St. Mary Learning Expectations

Schoolwide Learning Expectation (SLEs)

Love

I will give and receive love selflessly through personal sacrifice and graceful acceptance in the following ways:

God
  • I will love God and express that love through joyful action.
  • I will receive His love and grace in return through full participation in the sacramental life of the Church.
Neighbor
  • I will recognize Christ in others and treat them as I would like to be treated.
  • I will seek and experience the love of my school, Church, and local community by participating as an active member. 
Self
  • I will embrace God’s grace to live a life of virtue.
  • I will recognize my own strengths and weaknesses in order to accept and love myself as God loves me. 

Learn

I will gain or acquire knowledge of skills through study, experience, or being taught in the following ways. 

Mind
  • I will demonstrate a growth mindset
  • I will use problem solving and critical thinking effectively 
  • I will  develop organizational skills and study habits
Body
  • I will  actively listen and participate
  • I will  make safe and healthy choices
  • I will  exhibit traits of a successful self manager
Soul
  • I will  show excitement and curiosity about the life of Jesus
  • I will  inspire and encourage others in holiness
  • I will  follow Mary’s example through prayer

Lead

I will lead with kindness, compassion and honesty in all areas of my life. 

Family
  • I will live a virtuous life that leads my family to Jesus through my words and actions.
Friends
  • I will pray with my friends.
  • I will share my values through action and example, leading with kindness.
  • I will lead my classmates to stay on task and focus on learning.
Community
  • I will lead and  participate in community events in which I share my faith and values.
 

Serve

I will perform acts of service as disciples of Christ who serve by defending the dignity of life, feeding the hungry, and protecting the Earth in the following ways:

Life
  • I will value and respect all human life
  • I will use my God-given talents to serve my church and my community
Hunger
  • I will serve the hungry and those in need
  • I will recognize how serving others brings me closer to God
Earth
  • I will respect the earth through acts of service
  • I will use my knowledge of serving to model being a steward of God’s creation

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