This Week at Waters - June 4

Waters Families,

Thank you for a wonderful school year!

There are some important updates below regarding Waters summer programs and policy revisions for the coming school year.

We will send periodic updates via email throughout the summer and the regular school newsletter will start back up on Friday, August 14.

Have a wonderful summer!

Mr. R.

The purpose of grading is to communicate students' progress toward a learning standard. Waters is making some revisions to grading and homework practices, with the overarching goal of increasing clarity. Please see the information below for revisions that will go in place with the start of the new school year.

Grade Categories

There will only be two grading categories in each class schoolwide. Both categories will have equal weight toward the overall grade.

• Formative - Assignments done "on the way" to mastering the learning standard. Examples of these assignments are regular practice in class, quizzes and homework.
  
  
• Summative - Assignments demonstrating mastery of the learning standard. Examples of these assignments include unit tests, final projects and culminating presentations.

Homework Updates:

• No graded homework from Kindergarten through 3rd Grade. Enrichment and practice work will be shared with families as a optional extension. Teachers will not enter scores in ASPEN or give feedback on these materials.
  
  
• Homework for grades 4th-8th grade will still be a maximum of 10% of the overall grade and will be listed under the Formative category.

There is still some limited space in our summer programs, please see the form below.

Monday, June 8 is the last day of regular hours (7:45 AM to 3:30 PM) for the school year. Regular Office Hours will resume on Wednesday, August 12.

All remaining items left in the Lost & Found after Friday, June 5 will be donated.

4th Grade Glow Party in Ms. Mermuys' Room

Pride Month Decor by GSA

1st Graders Performing Cuban Folklore through Arts Integration

Kindergarten Celebration