Now that we are entering the third marking period for eighth grade, we are going to take another step toward preparing for high school. When assignments are assigned, students are expected to turn them in completed to the best of their ability on the due date. If an assignment is going to be late, the student has two weeks to get it turned in before the assignment will not be accepted any more. There will be exceptions for students with illnesses or extunating circumstances. If the assignment is past two weeks, there is new learning going on that needs to be focused upon and attended to. Also, it is important for students to stay on top of the learning going on since each new item builds upon the items that were learned earlier. Grades for late assignments that are handed in within the two week block will be adjusted accordingly.