My children love St. Thomas. They have made friends and the school has taught them not only academics but how to be caring and compassionate as well. Its a small welcoming community and everyone at the school know my kids' names.
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Posted by a parent on 06/08/09
I love STA. It is the best school! I think everyone is nice and great to people. Some people say that STA is a horrible place to send your children, but your very wrong. St.Thomas the Apostle School is the best with great teachers, staff and a great principal!!
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Posted by a student on 01/05/09
STA is a great school, my son loves going to STA and thanks me everyday for sending him to STA. He has made wonderful friends and I also have made great friends. He is doing excellent in all is classes. His teachers are well-educated and amazing.
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Posted by a parent on 10/22/08
I thought St. Thomas was horrible for my girls. The children aren't nice and the teachers aren't well-educated. They can't control the room sometimes. My daughter just graduated and I am so happy she is out of there. The only teacher I liked was Taya Semple because she was wonderful. Now that she has
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Posted by a parent on 10/08/08
The teachers are loving, caring and are there for any help you need. The building itself is great, with a nice, air conditioned library and a synergistics lab, and the lunch is pretty good most of the time too! The only thing I have against the school is that it can get very cliquey, but everyone can
... Read more find themselves great friends here, no matter what! I'm proud to say that I graduated from this school! :) Read less
Posted by a student on 10/26/07
st. thomas the apostle school is an amazing school and anyone who attends is lucky to do so. this school has taught me many things and the teachers are phinominal. dispite what anyone thinks about sta the school is a safe, loving and caring place to be. take my word for it, i was once a student there
... Read more and i love it and visit it still..i will never lose my respect for this school or anyone in it. i love sta......love alexia sicignano Read less
Posted by a student on 10/04/07
My son entered St. Thomas last year when he was in 1st grade. This school has been a saving grace and blessing for him and us. He has some challenging learning disabilities that qualify him for some extra support by the Resource Room Instructor. In addition, he has had two teachers now who truly are
... Read more partners with that Resource Room Teacher and of course, my husband and me. Our son adores this school, and not only has he soared academically, but spiritually as well. We could NEVER go back to public schools, and look forward to our 3 year old entering Pre K at St. Thomas next year. LAURIE ROEMMELE-ROBERTS, Ph.D. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/21/07
I thought my son got a good education here but they did not have as many different classes offered compared to public school. My main reason for taking my son out of this school was that they have a cell phone tower in the church steeple that alot of parents are not aware of.The church denies it but
... Read more I contacted the Bloomfield Tax Dept.and the towers are in operation and they have not been removed. There were to many cliques and favoritism by some of the teachers that i felt was unfair. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/27/05
I absolutely loved going to this school. It was the best time of my life. I wish I didn't have to move and miss the last two years of it, but I did. I really liked all of the students and staff. It is just a generally cool place.
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Posted by a former student on 10/13/04
St Thomas used to be a wonderful place for children to grow both academically and spiritually, originality and diviserty was encouraged. Children where taught to reach for the stars and that anything was possible. The very things that attracted parents have been lost over the past 2 years. Fantastic
... Read more teachers have left. The focus is no longer to cultivate, to nurture, or to foster an environment were families are treated fairly and with respect, but an environment where favoritism and cliques have taken precedence. Education and spiritually has taken a back seat to politics , favoritism, cliques and staff that is allowed to belittle children and show disrespect to the very people who keep them employed. Read less
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Bloomfield schools — St Thomas Apostle School is located at 50 Byrd Ave, Bloomfield NJ 07003. 50 Byrd Ave is in the 07003 ZIP code in Bloomfield, NJ The school district for St Thomas Apostle School is the Archdiocese Of Newark Education Off. St Thomas Apostle School is a Catholic school that serves grade levels PK - 8.
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