Grade 3 science report card comments - British Columbia

12 sample Grade 3 science comments for British Columbia's Learning Updates, from Extending to Emerging: 6 strengths and 6 next steps. Adapt any sentence to what you have seen in class, or write them for your whole class in the free Studio.

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Sample comments

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Each chip links to the official BC curriculum page for the area and grade. No curriculum text is copied here.

BC Science, Grade 3

Extending

Strength. Sam uses science ideas in new places. They can suggest clever fixes for everyday problems. Curricular competency Written for Grades 2-3
Next step. To keep growing, Sam can plan a test of their own and decide what to measure and how. Curricular competency Written for Grades 2-3
Next step. A next step is for Sam to explain a discovery two ways, with a diagram and with words, and say which is clearer. Curricular competency Written for Grades 2-3

Proficient

Strength. Sam helps plan simple tests and uses tools safely to observe and measure. Curricular competency Written for Grades 2-3
Strength. Sam records data clearly and uses tables and simple graphs to show patterns. Curricular competency Written for Grades 2-3
Next step. Moving forward, Sam can check whether a test was fair and suggest how to make it fairer. Curricular competency Written for Grade 3

Developing

Strength. Sam more often asks questions that can be tested. Predictions are starting to draw on past learning. Curricular competency Written for Grades 2-3
Next step. Sam is encouraged to suggest one way our class can help the land and water near our school. Curricular competency Written for Grades 2-3
Next step. A next step is for Sam to explain why we change only one thing at a time in a fair test. Curricular competency Written for Grade 3

Emerging

Strength. Sam is beginning to record observations in a science journal with drawings and a few words. Curricular competency Written for Grades 2-3
Strength. With support, Sam asks questions about the materials and living things we study. Curricular competency Written for Grades 2-3
Next step. At home, keeping a small journal about a plant or the weather for a week will help Sam notice changes. Curricular competency Home tip Written for Grades 2-3

How British Columbia reports

Grades K-9 use the four-point Provincial Proficiency Scale.
grades K-9: The four-point Provincial Proficiency Scale is used (Emerging, Developing, Proficient, and Extending.)
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3 · Source
Two of the year's communications of learning are written Learning Updates.
2 written Learning Updates in a printed or digital format
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3 · Source
Comments focus on strengths and areas for further growth.
should focus on student strengths and areas for further growth
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3 · Source
Comments are concise and family-friendly; bullets are fine.
should be concise (bullets are okay) and in parent/caregiver-friendly language
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3 · Source

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What should a Grade 3 science comment in British Columbia say?

Comments focus on strengths and areas for further growth. Comments are concise and family-friendly; bullets are fine. Comments should not summarize lesson plans or the Learning Standards. Source: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3.

Are these Grade 3 science comments tied to the curriculum?

All 12 comments name a skill and show the British Columbia curriculum match for Grade 3 beside the sentence, with a link to the official page (the Studio does not reproduce BC curriculum text). A match shows the skill is taught at this grade; judge the fit yourself.

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Sample comments for teachers to adapt; no prescribed or mandated comments exist in BC.
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British Columbia Report Season Kit — Kindergarten to Grade 9: Four resources in one download for written Learning Updates: a 16-page evidence organizer, 17 pages of student Core Competencies self-reflection, 1032 Learning Update comments and 63 comment frames. Nothing in the kit rates a competency.