Today was Skutt Catholic High School’s annual “Community Involvement Day” and we were excited to have a group of students visit our school to volunteer! As always, our students had an absolute blast working with the Skutt students. The volunteers worked alongside our students in the classroom helping with reading and math, read books […]
Phoenix Academy students are in for a real treat as we welcome author Jennifer Holland to our school on Tuesday, October 4th, 2016, to discuss her brand new book, Unlikely Friendships: Dogs. Ms. Holland will give a special presentation and afterward students will have the option to have a book signed by the author. […]
The 2016/2017 school year has begun! It is so wonderful to have our school filled with students once again, eager to learn and make new friends. This is a very special school year for us, as our building expansion project is nearly complete! Five new classrooms were added, as well as a large, multi purpose […]
Our 2016 Summer Kickstart program is in full swing here at Phoenix Academy! Our students are enjoying making new friends while brushing up on their reading and math skills. One of the ways we encourage our students to read is through our R.E.A.D ( Reading Education Assistance Dogs) program. We bring in therapy dogs and […]
Big news… we are excited to announce that Phoenix Academy will be getting a brand new playground thanks to Pacific Life Foundation and KaBOOM! More than 200 volunteers from Pacific Life Foundation, Phoenix Academy, organizers from KaBOOM!, and the community will join forces on Saturday, May 7, to give our school a new playground based on […]
Thank you to Professor Campbell and her education students from Grace University for visiting our school today. The students from Grace University came to observe our classrooms and see our unique teaching methods in action. Our students and staff always love meeting new visitors and future teachers!
Today was Anti-Bullying Day (a.k.a. Pink Shirt Day) at Phoenix Academy! Pink shirt day was started by students in Canada because a boy at their school was bullied for wearing a pink shirt. The students at this school stood up and all wore pink one day to show that is it okay to be different. […]
While the weather outside on Tuesday was frightful for drivers, our students thought it was just delightful! They had a blast at recess playing in the freshly fallen snow. When snow is on the ground, shovels are the top toy of choice on the playground. As the song goes, “let it snow, let it […]
The votes are in! Due to popular vote by Phoenix Students and staff, Mrs. Schweers’ classroom won the best decorated door. In doing so, they won a doughnut breakfast, hot chocolate, and a free dress pass. It was a fun time for all who participated!
Our Phoenix students have been enjoying their time with Miss Sheila once again. This time, they’ve been busy decorating holiday swags for their home. Pine cones, ribbons, glitter and pipe cleaners filled the room as the smell of evergreen trees wafted around. As the students laughed and giggled cheerfully working on their art masterpieces, some […]