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curriculum


 The academic program at Saint Patrick School accommodates children of varying scholastic levels, enabling our students to build a foundation of basic skills, improve their knowledge and appreciation of academic content areas, and develop personal and social responsibility, critical thinking skills, and a desire and love for learning.  In doing so, the faculty emphasizes a firm foundation in disciplined learning, exemplary academic standards, and skills that challenge and prepare students for higher education. 

Kindergarten – Grade 5

In the elementary school grades, students acquire daily instruction in the primary academic subjects, including reading, spelling, penmanship, literature, science, mathematics, language arts, and social studies.  Our reading curriculum involves a combination of teaching methods including phonics, letter and word recognition, and decoding strategies to accommodate a diversity of learning styles. 

Grades 6 – 8

The middle school students at Saint Patrick School receive daily instruction in reading, spelling, literature, and language arts.  In addition, mathematics, science, and social studies instruction vary by grade, as follows:

Pre-Algebra – grades 6 and 7

Algebra I – grades 7 and 8

Algebra II – grade 8

Physical Science – grade 6

Life Science – grade 7

Earth Science – grade 8

Western Civilization – grade 6

World Geography – grade 7

United States History – grade 8

In addition to the core curriculum, all students are exposed to art, music, physical education, library and computer skills (K-5), computer technology (6-8), and Spanish (5-8) on a weekly basis. 

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spiritual development

As a Roman Catholic school, we firmly believe in sharing the Catholic faith, traditions and vision of our Church by providing our students with a Christ-centered, integrated curriculum.  In addition to daily religious education classes for all grades, we provide a variety of school and parish activities that enable students to learn the Good News of Jesus Christ and grow in their personal relationship with the Lord.  These activities include:

§         A weekly Children’s Mass

§         A weekly Children’s Rosary Group

§         Children’s Church Choir

§         Weekly classroom visits from our parish priests

§         Stations of the Cross during the Lenten season

§         May Crowning

§         Preparation for the Sacraments of Penance, Holy Eucharist and Confirmation

§         Alter Servers (grades 3-8)

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TECHNOLOGY

Saint Patrick School boasts a computer lab with 30 computers with broadband internet, and internet access in each classroom.  Kindergarten through 8th grade utilizes Activboards, a computer interactive whiteboard that allows students to respond to questions using an Activote.  For a more detailed explanation of this incredible classroom technology, please visit http://www.prometheanworld.com/n-america/en/html/solutions/products/activboard.shtml .  

Saint Patrick School also utilizes AlphaSmarts in all grades.  These wireless keyboards allow students to author stories which can be easily uploaded to the teacher's computer.  For more information on these, please visit http://www.alphasmart.com/ .

Lastly, Handheld Responders allow students to take a test and much more using a handheld computer.  Teachers know immediately if a student has an incorrect answer, which is helpful in test preparation.  For more information regarding handheld responders, please visit http://www.renlearn.com/renresponder/Responder/ .