Grading Breakdown for Sixth Grade Math 2010-2011

Summative (Assessments) 100%

Students entire letter grade is based on their ability to complete assessments independently and accurately.

Short weekly quizzes will assess the skill/s being learned and practiced each week. Unit tests, approximately seven, will ask students to show what they have learned during the entire unit of study. Both types of assessments will be graded using the following scale:

E or 4 Exceeding standards
Shows complete understanding and can apply them in new situations without explicit instruction

M or 3 Meeting standards
Shows understanding of goals taught by independently solving problems

P or 2 Partially meeting standards
Shows partial understanding of goals or complete understanding with some prompting

N or 1 Not meeting standards
Can only show understanding with help

0
Shows no evidence of understanding even with help


Each score will be averaged at the end of the quarter to reflect a letter grade. The new guidelines for these grades are outlined below.


4 Point Grading Scale for Academic Performance:

3.85 - 4.00 A+ Consistently Exceeding Standards
3.50 - 3.84 A Blend of Exceeding with Meeting
3.25 - 3.49 B+ Blend of Meeting with Exceeding
2.75 - 3.24 B Consistently Meeting Standards
2.25 - 2.74 C+ Blend of Meeting with Partially Meeting
2.00 - 2.24 C Consistently Partially Meeting Standards
1.00. - 1.99 D Not Meeting Standards
0.00 - 0.99 F Student Failed to Engage in Learning


Formative (Practice)

Classwork and homework are opportunities to practice skills being taught. These practice assignments will not count toward the subject letter grade. Feedback will be provided to students on these assignments and will be recorded in Infinite Campus using the marks shown below. Students will still be expected to complete and pass in work on time.

Teachers will keep track of work completed using:

Y Yes the work was completed/attempted
N No the work was not done or passed in

AND / OR

4 or E Exceeds - see description above
3 or M Meets - see description above
2 or P Partially - see description above
1 or N Not Meeting - see description above

*The actual grading for this work, however, will now fall under the Work Habits section of the progress report and report card. These grades will be entered every two weeks. Below are the Work Habits and the scale used:

Conducts Self Respectfully
*Completes Assignments On Time and Is Prepared for Class
Puts Forth Best Effort to Produce Quality Work
Engages in Class

4 Consistently / Independently
3 Usually
2 Inconsistently / Sometimes
1 Rarely


School Honor Roll

Students who earn As in all their SUBJECTS and 4s on all their WORK HABITS will be on High Honor Roll.

Students who earn As and Bs in all their SUBJECTS and 3s and 4s on all their WORK HABITS will be on the Honor Roll.

Letter grades below a B and/or work habits below a 3 will keep a student off the Honor Roll.