Grade 3 learning skills report card comments - Ontario

12 sample Grade 3 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

Shown with the sample name Sam and they/them. The Studio uses your student's first name and pronoun.

Excellent (E)

• Strength, Collaboration. Sam shares materials and ideas generously and is a kind and respectful friend to others. Written for Grades 1-8
• Strength, Self-Regulation. Sam keeps going through hard work. Sam pauses, picks a useful strategy, and returns to the task. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Initiative. Sam is encouraged to set a stretch goal before an open task and review progress at the midpoint. Written for Grades 1-8

Good (G)

• Strength, Organization. Sam checks materials before starting. Sam usually notices when a key item is missing. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Independent Work. Sam's next step is to try one more strategy on their own before asking an adult for help. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Responsibility. At home, Sam can pack their bag each evening and check that homework is ready for the next day. Home tip Written for Grades 1-8

Satisfactory (S)

• Strength, Self-Regulation. Sam can work toward a goal when it is clearly stated and does well with reminders to check progress. Written for Grades 1-8
• Strength, Independent Work. Sam is beginning to start tasks on their own after instructions are repeated or shown. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Collaboration. Sam can use a simple turn-taking routine when talking with a partner or a group. Written for Grades 1-8

Needs Improvement (N)

• Strength, Organization. Sam is beginning to keep track of their materials with daily reminders and a clear routine. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Initiative. Sam can use a first-then card to move from a favourite warm-up into a learning task. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Responsibility. Sam can strengthen emerging habits by reviewing one success with an adult at the end of the day. 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 3 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.