Grading Policy for 6th Grade
Revised June 2016
September – December:
- Students will have 1 week to hand in an assignment
- A 10% penalty will be applied to the grade
- A zero will be given after the 1 week time period
January 1 – June:
- Students will have 3 days to hand in an assignment for credit
- A 25% penalty will be applied to the grade
- A zero will be given after the 3 day time period
Absent students
- Teachers will collect all assignments for that day with a grade 6 cover sheet attached. Assignments will be posted (as available) to The Sixth GradeHW/Classroom page ( )
- Students will collect their homework packet from the office during homeroomand will have to the end of that week to make up missed assignments; pre-arranged permission by teacher can extend this time-frame if needed.
6th Grade Grading Policies 2016-17
Teacher / Grade % / Mid-Term / Final Exam / HomeworkPolicy
Social Studies / HW/Study Skills 30%
Assessments 40%
(tests, quizzes, projects)
CW/Participation 30% / Mid Term will count as two test grades in Marking Period 2 / Final Exam will count as 2 test grades in the Marking Period 4 / Late assignments will be accepted 1 week from the date assigned with 10% point penalty
Starting in January it will only be 3 days with a 25% penalty
Math / HW/Study Skills 30%
Assessments 40%
(tests, quizzes, projects)
CW/Participation 30% / Mid Term will count as two test grades in Marking Period 2 / Final Exam will count as 2 test grades in the Final Marking Period / Late assignments will be accepted 1 week from the date assigned with 10% point penalty
Starting in January it will only be 3 days with a 25% penalty
Science / HW/Study Skills 30%
Assessments 40%
(tests, quizzes, projects)
CW/Participation 30% / Mid Term will count as two test grades in Marking Period 2 / Final Exam will count as 2 test grades in the Final Marking Period / Late assignments will be accepted 1 week from the date assigned with 10% point penalty
Starting in January it will only be 3 days with a 25% penalty
ELA / HW/Study Skills 30%
Assessments 40%
(tests, quizzes, projects)
CW/Participation 30% / Mid Term will count as two test grades in Marking Period 2 / Final Exam will count as 2 test grades in the Final Marking Period / Late assignments will be accepted 1 week from the date assigned with 10% point penalty
Starting in January it will only be 3 days with a 25% penalty
FACS/ TECH / HW/Study Skills 30%
Assessments 40%
(tests, quizzes, projects)
CW/Participation 30% / Mid Term will count as two test grades in Marking Period 1 for FACS, Marking Period 3 For Tech / Final Exam will count as 2 test grades in the Final Marking Period / Late assignments will be accepted 1 week from the date assigned with 10% point penalty
Starting in January it will only be 3 days with a 25% penalty
Percentage adjustments can be made in Grade book set up by clicking on the Attributes menu: