Primary School Report Cards
Ontario Kindergarten Report Cards are usually written in prose and have a distinct format that fits the style of teaching that is occurring in Ontario FDK classes.
Since InnovOak focuses on teaching students to read, write and speak math, teachers in Primary School will have comments for each child that are specific to each of those areas. These are called a Summary of Early Literacy Learning and Summary of Early Numeracy Learning.
Our primary school teachers will write these comments in prose form and include specific observations for parents to understand. Comments will follow the Growing Success Curriculum Document that structures comments to be strength based and then incorporate next steps.
We focus our comments on three major areas, Early Literacy, Early Numeracy and Readiness to Learn. On top of that we provide 90 different Learning Progress Indicators and provide an update based on the skill acquisition.
Learning Progress Indicators
We document learning on the Primary Report Card using lookfors, which are progress indicators of what we expect students to be able to do.
Area of Learning | Lookfors | Progress Indicators |
|---|---|---|
Early Literacy Learning | 20 | early reading, early writing. |
Early Numeracy Learning | 14 | number senses, basic operations, measurement and data, patterns and algebra, and critical thinking and problem solving |
Readiness to Learn | 16 | social interaction skills, emotional self regulation, task persistence, problem solving skills, independence, and self help |
Social and Emotional Development | 9 | self regulation, social skills and problem solving |
Physical and Health Development | 12 | fine motor skills, gross motor skills, health and safety |
Creative Arts | 9 | visual arts exploration, music and rhythmic expression |
Science and Inquiry | 9 | questioning and curiosity, investigation and exploration, early scientific skills |
The report card is a springboard to meeting with parents and discussing student achievement based on the school, classroom, and teacher expectations. Our goal is to establish a developmental progression during the JK and SK years to ensure Grade 1 readiness for more academic learning.