There seems to be an issue with the first lab (Bubbles!), so please let me explain. It is counted as a MAJOR assessment, which means your child has the opportunity to make up that grade if they A) forgot to turn it in, or B) did not like the original grade. This is an exception, as it was our very first major. In the future, your child will ONLY be able to make up MAJORS if they have no missing work. This would include a 0 for not turning in the MAJOR the first time. You can access your child's grade by checking PowerSchool. Students are able to log in now. If your child has a "0", that means they did not turn in their lab sheet, even during the late period. If your child is sure that they turned in their lab sheet but they have a 0, please check their graded work folder in their science binder. If they do not have the lab there with a grade on it, they did not turn it in. These were handed back Monday. I did tell each class on Monday that they have an opportunity to fix their grade. It is due tomorrow. Now, if your child would like to "fix" their grade, they need to go to DiscoveryEducation.com tonight to make up the lab. (UN: wcpstudentnumber PW: studentnumber) The lab is called "One Tomato Two Tomato." They need to complete all of the questions on the attached post-lab sheet and have it ready to turn in tomorrow if they are taking this opportunity to fix their grade. Our Plate Tectonics lab sheet deadline is Monday. If they turn in in tomorrow or Monday, there will be a 10% late deduction, per our late policy in the student agenda. Your child's work is considered late if it is not ready to turn in when collected at the beginning of class, no matter what the excuse- with the exception of the absent policy if they didn't know about the due date in advance. Any time your child is absent, please have them check this section of the website as well as Google Classroom so they do not get behind. In middle school, we do not ask students for make-up work if they are absent. It is their responsibility to make sure they have their work caught up and turned in on time. We simply have too many students to track down absent work. They are, of course, allowed and encouraged to come see us about any questions they have about absent work. I hope that I did not come off too harsh; that was not my intention. I just know that there are a lot of new things to learn with middle school and I wanted to make it as clear as possible. If you have any questions at all, please reach out to me! The goal is for your child to be successful! :) **SPECIFICATIONS on tonight's science homework: Today we learned about our next MAJOR, called "Where in the World?" This is an individual, research-based project that will conclude with a presentation to the class next week. Please see the attachments below for more details about this project. Tonight your child is responsible for finding the "Landform Identification," or the continent and country where their landform is located. They should have this information ready when coming to class tomorrow. And finally (whew!)- interims will go home tomorrow. Be on the lookout for these forms. This marks the halfway point of the quarter so that you have an idea of your child's progress. Please keep in mind that if your child has complete retakes or has turned in absent work besides what was actually due this week, that may not be reflected on their interim yet. It takes time to go through the assignments, and current assignments are the priority.
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