
➕"Every story begins with one person and a dream."
Lucy - 3rd
"Why fit in, when you were born to stand out?!" Dr. Seuss
Hannah -5th grade ➕



First grade is all about penguins! 🐧 From rough draft to final draft to meeting with our 3rd grade buddies to life sized creations....we're loving learning all about penguins!











📚📚Our South Campus Library is l👀king fabulous!
Thank you, Mrs. G., for all your efforts in our amazing, updated space!📚📚










➕"Always believe in your dreams or else they will never happen." Gabija - 2nd grade
"The first shall be last and the last shall be first." Matthew - 7th grade➕



It's never fun to take down Christmas decorations...a perfect time to announce our Classroom Door Decorating Contest winners: 5th Grade!! Awesome work,5th grade!!
Design by: Cassandra, Adeline and Gianna Artwork by: Cassandra, Adeline and Carter Door assembled by and additional artwork by the entire 5th grade.



WELCOME BACK!
Let's do this, SDJCA!


➕"Each new and exciting story began with one person and a dream." Lucy -3rd grade
"It is OK to live a life nobody understands." Santiago - 6th grade➕




We are SDJCA.

🌲🎼Who's ready for the Christmas program tonight!?!?!?!🎼🌲
We had our first and last rehearsal together today! See you tonight!!





5th graders led our all-school Mass today. Great job!!










Our day together started with drop-off detail with Fr. Dan and morning meeting in the gym.







➕"Be careful how you treat people on the way up, because you don't know who you'll meet on the way down." Casandra -5th grade➕


SDJCA families enjoyed a visit with Santa yesterday to kick off this JOYful 3rd week of Advent. Thank you to the Public Landing for donating a portion of the event proceeds to our school!











🎅🏼Santa Claus came to town today!
If you met him at the Public Landing today, send your pictures in to: photos@sdjacademy.org
So. much. Fun!


Our SDJCA Band members - Zane, Olivia, Julianne and Ethan - performed their Christmas Concert tonight at Kingswood Academy in Darien. Way to represent!! Great job to our musicians!








🎅🏻Don't forget to make your reservations for Sunday and meet Santa, too!! The Public Landing is generously giving a portion of the proceeds from this event to SDJCA. See you there!


🎼Deck the Halls🌲


✝️SOON AND VERY SOON✝️
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”
Thank you, Fr. Dan and 3rd graders who led Mass beautifully at the South Campus today.




➕"Nothing is better than having fun. It's all about smileys...SMILE! :)
Franco - Kindergarten
"If you're still doing i-Ready, good luck, you can do this!" - Hannah - 5th grade ➕



Congratulations to the newly inducted members of the first chapter of the SDJCA Honor Society!
We are proud of you. Keep up the great work!









