Worried about INCOMPLETE assignments?

Beginning in 2008, students have begun working on a higher volume of in-class, self-paced work called CENTERS, so you may see more items listed on your child’s Homework Notice.

During Centers, students are allowed to sit where they like (except for handwriting Centers) and may choose the oder in which they complete the activities. Students seems to enjoy this independence and we work on time-management.

If you see “inc” listed as a grade for an assignment marked “Classwork” this means that the students has not yet completed the assignment. IT IS NOT CONSIDERED MISSING WORK. Students may still be able to earn full credit for these assignments.

Students work at different speeds and levels, so some students work very slowly on their centers. Some students work very rapidly. There are enough Center Activities to challenge the highest of achievers and quick workers, so not all students will complete all Centers each week. They should finish SOMETHING though, so that I can assess their learning.

If after 2/15 I have enough assignments to properly assess what learning has occurred, I will drop “inc” classwork centers. If I feel that I do not have enough grades to assess a student’s learning, I will ask them to complete particular assignments (at school) so that I am able to assess their learning.

If you see that a “Homework” assignment is “mi” this means that it is MISSING, the student has not turned it in. Only half credit can be earned for missing work. If you see that your student has a lot of missing homework, you should be concerned about this.

I know that it may be alarming to see a recent jump in items listed on your child’s Homework Notice. Hopefully this will help you understand that we have made a change in our classroom for the second half of the school year and, in most circumstances, it is not something to be concerned about, unless you see a lot of MISSING work.