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Academics
St. Peter Catholic School is dedicated to excellence in
education and to the spiritual development of youth within
the framework of the Gospel and the tradition of the
Catholic Church. Our fundamental task is educating the
whole person, integrating faith with learning in daily life.
Recognizing the uniqueness and individuality of children, we
guide them to discover and develop their God-given gifts.
At St. Peter Catholic School we instill in our students a
lifelong commitment to learning, to developing Christian
virtues, and to fostering community service. St. Peter
Catholic School offers classes from Pre-K to 7th grade.
Curriculum
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Our Early
Childhood program focuses on student-teacher interaction and
encourages every child to
develop and maintain responsibility and independence.
Our elementary grades are primarily self-contained with
instruction centering on reading, language arts, and math.
Integrated units, hands-on activities, and a wide array of
instructional strategies are incorporated throughout the
curriculum.
Classes are
departmentalized and students are given the opportunity to
explore more in-depth subject matter through our highly
recognized Middle School. Christian leadership, youth
service, multimedia labs, curriculum units, advisor/advisee,
and the use of manipulatives combine to make our innovative
program developmentally appropriate for the young
adolescents. We offer a math
honors program to sixth and seventh graders and an honors
language arts/literature course to our
seventh grade students.
St. Peter School
teachers incorporate lessons about God, the dignity of life,
and our Kingdom building responsibilities
within the regular curriculums of math, science, language
arts, social studies, and
the arts. “God is spoken at St. Peter School” every
single day!
Textbooks
Utilized At St. Peter School
English
1st – 3rd Grades McGraw Hill
4th – 6th Grades MacMillian/McGraw Hill
6th & 7th Grades Vocabulary Workshop
7th Grade Voyages in English
Social
Studies
2nd – 6th Grades Harcourt Brace
7th Grade Prentice Hall
Religion
PreK– 7th Grades Loyola Press
T-1 Sadlier
Math
K – 6th Grades Harcourt-Brace
7th Grade Glencoe
Reading
Kindergarten Mcmillan/McGraw Hill
1st – 7th Grades McGraw Hill
7th Grade McGraw Hill & Novels
Phonics
PreK Zaner-Bloser
T- 1 – 3rd Grades Modern Curriculum Press
Spelling
K – 5th Grades Zaner-Bloser
Vocabulary
6th – 7th Grades Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Handwriting
2nd Grade Modern Learning Press
2nd- 5th Grades Universal Publishing Writing Our Catholic
Faith
Science
1st – 5th Grades Addison Wesley
6th – 7th Grades Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
Lang Arts/Lit
Honors
7th Grade HBJ Elements of Literature
8th Grade Edition of Voyages in English
Text Books
The textbooks used in the
school are selected from an approved list published by the
Catholic Office of Education. The teachers also expand and
enrich the subject matter contained in the basic tests
throughout the use of supplementary material. Students are
encouraged to take good care of the books and to keep them
neatly covered. Any damage to books above and beyond normal
wear and tear will result in the student being held
responsible for the replacement cost of a new textbook.
Grade Level
Expectations (GLE)
Click on the grade level
below to view/download the specific GLE.
Pre K
English
Math
Social Studies
Kindergarten
English
Math
Social Studies
1st Grade
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
2nd Grade
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
3rd Grade
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
4th Grade
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
5th Grade
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
6th Grade
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
Language Arts
7th Grade
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
Homework
Homework gives
the student opportunities to review, practice, and delve
more deeply into the materials taught in class. It is
important that each student has a quiet, well-lighted place
to study. Parents can expect home assignments in various
forms, such as: Drill-oral or written, Study and
memorization, Reading, Projects, Written assignments,
Preparing oral/written reports, Correcting test
papers/weekly papers, Having papers signed.
Grading
Honor Roll:
"A"
Honor Roll -- Students who have achieved grades of 94
(A-) or higher and conduct grades of A in all areas.
"AB" Honor Roll --
Students who have achieved grades of 86 (B-) or higher and
conduct grades of A or B in all areas.
Honors
Our school
offers placement in Honor Classes to the students in grades
6 and 7 in Math and English/Literature. The criteria for
eligibility for placement in the Honor classes are:
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Stanford
Tests results – Reading, English & Math: 94
percentile and above
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Report Card
grades: A’s, 1 B is allowed and final average is an A
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Behavior
/conduct in class and non-department: A to B+
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Teacher
Recommendation: ability
In order to be
eligible for Honors Math in 7th grade the student must have
been in the Honors 6th Math. Too much material is covered in
6th Honors Math for the student to be eligible for it in 7th
if he had not been in the 6th Honors Math.
Student
Evaluations
Student
Evaluation Report cards are issued in grades 1-7 each
quarter, PK - 2nd – 4th quarter.
Academic
progress reports will be issued to every child during the
fifth week of the first and third quarters. Parents will be
notified by the monthly calendar of the day that the reports
are to be issued.
Unsatisfactory
progress reports will be issued during the fifth week of the
second and fourth quarters and can be issued at any time
during any quarter. These reports are sent home to parents
whose child has an average of C- (78) or below. These may be
sent home because of unsatisfactory conduct at school.
Promotion
Pre
Kindergarten & Kindergarten
The criteria for promotion are readiness and maturity. The
decision to retain a student is determined by the * areas on
the child’s report card and by the teacher in conjunction
with the principal.
Grades T-1
– 3
In the primary grades, the criteria for promotion are
successful completion of the grade level reading skills of
the present grade and a
passing grade in reading, math and Religion. Students in
grades 2 and 3 English is a major subject and must earn a
passing grade to pass to the next grade.
A student who
fails to meet the criteria must repeat the grade. A student
who earns a "D" in Grades T-1, 1, 2, or 3 in math,
reading, and/or English will be recommended
for summer tutoring.
Grades 4 –
7
A student who fails one major subject will be conditionally
promoted to the next grade on condition that he must
successfully complete a
summer tutoring program or a summer school program approved
by St. Peter School’s principal. A student in grades 4
through 7 who earns a "D" in math, English,
and/or reading will be recommended for summer tutoring.
A student who
fails two or more major subjects will repeat the grade.
Major Subjects for Grades 4 – 7 are: Religion,
Reading/Literature, English, Math, Social Studies,
and Science.
Standardize
Testing
St. Peter
School uses the Stanford Achievement
Test Series for standardized testing.
Grades are tested in the spring.
Spiritual
Instruction
Religion:
Our program uses Scriptures, prayer and decision making
skills to teach the student about their faith. The history
of the Church, its seasons and saints, as well as current
issues are discussed in order to give the student a true
living concept of their religion, with special awareness
that service is and should be an integral part of a living
faith.
Curriculum
- Religious Instruction:
In order to foster the spiritual development of the student,
all students from Kindergarten through grade 7 receive
training in the Catholic faith on a daily basis. Students
attend Mass during the school year and at various
times throughout the year with their class.
Instruction for preparation
of the First Penance and First Communion are given to
students in grade 2, or older students who have not yet
received these Sacraments.
Altar
Servers:
Students who are in grade 6 or higher may become Altar
Servers. Instruction is given to any prospective Altar
Servers.
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