The How learning is checked explained for Nunavut parents
The Department of Education requires schools to use the approved curriculum guides, and it has identified the core learning outcomes in each subject for Kindergarten to Grade 9. Teachers can use core curriculum checklists to track which outcomes each student has met. We could not confirm a single territory-wide test schedule, so ask your school how learning is checked and reported in your child's grade.
The How learning is checked at a glance
- Approved curriculum
- Schools must use the guides approved by the Department of Education. They include guides adopted from other jurisdictions and resources made in Nunavut.
- Core learning outcomes
- The Department identified core outcomes in each subject for Kindergarten to Grade 9 to help teachers focus on the most important learning.
- Checklists
- Core curriculum learning outcomes checklists let teachers record what each student has achieved during the year.
- Your school's plan
- Your child's teacher and principal can tell you what assessments your child takes part in and how results are shared.
Dates and details change from year to year. Your school and the Nunavut Department of Education (gov.nu.ca/education) have the current information.
How to help your child feel ready
- Keep routines simple: regular sleep, a good breakfast and a calm morning.
- Read together often, in Inuktut, English or French, then ask your child to retell what happened.
- Encourage short, regular writing: a journal line, a note or a postcard.
- Practise math with real problems, such as shopping, cooking and travel times.
- Tell your child that checking learning is not a test they can fail.
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Common questions
We could not confirm a regular territory-wide test schedule. Ask your school what applies to your child's grade, and check gov.nu.ca for updates.
They are the most important learning outcomes the Department identified in each subject. Teachers use them to focus teaching and track progress.
Gradelings practises math, language, science and social studies skills with kind feedback and no timers unless you want them. It isn't a copy of any assessment and doesn't predict a result.
Also see: Nunavut report cards explained and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit.
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