Day 303

Ugh, Report Cards

Kids, don't you worry...teaches dislike report cards too!  Report cards consume too many hours of my time.  

I miss the days of giving an A,B,C,D or F for each subject area.  Now, it is all standards based.  This is definitely valuable when it comes to pinpointing the exact area a child excels or struggles in but they are complicated to complete.  See below for all of the standards on the fifth grade report card:

LANGUAGE ARTS 

Word Analysis, Fluency, Systematic Vocabulary Development

• Reads grade level material fluently and accurately
• Uses knowledge of word origins and word relationships to determine the meaning of vocabulary

Reading Comprehension/Literary Response/Fluency

• Identifies and understands the main idea and significant details presented in text
• Draws own conclusions and inferences about a text and supports with evidence from text
• Distinguishes facts, inferences and opinions in text
• Understands and analyzes narrative text (conflict/resolution, character traits / motives, literary devices, themes)
• Analyzes informational text using text features
• Independently applies reading strategies

Writing Strategies, Applications, Conventions

• Writes fluent, focused and clear texts
• Narratives
• Responses to Literature
• Persuasive Essays
• Research Reports

• Revises and edits selected drafts to improve writing
• Uses correct sentence structure including grammar, punctuation and capitalization
• Spells grade level words correctly in written work

Listening and Speaking

• Listens and responds critically to oral communication, asking relevant questions to support understanding
• Uses effective techniques of oral language in discussions and presentations

MATHEMATICS

Number Sense 

• Understands and manipulates decimals and very large numbers
• Understands concept of fraction, decimal and percent equivalents
• Understands prime factorization of numbers to 50
• Estimates, calculates and solves problems
• Whole numbers
• Integers
• Decimal
• Fractions

Algebra and Functions

• Understands algebraic expressions and equations
• Solves
• Evaluates

• Solves linear functions, writes the equations and graphs the ordered pairs

Measurement and Geometry

• Understands/determines areas and volumes of simple objects
• Uses appropriate tools to measure / identify / construct angles, lines and 2-dimensional objects
• Identifies, describes and classifies the properties of plane and solid geometric figures

Statistics/Data Analysis/Probability

• Collects, displays, analyzes, compares and interprets different data sets

Mathematical Reasoning

• Understands / uses / explains different problem solving strategies

HISTORY / SOCIAL SCIENCE

• Geography
• Research/gathers and applies relevant,accurate information
• U.S History – shows understanding of development of the nation

SCIENCE Classroom /Lab

• Demonstrates understanding of concepts
• Participates in activities and discussions

Participates in music
Participates in fine arts
 

Physical Education

• Demonstrates good sportsmanship
• Actively participates in activities

Social Growth / Life Skills

• Exhibits a positive attitude
• Respects people and property
• Cooperates with others
• Follows school rules
• Follows directions
• Demonstrates listening skills
• Takes personal responsibility for behavior

Work / Study Skills

• Contributes to classroom activities
• Exhibits organizational skills
• Completes class assignments
• Completes and returns homework
• Exhibits neat and legible work
• Works independently
• Demonstrates effort
• Accepts responsibility for individual learning

Grading Standards:
4 Advanced Consistently grasps, applies and extends Standards Introduced to Date
3.5 Proficient Consistently grasps and applies Standards Introduced to Date
3 Proficient Grasps and applies Standards Introduced to Date
2.5 Approaching Moving towards proficiency level Standards Introduced to Date
2 Approaching Beginning to grasp and apply Standards Introduced to Date
1 Not Yet Not grasping Standards Introduced to Date