The second half of the school year is off and running at St. Katharine Drexel Academy.
Among some of the highlights:
Advent/Christmas Program- On Wednesday, Dec. 13, the SKDA Courtyard was transformed into a Winter Wonderland. We happily hosted our annual Advent/Christmas Program for all students and families under the twinkling lights and gathered afterwards to enjoy Christmas cookies and fellowship. Each year, our Student Council representatives take us through the Nativity scene of Jesus’s birth and follow it with a reading of Twas the Night Before Christmas. Throughout the readings, our students perform songs that they’ve spent many hours practicing. It is a wonderful annual event to put us all in the spirit of Christmas. This year, we ended with the entire audience and students singing Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” with some of our bubble snow. It was a great send off into the holiday season.
Open House- On Sunday, Jan. 28 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m., SKDA will be hosting its annual Open House for all returning and prospective families. All classrooms will be opened, teachers will be on campus and there will be a small scavenger hunt for children. It’s a great way to tour the campus, meet other people and ask any questions about the school you might have. It will also be the first day that the Scholastic Book Fair will be open to all, so come by and visit SKDA and check out all of the wonderful things we have to offer.
Catholic Schools’ Week- At the end of January and beginning of February, all Catholic schools across the country celebrate Catholic Schools’ Week. Each day of the week is devoted to celebrating a different group in our community, whether it be our nation, parents, teachers, students, etc. Each day also has a fun theme and activity for the students to partake in, such as Favorite Color Day, Pajama Day, etc. It is a wonderful way for us to celebrate how special it is to be a Catholic school and what makes our school unique. We look forward to the festivities and celebrating SKDA.
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