We thank you for your many generous donations to the classrooms, office, and academy! Below you’ll find our latest wish list:
We thank you for your many generous donations to the classrooms, office, and academy! Below you’ll find our latest wish list:
Parent Night Presentation!
We will be hosting a Zoom presentation on Building Spiritual Resilience in Children during COVID Era using PTG and Resilience Research. Presented by Dr. Bethany Turner, EdD on Wednesday, July 22nd. Please RSVP via the following link forms.gle/ksKReySUNSG8DojD8
We are off to a great start!! Thank you to those who already made a donation! We have enough to purchase ONE CLASS SET of Chromebooks!! Help us get our 2nd class set! Share our post with friends and family! Know any businesses that would like to help?
We are so excited to announce our new 6th grade teacher, Kendyl Fleury!
Read a note from Miss Fleury and leave her a comment to welcome her to SSA!
Dear Families,
My name is Kendyl Fleury and I am so excited to join the Santa Sophia Community as the 6th Grade Homeroom, 6th,7th,& 8th Grade Social Studies and Science teacher! I grew up in Napa Valley, California, but moved away for college where I attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. I obtained my Bachelor of Arts in History in 2018 and continued my higher education at SMU the following year, graduating with my Master of Education in December of 2019, as well as receiving a Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential from the state of Texas. After graduating, I moved to San Diego where I substitute taught in San Diego's Independent School District.
When it comes to teaching, I aspire to promote a classroom full of learners that are excited, loving, kind, and genuine individuals. I aim to create an academic environment where students can actively learn through hands-on activities, introspective study, and collaboration with others. I hope for students to come to class each day ready and excited to learn!
I cannot wait to meet everyone and am very excited for the upcoming school year!
All my best,
Ms. Fleury
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Welcome to SSA Miss Fleury!! So happy to have you!!
Welcome! See you in the fall!
Welcome to SSA!
Welcome to SSA!
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Help us give a warm welcome to our new first grade teacher, Miss Olivia Donnelly (and her adorable puppy, Fiona!)!!
A note from Miss Donnelly:
Dear Families,
Thank you for the warm welcome to Santa Sophia Academy! I will be the first grade teacher this coming school year. Since San Diego is my new home, I am particularly excited to be joining a strong faith-based community. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame in 2019, where I was a member of the Band of the Fighting Irish as a piccolo player. I earned my Master of Education in Elementary Education and Tennessee Credential from Vanderbilt University in June. As an educator, I am passionate about fostering an environment in which students can grow into inquisitive and conscientious global citizens. I am honored to have the privilege of cultivating future generations of lifelong learners.
Blessings,
Olivia
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Welcome to our SSA family Olivia (and Fiona)!! We are so happy you have joined us!
Welcome to our SSA family Olivia!
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Welcome to SSA!
Welcome to SSA!
We are excited to introduce you to our new 5th grade teacher, Miss Krisman! Help us welcome her into our SSA family!! Leave her a comment with a welcome message!! ❤️
Get to know Miss Krisman...
Hello! My name is Tiffany Krisman. I grew up in the Bay Area of Northern California and attended Catholic Schools from Kindergarten through High School. After graduating from high school, I moved down to San Diego to attend San Diego State University in pursuit of a Theatre Arts degree. After joining a freshman program that allowed me to volunteer as a tutor at a local middle school, I realized that my heart was actually in teaching and changed my major. I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences with a focus in Theatre Arts Education and then went on to get my California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and also my Master of Arts in Teaching from SDSU. After a brief stint substituting in public schools, I realized what was missing for me was the Catholic communities that I associated with elementary education. I found my way into the Diocese and taught for two years at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School teaching a combined 3rd and 4th, and a combined 4th and 5th grade class before moving to St. Rita's School to teach 5th grade for 4 years, and then teaching Math to 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade. For the last 3 years I have also been a Diocesan Teacher Liaison, organizing and facilitating professional development for teachers across the diocese as well as leading professional learning communities in the diocese during distance learning.
As a teacher, my ultimate goal is to instill a love of learning in my students. I try to make education fun and relevant by incorporating more project-based and cooperative group learning assignments and tasks. I create in-depth interdisciplinary lessons that allow practice in multiple subject areas while learning in depth about one particular topic. My classroom is constantly filled with curiosity, conversation, and laughter.
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We look forward to meeting you and the rest of Santa Sophia Academy soon. We are moving to San Diego at the end of the month. Our daughter Lorelei is excited to be in your class!
Dylan can’t wait to meet you, Miss Krissman!! He LOVES theatre and laughing...so 5th grade should be very fun! Yay!
Welcome Miss Krisman!! We are so excited for you to be part of our SSA Family!!
Walcome Miss Krisman ! To be our school 💐💐
Welcome!
Welcome to SSA!
Sr. Eva from the Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) visits our SSA students every year to share where our donated money goes to and the difference it is making!
She is now inviting our SSA families to help in another way! We would love to see any masks you make to help!
We are so excited to welcome some new faces into our SSA family this year!
You might recognize this face, as Mrs. Emery was our computer teacher last year and then took over as our TK teacher during distance learning.
Please help us welcome Mrs. Emery as our new Kindergarten teacher!
Hello! My name is Bridget Emery and I am beyond blessed to be teaching Kindergarten at Santa Sophia Academy. Life has come full circle for me. Many years ago I graduated from Santa Sophia and today with a Masters in Education and a Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential, I am ready to help shape young minds both spiritually and academically.
To the Students of Santa Sophia Academy,
I believe in you.
You are important.
I have high goals for you.
You are listened to.
I know how special you are.
I know you are able.
Your thoughts matter.
I will never give up on you.
We will have fun.
You will succeed.
Love, Mrs. Emery
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Good luck, I am so blessed to have had my daughter go to SSA and now off to colledge this year
Welcome Bridget!! So excited to have you on campus full time! Your positive attitude and smile are infectious!! ❤️
Good luck to you! We love Santa Sophia. Feel so blessed to have raised our girls there!!
Welcome back to SSA and Kindergarten Bridget! We’re so happy you’re here with us! 😘😇
Congratulations! I teach kindergarten at St. Patrick's in North Park if you want to chat this year, share ideas, etc. ❤
I am so excited for my little one to start Kindergarten with Mrs. Emery.
Welcome you will do great
Good luck
