednesday: @Library | HW: NH; Read
Thursday: Figurative Language Review; Read Ch. 5| HW: NH; Read 15 min
Friday: No school| HW: NH
Week of September 14- September 18
Monday: Read Ch. 3 | HW: WS due Monday; Read 15 min
Tuesday: Figurative Language Review| HW: Read 15 min
Wednesday: Camp | HW: Read
Thursday: Camp| HW: Read 15 min
Friday: No school for 6th grade | HW: NH
Week of September 7- September 11
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Ch. 1-2: Las Uvas| HW: WS due Thursday; Read 15 min
Wednesday: STAR Test | HW: Read for AR
Thursday: Conflict| HW: Read 15 min *Turn in WS from Tuesday*
Friday: Changed 9/11: Conflict Practice Google Form | HW: Google Form due Mon. Read 15 min
Week of August 31- September 4
Monday: Esperanza Rising: Historical Context & Theme | HW: Read 15 min
Tuesday: Theme Activities | HW: Read 15 min
Wednesday: Library | HW: Read for AR
Thursday: Theme Activities | HW: Read 15 min
Friday: Reading Ch. 1924-Las Uvas, Complete Sequence Chain & Vocab | HW: Read 15 min
Sept 8: Esperanza Rising Ch. 3 Las Papayas| HW: Read 15 min
Week of August 24 - August 28
Monday: No School
Tuesday: No School
Wednesday: First Day Activities | HW: Read 15min; Reading Survey due Friday
Thursday: Teamwork Escape Room| HW: Read 15 min
Friday: Escape Room Reflection; Library| HW: Read 15 min