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MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRING REPORTS Following is information that you will need to write your spring reports. If you have questions, please let Ben or Kim know. a child’s strengths or a positive about the child in that class any weaknesses that exist a list of goals Fourth and Fifth Grade – Tuesday, June 1st Sixth Grade – Tuesday, June 8th
 * The following format for writing a report is tried and true. Please use it:
 * Academic and Specialist reports are due in Senior Systems by 3:00 as follows:
 * Please write a very short (4 or 5 sentence) course description for each subject. The description should cover the content and skills you have taught this term. **Please enter the course description once for all your boys, which should be helpful to you! If you don’t know how, ask Ben!** (If you enter your blurb in each report and there is a mistake, that’s a lot of editing for Ben.)
 * If you want suggestions on writing end of year reports, please see Kim. She has a file.
 * Please make sure you have Spell Checked your reports. This is very important.
 * You can use quotation marks for the title of a book, but the System won’t let you underline. Remember, since the quotation marks are taking the place of an underline, all punctuation goes __outside__ of the 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.
 * FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE – Updated goals for spring reports will be entered into the system by Friday, May 21st. If you are going to change your goals, please do not enter anything in them until Ben has made the change. **Please only enter values DM etc. for goals underneath the line of asterisks, or, where there is no line, under the last goal that does have an asterisk in front of it.** Please ask Ben if you have any questions – ask him before you start to work!!
 * SIXTH GRADE - **There are no behavior or effort grades for sixth grade**, only the spring letter grade and a final grade.