St. Joseph University School

St. Joseph University Mission Statement St. Joseph University School is a Catholic school built on a strong academic curriculum and centered in Christian values. It serves children from diverse faiths, ethnicity and socioeconomic backgrounds to prepare students to be lifelong learners. To achieve our mission statement we believe in educating the whole child, making them curious learners who have had many opportunities to explore their talents in academics, art, music and spirit. Developing all aspects of each child in order to learn all God has intended for them. #catholicschool

Thank you to all the teachers who made Catholic Schools Week so memorable for our students. Service projects, thank you letters, Leader in Me family cards and all the special treats, you are the best!

During Catholic Schools Week, our students practice their leadership skills and created cards and messages of thanks that will be sent to people in our community.

Registeation forms went home yesterday. Prizes for the classes that have a 100% return rate!

St. Joseph University School has continued with in classroom learning throughout most of the COVID-19 year. Happy students, happy teachers, (lots of cleaning!) Learn more about this exceptional small private Catholic School , where developing the whole child is part of every day. sjsbuffalo.org #catholicschoolsweek #SJUS #buffalocatholicschool

How blessed we are to have wonderful, dedicated teachers making a difference in the lives of our students everyday. Happy Catholic Schools Week.

Fourth graders don’t need basketballs to show off some great moves!

Thank you to all our families that make sacrifices each day to send their children to us. Each day we work tirelessly to give you our best.

Grade 8 students are having some fun outside during their Physical Education class.

Home School Meeting tonight, Monday, October 5 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting number is: 944 911 70101. The password is: 268893. All families are welcome to join in. See you there!

Happy October! Lunch Menu

Happy October! Calendar

Bring your pets to the screen for Fr. Jack Ledwon's virtual pet blessing! click on pic of "Templar" https://youtu.be/aYiy4OyyY_s

Today in music class, students had to create the c major scale using glasses and water. Students had to figure out whether or not to pour more water or less to get the "perfect" note. -Melody Calato

The essential Art Supply for the SJUS school year, for all students 1st -8th. Please bring to school by next week. Several techniques will be taught using these in very cool new ways over the next few weeks!

And...a few more I am poems by our students. Keep writing.

Our 7th and 8th grade students wrote I am... poems to help their new teacher Ms S learn all about them. Here’s the first set.

Yong Zhao, a professor from Kansas State University, in a forward of the book, Timeless Learning (2018) by Ira Socol, Pam Morgan, and Chet Ratliff, gave some thought to the possibilities of newer schools When we are good at seeing children, ...We recognize they are diverse ...They arrive at school with different talents, passions, skills, knowledge, relationships, dispositions, attitudes, and experiences ...Each child possesses a jagged profile of strengths and weaknesses... ...Every child has something that is worth celebrating and developing ...Every child has a dream worth realizing ...Every child has unique needs that we can help meet ...All children are first and foremost human beings before they are students ...All children have the universal human right of self determination ...All children need respect, autonomy, to love and be loved ...All children have the right to have opportunities to create value for others ...All children deserve to be treated equally in schools as adults. ...All children are natural-born learners, although they may be interested in or good at learning things that we may not value ...All children are curious and creative ...All children are naturally motivated to learn new things When they are not engaged in what we want them to lean, we need to question ourselves rather than blame them. See more