Fifth Grade Grading Policy

60% Daily work (which includes 10% homework)

40% Quizzes and Tests

Graded papers will go home in red folders every Monday.  If we are out, papers will go home on Tuesday.  You will not be contacted by any teacher for corrections or retests.

How to correct a daily assignment with a grade below 70

• corrections must be in RED ink on the original graded assignment (unless notebook paper is needed)
• corrections must be correct to bring the failing grade up to a 70
• corrections must be turned in by Friday of the week that it went home in the red folder

How to retake a test with a grade below a 70

• retests will be given the Wednesday of the week that the failing test goes home

• students will need to be at school at 7:15 on Wednesday to retake a test

  • students will not be allowed to start a retest after 7:20 (unless the bus is late)

  • if eating breakfast, students are allowed to bring breakfast in the classroom

• the higher of the 2 grades will be recorded (not to exceed a 70)

• if a student needs to retest in more than one subject in the same week, please contact all teachers involved in the retests and we will work something out