Grade 6 learning skills report card comments - Ontario

12 sample Grade 6 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 helps groups make decisions by summing up each view and bringing the focus back to the shared goal. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Initiative. To grow further, Sam can try tasks that are a stretch and share what was learned from any mistakes. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Organization. Sam can look for one digital or paper tool that could make a current way of working even clearer. Written for Grades 1-8

Good (G)

• Strength, Independent Work. Sam usually begins independent tasks with a clear purpose and uses work time well. Written for Grades 1-8
• Strength, Responsibility. Sam most often follows through on commitments and can be trusted with class responsibilities. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Self-Regulation. A helpful goal is for Sam to revisit a learning goal midway through work and adjust one action. Written for Grades 1-8

Satisfactory (S)

• Strength, Independent Work. Sam follows familiar directions and is beginning to notice when a task has more than one part. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Self-Regulation. Sam can practise getting back to work by choosing a reset strategy from a familiar class list. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Responsibility. Sam can build confidence by choosing one classroom routine to complete with fewer adult prompts. Written for Grades 1-8

Needs Improvement (N)

• Strength, Organization. Sam gets started more easily when materials are laid out and the first step is modelled. Written for Grades 1-8
• Strength, Collaboration. Sam is building friendships and responds well to coaching about how to play and work with others. Written for Grades 1-8
• Next step, Initiative. Sam is ready to practise choosing a next step after watching an example in a small group. 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 6 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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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.