Student General Information

Google Classroom
All students receive OLC gmail accounts and will be added to their teacher's Google Classroom. This will be a hub of information for your learner. Homework and classwork will be posted on Google Classroom daily!

IXL

We have an IXL membership for all K-8 students in both math and language arts.  We encourage parents to check out the following helpful links for math and language arts. Notice that IXL has recommendations based on MAP Growth scores, and for math it also aligns skills with the Go Math program. These resources should prove valuable in strengthening any student areas for growth and individualizing everyone's learning at their appropriate level.

Please see the attached IXL Parent Handout. Feel free to connect with your child’s homeroom teacher to request their login information if you have not been given it already.

Parent Handout 

Textbooks and Library Books

​Each student is expected to take proper care of books that belong to the school.  Damaged or lost books must be paid for so they can be replaced.  Textbooks, whether belonging to the school or on loan from the State, are to be covered at all times.  

Library books are borrowed from our school library on a weekly or biweekly basis. We ask that students take care of these books as they would their own.

Our K-8 classroom libraries have been filled with the Lucy Calkin’s Reading and Writing Workshop curated libraries! We believe that students need access to a wide range of reading topics and levels to become lifelong readers! We also accept donations of gently used books for the classroom libraries.

Student Council

Student Council is an organization that works for the betterment of the school and student body as well as the community.  Students learn the importance of service and fundraising. They plan, organize and oversee all dress down days, fundraisers, and some school wide events. 

To be considered for an office on the Student Council, the student must:

• Be in Middle School
• Show exemplary behavior (no I’s on the Personal Development section of the report card)
• Acquire a letter of recommendation from at least one teacher

Executive members such as: President, Vice President, Historian, Secretary and Treasurer are eligible to be elected by their classmates. 

Class Representatives in grades K-8 are also a part of the Student Council in a smaller capacity.  

Tests/Assessments

Tests are administered on a regular basis.  Multiple assessments are given to students via projects, participation (individual and group), exit slips, lab reports and the school STEM Fair.  These and other papers will be sent home by the teacher for parent review, signature and return.  

The MAP Growth standardized test is administered three times a  year to students in grades 2-8. MAP Growth is a computer adaptive test created by NWEA that students take three times per school year (fall, winter, spring). The subject areas tested in MAP Growth in grades 2-8 are reading, math, and language, with science included in grades 3-8. Computer adaptive tests adjust to each student’s learning level, providing a unique set of test questions based on the student’s responses to previous questions. If the student answers a question correctly, the next question is more challenging. If they answer incorrectly, the next question is easier. This results in a detailed picture of what the student knows and is ready to learn- whether it is on, above, or below their grade level. The results provide teachers with information to help them deliver appropriate content for each student and monitor each student’s academic growth over time. 

Students in grades K-8 take the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) three times a year. This is used to assess reading skills- both fluency and comprehension- in order to target and individualize reading instruction to meet student’s individual needs. 

For Math, students in grades K through 8th take grade level math assessments at the beginning, middle and end of each year. This helps us to develop a baseline to measure growth and success throughout the school year.

Mid-Term and Final Exams

​Exams in grades 6-8 take place in January and May/June and are an indication of an individual student’s depth of understanding of a particular subject. 

Class Trips

We see class trips as an extension of our in school learning. They are an authentic way for students to experience various topics in real life. For example, when learning about ancient civilizations students may visit the MET in NYC to see an exhibit. Similarly, our 8th grade students visited the Cloisters in NYC with Father Bryan and Sister Rini! Class trips are an extension of the overall educational experience of the students.