TEST RESULTS AT OLL
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Test scores at OLL are consistently much higher than the national norm. In some cases more than 20 points higher! See all of OLL's NWEA test results
ACCREDITATION: The Minnesota Nonpublic School Accrediting Association (MNSAA) has accredited Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School in Mound for the eligibility period of 2010 to 2017. |
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RELIGION AT OLL
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The sacraments and all of the wonderful values of the Catholic Religion are the daily teachings in the classrooms at OLL. The staff and children at OLL strive to re-inforce and live according to the teachings in all aspects of the school.
Community Service is a large part of growing at OLL. Field Trips include "Feed my Starving Children", fundraisers for Haiti (our "Houses for Haiti" project) got the children involved in selling their beautiful artwork to benefit the people struck by tragedy in Haiti, Food Drives, Raking Lawns for those who cannot (the annual "Rake-A-Thon") are only some of the ways OLL strives to teach and give back to the community. |
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TECHNOLOGY AT OLL
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We have Smartboards in every classroom, a Neo Lab (the small Labtops) in third grade, Hand held responders, Audio/Visual system in spanish (teacher wears a microphone). The Audio system in Spanish is state of the art. The research has proved this is how instruction is best delivered for the greastest gains (especially when learning a second language).
Each 7th and 8th grade Middle School student receives their own laptop from the school to work on during the school year.
The tech lab is filled with PC's and the children benefit from frequent weekly classes and projects using software such as Microsoft Power Point and Adobe Photoshop.
The staff at OLL utilize the class pages on the website to post daily homework assignments, weekly spelling lists, and teacher messages and reminders. |
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SPANISH AT OLL
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Spanish is part of the curriculum from Preschool until 8th Grade. Students attend Spanish at least once a week in Preschool, and more frequently in the upper grades.
New this year is a State of the Art Audio/Visual system that enables greater gains while learning a second language. The system involves hand held responders for each student while the instructor wears a microphone. |
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MUSIC AT OLL
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Music is part of the curriculum and includes instruction using Recorders, written materials to teach the students the parts of music, and choral practice.
The culmination of all of the hard work of the students is a large production each year for both the elementary and the middle schools (at Christmas and in the Spring). These programs are quite extraordinary! Bring your video cameras!! |
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