Grade 2 learning skills report card comments - Ontario

12 sample Grade 2 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, Organization. Sam keeps notes, drafts, and finished work easy to find. This makes careful revision and follow-up possible. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Initiative. Sam is ready to link a personal interest to a larger class idea through a short research task. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Independent Work. Sam is ready to practise reading the task directions a second time before handing work in. Written for Grades 1-8

Good (G)

• Strength, Collaboration. Sam works well in pairs and groups and completes an assigned job most of the time. Written for Grades 1-8
• Strength, Responsibility. Sam usually hands in work on time and lets me know when more time is needed. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Self-Regulation. A next step is for Sam to set a weekly goal and check it at the end of the week. Written for Grades 1-8

Satisfactory (S)

• Strength, Responsibility. Sam accepts help to fix a mistake and is learning the words to take ownership of it. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Initiative. At home, encouraging Sam to try new things and to talk about what was learned will build confidence. Home tip Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Organization. A next step is for Sam to use a checklist of steps for each task and tick off each step when it is done. Written for Grades 1-8

Needs Improvement (N)

• Strength, Self-Regulation. Sam is starting to keep going when work is short and meaningful and each try gets kind, specific praise. Written for Grades 1-8
• Strength, Collaboration. Sam does well with set choices that make it easier to join and add to a small group. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Independent Work. At the start of each work period, Sam can practise one familiar routine alone. 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 2 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.

Where do student names go?

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Honest limits

• 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.