This year, the Department of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of San Antonio has made the decision to transition away from the Iowa Assessment (IA) and Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT).  Catholic schools, including Blessed Sacrament, will administer NWEA MAP Growth.  This computer-adaptive test measures growth, regardless of grade level, to plan a trajectory of achievement for […]

Students Entering Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade Reasoning Minds – Blueprint Parent Letter Reasoning Minds – Blueprint Log for Elementary Students  Students Entering Third Grade, Fourth Grade and Fifth Grade Reasoning Minds – Foundations Parent Letter Reasoning Minds – Blueprint Log for Intermediate Students Students Entering Middle School Grade Levels  Summer Math Homework Letter […]

Students Entering Pre-Kindergarten 4 Early Childhood High Frequency Word List Students Entering Kindergarten Early Childhood High Frequency Word List Students Entering First Grade First Grade Summer Reading Log Students Entering Second Grade Second Grade Summer Reading Log Students Entering Intermediate Grade Levels Revised Intermediate Required Reading List and Assignments Students Entering Middle School Grade Levels  […]

Portugal is known for their Portuguese Navy and their fleet of powerful ships. In preparation for our visit to Portugal and Spain, each student is asked to create a ship that you will race in our very own Blessed Sacrament Catholic School’s Tall Ships Race. You will have until May 24 th to create your […]

To reward students for having attained competency in music fundamentals, I have designated Wednesdays as improvisation day.  On this day, students have the opportunity to explore, create, collaborate, and make choices about what instruments to play.  The use of online music tutorials allows for self-guided learning. My role during improvisation day is to facilitate, monitor […]

After learning about the attributes of polygons and 3 dimensional shapes, the Second Grade students were given a STEAM activity in which they had to build 3 Dimensional shapes.  Their objective was to build a cube, a rectangular prism, and a triangular prism using toothpicks, skewers, and marshmallows.   To complete this challenge students had to […]

    During the Holy Week, the children are being prepared thoughtfully, prayerfully to embrace the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ with a gracious heart. The children are taught to be able to understand the liturgies of Palm Sunday and the Triduum.  The children are in memory of the Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Christ […]

Through a class discussion, the Kindergarten class discovered that they share a love of dinosaurs. So, the students spent the last few weeks learning about six different dinosaurs. They worked in small groups and dug deep (researched) to learn about these amazing creatures from long ago. In the end, they learned interesting facts, made posters […]

Fourth Grade just started a unit about the appearance of the Moon at different times during the year.  We discussed how moon phases are created by the changing angles and the relative position of the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon as it orbits the Earth. We learned that there are 8 major moon phases, […]

This year, Blessed Sacrament Catholic School has entered into a partnership with PK4SA.  In particular, our school has benefited from professional development and resources which have promoted STEAM activities.  The grant allotment has allowed for the purchase of STEAM supplies to support classroom projects. Our Pre-Kindergarten 4 students have been very busy learning about flowers […]