How common are 2s on ES report cards?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^my other child is in elementary now and always gets 2s in foreign language. They have to take it at her school and she doesn’t like it. Don’t worry over 2s.

I would be a little worried if in math or reading. The kids I give 2s to are not doing well. -ES Teacher

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2s are a suggestion to contact the teacher for support in core areas.
I also learned that repeated 2s are in some of the citizenship categories are a way a teacher might convey concerns about potential ADHD since they can't outright tell you that.

Why not? They aren't allowed to? or the school is concerned it would piss off the parents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^my other child is in elementary now and always gets 2s in foreign language. They have to take it at her school and she doesn’t like it. Don’t worry over 2s.

I would be a little worried if in math or reading. The kids I give 2s to are not doing well. -ES Teacher

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2s are a suggestion to contact the teacher for support in core areas.
I also learned that repeated 2s are in some of the citizenship categories are a way a teacher might convey concerns about potential ADHD since they can't outright tell you that.

Why not? They aren't allowed to? or the school is concerned it would piss off the parents?

We aren’t allowed to. We aren’t medical professionals. We can’t diagnose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^my other child is in elementary now and always gets 2s in foreign language. They have to take it at her school and she doesn’t like it. Don’t worry over 2s.

I would be a little worried if in math or reading. The kids I give 2s to are not doing well. -ES Teacher

+1
2s are a suggestion to contact the teacher for support in core areas.
I also learned that repeated 2s are in some of the citizenship categories are a way a teacher might convey concerns about potential ADHD since they can't outright tell you that.

Why not? They aren't allowed to? or the school is concerned it would piss off the parents?

We aren’t allowed to. We aren’t medical professionals. We can’t diagnose.

We also can’t tell you to get them tested or the district could end up having to pay for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^my other child is in elementary now and always gets 2s in foreign language. They have to take it at her school and she doesn’t like it. Don’t worry over 2s.

I would be a little worried if in math or reading. The kids I give 2s to are not doing well. -ES Teacher

+1
2s are a suggestion to contact the teacher for support in core areas.
I also learned that repeated 2s are in some of the citizenship categories are a way a teacher might convey concerns about potential ADHD since they can't outright tell you that.

Why not? They aren't allowed to? or the school is concerned it would piss off the parents?

Several of DC's teacher said DC was having problems staying focus, was impulsive, inattentive, recommended that I hire a tutor so she could complete her work after school. I got her tested. She had severe ADHD, went to psychiatrist, started treatment. We went to the school with the report because there was a bunch of accommodation recommendations, the local screening committee meeting said that there was insufficient evidence for evaluation and that in their opinion, the ADHD was not adversely affecting her education. Three years later, we got an advocate and FCPS couldn't move fast enough to find DC eligible for special education and an IEP. The reason the school downplay these issues is that they don't want to evaluate or provide services.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for posting this! My DD got 4s pretty much across the board in academics but a few 2s in citizenship areas (self control, completing work on time). That's not a surprise to me because I have talked to the teacher about self-control and talk to my DD about it on an almost daily basis, but I don't know what beyond that I can do. I have always suspected she may have ADHD but the teacher seemed ambivalent on that. Not really sure what else do to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for posting this! My DD got 4s pretty much across the board in academics but a few 2s in citizenship areas (self control, completing work on time). That's not a surprise to me because I have talked to the teacher about self-control and talk to my DD about it on an almost daily basis, but I don't know what beyond that I can do. I have always suspected she may have ADHD but the teacher seemed ambivalent on that. Not really sure what else do to.

Ignore it. Citizenship grades are subjective and thankfully disappear by middle school. If she’s getting 4s I wouldn’t worry.

[Anonymous]

Usually means that the child is behind and struggling especially if the effort grade is higher. My child in 2nd just got a bunch of 1s. She is already in reading and math intervention. Also currently being evaluated for special education. So I think the 1s will help us get the IEP that DC needs.

[Anonymous]

My profoundly dyslexic child who could not read got straight 4s through elementary on everything. i

I don't think she earned the 4s but she got them and even got the special 6th grade graduation diploma.It would make me so angry when she would get 4s in reading.every.single.quarter.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:3s are probably more the norm, but 2s aren’t uncommon.

ES Teacher

Really? My first grader has all 4s and a couple of 3s (in like PE). I just assumed pretty much all kids get 4s if they put in a decent effort. I didn't know 3s were the norm.

It really depends on the teacher, too.

My older son always got lots of 2s for behavior/citizenship. And we had frequent conversations with his teachers. By 5th grade this had turned around. He is in middle school in all Honors classes getting straight As and we've had no behavior issues.

My younger son had many report cards with all 4s and a random 3. However, some of his teachers won't start out with all 4s for anyone because they want to leave room for growth throughout the year.

I would check in with a teacher that was giving lots of 2s and ask if there's any way you can support at home, but depending on the teacher it might not mean that much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^my other child is in elementary now and always gets 2s in foreign language. They have to take it at her school and she doesn’t like it. Don’t worry over 2s.

I would be a little worried if in math or reading. The kids I give 2s to are not doing well. -ES Teacher

Yes, also, it's a little different this year as kids are trying to catch up after distance learning last year. My 3rd grader typically gets 3s and 4s but has gotten 2 2's (both in writing) this year for the first time and it's because she basically did no writing in 2nd grade after learning about Google's dictation service and doing all of her writing online. She's got a LOT of catching up to do in writing. Her teacher flagged in Q1 and we got a tutor. A 2 should definitely warrant at least an email to the teacher.

Your child did distance learning last year? During the 2021-2022 school year? Interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^my other child is in elementary now and always gets 2s in foreign language. They have to take it at her school and she doesn’t like it. Don’t worry over 2s.

I would be a little worried if in math or reading. The kids I give 2s to are not doing well. -ES Teacher

Yes, also, it's a little different this year as kids are trying to catch up after distance learning last year. My 3rd grader typically gets 3s and 4s but has gotten 2 2's (both in writing) this year for the first time and it's because she basically did no writing in 2nd grade after learning about Google's dictation service and doing all of her writing online. She's got a LOT of catching up to do in writing. Her teacher flagged in Q1 and we got a tutor. A 2 should definitely warrant at least an email to the teacher.

Your child did distance learning last year? During the 2021-2022 school year? Interesting.

Oops. I just saw the date said 2022, not 2023. Ignore this commwnt.

[Anonymous]

My kids had a fair amount of 2s when they started ES, but they earned 3s and 4s by 6th grade, and then mostly As in MS and HS. 2s are basically indicating your child has not yet developed whatever skill is being measured, but they will usually get there by the end of the year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids had a fair amount of 2s when they started ES, but they earned 3s and 4s by 6th grade, and then mostly As in MS and HS. 2s are basically indicating your child has not yet developed whatever skill is being measured, but they will usually get there by the end of the year.

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2 - Sometimes demonstrates concepts and skills of standard taught this quarter

Frequency of behavior, some of the time
Requires moderate support in order to demonstrate understanding of concepts and skills
Demonstrates a partial understanding of content taught
Makes some errors or omissions when demonstrating concepts or processes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^my other child is in elementary now and always gets 2s in foreign language. They have to take it at her school and she doesn’t like it. Don’t worry over 2s.

I would be a little worried if in math or reading. The kids I give 2s to are not doing well. -ES Teacher

Yes, also, it's a little different this year as kids are trying to catch up after distance learning last year. My 3rd grader typically gets 3s and 4s but has gotten 2 2's (both in writing) this year for the first time and it's because she basically did no writing in 2nd grade after learning about Google's dictation service and doing all of her writing online. She's got a LOT of catching up to do in writing. Her teacher flagged in Q1 and we got a tutor. A 2 should definitely warrant at least an email to the teacher.

Teachers do keep in mind distance learning from last year. Not all kids are behind or getting 2s.

Why didn't you help her with her writing so she wouldn't fall behind?

With most assignments online and very little (if any) homework coming home, it's much tougher to know where a kid is behind. When they had more paper homework to do at night, you could see on an ongoing basis if they are struggling in certain areas. Now, it's harder to know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son had a bunch of 2s in citizenship in k-2. Went away when he started aap in third grade.

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