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Pre-School:
St. Joseph School offers two, three and five day
preschool for ages 3 to 5. Kindergarten:
St. Joseph School offers a full-day kindergarten,
Monday through Friday. The Archdiocesan approved kindergarten curriculum
provides opportunities for academic, spiritual, physical, and social
development. A typical day for a St. Joseph School kindergartner begins with
prayer and a religion lesson. Students learn about Our Lord through stories,
discussion, song and projects. The morning continues with math, a time for
active exploration and workbook activity. The children then move on to
penmanship and phonics lessons. After lunch, there is time for quiet music and
rest. Afternoons include a reading lesson, story time and related story
projects, and exploration through various learning centers. Reading lessons
involve alphabet and word recognition skills, songs and poems, small group games
and activities, and group reading. Some afternoons include science and art
projects. Music, computer education, and physical education are also a part of
the kindergarten curriculum. Children must be 5 years of age by August
31st in order to register for kindergarten.
Kindergarten students will learn: God is giver of all things
in Creation and Jesus is His very special Gift to us. Prayers to be learned: Sign
of Cross, Hail Mary, Grace before and after meals.
First Grade:
First Grade students will learn: Jesus is our Friend, who
teaches us to pray and to care about others. Because we are baptized we belong
to the Catholoic church and come together to celbrate the Mass in Eucharist. Prayers
to be learned: Our Father, Great Commandment: To love God above all things
and my neighbor as myself.
Second Grade:
Second Grade students will learn:The children are preparing
to receive two sacraments this year. They will be learning about being
responsible for their actions and forgiveness for the wrongs they have done. The
Mass at the Celebration of the Community Meal, the Eucharist, is the focal point
this year. Prayers to be learned: Act of Sorrow, Form for Reconciliation,
basic parts of the Mass.
Third Grade:
Third Grade students will learn: Belonging to the Church as a
Community means we believe certain things, we have a Creed and we help one
another. Prayers to be learned: Apostles Creed, beginning to learn about
Bible and its relation to the Mass.
Fourth Grade:
Fourth Grade students will learn: The Commandments and the
Beatitudes are the main guides for our lives as Christians and human beings in
this world with others. Things to be learned: Commandments, Beatitudes,
Rosary and its Mysteries.
Fifth Grade:
Fifth Grade students will learn: The seven Sacraments are
important signs of God's presence in our lives. They are taught in three groups:
Sacraments of Belonging: Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation; Sacraments
of Service and Commitments: Holy Orders and Matrimony; and the Sacraments
of Healing; Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. Things to be
learned: Sacraments and symbols, Precepts (laws) of the church, Works of
Mercy and the Liturgical Year.
Sixth/Seventh/Eighth Grades:
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grade students will learn: The people and history of
the Old Testament become familiar as the children learn hands-on use of the
Bible. This gives a strong foundation for a lifelong use of the Bible in their
daily lives. Service to others and relating our lives to the way Jesus taught us
in the Bible have a strong focus in the growth of our junior high students. Things
to be learned: Books and important people of the Bible.
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