Academics

St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School
3840 Woodrow Drive
Port Arthur, Texas 77642
Ph. 409-962-3011
Fax. 409-962-5019

Office Hours
Monday - Friday
7:30 am to 3:30 pm

ACCREDITATION
St. Catherine is one of six schools within the Diocese of Beaumont. Accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department and recognized by the Texas Education Agency, St. Catherine is composed of Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth grades.

OUR MISSION
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School is dedicated to serving the community by providing an exceptional Catholic education that shapes the hearts, minds and souls of our area youth. Together with our parents, we nurture the whole child while fostering the love of God, respect for self and others, and belief in gospel values, all in an atmosphere of Catholic faith and academic excellence.

. . . . . . . . .Education with a Tradition of Excellence!

TEXTBOOKS

All textbooks MUST BE CARED FOR and COVERED AT ALL TIMES. The student's name must be written in each book. The teacher issues textbooks and students will return their books to the teacher, if they withdraw from school during the term or at the conclusion of the school year. An inspection of textbooks will be conducted periodically to determine the condition. The original textbook must be paid for before a replacement will be issued. Textbook records for the year must be cleared before the end of the year report card is handed out.

HOMEWORK

Even though class learning procedures constitute a large part of the school's educational process, it is still generally true that student's classroom performance is only as good as his home study and homework. Written homework is only a part of the home learning process. More important for success is reading of assigned and related materials and consistent review of previous materials. Most students of grades 4 - 8 need a minimum of one hour of undistracted and undisturbed home study each school night to maintain a
scholastic average that reflects true ability. Some students need more time. Students on the primary level (grades 1-3) should read aloud to parents at least fifteen minutes each evening in addition to completing any practice work in math and spelling. The completion of homework is important. The time spent in order to complete homework assignments is
to be age-appropriate. Unfinished class work may be assigned as homework for completion at the teacher's discretion. Homework is to be checked by the teacher or the student will check his/her own work.

LATE WORK

If work is taken for numerical grades, late work will be accepted according to the following penalties
      1 day late - 70% credit will be given.
      2 days late - 50% credit will be given.
      3 or more days late - unacceptable, credit will be given at teacher's disgression.

Refer to pages 6 - 7 in the Parent / Student Handbook for more details on school academic policies.