First Report Card

Akemi got her first report card today. There are no grades on it - just comments in three categories: Interests and Strengths, Development and Learning, and Planning for Further Learning. There are quite a number of comments and we have a Parent Teacher Interview for Thursday.

Here are the comments under Interests and Strengths:

"- interacts cooperatively with others in classroom events and activities (e.g. offer and accept help in group situations, engage in small and large group games and activities)
- demonstrates the ability to take turns in activities and discussions
- demonstrates self-reliance and a sense of responsibility (e.g. make choices and decisions on their own, know when to seek assistance)
- follows and provides one and two step directions in different contexts (e.g. in classroom routines; in learning centres; in large-group activities)
- uses language to talk about their thinking, to reflect, and to solve problems
- demonstrates an interest in reading (e.g. choose to look at reading materials; respond to texts read; confidently make attempts at reading)
- is beginning to make use of one-to-one correspondence in counting objects and matching groups of objects (e.g. one napkin for each of the people at the table)
- participates actively in creative movement and other daily physical activities"

Here are the comments under Planning for Further Learning:

"Continue to talk about stories you and Nina read together, and encourage Nina to re-tell the story, and discuss her favourite part. This will help to enhance Nina's literacy skills.

Nina is beginning to independently write simple sentences. At school, we will continue to encourage Nina to express herself in writing, encouraging her to draw and write when she is participating at various centres in the classroom, for example, the block and home centres."

This all-day junior kindergarten is really working well for her.