Villa's Eighth Graders recently finished the book, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith, to go along with their studies of immigration. Set in a pre-war Brooklyn neighborhood populated largely by immigrants, and focused on the life of protagonist, Francie Nolan,…
Last week, the 8th grade Student Leadership Team organized a spirit week for the school culminating in a Spirit Assembly on Friday in which grades K-8 participated. Each grade was assigned one of nine "Villa Virtues": thoughtfulness, collaboration, patience, respect,…
The Fourth Grade recently worked on a project to celebrate the United Nation’s Women and Girls in Science Program. Each student prepared a report on a woman scientist and then shared what she learned about that woman. The girls were given…
The VIlla Maria Academy Forensics Team competed in their first tournament of the season on Thursday February 16 at Waldron Mercy Academy. Seven team members were recognized for performance of Excellence and Superiority: Mary C. in Impromptu Speaking, Stefanie J.…
By: Erin Tornambe, Marketing Director It’s World Read Aloud Day today! This global literacy movement helps us to advocate together that every child has the right to read. Today, more than a million people from over 100 countries will take…
Preschool and PreK Students celebrate their Dads today for Valentine's Day at their Donuts with Dads Day. The children began their morning decorating a special picture frame craft with their special fellas and then enjoyed a fun donut and fruit…
Each Friday, the Kindergarten class chooses an experiment from Discovery Kids 101 Great Science Experiments book. This week, they choose to do an experiment having to do with the five senses. "I like to give the girls the choice, because…
The first grade explored cultural diversity with a unit that focused on China. They listened to Chinese folktales like Lon Po Po and The Emperor’s Kite. After reading Grandfather Tang’s Tangrams they made their own characters from a tangram puzzle. …
On Wednesday, February 1, Villa Maria Academy held the final round of the Spelling Bee. Eighth grader, Molly K. was the spelling champion, after correctly spelling “pernicious” in the final round of the school spelling bee. **Update**: Second place champion Jordi D.…
On Wednesday, February 1, students in grades 5-8 were split into teams and competed in a Religion Quiz Bowl. Middle School Religion teachers, Mrs. Klinger, Mrs. Buck, and Mrs. Anuszewski, coordinated and ran the event and developed the questions for…