Ongoing homework is used to develop study and organizational skills, consolidate knowledge and prepare for the next class. As well as looking at tests or assignments, they also talk to and observe your child in the classroom to gather as much information as possible before making a decision on the final grade. Teachers do not simply calculate averages. They must also demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills.ДЄll work is reviewed with special attention given to the quality of work at the end of a unit of study, term or semester. Students must also show an understanding of what they are studying by communicating and applying what they have learned. This learning means more than just knowing the facts. Teachers look at assignments, tests, exams, demonstrations and projects for evidence that your child is learning the curriculum. How do teachers determine my child's grades? Besides report cards, other types of communication include parent-teacher or parent-student-teacher conferences, interviews, phone calls, checklists and informal reports. You should hear from your child's teacher regularly throughout the school year. Will I hear from my child's teacher at other times? They can use the space to describe strengths and next steps for improvement as well as add their own observations and personalized comments. All new report cards now include large spaces for teachers to add comments about what your child knows and can do. Will teachers' comments be easy to understand? Non-semestered schools will issue a report card three times per year.Д®xact dates are set by individual school boards. When will secondary students bring provincial report cards home?ДЄs in the past, semestered schools will send report cards home twice per semester. teachers' comments that are personalized, clear and meaningful.additional information about the different levels of achievement and how this corresponds to percentage marks.more emphasis, with examples on the learning skills and work habits required.Improvements to the secondary provincial report cards include: Have the secondary provincial report cards changed? Exact dates are set by individual school boards.The second provincial report card will be issued at the end of the school year.The first provincial report card will be issued between JanuaryВ 20 and FebruaryВ 20.The new fall progress report card will be issued between OctoberВ 20 and NovemberВ 20.There are three formal and required reporting periods for elementary grades. When will my child bring these elementary provincial report cards home? provides suggestions on how you can support your child's education at home.uses letter grades for Grades 1-6 and percentage marks for GradesВ 7-8 so you clearly understand how well your child is doing.has ample space for teachers to add meaningful, clear and personalized comments so you can understand how your child is progressing.also emphasizes and gives examples of the learning skills and work habits required.The improved elementary provincial report card: includes comments from your child's teacher that are personalized, clear and meaningful.highlights strengths and areas to improve before evaluations are completed.continues to report on all academic subjects - such as language, math, social studies, science and technology - but instead of assigning a grade or mark, it will tell you how well your child is progressing: вЂњvery wellвЂќ, вЂњwellвЂќ or вЂњwith difficultyвЂќ.tells you how well your child is developing the learning skills and work habits we know are essential for success.encourages early and ongoing communication between you and your child's teacher.What is different for elementary students?Д«eginning this school year, elementary students in Grades 1 to 8 will bring home a new fall progress report card and two revised provincial report cards, one in winter and one at the end of the schoolВ year. This policy - with its new report cards - will help make thatВ happen. We know you want to hear from your child's teacher regularly throughout the school year. We know that you want clear, meaningful and understandable information about how your child is doing at school. We know that you, as a parent or guardian, are vital partners in your child's education and that children do better at school when their parents areВ involved. These changes are part of Growing Success, the government's updated policy on the assessment, evaluation and reporting of studentВ achievement. Ontario students will bring home new and improved provincial report cards starting in the 2010-11 school year.

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