Semester One Academic Reports will be sent home via compass this Friday, 24 June.

Before reading your child's reports we invite you to take a couple of minutes to watch the clip below from Michael Grose who is founder of Parenting Ideas and one of Australia’s leading parenting educators.

Michael says that the last report may be used as a benchmark. This is true not necessarily to compare the grades from previous reports (remember they are a point in time report) but rather the broad view of the report - specifically: socially, attitudes to learning and behaviour.

Be mindful that your child will operate differently to his/her siblings or friends. It is important to take a broad view of learning - not all learning is academic and your child’s commitment to their learning is extremely important to their success.

When giving feedback to your child try to ensure that they take on some of the responsibility of learning. You can’t learn for them and neither can their teacher/s. 

So:

• Be mindful of their confidence levels
• Be honest with them and positive about what they have achieved
• Be constructive - make plans with them about their improvement. Ask them where they feel they need to improve. They will surprise you!
• Be inclusive: make sure they are involved in the conversation. Children need to be challenged in their learning but with high support.

Lastly, use the Parent Teacher interview next week as an opportunity to hear more about your child and their learning. If you wish your child to be involved in the interview, bring them along and involve them in the discussion.