Last week, students in Mrs. Klinger's sixth grade class were asked to pretend to be booksellers from Barnes & Noble bookstores and report on their favorite book that they thought "should be on everyone's Christmas list this year!" Dressed the part…
On December 4, the Eighth grade girls enjoyed a presentation in Mrs. Duke's Science class by "The Science Guys." They learned about electrical circuits, acids and bases and how sound waves travel. The girls participated in this hands-on assembly. They…
Our second graders started creating their robots today with Mrs. Callan. They are so excited to keep building and learn to program!
On November 24, students in the PreK and 3's classes at Villa Maria Academy's Early Learning Center enjoyed a Thanksgiving Feast as pilgrims and native americans in the cafeteria. The PreK class dressed as native americans and made and decorated…
Villa Maria Academy is excited to let you know that we will be participating in Hour of Code again this year. The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science to help people to understand the basics of coding.…
On November 10, the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) celebrated their founding (1845). As a school community, students, faculty and staff gathered in the gymnasium in the morning for a short video presentation. After, members from…
As part of their study of the periodic table, the eighth grade girls are the proud parents of an element baby! Girls individually researched the atomic structure of their element, its history, its uses, period, group and reactivity. Then they…
The eighth graders and Mrs. Dow have been working hard to construct their robots and have now started programming them. Mrs. Dow showed the girls how to create programs and load the program onto the robots. The girls experimented with…
On November 3, Instructional Technology Coach, Mrs. Melissa Dow, began a 3D Printing Unit with the Fifth Grade. They started learning about what 3D printing is and how it works. The girls even looked at our 3D printer in action. The…
November is a month of Saints! On November 2 and 3, Villa's first grade girls led the annual All Saints' Day Prayer Service in Sacred Heart Chapel. The girls practiced their public speaking skills in class with their teachers and worked…