Lower School

18 Dec

Posted at 13:39h in Lower School

Registration is now open for Discover, Westminster Academy’s after school and enrichment activities. Please click here to log in or create an account and register your student for classes. Currently, we are offering the following programs for the third quarter of school starting the week of January 13: Mondays: Art with Miss Salas (PK4–1st) in the lower school art room from 3:15–4:15 p.m. Price: $160 per quarter plus $10 supply fee Cheerleading with Mrs. Applegate (Girls in K–5th) in the lower school music room from 3:15–4:15 p.m. Price: $160 per quarter Tuesdays: Science Club with Mrs. Walker (K–2nd) in room 109 from 3:15–4:15 p.m. Price: $175 per quarter plus $15 supply fee Art with Miss...

11 Dec

Posted at 11:48h in Lower School, School News

On Tuesday, December 10, the Lower School held the annual Scripps/Miami Herald fourth and fifth-grade spelling bee. The students came well-prepared and excited to show their spelling expertise. After 12 rounds of intense competition, Jade Engen-Ruiz (fourth grade) won the spelling bee. As a result, Jade will go on to represent Westminster Academy in the Miami Herald/Scripps National Spelling Bee in March. Words spelled correctly and led to the final round were: “brambles,” “fiercest,” and  “mulish.” Ethan Manuel (fourth grade) won second place, and Kathyan Pierre (fifth grade) won third place....

11 Dec

Posted at 11:43h in Lower School

Registration is now open for Discover, Westminster Academy’s after school and enrichment activities. Please click here to log in or create an account and register your student for classes. Currently, we are offering the following programs for the third quarter of school starting the week of January 13: Mondays: Art with Miss Salas (PK4–1st) in the lower school art room from 3:15–4:15 p.m. Price: $160 per quarter plus $10 supply fee Cheerleading with Mrs. Applegate (Girls in K–5th) in the lower school music room from 3:15–4:15 p.m. Price: $160 per quarter Tuesdays: Science Club with Mrs. Walker (K–2nd) in room 109 from 3:15–4:15 p.m. Price: $175 per quarter plus $15 supply fee Art with Miss...

05 Dec

Posted at 10:53h in Arts, Lower School, Upper School

This year, our Lower and Middle Schools will be doing a production of Mary Poppins Jr., and our High School is gearing up for The Sound of Music! Students who are in the third-eighth grade have the opportunity next week to audition for all the roles in Mary Poppins Jr., and also for the five younger von Trapp children in The Sound of Music. Here is the schedule for next week's auditions: Monday, Dec 9: 3:15-5:00 p.m. for Third and Fourth Grade Tuesday, Dec 10: 3:15-5:00 p.m. for Fifth and Sixth Grade Wednesday, Dec 11: 3:15-6:00 p.m. for Seventh and Eighth Grade (and...

07 Nov

Posted at 09:39h in Lower School

Every year the Lower School Student Council prayerfully seeks opportunities to serve others. For the second year, students will demonstrate God’s love through Operation Christmas Child. This Samaritan’s Purse project shares the Good News of Jesus Christ in a tangible way. They deliver shoeboxes filled with gifts to children in need around the world. Lower school classes will collect items through Friday, November 8. Please remember that items should be for children ages 2–14 and can be for girls, boys, or both. Each grade level should bring in the following items: Preschool and Kindergarten: Play figures, balls, and toys like stuffed...