Dear Lower School Families,

 

We are very excited to celebrate Read Across America Day on  Monday, March 2.  Please review the options for Dr. Seuss fun on the Resource Board – a paper copy is also coming home with your child today.

 

The Trimester Two Report Card will be available online Wednesday, March 4, at 12:00 p.m. We provide report cards as an assessment tool three times a year (trimesters: November, February, and May). Remember that children develop and master skills at varying rates. Concentrate on how your child is doing as an individual, rather than comparing them to a sibling or a classmate. The Trimester Two Report Card provides an update relating to the performance and goals established in December.

 

As communicated previously, the classroom report card includes a focus on social and emotional development, skills to support learning, and specific academic skills. Each section is divided into a list of skills and knowledge that students are responsible for learning at varying levels of complexity. Students receive an assessment mark for each standard. 

 

A narrative section of curriculum is provided to outline the material covered in Trimester Two. The teachers do not provide a narrative comment for each student in Trimester Two. They will review your child’s performance relating to their progress and establish goals for Trimester Three during the upcoming parent/teacher conference. Specialist report cards also include a list of skills and knowledge within the special area, along with a narrative section to outline the curriculum covered during the trimester.

 

The assessment scale to record performance for each standard is:

Consistently and independently applies and extends key concepts, process, and skill above grade level expectations for the trimester.

Demonstrates a general understanding of the concept and skill and performs to grade level expectations for the trimester.

Inconsistent in their performance and requires repeated assistance with the concept and skill; student is making progress but having difficulty applying skills on a consistent basis for the trimester.

 

A student may receive an E for a standard in Trimester One, and then receive NW or M in Trimester Two due to new or more complex expectations within the curriculum. 

 

Absences and tardies are also noted on the report card and website. Email Lyric McKnight relating to any questions relating to an absence or tardy. Thank you for your assistance in communicating this information to the Lower School so that we may process student absences properly.

 

You may access the report card by:

• Logging in to the website
• Select Children, and then select your student’s name. 
• Select the Progress tab. 
• Under the Performance box, select LS Report Card 2019-2020.  
• Select the link and it will download as a pdf document. 
• Save a copy for your records until Trimester Two report card is released.

 

If you have questions or need assistance as you access the report card, please feel welcome to contact me at 303-914-2554.

 

Thank you,

Angie Crabtree

LS Principal

Colorado Academy