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Our Curriculum
Look for updated links coming soon!
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STA Preschool Information
Preschool at St. Thomas Aquinas provides the foundational first steps of education. Our 3 and 4 year old classes provide an introduction to school with half and full day programs available. Our safe and nurturing environment helps instill confidence, kindness, character and a love of learning.
Click here for a PowerPoint with more information about our 3 and 4 year old programs ...COMING SOON!
Click here for 2024 - 2025 PRESCHOOL TUITION RATES & GUIDELINES coming soon!
Preschool Family HandbookREGISTER ONLINE FOR PRESCHOOL HERE!
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Links to Classroom Websites
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Letter from Mrs. Nobach - Grading Standards
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Grade 4-8 Report Card you will find the common grading scale for the Diocese of Lansing. As decided by a Diocesan team, the grading scales in grades 4-8 will be reflected in the following format:
I first want to thank you for your ongoing partnership with us as we work together in educating your child(ren). It is a privilege to be involved in the academic, spiritual, and social formation of the children in our school.
A = 100-92%
B = 91-82%
C=81-72%
D=71-62%
E = 61% and below
In addition to the adoption of this common grading scale, our Grade 1-8 Common Virtue and Work Habit Scales has remained the same from last year.
1 = Does Not Meet Expectations
2 = Approaching Expectations
3= Meets Expectations
4 = Exceeds Expectations
I would like to remind parents that we are not “grading” virtues. We are reflecting on students’ behavior as we always have, whether a student is exceeding, meeting, approaching, or does not meet expectations. We continue to grade academics from the view point of student knowledge, but work habits and virtues are based on students’ outward display of behavior – not their internalization of what each virtue is and whether they are virtuous in their life.
As always, we as a staff will continue to communicate your child’s progress to you in many ways. The report card is just one helpful tool in this process. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out. I hope that you will continue to pray for us and your child(ren) and that we all will continue to grow in wisdom, knowledge, and virtue this academic school year. I wish each of you many blessings.
Prayerfully,
Erin Nobach, Principal -
Middle School Discipline Policy
- Disruptive or disrespectful behavior will be issued a slip
- When a slip is issued the student will come down to the office and parents will be contacted, by a staff member and your child, to explain why the slip was given and how that behavior will change moving forward.
- If a singular slip does not curb the unwanted behavior and the student receives a second slip in the same quarter, the student will not be able to attend the middle school dance/event that will be held at the end of the quarter.
- Finally, if a student receives 3 slips in a marking period, the student will be suspended from school for 1 day and a parent meeting will be scheduled to discuss a behavior plan
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2019 Accredation Report
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School completed an accreditation process with the Michigan Non-public Schools Accrediting Association in April of 2019. The accreditation team that visited St. Thomas Aquinas School looked at several areas of our school programming including our mission, our connection with the local parent and parish community, our academics, our faith integration, and, other factors that determine how well a school is performing. I am pleased to say that our school was given unanimous approval and received full accreditation by the MNSAA. The Accreditation Committee provided us with this report which will help us identify areas to focus of our attention moving forward. With the help of our school’s Parent Education Council, these concerns will be turned into a plan to implement immediately and in the years to come. We are proud to be identified as an accredited Catholic school providing an outstanding education to students in the greater East Lansing area.
