Report Cards

Report cards will be coming home with your students on December 12. Some students will come home with the kind of report cards you would like to put on the front door. But , some children are like the tiger in the lovely children’s book, Leo the Late Bloomer. They need just a little more time and a lot of effort on everyone’s part to get in sync.
One of the true pleasures of having been the principal at Maire for going on nine years is hearing about the activities of former students who are now in college or high school. Some of them struggled in elementary school despite everyone’s concerted efforts. Many of them are like Leo and have truly bloomed as they have matured and developed their strengths and interests.
So, when your child’s report card comes home, focus on the positive first. Celebrate the big and little victories. Learning is a process and a complicated one. It takes time.
Think about strategies to help your student succeed. Look at the “Attitudes & Behaviors” section first on the K-3 report card and at the “Citizenship and Work Habits” section on the 4-5 report card. These are key to doing well in school and take time and everyone’s effort to develop. If all is fine, consider yourself blessed. If not, let’s work together to help your little Leo learn the skills to do well in school.
If you would like more information about thinking about how to think and act upon report cards, the following website from the American School Counselor Association is excellent: http://school.familyeducation.com/report-cards/parents-and-school/38696.html