Literacy Comment: Kanisha understands that sentences begin with a capital and end with a punctuation mark. At times, she struggles to place the appropriate mark at the end of her sentences (ex: period, exclamation point, question mark). She has met our classroom goal of reading independently for 15 minutes. She has shown improvement since the beginning of the year on how to express herself suitably among her peers and with adults. She does occasionally still need reminders to actively listen during instruction.
Maths Comment: Kanisha can independently write her numbers to 120 in correct order without any number reversals. She is confident in her maths abilities and skills and can fluently add within 20 (ex: 11+7= 18) …show more content…
With teacher assistance, she can complete her counting sequence to 120. Fiona is able to use maths strategies and manipulatives to fluently add within 20 (ex: 11+7= 18).
IPC Comment: Fiona consistently exemplifies the 8 Personal Goals of IPC in the classroom with both peers and adults. She is developing an ability to differentiate between knowledge, understanding and skill tasks, though she still requires some guidance to express her understanding. Fiona is familiar with the structure of an IPC unit and is able to identify the components of an IPC unit with teacher assistance.
General Comment: Welcome to HIS! Fiona has been a wonderful addition to our classroom. Though she was shy at first, she has very quickly adjusted to HIS and our classroom. Fiona has formed many positive relationships with her peers, though at times this can be distracting to her and she needs reminders during instructional time to listen to teacher directives. Fiona takes great pride in her learning and is very persistent in completing assignments to the best of her ability. Her assignments are always neatly organized and she will ask for help if she needs a better understanding of how to complete a task. As the quarter has progressed, her comfort level and confidence in her English skills has increased and she is now initiating more conversations with both peers and adults. It has been a pleasure getting …show more content…
She still needs occasional reminders to capitalize proper nouns (the names of people and places). Ella has surpassed our classroom goal of reading independently for 15 minutes and can read for 20 minutes independently. Ella is an active listener and demonstrates a strong desire to participate in classroom activities. As the quarter has passed, she has become more comfortable speaking with peers and adults. This is an area that I would like to see her continue to grow in as the year