St. Francis Academy » grade 3 http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa Inspiring excellence, instilling faith since 1959 Mon, 14 May 2012 18:55:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Halloween Costume Party 2011 http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/archives/2125 http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/archives/2125#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:30:09 +0000 Webmaster http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/?p=2125

Grades Pre-K through 4 dressed up for their Halloween photos, and spent the rest of the day for their halloween party. Follow the link to check out our Halloween 2011 photos. Let’s see if you can guess the identities of the students behind their spooky costumes!

]]> http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/archives/2125/feed 0 Bulb Planting Fall 2011 http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/archives/2115 http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/archives/2115#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:00:10 +0000 Webmaster http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/?p=2115 Bulb Planting 2011

Ms. Savage, Grade 8, and Pre-K bless the bulbs before planting

October 11, 2011 – Grade 8 boys dug more than 275 holes around the school yard and garden for our annual bulb planting activity. Each class blessed the bulbs before planting them. We expect to see the flowers in Spring 2012.

Follow the link for pictures of Bulb Planting Fall 2011. (Special thanks to Mr. Martin and Mrs. Perez for taking the pictures!)

]]> http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/archives/2115/feed 0 LSC Presents The Creepy Crawlers http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/archives/1614 http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/archives/1614#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:35:29 +0000 Webmaster http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/?p=1614
November 11, 2010 – Liberty Science Center (LSC) visited St. Francis Academy to introduce the Creepy Crawlers to the students from Pre-K through Grade 4. The students learned fun facts about the cockroaches, spiders, and snakes. The students also got the chance to see the creepy crawlers up close! Follow the link for the photos: Creepy Crawlers 2010.

]]> http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/archives/1614/feed 0 Halloween Costumes and Pumpkin Picking http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/archives/1580 http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/archives/1580#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:20:29 +0000 Webmaster http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/?p=1580

On October 29, 2010, students from Pre-K through Grade 4 dressed up for their Halloween photos, and enjoyed the rest of the day for their halloween party. Check out the photos and guess who is behind the inconspicuous costume!

In the afternoon, they went to the pumpkin patch at the school yard to pick their favorite pumpkins. Special thanks to Union City Mayor Brian Stack for sending us more than 100 pumpkins for Halloween!

BONUS!

The 6th Grade class wrote beautiful Halloween HAIKUs in Powerpoint! The following are from the selected students. Check them out:

NOTE: Students used version 2003 of Powerpoint.

]]> http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/archives/1580/feed 0 Spring Door Contest 2010 http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/archives/1248 http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/archives/1248#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:38:59 +0000 Webmaster http://stfrancisacademy.com/sfa/?p=1248 Students decorated the doors of their classrooms for the first Spring Door Contest hosted by the Student Council. The decorations and designs represent the warmth and beauty of the season of Spring.

Check out the colorful doors in the gallery section (Photo Set | Slide Show) and choose your favorites!

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