SS Peter & Paul School

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Middle School Program


  • Ss. Peter and Paul School offers advanced placement in Mathematics in grades 6-8, with the opportunity for qualified students to take Regents Integrated Algebra in their 8th grade year. Several students each year in grades 6-8 are nominated for and participate in the University of Buffalo's Gifted Math Program.
  • Honors Literature is offered in the 7th and 8th grades.
  • Regents Biology and Earth Science are offered to qualified students.
  • Computer education is emphasized as a part of the daily curriculum and taught as a separate subject in the computer lab which contains 26 computers and a server. Each classroom has 1-2 computers. There is Internet access throughout the school and students are always supervised when using the Internet. Most of the classrooms throughout the school, including the Computer Lab and Library, have interactive whiteboard technologies.
  • Latin is taught in grades 6-8.
  • Religion class provides the students with opportunities to become people of faith, witnesses of the gospel, proclaimers of the message, sharers in the fellowship of the Spirit and servants of the community.  Each class attends liturgy once a week during the school year on most Wednesdays at 8:00 am. On holy days and other special events, the day of the week that the students attend Mass may change.
  • Daily prayer includes morning and afternoon prayers as part of each school day's opening and closing exercises.
  • Once a month, a full school prayer service, conducted by designated classes, is held. Parents are very welcome to attend these paraliturgies prepared by individual grade levels.
  • The instructional schedule will be based on a six day schedule rotating from days A - E, with Wednesday remaining constant to allow for Mass attendance.
  • Students receive weekly instruction in art, physical education, music, library, and technology.
  • Enrichment occurs as warranted as well as by means of assemblies, plays, field trips and musical programs.
  • Remediation is offered during regular class time and at scheduled times in the Learning Center.

 



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