FAQ

What is the grading policy?
How to answer a question?
When do you hand out progress reports ?
What is the class schedule ?
How do to print from this site?

What is the grading policy?

Late assignments can earn no higher than 70 %.

Your over all grade at the end of the first and second trimester must be 70% or you will have to attend academic detention.

For the third trimester, You must earn 70% in every subject or you will earn a spot in summer school.

Students can redo many of the assignments given in class. Questions out of a book, worksheets, and similar assignments may be redone. Students MUST use new paper and staple the new assignment over the old assignment.

The highest grade you will earn for a redo is 80%. If you redo an assignment, you must redo ALL of the questions you missed on the original assignment.

Projects and tests may NOT be redone.

Helpful hints for Assignments

Do it right the first time.
Don't bother turning in papers that are not finished. They must be completed.
Late papers can only earn 70%.
Redo papers that do not show quality work.
Sloppy or torn papers will be redone.
You must earn 70% to pass the class.

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How to answer a question?

In 5th grade written answers should include the following.

You restated the question in your answer.
Your answer should be in complete and grammatically correct sentences.
You have the correct answer.
You used details to support your answer or thinking.

Example: What is your favorite book?

My favorite book is Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George. This book tells the story of how a young Eskimo girl is able to survive with the help of a wolf pack. After reading this book, I became interested and started reading everything I could on wolves. Today wolves are still one of my favorite animals and it all started with Ms George's book.

When do you hand out progress reports?

I will send progress reports home every Thursday. Attached to the report will be a parent signature slip. This slip needs to be signed and returned to me. If the signature slip is not returned, students will call home during recess to ask for help remembering to return the slip. Only the slip needs to be returned and the report is yours to keep. If I am not at school on a Thursday, I will not send a progress reports home that week. This generally creates less confusion. If you have a concern feel free to stop in, email, or call me.

This progress report will tell you the name of the subject, the assignment, the value, and the score received to date. There will be an overall grade at the bottom. Remember that students must earn at least 75%. Some assignments will say NR after their name. This indicates “NO REDO ALLOWED.” This is usually found on test and projects.

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What is the class schedule?

Class schedule

Students remember that you need to take all of your materials with you to your other classes. This way you won't interrupt other students' learning.

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How do to print from this site?

I have listed four ways to print what you need. These are in the order that I would do it.

OPTION 1 If you have Microsoft Word at home, I suggest you download the original file and then print it. This will give you a copy exactly like the one passed out in class.

OPTION 2 (most printers) Highlight the content that you want to print. Go to FILE and PRINT. You should see a section that will allow you to "print the selection". Click this and only what you highlight will print.

OPTION 3 Highlight the content you wish to print, then copy it (Edit, copy). Now start a word processing program and paste it (Edit, paste). Then print as you normally would.

OPTION 4 You can simply click the print button on your browser. Warning, printing a web page can result in unexpected results. Extra pages may be printed or you may use more color than you expect. You will also be printing everything on the page including the navigation bars. You may want to turn off background printing so you don't waste ink.