Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Good morning/afternoon, guys. Sorry I'm out today; I have multiple doctor appointments for my kids today. I knew that I would be out, but I was hoping I'd be able to tell you that in person yesterday. Hope everyone has power back at their house, and was safe during the storm!

I know all of you are going to be an absolutely wonderful representation of how I run my classroom and show Ms. Hartwig nothing but the utmost respect!

Today, you guys will be completing a Nearpod to learn about the prologue of Romeo & Juliet and how it could possibly show us a tragedy. You will need headphones for today's Nearpod.

This should take you the entire period. If you finish early, please log in to IXL and work on your assigned Language Arts skills (or finish your NoRedInk assessment if you didn't get to do it over the weekend due to the power outage - no late slip needed if you get it done before tomorrow). If you do not finish the Nearpod before the end of the period, it's due before you come to class tomorrow.

To access the Nearpod, please click this link. If prompted, it's code KDHNR. Make sure you're logged in using your @students.cmcss email address or it won't register that it's completed.

See you guys tomorrow!! 😊 -Mrs. Keith

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Gradebook Explained

My grade book is on Power School for you to view. There are some things you need to know.

If you have a blank score that is not bad. Often scores are left blank when I do not grade an assignment right away. Sometimes blanks mean a student was absent for an in class experience. The point is do not panic about blank scores.

Zeros however, are a real problem. Students get zeros when they do not turn in an assignment that they should have done. Zeros appear after an assignment is due. If it is an assignment that they can still turn in late, the grade will also be noted as “missing” with an orange symbol. Students have 1 week from the original due date to turn in the work late; however, they are losing points from their grade on the assignment for every day it’s late.

Often I do not enter many assignments until the end of the grading period when projects we have been working on for a few weeks become due. Please understand that I have a family and a life outside of school, and roughly 165 student assignments to grade, so sometimes grading takes longer for larger assignments/projects. Please be patient in waiting for these grades to be entered.

Student grades are based on meeting grade-level standard proficiencies. This is not a points or numbers game. There is rarely extra credit offered, and typically is only offered to students who have done the original assigned work – you must show you can do the minimum in order to receive a chance to go above and beyond (extra credit).

Speaking and Listening points are your daily participation points for a total of 10 points per week; this totals around 100 points for each grading period. This can make-or-break your grade, so participating in class activities and discussion, staying awake, and actively working on-task are encouraged to earn these points every day.

I hope this will resolve some confusion. Of course if you have questions about grades please e-mail me.

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