Transcript Parent's Guide to Elementary Report Card

Educational Services
Department
November, 2003
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
computerized Report Card is used in all cycles at
the elementary level.
The report card covers a two-year
cycle.
There are four reporting periods
per year for a total of 8 reporting
periods per cycle.
Progress during the cycle
On the first seven (7) reports of the cycle your child’s development and
progress in acquiring competencies will be communicated to you using
the following legend:
A
B
C
D
NR
very satisfactorily
satisfactorily
with a few difficulties
with great difficulty
not reported
Special Note:
NR is used exceptionally when a report is not appropriate in the child’s learning cycle
e.g.
if a child has just entered the program,
if a child has had a lengthy absence due to illness,
if a teacher has indicated that evaluation of this competency will be carried out at
different intervals
Effort
At each reporting period your child’s overall
effort is evaluated in each subject area. The
legend used is:
H
highly satisfactory
S
satisfactory
I
improvement needed
End of Cycle Evaluation
The end of cycle evaluation is based on age appropriate criteria established in
the QEP.
The following legend is used:
1.
Exceeds the end of cycle outcomes
Your child demonstrates the competency easily and in many situations
exceeds the age appropriate expectations.
2.
Has attained the end of cycle outcomes
Your child demonstrates the competency in the classroom at an age
appropriate level.
3.
Has partially attained the end of cycle outcomes
Your child demonstrates some, but not all, of the competency expectations.
Help will be needed to attain the required level of competency.
4.
Has not attained the end of cycle outcomes
Your child is still in the early stages of developing this competency. A great
deal of help will be needed to attain the required level of competency.
Finding your way around the report card
• At the bottom of the first page, there are rectangular boxes dealing
with your child’s attendance and any additional information that
may be included with the report card
Cross Curricular Competencies
The evaluation reported under Cross Curricular
competencies shows your child’s development in those
areas which are common to all subjects, indicating how
your child functions as a learner.
These cross curricular competencies are divided into four
main areas as follows:
Intellectual
Methodological
Personal and social
Communication-related
Your child / Votre enfant
End of
Cycle /
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fin de
cycle
Intellectual Competencies / Compétences intellectuelles
uses information / exploite l’information
solves problems / résout des problèmes
exercises critical judgment / exerce un jugement critique
uses creativity / fait preuve de créativité
Methodological Competencies / Compétences méthodologiques
adopts effective work methods
se donne des méthodes de travail efficaces
uses information and communication technologies
exploite les technologies de l’information et de la communication
Personal and Social Competencies / Compétences personnelles et sociales
develops own identity / développe son identité
cooperates with others / coopère avec les autres
Communication-Related Competency / Compétence de l’ordre de la communication
communicates appropriately / communique de façon appropriée
In the QEP, competencies have been identified
for each subject. For each of these subjects,
teacher(s) report on your child’s learning in three
ways:
• Teachers’ Comments
• Progress in the development of the
competencies
• Effort
Teachers’ Comments
These messages are used by the teachers to communicate
with you about your child’s learning and address the
following:
• Context
Explains what your child is learning or describes the thematic
units/projects that have been used this reporting period.
• Observations
Explains what they have observed about how your child
learns as well as the effort and motivation demonstrated.
• Recommendations
Suggestions of how you might help your child.
Subject – Specific Competencies
For each subject, there are specific
competencies that have been identified
and developed.
Your child’s progress in the development
of these competencies is evaluated by the
teacher(s).
Effort
Your child’s overall effort is evaluated in
each subject and is indicated on the last
line of the subject section.
Within the QEP, the child is at the centre of his/her
own learning. Key features of this approach are:
» Reflection,
» Self-evaluation,
» Goal setting.
The report card is accompanied by a Student
Self-Evaluation Sheet.
This is where your child reflects on his/her
learning and sets goals for the next term.
Cycle 1
Example
Cycle 2 & 3
Example
Parent Comment Section
Parents are asked to :
• provide comments and observations about their
child’s progress, special interests and activities.
• sign this sheet acknowledging that they have
received and reviewed their child’s report card.
This is the only sheet to be returned to the
school.
Educational Services Department
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/english/edservices