Grade 5 learning skills report card comments - Ontario

12 sample Grade 5 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 speaks up respectfully for themselves and for others, and helps make our class a fair place. Written for Grades 1-8
Strength, Collaboration. Sam builds strong teamwork by checking that each member understands the task and has a role. Written for Grades 1-8
Next step, Organization. Sam can deepen planning by setting aside time to review sources, revise, and check what the final task asks for. Written for Grades 1-8

Good (G)

Strength, Responsibility. Sam usually completes class work and homework on time and takes good care of their classroom jobs. Written for Grades 1-8
Next step, Self-Regulation. Before a demanding task, Sam can name one thing that helps with focus. This will build self-awareness. Written for Grades 1-8
Next step, Independent Work. A next step is for Sam to reread instructions before asking for help, to build confidence in working alone. Written for Grades 1-8

Satisfactory (S)

Strength, Responsibility. Sam is beginning to take ownership of their classroom jobs and often remembers each job after a quick reminder. Written for Grades 1-8
Strength, Initiative. Sam makes progress when tasks offer a clear choice and a chance to link learning to personal interests. Written for Grades 1-8
Next step, Collaboration. Sam will benefit from having a clear role in group tasks to help them take part fully. Written for Grades 1-8

Needs Improvement (N)

Strength, Organization. With one-on-one support, Sam is starting to follow a known routine to begin work. Written for Grades 1-8
Next step, Independent Work. Sam will benefit from short work periods with a check-in after each part of a task. Written for Grades 1-8
Next step, Self-Regulation. Sam can use a two-step picture plan to get ready and start one supported activity. 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 5 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.
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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.