Grade 1 learning skills report card comments - Ontario

12 sample Grade 1 learning skills comments for Ontario's Elementary Progress Report Card, from Excellent to Needs Improvement: 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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Excellent (E)

Strength, Initiative. Sam tries more than one way to solve problems with confidence. Sam then judges which way works best for the task. Written for Grades 1-8
Strength, Responsibility. Sam arrives ready to learn each day and can be counted on to meet deadlines without reminders. Written for Grades 1-8
Next step, Collaboration. To grow further, Sam can help a group find a fair way to divide a complex task so everyone takes part. Written for Grades 1-8

Good (G)

Strength, Organization. Sam can divide a larger task into parts and finishes most parts in the time given. Written for Grades 1-8
Next step, Self-Regulation. At home, talking about one goal for the week and checking it on Friday will help Sam build this skill. Home tip Written for Grades 1-8
Next step, Independent Work. To grow further, Sam can look at an example before asking whether an answer is right. Written for Grades 1-8

Satisfactory (S)

Strength, Organization. Sam is starting to keep materials in order and is ready to work when routines are clear and posted. Written for Grades 1-8
Strength, Independent Work. With kind reminders, Sam is learning to get back to solo work after an interruption. Written for Grades 1-8
Next step, Responsibility. Sam can finish one agreed part of a group task before moving on to something else. Written for Grades 1-8

Needs Improvement (N)

Strength, Self-Regulation. Sam is starting to talk about what helps them learn best. Written for Grades 1-8
Next step, Collaboration. At home, playing short games that involve taking turns will help Sam practise working with others. Home tip Written for Grades 1-8
Next step, Initiative. At home, praising Sam's effort when trying something new will help build a positive attitude to learning. Home tip Written for Grades 1-8

How Ontario reports

The Elementary Progress Report Card goes home between October 20 and November 20.
Schools will use the Elementary Progress Report Card between October 20 and November 20 of the school year.
Ontario Ministry of Education, Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting in Ontario Schools (2010), p. 53 · Source
Learning skills are reported with the letters E, G, S and N.
Teachers will use the following letter symbols to report on students' development of the six learning skills and work habits: E - Excellent G - Good S - Satisfactory N - Needs Improvement
Ontario Ministry of Education, Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting in Ontario Schools (2010), p. 55 · Source
The learning skills comment covers strengths and next steps for improvement.
In the space provided for anecdotal comments, the teacher will elaborate on the student's demonstration of the skills and comment on "strengths" and "next steps for improvement".
Ontario Ministry of Education, Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting in Ontario Schools (2010), p. 55 · Source

Questions teachers ask

What scale do Ontario learning skills use?

E (Excellent), G (Good), S (Satisfactory) and N (Needs Improvement), for each of the six learning skills and work habits (Growing Success, p. 55). You choose each one; the studio never does.

Are these Grade 1 learning skills comments tied to the curriculum?

No. They are written for Grades 1-8 and are not pinned to a single expectation, so check each sentence against what you actually taught before you use it.

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Every sentence is a starting point to adapt from your own evidence. Only you know your student.
Independent resource from Milestone Teachers, not a Ministry of Education publication. Where your board's forms or wording differ, use your board's.

Pair it with

The Studio is free. These printable reporting resources are separate products on this site, each for the place named in its title; open a product page to see its pages, contents and licence.

Ontario Report Season Kit — Grades 1–8: Four resources in one download for Grades 1–8: a 20-page evidence organizer, a 20-page learning-skills tracker, 516 progress-report comment drafts and 480 learning-skills drafts. The parts are also sold separately, so check what you already own.
Ontario Learning Skills Comment Bank: 480 learning-skills comments and 20 general opening and closing comments, as a PDF, an editable Word document and an editable Excel workbook, to adapt to your own evidence.
Ontario Learning Skills & Work Habits Tracker: A print-and-write tracker for recording classroom evidence before you use professional judgement for reporting.
Ontario Anecdotal Notes & Evidence Organizer: Printable forms and class tools for observations, conversations and products, Kindergarten to Grade 8.