Second Grade at Shaker Lane - Room 202

It is almost time for  report   cards  to come out. Therefore, it's almost conference time. If you haven't done so yet, to sign up for a conference, please use this  conference sign up  link. If you are having trouble accessing the link or adding your name to a time slot, please let me know. I am excited to meet together and share information about your child's work habits, academic progress and other topics.  In an effort to keep our conferences on task and squeeze in as much  as possible in our short time together, I'd like to take a moment to comment on our new  report   card  system now, so that we can focus on your child in the conference. An email went out recently from Mrs. Kane & Ms. Deacon about our new Standards Based  Report   Card  (SBRC). Hopefully you have had a minute to look it over and let me know if you have questions. For parents in other school districts, when introducing a new SBRC, the biggest shock to parents when seeing the first

This December, you will receive a Standards-Based Report Card. It will be a big change if you have only had experience with traditional report cards. I wanted to share more information with you as we get ready to transition.  Here is a quick explanation from Chelmsford Public Schools, and I have attached links to several second grade SBRC's. Ours will be a little different, but you will find these to have a lot of similarities. The biggest change for parents may be that students are working on year end standards, so most students will not be proficient in most standards until June. Remember, the goal is for students to meet the standards at the end of second grade.  What is a Standards-Based Report Card? "The purpose of a report card is to clearly, and objectively communicate how a child is doing in school. A standards-based report card (SBRC) tells specifically how a child is performing based on each standard listed and it indicates what areas may need additional att