Dear St. Cecilia Families,
I hope this finds you well and enjoying your last couple of weeks of summer. I hope, too, that for all of you, this summer has given you the opportunity to spend time with family and loved ones, take a family vacation, or simply enjoy a break from the busyness of the school year. Here at St. Cecilia Catholic School, we have been working hard all summer to make this next school year even better than the last.
In the 2018-19 school year, St. Cecilia continues to celebrate 60 years of educating students! During this 60th year, we will build on our strong tradition of excellence as we embark wholeheartedly on our
Four Pillars of Improvement:
- Balanced Literacy
- Caring Community
- STREAM Integration
- Assessment & Grading
Balanced Literacy
Our efforts to develop a balanced approach to teaching literacy is highlighted by the new literacy resources we have purchased for all EPK through 3rd grade classrooms. Our teachers have attended multiple professional development trainings over the summer and are eager and ready to improve the teaching and learning in their classrooms.
Caring Community
As we continue establishing a caring community, built on respect and dignity for all students, teachers and parents, our teachers will begin implementing the Love and Logic strategies they have learned through their required summer reading and the workshop in the week ahead.
STREAM Integration
As we have been improving our infrastructure over the last few years, we are excited to roll out our 1-to-1 Chromebook program to all 4th to 8th graders this year. In addition, we look forward to capitalizing on the success of our STREAM Week and the Mobile Maker Space designed and created by our rising 6th graders to incorporate more design thinking, project-based STREAM learning into our curriculum.
Assessment and Grading
How we evaluate student learning is a topic we will spend some time on this year, primarily in small groups, as we begin laying the groundwork for improving student learning by improving the feedback we give to our students regarding their learning.
In preparation for focus and commitment to our four pillars, and in accordance with our mission to prepare our students for a life of commitment and service, we have selected this verse from the Book of Ezra 10:4, as our inspiration:
“Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so Be Courageous and act”.
