Report card comments

Subject report comments

May 12, 2011

Report card comments for subjects – English, Art, Math and Science comments have been publish on this site and you can find them by using the menu near the top of this page. We hope you find them useful when writing your pupil reports.

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Report cards on famous people

May 12, 2011

Report card comments for famous people – when you are feeling depressed with hundreds of reportcards to write just watch this to cheer yourself up !

This teacher has done a great job of matching up comments to famous people, they either do not have enough pupils to teach or have time on their hands to make people smile !

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Are report cards comments useful ?

May 12, 2011

Here is a lively discussion on if the comments made by teachers are actually of any use !

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Comment banks

May 8, 2011

When you have to write reports for a large number of pupils is it right to use a school report comment bank ? Do you think it is ethical to write report cards by using comment banks ?

I always used to think that each pupil deserved a unique, personal, individual set of comments and always wrote them without using a comment bank. However, I took a look through all of the reports cards I wrote last year and found that I had repeated myself a great deal. This year I have been using a comment bank and can honestly say that after a small bit of tweaking they were just as good a quality as last year.

Some comment banks you might find useful :

http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/reportcomments.html

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/report-card-comments.html

http://www.scribd.com/doc/24547/Report-Card-Comments-Collection

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Writing school reports tips

May 8, 2011

Writing school reports can be a laborious process, especially if you are a teacher who teaches a large number of children.

Here are our top 10 tips for writing school report cards comments :

Start early in the term and give yourself plenty of time – this will result in less stress and better quality reportcards.
Collect all of the data you need before you begin rather than doing it bit by bit.
Consider using a mail merge to help speeding up data entry – see here for more details.
If you have never written comments on a school report card before then take a look at some samples that your colleagues may provide you with.
Consider using a comment bank such as the one here.
Try and put yourself in the shoes of a child – the report should not only point out their weak points but also their strengths and what the have to do to improve.
Do not make any insulting comments on the report card – keep those thoughts to yourself.
Keep report cards secure – they contain personal information and if you lose them you could be fined 0r lose your job.
Proof read everything – mistakes can be costly and make you look stupid - checkout this story about school reports and spelling.
Think carefully about the pupil – what impact will it have on them ?

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