In the elementary division of Lahore American School, parents are invited to take an active role in their child's education and are strongly encouraged to maintain regular communication with teachers.

The school year is comprised of three trimesters in elementary, the first running from August to November, the second from November to March and the third from March until June. As an important point of communciation, parent/teacher conferences are held at the end of the first two trimesters for the purpose of reporting and educational planning. Parents may also meet at any oher time during the school year by arranging an appointment in advance via email or a personal note to the relevant teachers.

The DRA is an individually administered assessment of a student's reading ability. The DRA is administered as indicated below. The results of the DRA assist teachers to make data-driven decisions about the learning needs of each student.

Grades 1 and 2				The DRA is administered three times anually, generally in August, January and May
Grades 3, 4 and 5				The DRA is administered twice annually, generally in August and May.

Mid trimester reports show the progress of a student in a particular class at the halfway point of any given trimester. Mid-trimester progress reports are sent home for any student with an academic achievement below 70%. This serves as an important alert to parents that their child is not fulfilling subject requirements and conveys transitional information. Mid trimester progress reports may also be sent home to commend a student for his or her efforts or achievement.

Parents are required to sign mid-trimester reports and return them to the appropriate teacher. A copy of the report is kept on file in the Principal's office. In addition to signing and returning the report, parents are advised to meet with those teachers who have issued the mid trimester report as their child may be at academic risk.

Report cards are issued three times per year at the end of each grading period. Students are issed with report cards in pre-school through to grade 5 at the end of each school term. Grades are determined by the evaluastion of daily class participation, class work, weekly and unit assessment and class projects.

The grading symbols for grades pre-kindergarten to grade 5 are as follows :

Pre-School					Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten
B   D P NA    NI NY	beginning developing proficient not assessed not introduced not yet able to				B   D P NA    NI	beginning developing proficient not assessed not introduced
Grades 1 to 2					Grades 3 to 5
0 S N N/A	outstanding satisfactory needs improvement not assessed				A+   A A- B+    B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F	97 - 100% 94 - 96% 90 - 93% 87 - 89% 84 - 86% 80 - 83% 77 - 79% 74 - 79% 70 - 73% 67 - 69% 64 - 66% 60 - 66% below 59%

Students in grades 3, 4 and 5 may take MAPs (Measures of Academic Progress) twice a year in September and May. MAPs tests are given to determine instructional levels of students and to measure academic growth throughout the school year and from year to year in the areas of Mathematics, Reading and Language Usage. MAPs are unique computerized tests that adapt to a child’s individual learning.

WrAP writing assessment takes place once a year in grades 3, 4 and 5, mid-way into the school year. This is an external writing assessment through the Educational Records Bureau (ERB). Students’ writing is evaluated according to a scoring rubric aligned with the 6+1 Traits Writing Framework. Information from the writing assessments provides feedback that can be used to enhance the school’s writing program.