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  • Am I prepared for Class?

    Mrs. Lamare 2016-2017

     

    What do you need to be prepared for class?

    1.     Pencil

    2.     Homework Assignment Book

    3.     Two or Three inch 3 ring binder with lined paper and folders

    5.     Any homework or class work that is due

     

    How am I graded in class?

    1.     Percentages for tests and quizzes

    2.     Class work is graded based on the effort put into the day’s assignments

    3.     Homework is given a completion grade that also reflects effort

    4.     Labs/Activities/Projects are graded based on quality of work and participation

    5.     Participation and effort grades will be given based on student participation and effort in class

     

    What is your effort grading system?

              v++   Excellent effort ~ don’t change a thing

              v+     Great effort

              v        Adequate/Satisfactory effort

              v-      Incomplete or Inadequate effort/Not fifth grade quality work

     

    Mrs. Lamare

    PowerSchool is used as a resource for parents to monitor student grades from home. Grades in Mrs. Lamare's classroom are strongly influenced by students daily participation during class and effort put into work. Effort and participation grades will be factored into students grade spontaneously throughout the quarter (at least 2 times). This will factor into students final grades.

    The Upper Elementary School is more than just the grades that a student earns; it includes class participation, effort in daily work, and communicating effectively and working productively with peers. All of these factors come into play when final grades are being determined. Students who are in danger of getting an N will receive a progress report mid quarter.

     

    Friday Folders

     

    Students will be using a Friday Communication Folder. Folders will go home on Friday and will have a side for This Week’s News/notices that need to be returned to school and another side for the work from the week. This Week’s News reflection papers will be filled out in school on Friday and will go home to be reviewed over the weekend. It should be returned on Monday with a parent/guardian's signature. Any notices that require signing and returning should be returned to school as soon as possible. The work from the week will go home and can then be taken out of the folder and left at home. Please let me know of any questions you might have about this system in hopes of it working as smoothly as possible.

     

    PowerGrade/Grading Procedures

     

    Grades will be inputted into PowerGrade on a weekly basis. Students who do not pass in assignments will have an empty set of brackets until their assignment is turned in. Assignments will lose 5 points per day of being late. A zero will be put in place of a missing assignment if it is not turned in within a month. A short comment may be attached to the assignment; this will be indicated by a red grade. You can access this comment by simply clicking on it. Grades are based on a 100 point scale.

    Grades are weighted differently depending on whether they are class work, homework, tests or quizzes; therefore tests will be worth more than quizzes and quizzes will be worth more than class work and homework. Grades are also largely influenced by classroom participation and effort put into work.

    Please remember that your child is more than just their number grade on Power School; 5th grade level students need to be looked at holistically and therefore students are graded on more than just the number of correct answers. Participation and effort grades will be given out at least once a quarter to indicate student's level of involvement in daily class subjects.

     

    Scholastic Book Orders

     

    Scholastic Book Orders are a great way to get cost effective books for your child while helping to build our classroom library at the same time. I will be sending home the Scholastic catalogs at the beginning of each month and orders will need to be submitted by the middle of the month to ensure orders will be received before the end of the month. Every dollar you spend goes to earning points in which I can use to buy new books for the classroom. Book orders may now be placed on- line. As an added incentive, any orders placed on- line result in a free book for our classroom. Please enter the following activation code into the scholastic website to order books from the convenience of your own home: GQN43