LEARNING EXPECTATIONS
Student Learning Expectations – Elementary School
What students should know, understand and be able to do by graduation:
A Faith-Filled Active Catholic who:
- Talks to God
- Learn about the life of Jesus
- Helps by doing good deeds
- Makes good choices and is nice to everyone
An Academically Prepared Person who:
- Puts forth good effort in everything
- Works well alone and with others
- Thinks before making choices
- Uses computers for making learning fun
Effective Communicators who:
- Can speak well in front of others
- Uses complete sentences and good grammar when speaking and writing
- Uses computers and the internet for learning
Critical Thinkers who:
- Understands information learned
- Thinks before doing something
- Practices what is learned
A Responsible Citizen of Global Awareness who:
- Follows and respects rules
- Gets to know one another
- Cares for all God’s creation
- Helps others in the community
- Treats everyone fairly – Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Student Learning Expectations – Middle School
What students should know, understand and be able to do by graduation:
A Faith-Filled Active Catholic who:
- Develops a personal relationship with God
- Has knowledge and appreciation of the Catholic faith doctrine and tradition
- Demonstrates a spirit of service in church, family, school and community
- Exhibits strong Christ-like values, makes morally responsible decisions, and
- Speaks to Jesus in prayer
An Academically Prepared Person who: meets or exceeds standards in all curricular areas demonstrates the confidence to learn independently and ability to work cooperatively to reach goal applies critical thinking and problem solving to everyday life situations utilizes technology and acquired skills to facilitate life-long learning Effective Communicators who:
- Can speak confidently, articulate ideas clearly and creatively through various modalities
- Utilize a strong foundation in language to enhance both written and oral expression
- Utilize technology, including internet, to expand skills while learning to use world-wide resources
Critical Thinkers who: identify, evaluate, organize and synthesize information apply critical thinking and problem solving to everyday life utilize learned skills and synthesize information in everyday life A Responsible Citizen of Global Awareness who: develops self-discipline and accepts responsibility for his or her actions respects and seeks to understand the differences in others appreciates and cares for all of God’s creation shows compassion for self and others through community service identifies injustice and prejudice and shows kindness through words and actions.
