Good Morning St. Aloysius Families,
Term 1 Report Cards are set to go home on the 15th of February. As mentioned, every few days leading up to that date we will be sharing snippets of information that we hope families find useful in understanding what is on the report card and how teachers evaluate student performance. A common understanding between teachers and parents will hopefully help us work together to improve student performance and ultimately help each child achieve academic success.
Today we want to share information about learning skills. Learning skills are assessed and commented on by teachers. They are included on the first page of the report card. The development of learning skills and work habits needed to succeed in school and in life begins early in a child’s schooling. As students move through the grades, they develop and then consolidate their learning skills and work habits in preparation for postsecondary education and the world of work. In many subjects and disciplines in Grades 1 to 12, the development of the learning skills and work habits is further strengthened through the achievement of the curriculum expectations. These expectations are designed to help students develop a positive sense of self, use coping and management skills, monitor their own progress, develop, and maintain healthy relationships, and use critical and creative thinking processes as they set goals, make decisions, and solve problems. These skills will help students succeed in school and throughout their lives. There is broad agreement, both nationally and internationally, that skills of this type, are critically important to student success. The Learning Skills evaluations are just as important as any grade received by a student on a report card.
