Throughout this school year we will be focusing on the development of your child’s learning skills, as they will become a strong foundation for the rest of their education. Below are a list of the 6 learning skills that will be evaluated and reported on for this school year. We know that with daily practice and support your child will develop strong learning skills that can be used in any subject area and at any grade level. Please let me know if you can any questions or concerns about your child’s learning skill achievements.
Responsibility:
Organization:
Independent Work
Collaboration
Initiative
Self-Regulation
- Fulfills responsibilities and commitments within the learning environment
- Completes and submits class work, homework and assignments on time
- Takes responsibility for and manages own behaviour
Organization:
- Devises and follows a plan and process for completing work and tasks
- Establishes priorities and manages time to complete tasks and achieve goals
- Identifies, gathers, evaluates and uses information, technology and resources to complete tasks
Independent Work
- Independently monitors, assesses, and revises plans to complete tasks and meet goals
- Uses class time appropriately to complete tasks
- Follows instructions with minimal supervision
Collaboration
- Accepts various role and an equitable share of work in a group
- Responds positively to ideas, opinions, values and traditions of others
- Builds healthy peer-to-peer relationships through personal interactions
- Works with others to resolve conflicts and build consensus to achieve group goals
- Shares information, resources and expertise and promotes critical thinking to solve problems and make decisions
Initiative
- Looks for and acts on new ideas and opportunities for learning
- Demonstrates the capacity for innovation and a willingness to take risks
- Demonstrates curiosity and interest in learning
- Approaches new tasks with a positive attitude
- Recognizes and advocates appropriately for the rights of self and others
Self-Regulation
- Sets own individual goals and monitors progress towards achieving them
- Seeks clarification or assistance when needed
- Assesses and reflects critically on own strengths, needs and interests
- Identifies learning opportunities, choices and strategies to meet personal needs and achieve goals
- Perseveres and makes an effort when responding to challenges