Report+Card+Comments

=**We are collecting report card comments**= =**for two resources for teachers.**=

These comments are for grades K-8 and will be available in English and Spanish. We are currently evaluating comments already suggested by pilot teachers and others in the past for placement on the PowerSchool Teacher comment bank.
 * 1. A select set of comments actually in the online report card.**

Comment Survey **results** (all elementary teachers were asked for input through an emailed survey) http://www.zoomerang.com/web/SharedResults/SharedResultsPasswordPage.aspx?ID=L22WKP5JFV7E

Survey http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB2267LRVAV3A

These will be kept on the web or on the server for teachers to use. Click on __your grade level link to the left__ to add comments to the your grade level list.
 * 2. A larger collection sorted by grade level.**

Other Report Card Comments Kathy Schrocks Collection http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html#cards

SURVEY RESULTS 3/12/07 OTHER SUGGESTIONS 3/12/07
 * Top number is the count of respondents selecting the option. Bottom % is percent of the total respondents selecting the option. || Mandatory || Excellent || Good || Fair || Remove ||
 * Pleasure to have in class. || 12 48% || 7 28% || 4 16% || 1 4% || 1 4% ||
 * Achievement due to excellent effort. (Sincere Effort/Responsibility) || 5 23% || 9 41% || 2 9% || 2 9% || 4 18% ||
 * Working below grade level/modified work. (Modified/Reduced Program) || 13 54% || 5 21% || 4 17% || 1 4% || 1 4% ||
 * Showing improvement. (Shows Improvement) || 13 54% || 6 25% || 1 4% || 0 0% || 4 17% ||
 * Not working to potential. || 16 64% || 7 28% || 1 4% || 1 4% || 0 0% ||
 * Homework calendar is incomplete/not signed by parent. || 3 14% || 2 10% || 8 38% || 3 14% || 5 24% ||
 * Assignments are not completed regularly. (Incomplete/Little effort & Late/Missed assignment/Project) || 10 43% || 6 26% || 5 22% || 2 9% || 0 0% ||
 * Wastes time in class. (Talks too much/Disruptive)[Uses Time Wisely - graded on report card] || 15 60% || 5 20% || 2 8% || 1 4% || 2 8% ||
 * Return homework daily. [Completes Homework - graded on report card] || 3 14% || 5 23% || 6 27% || 3 14% || 5 23% ||
 * Needs to complete classwork in a timely manner. [Completes Classwork - graded on report card] || 10 43% || 6 26% || 5 22% || 1 4% || 1 4% ||
 * Poor attendance affects school work. (Poor attendance aff Performance) || 10 42% || 5 21% || 3 12% || 1 4% || 5 21% ||
 * Books and materials are not brought to class. || 3 14% || 3 14% || 6 29% || 6 29% || 3 14% ||
 * Low test scores/homework scores. (Low Test Scores) || 5 22% || 7 30% || 3 13% || 3 13% || 5 22% ||
 * Disruptive in class. (Talks Too Much/Disruptive) || 13 54% || 4 17% || 4 17% || 0 0% || 3 12% ||
 * Needs to pay attention during instruction. || 18 69% || 6 23% || 1 4% || 1 4% || 0 0% ||
 * Behavior interfering with student's learning. || 17 63% || 8 30% || 2 7% || 0 0% || 0 0% ||
 * Tardies and/or absences affecting student's learning. (Poor attendance aff Performance) || 12 50% || 4 17% || 3 12% || 2 8% || 3 12% ||
 * Needs extra help in _. || 14 56% || 5 20% || 5 20% || 1 4% || 0 0% ||
 * Conference requested at this time. || 8 33% || 7 29% || 3 12% || 4 17% || 2 8% ||
 * Below grade level in Reading. [Reading - graded on report card] || 9 38% || 6 25% || 2 8% || 1 4% || 6 25% ||
 * Above writing skills. [Writing - graded on report card] || 4 19% || 6 29% || 2 10% || 2 10% || 7 33% ||
 * Read at home daily. || 20 77% || 4 15% || 1 4% || 0 0% || 1 4% ||
 * Practice basic math facts. || 19 73% || 6 23% || 1 4% || 0 0% || 0 0% ||
 * 1 || Student needs to take more AR tests./Student needs to improve AR scores./Student has taken many AR tests. Student needs to study harder for spelling tests./Student is doing well on weekly spelling tests. ||
 * 2 || Lack of motivation affects performance Lacks family support Family situations affect performance ||
 * 3 || More parent involvement is needed for success. ||
 * 4 || Needs to actively participate in AR Program to improve English reading comprehension. ||
 * 5 || Concerned at lack of progress; Needs to improve___; Memorize addition/subtraction facts; Struggling with__ ; Some progress this trimester; Good progress this trimester; Excellent progress this trimester; Needs more practice with _ __at home;Enthusiastic student; Positive attitude Tries very hard; Difficulty focusing especially on independent tasks; Needs to read and retell reading book daily; Needs to improve comprehension; Independent worker; Hard working and cooperative; Talks without raising his/her hand; Difficulty understanding directions/vocabulary; Difficulty understanding__ ___concepts; Easily distracted;__ ||
 * 6 || Needs to continue practiceing to gain the confidence to work alone. Is being monitored for retention. Keep up the good work habits. Super job in __. Work habits and citizenship are outstanding. Has made improvements in__ . Please encourage your child to always use best efforts. Has difficulty staying on task. ||
 * 7 || it seems the "tardies and/or absences...." is redundant This will be VERY helpful. ||

KINDER

Report Card Comments Work Habits Behavior: B1 - Needs to work on following a series of directions. B1 – Necesita mejorar en seguir una serie de instrucciones. B2 - Well behaved in a whole group. B2 – Se comporta bien en grupos enteros. B3 - Has difficulty in a whole group. B3 – Tiene dificultad en grupos enteros. B4 - Well behaved in a small group. B4 – Se comporta bien en grupos pequeños. B5 - Has difficulty in a small group. B5 – Tiene dificultad en grupos pequeños. B6 - Has difficulty finishing work. B6 – Tiene dificultad en terminar trabajos. B7 - Works cooperatively and is helpful to others. B7 – Trabaja de manera cooperativa y ayuda a otros. B8 - Is a good friend to everyone. B8 – Tiene buena amistad con todos. B9 - Has difficulty getting along with others. B9 – Tiene dificultad en llevarse bien con otros. B10 - Behavior has greatly improved. B10 – El comportamiento ha mejorado mucho. B11 - Behavior is interrupting instructional time. B11 – El comportamiento interrumpe el tiempo de instrucción. B12 - Has difficulty sitting still and focusing during a lesson. B12 – Tiene dificultad en mantenerse sentado y enfocado durante una lección. B13 - Is very easily distracted and has difficulty listening. B13 – Se distrae fácilmente y tiene dificultad en escuchar. B14 - Demonstrates strong leadership skills. B14 – Demuestra destrezas de liderazgo. B15 - Is a positive role model to others. B15 – Es un ejemplo que seguir positivo. B16 - Has difficulty keeping hands and feet to him/herself. B16 – Tiene dificultad en mantener las manos y los pies quietos. B17 - Has become more confident. B17 – Ha llegado a tener más confianza de sí mismo. B18 - Makes a consistent effort. B18 – Hace un esfuerzo constante. B19 - Habits of self-control have improved. B19 – Han mejorado los hábitos de dominio de sí mismo. B20 - Use of time/materials has improved. B20 – Ha mejorado el uso de tiempo/materiales.. B21 - Is motivated and self-directed. B21 – Es motivado y con iniciativa propia. B22 - Is a hard worker. B22 – Es muy aplicado. B23 - Picks up new concepts quickly. B23 – Capta nuevos conceptos con rapidez. B24 - Your child’s attitude has improved greatly B25 – La actitud de su niño ha mejorado mucho. B25 - Your child’s poor attitude is interfering with learning. B25 – La mala actitud de su niño impide el aprendizaje. Attendance: A1 - Excessive absences are interfering with learning. A1 – Las ausencias en exceso impiden el aprendizaje. A2 - Excessive tardies are interfering with learning. A2 – Las tardanzas en exceso impiden el aprendizaje. A3 - Excessive absences and tardies are interfering with learning. A3 – Las ausencias y tardanzas en exceso impiden el aprendizaje. A4 - Please be sure your child is picked-up at dismissal time. A4 – Favor de asegurarse que recojan a su niño a la hora de salida. Homework: H1 - Is not completing and returning homework assignments on time. H1 – No termina y entrega la tarea escolar a tiempo. Language Arts LA1 - Is making progress in reading. LA1 – Está progresando en la lectura. LA2 - Uses many reading strategies to help decode words. LA2 – Usa muchas estrategias de lectura para ayudarle a descifrar las palabras. LA3 - Needs to practice reading at home. LA3 – Necesita practicar la lectura en casa. LA4 - Is making progress in writing. LA4 – Está progresando en la escritura. LA5 - Below grade level in writing. LA5 – Está por debajo del nivel de grado en la escritura. LA6 - Needs to practice writing words as they sound. LA6 – Necesita practicar la escritura de palabras tal como se pronuncian. LA7 - Needs to use proper spacing when writing. LA7 – Necesita usar los espacios correctos al escribir. LA8 - Needs to use punctuation when writing. LA8 – Necesita usar la puntuación al escribir. LA9 - Needs to use proper capitalization when writing. LA9 – Necesita usar las letras mayúsculas correctas al escribir. LA10 - Needs to work on writing more than one sentence when writing. LA10 – Necesita escribir más de una oración cuando escribe. LA11 - Encourage independent reading and writing. LA11 – Necesita animarlo a leer y escribir de manera independiente. LA12 - Speech issues are causing difficulty in reading and writing. LA12 – Los problemas con el habla le causan dificultades al leer y escribir. LA13 - Is making progress in letter recognition. LA13 – Está progresando en el reconocimiento de las letras. LA14 - Needs to practice letter recognition. LA14 – Necesita practicar el reconocimiento de las letras. LA15 - Is making progress in letter sound recognition. LA15 – Está progresando en el reconocimiento de los sonidos de las letras. LA16 - Needs to practice letter sound recognition. LA16 – Necesita practicar el reconocimiento de los sonidos de las letras. LA17 - Is making progress recognizing sight words. LA17 – Está progresando en las palabras reconocibles a la vista. LA18 - Needs to practice all sight words. LA18 – Necesita practicar todas las palabras reconocibles a la vista. LA19 - Needs to learn the difference between letters and words. LA19 – Necesita aprender la diferencia entre las letras y las palabras. LA20 - Needs to practice rhyming words. LA20 – Necesita practicar las palabras que riman. LA21 - Needs to practice blending sounds to make words. LA21 – Necesita practicar cómo combinar los sonidos para formar palabras. LA22 - Needs to read every day to build fluency. LA22 – Necesita leer diariamente para obtener fluidez. Math M1 - Needs to work on the concepts of more, less and equal. M1 – Necesita mejorar en los conceptos de más, menos e igual a. M2 - Needs to work on counting objects to 30. M2 – Necesita mejorar en cómo contar hasta 30 objetos. M3 - Needs to work on counting to 100. M3 – Necesita mejorar en cómo contar hasta 100. M4 - Needs to work on numeral recognition 0 a 30. M4 – Necesita mejorar en cómo reconocer los números 0 a 30. M5 - Needs to practice sorting objects. M5 – Necesita practicar cómo clasificar los objetos en grupos. M6 - Needs to practice making patterns. M6 – Necesita practicar cómo hacer patrones. M7 - Needs to practice reciting the days of the week. M7 – Necesita practicar cómo decir los días de la semana. M8 - Needs to practice reciting the months of the year. M8 – Necesita practicar cómo decir los meses del año. M9 - Needs to learn all shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond, cube, cone, sphere, hexagon and cylinder). M9 – Necesita aprenderse todas las figuras (el círculo, el cuadrado, el triángulo, el óvalo, el diamante, el cubo, el cono, la esfera, el hexágono y el cilindro). M10 - Needs to practice reading a graph (stating more, less, equal). M10 – Necesita practicar cómo comparar datos de una gráfica (indicando más, menos e igual a). M11 - Needs to learn the names and values of money (penny, nickel, dime, quarter, one dollar bill). M11 – Necesita aprenderse los nombres y el valor de dinero (las monedas de 1¢, 5¢, 10¢ y 25¢ y de un dólar). M12 - Needs to practice telling time to the hour and half hour. M12 – Necesita practicar cómo decir las horas en punto y las medias horas. M13 - Needs to practice adding to 10. M13 – Necesita practicar cómo sumar hasta 10. M14 - Needs to practice subtracting from 10. M14 – Necesita practicar cómo restar con números hasta 10. M15 - Needs to practice drawing shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond). M15 – Necesita practicar cómo dibujar figuras planas (el círculo, el cuadrado, el triángulo, el rectángulo, el óvalo y el diamante). M16 - Needs to practice writing all numerals 0-30 with correct formation. M16 – Necesita practicar cómo escribir todos los números de 0 a 30, usando la formación correcta. M17 - Needs to work on math problem solving. M17 – Necesita mejorar en cómo resolver problemas de matemáticas. Motor Skills Small Muscle: MS1 - Has made progress in small muscle skills. MS1 – Ha progresado en las destrezas de los músculos menores. MS2 - Needs to practice writing first name using proper letter formation. MS2 – Necesita practicar cómo escribir su primer nombre, usando la formación correcta de las letras. MS3 - Needs to practice writing last name using proper letter formation. MS3 – Necesita practicar cómo escribir su apellido, usando la formación correcta de las letras. MS4 - Needs to practice cutting using scissors correctly. MS4 – Necesita practicar cómo cortar con tijeras, correctamente. MS5 - Needs to use less glue when working. MS5 – Necesita usar menos pegamento en su trabajo escolar. Large Muscle: MS6 - Has made progress in large muscle skills. MS6 – Ha progresado en las destrezas de los músculos mayores. MS7 - Needs to practice balancing. MS7 – Necesita practicar el equilibrio. MS8 - Needs to practice throwing a ball. MS8 – Necesita practicar cómo tirar una pelota. MS9 - Needs to practice catching a ball. MS9 – Necesita practicar cómo agarrar la pelota. MS10 - Needs to practice dribbling a ball. MS10 - Necesita practicar cómo driblar una pelota. MS11 - Needs to practice throwing and catching a ball. MS11 – Necesita practicar cómo tirar y agarrar una pelota. MS12 - Needs to practice throwing, catching and dribbling a ball. MS12 – Necesita practicar cómo tirar, agarrar y driblar una pelota. Opening & Closing Comments OCC1 - Has adjusted well to our class. OCC 1 – Se ha adaptado bien a nuestra clase. OCC2 - Is an enthusiastic learner. OCC2 – Muestra entusiasmo al aprender. OCC3 - Has a cheery disposition and brightens our classroom each day. OCC3 – Tiene un carácter alegre y hace feliz nuestra clase todos los días. OCC4 - Is a pleasure to have in class. OCC4 – Es un placer tenerlo en clase. OCC5 - Has worked hard and has had a successful trimester. OCC5 – Se ha aplicado mucho y ha progresado con éxito este trimestre. OCC6 - Is cheerful and has a great sense of humor. OCC6 – Es alegre y tiene un gran sentido de humor. OCC7 - Is making fine academic progress. OCC7 – Está logrando un buen progreso académico. OCC8 - Is an absolute joy to have in class. OCC8 – Es un gran placer tenerlo en clase. OCC9 - Has a great personality and is a colorful addition to our class. OCC9 – Tiene una gran personalidad y anima bastante nuestro salón de clase. OCC10 - Has a great sense of humor. OCC10 – Tiene un gran sentido de humor. OCC11 - Has made satisfactory progress this trimester. OCC11 – Ha progresado satisfactoriamente este trimestre. OCC12 - Has made some improvement, but will need to continue daily practice of the above mentioned skills. OCC12 – Ha logrado algún mejoramiento, pero tendrá que seguir practicando diariamente las habilidades anteriormente indicadas. OCC13 - Has made limited progress and we need to set up a conference. OCC13 – Ha logrado un progreso limitado y necesitamos programar una cita para reunirnos. OCC14 - I appreciate all of your support. OCC14 – Agradezco todo su apoyo. OCC15 - Have a safe and relaxing summer and remember to read and write daily. OCC15 – Que pasen un verano seguro y relajante y recuerden leer y escribir diariamente. OCC16 - All the best in the future. OCC 16 – Les deseo todo lo mejor para el futuro.