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         Reminder:  School is Closed Thursday May 17, Ascension Thursday and Friday, May 18

         St. Teresa of Avila Confirmation Liturgy will be held on Sunday, May 20, 2012  3:00 pm.

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 School Calendar
Monday May 14  John Cassidy Assembly 12:30 pm

Tuesday May 15  Volunteer Dinner  5:00 pm

School Closed May 17 & 18

Confirmation  May 20  3:00 pm

Grade 6 & 7 Field Trip May 22

Chick Fil-A Lunch May 24

Kindergarten Field Trip  May 24

School Closed May 25  Professional Development Day

Memorial Day  No School May 28

Field Trip  Grade 8  May 29

Field Trip Grade 2 & 5  May 30

May 31 "An Afternoon at the STA Beach"
                   Gino's Pizza Lunch
The St. Teresa of Avila School Family

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
• Above average performance of our students on the standardized Terra Nova tests.
• High acceptance rate of our students at private high schools and academies.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
• RELIGION - Spiritual development is achieved through daily instruction and integration of all aspects of school programs.
• MATHEMATICS – Taught using a strong hands-on approach with the gradual development of abstract thinking.
• LANGUAGE ARTS – Designed to inspire a love of reading with instruction emphasizing verbal and written skills.
• SCIENCE - Instruction is experiential and occurs in all grades. The upper grade curriculum focuses on earth sciences (Grade 6), life sciences and human biology (Grade 7), and physics and environmental science (Grade 8).
• TECHNOLOGY – Grades K to 8 receive weekly instruction and is integrated into all aspects of the curriculum. Smartboards are located in all classrooms.
•FINE ARTS - Allows students to express themselves and appreciate their talents. Our curriculum aligns with the National Standards for Music and Art.



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                                                              Television  Channel 6 and NBC Channel 10

                

The Norristown Elks held a contest in the fall for students in grades 5 through 8  to submit  essays on the topic: “Why I am Proud to Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.” 
We  recently received the good news that STA had five winners!  For the second year in a row, our grade 5 contestants took 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the contest! 
Essay Award Winners
8th Grade Division:      Jodi Graf       2nd Prize
6th Grade Division:    Jack Beatty    3rd Prize
5th Grade Division: 
Makenzie McFarland       1st Prize
Cole Hammel        2nd Prize
Gia Pisano     3rd Prize

Science Fair Winners
Michael Bortulin  1st Place
Vincent Branca, Kevin Fox, Jordan Machita    2nd Place
Kaleigh Hook-Wilson    3rd Place
Honorable Mention
Cole Hammel, Michael Sandella, Reese Soda
Amanda Butera, Alina Ralston
Jimmy Roskos