I will send out a School Day message once every month detailing our learning goals and assignments. It is important that you go over the material on this website regularly to help your child stay organized. We are limiting the amount of materials being handled by students and sent home. You can track your child's progress by having them log onto Google Classroom at home and going through their work with you. I will contact you personally if I have concerns about your child; for example, marks that drop below a C or if your child's work is significantly lower than the previous year or term. Feel free to contact me anytime if you would like to know how your child is progressing.
Teachers build their program based on specific skills and content found in the curriculum which can be found at: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/subjects.html
The Ministry of Education document we use to guide our assessments is called Growing Success. On page 39, it states: "Determining a report card grade will involve teachers’ professional judgement and interpretation of evidence and should reflect the student’s most consistent level of achievement, with special consideration given to more recent evidence." Teachers use evidence based on student assignments, teacher observations of student work during classroom activities, and one-on-one teacher-student conferences.
There is no specific homework that is assigned; rather, students are expected to keep up with their daily activities and work on class assignments at home if necessary.
Download: Writing Assessment for more information on how I assess writing.