GRADING The following point system will be used to grade the students. A 100%-94% C+77-79% C 74-76% D 64-66% A- 90-93% B 84-86% C-70-73% D- 60-63% B+ 87-89% B- 80-83% D+ 67-69% F 59% and below HOMEWORK Homework will be assigned on most days. Late homework turned in the day after it is due will receive 80% of the earned grade. Late work turned in beyond that point will be assigned at the discretion of the teacher. An assignment with no name will be graded but will receive no credit. Please make sure that you put your name on ALL of your papers! Parents are key to making homework a positive experience for their children. I ask that parents make homework a top priority. Parents should provide the necessary supplies, a quiet homework environment, a daily homework time, praise and support. Please contact me if you notice a problem. Parents can find out what work has been assigned each day by checking this web site. Approximately 2 hours of homework will be assigned each day in 6th grade. Every student is required to record their assignments and due dates in his/her Student Planner each period. A list of homework assignments and due dates will be posted in the classroom and on each teacher’s web site for later reference. All assignments are due the following day unless otherwise noted. No late assignments will be accepted for full credit. All assignments must be turned in; students should have no missing work. Assignments must be completed before students arrive at school and be turned in at the beginning of each period. In the event of illness, parents may call the office before 9:00 am to request homework after the second day of absence. The work will be in the office for your child after school that day. Missed work must be returned to the teacher in a timely manner. ABSENCE FROM CLASS It is the student's responsibility to make arrangements to make-up any work that is missed during an excused absence. I give students a day for a day grace period to submit make up work when they have an excused absence. For example, if you are sick for two days, when you return to school, you should arrange to meet with me before school, during lunch, during brunch, after school or during a 'quiet time' during class to obtain the material that you have missed. You will have two more days to complete that work and turn it in to me for credit. If you are out for more than 3 days, you may contact the office and request homework form the school for all of your classes. Please note that most of your teachers (especially me) will have the work we do posted on this website. So you may get the work that you miss, while you are out, via the internet. If your absence is unexcused. I expect that you will make up the work that you missed, I will correct it, but because your absence is unexcused, it will recieve no credit. TEACHER SUPPORT Various concepts can take extra time to master. I am glad to provide tutorials as an opportunity to meet with students individually as the need arises. Tutorials are available by appointment only during brunch, lunch, and before and after school depending on the teacher's schedule. Success in school, like many things in life, requires consistent daily effort. It is most important that students ask for help whenever they need it – either from other students in the class, their parents or their teacher. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call or e-mail. Please remember that middle school children still need the guidance and support that they have been receiving at home during the elementary school years. More importantly, since every 6th grader is starting the year at a new school, your child may be distracted by the new surroundings and new friendships, and so he/she may need you to be even more involved than you were last year.