Kindergarten mathematics report card comments - British Columbia

12 sample Kindergarten mathematics 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 Mathematics, Kindergarten

Extending

Strength. Sam sees numbers in flexible ways and can explain several ways to build the same amount. Content Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Strength. Sam makes up original patterns. They can explain the rule and tell what comes next. Content Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. Sam is encouraged to ask the class a survey question, show the results on a simple graph and tell what it shows. Content Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1

Proficient

Strength. Sam sorts shapes and solid objects and explains the sorting rule. Content Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. Moving forward, Sam can estimate how many objects are in a group before counting to check. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. A next step is for Sam to explain how a problem was solved, using objects or drawings to show each step. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1

Developing

Strength. Sam can extend simple patterns and is working on making patterns of their own. Content Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Strength. Sam more often compares objects by length or weight, using words like longer and heavier. Content Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. Moving forward, Sam can act out number stories with blocks and pictures. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1

Emerging

Strength. Sam is starting to name shapes, such as circles and squares, in our classroom and outdoors. Content Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. A next step is for Sam to know that the last number said when counting tells how many. Content Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. Moving forward, Sam can use counters to show what happens when we add one more or take one away. Content Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1

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 Kindergarten mathematics 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 Kindergarten mathematics comments tied to the curriculum?

All 12 comments name a skill and show the British Columbia curriculum match for Kindergarten 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.