Term+Report+Information

__**Please see below for information on writing reports: **__ Following is information that you will need to write your reports. If you have questions, please let Ben or Kim know. Please include in all reports: You might want to address:
 * There are no behavior or effort grades for sixth grade, only the letter grade. The letter grade goes in the F, W, or S column, depending on the season.
 * Your report must include a short “blurb” describing the work done in the trimester on which you are reporting. This blurb should contain both content covered and skills developed. Enter this blurb in the box under the SECTION tab in the Grades/comments section of My Backpack. This blurb will NOT appear any other place than on the printed copy, so do not worry when you do not see it elsewhere in Senior Systems.
 * Please see Kim's weekly information emails for a list of report due dates. For 2014 fall reports, Sixth Grade is due on 12/3 and Fifth Grade is due on 12/8. Reports are printed as soon as the boys are dismissed.
 * If you are unsure how to use Senior Systems please ask Ben. He gives private tutorials!
 * Please make sure you have spell checked your reports.
 * You can use quotation marks for the title of a book, but the System won’t let you underline. When using quotations to indicate a title, all punctuation goes OUTSIDE of the quotations. Other than than, standard punctuation rules apply when using quotation marks.
 * Please remember that no parent should be surprised by the information in your report. If you have any concerns that may be a surprise, let's talk.
 * Our understanding is that we receive reports in their final form and just need to proof them one last time. Please make sure that you have proofread your reports for spelling, grammar and content. If you cut and paste common comments from one boy to the next, and there is an error in that comment, then Ben has to go and fix it for every boy for whom you used that comment. Please do not let this happen!
 * Middle School is always capitalized (as is Upper School or Lower School.)
 * Grade levels are always written as Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, and Sixth Grade. Never write 6th grade, etc. When it stands alone as a noun, it is written with capitals (In Sixth Grade, boys learn...). When it is used as an adjective, it is written with lower case letters (When studying for a sixth grade history test, boys should...).
 * English and Spanish are the only class names that get capital letters.
 * __Please use the following as your guide: __**
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">a child’s strengths
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">any weaknesses that exist
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">a list of goals
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Preparation
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Participation
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Homework (quality and if it is on-time)
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">In-class work quality