OUR MISSION
St. John the Evangelist: a community modeling and nurturing Catholic values and academic excellence in partnership with families.
School Vision Statements
- We see St. John the Evangelist School as a safe environment that values Catholic faith and traditions. St. John the Evangelist School provides a link between family and Church, preparing our youth for lifelong vocation and service to God.
- We see St. John the Evangelist School providing an exemplary academic foundation which ignites curiosity and encourages creativity and collaboration.
- We see St. John the Evangelist School as striving to develop productive citizens who work for the greater good of the global community by living the Catholic social teachings.
The St. John Way
Service, Compassion, Respect, Responsibility and Perseverance
IMMERSIVE CATHOLIC ENVIRONMENT
- Prayer Pods – All students, 4K-8. Ten “pods” each consisting of one teacher and students from each grade, participate in a new activity monthly, in which older students can help younger students when needed. Previous activities have included making rosaries, baking “resurrection rolls” for Easter, “Journey to Bethlehem” in December.
- 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)
- Living Rosary
- Stations of the Cross, each Friday during lent
- Prayer as a school at the beginning and end of each day, and prayer as a class before snacks and lunch
- May Crowning
- 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 Group
- 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
- Standards Based Grading
- 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
- Technology
- 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
- Updated network infrastructure, wireless service, and firewall for safe access
- 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
- Classroom enrichment and beyond, including:
- 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
- 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.
Looking more more information about Academics?
- Click here to view the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Curriculum site.
- Click here for Standards Based Grading information.
