Pumpkin Fun at School
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 (210 reads)
Teachers planned lots of fun Fall activities for their classes! 
Third graders decorated pumpkins to look like their favorite book characters. 
First graders and their eighth grade buddies worked together to carve jack-o-lanterns, which were used to decorate the school walkway for the October 24th open house.  
Alex Grannen and Jack Oldfield Sarah Penney and Tzitzi Uzoukwu Amanda Werner, Sierra Arnsperger, and Claire Rodenkirchen Lukas Miskov and Calvin Espich  
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Bestselling Author Speaks to Villa Students
Monday, October 25, 2010 (215 reads)
New York Times bestselling author... 
New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld spoke to students at Villa Madonna Academy on October 25. He has written several sets of books for young adults, including Midnighters and the bestselling Uglies. Westerfeld is currently working on his Leviathan trilogy, a fantasy set in the era of World War I. Behemoth, the second book of the trilogy, has just been released. Westerfeld spoke to students about his writing process, and about working closely with his illustrator so that the illustrations align with Westerfeld’s imagined characters and settings. He also fielded questions from the Villa students, ranging from “What’s your favorite of everything you’ve written?” to “Why did you put so many cliff hangers at the end of Leviathan?” The visit was sponsored by Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati. 
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VMA Seniors Help Habitat for Humanity
Monday, October 11, 2010 (217 reads)
In Hamilton, OH, Habitat for Humanity is constructing a home for a widowed woman and her three young children... 
Villa Madonna seniors Lauren Wagner (Ft. Mitchell) and Katie Desmarais (Villa Hills) helped with the “Women Build” construction project in Hamilton, OH. They worked on a home which is being built for a young widowed woman and her three children. Prospective students and families are invited to Villa Madonna’s K-12 open house on Sunday, October 24, from noon to 2 PM, 2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, KY.
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Kindergarten Classes Test SMART tables
Thursday, October 07, 2010 (254 reads)
Villa Madonna kindergarten classes are using “SMART Tables” on a trial basis...  Villa Madonna kindergarten classes are using “SMART Tables” on a trial basis this month so the school can determine how these interactive learning aids can enhance the children’s educational experience. The SMART table is a multi-touch, multi-user computer designed to promote cooperation and interactive learning. Teachers choose instructional activities for the table’s display, then the children manipulate images on the tabletop screen to match, sort, and construct. Villa kindergarten teachers use a “centers” approach to classroom instruction, in which pupils rotate through a changing set of individual and small-group learning activities each day. The SMART table would complement existing teaching strategies which incorporate sensory experiences into the learning environment. L to R: Joshua Graner, teacher Katherine Brown, Alex Helson, and Jack Harris match a picture with the letter that makes its initial sound. 
Katya Olivia, Leah Lusk, and Olivia Mann work on a cooperative matching activity. Click link to see article in KY. Enquirer, Oct. 17, 2010 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101016/NEWS0102/10170332/0/NEWS01/Villa-gives-Smart-Tables-a-whirl
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