Brookfield is a wonderful community, known for its great neighborhoods, great shopping, great restaurants and importantly, great schools. This blog will provide insight into life and education at St. John Vianney school, a 4K-8 educational anchor in Brookfield since 1957.
Kelly is a full-time mother of four, with three attending SJV and the fourth aspiring to attend when she's old enough for preschool.
Many thanks to the parents, teachers and alumni who attended Colleen Terry’s Retirement Open House on Wednesday. Showing their appreciation, the Home and School association presented Colleen with an Irish quilt, an engraved Waterford crystal, and international travel certificates, to use when she visits Ireland and France.
In addition, the Home and School gave Colleen a scrapbook of memory pages from just about every school family at SJV. Flipping through the memory pages, one was reminded of how many families Colleen has touched. Each page had a different personality; some families created poems to Colleen, many families wrote letters, while others decorated with scrapbook accessories or included drawings by their children.
“A school is as good as every teacher in every classroom,” Colleen said, thanking all in attendance. She went on to say that a principal has a network of people that includes a network of pastors, former pastors, staff and principals from other schools, thanking those that have advised her. She encouraged parents to have unconditional love for their children so that they learn about God, about love and, as a result, they are ready for the world academically.
Pictures of the event will be on the Home and School Bulletin Board next week so be sure to check them out.
