1-Reporting

Div. 2 Hartmann

__Term 2__

Abu

Abu worked very hard this past term. He was consistently focused and determined. Abu seems to be very motivated to improve his Reading, Writing and Oral Language skills. Abu paid careful attention to what was asked of him; he has been careful to make sure that he gets all his homework done regularly. Abu often exceeds what is expected of him. As a result, Abu has improved his English Language skills at an exceptionally good rate. Abu is demonstrating the ability to express himself more clearly and in more conventional English. He is also improving in his understanding of what he has read. Next term I would like to see Abu do more writing. Next term, Abu will be given the opportunity to work regularly in a Journal and to write compositions in response to books he has read (both fiction and nonfiction). Abu will have the opportunnity to edit and revise his own writing by bringing it through the process of: Brainstorm, Revision and Publication. Abu will continue to need to support to complete his Let's Go material as he continues to need help understanding the particulars of English conversation and he will also continue to need help understanding Math instructions. However, with the effort that Abu is putting into his work, I have no doubt that he will continue to succeed. It is good that Abu has been reading regularly at home. Abu is encouraged to complete Raz-kids activities at home as well as assignments on Spellingcity.com. You'll find, in the coming term, that all of the work assigned from LST for Abu will be available to view anytime on our website at: mrw-student-page.wikispaces.com. It is been a pleasure working with Abu this past term. I look forward to working with him in Term 3. Way to go Abu!

Shivneel

Shivneel is a student who is able to express insights and convey an understanding of what he is read to some degree and, at other times, he seems to get stuck for an answer when he is asked to work with specific information. This will also happen in Math. Shivneel will appear to understand what he is doing but when he is asked to restate the concept or work with it in a new way he will get stuck. Thankfully, Shivneel has a great attitude in these moments. Shivneel is patient with himself and is willing to accept the help offered. Shivneel benefits greatly from the opportunity to discuss what he is learning with a partner or adult. Shivneel also needs plenty of opportunity to practice the new skill he has learned. Shivneel needs to read regularly at home and have plenty of opportunity to work with logic and reasoning in games to improve his Literacy and Math skills. I would, therefore, like to see Shivneel have more opportunity to rehearse and reinforce his Reading skills (through Raz-kids or Tumblebooks) and his Math skills (through the use of online resources such as Math Playground and Virtual Manipulatives). These resources can be accessed through the links posted on our wiki site. You'll find, in the coming term, that all of the work assigned from LST for Shivneel will be available to view anytime on our website at: mrw-student-page.wikispaces.com. It is been a pleasure working with Shivneel this past term. I look forward to working with him in Term 3.

Div.3 Reid

__Term 2__

Austin

Austin is a student with a good degree of potential; he has regularly demonstrated a good level comprehension in his Novel Study. However, Austin's understanding of his novel increased significantly when he was given the opportunity to follow along with the story as it was read to him. Austin was able to express his ideas and observations quite well. He was able to infer, summarize, make connections and visualize what he read effectively as long as it remained at the level of discussion. It was another thing entirely when it came to writing down his ideas, responses and observations. At htese times his responses were minimal at best. Austin's writing was often completed without a lot of time spent on it to improve the quality; he often seemed in a hurry to get through such work. This is one of the areas that will be given more focus in term 3. I will continue to work with Austin to help him expand his writing. He will be asked to write in journal regularly and to take his work through the Writing Process so he might become better able to expand on an idea and write more in line with his oral communication skills. I have discussed with Austin the need to control his behavior and not allow himself to fall into silly behaviours that detract from the lesson. While he has been cooperative and has responded well to correction this should remain a goal for term 3. It will be good to see Austin also take more ownership of his homework and organization. I have put a new system in place which should make it easier for both you at home and Austin to track his homework assignments. You'll find, in the coming term, that all of the work assigned from LST for Austin will be available to view anytime on our website at: mrw-student-page.wikispaces.com. It has been a pleasure working with Austin this past term. I look forward to working with him in term 3.

DJ

DJ is a pleasure to have in class. I really enjoy his sense of humor. DJ is an enthusiastic student who brings a lot of energy to his schoolwork. DJ consistently works hard even when the work is not always easy for him. DJ struggled to understand his Novel this term but he kept focussed and asked questions wehn he was unclear about a word or a particular phrase. I want to help DJ improve his English Language Skills next term. Next term I would like to see DJ do more writing. Next term DJ will be given the opportunity to work regularly in a journal and also to write compositions in response to books he has read (both fiction and nonfiction). DJ will have the opportunity to put his writing through the Writing Process with the goal being to improve his ability to edit and revise his own writing by bringing it through the process of: Brainstorm, Revision and Publication. DJ will therefore receive more comprehensive support in his Language Arts program to help improve his skills in this area. DJ is encouraged to complete Tumblebook activities at home as well as working through assignements on Spelling City. DJ needs to read regularly at home if he is to improve his literacy skills. You'll find, in the coming term, that all of the work assigned from LST for DJ will be available to view anytime on our website at: mrw-student-page.wikispaces.com. It is been a pleasure working with DJ this past term. I look forward to working with him in Term 3.

Stefani

Stephanie has produced some outstanding work this term; she has shown herself to be resourceful, independent, motivated and creative student! Stefani produced three outstanding book reports based on novels that she read this term. Stephanie can be very proud of the work she's done. Stephanie has been working with information in a variety of ways and has shown herself to be able to work with information and respond to what she has read in a variety of ways. Stephanie has produced: symbolic posters character analysis sheets, written reflections, reviews, timelines and summaries. It's been wonderful to see. I would like to encourage Stephanie to continue to read and write at home as this will form the cornerstone of an even greater ability to express herself open up pathways for her thinking. Stephanie has been working to improve the grammatical elements of her work this past term. She worked closely with a student volunteer and revised and edited her work with support. Stephanie showed a good understanding of fractions as wello. She was able to both do the work and explain effectively the concept behind the skill. There is very little I would say to Stephanie as ways to improve her work except to say: keep up the great work! You'll find, in the coming term, that all of the work assigned from LST for Stefani will be available to view anytime on our website at: mrw-student-page.wikispaces.com. I look forward to working with Stefani in term 3.

Kaeson

At times Kaeson has been very motivated and at other times he has complained about the work he has to do. It is typically a pleasure working with Kaeson, however, even if he finds some of the Language Arts actiities not to his liking. For the most part, Kaeson showed a good understanding of his novel, Stone Fox, but there were times when he seemed to find it difficult to answer the questions pertaining to the novel. Next term Kaeson will have the opportunity to work through reading comprehension questions in a program called, Raz-kids in which he will read stories, have them read to him, answer comprehension quesitons and record monthly samples of his reading to better evaluate his progress as a reader. Kaeson has written some longer compositions for his classroom teacher and seemed enthusiastic at the prospect of creating an original story. Kaseon has been encouraged not to mumlbe when talking in class as it is not always esy to understand what it is he's trying to say otherwise. Kaeson seems to genuinely want to do well; he put in a good effort in Math activitites and was often able to clearly demonstrate how to perform a particular skill. Kaeson really enjoys being able to work on the computer; I would encourage him to work at home on logic puzzles in Math Playground, listen to audio books on Tumblebooks or work through any of the vocabulary activities on Spellingcity.com. Kaeson has started to take more initiative with his homework. I have put in a new system for him and other students that should make it easier to keep track his homework assignements. You'll find, in the coming term, that all of the work assigned from LST for Kaeson will be available to view anytime on our website at: mrw-student-page.wikispaces.com. I look forward to working with Kaeson next term.

Tsuji

Brandon

Term 3

Brandon routinely asks for clarification on what is expected of him and on what he is required to do. Once he is clear on what is expected of him he sets right into his work. Brandon works very hard to do his very best each and every day on every assignment. I'm very impressed by Brandon's work ethic. Brandon has been making progress in all areas. Brandon accomplished a lot in Reading, Writing and Oral Language this term; his progress in Math has been slow but steady. I would encourage Brandon to use the online resources regularly at home in addition to his usual homework. Brandon has worked well with his partners during Learning Lab on particular assignments that are designed to strengthen his ability to express his thinking more effectively. Brandon recently began a typing program and will continue with this next term. Brandon would benefit from spending 15 minutes a night as regularly as possible reading books on our Raz-kids site, vocabulary activities on Spellingcity.com and logic puzzles and math games on Math Playground. Brandon responds well to opportunities to rehearse and reinforce what he has learned and working on these websites at home regularly will give him the opportunity to do just that. You'll find, in the coming term, that all of the work assigned from LST for Brandon will be available to view anytime on our website at: mrw-student-page.wikispaces.com. Keep up the good work Brandon you did a super job this term!