Learning skills (positive comments) + ____is confident, positive and a great role model for his/her classmates. + ____is frequently among the first to help and mentor other classmates. He/she is a valuable part of the classroom. + ____has shown excellent ability to set goals and be persistent in achieving them + ____isinterested in his/her own learning, listens attentively, and makes a solid effort to avoid distractions that could interrupt the learning process. + ____isaccountable and responsible. He/she makes smart decisions, admits mistakes and listens to opportunities to improve. + ____ relates well to classmates and is appreciative of different perspectives and experiences + _____ manages his/her emotions maturely and responds to feedback appropriately. + ___always looks for ways to be helpful in the classroom. + ____is dependable and reliable, follows directions effectively, and follows through on his/her commitments to him/herself and others. + ____is thoughtful, insightful and thorough in written and verbal communication, and has a talent for expressing his/her ideas clearly. + ____works well with classmates in group work and often takes a leadership role. + ____ shows a positive attitude with classmates in group projects and activities, and both takes and gives suggestions and directions effectively. + ____shows maturity when solving problems with classmates and uses good communication . ‘excels at applying what he/she learns in the classroom to real-world and real-life situations. © Ithas been a pleasure to have 's enthusiasm, positivity and maturity in my class. + ____isan enthusiastic member of the class and shows a willingness to learn ‘+ ____ shows responsible behavior, works well with a group and shows appreciation for the efforts of classmates. + ___is focused during classroom activities and willingly participated in class discussions. + _____ performs independent work with confidence and focus. + ____works independently and takes pride in work done well + ____is focused in class and willingly participates in group discussion. + ____isvery conscientious and shows excellent effort and care with daily work. + _____demonstrates a willing and conscientious effort in his/her daily work. : shows a conscientious effort to learn,. has done a great job facing and overcoming big challenges this year. Please continue to nurture and encourage this behavior over the summer. ‘+ ____ shows responsibility and follows directions whenever they are given, + ____istens to and follows directions precisely and attentively. + ____follows directions promptly and accurately. + ___is an active participant in class. + ___isa hard worker who calmly perseveres through challenging topics. Learning skills (needs improvement) + ____is encouraged to demonstrate more responsible attitudes and behavior in the classroom + _____needs to show more appropriate behavior when interacting with classmates. © ____ needs to pay attention to the use of appropriate language at all times + ____ requires encouragement to listen attentively during group sharing times. + ____ needs to listen to directions more attentively during lessons. . ‘would benefit from showing a greater desire to contribute ideas in class. + ___needs frequent reminders to be attentive during instructions and lessons. + ____needs to improve his/her cooperation in group settings. He/she should work on voicing feelings and opinions and listening to others + _____needs to improve his/her work with others. He/she must ensure to accept a share of the work when participating in a group assignment. + ____ needs to improve on working independently and be sure to ask for assistance only when it is. needed, + ___ often struggles to focus in class, which harms his/her ability to engage well with class activities and assignments. . is encouraged to use time wisely to finish tasks in the time required. . is encouraged to be more responsible in completing tasks without needing regular reminders. . needs to show by the quality of work and use of class time that he/she is properly engaged in the learning process. . consistently needs reminders to focus on time management. . needs to follow classroom rules more closely throughout the school day.Math (general comments) . is having considerable difficulty with math. I recommend he/she work on studying and . This extra practice will help him/her feel more relaxed when doing mat! the classroom. Please contact me if you need materials to get him/her started. . has a good understanding of all math concepts taught so far this year. He/she continues to turn in excellent assignments and especially enjoys hands-on math activities. . has a positive attitude towards math but continues to have trouble in a few key areas. He should practice every evening at home. Areas that need extra attention are and . demonstrates a good understanding of all math concepts studied and communicates with clarity and good justification of reasoning. + _____needs to work on increasing his/her speed in math facts. He/she should continue with daily practice with a focus on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. + _____seems to need continuous encouragement in math. He/she continues to struggle with basic math concepts for his/her grade level. + _____ishaving a difficult time in certain areas of math. Areas in need of extra work are. Working on these problem areas every night would help improve his/her learning outcomes. + ____isstruggling to keep up in math. He/she could benefit from practicing the multiplication table and should also continue to practice the long division process. + ___iseeasily distracted during math lessons and behavioral issues are interfering with his/her learning. We will be working on more difficult subjects and he/she will struggle if he/she does not pay attention in class, + ____ shaving trouble with math tests. He/she does well on assignments, but does not seem to retain information for tests. | always give a week's notice before tests, so please be sure__studies and adequately prepares for them as they approach. Addition and subtraction + ____is able to calculate addition and subtraction facts to 18 with confidence and accuracy. + _____ is becoming more able to calculate addition and subtraction facts to 18 with confidence and accuracy. + _____ requires more time and practice in calculating addition and subtraction facts to 18 . needs to put more effort into learning to calculate addition and subtraction facts to 18.Skip counting . is able to skip count forward and backward by twos, fives, tens, and hundreds to complete short patterns. . is learning to skip count forward and backward by twos, fives, tens, and hundreds to complete short patterns. + ____ needs practice with skip counting forward and backward by twos, fives, tens, and hundreds to complete short patterns. + ____ needs considerable practice with skip counting forward and backward by twos, fives, tens, and hundreds to complete short patterns. Comparing numbers + ____ is able to compare numbers to 1000 using terms such as greater or less and greatest or least. © ___is learning to compare numbers to 1000 using terms such as greater or less and greatest or least, + ____ requires support to compare numbers to 1000 using terms such as greater or less and greatest or least. = ____demonstrates a limited understanding in comparing numbers to 1000 using terms such as greater or less and greatest or least. Addition with regrouping + ____can demonstrate and explain the process of addition of whole numbers up to 100, with and without regrouping, + ____ requires ongoing support to demonstrate and explain the process of addition of whole numbers up to 100 with and without regrouping. + ____ requires considerable attention and individual instruction to demonstrate and explain the process of addition of whole numbers up to 100 with and without regrouping, Word problems (math) . is able to complete word problems using one- and two-digit addition, showing his/her workand writing a full sentence answer. . is becoming more confident in his/her ability to complete word problems using one- and two- it addition, showing his/her work and writing a full sentence answer. As we move into language and literacy, the following sections include starter report card comments which cover reading, writing, oral communication and critical thinking skills, Language arts (general) : 's (comprehension, spelling, reading) has greatly improved, but he/she still needs extra work in (comprehension, spelling, reading). Please contact me if you need supplemental learning materials to use at home for practice. + ____ is conscious of putting care into his/her daily writing work, and frequently goes beyond the minimum requirements for assignments. + ___has trouble with his handwriting, | believe he/she can form letters well, but has to slow down and take a little more time, Neater handwriting will improve his/her schoolwork overall + ___ makes a good effort to make his/her handwriting legible, He/she is able to print on the lines, use good spacing, and form letters correctly. + ____needs to focus on her spelling. More improvement is needed in the areas of (dictation, weekly spelling tests, sentence structure). Daily practice at home will help improve his/her results. + ____shows the ability to quickly use spelling, punctuation and grammar rules that were recently taught. He/she is able to quickly learn new skills and is eager to apply them to his/her writing. + ____ishaving considerable difficulty with reading, particularly with fluency and comprehension. + ____ speaks well in front of the class, but requires improvement in written language. He/she is having trouble with (dictation, copying words correctly, story writing, creating logical sequences) Further practice is needed in this area + ____ continues to make excellent progress in spelling and reading. He/she works hard to submit, work that is free of grammatical errors. + ___has difficulty remembering previously discussed writing skills and often makes errors with punctuation, grammar, and overall sentence structure. Basic writing skills need improvement. Reading responses o is able to offer direct responses to his/her readings and supports ideas with sound reasoningand specific examples, + ____islearning to offer more direct responses to her reading experiences supported by reasons, examples, and details + ___ needs frequent support to offer direct responses to his/her reading experiences supported by reasons, examples, and details. Reading comprehension . shows good ability when completing reading comprehension tests. . ‘would benefit from extra practice with reading aloud and discussion of content. . consistently demonstrates comprehension of short spoken texts by answering questions, and explaining the events described. + ____ consistently reads grade-level material independently. + ____uses good editing skills and correctly places capitals, quotation marks, question marks, apostrophes, commas, and periods. + ____is doing a good job of breaking a story into paragraphs + ___ determines various forms of writing and identifies important ideas through the development of insightful questions and answers. . is able to analyze character actions, story plots, and shows strong fluency with reading,