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First Semester/Second Quarter Grades

Scale
+ Consistently Demonstrates Effort
# Often Demonstrates Effort
- Seldom Demonstrates Effort

OR

5 Advanced
4 Proficient
3 Basic
2 Developing
1 Beginning

All the children should be at a 2-3 range, which means they are on course for the end of the year final evaluation.

Reading:
Demonstrates effort +
Completes work on time +
Print word awareness 4
Uses phonetic strategies 4
Reads accurately 3
Reads fluently 3
Uses a variety of reading strategies 3
Comprehends text presented aloud 2
Comprehends printed materials 3
Speaking:
Demonstrates effort +
Uses effective delivery 3
Science:
Weather +
Health +
Art +
Library/Media +
Physical Ed +
Music #
Mathematics:
Demonstrates effort +
Completes work on time +
Knows basic facts #
Adds numbers 3
Subtracts numbers 3
Understands place value 2
Understands concepts of time 4
Understands concepts of money 3
Counts by 1,2,5,10,25 5
Writing:
Demonstrates effort +
Completes work on time +
Develops main ideas 3
Writes in complete sentences 3
Applies conventions 3
Prints legibly 3
Personal Management:
Completes homework +
Is prepared, organized, and ready to learn +
Follows directions and rules +
Works cooperatively with others #
Shows respect for people and property #
Listens effectively +
Uses time well/stays on task +
Works independently +


Corey works better alone, tends to chit-chat, and is little bit of a class clown.
The one that surprised me was "Uses effective delivery" under the speech category. I expected to see a 5 on that. So I asked the teacher, who I adore, and she said that if it was based on vocabulary alone he would have a 6 (which they are not supposed to use at this stage.) But it is also based on completing stories in a fluent manner and he tends to jump around, and seems to let his brain get ahead of his mouth.
The other thing I need to point out is that although he is getting 3's and 4's in reading, he is in the highest reading group, and is one of the only 5 kids in all three 1st grade classes to be in this group.
All in all Corey is doing well, and using the "old school" grading system he is mostly A's with a few B's.
One proud mama signing off!