Our Academics
Every aspect of our curriculum reflects our Catholic identity. Our curriculum decisions are based on the philosophy of the school, our mission, and our Student Learning Expectations. Teachers and parents work together to build a strong sense of community, which fosters the sense of enrichment for which we strive in our students’ lives. A continuum of learning is built throughout a curriculum that has, at its core, the consistent teaching of skills and concepts throughout the grades.
Students are encouraged to deepen their knowledge and understanding of each subject area from year to year, using textbooks that are sequential and progressive. Integrated curricular areas, such as critical thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and decision- making skills, follow this same cyclical development. The ongoing articulation among teachers, support staff, and administration ensures that our students are continually receiving a faith- filled, relevant, and effective education.
California Common Core State Standards
The California Common Core State Standards and Diocesan Outcomes drive our planning in each subject area. We provide a curriculum that challenges and strengthens each student’s level of achievement, constantly working towards fulfilling our philosophy of developing young people who recognize God’s given gifts and talents in themselves and others, and who continually strive to enhance and utilize these gifts for the benefit of all. The subjects that these standards and outcomes apply to are:
English Language Arts (ELA)
Social Studies
Science
Mathematics
Religion (per Diocesan Outcomes)
Spanish
Fine Arts
Music
Physical Education (P.E.)
For more specific information about California Common Core Standards, please check: California Common Core State Standards Handbook
Technology for Learning
As Resurrection School is in the heart of Silicon Valley, it is essential that we give our students exposure to the ever-advancing technology that is designed and created right in our area. When used correctly, technology in many forms can be an invaluable tool for achieving a deeper understanding of material, and provides another exciting way to learn.
We are proud to have the ability to assign every single student (TK-8th grade) an Apple iPad. Use of iPads in the classroom gives students a more interactive and modern education. Textbooks on the iPad have built-in activities that traditional paperback books do not. Students learn to leverage use of the internet for efficiently obtaining academic information, and not just fast facts.
STAR Testing is done on the iPad in preparation for the increasing number of tests and forms completed online in high school and beyond.
To mitigate misuse of the iPads, each tablet is equipped with software to ensure only school-approved applications can be downloaded, and only school-approved websites can be accessed.
iPads are to be kept in classrooms from TK through 5th grade, but upper-grade students are allowed to take iPads home for homework. This helps teach our middle school students how to properly care for a piece of technology.
Report Cards
Each student will receive a report card at the end of each evaluation period (we are on a trimester system). This gives the teacher’s results of the student’s performance in each subject of the curriculum.
Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences
The education of our children is a joint responsibility of both parent and teacher, who must coordinate their efforts so that the necessary cooperation and understanding are expended in the student’s development.
To this end, a week of parent-teacher-student conferences are scheduled in mid-October before the end of the first trimester to review the progress of the student, and to answer any questions there might be about the class curriculum in general.
Students are active participants in these conversations, so as to promote open communication between all three parties. This also gives students to opportunity to take an active role in their educational journey.