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Celebrating Success and Devising Plans to Improve When Report Cards Come Home
Dear Families,
Happy New Year! It has occurred to me in recent years that talking about the "New Year" has always been odd for me because my family and I have always marked time by the beginning and ending of school years, not necessarily calendar years. You see, I grew up in a family where both my parents were educators and my husband is also an educator. Additionally, all three of my own children are still in school. For my family, the Winter Break has been about cleaning out backpacks, stocking up on school supplies that somehow have gotten "lost", reading books that haven't been assigned, and recommitting ourselves to learning and schoolwork (or work). We talk as a family about the things that we want to improve on and our hopes for the next trimester. As each child brings home their report card, we celebrate the efforts and success. We also encourage each child to pick an area or two of improvement and then we help them devise a specific plan to improve.
Last week you should have received your child's report card for the 1st trimester. The Knight teachers have worked diligently to have the report card reflect what each child has accomplished. I sincerely hope that you take the time to review the report card WITH your child - first pointing out areas that should be celebrated and then discussing areas of need. I would also encourage you to look back at past years' report cards (if your child is old enough) and look for trend ... -
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