Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Good morning. To those that did what was asked of them with the substitute yesterday, THANK YOU! Also, thank you to those who sent me an email to let me know the Nearpod videos weren't working.

However, I came back to notes from every period (except 1st - you guys rock!) about large numbers of students off-task and not doing the work. I understand we have extenuating circumstances right now, but you still know my expectations of your behavior when I am gone. To say I am disappointed is an understatement.

Today, you will be using our short class periods to complete yesterday's Nearpod. I have fixed the videos and everything should be working now. This Nearpod must be completed before you leave the room today, and it is for a grade. If it is not done before your class period is over, you will need to complete and turn in a late slip when you finish the Nearpod.

If you complete the Nearpod before the end of the period today, please login to IXL and work on your assigned Language Arts skills.

THERE IS TO BE ABSOLUTELY NO TALKING TODAY. If you are caught on anything except the Nearpod or IXL, I will be contacting home and putting in a referral. There is no sleeping in my classroom.

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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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