music grading sheet 2013.03.06

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Music A P

Notation

Development of concepts

Development of skills (SINGING/INSTRUMENT)/)

Progress Report Card Guide

This report is one of the various ways through which we communicate your childs development and learning. Itgives the information about the areas of the curriculum assessed during this period. Integrated in this feedbackare your childs achievements in the school, as well as areas for growth and improvement.

Two sets of assessment indicators are used in the progress report card. They are:

Achievement Level Descriptors

Achievent level descriptors describe what students

know and can do based on the results of the

students formative and summative assesments.

EExemplaryIndependent and advance level of understandingand proficiency

CCommendableEvident and demonstrates the standard level ofunderstanding and proficiency

A AdequateDeveloping and making positive progress in reaching thestandard level of understanding and proficiency

MMinimalMore time and experiences needed to reach the standardlevel of understanding and proficiency.

NA Not applicableExpectations are not applicable or does not apply now

Effort Level Descriptors

1 - exemplary attitude at all times

concentrates and participates eagerly in all

activities, keen and always willing to try their

best

2 - very good attitude, working hard,

concentrates in lessons and participates well in a

variety oftasks

3- positive and willing attitude most of the time,

adequate concentration, will participate in tasks

when asked.

4- does what is required but tends to lack

self-motivation and concentration. Only

participates with encouragement.

5 - negative attitude to any task set,

unwilling to participate, often distracted or

distracting others in lessons.


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Grade 12012-2013

Notation Development of

Concepts

Development of Skills(Sing/Inst)

Remarks

A P A P A PNiina Tokuda 1 E 2 E 1 A/C 2/2 Niina

recognizesandresponds to

sounds andmusic well,in terms ofelementssuch asdynamics,tempo,durationand timbre.

Tomoya Tamaki 2 E 2 C 2 C/A 2/2 Tomoya canmake broaddistinctions

withinmusicalelements,and usesimpleterms todescribehow theyare used forexpressivepurposes.

Reo Nakamatsu 3 C 2 C 3 C/A 1/1 Reo has

participatedin a rangeof musicalactivities,and hasparticularlyenjoyedusing


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kinbanharmonicainstrument.

Ruka Sasaki 4 C 2 C 2 E/C 1/2 Rukaworked wellto compose

and performa very shortpiece ofmusic withsuccess thisterm.

Hiryu Okada 5 C 2 C 1 E/A 1/2 Hiryu listenscarefullyand puts fulleffort intotasks. Iwould likehim topracticekenban athome ifpossible.

Shiryu Oshiro 6 E 1 E 1 A/A 2/2 Shiryu hasmade goodprogress,but with amoreconcertedeffort couldgo muchfarther.Sometimeshasdifficultystayingfocused.

Alex Rozsa 7 C 1 E 1 E/A 1/2 Alex canplay aninstrumental part using

a limitedrange ofnotes, andhis behaviorhas beenimprovingsteadily inclass.

Michael 8 C 1 E 2 E/A 2/2 With


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Shostak Michael,goodprogresshas beenmade. Hiskenban

playing hasimproved,and hissinging aswell. With amoreconcertedeffort couldgo muchfarther.

Luke Tamada 9 E 1 E 1 A/A 1/2 Luke is veryactive, andeager toparticipateduringclass.Sometimeshe getsoverlyexcited, andthat canlead todistract, butoverall he ismakingimprovement ininstrumental skills andunderstanding of thebasicelements ofmusic.

Leo Tsuboka 10

C 1 E 1 A/C 2/2 Leo enjoysthe practicalexplorationof soundand rhythm,and has notroubleexpressinghimself,especially


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with rhythmanddynamics.We need towork moreon melody

and co-operatingwith thegroup.

Nao Momoi 11

C 1 E 1 E/C 1/2 Nao canmake broaddistinctionswithinmusicalelements,and usesimpleterms todescribehow theyare used forexpressivepurposes.She needsto work onherkenbanskills athome.

Noe Yamagishi 12

E 1 E 2 A/A 2/2 Noe, whenworking insmallgroups,participatesoften andcontributesenthusiastically to thecreativeprocess.Instrumental skills areprogressingwell.

AsatoWatanabe

13

C 1 C 1 E/A 3/2 Asato hasparticipatedin a rangeof musicalactivities,


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and hasparticularlyenjoyedusingrhythmgreetings

exercises.He is veryexcited inclass, andhis energy,if he canfocus it, is abig plus forhim.

Ruka Suzuki 14

E 2 E 1 E/A 2/2 Ryuka isgraduallybuildingconfidenceto expressideas withinthe groupdynamic. Iwould likeRuka topracticekenbanharmonicamore athome, or atschoolduring freetime.

Mao Gakiya 15

E 1 C 2 C/A 2/3 Mao is areservedmember ofthe groupwhodisplays aquietinterest inthe subject.Shes slowlycoming outof her shell,and hasmade someprogresswith herinstrumenta


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l skills.Please haveher practicekenbanharmonicaa little bit

every day.Nina Heshiki 1

6C 2 E 1 E/A 1/2 Nina has

worked hardthis yearand madeexcellentprogress,especially inmelody andrhythm.

Hozuru Kajiku 17

C 1 C 1 E/A 2/2 Whenworking insmallgroups,Hozuruparticipatesoften andcontributesenthusiastically to thecreativeprocess.

Soru Ishizaki 18

C 1 E 1 E/A 2/3 Soru is veryactive,eager toparticipateduringclass. Usesmusic tocommunicate evenwhenlanguage isa barrier.

Minato Haino 1

9

E 2 C 2 E/A 2/2 Minato

recognizesandresponds tosounds andmusic well,in terms ofelementssuch asdynamics,


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tempo, andvolume.

Ayana Akamine A 2 C 1 E/C 1/1Emika Wonbell C 1 C 2 C/C

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Grade 22012-2013


Concepts

Development of Skills

Remarks

A P A P A PHinata Haneji 1 E 1 E 2 C/A 2/2 Hinata listens

carefully andputs goodeffort intotasks,although he issometimes

distracted byhisclassmates. Isable toexpressemotions wellthrough music.

Ryoma Henzan 2 C 2 C 2 E/C 2/2 Ryoma is ableto contributeideas withinthe creativeprocess,

especiallymusicappreciation.He is quiteopinionated,and enjoysexchangingideas withclassmates.

RyoshunMiyazato

3 A 2 C 2 E/A 2/2 Ryoshun hasfound thissubject to be

challengingbut hascontinued toput effort intoevery lesson.He is focusingmore thesedays. He islearning more


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about how tomanage hisown behaviorin class, andstay on task.

Michael Carter 4 C 1 E 1 C/C 1/1 Michael enjoys

the practicalexploration ofsound andrhythm,especiallywhen it comesto bodymovement andmusic. Heshow greatinterest inmusic ofdifferentcultures.

Konami Higa 5 E 1 C 1 E/C 2/2 Konami canchoose andorganizesounds inresponse to agiven stimulus(from theteacher orclassmates),and createshort melodicpatterns,showing somecontrol ofmusicalelements.

RyonusukeYasuda

6 E 1 C 2 C/C 2/2 Ryonusukecan play aninstrumentalpart using alimited range

of notes.Would like tosee him focusa bit more inclass, and ifpossiblepractice hiskenban athome.


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Sola Heshiki 7 E 1 E 1 E/C 1/2 Respondsreadily toexpressiveinstructionswhenperforming on

herinstrument,bothindividually,and as part ofa group.Higher thanaverage levelof musicality.Should beencouraged toself-pace as

much aspossible.

MitsukiMorinaga

8 C 2 E 2 E/C 2/2 With Mitsukiwe'vepracticed"kenbanharmonica"weekly, sobreathing andsustainingnotes hasimproved.Musicalexpressionand his basicawareness ofthe musicalelementsweve studiedhas increased.

Kuuru Ishizaki 9 C 2 C 2 C/C 2/2 Kuru is slowlydeveloping hisability tocomparepieces ofmusic bylistening andtalking abouthow he feels.He sometimesgets overlyemotional in


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class, and hasdifficultycommunicating withclassmates,but when he

can focus, hecontributeswell to Musicclass.

Shane Rozsa 10

C 2 C 2 C/C 2/2 Shane canmake broaddistinctionswithin musicalelements, anduse simpleterms todescribe howthey are usedfor expressivepurposes. Usesmusic thesedays toexpress someemotions.

These days Ican see a lotofimprovementin his in-classbehavior.

Yuri Tashiro 11

C 1 E 1 C/C 1/1 Yuri hasparticipated ina range ofmusicalactivities, andhasparticularlyenjoyedworking withthe elementsof sound inmaking basiccompositionsand soloperformanceexercises. Iwould like tosee Yurirespond more


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quickly andenthusiastically to theteacherswords.

Yusei SAkai 1

2

C 1 C 1 C/C 2/2 Yusei has a

good naturalsense ofrhythm.Suggesthaving privatepercussionlessons. Fromnext year, I amthinking aboutsetting upsome kind ofpercussionclass/club/activity, and Idlike toencourage

Yusei to join. Ifthat doesntdevelop, he iswelcome toalways play inmy musicroom inBuilding B.

BrendaShimabukuru

13

C 2 C 2 E/A 2/2 Brenda alwayslistenscarefully,thoughtfully,and attentivelyin music. Wehave to gether to open upand expressherself moreverbally andmusically.

MeghanShimabukuru

14

C 2 E 2 C/A 2/2 Meghan is ableto perform allbasic skillsthat wecovered withgoodexecution, butneeds to be


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able tosocialize morewith otherstudents.

Yuuki Gakiya 15

E 2 E 2 E/C 2/2 Yuukiparticipates

often in musicclass withoverall goodenthusiasm,he requiresoccasionalreminders toconcentrateand stay ontopic.

John RafaelTinio

16

E 1 C 1 C/C 1/2 JR has goodparticipation inmusic class,often leadsdiscussions,and asks goodquestions,gives goodcomments,and ideas!Weve got toget him topractice hiskenbanmore either atschool or athome, sinceexpression ishis strongpoint, andexecution issomethinghes stillworking on.

Grade 3

2012-2013

Notation Developmen

t ofConcepts

Developmen

t of Skills

Remarks

A P A P A PReina Akamine 1 C 1 C 1 C/A 2/2 Reina

recognizes andresponds tosounds andmusic well, interms of


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elements suchas dynamics,tempo,duration andtimbre. Goodprogress with

the recorder.Pitch hasbecome moreaccurate.

Cocoa Higa 2 C 2 C 2 E/A 1/1 With Cocoa,good progresshas beenmade. Herrecorderplaying hasimproved, andhis singing aswell. With amoreconcertedeffort shecould go muchfarther.

ManaTakamura

3 C 2 E 2 E/A 1/1 Mana workedwell tocompose andperform a veryshort piece ofmusic withsuccess thisterm. She alsolistened todifferent kindsof music fromaround theworld, andexpressed herreasonedopinion abouther likes anddislikes. Pleaseencourage herto practicerecorder daily,even for 10min.

AzukiTokunaga

4 C 1 C 1 E/A 2/2 Azuki hasmade a goodeffort this year


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but has madeslow progresswith someareas of thissubject, forexample, pitch

accuracy withthe recorder. Iwould like tosee Azukispeak up morein class, andparticipatemore activelyin our classdiscussions.Englishreading and

singing haveimproved.

Nagato Okada 5 C 1 C 1 E/A 2/2 Nagato seemsto enjoy thesubject andhas continuedto put effortinto everylesson. In thebeginning hesometimeslacked focus,but he isbetter atfocusing thesedays. This isbecause he islearning moreabout how tomanage hisown behaviorin class, andstay on task.

This isresulting inhim makingrecentprogress,especially inrecorder andrhythmicEnglish


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exercises.Kotarou Takagi 6 C 2 E 2 C/A 1/1 Kotarou can

make broaddistinctionswithin musicalelements, and

use simpleterms todescribe howthey are usedfor expressivepurposes.Enjoyslistening toand playingdifferent kindsof music. Iwould likeKotarou topracticerecorder athome eachday for about10 min.

Kiseki Oshiro 7 C 1 C 1 E/C 1/1 Kiseki hasbeenimproving his,recorderplaying,English singingandpronunciationslowly. I wanthim to playrecorder athome and singEnglish songsmorefrequently athome.He issometimes isdistracted byother boys inclass.

Mone Yasuda 8 E 2 C 1 C/A 2/2 Mone hasworked wellthis year andmade steadyprogress. She


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can playrecorder withclearexpression,performingloudly or

quietly asdirected. Shecan createshortcompositionswith a simplemusical shape,but needs towork onrevising herideas with afirst and

second draft.

Grade 42012-2013


Concepts


Remarks

A P A P A PHayato Higa 1 C 2 C 2 E/A 2/2 Hayato is a

pleasure toteach. Hecan makebroaddistinctionswithinmusicalelements,and usesimpleterms todescribehow theyare used forexpressivepurposes. Ithink heneeds topractice hisinstrumental skills(recorder)


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more athome.

Hinano Tokuda 2 E 2 E 2 A 2/2 Hinano issomewhatreserved inmusic class,

but when Itake thetime to gether to speakout andshow herskills, shedemonstrates a goodoverallbalance ofinstrumentalperformance ability,musicalappreciationability, asteadilygrowingrange ofmusicalconcepts,and evensomelimitedachievement in verysmall scalecomposition.

Mio Kouki 3 C 2 E 2 C/A 1/1 Mio is areservedmember ofthe groupwhodisplays aquietinterest inthe subject.She hasmade someprogresswith her


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instrumental (recorder)skills.Please haveher practicerecorder a

little bitevery day.

SeiraNakamatsu

4 C 1 E 1 E/A 2/2 Seiraalwayslistenscarefully,thoughtfully, andattentivelyin music.We have toget her toopen up andexpressherselfmoreverbally andmusically.

Koki Okubo 5 C 2 C 2 E/C 2/2 Koki likes toraise hishand andparticipatein class,showing theteacher andthe classwhat he canplay withhisinstrument,or whatideas orquestionshe has. Hesan inquirer.I want himto take hisrecorderhome andpracticemore andmore byhimself,even for 10


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min. a day.William Shostak 6 C 2 E 2 C/C 3/3 William has

goodparticipation in musicclass, often

leadsdiscussions,and asksgoodquestions,Williamgives goodcomments,and ideas! Iwant him topractice hisrecordermore. Hismusicalexpressivityis his strongpoint, buthistechnicalskill shouldkeepimproving.A very openmindedstudent.

SomaYamamoto

7 C 1 E 2 A/C 2/2 Soma canplay aninstrumental part(recorder)using alimitedrange ofnotes.Would liketo see himfocus a bitmore inclass, and ifpossiblepractice hisrecorder athome.Please try


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and listen tonew musicwith him athome (evenin thebackground

instead ofTV) everyday.

Rin Teruya 8 C 2 C 2 E/C 1/2 Rinrecognizesandresponds tosounds andmusic well,in terms ofelementssuch asdynamics,tempo,durationand timbre.Rin shouldpracticerecordermore athome.

Marin Suzuki 9 C 2 E 1 E/C 1/1 Marin is averybalancedstudent withthe abilityto focus andreally learnin anymusicalsituation.She has anopen mindand enjoyslistening toand playingdifferentkinds ofmusic. Iwould likeher to focusmore onmaking herown original


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musicthroughimprovisation. Pleaseencourageher to

continue toplay herukulele andexploremusic fromothercountries.

RikutoTanahara

10

C 1 C 1 E/C 2/2 Rikuto hasparticipatedin a rangeof musicalactivities,and hasparticularlyenjoyedworkingwith theelements ofsound inmakingbasiccompositions and soloperformance exercises.I was veryimpressedalso byRikutosrhythmicability. IfRikutocontinues toconcentrateand focus inclass, hewillprogresssteadily.Please askhim topractice hisrecordermore at


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home.John ImmanuelTinio

11

C 1 C 1 E/C 2/2 JohnImmanuel iscommunicative and interms of

expressingideas aboutmusic, verygood atmakingassociationsandanalogieswith kindsof music healreadyknows. Hebasicallylistens quitewell to theteacher anothers, andis veryeager toexpress hisopinion,althoughsometimeshis in hisexcitement,he usurpsthe chancefor others tospeak.Musically,hesbalanced,and I dontsee anyweak areas.Id like himaudition to

join myElementaryChoir nextyear.

ShotaroNakashima

12

C 2 E 2 C/A 1/2 Shotaroworked wellto compose


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and performa very shortpiece ofmusic usingdifferentbasic

elements ofmusic(rhythm,pitch,volume,etc.). He isalsoextremelycreative,and enjoysmaking newmusical

ideas andsounds. Iamconstantlysurprised byhisinnovation.He shouldwork moreno hisinstrumental skills athome.

Hajime Nakachi 13

C 2 C 1 E/C 1/1 Hajime isgraduallybuildingconfidenceto expressideas withinthe groupdynamicusing hisown musicallanguage.He is a veryfocused andattentivemusicstudent,and is a real

joy to teach.I want him


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to practiceon hisrecordermore athome ifpossible

Hikaru Honda 14

E 2 E 2 C/C 2/2 Hikaru isquicklydevelopinghis ability tocomparepieces ofmusic bylisteningand talkingabout howhe feels.When hecan focus,hecontributeswell toMusic class.

Grade 52012-2013


Concepts


Remarks

A P A P A PMazuruMiyazato

1 E 1 E 1 E/C 1/1 Mazuruworks wellin smallgroups, andsheparticipatesoften and


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contributesenthusiastically duringthe processof musicalinterpretatio

n. Is able tosing out,andconcentratewell onforming thecorrectEnglishsoundswhileperforming.Overall

positiveattitude,and is ableto focus andignoredistractionswhilesinging.

Ayuna Oshiro 2 E 1 E 2 E/E 2/2 Ayuna is afriendlystudent whoworks withenthusiasmin Musicclass. She'sdemonstrated skill indescribing,comparing,and sharingher opinionabout themeaning ofdifferentEnglishlyrics inclass. Shealso asksinsightfulquestions tothe otherstudents


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duringpresentations.

Kazuma Sakai 4 C 3 C 3 E/C 2/2 Kazuma hasexperienced

singing inunison andsimple twopartmelodieswith theotherstudents insome of thesongs we'vecovered.He's alsoshownpromisingability tomakecomprehensivepresentations about thetopic we'vecovered,includingthe conceptof a "coversong". Hecan expresshis ideasand defendthemlogically,butsometimesbecomesemotional inclass whencriticizedtoo harshlybyclassmates,althoughthistendency islessening.


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When he isfocusingand on task,Kazuma isone of themost

capablemusicstudents inmy class.

Minami Oshiro 5 C 2 C 2 C/C 2/2 Minami hasmade fairprogress,but with amoreconcertedeffort shecould gomuchfurther. Idlike to seeMinami takea moreactive rolein singing inclass. Sheblends inwell withthe group,but she hasto work onfinding herown uniquevoice/vocalexpression.If she couldlisten tomore andmore vocalmusic inEnglish, inaddition towatchingmovies/media inEnglish, Ithink itwould helpher toexpress


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herselfmore inmusic class.

ChihiroKinoshita

6 C 3 C 3 A/A 3/3 Chihiro putsminimaleffort into

his Musicclasses, andmust do soif he is toimprove. Hisformation ofEnglishsoundsthroughsingingsongs hasimprovedsomewhat,but if hemakes abiggereffort, hellmake morerapidprogress.Overall, hisattitude ispleasant,and hes asweet boy.

Yet, he isoftendistractedby hisclassmates.Suggest heand hissister

Yumenoworktogether onmusic athomesometimes,so she couldsupporthim.

YuuwaNishijima

7 C 2 C 2 C/C 2/2 Yuuwa hasmade a


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decenteffort thisyear but hasmade slowprogresswith some

areas of thissubject. Shedoes most,but not allof herassignments. I wouldlike to seeher sing outmore inclass, andparticipate

moreactively inour classdiscussions.Her Englishreading andsinginghaveimprovedconsiderably since thebeginning ofthe year,but unlessshe makes arenewedeffort, shemight getstuck at hercurrentlevel.

Masaki Hoshino 8 A 2 A 2 C/C 3/3 Masaki hasgained a lotofconfidencemusicallyfrom when Ifirst methim in class,although hestill issomewhat


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shy andtends not tofullyexpresshimselfwhen he

sings. He issometimesdistractedby the otherboys in hisclass, butwhen hecan focushimself, hedoes well.English skillis improving

slowly butsteadily.

Syo Gakiya 9 C 2 E 1 E/C 2/2 Syo hasmade aconstructivecontributionto oursingingwork. Hesometimesis distractedby the otherboys inclass, andoccasionallydoes notcompletehisassignments, but thequality ofhis work isaboveaverage. Interms ofperformance, heparticipateswell in thegroupdynamic,singing out


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with a big,open voice.His Englishreading andwriting ofmusic lyrics

haveimproved,and I'mhappy tosay that hisformation ofEnglishsounds isstrongerthan whenhe first

joined my

class.

Grade 62012-2013


Concepts


Remarks

A P A P A PShuri Oshiro 1 E 1 E 1 E/C 1/1 Shuri

participatespositively inclass and iswilling toanswerquestions andoffersuggestions. Isnot afraid totake musicrisks. Alwayscompletesassignments.Has shownimprovementin basicmusical skills(melody) andknowledge ofmusic culture.

Hiroaki Kakazu 2 E 3 E 2 C/C 2/2 Hiroaki hasconfidence and


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a goodfoundation ofmusical skills. Ithink his familyencourages hismusic

studies/enjoyment at home.Sometimes hastroubleconcentratingin class. Hasmade aconstructivecontribution toour groupsinging work.Would like to

see morewillingness todemonstrateinstrumentalskills.

Shun Shiroma 3 C 3 C 3 A/M 3/3 Shun isgraduallybuildingconfidence toexpress hisown ideaswithin thegroup withoutfeeling theneed to limithimself, but hestill needsencouragement to stay ontask.Sometimesdoes notcompleteassignmentson time/at all.

KenichiMiyagi

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detail.Behavior hasimproved. Hehas beenimproving hisEnglish singing

andpronunciationslowly. I wanthim to singEnglish songsmorefrequently athome.

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