Mid Year Student Reports

Mid Year Student Reports

We are introducing some changes to the reports for the end of Term Two. There are three main changes that will be made:

• Increasing the descriptions provided for subjects and assessments.

• Use grades that reflect a range of levels of achievement within a curriculum level. For example, Level 4 Emerging, Level 4 Established, Level 4 Exceeding.

• Replace individual student comments on reports with a range of learning behaviours that are reported on, similar to the fortnightly indicators but based on the school values. For example, 

  • Responsibility – Ready to Learn and Time Management

  • Responsibility – Respectful Conduct and Accountability

  • Motivation – Participation and Effort

  • Motivation – Commitment to Learning

  • Respect – Respectful and Collaborative

  • Respect – For Environment and Belongings

• Include a student comment from the form teacher/rāwhiti teacher that will talk about engagement and overall attitude to learning.

There are a variety of reasons for this.

• Some of our reports need to be clearer to ensure they are easy to read and understand.

• Grades should reflect a range of achievement within the curriculum levels so you know if your student is just starting out at a particular level, or confidently demonstrating skills at that level.

• Providing a greater emphasis on using clear data to show progress will help students and whānau in their discussions about achievement and provide a more objective overview of a student’s performance.

• Report generation will be more streamlined, so data can be more up to date.

While individual written comments will no longer be included, the new learning behaviour indicators will provide specific feedback on your child’s approach to learning, and we strongly encourage you to connect directly with teachers for more detailed insights into their progress. We want to ensure parents still feel connected to their student’s learning and hope these changes will be beneficial to improving achievement. Teachers are available to speak to parents about their student’s learning and we would encourage parents to make contact if needed, via email or phone call to the office. A conversation with the teacher is generally more productive than a generic report comment. We will continue to hold parent-teacher interviews.

If you have any questions about this please contact the Principal, Helen Newcombe.