Two Weeks Left to Make a Difference
With only two weeks left of The Episcopal Fund parent campaign, the St. Mark’s and Beaches Campuses want to remind parents of the importance of supporting our school. On Tuesday, parent representatives on each campus handed out special goodies in the carpool line. The note on the bag of LEGO candy read “Thank you for […]
Sixth Grade Novel Study Includes Message of Inclusion
Sixth grade students on the St. Mark’s Campus recently wrapped up their first novel study of the school year with the book Out of My Mind. To reinforce their critical thinking about the novel, Mrs. Akerstrom, Language Arts teacher, had students participate in several activities including annotating the full novel; completing mini lessons focusing on […]
Two Science Labs Offer Hands-on Learning Opportunities
Students in second grade have been experimenting as part of their soil unit. This week, students observed how water moves through three different types of soil – sand, humus, and clay – by placing each soil in a coffee filter and running water through it using a dropper. Students will use this and other data […]
Meeting the Needs of Learners with the Orton-Gillingham Approach
The Orton-Gillingham Approach is a teaching method designed to help readers through explicit instruction of the connections between letters and numbers. For students on the St. Mark’s Campus, multi-sensory strategies, along with systematic and sequential phonics lessons, are being taught in our classrooms and the results are truly remarkable. This powerful and proven approach is […]
Faculty, Staff Reach 100% Episcopal Fund Participation
The St. Mark’s Campus has reached 100% faculty and staff participation in giving to The Episcopal Fund for the 2020-21 school year. “We are incredibly proud of the dedication and commitment of our faculty and staff. Their support speaks volumes about how much they are invested in our school, our campus, and most importantly, our […]
Time Capsule Opening Rescheduled
On September 13, 2000, students of St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School buried a time capsule. Twenty years later, the time capsule is scheduled to be opened on October 13, 2020. Due to COVID, we have postponed this event until the spring. Please stay tuned for a new date in the coming months.
Students Learn to Sign and Sing
While there have been some adjustments to the school day on the St. Mark’s Campus regarding normal activities with masks and social distancing, music teacher, Susanne Dailey, has seized the opportunity to work with students on communicating and singing in a different way. Mrs. Dailey has used the challenge of singing behind a mask to […]
Curriculum Integration in 5th Grade
Integrating curriculum across subjects focuses on making connections for students, allowing them to engage in relevant, meaningful activities that can be connected to real life. Over the summer, fifth grade students read the book “Boy of the Painted Cave” as part of their required reading. To reinforce their reading, in Social Studies, students participated in […]
Students Help Kick Off Episcopal Fund
St. Mark’s Campus St. Mark’s Campus’s Episcopal Fund Kick-Off was a huge success! A very special thank you to sixth grade students, Carson Bechan, Emery Duffy, Jake Kovacocy, Phillip Luschen, Lily Pennington, and Maddox Racine, for promoting this campaign by waving posters during morning and afternoon carpools. To date, the campus has raised 23% of its […]
Child Safety Matters Programing Helps Educate Students
St. Mark’s Campus The St. Mark’s Campus is continuing its partnership with the Monique Burr Foundation to deliver the Child Safety Matters program. The program educates and empowers children and all relevant adults with information and strategies to prevent, recognize, and respond appropriately to bullying, cyberbullying, all types of abuse, and digital abuse dangers. Over the past few weeks, […]