By: Eileen Delaney, Resource Coordinator ________________________________________________________________________________ “Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same thing, Fairness means that everyone gets what he or she needs to be successful.” -Rick Lavoie ________________________________________________________________________________ This is one of my favorite quotes and hangs…
Congratulations to the Varsity Basketball Team who clinched GCAL Championship with a win over NDA last Wednesday! Villa defeated NDA 54-42 to win the playoffs. We are so proud of our girls and their coaches. The girls were regular season…
Second graders recently learned about some of the most important symbols in the United States of America. Their teachers, Mrs. Grieves and Mrs. Thompson introduced what a symbol was and talked about various types of symbols, even symbols we have…
On Wednesday, March 15, seven students will be representing Villa Maria Academy in the annual Archdiocesan Choral Festival. Congratulations to 5th graders: Addison E., Lorelai K., Brianna R., Amanda R.; 7th graders Skylar K. & Vanessa M.; 8th grader: Mary C. …
Third Graders have spent the past few weeks learning about organisms and their environments. Last week, the girls went to the computer lab to investigate different animals and what adaptations they use to help them survive in their environments. They…
On the evening of February 23, Second Grade students from Villa Maria Academy and their families gathered in the Scared Heart Chapel for the girls’ First Penance. The girls have been preparing for this day with their teachers and classmates…
As part of their Social Studies lesson, the First Graders took a virtual field trip to the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument as part of an introduction to patriotic symbols. The girls each used their own iPads as they…
Sixth grader, Jordi D., competed in the Chester County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, February 22. Jordi placed second in the Villa Maria Academy Spelling Bee. The winner, Molly Knoell, was unable to attend the Chester County Bee. Because of her second…
PreK students celebrated 100 days of school last week! Students made 100th Day headband strips that included stickers and jewels and other fun things, had a parade around school and to the Motherhouse to show the Sisters and "big school"…
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,…