The 8th grade students worked in their groups to finish drilling and assembling their Sea Perch underwater ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicle) today in Science Lab. "Drilling was by far my favorite," said Angelina S. "It was really cool to use the…
The three and four year old students of Villa Maria Academy's Early Learning Center ended their "Giants/Dinosaur" theme week with the letter "Dd" and our Dinosaur Day Celebration! The four-year old students created fossils that they made from pretend dinosaur…
On February 3, Villa Maria Academy celebrated the achievements of 23 talented young ladies in sixth, seventh and eighth grade who placed in the following categories for the school Science Fair: Earth, Physical, Life, Computer Science and Engineering. Several of…
For a recent Middle School Science project, the seventh grade girls at Villa Maria Academy researched a genetic disorder caused by two recessive alleles. They then looked into the challenges associated with living with that disorder, as described by those…
As part of Villa's Catholic School's Week Celebration, the girls shared lunch and recess today with their prayer partners: First and Eighth Grade, Third and Fifth Grade, Second and Sixth Grade and Fourth and Seventh Grade Prayer Partners. Recess was anything from a…
Villa's First grade is learning how to navigate through Power Point. They learned how to insert text; insert, resize and color shapes; add slides; and change backgrounds. Here is a short video of their Snowman Slideshow: https://youtu.be/YXsqQI8oDkg
In culmination of their World War I Unit, the 8th grade girls created different projects related to what they learned throughout the unit. They had the option to re-create U.S. propaganda posters, create medical reports for wounded soldiers, make radio…
On Friday, January 22, the Annual National Geographic Geography Bee School Competition was held for contestants in grades 4 through 8. Prior to the school wide competition, a preliminary round was held within the 4th through 8th grade classrooms to determine the…
Villa Maria Academy and St. Aloysius Academy celebrated their IHM Charism and the beginning of Catholic School's Week with a Mass at the IHM Motherhouse Sacred Heart Chapel. Members of both schools' Student Leadership Team, instrumentalists, choir, teachers, and families participated in…
The sixth grade has been preparing for their field trip to the Franklin Institute to view the "Vatican Treasures" exhibit in Art Class. Although there are a multitude of paintings, tapestries and sculptures housed in the Vatican, they focused on…