PROMOTION
A minimum average of 1.7 (C- ) is required to advance from Grade 6 to 7, Grade 7 to 8 and Grade
8 to high school. All students not achieving the required 1.7 may have the opportunity to go to
summer school to attain the required grade point average. Students returning to either grade for a
second year shall be required to repeat the course of study prescribed for that grade.
HOMEWORK
(The homework policy will be sent home during the first week of school.)
An important part of your success as a student is dependent upon your ability to study
independently. Homework helps to reinforce your understanding of what you have been taught in
the classroom.
The student agenda has been issued to every student at JFK. Its purpose is to teach and
encourage the practice of good study skills. Recording your assignments on a daily basis gives
you and your parents the information you need to successfully plan and complete your homework
assignments.
Parents should insist that students use this book and check daily assignments. Students who lose
their agenda book will be able to buy one in the school store for $5.00.
If absent from school, use the Homework Buddy System in the back of the homework book and
call a classmate for assignments.
DEPARTMENTAL GRADING REQUIREMENTS
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
• Test/Quizzes: 50%
• Classwork: 30%
• Homework - 20%
SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT
• 40% Tests
• 20% Quizzes
• 40% Classwork/Homework
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
• Tests and Quizzes 40%
• Classwork 40%
• Homework 20%
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
• Test/Quizzes (Tests are weighted as 1.0, quizzes as 0.5) 60%
• Classwork/Homework 25%
• Other (Notebook, participation, etc.) 15%
READING DEPARTMENT
Assisted Reading
• Classwork 40%
• Assessments 30%
• Daily Reading 20%
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