Elementary Student Handbook 2021-22 11.01.21 | Page 57

REPORT CARDS
Students in grades K-5 will receive a report card three times a year . Each marking period , parents / guardians will receive a copy of their child ’ s report card .
PROGRESS REPORT AND REPORT CARD SCHEDULE * First Marking Period : September 7 th to October 20 th * Second Marking Period : October 21 st to February 17 th * Third Marking Period : February 23 rd to June 8 th
Progress Report
Marks Close *
Report Cards Issued
October 20 th
October 29 th
January 7 th
February 17 th
March 4 th
April 29 th
June 8 th
June 16 th
* If snow days occur , dates may be adjusted to the number of snow days used .
GRADE K-5 PARENT GUIDE TO STANDARDS-BASED REPORT CARDS Your child ’ s standards-based report card lists the most important skills students should learn by the end of the school year in each subject at a particular grade level and is based on the Connecticut Core Standards . Instead of traditional letter grades , students receive marks that show how well they have mastered the skills and knowledge included in each grade level ’ s standards .
Teachers use a variety of assessments , including observations and evidence collected during the course of the grading period , to determine each student ’ s level of proficiency . On your child ’ s standards-based report card , you will see that each subject area is divided into a list of skills and knowledge that your child will be expected to learn by the end of the school year . Your child will receive a separate mark for each standard , which will indicate how well she / he is performing relative to grade-level standards during that marking period .
Academic achievement for students in grades K-5 in Language Arts and Mathematics is based on the domains below :
Language Arts Mathematics
Foundational Skills
Mathematical Practices
Reading Literature & Informational Texts
Counting & Cardinality ( Kindergarten only )
Language
Operations & Algebraic Thinking
Writing
Measurement & Data
Speaking & Listening
Geometry
At the elementary level , there are three reporting intervals . For the first two intervals , students are assessed on their progress toward end-of-year standards . In the final reporting interval , the report card grades reflect a student ’ s actual achievement of the cumulative skills , strategies , and concepts identified in the Connecticut Core Standards . It is expected that most students will achieve a grade of ‘ 3 ’ by the end of the year for each grade level standard .
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