Second Graders Programming
Our second graders started creating their robots today with Mrs. Callan. They are so excited to keep building and learn to program!
Villa girls to participate in Hour of Code again this year
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…
Eighth Graders Program Robots to Perform a Challenge
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…
Fifth Grade Students Create Christmas Ornaments Using 3D Printer
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…
Lego WeDo Robotics Starts in 4th Grade
On Wednesday, Instructional technology coach, Mrs. Callan, started the Lego WeDo Robotics program with Miss Devine's 4th grade class. The girls were so excited to begin building their Lego monkeys with arms that move up and down. Once they finish…
Lego Robotics Begins at Villa
The 8th graders at Villa Maria Academy have begun to build their LEGO Robots yesterday with Mrs. Dow! Students will be learning to design, program and control fully-functional models and robots that carry out life-like automated tasks. Villa Maria Academy acquired…
4th Grade Skype session with Rosemont School of the Holy Child
Yesterday, the 4th grade girls had a Skype session in the Library with Mrs. Connelly, Mrs. Kennedy, and students from Rosemont School of the Holy Child. Some of the girls all read The One and Only Ivan, a Newberry Award…
Technology News: Noodle Tools
7th grade is starting a research project in ELA related to a historical fiction book they read. They'll be using Noodle Tools to organize their project. Noodle Tools replaces the index cards that were used in the past when creating…
Technology News: Smart Maestro
It is not just the students at Villa, but the teachers as well who are learning about new technologies. The classroom teachers recently took one of their lunch periods to get introduced to the features of a new app that…