New Technology & Innovation Specialist for the Day
The St. Mark’s Campus welcomed third grade student Eloise Sauvageau as the Technology and Innovation Specialist for the day on Thursday, December 17. As the Technology & Innovation Specialist, Eloise set up and ran production for the Pre-K 4 Christmas performance and managed all of the audiovisual. She taught the third grade Innovation Lab classes, […]
Students Receive Fruit of the Spirit Awards for Patience
This morning the St. Mark’s Campus held the Fruit of the Spirit Chapel for Patience. Teachers and peers recognized students who practice patience in everything they do. A special recognition ceremony for these deserving students was held outside in the courtyards of campus. Awards were presented by Beville Anderson, Head of Lower School, and Katherine […]
Task Parties Create Opportunity for Creativity and Ingenuity in the Art Room
Twice a year, before Christmas and the last day of school, students in first through sixth grades put their ingenuity and creativity to the test with a “task party” during art class. After a random drawing of their “task,” students are given 45 minutes to create their task out of any materials they can find in […]
First Grade Celebrates the Season with A Ride on the Polar Express
All Aboard! Today, first grade students took a magical journey to the North Pole on the Polar Express. Dressed in their favorite pajamas and slippers, their day was filled with hot chocolate, story time, a ride on the “express train,” craft time, crossword puzzles and word searches, a special delivery from the North Pole, and […]
Raffle Drawing for the 2021 Ascension St. Vincent’s Ortega River Run
The first Ortega River Run raffle was held on Wednesday, December 9. Congratulations to Eloise, first grade student, for being this week’s winner of a $10 Target gift card! Every week, between now and January 24, students on the St. Mark’s Campus will have a chance to win a Target gift card. The sooner they […]
Art Room Celebrates the Season
The spirit of Christmas brings an opportunity for creativity to shine in the art room. St. Mark’s Campus art teacher Bebe Alexander has created many traditions in the art room over the years, including wooden nativity scenes made by Pre-K 3 – kindergarten students, clay figures of Jesus (first grade), angels (second grade), Mary (third […]
Decking the St. Mark’s Commons!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the St. Mark’s Campus! Students in Pre-K 3 through sixth grade enjoyed decorating the Christmas tree in the Lori Schiavone Commons on Tuesday. Each student is represented on the tree with their own hand-made ornament. Every year, each grade-level chooses a theme for their ornaments. In […]
Chapel Links for December
December 2 Chapels Munnerlyn: US Chapel: https://youtu.be/0frpqSQuvYg MS Chapel: https://youtu.be/JlAYazAiG6E Beaches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jChfkzEOCto&feature=youtu.be St. Mark’s: https://video.link/w/Rx54b
Students Receive Head of School Awards
The Head of School Award recognizes students in 5th & 6th grade who receive all A’s on their progress report each term. A special ceremony to present students with their certificates was pre-recorded and shared with parents. Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding achievement: 6th Grade Cora Nancy Anderson Gavin Bransford Emery […]
Third Graders Create Piece for Gingerbread Extravaganza
Each year, with the curricular focus on Jacksonville history, third grade selects a historical landmark to construct out of gingerbread and candies for the Jacksonville Historical Society’s Gingerbread Extravaganza. This year, students recreated the small mission chapel of Our Lady of Le Leche in St. Augustine. It was here on this property that Spanish explorer Pedro […]