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Ontario Report Card Comments

Does anyone ever enjoy writing Ontario report card comments? This is the season for Progress Reports, then Term 1 and Term 2 report cards for Ontario teachers. 

Creating your Ontario report card comments from scratch can be time-consuming and overwhelming. I have developed several resources for Grades 6, 7, and 8 teachers to help them write them. 

Subject Comment Format: action verb, skill/learning acquired, student example

The format for all subject comments is dot jot format: action verb, skill/learning acquired, student example. If you require the comments to be in prose format, you will need to reword them per the example in the Learning Skills report card comments.

These comments are:

• 100% Editable
• Google Docs™ Format
• Ontario Curriculum Aligned
• They contain a comment bank for strengths and next steps

Follow the links below to find the bank of report card comments aligned to the Growing Success document that works for your subject area needs. You can find all Ontario Report Card Comments resources on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD .

Learning Skills Ontario Report Card Comments

These comments are for Grade 7 and 8 Learning Skills. Comments are sorted by the six learning skills (organization, self-regulation, collaboration, responsibility, independent work, initiative). Comments for both Strengths and Next Steps are also included.

This resource also contains digital or paper student learning skills self-assessment options. The comments are 100% editable and available in Google Doc™ format. The provided comments are written in dot jot format using positive asset tone language (i.e., the student is encouraged to). 

You can find this and all Ontario Report Card Comments resources on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD .

Resource Contains

• Editable learning skills comment bank for all six learning skills
• Comments use the pronouns he/she/they
• Strengths and next steps comments
• Paper student self-reflection
• Digital student self-reflection
• Learning skills format formula (the “formula” I use to write learning skills

Sample Term 1 Comment: (Follows the Growing Success Format)

Strengths: Kristy arrives at school each day ready and eager to learn. She asks thorough questions during class discussions and frequently shares her ideas with her peers. Her classwork, homework and assignments are completed with care and attention to detail. She has been extremely diligent in fulfilling her classroom jobs. She has demonstrated initiative this term by taking part in Marching Band. Kristy feels that she has met her Progress Report goal for Responsibility because she “brings back her assignments on time.” Upon reflecting on her Term 1 progress, Kristy feels that “initiative is my strength because I like to join clubs at school.”

Next Steps: Kristy is encouraged to use “bump it up” strategies to strengthen her work as she is always striving to create “Level 4” work. Kristy feels that her goal for Term 2 is to improve her Independent Work habits. “I regularly talk to my friends during class time and this results in more homework. I would like to focus more during classwork time.” She is encouraged to select good seat and group work partners that support her academic goals.

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Language Arts Ontario Report Card Comments

Use these 100% editable report card comments for the 2023 Ontario Language Curriculum and include comments for Strands A – D. The comments are sorted by strands, strengths, and next steps. These are 100% editable and available in Google Doc™ format.

You can find these and all Ontario Report Card Comments resources on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD .

Sample Comments:

• Strand C -using evidence from their short story text, he/she/they identifies the narrator’s point of view (first, second, third) and explains how using an alternative point of view would change each story (Grade 6 Language Arts Report Card Comments)
• Strand C -using evidence from their short story text, he/she/they identifies the narrator’s point of view (first, second, third) and explains how using an alternative point of view would change each story (Grade 7 Language Arts Report Card Comments)
• Strand C -using evidence from their short story text, he/she/they analyze the narrator’s point of view (limited, omniscient, or unreliable) and explains how the point of view is communicated to the reader (Grade 8 Language Arts Report Card Comments)

Social Studies Ontario Report Card Comments

Use these 100% editable report card comments for the 2018 Ontario Social Studies Curriculum and include comments for Strands A & B. The comments are sorted by Levels 1 – 4, strengths, and next steps. These are 100% editable and available in Google Doc™ format. 

Sample Comment:

• explores how different policies like The Policy of Multiculturalism and The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms have contributed to Canada being an inclusive country through in-class readings

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Geography Ontario Report Card Comments

These comments are for Grade 7 and 8 Geography and are sorted by Levels 1 – 4. The comments are 100% editable and available in Google Doc™ format.

• uses the geographic inquiry process to investigate the impact of natural events and human activities that change the earth’s physical environment during his/her Natural Disasters Inquiry Assignment (Grade 7 Geography)
• demonstrates an understanding of how human settlement patterns affect the environment and future global sustainability through class discussions, group work and his/her Personal Sustainability Project (Grade 8 Geography)

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History Ontario Report Card Comments

Comments are for the 2018 Ontario Social Studies Curriculum for Grades 7 and 8 and include comments for Strands A & B. The comments are sorted by Levels 1 – 4, strengths, and next steps. These are 100% editable and available in Google Doc™ format. 

• Level 3 -analyses three key documents that describe the changes in power from the French to the British as a result of the Seven Years’ War by identifying the key points and impact in his/her/their written responses, in-class readings and class discussions (Grade 7 History)
• Level 3 -explores the Charlottetown, Québec and London conferences to understand instances of political cooperation and conflict leading up to Confederation in Canada through in-class readings and videos. (Grade 8 History)

“These comments were a great base that helped me write comments that were specific to my class.” (Grade 7 History Report Card Comments) “I love this resource. It helped me out so much with my first ever history reports. Thank you!” (Grade 8 History Report Card Comments)

Science Ontario Report Card Comments

Use these 100% editable report card comments for the 2022 Ontario Science Curriculum for Grades 6, 7, and 8, and include comments for Strands B – E. The comments are sorted by Levels 1 – 4, strengths, and next steps. These are 100% editable and available in Google Doc™ format. 

• explores biodiversity while examining the diversity of organisms within species and the environments they inhabit through oral discussions (Grade 6 Science)
• builds an understanding of the relationship between producers, consumers and decomposers within an ecosystem through Food Webs (Grade 7 Science)
• demonstrates an understanding of the Cell Theory through his/her/their written responses (Grade 8 Science)

“These were great! So specific and really helped me to draft my own comments for my students.” (Grade 6 Science Report Card Comments) “Very useful when writing comments.  Aligns with the work provided in parent/student friendly language.” (Grade 7 Science Report Card Comments) “These comments were a good base so I could write more specific comments for my class.” (Grade 8 Science Report Card Comments)

Student Led Conferences

Allow students to take ownership of their learning when they present it to their parents. This package of resources, aligned with the Ontario Growing Success Document, helps prepare your Grade 6, 7, or 8 students for their Student-Led Conference. 

Resource Includes:

• Student-Led Conference teacher instructions
• Goal setting sheets (Progress Report, Term 1, Term 2, Term 3, Term 4)
• Learning skills self-reflection
• Learning skills anchor charts (in colour)
• Portfolio evidence checklist for students (Public and Catholic school options)
• Portfolio evidence reflection strips
• Conference reminder sheets (parent/guardian contact form)
• Conference reschedule sheets (parent/guardian contact form)
• Conference outline for parents and students
• Student-led conference graphic organizers
• This Is Me Portfolio Cover Assignment (Art & Media Literacy Assessment)
• A student-led conference reflection sheet
• Progress report reflections graphic organizer for bulletin board display
• Star student reflections for bulletin board display

“This has made my guardian-teacher conferences a breeze. Students are held accountable and lead the conversation. Helps build their confidence and opens up great dialogue between the guardian and student. It is rare that I have to speak up. Great resource!”

You can find all Ontario Report Card Comments resources on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD .

Writing report cards does not have to be stressful. Try out these Ontario report card comments and save hours of your time. 

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6 Tips for Writing Personalized Physical Education Report Card Comments

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One of my least favorite parts about being a PE teacher is writing report card comments.

My district has a very strict policy about individualizing physical education report card comments, and report card comments in general.

This makes report card comments a very busy time with having to write a minimum of 180 individualized PE report card comments.

The good thing about me having to write all these comments is that I can share my process. Here are 6 tips for making writing personalized Phys Ed report card comments quick and easy!

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Be Proactive Before Writing PE Report Card Comments

I’ve found that the best way to make writing Phys Ed report card comments easy is to be proactive with my assessment before I even think about writing my comments. 

Grade With Each Standard

A lot of my assessment comes from observation of my students. In a two-week unit, I typically do about 4 days of assessment. 

For each of the days, I choose a couple of general standards to focus on and let the students know ahead of time. I walk around and watch my students throughout the lesson and give them a mark. I continue to update the assessment throughout the class. 

This makes it easier for me to give students an accurate overall mark when it comes to my report cards. 

I use the marks I assign students to help when writing my comments, which I’ll talk about a bit later on in the post.

Take Cruising Notes

While I’m walking around doing my assessments I always write down some notes as well. I create my class list so that I have longer sections that I can write in.

I take notes on how my students are successful and the areas they are working on. These typically include skills, teamwork/cooperation, and participation/effort because these are the main focuses of my curriculum.

I always keep these notes handy so that if I’m not doing assessment on a particular day, I can add notes if I notice my students doing particularly well or poorly in a specific area.

Have Your Students Help Write Personalized Physical Education Report Card Comments

Okay, hear me out. I don’t mean have your students actually write their comments for you, but I find it really helpful to get their feedback about their experience in physical education.

Student Check-in

A couple of weeks before my PE report card comments are due, I give my students a check-in. 

On the check-in, I ask students what their favorite unit is. 

I ask my students about a skill they learned or use often. Then I ask students to give a specific example when they demonstrated teamwork.

My final question asks students what they want to improve.

Depending on the students, these check-ins don’t always yield amazing results, but they always give me a starting point. 

Including student voice is a great way to make physical education report card comments more personalized. It also helps prevent parent pushback because the students have a say in their PE comments.

If you’re looking for a free student check-in sheet, click here to get your download .

Digital or Physical Check-In

Depending on your class setup, you can give your student check-in physically or digitally.

If you choose to go the digital route, then I would suggest having your students do a Google Form. This way you can export the results into a spreadsheet so you can easily sort your students’ data.

If you go with a printed sheet, then make sure to keep your sheets separated by class and sorted alphabetically by last name. This makes it really easy to look through your student data while completing your Phys Ed report card comments.

Pick Your Comment Format

Once you’ve done your assessment and you have your students’ input, you’re ready to start writing your PE report card comments.

Bullet Points or Paragraphs

The first thing you’ll need to decide is if you want to use bullet points or paragraphs for your physical education report card comments. 

This is generally up to your admin. I’ve been at several schools and each admin has different requirements. If your admin doesn’t say anything when you’re starting to write comments then it’s best to ask first. 

The last thing you want is to write all of your comments and then be told you need to switch them to a different format.

This is another admin choice, but you want to check with your principal if you should be using student pronouns.

When I started teaching, I always used my students’ pronouns when writing Phys Ed report card comments. The pronouns always had to be the ones approved by the student’s parents. 

When I had students with different pronouns than their pronouns assigned at birth, I would have a conversation with the student to let them know the school protocol.

For the last couple of years, however, my school’s format has been to only use “they” and “their” for report card comments. 

These do feel a bit less personal, but it helps in a lot of ways, including making it easier to copy and paste sections of text without missing a “she” or “his”.

The last formatting issue you need to get out of the way is what names to use.

Some schools allow teachers to write their students’ nicknames or chosen names on report cards. Others require you to use their legal name. 

This can be a bit confusing if you’ve never used a student’s legal name in class, but it’s best to get the information ahead of time so you don’t have to go back and replace names later, although this is a pretty easy fix.

Focus on Standards to Write Phys Ed Report Card Comments

Now you’re all set to write your amazing and personalized physical education report card comments! 

When you’re writing your comments, focus on the standards. Look at the curriculum and take some of the direct language from it to write your PE report card comments.

In my district, we only assess based on the standards of the curriculum, so this doesn’t typically take any extra time to figure out.

What to Avoid Talking About

One area that I normally see teachers talk about when writing their PE report card comments is which units they covered during the reporting period. 

I typically stay away from this because a report card is about how well each specific student did in a class, not about the class in general.

I’ll mention a specific unit if a student had particular strengths or areas of improvement in the unit. 

Another thing that some teachers talk about is student attitude. In my district, we aren’t allowed to say anything about student attitude or even “ Student Name was a pleasure to have in the class”.

However, if your curriculum includes aspects of attitude, then feel free to add PE report card comments about this.  

Begin With Student Strengths

Start with your students’ strengths. Look back through your assessment notes and your student check-in sheets to help you with this process.

My plan of action is to look at a student’s highest overall standard mark. Then I look at the specific unit that they have the best mark in, with regards to the highest overall standard mark and I look at the notes I have written from that unit.

I use these three pieces of information to write the Phys Ed report card comment. 

For example:

“ Student Name consistently demonstrated an exceptional work ethic and level of competence during skill development processes. This was seen most evidently during our Olympic Lifting unit. Student Name showed resiliency through adapting attempts to find success with various lifting techniques.”

“ Student Name has displayed an adequate level of confidence and competence in the skill development process. This was seen most evidently during our rugby unit when they worked to learn how to do a pop pass and a spin pass with various amounts of defense.”

“ Student Name has shown growth throughout the term in their ability to perform and refine movement skills, demonstrate fair play and teamwork, and apply strategies for leading a healthy life. Student Name has worked on demonstrating teamwork and focusing on fair play. This was seen most evidently in the Aussie Rules’ Football unit when they kept a positive attitude and lifted up their teammates’ spirits.”

Each of these examples focuses on a specific standard that students are either strong in or have shown growth in throughout the reporting period. I also try to give a specific example from a unit that I can highlight for the student and their parents.

If you aren’t sure of a specific example to give, look back at the students’ check-in form for ideas.

What If You Don’t Know a Student’s Strength?

There are some students who choose to sit out for most of our classes and it can feel really hard to find a positive thing to say about them. 

One thing that I often do is use a similar idea from the examples above, but switch up the vocabulary. 

For example, instead of saying: 

“ Student Name consistently demonstrated an exceptional work ethic and level of competence during skill development processes.”, 

I might say:

“ Student Name occasionally demonstrated a basic work ethic and level of competence during some skill development processes”

“ Student Name demonstrated a simplistic level of competence during skill development processes in our volleyball unit ”.

By switching the frequency and accuracy of your chosen standard, you can adapt a comment that you already wrote to more correctly fit a student at a different level.

Whatever you do, make sure you include something positive about each student. I typically try to include 3 sentences, or bullet points, relating to a student’s strengths.

Include Areas of Improvement

Report cards are often called progress reports, so it’s important to remember to include ways that students can improve when writing your physical education report cards.

Try to make sure that your improvement comments still have an air of optimism to them. We want to make sure that our students are encouraged to improve as opposed to feeling defeated.

I tend to list 1 to 2 improvements for my students. 

Some examples of areas of improvement that I use are:

“ Student Name will experience greater success as they work to more fully participate in all activities, approach new learning activities with enthusiasm, and strive to involve themselves in gameplay.” 

“ Student Name will experience greater success as they work to demonstrate positive communication with their peers, limit distractions, and work to improve their leadership skills by being a positive role model to their peers.

What If There Aren’t Obvious Improvements?

Just like with strengths, there should always be areas of improvement.

The first thing I change is that I say the student will experience “even further” or “even greater” success to show to their adults at home that they’re already doing an amazing job. This is just so they can get even better.

Then I typically focus on the student working on their leadership and citizenship skills. Once they have everything else covered, one of the best ways to improve themselves further is to help build their peers up.

Here is an example:

“ Student Name will experience even further success as they work to develop their citizenship skills. This can be accomplished through supporting peers in their learning processes, encouraging classmates, and showing initiative.”

There you have it!

My tips for making writing physical education report card comments easy. Don’t forget to get your student check-in sheet by clicking here so that you have one less thing to worry about and one more thing to make writing your PE report card comments easier.

Let me know what your tips and strategies for writing PE report card comments are by sending me a message over on Instagram @teachingpak .

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• help students to become independent learners who can assess their own learning

Report cards

Ontario report cards and fall progress report cards outline six learning skills and work habits throughout Grades 1 to 12:

• responsibility
• organization
• independent work
• collaboration
• self-regulation

The emphasis on these skills and habits reflect that students need to learn more than just facts if they want to succeed in postsecondary education and the world of work. At school students are learning to take initiative, think critically, solve problems, work independently, be self-reliant and work in a team.

All report cards include space for teachers to add comments about what your child knows and can do. Teachers can describe strengths and next steps for improvement as well as add their own observations and personalized comments.

An “I” in a report card for a student from Grade 1 to 10 means the teacher did not have enough information to assign a grade or mark. This may happen, for example, if your child recently moved schools or has had an extended illness.

Elementary students

Elementary students in Grades 1 to 8 will bring home a fall progress report card and two provincial report cards, one in winter and one at the end of the school year.

The fall progress report card:

• encourages early and ongoing communication between you and your child’s teacher
• tells you how well your child is developing the six learning skills and work habits
• reports on all academic subjects — such as language, math, social studies, science and technology — but instead of assigning a grade or mark, it will tell you how well your child is progressing: “very well”, “well” or “with difficulty”
• highlights strengths and next steps in learning
• includes comments from your child's teacher that are personalized, clear and meaningful

The elementary provincial report card will also:

• emphasize and give examples of how your child is progressing in the six learning skills and work habits
• include meaningful, clear and personalized comments
• use letter grades for Grades 1 to 6 and percentage marks for Grades 7 to 8
• provide suggestions on how you can support your child's learning at home

An “R” on your child's elementary report card means your child has not met the required skills and knowledge of the subject and extensive remediation is needed. It is important to work with your child's teacher to develop strategies to support your child in gaining the required knowledge and skills.

There are three formal and required reporting periods for elementary grades:

• The fall progress report card is issued between October 20 and November 20.
• The first provincial report card is issued between January 20 and February 20.
• The second provincial report card is issued at the end of the school year, in June.

Please note that exact dates are set by individual school boards.

Secondary students

Secondary provincial report cards include:

• an emphasis and examples on how the student is progressing in the six learning skills and work habits
• information about different levels of achievement and how this corresponds to percentage marks
• teachers' comments that are personalized, clear and meaningful

Schools with semesters

Secondary students in schools with semesters will receive report cards twice per semester.

Schools without semesters

Students who go to non-semestered schools will get a report card three times per year.

Exact dates are set by individual school boards, according to the reporting periods outlined within Growing Success.

How teachers assess students

Teachers look at many demonstrations of learning throughout the reporting period for evidence that your child is learning the curriculum. These may include:

• assignments
• conversations
• presentations
• performances
• demonstrations

This means that teachers assess students on more than just knowing facts. Students must show an understanding of what they are studying by communicating and applying what they have learned. They must also demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Teachers review all student work with special attention to the quality of work at the end of a unit of study, term or semester as they consider a student’s most recent and most consistent demonstration of learning. Teachers do not simply calculate averages.

Teachers also talk with and observe your child in the classroom to gather as much information as possible before making a decision on the final grade.

Teachers might assign ongoing homework to help your child develop study and organizational skills, consolidate knowledge and prepare for the next class. It also may help to develop strong learning skills and work habits, which are reflected in the provincial report card. However homework is not part of the calculation of the grade or mark.

Cheating or plagiarizing

Students are responsible for their own work. There will be consequences, which could include receiving a mark of zero, for cheating, plagiarism and not completing work.

Ask your school board about its policy on cheating or plagiarizing.

Not completing work or submitting work late

Your child is responsible for showing what they have learned or accomplished in the time frame allowed by their teacher.

Teachers can use a variety of strategies to prevent and address late and missed assignments. Options range from peer tutoring and offering time-management lessons to school-wide planning of major assignments.

In all grades, if your child consistently misses assignments or hands in work late, this may be reflected in the learning skills and work habits section of their report card. Students in Grades 7 to 12 may also have marks deducted for submitting work late.

Ask your school about its policy on late or missed assignments.

Standardized testing

The Education Quality and Accountability Office ( EQAO ) runs assessment testing for:

• reading, writing and mathematics in Grades 3 and 6
• mathematics in Grade 9
• Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test ( OSSLT ) in Grade 10

Contact with your child's teacher

Parents and guardians play an important part in your child's education. Children do better at school when their parents are involved.

Your child’s teacher should contact you regularly throughout the school year. Besides report cards, other types of communication may include parent-teacher or parent-student-teacher conferences, interviews, phone calls, checklists and informal reports.

Elementary and secondary report templates

Growing success: assessment, evaluation, and reporting in Ontario's schools, first edition, covering grades 1 to 12

Growing success: the kindergarten addendum. Assessment, evaluation and reporting in Ontario schools 2016

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Elementary Progress Report Card Bank

The Progress Report Card is an opportunity to focus on the growth and the progress your students are making toward the overall expectations. The emphasis is on assessment for, and as, learning. Teachers will report student progress by checking one of the indicators that most accurately reflects student progress in relation to the overall curriculum expectations through the lens of the "achievement chart" categories. For example, the progress report card provides these indicators:

• Progressing with Difficulty
• Progressing Well
• Progressing Very Well

Comments on the Progress Report Card will provide parents with personalized, clear, and meaningful feedback. Teachers will use the following three guiding questions to frame their comments for parents:

• What were students expected to learn?
• How do I know they learned it?
• What will we do to support continued learning?

The Progress Report Card comments included in this bank are a compilation of comments written and used by teacher members. The comments provided cover only a few grade levels, but you are encouraged to adapt them as you feel necessary to your grade level and subject area. OECTA’s report card bank will continue to grow to include comments in all grade levels. We welcome future submissions of progress report card comments. OECTA cannot make any assertions that these comments will be acceptable at every board or school, and encourages teachers to refer to your local Growing Success policies before preparing your own comments.

Suggestions for Writing Comments

• Clearly state the subject (e.g., In Math...)
• Use the language of learning goals from your class to help make comments parent-friendly
• Personalize your comments by making reference to a project/task
• Use clear and specific feedback based on success criteria that students used in class when describing next steps
• In most boards, teachers are only required to comment on Language and Math
• French /Native Language (as applicable), and they are not required to report on all subject areas, but check with your board and school to determine local variations to this practice.
• When the Progressing with Difficulty box is checked on any subject area a comment is expected
• Develop a repertoire of verbs and descriptors that help to clarify comments in language that are parent-friendly. See below for a list of sample words:
• Understands
• Beginning to
• Demonstrates

Areas for Improvement

• Needs to practice
• Needs to broaden
• Needs to consider
• Needs to refine
• Needs to revise
• Would benefit from
• Needs to connect
• Needs to improve
• Needs to develop
• Needs to understand
• Needs to attempt
• Needs to use
• Has difficulty
• Needs to focus on
• Needs to increase
• Continue to
• Try to improve
• Work towards
• Be supported by

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