Your child should be bringing home progress reports
today for Language Arts, Math, Science and Social
Studies.
I always struggles sending progress reports home at
this time of year -- they always seem to be
misleading. You'll notice that in some subjects we've
done very little "graded" work, so the grades you see
may not be truly representative of your child's
progress. I've tried to note that at the bottom of
each report.
One thing you will want to pay special attention to,
though, are missing assignments. Don't worry so
much about grades and percents, but be on the
lookout for indicators of poor decisions or
irresponsibility!
And, please remember, this is just one snapshot of
your child -- and a brief one at that! We spent much
of the first 7-10 days learning about classroom
expectations and routines, and most of last week on
standardized testing. We've really only had a couple
weeks of "regular" school and work, so use these
reports as checkpoints to help encourage, motivate
and inspire your child to continue to give their best
effort.
Please either return the progress reports signed
on Monday, or send me an email to let me know you
looked them over with your child.
And, as always, if you have questions or concerns,
let me know!
