Good morning students and parents! Hopefully by this point you have heard Principal Martin and Superintendent Maleyko explain that the rest of the year is going to look differently than the past few weeks have. I wanted to take a minute to explain what’s going to happen in my class.
Grading Policy
Everything we do from here on out WILL BE GRADED. However, your grade will come from a slightly different scale than we’re all used to.
“A” — you’ve done most of the work and are checking in with me every week
“G” — you’ve done enough of the work to get credit for the class and are usually checking in with me
“N” — you haven’t done your work, haven’t checked in with me, and will not get credit for the class
If you get an “N” you will have to take the class again in Summer School or Night School.
This is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to get an A, and I hope that I am able to give everyone an A for their work. If you are not usually an A student, this is your opportunity to get an A! Take this chance to impress colleges and/or future employers! Or just do it to keep yourselves busy while you’re bored out of your minds at home, whatever motivates you to do the work, I’m ok with, as long as you do it.
As far as the work from prior to this week, I am allowed to factor it into your grade as long as it does not hurt your grade. Those of you who have done the work the past few weeks, great!!!! You are on the fast track to getting an A in my class! Those of you that haven’t, don’t panic. You can still get an A but need to be on top of the work for the rest of the year. Doing the work prior to this week can only help your grade and help you to understand what I’m teaching right now better.
What Class Will Look Like
— I will post assignments for the week on Sundays at Noon. This week, I will post this week and next week’s assignments so you know exactly what’s coming up for a while and can work more at your own pace.
— All assignments will be due on Fridays at 10 A.M. If you need an extension, be in touch with me via email or Remind.
— I will continue posting two assignments per week for you to complete, although I may add supplemental materials from time-to-time that would be optional work.
— We will have video check-ins twice a week on Google Hangouts, at least for this week. The schedule is below. You need to attend those as well to get credit for the week! I’m going to see how this week goes and decide whether or not I should change what check ins look like for my class.
— There will be no finals and seniors’ last days will still be May 21.
— PLEASE be in contact with me at any point if you feel like you can’t meet a due date for any reason, if you’re sick, if you’re feeling stressed, whatever. Same goes if you have concerns about my class. Just talk to me PRIVATELY via email or on Remind, not on here.
This is the schedule we will use for Google Hangout check-ins this week for my class:
— 1st Hour: Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00-1:40
— 2nd Hour: Mondays and Wednesdays 1:40-2:20
— 3rd Hour: Mondays and Wednesdays 2:20-3:00
— 4th Hour: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00-1:40
— 6th Hour: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:20-3:00
Be in touch with me if those times don’t work for you so that I can adjust accordingly.
If you have any other questions please ask me via email or remind! Hope all of you are doing well and staying safe! I miss all of you a lot and am looking forward to seeing all of you this week on Google Hangouts!
Best,
Mr. Judd
