IMMERSIVE CATHOLIC ENVIRONMENT

• Prayer Pods –  a unique experience that we participate in monthly. They consist of fun activities, prayer, and sometimes even baking a treat like Resurrection Rolls! Prayer Pods give our students a chance to get to know kids of all ages, because pods consist of a few students from each grade, 4K-8. One of our classroom teachers, along with a member of our National Junior Honor Society, is in each pod to guide students through the activities and prayer.
• Weekly Mass for all students grades 4K-8, planned and prepared by a different grade level each week
• Weekly prayer services
• Eucharistic Adoration (5K-8) multiple times per week or month, depending on grade
• All school praying of the rosary led by NJHS students
• Stations of the Cross, each Friday during lent
• Prayer as a school several times each day: as a school at the beginning and end of each day and at the end of each recess; as a class before snacks, before lunch, and at the end of P.E. class
• May Crowning - prayer service during the school day
• Preparation for Reconciliation and Holy Communion
• Reconciliation twice per year, grades 3-8
• Service hour requirements, grades 5-8
• Junior Lector Program, grades 5-8
• Altar Server Program, grades 4-8
• Schoenstatt Girls Groups
• Saint of the Day
• All Saints Day Mass, in which students in all grades are encouraged to choose a saint and dress as that saint for mass procession

HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS

• Learning Resource Coordinator and additional aides to assist with reading and math intervention
• Accelerated Reader Program
• Advanced Reader Book Clubs led by Learning Resource Coordinator
• Justification of Graduation (JOG) Presentations by eighth grade students
• Large school garden that is planted and cared for by the students, under the supervision of teaching staff. Students learn practical life skills and the value and benefits of self-sufficient living.
• STAR Testing, grades 5K-8, three times per year
• WI Forward Exams, grades 3-8, yearly
• Chromebooks for students in each classroom, grades 1 – 8, used for STAR testing, math and reading enrichment, and to introduce our students to the skill of safely and ethically conducting research on the internet, as well as strengthening writing, typing, and slide presentation skills
• Smartboard in all classrooms
• Science lab available for use by all grades
• Classroom Libraries and School Library
• Spanish language instruction provided twice per week in grades 3-8, and once per week in grades 5K-2. Interactive instruction has included “Zoo Tours,” “Fashion Shows,” and “City Tours” while speaking the Spanish language.
• Music class twice per week, grades 4K-8. A variety of instruments are included in these classes. Christmas Program held each year.
• Physical Education twice per week, grades 4K-8.
• Health class once per week, grades 5-8
• Art classes, with an Art Gallery Showcase held each Spring
• IXL and XtraMath programs on Chromebooks
• Reading with Friends program for first grade students (Parents, Relatives, and all other guests must complete Archdiocese of Milwaukee Safeguarding Certification to attend)
• Various field trips
• National Junior Honor Society Chapter
• Outdoor Education: Every other year, 6th and 7th grade students participate in an Outdoor Education field trip. For three days and two nights, students are immersed in the outdoors, taking part in activities like fire-building, hiking, and archery. This experience teaches students about the environment and survival skills in an engaging way, and it serves as a wonderful community-building opportunity for the students.

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