Designed to instill a love for learning, the program encourages students to express themselves in both traditional and imaginable ways. Students and teachers are mutually engaged in the student’s total growth, be it physical, mental, social, spiritual or aesthetic.
Science and technology classes teach students to make connections between their own experiences and the world around them. Students further benefit from daily exposure to foreign language, physical education and the arts.
St. Mary’s Academy’s well-rounded curriculum addresses different learning styles by challenging students to make practical applications toward the exploration of new ideas and concepts. Hands-on learning in mathematics develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to become active, independent thinkers, while language arts instruction fosters a life-long love of literature and the written word. Teachers and parents work cooperatively to help develop age appropriate study and organizational skills.
Science: Students explore their world to discover God’s gifts of life and beauty. Through the use of higher level thinking students learn to use the Scientific Method to investigate a problem, isolate variables and experiment to gather data and analyze the outcomes to reach an intelligent conclusion.
Social Studies: The social studies program for Grades K-5 involves the study of peoples and their relationships with their social and physical environments. The knowledge, skills, and values developed in social studies help students to know and appreciate the past, to understand the present and to influence the future. The social studies curriculum focuses on providing students with the opportunity to acquire knowledge, skills and values to function effectively within their local and national society which in turn will affect the interdependent world.
Physical Education: Basic skills, rules, teamwork and sportsmanship.
Technology: Skill instruction in computer basics; the Internet; keyboarding ; word processing, spreadsheets, digital presentations, database, desktop publishing, internet safety education; and integration of technology in curricular subject areas.
Music: Weekly music instruction focuses on every person’s gift to perform, to create, and to listen to music with understanding. Students are guided to acquire an understanding of music through the sequenced development of concepts based on the elements of music: rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre form, expression, and history and style, and composition and performance.
6905 Chef Menteur Blvd. ~ New Orleans, LA. 70126 ~ 504-243-1888
In order for your child to be considered for admission, the following information must be in our office as soon as possible. Registration is finalized only after all requirements are met and all records have been received, including the child’s final report card of the current year and standardized testing results for the previous school year.
Child’s Name: ________________________________________ Grade Entering: ________
Parent’s Signature: ________________________________________________________________
□ Completed Information Form
□ Grades 2 – 5 Schedule the Entrance Exam prior to the first day of school
□ Original Birth Certificate (not birth card) □ Copy of Child’s Social Security Card
□ Copy of Catholic Baptismal Certificate (if student is Catholic)
□ Copy of Catholic Communion & Penance Certificates (if child has received these sacraments)
□ Copy of custody papers, in cases where custody arrangements exist. Divorced or separated parents must file a court- certified copy of the custody section of the divorce or separation decree with the school office.
□ Original Report Cards and Standardized Testing from previous grades and current year’s records by June 15, 2017
□ Copy of any individual testing that affects the child’s education, including medical testing, psychological testing, educational testing, etc. If applicable, copy of 504 Accommodation
□ If your child has been subject to school suspension and/or expulsion, please include the circumstances of the disciplinary action.
□ Copy of the up-to-date immunization record, as per requirements of the State of LA. Dept. of Health and Hospitals.
The minimum dosages for meeting school-entry immunization requirements are:
▪4 DTP doses and 3 Polio doses (Provided the last dose was administered on or after age 4)
▪2 MMR doses after the fourth birthday or prior to kindergarten entry (Recommended schedule MMR dose #1: 12-15 months of age. MMR dose #2: at age 4 or prior to kindergarten entry.
▪3 doses of Hepatitis B vaccine
Children who receive 5 DTP’s or 4 Polio’s prior to age 4 are not complete and must be referred for completion.
▪Varicella shot is required for Daycare, Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, and all other students entering a Louisiana school for the first time.
The final acceptance regarding enrollment for new students, returning students, and students on probation, is left to the discretion of the administration.
St. Mary’s Academy is committed to a talented and diverse student population and welcomes students of any race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin. St. Mary’s Academy does not discriminate in its educational and admission policies, financial aid, athletic or other programs and activities.
Our program is a state funded program that teaches the students through a combination of large group, small group, and center based learning. The students are introduced to a new theme each month. Through this monthly theme, the Benchmarks and Standards for Pre-K are taught. The monthly themes we will be working on this year are:
August/September | All About Me |
October | Apples (Growing Things) |
November | Harvest |
December | Animals/Holiday Celebration |
January | Weather |
February | Transportation |
March | Dinosaurs |
April | Bugs and Insects |
May | Nursery Rhymes |
• Socialization | • Conceptual Development |
• Language Development | • Shape and Numeral Recognition |
• Eye-Hand Coordination | • Direction Following |
• Manual Dexterity | • Perceptual Discrimination |
• Small Muscle Control | • Listening |
• Special Relationships | • Color Awareness |
SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE: ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE, SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, UPDATED LINKS WEBSITE IMMUNIZATION RECORD (AVAILABLE FROM PEDIATRICIAN), PROOF OF RESIDENCE (DRIVER’S LICENSE OR UTILITY BILL IN PARENT’S NAME), PROOF OF INCOME (2 RECENT CHECK STUBS, MEDICAID OR FOOD STAMP VERIFICATION LETTER FROM DSS OR PROOF OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR THE CHILD).
ALL COMPLETE APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE FOR APPROVAL.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED.
OFFICE: 504-245-0200 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION