Forensics Team Begins Tournament Season
The Villa Maria Forensics Team began their tournament season at St. Joseph's Preparatory. Mary C. and new 6th grade team members, Ann S. and Leila A., competed in the Prose and Poetry divisions. Our second tournament at Waldron Mercy Academy…
Award-Winning Author Jen Bryant to Visit
On Tuesday, April 12, Villa Maria Academy Lower School will have the pleasure of hosting award-winning local author Jen Bryant. Ms. Bryant will speak to students in grades 1-5 and will direct a writing workshop for 5th grade students. She…
Third Grade Create Cityscapes
The Third Grade had fun in Art creating "Cityscapes" as a collaborative project with their classroom studies on Urban Environments.
Seventh and Eighth Graders Compete at Mathcounts Competition
CONGRATULATIONS to our Mathcounts team for their awesome performance at the competition on Saturday, February 6. The following girls competed: Grade 8 Emily S. Grade 7 Caroline B. Mary C. Anna H. Stefanie J. Maura L. Alexis O. The competition…
Kindergarten Class Publishes a Book
By: Mrs. Sarah Connelly, School Librarian We are very pleased to let you know that we have published a book written by the Kindergarten Class under the guidance of Ms. Kate Beck! The students titled the book, Ella from Paris,…
Villa Maria Academy Collects Over 1,000 Pairs of Socks for the Homeless
This year's theme at Villa for Catholic Schools' Week was: Villa will ROCK your SOCKS off! During the week, students, families, faculty and staff at Villa Maria Academy collected socks in the designated boxes around school for the homeless in Chester…
Second Grade Creates 3D Crosses and Hearts Using Makerbot 3D Printer
In a cross-curricular lesson, the Second Graders created 2D designs on paper of crosses and hearts since they are making their sacraments this year. Then using the Makerbot 3D printer, they transformed their 2D drawing into a 3D model. The…
SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Program Begins for 8th Grade
The 8th grade students worked in their groups to finish drilling and assembling their Sea Perch underwater ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicle) today in Science Lab. "Drilling was by far my favorite," said Angelina S. "It was really cool to use the…
ELC Students Celebrate Dinosaur Day
The three and four year old students of Villa Maria Academy's Early Learning Center ended their "Giants/Dinosaur" theme week with the letter "Dd" and our Dinosaur Day Celebration! The four-year old students created fossils that they made from pretend dinosaur…