Students have the following extra credit opportunities: These are intended to expand a child's experiences while at the same time improve their grade.
1.Poster advertising a career with a history degree
This extra credit opportunity is for Social Studies. It will count as a 100% replacement for the lowest homework grade or 50 bonus points. The goal is to create a poster for the school hallway that advertises a historical career. Please follow these specific requirements:
* You must pick a career that is history related.
* You must create a poster that is a minimum of 11 ½ x 17 in size (although larger is fine).
* Your poster should be neatly designed and colorful with no spelling & grammatical errors.
* Your poster should include the following information:
o Name of career
o A description of the career
o Knowledge/Degree needed to be in this career
o Two or more fun facts about that career
o At least one picture
Posters are due the last day of trimester 3.
2. Learn about Easter: This extra credit opportunity is for Science. It will count as a 100% replacement for the lowest homework grade or 50 bonus points. Easter, also called Resurrection Day and Pascha, is a Christian holiday celebrating Jesus Christ returning from the dead. Christians believe that it is the holiest day in the year. Some people who are not Christians celebrate it as a cultural holiday. Easter is not held on the same date every year. Come up with your own creative way to pay tribute to this special day. This is due by the last day of trimester 3.
3. Speaking/Creative Challenge: This extra credit opportunity is for math. It will count as a 100% replacement for the lowest homework grade or 25 bonus points. Creatively come up with a way to teach or explain words associated with an equation, such as product, quotient, sum, difference, coefficient, constant, variable, equal sign and expression. Feel free to video tape the performance or share your performance live by the last day of trimester 3.
1.Poster advertising a career with a history degree
This extra credit opportunity is for Social Studies. It will count as a 100% replacement for the lowest homework grade or 50 bonus points. The goal is to create a poster for the school hallway that advertises a historical career. Please follow these specific requirements:
* You must pick a career that is history related.
* You must create a poster that is a minimum of 11 ½ x 17 in size (although larger is fine).
* Your poster should be neatly designed and colorful with no spelling & grammatical errors.
* Your poster should include the following information:
o Name of career
o A description of the career
o Knowledge/Degree needed to be in this career
o Two or more fun facts about that career
o At least one picture
Posters are due the last day of trimester 3.
2. Learn about Easter: This extra credit opportunity is for Science. It will count as a 100% replacement for the lowest homework grade or 50 bonus points. Easter, also called Resurrection Day and Pascha, is a Christian holiday celebrating Jesus Christ returning from the dead. Christians believe that it is the holiest day in the year. Some people who are not Christians celebrate it as a cultural holiday. Easter is not held on the same date every year. Come up with your own creative way to pay tribute to this special day. This is due by the last day of trimester 3.
3. Speaking/Creative Challenge: This extra credit opportunity is for math. It will count as a 100% replacement for the lowest homework grade or 25 bonus points. Creatively come up with a way to teach or explain words associated with an equation, such as product, quotient, sum, difference, coefficient, constant, variable, equal sign and expression. Feel free to video tape the performance or share your performance live by the last day of trimester 3.