Out the 100 or more paper assignments Ryder has completed and turned in maybe a total of 4 have had a smiling face. Lots of them have had nothing on them or check mark at best. Do they not do that anymore, use smiles, frowns or straight faces? A sticker? They could give the child some encouragement somehow. Fantastic, Fast Learner, Needs Improvement, or Practice Practice. Something to go buy.....
I'm getting notes that say, "Bears are brown, grey black or white. We color in crayon."
OK So my kids Rainbow bear was a little sloppy and actually it was not very pretty. The assignment said "color the bear. Write Bb " There was no instructions that said "Choose a brown, black, white or grey crayon to color the bear...." UH! Have you never read the book "Brown Bear Brown Bear, What do you see?" The fact that he used 4 different color crayons and one purple marker to color the bear means nothing to me. I'm the one who let him do it that way (I turned my back and before I knew it the bear was rainbow) but I didn't care. It was his paper, not mine AND he is in Kindergarten...
There is a sheet that is to stay in the back of his "dogs" notebook (DOGS -stands for Daily Organized Guys Notebook) that's there take home notebook. It suggest positive reinforcement words to use with your child. Yet I've never heard or seen it on a paper she graded. I don't even see the smiley face or straight face, etc. It's all notes notes or red marks correcting my child's work. So Mrs. Teacher and Mrs. Asst. Teacher, I will be writing Principal and Assistant Prince. TONIGHT! I think you should practice what you preach and grade by positive reinforcement. Take your own advice and read the paper you sent us home. Do you need another copy?
