Assessment of students' learning and progress is an integral part of a
teacherās daily work, as students come with a wide variety of needs and skills.
Assessment is a complex process that involves teacher expertise, considering
curriculum requirements, student engagement and parental expectations. The Seine
River School Division has produced a number of assessment snapshots called
Changing Learning and Assessment Practice that should help
parents make sense of the assessment language:
In Seine River School Division, we have three reporting
periods for K-8 schools (November, March and June) and four reporting periods
for high schools (November, January, March, June). Parent-Teacher conferences,
sometimes student-led, take place in November and in March. During student-led conferences, students
share their learning progress, and identify and reflect upon learning goals with
the support of their teacher and parents.
The provincial report card is
used by all schools grades 1-12. Our Kindergarten/Maternelle students receive a
divisionally created report card that is modelled after the Gr. 1 provincial
report card. The report card is one piece of information about your childās
learning and is meant to summarize some key parts of learning progress in a
brief report. Meaningful conversations about a childās progress should be taking
place between parents and teachers throughout the school year. Manitoba
Education has developed a website with concise information for parents about
expected learning outcomes at each grade K-12. See the
My Child in
School website at
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/mychild/index.html.For
more information about assessment practices in Seine River School Division,
parents are encouraged to talk with their teacher or administrator, read our
Assessment and Reporting Policy and Regulation under section IK in the
policy section of this website or access Manitoba Education information on
assessment at
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/assess/index.html.
Manitoba Education provides parent brochures for the grades 3, 4, 7, and 8
provincial assessments on their website.