"The first report card will be coming home soon. Each child is a unique learner and therefore learns and progresses at his/her own rate. When looking at the report card, you will see letter grades and comments for each subject. Although the A,B,C letter grades are used, they are not used like when we adults were in school. If a child receives a B mark, that means they are at the provincial level benchmark. This is where most students should be at this point in the year. I teach to the B level with my assignments and activities. If your child has achieved marks of C, it means that your child is approaching the provincial standard, but needs a little more practice and time to be reach the standard of achievement. Although A level is rare at this point, it indicates that a student is able to consistently demonstrate a deeper level of understanding of the subject without being reminded to."