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The Academy was named Best Preschool and Pre-Primary teacher Rose Van Voorn Best Teacher in the 2017 Best of St. Charles County Readers Choice contest. 

“Congratulations to Rose Van Voorn and to both Rose and Sam [Weiss] for their daily commitment and energy to the Little Acorns and Pre-Primary program for our youngest learners!”  said Mrs. Renken. [Read more about our Pre-Primary teachers.]

Winners of the annual poll, sponsored by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Suburban Journals, were announced yesterday on stltoday. A reception will be held this evening at the Foundry Arts Centre. For further information or tickets, click here. 

Anticipation is building for our Silver Tea performances! The children are preparing a very special holiday gift for their loved ones. Dates and times of this year’s performances are:

Friday, December 15 at 7:30 p.m. for Middle School Classes 5–8

• Rauch Memorial doors open at 6:30 p.m.  ―  Children should arrive by 7:10 p.m.
• Grandparents may attend the Middle School Dress Rehearsal on Thursday, December 14 at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 16 at 2 p.m. for Lower School Classes P-4

• Rauch Memorial doors open at 1 p.m.  ―  Children should arrive by 1:40 p.m.
• Information about child care during the Lower School performance will be forthcoming.
• Grandparents may attend the Lower School Dress Rehearsal on Friday, December 15 at 8:30 a.m.

Fourth Class students, their teacher Ms. Lammert, and some of their family members attended a private screening of the movie “Wonder” at St. Charles 18 Cine recently. Later, the students compared and contrasted the movie with the book, which they had read in October. Wonder is the story of a boy with a very different appearance, who struggles for acceptance in middle school. Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Reiser for providing T-shirts that featured an important message from the story: “choose kind.”

In a tradition dating back decades, each Academy family is invited to provide a basket of food for those in need. As we joyfully anticipate Jesus’ birth during Advent, assembling items for a food basket can become  special family activity. When P-8 students, faculty, staff, parents, alums and friends gather for CHRISTMAS BASKET MASS on Thursday, Dec. 21 in Rauch Memorial, hundreds of bountiful baskets on the bleachers will illustrate the great generosity of our families. This is a prayerful way to part before the holidays and an opportunity to realize the abundance of our blessings.

We will be adding a five-day option to our new 3-year-old program, Little Acorns. For the 2018-19 school year, families will be able to choose a three-day (T, W, Th) or five-day (M-F) program. Little Acorns meets from 8 a.m. to noon with optional Stay and Play in the afternoon. This year, Little Acorns is exclusive to Academy families, but will be open to ALL families next year. If you have a Little Acorn–or know someone who does–please contact Lisa Tebbe, Admissions Director. [Applicants must be three years old by July 1, 2018, and potty-trained.]