Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has updated elementary school report cards to include more detailed information on student progress. Parents are reminded to make an appointment with their child’s teacher for Parent Conference Day on Nov. 6. Elementary school teachers will distribute report cards at parent conferences.
The updated report cards have a similar format, and grading scales remain the same. Grading system explanations are provided on the report card envelope.
Previously, CCPS printed report cards on carbon copy paper. Teachers now complete report cards electronically and parents will receive a paper copy. Report cards are grade specific to provide more detailed information concerning skills being taught and tested. Gray shading shows parents skill areas not yet taught to students in the first and/or second quarter. Students are not graded in those skill areas during these quarters.
Subject areas have been modified to align with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Grading for listening and speaking is new and grading is based on listening comprehension and activities in which students participate in and contribute to academic discussions. Health is no longer a separate subject area on the report card. Health is still taught at every grade level, but has now been integrated into reading and writing instruction.
Prekindergarten
Prekindergarten students are evaluated in the areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking, mathematics, personal and social development, fine arts, physical development and content. Pre-kindergarteners receive two report cards a year, one after each semester. Prekindergarten students earn the following letters in each category marking a student’s progress in each subject:
C = Consistently demonstrating
D = Developing
N = Not yet demonstrating the skill
Kindergarten, first and second grades
Students in kindergarten, first and second grades are evaluated in the areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking, mathematics, social studies, science, music, art, physical development and content. They receive four report cards each year. Letters are given in each category marking a student’s progress in each subject at the end of each quarter. The letters are as follows:
C = Consistently demonstrating
D = Developing
N = Needs improvement
Third, fourth and fifth grades
Students in grades three through five are evaluated in the areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking, mathematics, social studies, science, music, art, physical education and learner characteristics/personal responsibility. Fifth-grade parents will notice a difference in music grading. Students have the option of participating in chorus, band or orchestra, and the report card will reflect the focus area. Third, fourth and fifth graders receive four report cards each year. Letters are given in each category marking a student’s progress in each subject at the end of each quarter. The letters are as follows:
A = Excellent performance
B = Good performance
C = Satisfactory performance
D = Minimal performance
E = Unsatisfactory performance
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