Assessment and Evaluation

Evaluation is based on the assessments of student achievement derived from tools such as: observations check lists, work samples, conferences, self-reflections and tests. The report card is one of the primary means of communicating the results of evaluation and it is extremely important for parents to sit down with their children and review the report card together. There will be three official report card dates.

We believe that children make the best progress when home and school work together. We encourage you to share your comments and observations in open dialogue with the homeroom teacher. Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled during the year.

Students in grades three to eight participate in the Canadian Test of Basic Skills, every other year. This is a standardized test that allows us to measure individual student growth and also to compare our school’s academic profile with that of other school systems.
Timothy is also a part of the OACS School Quality Assurance Program, which is an external review performance review process.