WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

❏ SLCS - St. Laurence Catholic School ❏ ECC - Early Childhood Campus (PreK & Kindergarten Campus) ❏ BASC - Before and After School Care ❏ PIN Night - Parent Information Night ❏ RenWeb - Reporting system where you store your information, receive notices, view grades and report

cards, etc. ❏ PTO - Parent/Teacher Organization -Everyone pays fees and is a member ❏ SPICE - Special People in Catholic Education - Resource program for students who need more help

than can be provided in the regular classroom (students must have a diagnosis) ❏ BLS - Basic Language Skills - for students diagnosed with dyslexia, small pull-out group with the

reading specialist in grades 2nd-5th ❏ NJHS - National Junior Honor Society (grades 7th-8th) ❏ NEHS - National Elementary Honor Society (grades 4th-6th) ❏ SHS - Spanish Honor Society ❏ STUCO - Student Council - students elected in grades 4th-8th ❏ DECATS - Summer Enrichment Program for identified students in 3rd-5th grades ❏ STREAM - Science, Technology ,Religion/Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Math(hands on collaborative

approach to instruction that teaches 21st Century Learning Skills) ❏ Collaboratory - STREAM Lab for 1st-8th grade bi-weekly instruction with Enrichment Specialist

WHAT IS…? ❏ Early Childhood - Grades PreK-Kindergarten ❏ Elementary - Grades 1st-4th ❏ Middle School - Grades 5th-8th ❏ Free Dress - Special day when students do not have to wear a uniform - see handbook for parameters

on acceptable clothing ❏ Official Uniform - Specific uniform worn for All School Liturgies and special events (handbook).

Optional uniform pieces can be worn when official uniforms are not required

❏ Spirit Day - It’s Wednesdays! Students can wear jeans with a school spirit shirt! ❏ Sami’s Catering - Our food service ❏ Spirit Store - Spirit items sold once a month during lunches to support Booster Club for Athletics ❏ Star Testing - online assessment in Math and Reading once a quarter for monitoring student progress;

not to be confused with public school STAAR Testing. ❏ Virtus -2-hour course all parent volunteers must take before helping at the school. Go to

www.virtus.org for a list of locations and classes. You must check in and be cleared before being near students and it takes a few weeks after the class before you are “cleared”.

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The Crest

- The Triangulated Circle - The Trinity of eternal love - The Cross - Our commitment to discipleship - The Dove - The Holy Spirit of Peace and Charity

Patron Saint and

Charism

St. Laurence, Deacon and Martyr - Patron Saint of comedians, librarians, students, miners,

tanners, chefs, roasters, firefighters, and the poor. - St. Laurence was known for his humor, wit, and devotion to

the poor - St. Laurence Catholic School models our Patron Saint

through our school charism of Service. We coordinate all projects through the parish social concerns ministry.

- Every grade level, club, and student organization practices charitable service, including a faculty project. Our students also provide service to parish events such as bazaar, Share God’s Bounty food drive, Heart of Worship, and assist with set-up and clean-up of parish functions, as well as altar servers in school, parish, and archdiocesan liturgies. Students also extend service to the community through Scouts and numerous youth organizations.

Theme: “We Are Called”

Motto(s) “With the saints who’ve gone before us And friends both loyal and true. We pledge to serve our fellow man St. Laurence hail to you.” “Once a Saint Always a Saint” - Alumni

Nickname

- SLCS - The Saints - Mascot - Leo the Lion

Leo the Lion is a symbol of Jesus Christ- the Lion of Judah- (Rev 5:5),and a reminder of our student service organization- Leos Club- the youth branch of the International Lions Club Service fraternity, another important expression of our charism of service.

School Colors

- Red, White and Blue - symbolizing faith, citizenship, love, purity, and peace

Campus Landmarks

- St. Laurence statue at the main entrance - Our Lady of Guadalupe painting in the main hallway - Chapel of Divine Mercy - Fountain in the courtyard of the ECC campus - Framed pictures of St. Laurence in all classrooms - Saints Gym - Student created murals in the stairwells - Prayer Garden

Crucifixes and Statuary

- Blessed Mary statue - Crucifix and Bible in all classrooms - Mission Statement

Specific School Prayer and Invocation

- Broadcast scripture and prayer readings, prayers for the

sick during morning announcements - U.S.A & Texas Pledges of Allegiance - St. Laurence Prayer - Grace before meals - Closing prayer

Top School Awards and Honors

- National Blue Ribbon School 2005, 2014 - Innovations In Catholic Education (ICE) Award 2016 - NJHS, NEHS, SHS, Leo, Student Council clubs - Samaritans and disciples every quarter (All Grades) - Saints Honor Roll & Honor Roll every quarter (1st-8th) - Catholic High School scholarship Awards (8th Grade) - Guedry Award of Gratitude (8th Grade) - Boys and Girls Championship Sports teams - Award winning Middle School Band - Cheerleaders - Elementary and Middle school Science Fair - Quiz Bowl - Spelling Bee, Oratoricals, Geography Bee

Religious Feasts, Celebrations & Traditions

- Liturgy every Friday lead by students- homerooms and service organizations

- Sacrament of Reconciliation- 3rd-8th grades - First Friends Program for new families - Grandparents’ Day Mass & Reception in September - Immaculate Conception Mass - Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass & Program - Catholic Schools Week - Candle-lighting ceremony where 7th graders are

recognized as the future leaders of the school - Saints Families (PK-8th) led by 8th graders every quarter - Share God’s Bounty Thanksgiving Food Drive - Grade level performance programs

- Grade level service projects - Club organization service projects - Faculty service projects - 1st Grade Mom’s Diner - 2nd Grade May Crowning and Holy Eucharist Mass - 4th Grade Living Rosary in October - 5th Grade Parade of Saints on All Saints Day - 7th Grade Living Stations of the Cross - 8th Grade Graduation Mass & Reception

Other School Traditions

- Spirit Day every Wednesday - Red Ribbon Week in October - Book Fairs in the fall and spring - St. Laurence Annual Golf Tournament-for tuition

assistance - Spring & Middle School Dances - St. Laurence Gala & Auction-spring - 8th Grade trip - 8th grade Luau - ECC Carnival (spring for PreK & K) - Field Days (elementary & middle school) - Talent show - Catholic Schools Week

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