"The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul."
- J.S. Bach -
At St. Joseph School, the music program serves as a creative outlet for students to express themselves while following the curriculum of the Arlington Diocese. This year, we will be focusing on music terms and definitions.
Each grade's curriculum covers a wide variety of subjects including:
M -Meets Grade Level Standards – Child consistently meets skills
P -Progressing Towards Grade Level Standards - Child is in process of developing skill
NI -Needs Improvement – Child is not demonstrating skill
3 - Mastery
2 - Meeting Expectations
1 - Needs Improvement
X - Unsatisfactory
Please note the PowerSchool gradebook displays a percentage grade for all Encore classes (Art, Computer, Music, PE) but student grades are only placed on the report card as an X, 1, 2 or 3.
3- Mastery.The student does not receive any warnings or corrective reminders about behavior. Student participates and is an active member of the classroom
2- Meeting Expectations. Students sometimes receives warnings (1-2) or corrective reminders about proper behavior. Student mostly participates in classroom activities.
1- Needs Improvement. Student has revieced Time outs or many repeated warnings about proper behavior in class. Student needs reminders or extra encouragement to stay on task during classroom activities
X- Unsatisfactory. Student has received repeated warnings, Time-outs, and orange slips home about class behavior. Student does not participate or engage in classroom activities.