Dear Parents:
“Engrade” is a web-based program that allows you to view your child’s grades online. It shows the SOL objectives covered, the type of assignment, the grade for the assignment and your child’s grade to date. A percentage weight is assigned for each type of assignment. Listed below are the weights that each 5th grade teacher will be using.
Brannon Hundley
Test/Quiz: 25% Test/Quiz: 33%
Graded Classwork: 50% Classwork: 34%
Homework: 25% Homework: 33%
Smart Turnage
Test/Quiz: 50% Classwork/Participation: 25%
Classwork/Homework: 40% Quizzes: 20%
Reading Logs: 10% Tests: 30%
Homework: 25%
As of September 30, 2013, all 5th grade teachers will be using “engrade” as your child’s progress report in lieu of the paper copy. This will be a great benefit for you so that you can view your child’s grade and assignments in all subject areas to date. It will also reduce the use of paper which benefits our environment.
If you have not already done so, please register at http://www.engrade.com/students and use the usernames and passwords that each student has been provided with. PLEASE NOTE: When you get to the screen that says “Student & Parent Signup” and it asks you to enter an “AccessCode(s)”, you should enter the access codes for all of your student’s teachers at one time. (Each student has been provided an access code from each subject teacher.) This will allow you to be able to have only one password/account for all of your child’s classes. To check your child’s grades and homework completion, click on each subject and it will pull up all assignment grades to date and your child’s average.
In addition, in order to further reduce the use of paper, the 5th grade weekly newsletter will be posted to Ms. Smart’s blog at www.smartfifthgrade.blogspot.com and on the Linwood Holton Elementary website at web.richmond.k12.va.us/lhes. Paper copies of the weekly newsletter will no longer be given to each 5th grade student.
However, If you do NOT have internet access, we are able to send home paper copies of both the bi-weekly progress report and our weekly newsletter. In order to provide a record of your choice, please return the attached form stating that you are
a) requesting that hard copies of the newsletter and/or progress reports be sent to you via your child or b) decide to opt out of receiving paper copies of our weekly newsletter and/or the bi-weekly progress report. All forms must be returned to your child’s teacher no later than Friday, October 4, 2013.
Thank you for your continued support.
The Fifth Grade Team
PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THIS PART ONLY.
Child’s Name _______________________________________
Parent Signature ______________________________ Date _______________
___Yes, I have internet access and will use “engrade” as my child’s progress report and will access the weekly newsletter via the Linwood Holton website or through smartfifthgrade@blogspot.com.
___No, I do not have internet access and will need a paper copy of the weekly newsletter
___No, I do not have internet access and will need a paper copy of my child’s bi-weekly progress report.
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