| Parent Letter |
Dear Parents, The St. Mary School mission statement asserts, “As they develop their unique gifts, students become responsible, competent, and socially-conscious learners.” The Student Learning Expectations (SLE’s) further define this statement. The Student Learning Portfolio (SLP) is designed to address these basic premises, and provide students with the means to understand how these premises are integrated in their academic studies at St. Mary School. The Student Learning Portfolio is a self-directed collection of each student’s schoolwork. The work each student chooses to put in his/her portfolio should reflect the mission statement and Student Learning Expectations as outlined in the school handbook. In addition to selecting pieces to add to their portfolio throughout the year, students will reflect on the work they have completed and assess themselves as learners, every grading period. The culmination of this two-year long portfolio process will be a formal interview of each 8th grade student, in which students have an opportunity to discuss and share about their learning. Students perform their first self-assessment as seventh graders and receive the Student Learning Portfolio packet. (The packet is available online at www.stmarygilroy.org/classpages.htm/SLP. If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to contact Mrs. Stern (gstern@stmargilroy.org) or Mrs. Mantecón (cmantecon@stmarygilroy.org). Sincerely,
The Junior High Teaching Staff Marcee Ervin , Pre-Algebra |