Report Card Comments

First Quarter

  1. It has been a joy getting to know ______this quarter. She is a kind and caring student who is always willing to participate and share her wonderful ideas. The enthusiasm she shows for school, friends, and life in general energizes our whole room. ______puts effort into her assignments and tries her best throughout the day. In reading, ______has been working on becoming an active reader in order to improve her comprehension. She is making connections, asking questions, and determining important information as she reads. One focus area for ______for the next quarter is to really focus on reading the words on the page. She often substitutes her own words while reading and that can sometime alter the meaning she is getting. In writing, ______does a wonderful job of adding her own personality into her work. Keep up the wonderful things you are doing ______. You are a third grader who truly shines!
  1. It has been a pleasure getting to know and work with ______this quarter. She arrives at school each day with a smile, eager to start learning. You can guarantee she will be the first one in her seat each morning, starting her work before all the others. ______puts forth the same amount of great effort during the rest of her day, which is evident in the quality of her work. ______is an active listener and enjoys participating in small and large group discussions. She is able to readily discuss books with me and her classmates. She is often the first one to figure out a plot twist or where a story is going based on author clues. Her reading skills and application of appropriate reading strategies are good and continue to improve. Keep up all the great things you are doing ______! You are a wonderful student and a third grader who truly shines!
  1. It has been an absolute joy getting to know ______this quarter. She is a kind and caring student who is always willing to participate and share her wonderful ideas. The enthusiasm she shows for school, friends, and life in general energizes our whole room. ______puts effort into her assignments and tries her best throughout the day. In reading, ______reading comprehension is very strong. She is making connections, asking questions, and determining important information as she reads. In writing, ______does a wonderful job of injecting her own personality and creativity into her work. One focus area for the second quarter is for ______to independently use self-monitoring strategies that help ensure all assignments are completed with quality in mind. While the work ______does is very good, she will at times turn in assignments that are incomplete or contain careless mistakes. Keep up the wonderful things you are doing ______. You are a third grader who truly shines!
  1. I have truly enjoyed getting to know ______this quarter. I am so impressed with the effort she puts forth and the perseverance she shows everyday in her work. She is using her reading strategies well, and her fluency and intonation at the third grade level are wonderful. Her kind and friendly demeanor make her a role model for classmates. One goal for next quarter is for ______to continue choosing books that are at her “just right” reading level which will bolster comprehension even more. Keep up all the great work you are doing ______! You are a third grader who truly shines!
  1. It has been a pleasure getting to know ______this quarter. He is an enthusiastic learner who arrives at school with a smile each day and embraces new challenges with a positive attitude. ______has many wonderful ideas to share with the class, and especially enjoys taking part in small group discussions. He is respectful of others and is always willing to help a classmate. ______language arts skills continue to blossom and I look forward to reading more of his writing pieces next quarter. Goals for next quarter include slowing down to complete written work with quality and continuing to choose appropriate books that will allow him to grow as a reader. Keep up all the great things you are doing ______! You are an absolutely wonderful student and you truly shine!
  1. It has been a pleasure getting to know ______this quarter. ______is putting forth good effort in language arts and math. He is beginning to read for longer periods of time without distraction and has taken great pride in his work during writing. We continue to work on staying focused on class work and completing one task before moving to the next. ______is making good progress in math, working on strengthening skills and using different math strategies. A goal for next quarter will be to continue boosting reading level through small group and individual instruction. Keep up all the wonderful things you are doing ______. Make sure you are reading every single day at home! You are a third grader who truly shines.
  1. It has truly been a pleasure getting to know ______this quarter. He impresses me daily with the amount of effort he puts forth throughout the day, and his sense of humor keeps a smile on my face. ______approaches each subject area with an enthusiasm and determination that is unparalleled in our classroom. His use of reading strategies has improved consistently; reading comprehension of both narrative and informative text is very good. Goals for the second quarter include writing clear, focused pieces filled with relevant details. Keep up all the wonderful things you are doing ______. You are a third grader who truly shines!
  1. It has been a pleasure getting to know ______this quarter. He is an inquisitive student who approaches both academics and social situations with enthusiasm. Carter is an important member of class discussions, sharing information, ideas and his life experiences frequently. He is able to use higher level thinking strategies, along with background knowledge to help him read at higher levels. Goals for next quarter include continued use of self monitoring strategies to ensure ______is engaged in appropriate school behavior, and making sure work is completed with quality in mind. Keep up all the fantastic things you do ______. You're a third grade star who shines!
  1. It has been a pleasure getting to know ______this quarter. He is an inquisitive student who enjoys learning any type of new information. He brings with him a depth of background knowledge from his real life experiences, and I particularly enjoy his great sense of humor. ______sets very high expectations for himself and others and we continue to work through the emotions that come with those expectations on a daily basis. As the year progresses I can already see improvement in this area, with ______beginning to accept at times when things are difficult or not quite going the way he thinks they should. ______is always an active participant in class discussions, sharing information, thoughts and ideas. Goals for next quarter include increasing ______use of comprehension strategies while he reads and continued use of self-monitoring strategies to help ______manage his feelings. Keep up all the fantastic things you do ______. You're a third grade star who shines!
  1. It has truly been a pleasure getting to know ______this quarter. He has done a good job over the past ten weeks of getting acclimated to a new school, and he has made new friends along the way. ______is a very enthusiastic learner, tackling new challenges eagerly; however he seems to get discouraged easily when he feels the content is difficult for him. ______is an active and important participant in class discussions. He has a great knowledge of the world that he shares with us. ______spoken vocabulary is excellent and I have seen such improvement in his writing over the past several weeks. Goals for the second quarter include increasing ______confidence in his abilities to overcome challenges as well as taking personal responsibility for his actions. Academically, we are working on expanding upon written work with more details, building fluency in his reading and staying on task for longer periods of time. Keep up all the great things you are doing ______! You are a student who shines!
  1. It has been a pleasure getting to know ______this quarter. ______is a quiet thinker—and an inquisitive learner who frequently asks questions. He comes to school with a great deal of background knowledge about the world around him which helps him make connections to the things we do on a daily basis. ______is doing very nicely with math computation. He has memorized all of his basic facts. I have seen nice progress in his writing since school began as well. In reading, ______has very strong word recognition skills but often finds it challenging to make sense out of the words he is able to read when they are in the context of a fictional story. ______receives a great deal of support throughout the day on following directions, requests and routines. We continue to work on this on a daily basis. Keep doing all the great things you do ______! You are a third grader who shines!
  1. It has been a pleasure getting to know ______this quarter. When ______participates in class discussions, he contributes both relevant and interesting content; I would love to hear even more from him next quarter! ______reading skills and use of appropriate reading strategies are also showing improvement. ______often hesitates to begin writing, not yet understanding what a good writer he is once he gets going. Goals for the next quarter include bolstering comprehension through the consistent use of reading strategies and improving confidence in writing. Keep up all the great things you are doing ______! You are a wonderful student, and you are a third grader who truly shines!

Second and Third Quarters

  1. ______continues to do well in third grade. He has made great strides with his analysis and synthesis of text during reading and has improved his comprehension of informational material as a result. ______has also been working hard in writing. He did a terrific job on his biography report. In class, ______has been doing a very good job staying on task and focused on his work. He seems to be taking greater pride in the work he turns in, and the quality has improved. Homework still needs to be turned in more consistently. Keep doing all the great things you are doing ______. You are a great listener and you always have so much to add to our class conversations. I am so proud of you for your hard work. I can hardly wait to see all the great things you do this last quarter.
  1. Room 14 would not be the same without ______! She brings a smile through our door, along with great enthusiasm each morning. ______is a strong critical thinking, always wondering why and how things happened. This skill has helped her make great strides in her reading comprehension as she is able to analyze text, make inferences and draw conclusions. Her writing continues to strengthen, although it is often challenging for her to get her thoughts onto the paper. ______loves math and continues to do well in this area. We do continue to work on listening skills on a daily basis. ______frequently needs to be told to do something three or four times before she does it, even everyday tasks such as putting her name on her paper or signing up for lunch. Staying on task for any period of time is also a challenge and I work with her daily to stay focused. Our goal is for her to become independent and automatic in everyday tasks and listening to directions and discussions. Keep doing all the great things you are doing ______. I am so proud of you for the effort you are putting into your work. I can hardly wait to see what great things you do this last quarter!
  1. ______continues to be an awesome third grader! She is focused on her learning, highly motivated, and conscientious in her work. She is coming along great in her reading and writing skills. She has made great strides with her analysis and synthesis of text during reading and has improved her comprehension of informational material as a result. Although ______is doing well on her multiplication facts, she should continue to review them on a daily basis in order to retrieve them quickly during daily math assignments. ______continues to complete her assignments in very neat and organized manner and I am always proud of her work. Way to go ______! I can hardly wait to see the great work you do in your final quarter of third grade!
  1. ______has made very nice academic progress this quarter. He has been putting forth greater effort in all of his subject areas. ______continues to grow as a reader and writer; he has some wonderful ideas for stories and he’s having an easier time getting them on paper. ______is reading for longer periods of time and is able to retell the basic details of what he has read. ______can be an insightful thinker and I enjoy when he shared his thoughts and ideas in an appropriate manner. We continue to work on a daily basis on managing emotions and controlling inappropriate outbursts in the classroom. There has been some improvement in these areas over the past several weeks. Keep up the wonderful things you are doing ______. I'm so proud of you for all the great work you have done so far this year!
  1. ______has made good progress across the curriculum since the beginning of the school year. He continues to show growth in his math skills and is willing to ask questions when he is unsure of what to do--a must for learning! ______is really working on being a good friend and classmate, respecting other’s space and time much more. We continue to work on returning homework assignments at this time although he has been doing better the last few weeks. Keep up the wonderful things you are doing ______. I'm so proud of you for all the great work you have done so far this year!
  1. ______has had a very good quarter.