Yes, I know it is vacation, but some of us are still working (I will be grading the portfolios and writing thank you cards), our students have a grade check to show parents and guardians and extra credit assignments to improve grades which can almost always be improved.
(total possible points) x (percent you would like in the class) = # of points you need to get that percent in the class
from this product, subtract the number of point you have currently. This gives you the number of points you need to earn. It can be through making up assignments, and doing extra credit.
There will be around 1,000. points (total) by the end of the semester, if you put that in as total possible points, you'll get an idea about the amount of work ahead of you.
Enjoy your vacation! (but not too much)
Thank you to G.L. in 6° who reminded me of the method I used in school to calculate how many points are required to attain a specific grade in a class. I used to use this equation to figure out how much I should study for a final exam. Also, thank you to the parent who emailed at the beginning of break, which sparked the idea for putting the equation onto the class webpage.