Student Assessment

As we near the end of Quarter One, the teachers are compiling grades for the report cards which will be issued to students on Wednesday, October 27th. The amount of work completed and progress made by so many students in their classes is fantastic.

When you see your child's report card, you will see grades reported on a scale from 1 to 8. As you can see from the Assessment Descriptors document below, a score of 6 indicates that your child has performed at the level expected and dictated by the teacher's course requirements. This score means that appropriate progress is being made, and that a student is achieving well relative to the learning objectives prescribed by the curriculum.

Scores of 7 or 8 indicate that your child has exceeded teacher expectations, while scores between 1 and 5 indicate the degree by which a student is still progressing toward the standards prescribed by the curriculum.

Many factors contribute to the numbers generated by teachers for your child's report card, such as performance on tests, projects, presentations, homework, and behaviour and effort in the class. The learning objectives for each grade and each class differ based on the subject taught and the understanding of appropriate age-level performance.

On Saturday, October 30th, RIS will host Parent-Teacher Conferences. This is your chance to come to the school and discuss your child's progress and achievement with the teachers. At that time, you will be able to ask specific questions to the teachers about the scores you see on your child's report card. As we draw closer to October 30th, more information will be sent to you about your meeting time with your child's teachers.

As always, do not hesitate to call or email both teachers and administrators if you have questions about how and what your child is learning.


RIS Assessment Descriptors