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IF
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ENROLLING YOUR CHILD
FOR
THE 2010-11 SCHOOL
YEAR, HERE IS SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
 Application
for Admission (pdf)
Please
downlaod and complete the application.
Call the school for additional information or to arrange a tour.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Kindergarten Open House: January 19, 2011
Open House, Grades 1-8: February 1, 2011
Registration of New Students: February 12, 2011
Phone the School Office at (408) 842-2827 for more information |
 ON
REGISTRATION DAY
If your child will be entering Kindergarten:
•Bring a COPY of your child's Birth
Certificate and Baptismal Certificate, if applicable.
•Complete a short application.
•Schedule a testing date for
one of the next two Saturdays following registration. You will
be informed
by mail.
•Pay a $25 processing
fee
If
your child will be entering Grades 1-8:
•Bring a COPY of your child's Birth
Certificate, Baptismal Certificate, if applicable, and the
most recent
Report Card.
•Complete a short application.
•Pay a $25 processing fee.
•You will be notified by mail of the results of the screening.
| Applications are not
kept for more than one year. If your child is not accepted
for the year you apply, be sure to contact the school in
January to begin the registration process for the current
year. |
Why
Parents Choose Saint Mary |
- A well-rounded standards-based curriculum integrating Technology, Art, Music and Physical Education
- A gifted and caring staff focused on the achievement of every child
- An emphasis on service as part of a valued-based education
- A community of committed parents as partners
- WASC/WCEA accredited
- iMac Computer Lab/MacBook
wireless laptops
- Hands-on Science
Program
- Optional Spanish Program, 1
to 8
- Period 0 Spanish
instruction.Grades 6, 7 & 8
- Physical Education
at all grade levels
- After school sports
program.Grades 5 to 8
- Extended Care Program
(6:45 AM to 6 PM)
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•Children should have one year
of pre-school or pre-K experience prior to Kindergarten entrance.
•A pupil
entering Kindergarten must be five (5) years old before December
1st of the year of enrollment.
•Contact the School Office in January so that
your name will be placed on our mailing list .
•In early February, we will
mail a notification letter which will indicate the grades
in which we
anticipate openings.
•Make plans to attend our Open House, your opportunity
to sit in the classroom and tour the school.
•Come to Registration Day!
KINDERGARTEN SPECIFICS
PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Shared
Responsibility Opportunities: a minimum of 50 hours per family per year; these
hours are required in order to help keep the cost of tuition as
low as possible. All hours must be completed by May 31st of each year.
TESTING
All incoming students are screened in order to verify basic skills
and to determine placement. Kindergarten testing is a readiness
testing for the Saint Mary School Kinder program. It includes
letter and number recognition, matching simple shapes, visual
discrimination, ability to follow directions, large and small
motor coordination, auditory discrimination, simple counting,
level of socialization and communication skills.
UNIFORMS
Boys: White or gray polo shirts or turtleneck, blue cords or twill,
SMS sweatshirt or sweater, white, blue, or black athletic shoes
Girls: Plaid jumper in addition to above.
Uniform shorts may be
worn.
ATHLETICS 
After school sports program for Grades 5-8 in volleyball, football,
basketball, and softball.
Affiliation: Diocese of San Jose Catholic Athletic League –
East Division
EXTENDED CARE PROGRAM
Available on school days 6:45 AM to 6 PM and on designated Teacher
In-Service Days.
Our extended care program is designed to support and supplement
the family by providing quality care that promotes the students’
physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development through
nurturing staff members in a planned environment. The program
strives to provide individual attention, security, consistency,
and fair treatment of students of Saint Mary School.
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