Teachers will gather evidence of student learning during each reporting period. Some of the evidence will consist of student generated products such as assignments, tests, projects, and other collected evidence will come from teacher observations and conversations with your child. Using the gathered evidence, teachers will grade on a 4-point scale.
The 4 levels are:
- 4 Excelling (4+ means exceeding grade level expectations)
- 3 Meeting (3+ means showing consistent proficient achievement)
- 2 Approaching
- 1 Working Below
Along with indicating a level of achievement, teachers will also provide comments that speak to student strengths, needs and next steps for that subject.
Teachers will also provide a grade and comments regarding your child’s learning habits.
- Independence
- Initiative
- Interactions
- Organization
- Responsibility
Student success with each of these habits will be indicated by:
- C – consistently
- U – usually
- S – sometimes
- R – rarely
Report cards will be sent home in a special envelope that parents are expected to sign and return. Parents will also have opportunity to respond to the report card in a designated reflection section. We encourage parents to talk with their child about their academic progress and get their thoughts on how they feel their learning is progressing and help them set goals for future achievement.