Certainly not a new face to SSA, but in a new grade this year... Mrs. Louise Stinchcomb!
SSA has been blessed to have had Mrs. Stinchcomb as the first grade teacher for 28 years!! She has has taught countless students, has had the pleasure of watching them grow up and have families of their own, and now is blessed to teach their children! Those who know her, know that she has quite the soft spot and love for very young children... which is why we are all so thrilled that she will be teaching our TK class this year! Prior to coming to SSA she spent 8 years at Wesley United Methodist as a Preschool teacher and 2 years as a home daycare provider. Mrs. Stinchcomb is also very blessed to have 7 grand babies!!
Welcome to TK Mrs. Stinchcomb!! ❤️
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She is 💯% one of THE best humans we have ever had the privilege of calling family🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰! Love her to the Moon and Back!!!
Such an amazing teacher 💕
We love Mrs. Stinchcomb! ❤️
Yes we do. Hundreds of 1st graders learned to read with you ! Including mine 🥰👏🙏🏻🍀
So happy to still have you with us my dear.
Congrats Mrs Stinchcomb!!! ❤️
Happy to have you
How fun🙏🏼💕
So happy my littlest will have you as her TK teacher!!
We love you, Mrs. Stinchcomb!! 🥰❤️🙏
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! Look forward to working with you!
Welcome to SSA Miss Fleury!! So happy to have you!!
Welcome! See you in the fall!
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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!
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 💐💐
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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!
