October 21st, 2013

2013-14 PARENT/GUARDIAN GUIDE

Grade 1-8

In May 2010, the Ministry of Education published a policy document titled Growing Success – Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting in Ontario Schools. Beginning in September 2010, assessment, evaluation, and reporting in Ontario schools are based on the policies and practices described in this document.

 All students in Grades 1-8 in Ontario receive:

i) one Elementary Progress Report Card in November, and

ii) two Elementary Provincial Report Cards – one in February and another in June.

 The Elementary Progress Report Card provides students, teachers and parents/guardians with an opportunity to reflect upon progress early in the fall of the school year, and to discuss plans to promote future success.

 The Elementary Progress Report Card is designed to show:

•  a student’s development of six learning skills and work habits during the fall of the school year, as well as
•  a student’s general progress in working towards the achievement of  the curriculum expectations in all subjects.

 The check marks under “Progressing Very Well,”“Progressing Well,”and “Progressing With Difficulty”are used to indicate a student’ general academic progress during the first part of the fall term.

 The Elementary Progress Report Card does not contain letter grades or numeric marks. At the end of the first term (in February) parents/guardians will receive a Provincial Report Card, which will report on achievement of the curriculum expectations and which will contain letter grades or numeric marks.