Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Homework Update for the even longer Thanksgiving Weekend

Dearest students ...
Fortunately, we had finished the work we needed to finish for the fall trimester before school was canceled today.  The only thing some of you may be worried about are redoes and/or retests.  Here is the way I am handling things:

Trans Math: You had nothing new "due."
*To guarantee assignments would be counted in the fall trimester, they had to be turned in LAST Friday, November 19.  Consequently, unless you have compelling reasons for needing those extra points, I don't really have the extra time to correct and reenter these new grades.  You will only see the cumulative grade on your report card.
*Please check Teacherease and determine whether or not it is important for you to negotiate getting extra time to turn in any late, redone, and/or missing assignments.  Most of your grades WILL NOT change significantly at this point anyway.  Again, on your report card you will only see your final grade and the new overall comment that I will enter for you.
*The grading for the paper airplane experiment (the part that we were able to finish) is complete. The grades you now see in Teacherease are yours!  

Pre-Algebra: Retests will be WEDNESDAY in Gruel.
*Pre-Algebra grades should be complete EXCEPT for retests.
*However, please consider how the retest will impact your overall grade and, consequently, whether or not it is necessary to retest.  It is most important that you understand your mistakes at this time, not that you make up an extra percentage point or two.
*HOWEVER ... I know that some of you are on the brink of the grade you have been working for and I certainly want you to be able to retest.  Just let me know!
***Chapter 3 mid-chapter practice test is on Quizlet!***
*We will begin lesson 3.4 on Monday morning.

Happiest of Thanksgivings to all of you -
Mo ;-)

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