First Quarter Progress Reports
From this afternoon (Friday, October 25th), parents and carers will be able to view the Quarter 1 Progress Reports for their children in Kindergarten through Grade 5. The progress reports can be accessed through PowerSchool.
The information contained in this progress report is a summary of your child’s learning progress for the first quarter of the school year. The report is one of a number of strategies used by our school to communicate with you about your child’s achievements, actions and effort throughout the year. Additional progress reports are provided in January and March, with a final report on student achievement uploaded in June at the end of the school year. Through the reports and, of course, formal and informal parent/carer conferences, we strive to provide pertinent information about particular triumphs and sources of interest and curiosity for your child, as well as specific areas in need of improvement, the degree of progress/development being made in identified areas, and/or strategies for improvement that can be made by students. An explanatory guide for the Quarter 1 Progress Report can be found here.
As the progress reports are designed to communicate information about your child’s progress and learning habits, it makes sense for parents/carers and children to review and discuss their contents. However, it is important that grades are kept in their place, and don’t become more than they should be. This is especially true for children of Elementary School age. The progress reports should not be interpreted as a measure of a child’s fixed ability, but rather as indicators of recent learning and development which point toward the next steps that have the best chance to inspire and support future learning. Research has shown that an overemphasis on grades can serve to diminish children’s interest in what they are learning, can nudge children away from challenges in favour of easier tasks, and can increase levels of anxiety and stress. This is why we deliberately place our emphasis on feedback and conversations with children about their learning rather than grades and class ranking.
Use Your Head - Creative Hat & Hair Day
Next Thursday, the children are invited to display their creativity and imagination by taking part in our annual “Use Your Head - Creative Hat & Hair Day”. Although the date coincides with Halloween, and although some children’s designs might be Halloween-ish, please note that this is not a Halloween celebration. Please also note that the event calls for creative hats and/or hair only; it is not meant to be a chance for children to come to school in a full costume. Information about "Use Your Head - Creative Hat & Hair Day" was shared at the Friday assembly and your child’s teacher will provide further reminders.
Book Fair
This coming Tuesday (29 October) marks the start of the Book Fair. The children will visit the Book Fair with their classes between Tuesday (29/10) and the following Monday (04/11). A huge thank you to those people who have volunteered to help out with the Book Fair; we couldn’t do it without their support!
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