Report cards for grades k-8 will be distributed three times a year at the end of each Trimester: December, March,
and June.
The report card reflects each student’s performance in school. The marking is based on quizzes,
tests, projects, oral
and written reports, class work, and teacher judgment in certain areas. Teachers use rubrics for projects and
varied
assessments. The special subject areas of Art, Music, Physical Education, and Computer use rubrics for report card
assessment. Homeroom teachers in collaboration with Specials teachers, use rubrics to assess students in the
report
card areas of Personal and Social Growth and Effort and Study Skills.
In pre-k and kindergarten, each
student
will receive progress reports. These reports will provide parents with an understanding of how their child’s
skills
are developing. Pre-k will receive two progress reports each year.
Recognition is given to students in grades four to eight who meet the following standards:
First Honors
Students must have a general average of 93 or above, with nothing below a 90 in a major subject. While Art, Library, Music, Physical Education, Spanish and Technology are not included in the General Average, a 3 or 4 is required to achieve First Honors. In addition a 3 or 4 is required in Personal and Social Growth and Effort and Study Skills.
Second Honors
Students must have a general average of 88 or above, with nothing below an 85 in a major subject. While Art, Library, Music, Physical Education, Spanish and Technology are not included in the General Average, a 3 or 4 is required to achieve Second Honors. In addition a 3 or 4 is required in Personal and Social Growth and Effort and Study Skills.
Improvement Honors
In the second and third trimester a student in grades 4-8 may receive Improvement Honors if his/her grades improved by ten or more points overall. (total of all numerical grades' points improved)
Personal and Social Growth/Effort and Study Skills
In the upper grades where more than one teacher is responsible for the student, the Personal and Social Growth/Effort and Study Skills grades will reflect a joint decision.