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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My MSers SOLs are up in SIS now under GradeBook.

MY 5th grader failed the math SOL. The teacher told the kids their scores.  No one from the school has contacted me. He's in AAP and has gotten 3s in math all year and I never heard from his teacher all year that math was an issue. [/quote]

3’s in AAP math should have been a flag to you. They are doing 6th grade math, if he is not mastering that content quickly, ie 4’s, then he is struggling. They expect the Grade 5 AAP kids to know the base concepts solid and hit the grade 6 content. [/quote]

My kid had 3s in math all year. I followed up with the teacher and she said 3s were nothing to worry about. So I would have been surprised if my kid failed the sol also! [/quote]

I am sorry that is how your Teacher handled it. A 3 is fine, it means that the student is learning the material. It also means that the student is not mastering the material. I don't panic over a 3 on my child's report card but when I see one it means that we need to be reinforcing material that he is being exposed to at school. If he is making his best effort and earning a 3, then great, if he is earning a 3 but not doing the things he knows he needs to do, then that is a problem. For us, the 3's are in LA where DS rushes through writing assignments and doesn't bother with capitalization and using the grammar and spelling rules we know he has been taught. We have him re-do work that is sent home with mistakes that we know he shouldn't be making.

But a 3 means that a student is not fully retaining the material and that there is room for growth. It could very well mean that your child understands the material in the moment and can pass the unit exams with a decent percentage right but is not retaining the material. In 5th grade the kids are doing 6th grade math in Advanced Math/AAP so those gaps and holes are more problematic because it could mean that there is something not fully grasped from 5th grade math that is needed in 6th grade math. Your Teacher might think it is fine because they know not everyone is going to be taking Algebra in 7th grade.[/quote]

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