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September 28, 2023 |
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CAMPUS NEWS |
Upcoming Dates |
Fall Festival: Friday, September 29 / 5-9PM PK3-8 Early Dismissal: Friday, October 6 / PK3-4: 11AM / BR-8: 11:15AM PK3-8 NO SCHOOL: Monday, October 9 PK3-8 Individual Yearbook Pictures: Friday, October 13
End Q1: October 13 Cougar Connection: Thursday, October 19 / 8AM PK3-8th Parent-Teacher Conference Day: Friday, October 27 / Watch for sign ups next week! |
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TOMORROW · 5-9PM AT SMLJoin us for games, rides, food, prizes and lots of fun for the whole family!
Grade Level Donation Items:Infants - 2nd Grade - two x 2 liter bottle of soda 3rd - 8th Grade - cakes, pies & cookies for Cake Walk & Sweets Shop Please deliver items to the School Entrance the morning of the festival. |
Infant-Twos and Extended Care will close at 5PM so everyone can enjoy the festivities. |
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PK3 - 8th EARLY RELEASE: Friday, October 6PK3 - 8th NO SCHOOL: Monday, October 9 |
Extended Care is available from 7AM - 6PM. Rate is $70/day. Register by October 4 at 6PM. Please provide your child with a sack lunch on both days. PK3-4 should bring nap items. |
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October 6 / PK3-8th Grade Early Dismissal Pick-Up Procedures |
PK3-4 will be dismissed at 11AM. Pick-up will operate as usual in the Pond Lot on Hillendahl. The gate will open at 10:50AM. Bridge-8th will be dismissed at 11:15AM. We suggest you arrive for car pick-up after 11:05AM (following PK3-4 pick-up). Pickup for BR-8th will operate as usual: Pond Lot (Bridge-3rd) and Gym Lot (4-8th).If you register for PK3-8th Extended Care for this day, follow normal pickup procedures. |
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Interested in a Sport of the Mind? |
PSIA is an academic competition with18 different subject contests for students in Grades 1-8. Teams will begin meeting in October, so it’s time to join! Once you sign up, coaches will communicate with you to work out a day/time for practice.
Not sure which contest is the right fit? Click here to learn more about PSIA and contest options.
Kick-Off Breakfast: October 25 at 7:30AM |
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5-8th Grade ECG Screenings |
St. Mark is partnering with the Cody Stephens Go Big or Go Home Memorial Foundation to screen students, especially student athletes, with an ECG (electrocardiogram) on Friday, September 29. If you are interested in learning more or wish to have your child screened (5-8th grade only), please contact the school nurse, nurse@gostmark.org. The cost is $20, can be paid by cash or check (payable to St. Mark Lutheran), and submitted to the nurse with your student's completed consent form. |
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PK3-8 Yearbook Picture Day: Friday, October 13 |
Order information will come home soon. Students may wear nice jeans or knee length shorts (no athletic or jean shorts) that are not frayed, ripped or have holes. Short or long sleeved shirts will have no writing/print on them. No bare midriff. Skirts, dresses and shorts need to be uniform length - no shorter than 3 inches above the knee. All school uniform dress code guidelines apply. |
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 • 8-9AM • YOUTH ROOM
The Cougar Connection is a parent education series designed to strengthen the vital partnership between parents and school to create an exceptional educational experience that equips students - and families - for success.
Our first event highlights the importance and benefits of a growth mindset in students. Research confirms that a growth mindset fosters resiliency, ignites optimism to try new things and promotes a healthy self-image.
Learn how you can partner with St. Mark to create a home and school environment where all students flourish as they discover their unlimited potential to be life-long learners, empowered by grace and fueled by curiosity, compassion and confidence to courageously and positively impact the lives of others.
Please join us as the SML Administration team shares their passion for nurturing a growth mindset in all students! |
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Book Fair News |
We collected $19,688 at this year’s book fair, and purchased over $3,000 in new books for our school library with the money we earned. Thank you for your support! Special thanks to the Book Fair Committee: Alicia Flick, Angela Slattery, Liz Tharp, Monica Darpi and Blair Woodell. |
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We’re Hiring |
St. Mark is filling positions for the 23-24 school year including: Bus Driver w/ CDL license, EC Assistant, Extended Care staff, and substitute teachers/nurses. |
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ATHLETICS |
| Cougar Club Registration is Open! | |
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The clinic will include two practices, 10/25 & 11/29 from 3:30-5:30PM, with a pep rally performance on 12/1 at 2:20PM. Cost is $75 and each participant will receive a shirt, poms and bow. Late registrations cannot be accepted. Note: Existing 4th Grade cheerleaders do NOT need to register for the clinic as they will already be included. |
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Fall Baseball/Softball Camp / Saturday, October 7 |
Students ages 8-14 are invited to join Coach Watford on Saturday, October 7 from 9AM-12PM to improve their baseball/softball skills! Cost: $15 for SML students and $20 for non-SML students. |
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5-8th Grade Winter Sports Sign Up |
Winter sports include boys basketball, girls basketball and swim team! Sign up by Friday, October 13 at 8PM. |
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Cross Country T-ShirtOrders are due by Friday, September 29 |
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State Volleyball T-ShirtOrders are due by Friday, October 6 |
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| Dig Pink Night: Thursday, October 26 If you would like to donate hair, (minimum 8”), please contact Coach Nordyke, cnordyke@gostmark.org. | |
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| Save the Date: Wednesday, November 15 | |
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CHURCH NEWS |
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IN-PERSON • SUNDAYS • 9AM & 10:30 AM
Childcare and St. Mark Kids is offered at all services.
ONLINE • SUNDAYS • 10:30 AM
Facebook/ YouTube/ stmarkhouston.org/live |
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