Evaluation of student progress is an ongoing process that is an integral part of all learning activites. The evaluation process allows teachers to identify a child's strengths, weaknesses to provide feedback to parents about student progress, and to modify programme accordingly. Teachers use a wide range of evaluation techniques:
- observation
- classroom participation
- daily classroom work
- projects
- homework
- tests
- self-evaluation
- conferencing
- peer evaluation
- journals
- reports
- checklists
- Welcome
- Vice-Principal's Message
- The Staff
- School History
- School Routines
- Student Responsibilities
- Best Foot Forward
- Watford Public School Council
- Parent Participation
- Student Activities
- Area Schools
- Links of Interest
- Search Engines
Report Cards
Reporting to parents on student progress is done on a regular basis during the school year. The Provincial Report Card for Grade 1 to 8 ensures all students attending publicly funded elementary schools in Ontario receive a standard report card based on the Ontario curriculum expectations. Schools will use the Provincial Report Card for formal written reports to parents three times a year. Anecdotal comments about the student's achievement of the curriculum expectations and learning skills in each subject area are reported as: strengths, weaknesses, next steps. The report card provides parents/guardians and the student with an opportunity to comment on student achievement, goals, and home support and/or to request a meeting to discuss the report card. Even if parents and students do not wish to comment on or discus the report card, they must sign and return the final page. Opportunities for parent interviews are provided following report card distribution.