Our Focus
The following areas are included in the overall curriculum of St. Mary’s School:
Religion: faith formation, sacramental preparation (grade 2), community service, knowledge of faith, teaching to pray, moral education, liturgical education, education community, missionary initiative
Math: basic facts, number concepts, computation, problem-solving, critical- thinking, algebra, probability, graphs, data collection, geometry, measurement, time, money, calculators
Language Arts: reading, literature, spelling, composition, handwriting, speaking and listening skills, comprehension, word analysis, vocabulary, grammar, research, usage of dictionary and thesaurus
Science: physical, earth, life, environmental, space sciences, the scientific method
Social Studies: citizenship, current affairs, history, work, geography, democratic process, American heritage, societies, economics
Health: mental/emotional; physical and social well-being; family life; alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; community and environmental health; consumer health; disease prevention; health promotion; personal safety; and nutrition
Physical Education: perceptual-motor development, individual and team sport skills, rhythms, dance, movement education, lifetime fitness, nutrition, health and safety, games, values, personal and social behavior, and muscular and skeletal systems
Spanish: basic vocabulary and conversational language, Spanish culture
Computer Education: computer functions, word processing, keyboarding, curriculum support
Media Center: library use, research, use of literature collection
Fine Arts: art, vocal music, and instrumental music
Academic Events:
Quiz Bowl: Competing against other area schools in a game-show like format, Quiz Bowl is a team-based academic competition held in conjunction with TVCS (link to TVCS website).
Science Olympiad: Science Olympiad is one of the premier science competitions in the nation, providing rigorous, standards-based challenges to nearly 8,000 teams in all 50 states. We host 450 tournaments annually on college campuses and hold professional development workshops that showcase innovative science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Learn More Here.
State Spelling Bee: St. Mary’s sends one winner from each grade on to the next level of competition. It all begins with a school competition in the spring.
National Geography Bee:: The National Geographic GeoBee is an annual competition designed to inspire and reward students’ curiosity about the world. Learn More Here.
Future City Competition: Future City is a project-based learning program where students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades imagine, research, design and build cities of the future. Learn More Here.
History Day: Each year more than half a million students participate in the National History Day Contest. Students choose a historical topic related to the annual theme, and then conduct primary and secondary research. They will look through libraries, archives and museums, conduct oral history interviews, and visit historic sites. Learn More Here.
Academic Pentathlon: United States Academic Pentathlon® is a five-event scholastic competition for middle school students, providing the benefits of Academic Decathlon® along with the challenges of rigorous team and individual competition. Learn More Here.