SMS FAQs

Catholic schools not only offer a quality academic program but also teach students to love Christ and His Church. At a Catholic School students speak freely about their faith and learn about Christ’s love for them.

School is in session starting at 7:30am daily. The school ends at 3:00pm Monday through Thursday, and at 12:30pm on Friday (to allow for faculty and staff development meetings.) Supervision in the morning begins at 7:30am and there is an afterschool Day Care program that runs daily until 6:00pm for an additional fee.

All students are required to wear a formal uniform on Mass days (typically Fridays), PE uniforms in assigned PE days, and regular uniform on all other days. Sports uniforms are purchased through the school, P.E. and all other items can be purchased through the uniform company, Michael’s Uniform, in Inglewood. There is also a uniform exchange program where you may be able to receive a previously worn uniform at no cost.

• Jr. Kindergarten through 5th Grade Girls (Formal): A Plaid jumper, white blouse and tie, and sweater or sweater vest with school logo.
• 5th through 8th Grade Girls (Formal): Plaid skirt with a white blouse and tie, and sweater or sweater vest with school logo.
• Jr. Kindergarten through 8th Grade Boys (Formal) Navy pants, white button down shirt, and sweater or sweater vest with school logo.
• Other options for non-PE and non-Mass days include: For girls—pants navy (or khaki for grades 5th-8th), green polo shirts with school logo, walking shorts navy (or khaki for grades 5th-8th), and plaid skorts. For boys—pants navy (or khaki for grades 5th-8th), green polo shirts with school logo, walking shorts navy (or khaki for grades 5th-8th).
• PE uniform includes a logo-imprinted grey t-shirt and green gym shorts. Logoed sweatshirts and sweatpants are available for colder weather day.

St. Marianne School’s curriculum follows the subject area standards developed by the State of California, the Common Core State Standards, and the Archdiocesan guidelines and best practices from data driven research. Our curriculum maps and unit plans are dynamic and ever-changing to reflect the culture of learning in the classroom. Each grade level’s content, students’ skills, and the types of assessment are used to evaluate the students’ skills are clearly articulated in the long range planning and daily plans. Students in all grades participate in a physical education program.

Our students can participate in basketball, volleyball, flag football, cross country, golf, student council, alter serving, lecturing, academic decathlon, and community outreach projects

Yes, students may order hot lunch from the school.

Students will enjoy a nutritious lunch every day, which includes:

• 1 hot item
• 1 serving of vegetables or fruit
• A choice of regular milk or chocolate milk

Our lunch program is designed to provide balanced meals that keep students energized and ready to learn!

Students participate in Mass each week (typically Fridays) as well as for special holidays and on holy days. You do not have to be Catholic to attend the school—all children and families ae welcome in our community. Daily religion classes are a part of our curriculum program.

St. Marianne School, mindful of its mission to be a witness to the love of Christ for all, admits students regardless of race, color, national origin, and/or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.

St. Marianne School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, medical condition, sex, or national and/or ethnic origin in the administration of educational policies and practices, scholarship programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs, although certain athletic leagues and other programs may limit participation and some archdiocesan schools operate as single-sex schools.

While the school does not discriminate against students with special needs, a full range of services may not always be available to them. Decisions concerning the admission and continued enrollment of a student in the school are based upon the student’s emotional, academic, and physical abilities and the resources available to the school in meeting the student’s needs.