Accreditation
St. Dominic School is
accredited by the State of Kansas. It is
currently in Cycle II of the QPA process. The
school has identified the areas of reading
comprehension, math computation and writing
as areas of improvement. Students in various
grades participate in the Kansas assessments
in math, reading, writing, science, and
social studies. In addition, students in
grades one through six take the Comprehensive
Test of Basic Skills (CTBS).
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Religious
Education
Religious education of
students is an important part of every school
day. Students participate in the celebration
of the mass twice a week, have various other
prayer experiences and learn about their
faith in daily classroom instruction.
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Music
Music
is held once a week. In addition to learning
about music, the music for the mass is
practiced. Students in grade 6 lead the
singing during school masses. Students in the
5th & 6th Grade have the opportunity to
learn a musical instrument in the afterschool
band program.
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Physical
Education
Students participate in physical education
twice a week for half an hour each time.
Student explore a variety of movement
concepts and game skills following the
Physical Essentials curriculum. In the fall
and spring students participate in the
Fitnessgram, testing 6 areas of fitness for
healthy ranges.
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Library
Students utilize the library throughout the
week for checking out books. On Friday each
class spends half an hour learning library
skills and being assisted by Mrs. Blackburn,
the librarian. A $15 fee per family at
enrollment time assures that our library will
continue to grow with the interests and needs
of the students.
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Technology
Students of St. Dominic
School have access to computers in both their
classrooms and a computer lab. Each classroom
has 3 to 5 computers for student use. In the
classroom students use technology for
Accelerated Reader testing, academic
enrichment and writing. Students work on
technology skills twice a week in the
computer lab. Multimedia projects are also
done in the lab. All computers in the school
have access to the internet via a wireless
connection.
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Art
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Kinder-Prep
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Pre-School
Pre-school is offered for 4 year old
children. The program focuses on early
childhood skills of socialization, language
development, eye-hand coordination, listening
skills, shape and numeral recognition,
direction following, color awareness and
small muscle control. Students participate in
a variety of hands-on activites.
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