Academics
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At Blessed Savior Catholic School we strive to educate the whole child in mind, body, and spirit. We do this through a rigorous ELA and Math curriculum, led by our amazing teachers, supported by the Principals and Fulcrum Instructional Leadership; interactive Science and Social Studies resources; fine motor development through Art classes; gross motor development through Physical Education Classes; Social Emotional Learning; and Faith Formation instruction and lived activities. Check back throughout the year as this page grows with examples of student success and learning.
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Reading Workshop
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Colllaborative Classroom - Writing
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Fundations
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Zearn - Math
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Small Group Literacy
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Religion
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Social Studies
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Social Studies Supplement
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Science
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Social Emotional Learning
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Standard Based InstructionWhat is Standard Based Grading? -
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In The Classroom
Inside a standards based instruction classroom students are learning based on their goals for grade level standards. Teachers guide student learning by providing various learning tasks to help the students become proficient in each of the priority standards determined by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Teachers provide constructive feedback to inform students of their next steps in learning. By sharing lesson objectives with the students the teachers help the students take ownership in what it is they need to accomplish during that lesson.
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What do their scores mean?On the report cards, students are no longer receiving A, B, C, D, or U. Their score now reflects where they are in the learning process for each priority standard. A 1 means your student can not work on that particular standard without someone guiding them, a 2 means your student is working toward proficiency and may already know part of the standard (teachers should be communicating with you at conferences if they are not projected to meet grade level expectations), a 3 is where you want to be: it means your child has shown proficiency in that standard consistently, a 4 is very rare and is reserved for students who take a special interest in a topic and dive deeper than expected in the classroom.
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Why did we make the change?The Archdiocese of Milwaukee began shifting to standards based instruction 5+ years ago. The main purpose is to be able to communicate what the student's abilities are on each standard. It does not include points for participation or points for getting problems correct. It does not average assignments from the student's beginning stages of learning with their final stages of learning (it is not expected for students to know something before being taught). It does provide students with information on what they learned and not what they did. It lets students work on what they have not mastered yet instead of what they already can do.
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