Our Lady of Mount Carmel School

Accredited pre-kindergarten thru 8th grade with before and after school care.

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Home Work and Grading System

Time allotments for homework and assignments:

Grades 1, 2, and 3
30 minutes

Grades 3, 4, and 5
60 minutes

Grades 7 and 8
90 minutes

 


Grading System:

Kindergarten

Most of the assessments done in Kindergarten are informal and individual. Progress is monitored by the teacher and communicated to the parents via parent conferences. Report cards are issued three times a year. The evaluation key is as follows:

 

CS = Consistently Successful
AA = Almost Always Successful
IN = Improvement Needed
ED = Experiencing Difficulty
NY = Skill Not Yet Introduced

 

 

 

Grades 1 thru 3

A report card will be issued quarterly to show a student's progress. The following will be used to indicate progress:

 

VG = Very Good
G   = Good
M   = Meets Grade Level
I   = Improvement Needed

 

 

 

A check mark indicates improvement needed in social skills, and/or work habits.


Grades 4 thru 8

The subjects Health, Art, Music, Penmanship, Physical Education, and Computer Science will be graded as follows:

 

VG = Very Good
G   = Good
M   = Meets Grade Level
I   = Improvement Needed

 

 

 

Numerical grades will be given for all other academic subjects.

A+ 100-98
A     97-94
A-    93-90

B+ 89-87
B   86-83
B-  82-80

C+ 79-77
C  76-73
C- 72-70

D     69-65
F below 65


Promotion Policy

A student who fails two subjects for the final grade average must attend a certified summer school program in order to advance to the next grade. Proof of this must be submitted to the school office two weeks prior to the beginning of the school year. If this requirement is not fulfilled, the student will be retained in the previous grade or not accepted back. A student who fails three or more subjects will not be retained.