1. For Primary students the Performance Standard descriptions are on the first page, for Intermediate students the Letter Grade descriptions are on the last page. 

2. Cumulative marking: The mark in the Final Mark box represents your child's cumulative mark from September to June. Report Cards One and Two have been formative in nature (providing descriptive feedback and areas for growth). This final report card summarizes your child's learning and growth throughout the year. The year's final report card will clearly indicate where your child's learning is, with regard to the curricular competencies as well as age/grade expectations. 

3. Term 1, 2, 3 boxes: Your child's mark for the year is in the Final Mark box.  Term 1 to 3 boxes will not used and will be empty.

4. Grade scale/ Performance Standards: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/teach/bc-performance-standards.  

5. Important Reminder: Parents will need to save and/or print the 2016–2017 report card for their records as the Report Cards are removed on July 31, 2017 as part of the provincial year end roll over procedure. 

6. What’s new on this Report Card? 

       A. Career Education Course: Grades K-5 receive comments only with a description of progress in relation to     the learning standards. Grades 6-7 receive comments and letter grades on each report card. 

       B. ADST (Applied Design, Skills and Technology) Course: Grade K-5 receive comments only with a description of progress in relation to the learning standards. Grades 6-7 receive comments and letter grades on each report card.

      C. Self-Assessment of the Core competencies class comment: This year your child has been working on three core competencies: Thinking, Communication and Personal and Social Responsibility. For detailed information about the core competencies please see https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/competencies. Paper copies of your child’s self-assessment and the supporting artifacts to support their self-assessment were sent home on Friday June 9, 2017.