News - June 2023

2022-2023 has been another fabulous school year here at South Boston Catholic Academy! Ms. Keough’s students in Grade 2A celebrated the last day of school with a Red Carpet Award Ceremony. They were so excited to receive their awards! In Ms. Monaghan’s STEM class, the third and fourth grade students built a cardboard arcade. They started off this unit by watching the video "Caine's Arcade". It truly is an amazing story! In order for the students to showcase all of their hard work, they hosted a Caine's Arcade Day of Play in the school cafeteria on Monday, June 12th. Each teacher signed up for a time to bring their students down to the cafeteria in order to play the games third and fourth grade built. The students worked very hard on their projects and were really excited to allow everyone a chance to play them! The third and fourth graders did an outstanding job with this STEM class project! The First Graders in Ms. McCarthy, Ms. Byrne and Ms. Gannon’s first grade class enjoyed walking to Farragut Park for the Teddy Bear Picnic. The children ate their lunch, read with friends, listened to stories read by their teachers, and played on the playground. It was a beautiful sunny day enjoyed by all! Our Annual Field Day, organized by Ms. Brogan, the Physical Education Teacher, was a big hit with the students. Students were placed on teams led by our 6th Graders. The team colors were Red, Orange, Navy, Tie Dye, Lime Green, Purple, White, Gray, Light Blue, Yellow, Pink and Dark Green. Some of the games they played were…Tug of War, Tic Tac Toe, Bean Bag Toss, Egg Relay Sponge Relay, Beach Ball, Water Balloon and Sack Race. “A Reflection of Team Spirit, Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress, working together is success.” by Henry Ford Students in K1 became published authors this school year! They brainstormed topics to write about, picked one topic, illustrated the pictures and wrote the words! Then we sent it off to the publisher! The title of the book Ms. Hope’s student’s published is entitled: “When I Grow Up” by K1A. The title of the book Ms. Courtney’s student’s published is entitled: “What Lives under the Rainbow” by K1C The title of the book Ms. Erin’s students published is entitled: “When I Grow Up” by K1D. The students were so excited to become published authors! Much to their families and teachers’ amazement and delight, the K1 students did an outstanding job as authors and illustrators. As we mark the end of another great school year here at SBCA, we wish everyone a Healthy and Happy Summer! Let’s keep our school prayer that we start with each day at school in our hearts and minds. --- Dear God, Thank you for creating us and giving us this day, help us grow in faith and show respect in every way. We welcome all people into our school family with care, Work hard in all subjects, have patience, and share. Guild us as we do our best to lead and learn today, and celebrate as proud students of SBCA. New families are welcome to email our admissions team at: admissions@sbcatholicacademy.org for more info about South Boston Catholic Academy.

Congratulations to Ms. Faith Smith’s 6th Grade Students! Your hard work has paid off! The prestigious schools our students have been invited to attend for the 2023-2024 school year include: Archbishop Williams High School, Belmont Hill, Boston College High School, Cathedral High School, Catholic Memorial High School, Noble and Greenough School, St. John School, Thayer Academy, Xaverian Brothers High School and Awaiting the Boston Latin School & Academy Acceptances. On Friday, June 9, 2023 we held our End of the Year School Mass at St. Brigid Church at which the 1st Graders did a wonderful job as Greeters, Readers and Bringing up the gifts of bread, wine, and water to the Altar. The SBCA Children’s Choir led by the Music Teacher, Mr. Carlo Bunyi, sounded amazing, too! Father Casey, our Pastor and Father Peter Schirripa, our new Parochial Vicar, were the celebrants at this Mass. We, also, had a chance to welcome Father Peter, who is a newly ordained priest, to our Parish and SBCA Community at this Mass. Following this Mass, we held this year’s 6th Grade Graduation Ceremony with the students, families, faculty and staff of South Boston Catholic Academy in attendance. We all wish this year’s 6th students the very best! God Bless you and your families always! New families are welcome to email our admissions team at: admissions@sbcatholicacademy.org for more info about South Boston Catholic Academy.

The South Boston Catholic Academy Yoga Club is a 6 week after school program open to grades K2 through 5 and led by SBCA parent, Erin Holland. Erin is mom to two SBCA students, Connor (K2) and Charlie (K0), and holds her 200 HR Yoga Teacher Certification. The main goals of the yoga program are to help students learn the foundations of yoga and mindfulness, build strength and flexibility, and make connections to their mind and bodies...all while having fun! Each class is designed with a different central theme. Some themes this spring have included "Welcome Spring", "Pirate Adventure", and "Let's Go Camping". Each session includes a combination of breath work, movement exercises, yoga poses, and time at the end to rest and reflect, with props and music included throughout class to help further engage the kids. SBCA also started a Preschool Yoga program this spring which offers a weekly yoga session to all of K0 and K1 during their school day. The yoga program at SBCA is a safe and welcoming space for all students, regardless of prior experience, physical or learning abilities. A Special Thank you to Erin Holland for coming to SBCA and teaching the students how much fun Yoga can be and to Couch Erin Brogan, the Physical Education Teacher, for being such a helpful part of the program. New families are welcome to email our admissions team at: admissions@sbcatholicacademy.org for more info about South Boston Catholic Academy.

South Boston Catholic Academy News Recently, the students and their families in the Toddler-K2 Program and in Grades 1-6 enjoyed going to the South Boston Catholic Academy Spring Dances in the school Gym. They had fun dancing and singing to the music that the DJ, Christine Rinaldi, played. They enjoyed the Snacks, Games and especially the ice cream from the Frosty Ice Cream Truck that was a big hit, too and more…It was a great afternoon for families and friends to get together! Our Music Teacher, Mr. Carlo also came and joined in the fun. What a great way to celebrate Spring! Thank you to the following Home & School Social Committee members who planned and executed the 1st Annual SBCA Spring Dance: Dani Braho, Vanessa Cannella, Tammy Gates, Danielle McClure, Taryn Powers, Jaclyn Price, Tracy Seder. We’d also like to thank all of the parent volunteers that helped set up and decorate the gym, as well as clean during and after the dance! And thank you to Ms. Teresa for photographing the families at the dance and to all that helped to make this Spring Dance possible! New families are welcome to email our admissions team at: admissions@sbcatholicacademy.org for more info about South Boston Catholic Academy.