Kindergarten grading

My girls ate a month into school and have A's. Just wondering if everyone else was on pass or fail or actual grades?

 

No "real" grades here in K or 1st. The get 1-4's and 1-3's on things for their grade cards. Her first grade teacher does write comments on their papers or gives them a star, star +, check mark, check plus... the K teacher didn't do that and Rachel is getting a kick out of it. A few weeks ago she wrote out a list of all the Disney Princess names and then, in a seperate pen, wrote excellent at the top.:wub:

 

Ours does a 1,2 or 3. 1 is Mastered. 2 is satisfactory (can't remember the correct term) and 3 is needs improvement. They can also add an * instead of a number to say that the concept has been introduced, but not necessarily graded yet.

 

Prek here was this way

Their teacher doesn't put grades on anything. Drives me :crazy:

 

Now where I have worked , lived, or had my kiddos go to school had grades for K or 1.

I have seen the following grade scales:

1. S,NI,E, and * (satisfactory, Needs Improvement, and Exceeds expectations. * means not introduced)

2. 1, 2,3 (same as above with 1 exceeding standards and 3 needing improvement)

3. GL, EG, and BG ( grade level, exceeds grade level, and below grade level)

4. Reading, writing and Math evaluated on a continuum scale from preliteracy/premath/prewriting to Independent literacy, expressive writing, and mathmatical skills.

5. checks--- check, check+ , and check - for skills introduced

Were I taught they started letter/number grades in 3rd.


Our report cards will be S, NI, E type with a narrative portion for math, reading, and writing to allow for individual statements of reading level, writing skills, and math development. They will get a +/- for specials and a S/US (satisfactory/unsatisfactory) for behavioral skills.

I actually like the delay of grades. Development in K-2nd is so very wide that it is developmentally appropriate to have a wide curve of perfectly 'normal' kiddos, the report card that allows for a wide variance of skills and still show success is great. Kids can change so quickly. Plus, it would be simply depressing to see a D or E/F on a K kiddos report card. Not really the way you want to start a school career.

 

That's what I thought. I checked with the other parents I know who have kids in other classes and its the same. I think it would be depressing. The girls have a developmentally challenged child(was in special prek last year) in their class and I know it has to be hard on him and his mother, who has issues too.

 

In Kindergarten here they grade:
I= Independently applying
X= Consistently Demonstrating sills/concepts
/= Intermittently Demonstrating skills/concepts
- = Not yet Demonstrating skills/concepts
N/A= Not applicable


In grades 1-2 they grade O-Outstanding, S- Satisfactory and N- Needs Improvement

Grades 3-5 Grading is A, B, C, D, F

 

Our entire school district does skills based report cards for K-5. That means the report card lists all the skills they learn (it differs for each grade), and they are evaluated on a scale of 1-4. 1 is cannot do the skill, 2 is meets below expectations, 3 is meets expectations, and 4 is exceeds expectations. Papers are sent home with a ratio on them like 14/15--meaning 14 out of 15 are correct. There are no averages or letter grades until middle school. I like this because with a number grade, a 90 in math could mean that they do pretty well on everything. Whareas in a skill based report, they could have 4's in everything, but a 1 in counting money. In other words, it gives you a much better picture of what your child can and cannot do.

 

Our report cards for K and 1st were skill-based. I haven't heard differently some I'm guessing that 2nd grade is also. I like it for the reasons that Sharon mentioned. It gives you a clear picture of the specifics of what your child does well, and what they struggle with.

Marissa

 

We are moving to a standards-based report card this year and it is the same as Sharon describes above with the 1-4 range given for specific grade level skilss. For instance, on the K report card counting from 1-100 is one of the standards. A child that can count from 1-100 would get a 3 for meeting standard. A child who exceeds that would earn a 4. As a parent, I like knowing what targets my kiddos need to hit. As a teacher, I find it a little harder to give the weekly progress reports I usually give.

 

In K it goes N-Needs Improvement, M-Mastered Skills, S- Still developing.

Grades 1-6 receive 1-4 grades. 4=93%+, 3+=90-92, 3=80-89, 2=70-79, 1=a failing grade pretty much.

 

Wow -- none of this has even occurred to me. We're a month into kindergarten and no one has mentioned any sort of grading or assessment at all. I'm sure the teacher is keeping track of things somehow, but I don't even know what they're supposed to be learning/mastering, or if we're going to be getting report cards or progress reports or anything.

 

No letter grades here until Grade 4. Until then we get.. exceeds expectations, meets expectations, meets expectations (minimal), and does not meet expectations, or something like that (I am going just by memory).

 

This is how our whole district grades K-5. Personally I hate it in the later grades but do think it makes sense in the early grades.

 

My girls go to a Montessori school; there they do not believe in the traditional grading system, at least not in the lower elementary classes. I really like the idea of not worrying about a bad grade hurting their confidence but would love an opportunity to see what they're learn. At the Montessori they believe the best way to assess the children’s progress is by teacher observation, record keeping, and a portfolio of the child's accomplishments. I truly love this school and the philosophy behind it.

Although, I really can't wait until parent teacher conferences!

 

Nongraded in KY. We get a progress report on the goals they are supposed to meet and their progress towards them, but no real grades.