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Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy News
Keep up to date on school news
Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy wants parents and the community to have easy access to the most current school news. Read the Principal's Newsletter online and check the Calendar for upcoming events and important schedule changes.
Summer Office Hours
Please be advised the school office is open with modified summer hours. If you need to speak with someone please call the office at 718.631.3153. If the office is closed please leave a message and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.
School Opens:
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 is the first day of classes for all students in Grades 1 - 8
We ask that all students arrive at 8:00am and assemble in Father Smith Hall. After a warm welcome and brief introductions, teachers will be bringing their classes up to the classroom to begin the day.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Beginning today, Thursday, September 9, 2010, students will be expected to go directly to their respective homeroom class, starting at 8:00am, with morning prayers and the instructional day beginning promptly at 8:15am.
Please note dismissal for the first week of school, Sept. 8,9,10 will be 12noon.
Dismissal procedures will continue as follows:
Grades 1 - 4 will dismiss from the front doors into the school yard
Grades 5 & 6 will dismiss from the exit on 245th Street, closer to Alameda Ave.
Grades 7 & 8 will dismiss from the 245th Street exit closer to Northern Blvd.
As a reminder, effective September 13, 2010 Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy's instructional program will begin promptly at 8:15am, with students going directly to their homeroom classes starting at 8am. Dismissal will be at 2:45pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and 2:30pm on Wednesday.
Information for Nursery, Pre-K, and Kindergarten and their individual starting dates and procedures coming soon.
Back to School Night
Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy will be hosting Back to School Night on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 7:00pm in Father Smith Hall. This will be an opportunity for you to meet your children's teachers and see the world your child inhabits every day. It is one of the best ways to begin to build that all-important home-school connection. A detailed correspondence including the meeting agenda will be sent out the first week of school.
Divine Wisdom Summer Academy
Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy offered its first Summer Academy which was an enrichment opportunity for students entering grades Pre-K - 8. It was held from June 29, 2010 - August 6, 2010.
We were also able to present Mad Science Summer Camps
Go to Divine Wisdom Summer Academy for more information.
Divine Wisdom pays tribute to our American Heroes.
DWCA marched in its first parade since becoming an academy. The Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade is a wonderful tradition held to honor our veterans. We had a great turn out of students which included music by our Band. Highlights and photos can be seen through the courtesy of The Tablet.
Divine Wisdom students won 48% of all honors awarded by the Little Neck/Douglaston Memorial Day Parade Committee. Shana Marino is our grand prize winner for the Essay Contest. Yuji Choi is our grand prize winner for the Art Contest.
Parent Meeting with The Board of Directors
There was a Parent Meeting with The Board of Directors on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. For those interested in reading the report presented by The Board, please click the link below:
DWCA_May_4,_2010_Parents_Meeting.pdf 859.75 KB 05/14/2010 12:13
Open Registration for 2010-2011 school year is in progress.
Please call us at (718) 631-3153 with any questions and for an opportunity to visit our school.
Divine Wisdom Students Win Scholarships
To date, the first graduating class of Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy has been awarded $116,000.00 in scholarship money.
Congratulations to them and their families!
Volunteer Recruitment
We are working on building our Volunteer Base. As many of you know, we rely on our Parent Volunteers for many of our programs and events. It creates a sense of community that brought many of us here and more importantly is how wonderful it is working together to benefit our children.
We ask that you fill out the Volunteer Service Form to indicate what committee or committees you are interested in. Upon receipt and compilation of all forms we will contact you to advise you which committee you have been selected for. There will be a Chairperson for each committee that will help coordinate and assign events and programs. We understand that schedules change and expect this new process will help facilitate our volunteer force to ensure programs and events can be well staffed and at the same time give everyone the opportunity to fulfill their required service hours.
