To All Third Grade Parents:
On Friday’s professional development day, the third grade team consulted with the B.E.C.S administration about grading. A decision was made to re-structure our grade book procedures. We all agree that it is important to provide students with many opportunities to practice and master skills, prior to being assessed. Up until now there has been a heavy emphasis on paper and pencil activities.
From this point forward we will continue to work hard to provide our students with instant, verbal in-class feedback. This means the informal daily work, i.e. reteach, workbooks, packets etc. may not be reflected in the grade book. The grade book will primarily reflect formal assessments. This means you will not be seeing as many grades on Infinite Campus, and the volume of graded work in the Friday Folder may decrease.
The data reviewed on Friday’s professional development indicated a more pressing need for a variety of instruction, feedback, and assessments. This will provide your child’s teacher with more opportunity to ensure mastery in the classroom. We are also working hard to incorporate a more effective use of technology. We believe this approach will help us to reach all learning styles more effectively, and continue to prepare our students to be more successful.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact your child’s teacher. We thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
Third Grade Team
Ms. Anderson
Mrs. Ellis
Ms. Seymour
