observation records teachers noting ability of specific skills, strengths, weaknesses – their demonstration of enjoyment, confidence, or difficulties and frustrations ability to work in groups - showing collaboration and cooperation evidence of experimentation and exploration during activities, and of problem solving application of skills or concepts taught Assessment Grades The following scale may be used to convert from numerical to letter grades. We do not use minus gradings. A+ 90% and higher D+ 55 - 59.9% A 80 - 89.9% D 50 - 54.9% B+ 75 - 79.9% E+ 45 - 49.9% B 70 - 74.9% E 40 - 44.9% C+ 65 - 69.9% C 60 - 64.9% ** A grade below 50% is not satisfactory and is a fail. Recognition of Student Academic Achievements Primary - Students receive merit certificates to encourage and foster positive behaviours and a commitment to their academic performance. - Students receive a range of general achievement certificates during assemblies these may – focus on academic achievements, but also on positive behaviors and a wide range of other aspects. Secondary Students receive Power Points to encourage and foster positive behaviours and a – commitment to their academic performance. A variety of awards are on Presentation Night - for example: Dux, Most Improved, Diligence, and a range of Academic Subject Awards. Plagiarism Plagiarism, in any form, is unethical and unacceptable. Plagiarism occurs when a student submits someone else’s words or ideas as if they were their own and takes credit for its creation. Plagiarism includes: downloading research papers from the Internet or buying papers from a source copying articles from the Internet, books, journals, newspapers and electronic sources presenting the work of teachers, parents, siblings, or friends as one's own paraphrasing or summarising people’s work cutting and pasting together sections of text from several sources
observation records – teachers noting ability of specific skills, strengths, weaknesses their demonstration of enjoyment, confidence, or difficulties and frustrations ability to work in groups - showing collaboration and cooperation evidence of experimentation and exploration during activities, and of problem solving application of skills or concepts taught Assessment Grades The following scale may be used to convert from numerical to letter grades. We do not use minus gradings. A+ 90% and higher A 80 - 89.9% B+ 75 - 79.9% B 70 - 74.9% C+ 65 - 69.9% C 60 - 64.9% D+ 55 - 59.9% D 50 - 54.9% E+ 45 - 49.9% E 40 - 44.9% ** A grade below 50% is not satisfactory and is a fail. Recognition of Student Academic Achievements Primary - Students receive merit certificates to encourage and foster positive behaviours and a commitment to their academic performance. - Students receive a range of general achievement certificates during assemblies – these may focus on academic achievements, but also on positive behaviors and a wide range of other aspects. Secondary – Students receive Power Points to encourage and foster positive behaviours and a commitment to their academic performance. A variety of awards are on Presentation Night - for example: Dux, Most Improved, Diligence, and a range of Academic Subject Awards. Plagiarism Plagiarism, in any form, is unethical and unacceptable. Plagiarism occurs when a student submits someone else’s words or ideas as if they were their own and takes credit for its creation. Plagiarism includes: downloading research papers from the Internet or buying papers from a source copying articles from the Internet, books, journals, newspapers and electronic sources presenting the work of teachers, parents, siblings, or friends as one's own paraphrasing or summarising people’s work cutting and pasting together sections of text from several sources
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