Grade 7 math report card comments

12 sample Grade 7 math comments for standards-based report cards, from Exceeds to Beginning: 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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Exceeds

Strength, The Number System. Sam places all kinds of numbers on a line with precision and explains each spot. CCSS 7.NS.A.1: horizontal or vertical number line diagram CCSS MP6: attend to precision Written for Grades 6-8
Next step, Statistics and Probability. At home, Sam can look at graphs in the news and discuss whether each one tells the full story. CCSS 7.SP.B.4: measures of center Home tip Written for Grades 6-8
Next step, Expressions and Equations. Sam is ready to write inequalities for real limits, like a budget, and graph the answers. CCSS 7.EE.B.4: inequalities to solve Written for Grades 6-7

Meets

Strength, Geometry. Sam finds volume correctly and labels each answer with the right units. CCSS 7.G.B.6: area, volume and surface area CCSS MP6: attend to precision Written for Grades 6-8
Strength, Geometry. Sam uses facts about angles to find missing angle measures. CCSS 7.G.B.5: supplementary, complementary, vertical, and adjacent angles Written for Grades 7-8
Next step, Ratios and Proportional Relationships. At home, Sam can work out sale prices or a restaurant tip using percents. CCSS 7.RP.A.3: ratio and percent problems Home tip Written for Grades 6-7

Approaching

Strength, Expressions and Equations. Sam can evaluate expressions when values are given, with some support. CCSS 7.EE.A.1: expand linear expressions Written for Grades 6-7
Next step, The Number System. A next step is for Sam to use a number line to model adding and subtracting with negative numbers. CCSS 7.NS.A.1: add and subtract rational numbers Written for Grades 6-7
Next step, Ratios and Proportional Relationships. A next step is for Sam to use double number lines to see how two quantities grow together. CCSS 7.RP.A.3: multistep ratio and percent problems CCSS MP5: use appropriate tools strategically Written for Grades 6-7

Beginning

Strength, Statistics and Probability. Sam is starting to talk about chance with words like likely and unlikely. CCSS 7.SP.C.5: probability of a chance event Written for Grade 7
Strength, The Number System. With support, Sam can add and multiply decimals by copying the steps of a model. CCSS 7.NS.A.3: four operations with rational numbers Written for Grades 6-7
Next step, Expressions and Equations. A next step is for Sam to practice turning word phrases, such as 'three more than a number', into expressions. CCSS 7.EE.A.1: expand linear expressions Written for Grades 6-7

How U.S. districts report

One district grades conduct and work habits on a three-level scale.
Students receive grades (1, 2, or 3), separate from the content area, for conduct and work habits.
Wake County Public School System (North Carolina), Elementary Report Cards, web page · Source
Another district marks work habits with four letters.
E (Excellent), S (Satisfactory), N (Needs Improvement), U (Unsatisfactory)
Santa Ana Unified School District (California), Report Card Guide for Parents, Grade 1 (Rev. 2016), PDF p.2-3 · Source
One district shares report cards with families three times a year.
Report cards are shared with parents three times each school year
San Diego Unified School District (California), Grading Policy (Hardy Elementary page), web page · Source

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