SANFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL
8th Grade Pre-Algebra
Mrs. Todd - 2014-15 School Year
ACADEMIC SCALE
PARTICIPATION GRADES
WEIGHTED ACTIVITIES
This class uses the grading scale:
100 - 90: A
89 - 80: B
79 - 70: C
69 - 60: D
59 or below: F
Students will receive a weekly participation grade out of 25 points. The participation grade will hold students accountable for the behaviors of our PRIDE scale.
Students will earn one point each day for each of the following behaviors:
Professionalism
Responsibility
Integrity
Dedication
Effort
For specific information about these behaviors, click here.
Each activity in class is assigned a weight at which it will affect the student's grade.
The purpose of weighing grades in this class is to reward students for portions of class that are more intense. What this means, however, is that students are held accountable for preparing for all parts of class.
Tests: weighed 40% of final grade
Participation: weighed 20% of final grade
Projects: weighed 15% of final grade
Quizzes: weighed 15% of final grade
Homework: weighed 10% of final grade