On March 31, the Seventh grade performed their annual Shakespeare Festival. In Mrs. Buck's ELA class, during their unit on Shakespeare the girls studied the works of Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet and performed skits for grades 5-7 and an evening…
Last week, during their monthly Leadership Workshop meeting, the girls in Kindergarten through Second Grade focused on Habit 6 of The 7 Habits of Happy Kids by Sean Covey: Synergize. They met as a group to discuss why working together is…
Last week, the Third grade girls worked with Finch robots, the newest addition to the Villa Maria family of tech tools. In today’s class period the girls worked in groups and wrote block scripts to instruct their Finches to move…
For the past few years, 8th grade students at Villa Maria Academy have participated in the Sea Perch Program. This underwater robotics program, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, integrates engineering and science concepts in the construction of an…
On March 29, Preschool students had a special visitor as their mystery reader – “Belle” from Beauty and the Beast. Starstuck, the students sat and listened to Belle’s story of kindness. She reminded them that the tale of Beauty and…
Inspired by the Lenten practice of Almsgiving, the Sixth grade organized a Lenten shoe drive. Donations wet to benefit The Lord’s Pantry as well as help people in developing nations GET ON THEIR FEET. The footwear was collected in the gym…
As a fun experiment for St. Patrick's Day, the Second Grade experimented with Skittles! To begin this science experiment, they first explored what happens. For this, the girls were asked to make predictions of what they thought would happen when the…
On March 17, the PreK students had a blast visiting the "big school" to collaborate with the Kindergarten class for a fun STEM activity. "They got to experience what happens when you get to Kindergarten," said Mrs. Albanese. "Miss Beck…
The Preschool children have been enjoying a Favorite Tales and Nursery Rhyme Unit. Last week, they started working with Goldilocks and The Three Bears. "We have watched the children move from the ability to identify basic facts from the story…
In Art class, First graders just finished working on oil pastel pieces with Mrs. Sturm. The girls learned how to blend colors and increase their vibrancy by coloring over white pastel.