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What Grades does St. Louis School serve?
SLCS currently serves 3K - 5th grade.
What forms do I sign?
See Parent Signature Forms under Quicklinks.
Along with the forms that given to parents on back-to-school night, you also need to sign the
- parent release form
- the handbook policies form
- the internet/media form
What is Facts?
FACTS is an online tuition payment system (registration required).
Monthly Tuition payments are made through FACTS from August - May.
Are lunch payments part of FACTS?
No, you need to send lunch money in a sealed envelope with student’s name along with pertinent information on the outside of the envelope.
What kind of technology does the school have?
Every classroom has a 2-3, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) computers and an interactive whiteboard or Smart Board. Every student from Kindergarten through 5th grade has a personal Chromebook checked out to them that they can access during the school day for academics and enrichment and each student attends computer lab 2-3 times a week for targeted lessons, including Keyboarding Without Tears, MS Office skills, and Web 2.0 interactive activiies. The school is equipped with seamless WiFi so that the students may use their Chromebooks from one classroom or building to the next without interruption.
What curriculum does the school follow?
T.C.C.E.D. The Texas Catholic Conference Education Department curriculum.
Do you have religion everyday?
Yes. Aside from the daily religion taught in class, there is community prayer Monday through Wednesday. We attend mass every Thursday morning. There is also a “prayer table” in each classroom. We also provide community service and celebrate all Catholic traditional holy days.
What is Renaissance Learning?
A tutorial for reading and math, an internet based learning program available in school and at home: Accelerated Reader, Accelerated Math, Math Facts in a Flash. We also have STAR Reader and STAR Math Assessments that are given quarterly to each student.STAR Early Literacy for emergent readers.
What are the school’s main fundraisers?
- Catholic Life Raffle (Fall Semester)
- Hallow Fest Carnival (October)
- Casino Night Gala / Silent Auction (March)
- Comet Open Golf Tournament (Late Spring)
- The Big Give SA (March)
- Box Tops for Education
What is P.T.C.?
The purpose of the P.T.C. (Parent Teacher Club) is to strengthen the relationship between your home and the school, to serve as a conduit of information regarding the school, and to be a resource for fundraising opportunities.
What is the Advisory Council?
A board of members consisting of parents, former parents, clergy and the principal. School issues are discussed.
What is stewardship?
Stewardship is defined as “the practice of considering and treating all things, the earth and one’ own life (time, talent, and treasure) as belonging to God and oneself as the manager, or “steward”.
Contract stewardship hours are listed below:
Parishioner: family $20 /hr. or 20 hours, single parent $20 /hr or 10 hours
Non Parishioner: family $30 /hr. or 20 hours, single parent $30 /hr or 10 hoursFor more information, see Stewardship under Parents.