The Early Bird
ORANGE STREET GRADED SCHOOL
Volume 6
OXFORD, N. C, NOVEMBER, 1955
No. 1
Orange Street School—Grammar Grades Building
Our Report Card
One of the most important fa
cets of school work is that of re
porting adequately to parents on
the development of pupils. Some
factors and devices for noting pro
gress in our school are necessary
and it is essential that this infor
mation be recorded. Reporting
pupil progress is an important
part of the educative process in
that it provides an opportunity for
the' teacher, pupil and parent to
consider what has been done, what
needs to be done and what should
be done.
Constant changes in the mo
dern school curricula have necessi
tated changes in the various in
struments used for reporting; Our
teachers, parents and consultants
have worked for several months
to develop and improve our re
porting service.
Our report card is not necessari
ly the best report card but it re
presents a more adequate one for
our present educational philolt>liy.
We are cognizant of the fact that
evaluation is a continuous process
and from time to time changes are
necessary to improve the school.
It may be that the present re
porting form does not even reflect
the farthest point of advance in
our own school system, however,
we are sure that it is a step for
ward.
The Orange Street School Pa
rent-Teacher Association, the tea
chers and other interested parents
MR. JOHN HARDING LUCAS
Principal Orange Street School—Oxford, N. C.
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MRS. R. H. PAYNE
The Early Bird Chairman
Whereas, She has guided this
paper from its inception to its
present size; and
Whereas, She has given unsel
fishly of her time and mqney for
the progress of the paper; and
Whereas, She has kept her spi
rits for the paper high at all
times; and
Whereas, She has worked with
the students and staff for their
views, suggestions and articles lor
the paper; and
Whereas, She has continued to
keep the quality of the paper at
the peak of excellence for our
school and community; therefore
Resolved, That, this the largest
issue of “The Early Bird” be de
dicated to Mrs. R. H. Payne by
the pupils and faculty members
of Orange Street School.
Orange Street School—Primary Grades Building
MRS. MARY W. GANT
Supervisor Oxford City Schools
have given their unanimous ap
proval to the improved reporting
method.
Our newer form of reporting
does not purport to evaluate and
measure all the'traits and charac
teristics which affect the total de
velopment of the pupil. It is im
portant that there exist a close
bond of cooperation on the part
of the teacher, parent and pupil.
It is recommended that parents
visit teachers and teachers visit
parents for conferences in connec-
tiqn with the total development of
the child. Through these con
ferences the parents can be kept
informed about the child’s pro
gram at school and at the same
time the teacher can learn about
the child’s development at home.
Parent-Teacher conferences can
help both the teacher and parent
agree on a probable solution to the
question, “What is best for the
total development of the indivi
dual child?”''