LEVELS

InaccordancewithGrowingSuccess
(Ontariosassessment,evalua on,andrepor ng
policies),yourchildsperformancewillbe
assessedusingfourlevelsofachievementthat
areconsistentthroughouttheprovince:

Level 1

Fallsbelowprovincialstandard

Level 2

Approachesprovincialstandard

Level 3

Meetsprovincialstandard

Level 4

Surpassesprovincialstandard

Thelevelofachievementthatyourchild
receivesdependsontheirperformanceinfour
broadcategoriesofknowledgeandskills:

Knowledge/Understanding
subjectspecificcontentacquiredineach
grade/courseandthecomprehensionofits
meaningandsignificance

Thinking
theuseofcri calandcrea vethinkingskills
and/orprocesses

Communication
theconveyingofmeaningthroughvariousforms

Application
theuseofknowledgeandskillstomake
connec onswithinandbetweenvariouscontexts

YOUR ROLE
Attheendoftheday,themostoverwhelming
keytoachildssuccessistheposi ve
involvementofparents.JaneD.Hull

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Lets talk about

Astheparent/guardianofyourchild,you
areblessedwithagreatpowertoinfluenceyour
childseduca onandleadthemtosuccess.
Throughoutthisyear,Iwouldloveforyouto
takepartinthisprocessoflearningwithusand
getinvolvedwithyourchildslearningwhenever
youcan!Iwillbedoingmybesttoprovideyou
withregularupdatesonyourchildsworkand
progressinmul pleways:
Newsle ers
Agendanotes(tobesigned)
Parentteacherinterviews/phonecalls
Classblog(xxx)

Ifyouwouldliketocontactme,pleasedosoat
any mebyphoneoremail.Wecanalsosetupa
mee ngtogetherif mepermits!
Phone:xxx
Email:xxx

(schoolname,classroom)

PLANNING
&
ASSESSMENT
Howcanwebestsupportyourchild
throughoutthelearningprocess?

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Letssee!

HELLO!

Iwarmlywelcomeyouandyourchildinto
ourGrade4classroomthisyear!Itismyabsolute
pleasuretotakepartinyourchildseduca on
withyou,andIamlookingforwardtothemany
learningopportuni esandachievementsthatwe
willgettosharethroughoutour metogether.In
sayingthat,aswebeginthisnewyearoflearning,
Iwouldfirstliketoprovideyouwithinforma on
onhowIhelpyourchildthroughplanningand
assessment,aswellashowwecanbestsupport
yourchildthroughthisprocess!
Sincerely,
Ms.Mak

MY PHILOSOPHY

Asyourchildsteacher,mymaingoalisto
getyourchildexcitedaboutlearningtobuildon
hisorhernaturalcuriosityandsparkamo va on
todiscoverandtolearn.Inordertodothis,Iuse
theplanningandassessmentapproachesthatI
haveoutlinedinthisbrochure.Pleasetakearead
tounderstandwhywedowhatwedointhe
classroom!

PLANNING

ASSESSMENT

Iplanunitswithalearninggoal(orbig
idea)inmind,foundedonOntarioscurriculum
expecta ons:WhatisthemainconceptthatI
reallywantmystudentstorememberattheend
ofitall?Withabigideaasthebasisforclass
roomac vi esandassignments,studentsknow
exactlywhattheendgoalisfromthestart,
providingthemwithconfidenceastheytakeon
theirstepstosuccess.
identify

determine

design

learning goals

assessment

instruction

Ialsoplanunitswitheachstudents
uniquenessinmind.Whenenteringaclassroom,
Iknowthateachstudentinthatclassroomcarries
withthemtheirowninterests,theirownback
ground,andtheirownknowledgeandviewofthe
world.Everychildisuniqueandnotonlyin
theseways,butalsointhewaythattheylearn
andinthewaythattheyshowtheirknowledge.

Inordertogetstudentsinterestedand
ac velypar cipa ngineachsubject,then,itis
importanttoaccommodatefor,andvalue,allof
thesedierences.Accordingly,atthebeginning
oftheyear,andalsoatthestartofeachnewunit,
Ipreparelearningac vi esthatallowmeto
gaugeeachstudentsinterests,priorknowledge,
andques onsforthatunit.Ithenusethisgained
informa ontocarefullydesignmylessonsinthe
followingdaysorweeks.

AsInotedearlier,everychildisuniquein
thewaythattheylearnandinthewaythatthey
showtheirknowledge.Ibelieveinassessments
thatarefairandallowstudentstoshowwhat
theyknowtothebestoftheirability.Thismeans
thatIneveronlyassessstudentsattheendofa
unitandwithapenandpapertest,butthat
eachstudentisconstantlygivenopportuni esto
demonstratetheirunderstandingthroughoutthe
courseoftheyearinvariousformats(group
projects,classdiscussions,problemsolving,etc.).

Byprovidingstudentswithmanyassess
mentsthroughouteachunit,Iamableto
monitortheirlearning,providecon nuousfeed
backontheirprogress,andalsotweakmy
followinglessonstobe eraddressthelearning
needsofeachstudent.Inthisway,whenwe
reachtheendofaunitandstudentsareaskedto
finishafinaltasktodemonstratealloftheir
learning,theyaremorethancapableand
confidentindoingso!