Homework
Daily suggested time allotments for homework are as follows: (Approximate, including reading time)
Grades 1-2: 30 minutes
Grades 3-4: 60 minutes
Grades 5 - 8: 1 - 2 hours
Grading
Grading Scale for Grades 1 – 2
Grades: Skills:
O – Outstanding Plus sign = Area of strength
G – Good Checkmark = Area needing improvement
S – Satisfactory
NI – Needs Improvement
P – Poor
Grading Scale for Grades 3 – 8
| Letter Grades | Grading Scale | GPA Values |
| A+ | 97-100% | 4.0 |
| A | 93-96.9% | 4.0 |
| A- | 90-92.9% | 3.7 |
| B+ | 87-89.9% | 3.3 |
| B | 83-86.9% | 3.0 |
| B- | 80-82.9% | 2.7 |
| C+ | 77-79.9% | 2.3 |
| C | 73-76.9% | 2.0 |
| C- | 70-72.9% | 1.7 |
| D+ | 67-69.9% | 1.3 |
| D | 65-66.9% | 1.0 |
| F | 64.9% and below | 0 |
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Skills:
Plus sign = Area of strength
Checkmark = Area needing improvement
Progress Reports and Report Cards
Progress Reports are issued at the halfway point of each trimester and sent home with first - eighth grade students in hard-copy form.
Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten report cards are issued in February and June each school year in hard-copy form. Report cards are issued each trimester for grades K – 8 and are published digitally in Gradelink for trimesters 1 and 2. Parents may access report cards for these two trimesters through the secure parent portal. Report cards for all students are printed in hard-copy form and sent home with students on the last day of school.
Gradelink
Teachers in grades 1 to 8 use the Gradelink website for posting student grades and academic progress online. Parents will be able to check their child's latest grades, receive email alerts when new grades are posted, and review homework assignments. Teachers will update their grade books every week so that parents can view student progress over the course of a trimester in a manner that allows for effective intervention and remediation. Gradelink is a secure web portal and parents need to log in with individual user names and passwords. If you need help in logging in to Gradelink, or if you have lost/forgotten your password, please contact Ms. Arceneaux at larceneaux@ourladyofgrace.co.
Gradelink Updating Policy
All teachers will update their Gradelink grades for each class that they teach each Monday morning by 8am. In instances where an assessment, project, or paper will require more time to grade, those teachers will communicate with the parents of the impacted class to share an estimate of when those grades can be expected in Gradelink for review. In these instances, teachers will populate Gradelink with an "IC" for those students who failed to complete/submit an assessment before communicating with the parents of that class so as to share which students did not submit an assessment, project, or paper.
Accelerated Reader in Grades 3 - 5
Accelerated Reader (AR) is an online resource of comprehension quizzes on a host of books and articles. The program is meant to motivate reading by allowing students to earn points for every assessment that they successfully pass with a score of 80% or better. In an effort to preserve academic integrity, AR quizzes may only be taken at school and with homeroom teachers. The goal for each student is to achieve 100% of the expected points per trimester. Trimester performance may be accessed in the AR portal on student iPads at any time and will be noted at the close of the trimester on the report card under the sub-grade "Independent Reading" with either a "+" for area of strength or a checkmark which will indicate an area of grow.
Students in grades 3 - 5 may earn the following rewards at the close of each trimester based on their work toward 100% of their trimester AR goal.
75% - a bookmark
85% - a fun eraser or water bottle sticker
95% - “Smart Cookie” buck (which is a gift card to the OLG Snack Shack) + a fun eraser or water bottle sticker
100%+ - “Smart Cookie” buck (which is a gift card to the OLG Snack Shack) + a fun eraser or water bottle sticker + a free dress coupon + a AR certificate
Accelerated Reader in Grades 6 - 8
Accelerated Reader (AR) is an online resource of comprehension quizzes on a host of books and articles. The program is meant to motivate reading by allowing students to earn points for every assessment that they successfully pass with a score of 80% or better. In an effort to preserve academic integrity, AR quizzes may only be taken at school and with homeroom teachers. The goal for each student is to achieve 100% of the expected points per trimester. Trimester performance may be accessed in the AR portal on student iPads at any time.
AR performance in grades 6 - 8 will be tracked in English classes as a separate academic category in Gradelink and will weigh up to 5% of the English grade in Middle School. The percentage earned in the AR Gradelink category will be directly tied to a student's AR reading progress in the AR dashboard up to 100%.
Students in grades 6 - 8 may earn the following rewards at the close of each trimester based on their work toward 100% of their trimester AR goal.
75% - a bookmark
85% - a fun eraser or water bottle sticker
95% - “Smart Cookie" buck (which is a gift card to the OLG Snack Shack) + a fun eraser or water bottle sticker
100%+ - “Smart Cookie" buck (which is a gift card to the OLG Snack Shack) + a fun eraser or water bottle sticker + a free dress coupon + a AR certificate
Middle School Late Work Credit Policy
Any late work submitted after the posted due date will be given 50% maximum credit for up to 7 calendar days following the posted due date of the assignment. Assignments submitted after this 7-day late window will receive zero credit.
Middle School Absent Work Policy
Any middle school student who is absent will have as many days as the student was absent to make up any missed assignments for full credit following that student's return to school. For example, a student who is out sick on Monday and Tuesday will have two school days (Wednesday and Thursday) following that student's return to school to complete any missed work for full credit. Middle school teachers will populate Gradelink with an "IC" for any work that was not submitted due to that absence, and will update that "IC" entry once the absent work has been submitted and graded within the allotted timeframe. Note that "IC" will indicate a zero in Gradelink.
Middle School Homework Webpage Updating Policy
All middle school teachers will post the daily homework, upcoming assessments, and projects in a timely fashion on the class homework webpages. Daily homework will be posted by 5pm on the day that it is assigned if not sooner. All entries will indicate a due date.
Tutoring
- If a student requires private tutoring or parents wish to have a student tutored in school subjects, the parents are responsible for engaging the tutor and paying all tutoring costs. The school may assist the parents in identifying tutoring resources.
- Teachers may not be paid for tutoring students assigned to their classes. With prior permission from the principal, teachers may tutor other students who attend the school and be paid for such tutoring by the parents.
- A school may arrange with independent contractors or entities that are not teachers or staff at the school to provide tutoring on a fee basis. Independent entities must have appropriate licenses, agreements for use of the premises, and insurance.
- All tutors and entities must comply with the procedures and policies of the extended school day program and the Archdiocesan Guidelines for Adults Interacting with Minors at Parish or Parish School Activities or Events.
