Archive for the ‘Service Project’ Category
Simple Lenten Meal Wednesday, March 13
During Lent we focus on prayer, personal sacrifice and service to others. Our simple meal will draw the students’ attention to those less fortunate among us. View the March menu for details of what will be included in the meal. WE hope many of you will plan to have your child participate. One dollar for each meal purchased will be donated to Catholic Relief Services, Operation Rice Bowl. Click here for details about Operation Rice Bowl. Students will be served only once; there will be no second helpings served on Wednesday, in keeping with our theme. We will begin each meal in the lunchroom with a special prayer.
Changing the World, One Coin at a Time
Juan and Juan
As many of you know, last year, Villa Academy’s preschool raised over $1000 for Wuqu’ Kawoq Maya Health Alliance to help two-year-old twin boys, Juan and Juan in Guatemala. Recently, the preschool class received a video update from Wuqu’ Kawoq’s Medical Director, Dr. Peter Rohloff. The young boys were severely malnourished and had a number of medical issues when Dr. Peter (as he is known to the preschoolers) first met them a year ago. ”They are much better now thanks in part to all of the money you were able to raise for them,” Dr. Peter reported, “and their mother, in particular, is very, very grateful for everything that you did to help them out.”
Continuing their Coins for a Cause community service project, the preschool is currently collecting money for another Guatemalan child, Levi. Just a few months old, Levi was born with congenital deformities of his hands and feet. Additionally, he is severely malnourished. Levi’s overall health needs to improve before doctors can begin the multiple operations required to repair his deformities. Dr. Peter thanked the preschoolers in advance for their efforts: “Funds raised will provide Levi with the milk, food, and vitamins he needs to get stronger.” Preschoolers are especially excited their coins will help with one of the surgeries to restore full use of Levi’s hands and feet. ”My kids were very touched to give for that reason alone as they wanted baby Levi to be able to hold his toys and run and play like they do,” said preschool teacher Sara Olson.
Coins for a Cause, which will run through March 28, also provides students the opportunity to learn about Guatemalan culture and geography. This will include a short lesson in Kaqchikel, one of the Mayan languages, an introduction to quetzal birds and howler monkeys, as well as a glimpse into the village where Levi lives.
Contributions to the preschoolers’ Coins for a Cause may be made directly at http://www.wuqukawoq.org/levi.
Coins for a Cause
The Third Trimester Community Service Project for the Preschool classes has focused in the past several years on helping a Guatemalan child in need of medical care which is financially beyond the reach of the family.
This year the money raised will help Levi, a 3-month old boy who is severely malnourished and who was born with multiple deformities of his hands and feet.The money raised will pay for intensive nutritional therapy to help him gain strength, medications to treat infections, and surgery to help him gain full use of his hands and feet.
The project is being introduced to the Preschool children today, Ash Wednesday, February 13. Each child in the Preschool is invited to collect coins to bring to school. Our collection will run from February 13 – March 28. This project occurs during the season of Lent because of its core tenet of service to others.
Children are encouraged to raise the money by doing extra jobs or chores around the house. Any amount raised will be a huge benefit to this little boy.
Be My Valentine
Each January the Villa preschool students and their buddies create beautiful Valentines. These decorated hearts are then assembled to make a Valentine Garland. The Valentine Garland is presented to Children’s Hospital and is prominently hung for all to enjoy.
The students learn about the hospital and its special patients so they can better understand how these valentines cheer up the sick children during their hospital stay and the hardworking hospital staff.
Thank you for being
such a wonderful
NEIGHBOR,
Children’s Hospital!
Happy Valentine’s Day
From the Preschool
Children
at
Villa Academy
Primroses Say “Thank you”
Villa Academy is celebrating Catholic Schools Week January 27 – February 2. Each day of this special week Villa celebrates a different core value of our Cabrinian tradition.
Today we celebrate our neighbors. Villa Middle School students assembled and will deliver primroses and thank you notes to all of the neighbors near our school. Students at all grade levels participate throughout the school year in age appropriate Community Service projects. 
Garland of Gloves
Kindergarten will be supporting the Ronald McDonald House by creating a heartfelt Garland of Gloves. The Ronald McDonald House is a home away from home for families who have children receiving treatment at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Beginning Wednesday, January 23 and running through Friday, February 1, Kindergarten classes will be collecting new gloves, hats, mittens, and scarves of all sizes to keep these families warm during the winter months.
Preschool Mitten Tree Project Update
Preschool students sorted and counted:
9 pair of mittens
48 pair of gloves
35 hats
3 scarves
15 sets of socks (multiple pairs in a set!)
24 sets ( combo hat/mittens, or scarf/ hat or gloves /hat)
As well as 18 gift certificates of $25.00.
A P3 Parent Volunteer and a P4 Parent Volunteer will deliver the donations to First Place School today. In addition to our donations, the Villa Library is donating close to 100 gently used books to send with our donations.
On behalf of the families at First Place School—-THANK YOU!
