The 7th grade ended their Poetry unit today with a Poetry Café in Mrs. Buck's room. The room was transformed with table cloths, candles, flowers, and "cafe" goodies. The girls wore their best “Beatnik” clothing for the day, as they…
As a STEM extension, Fourth Graders were challenged to design the ultimate “tiny” dream house. Given an area of only 240 square feet, girls considered how to make their house both practical and fun to include all they required for…
As parents, we strive to shape the character of our daughters every day. Our influence is seen in the way we talk, the behaviors we model, and the values we transmit. We all want our daughters to possess traits and…
The Eighth graders recently learned about WWI. During this unit, students were tasked to construct R.A.F.T. Projects that assessed their knowledge of the causes, events, and effects of "The Great War" that they discussed in class. "The main objective of…
The Seventh Grade undertook another project in Religion class for Operation Gratitude. The girls recently made Paracord "Survival" Bracelets to be put in care packages for deployed troops and first responders. Paracord, or parachute chord, can hold up to 550…
By: Katie Bellopede, STEM Teacher As my young family grows and discovers the seemingly more engaging and highly entertaining world of iPads, computers, and video games, I have come to realize that the voracity with which my children consumed books…
Today, local author Jen Bryant, visited Villa Maria Academy. Bryant is the author of more than 31 books including "The Trial"and "Kaleidoscope Eyes." She spoke to middle school students about her books, her passion for writing, what inspires her, her…
Last week, the Third Grade learned that by making mistakes, they can have the opportunity to learn from it, to become problem solvers, and to be creative. They read the poem "Mistakes are Great," and discussed how frustrated they get…
Villa Maria Academy's First Grader, Kaitlyn A.'s design was recently chosen as an honorable mention to appear on the Wilmington Blue Rocks holiday card! Kaitlyn, along with Villa's many other students in Kindergarten through 5th grade submitted their designs after creating…
Villa's PreK class learned their first sight word: “see” and began using it in class. The students each took turns (three at a time) pretending that they were a letter in the word “see." The spectator students sat on the…