From all of us at Mother Teresa Academy, we would like to wish everyone a happy and blessed Easter! #HappyEaster 🐰🐣
We hope everyone has a wonderful Easter break. We hope you enjoy this time to refuel, relax, and rejuvenate! We look forward to seeing our students’ smiling faces when we return! #MTA #Family 🟠🔵⚪
Sixth grade recently learned about electricity in science class. Students spent one afternoon building circuits and learning about switches. #MTA #Science 🔌⚡
Middle school students took a field trip to Penn State Behrend’s Yahn Planetarium. They were able to watch a film inside the planetarium learning all about telescopes and solar systems. The professor then showed the night sky pointing out constellations and planets we can see in our own backyards. Students also participated in a STEM project where they built seismographs to measure earthquakes. #MTA 🌌🔭⭐
As we gear up for spring break, students took part in a door decorating contest! Congratulations to Ms. Johnson’s third grade class for finishing first, followed by Ms. Nolan’s sixth grade class in second. Miss Tyler’s kindergarten class rounded out the top three. #MTA #SpringFun 🐣🐰
Our girls volleyball team has been hard at work in their first season of play! They are getting better with each bump, set, spike, and dig and we are so proud of them! Go Saints! #MTA 🏐
The “S.A.I.N.T. of the Month” program is a way to acknowledge and celebrate individual achievement. It helps create a school culture that values academic success, as well as elevates awareness of student contributions to the learning environment. We are very proud of the students chosen for the month of March! #MTA #Family 🔵🟠⚪
Yesterday, Kelly Roland from Erie News Now spoke with first grade about weather and different types of clouds. She also demonstrated how a tornado forms. Our first graders asked great questions! Will we have a future meteorologist in the class of 2032? #MTA ☁️🌪️
Mark your calendars for NEXT THURSDAY, April 10, for our “Rock Your Decade” concert! This concert will feature MTA choirs, ukulele & percussion ensembles, and soloists performing live music from various decades. It includes a snack bar with refreshments and a vibrant atmosphere, so come join the fun! Doors will open at 4:15 p.m. with the concert starting promptly at 4:30 p.m. Parking will be available in the lot behind MTA. Please use the front doors to enter. See you there! #MTA #SpringPopsConcert 🎼
Fourth grade has been taking on some pretty awesome drawing challenges in art class lately! First, they focused on using simple shapes to draw different objects and animals like a flamingo, chess piece, and a bear. Today, they learned about using our pencils as a measuring tool for drawing. Students were challenged with drawing a mirrored image of an animal! Students learned how to make marks and connect the dots. There were lots of "oohh's and aahh's" as they saw their image start to appear. Great job fourth grade! #MTA #Art
Third grade has been learning about author's purpose (persuade, inform, entertain) in reading class! Students had the chance to create their own cereal and design a box to demonstrate their understanding. Students had to persuade people to buy their cereal by adding a catchy phrase and illustration to the front of the box. Then, they had to inform people about their cereal's nutrition and ingredients on the side of the box. Finally, students entertained people by creating activities and jokes on the back of the box! #MTA #Reading 🥣
Last Friday, seventh grade volunteered to lead first grade in a math stations activity! Our seventh graders modeled great leadership skills and had fun teaching math. The theme of the activity was math concepts relating to future careers.
Station one was, led by Selah and Lavey, was a future career as a doctor or nurse. Students used tape measures to measure their height, hands, feet, arms, and legs to the nearest inch. Students then compared the weights of different items to see which weighs more.
Station two, led by Victor, Nijhon, and Jayden, involved jobs as a cook making equal pizza sections and builder building a tower with blocks. The first graders were then paid their salary and were able to go shopping.
Station three, led by Kyshawn and Roman, was all about clocks and telling time. Students talked about getting to work on time and knowing what time to leave. The first graders practiced setting their clocks to specific times given.
The final station, led by Angie and Yareli, included subtraction as a countdown to vacation. The first graders found the sum of the two number cubes rolled and then moved their counter on the game board until they reached vacation on day 50. #MTA #MathFun ➕➖
Middle School students recently participated in a rock lab in their science classes. They observed the three types of rocks. They then used Snickers bars to create their own layers of rocks and explore how they changed. MTA Science rocks! #MTA #Science
The WQLN PBS STREAM Machine is a mobile outreach vehicle that brings pop-up classrooms to schools and communities. Students in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade engaged in hands-on lessons about science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math. The mobile stopped by campus three different days to accommodate each grade. Students also received a take-home bag filled with educational activities and a book. A special thank you to Ms. Woodard and Ms. Allen for being amazing teachers and making learning fun! #MTA #STREAMMachine
The Erie Playhouse debuted “Pete the Cat” last weekend. Our very own Jayla Blanks ’27 stars as the title character! Hear from Jayla on Erie News Now at the link below and be sure to make your way to the Erie Playhouse this weekend to catch the show!
Showtimes are as follows:
Friday, March 14 – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 – 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 16 – 2:00 p.m.
We are so proud of you, Jayla! #MTA #Theatre 🎭
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=jEzf6np0YzE
Sixth grade STEAM class is designing and building their own floor plans and blueprints. Students are using Tinkercad to frame the first floor of their home, including studs, windows, and doors. #MTA #STEAM
Saints Celebrate Reading Week has been a lot of fun for our staff and students. We were lucky enough to have some more guest readers for our elementary students! We want to thank Mrs. Gerri Piecuch, Mr. Chet Moffett, Mrs. Sonya Whitman, Fr. Jason Feigh, and Ms. Sonya Byes for joining us this week. #MTA #SaintsCelebrateReadingWeek 📚
Yesterday, we "Teamed up for Reading" for Saints Celebrate Reading Week! We wore our favorite jerseys and sports themed outfits. Elementary and middle school students then had the opportunity to buddy-read! Everyone had such an amazing time! #MTA #SaintsCelebrateReadingWeek 📚
We kicked off Saints Celebrate Reading Week with the theme “Hats off to Reading” yesterday. Students were able to dress down and wear a fun hat! Third and fourth grade enjoyed a special guest reader, Mrs. Joanne Rogers from Prep, to help celebrate! #MTA #SaintsCelebrateReading 📚
Our middle school students took a field trip to the Flo Fabrizio Ice Center on Friday to learn how to ice skate! For so many first-timers, everyone did awesome! #MTA #FieldTripFun ⛸
