RIS teachers and administrators are very much looking forward to Parent Conferences tomorrow. You have been notified of your scheduled meeting time with your child's homeroom teacher, and may speak to the ESL and specialist teachers at your convenience. Please refer to the document below to help you find the people you are looking for.
See you tomorrow!
Staff list and meeting places
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Report Cards
Report cards are currently being finalized, will be printed and signed this afternoon, and issued to students tomorrow afternoon. These will be given to students in a sealed envelope, and teachers will explain clearly that these envelopes are to be given directly to you, unopened, when the students arrive home. Please expect this envelope tomorrow.
When you are looking at your child's report card, please use the Assessment Descriptors document below to understand what the numbers mean. As well, please refer back on the blog to this post and this post. Teachers are looking forward to explaining your child's achievement and progress in much more detail with you on Saturday, and will be able to answer any questions you may have at that time.
RIS Assessment Descriptors
When you are looking at your child's report card, please use the Assessment Descriptors document below to understand what the numbers mean. As well, please refer back on the blog to this post and this post. Teachers are looking forward to explaining your child's achievement and progress in much more detail with you on Saturday, and will be able to answer any questions you may have at that time.
RIS Assessment Descriptors
Monday, October 25, 2010
Parent-Teacher Conferences
This Saturday, RIS staff are excited to host Parent-Teacher Conferences. The following letter will be sent home with your child today. Please be sure to fill in the form and return the letter to school by Wednesday. We will try our best to accommodate your first choice of meeting times. You will be notified by email of your meeting time with your child's homeroom teacher by Thursday afternoon.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 15, 2010
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
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
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Assessment
This year at RIS we are redesigning the report cards we have used in previous years. We are moving away from the ten-point scale or issuing percentage grades, as these methods have proven very problematic to accurately assess the academic development and achievement of our students.
This year students will be graded in all subjects on an eight-point scale. This scale is more consistent with the many forms of assessment, of both content and process, which mark student learning.
The Assessment Descriptors document details the differences between levels of teacher expectation and student achievement. All teachers are incorporating this scale as they compile records of what and how the students are learning. As we draw more closely to issuing the First Quarter report cards in October, there will be more explanation of these levels and descriptors. Please do not hesitate to discuss this scale in general with Mr. Smith, or specifically about your child's performance with the appropriate homeroom or specialist teacher.
RIS Assessment
This year students will be graded in all subjects on an eight-point scale. This scale is more consistent with the many forms of assessment, of both content and process, which mark student learning.
The Assessment Descriptors document details the differences between levels of teacher expectation and student achievement. All teachers are incorporating this scale as they compile records of what and how the students are learning. As we draw more closely to issuing the First Quarter report cards in October, there will be more explanation of these levels and descriptors. Please do not hesitate to discuss this scale in general with Mr. Smith, or specifically about your child's performance with the appropriate homeroom or specialist teacher.
RIS Assessment
Friday, September 3, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Annual Calendar
This is the RIS academic calendar for 2010-2011. If dates and events are added or altered, the notifications will be posted on this site in a timely manner. Please note carefully the four scheduled Saturday events (two Parent-Teacher Conference days, Sports Day, and the year-end Graduation ceremony). Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you have any questions about this information.
2010-2011 Calendar
2010-2011 Calendar
Friday, August 20, 2010
Rainbow Reading Stars
Thank you to all of the students who read so many books this summer. Ms. Howard was delighted to present prizes to all of you, and hopes that next year you can read even more!RIS Readers
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Daily timetable
We have changed our daily timetable from the format we used last year. We did this primarily to include two sessions of DPA - Daily Physical Activity. We believe that all students should have time in the morning and afternoon for some exercise and play, and that this will help them focus more clearly during class time.
RIS daily timetable
RIS daily timetable
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
ESLRs
RIS ESLRs
ESLRs are Expected Schoolwide Learning Results. These are the general learning objectives and outcomes that infuse every part of our curriculum. These are the statements about the kind of learners that RIS students are, and more generally about the kind of people we hope they will become.
In every classroom students can see a D.O.L.P.H.I.N.S poster. We have made our ESLRs into that acrostic because our school mascot is a dolphin. The homeroom teachers will explain what this poster means to their students in age-appropriate language.
At RIS we are very proud of what our students accomplish and the wonderful people they continue to be.
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