Update about Report Cards for 2015/16

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has ratified an agreement with the Government of Ontario and the Ontario Public Schools Boards’ Association (OPSBA). This letter will provide an update on elementary progress reports.

Junior and Senior Kindergarten:
As part of the agreement, teachers will not be completing Progress Reports for students in Senior Kindergarten (SK)  in December 2015.  

Parents/guardians of children in Senior Kindergarten will be contacted by their Senior Kindergarten Teacher to schedule an observation visit or parent-teacher conference in February 2016. It is anticipated that parents/guardians of children in Junior Kindergarten (JK) will receive a Summary Report in February 2016, and that both JK and SK students will receive a Summary Report in June 2016.

Grades 1 to 8:

As previously announced, teachers will complete Progress Reports for students in Grades 1 to 8, which will be sent home on December 10, 2015. Progress Reports are designed to provide a broad sense of your child’s progress in mastering the curriculum, as well as insight into the development of important learning skills and work habits.  The Progress Reports will be completed in line with the Ministry of Education’s Growing Success document.  Teachers will use their professional judgment in completion of these reports.

Reporting Dates for JK to Grade 8 Students (Dec 2015 to June 2016)

·         Grades 1 to 8 Progress Reports will be sent home on Thursday, December 10^th, 2015.

·         Term 1 Report Cards will be issued the week of February 8, 2016 with Parent/Teacher Conferences scheduled for February 12^th, 2016. 

·         Term 2 Report Cards will be issued the week of June 27^th, 2016.

We value the ongoing, meaningful communication between the home and school to support student learning.  Students learn best when parents and educators work together.  If you would like to discuss your child’s progress, we invite you to contact your child’s teacher directly.