28 Chapel at 9:15AM
30 No Pre-4 class – Parent Teacher
conferences
1 St. Mark’s has worship services at
8AM, 10:30AM, and 6PM with Sunday Sch. at 9:15AM
3 Election Day, Science Olympiad for
grades 5-8 until 4:15, Stacking Club for 1-4 until 4:15
4 Chapel at 9:15 AM, Preschool chapel
1PM, staff mt. 3:30 PM
5 Science Club for grades 1-4 until
4:15, Stacking Club for 5-8 until 4:15, Picture Day, School Board mt. 7PM
6 Picture Day
Prayer Families
Rebecca F. (P4), Lucas R. (P3), Haven
S. (PK)
Saint Salute
A big Saint Salute and thanks to the volunteers
that so graciously gave of their time and energy to make the Walk-a-thon a
success.
A big Saint Salute and thanks to the top 3
students in collecting for the Walk-a-thon:
1st Kristen
L. (5)
2nd Bridget
B. (4)
3rd Jordan
S. (1)
Thoughts
One of the mysteries that can hit a parent early in the morning on a
snowy day is the announcement of school closed or school delayed. St. Mark’s will communicate this message via
email to each parent, Facebook, and TV (channel 9 only). Also, if Milford is closed or delayed, then
so is St. Mark’s. Those that ride other
busses to school must realize that if their district is closed, no
transportation is available to St. Mark’s (if St. Mark’s is open).
Important Dates to Know
5-6 Picture Day
8 Children in K-8 sing at the 10:30AM service
11 Veteran’s Day Luncheon at 11:50 AM
October tuition is now
due
Special Clubs
St. Mark’s holds many clubs during the year for grades 1-8. Science Club for grades 1-4 will begin
November 5. Stacking Club for grades 5-8
begins on that same date. Students in
grades 5-8 may join Science Olympiad with practice beginning Nov. 3. This club requires a commitment of every week
attendance. This is actually a team that
practices 23 events for competition on March 5. Any student can join this
team. However, only 15 may be on the
competitive team on March 5. Stacking
Club for grades 1-4 starts on Nov. 3.
Helpers are welcome to any and all Science Club Thursdays.
Picture Days
St. Mark’s will have a new photographer this year. Harriet Kurp, a photographer who took
pictures for King of Kings for many years, will present us with a different type
of photo opportunity. No money is due on
Picture Day. Within two weeks every
student will receive the same package – 2-5x7, 2-4-6, 6 wallets, and a class
photo. Each family has 3 options:
1. Return the package and owe nothing.
2. Keep the package and owe $27.50.
3. Keep the package and add as many options (a-la-cart) as
desired.
Picture
Day Schedule
Thursday,
Nov. 5
9:00 Kindergarten
9:30 PK
10:15 Pre-3 AM
11:00 Grade 1
1:00 PM Grade
2
1:30 PM Pre-3
PM
2:00 PM Grades
3-4
Friday,
Nov. 6
9:00 Grades 5-6
9:30 Grades 7-8
10:00 Pre-2
10:30 Pre-4 AM
12:45PM Pre-4 PM
All
students may dress up on their picture day – no uniforms are required on their
day.
Walk-a-thon
St. Mark’s Walk-a-thon made over $7,100. We will now begin to purchase those proposed
projects and resources. Thanks to those
students who helped make this happen so successfully. The following is a summary:
Preschool $1,296 Kindergarten $595
Grade 1 $882 Grade 2 589
Grades 3-4 $860 Grades 5-6 $1,405
Grades 7-8 $1,010
Student Council Needs Your Help
The second quarter is well underway,
and Student Council is already planning for Christmas. In an effort to decorate the school
sufficiently this year, Student Council is asking for donations of decorations. We are looking especially for Christmas
lights, ornaments, garland, etc.
Donations must be brought in by December 2 and can be dropped off in the
marked cardboard box inside the school entrance.
Student Council is doing “Cookies for
Courage.” This is a program where people
bring in cookies and they are donated to fire and police stations as a symbol
of appreciation for their work. Those
who want to participate should bring in a dozen or more homemade cookies by
November 5.
Operation Christmas Child—Fill a Shoe Box
It’s Operation Christmas Child time! The Women’s Guild of St. Mark’s church invites all to participate in this mission. Operation Christmas Child is a program that allows us to provide Christmas presents to children in other countries who are affected by war, poverty, disease or disaster. Here’s how it works: Grab a shoe box from under the Women’s Guild table near the Fellowship Hall. Choose either a box for a boy or girl. Follow the directions in the attached flier which will tell you how to fill the box. FYI ~ No toothpaste, please. Write a check for $7 to “Samaritan’s Purse” to help cover the cost of shipping these gifts overseas. Place your check inside your filled box, put the rubber band back around the box, and make sure your boy/girl label is on the box with appropriate age range marked. Return the filled box to the Women’s Guild table by November 16. Thank you!
It’s Operation Christmas Child time! The Women’s Guild of St. Mark’s church invites all to participate in this mission. Operation Christmas Child is a program that allows us to provide Christmas presents to children in other countries who are affected by war, poverty, disease or disaster. Here’s how it works: Grab a shoe box from under the Women’s Guild table near the Fellowship Hall. Choose either a box for a boy or girl. Follow the directions in the attached flier which will tell you how to fill the box. FYI ~ No toothpaste, please. Write a check for $7 to “Samaritan’s Purse” to help cover the cost of shipping these gifts overseas. Place your check inside your filled box, put the rubber band back around the box, and make sure your boy/girl label is on the box with appropriate age range marked. Return the filled box to the Women’s Guild table by November 16. Thank you!
Veterans’ Day
For
Veterans’ Day, we are having the veterans come for lunch. If you have a veteran in your family, please
bring them on Wednesday, November 11. We
will provide lunch for them
Happy Birthday
28 Rebecca F. (P4)
31 Michayla E. (7)
1 Finn B. (PK)
2 Ian S. (3)
3 Ava C. (P4)
Classroom information
Mrs. Frey
(P-3 & P-4)
It’s
Pumpkin week in Preschool! We are excited to lift the top off a pumpkin and
discover what’s inside! Both classes will also be cooking- 3’s will make
pumpkin pudding and 4’s will make pumpkin muffins. 3’s will create pumpkin
bracelets with cereal, and 4’s will create pumpkin life cycles. In Bible Time
3’s will act out the account of crossing the Red Sea. 4’s will learn about
Moses’ birth and how God uses him to His glory.
Mrs.
Reynolds (PK & P-2)
Pre-k and Pre-2 both have their first class
parties this week! Both classes are very excited about our parties. Pre-k's
party is Thursday and Pre-2's is on Friday. Pre-K is learning about the letter
N this week. We will be learning words that begin with the letter N and sorting
letters that do and do not have holes in them. We will also be painting leaves
to go on our classroom tree. We will practice our sight words and counting by
5's. Pre-2 will continue with their on the farm theme this week we will
sing Ol' Macdonald and discuss how God made all the animals.
Mrs.
Sherman (K)
Kindergarten
is going batty! They are studying bats as they read about bats, conduct
echolocation demonstrations and learn how a mother bat locates her pup in the
nursery. During bible time, they will hear of God's special job for Moses
- leading the Israelites out of Egypt. In math, the boys and girls will
paint and cut symmetrical shapes, review patterns and count the room with teen numbers.
In the afternoon, the class continues their study of bats by unscrambling
sentences to create a book about bats. They will also use nonstandard
measurement to determine the length of bats.
Mrs.
Reisenbichler (1)
This week we started learning about
leaders in Jesus Time. There is no such thing as a perfect leader,
but those who seek God's direction when leading tend to be the most
admirable. During this unit, we will learn about leadership
qualities that are God pleasing. In math, we worked with visual
patterns, numerical patterns, odd and even numbers, and number
grids. Our reading lessons were based around music. We
tried to make our own drums in class using recyclable materials. The
children also learned to write thank you letters this week. In
science, the children finished their unit on force.
Ms.
Rhonemus (2)
This
week in second grade we are learning all about animals and how they build their
houses in reading while learning how captions and bolded worlds help the author
give us important information. In science we also learned about animals
and their different habitats. For our art project of the week we decided
to show kindness and make cards for an elderly lady who has no children or
grandchildren to send her drawing and cards while she is in the nursing home.
In social studies we learned about how gloves are models of the earth
that can show us land and water. We also read about different explorers
like Marco Polo, Juan Ponce de Leon, and Lewis and Clark.
Mrs. Mayo (3-4)
In religion we'll be studying the
accounts of Jesus preaching at Nazareth and raising Jairus' daughter. In
reading, we continue to read The Tiger Rising diwhile working on
character studies, settings, and figurative language. In grammar, we will begin
helping verbs. In social studies we will learn about Kentucky and North
Carolina. In science we will learn about magnets and electricity.
In math the 3rd graders will work on perimeter and area while the 4th graders
review for a test and then begin a chapter on decimals.
Mr. Postenrieder (5-6)
In
our Bible time this week we completed our look at the life of Job and began to
study the call of Moses. In 5th grade math we learned the partial
quotients and long division algorithms. In 6th grade math we enjoyed
our 5th test. WE also worked with angles, area, and expanded
notation. In our Language Arts time we are working on writing a poem entitled
“The ________________ Night Before Christmas.” The kids are filling in the
blank with something from their life and writing their poem. In Social Studies
we began to study cultures of the world. In Science we cleaned the flower beds
and collected seeds for next year’s beds. We also cleaned and refilled the worm
bin. In Spelling we worked with word
shapes, fill in the blank worksheets, dictation, and proofreading.
Mr. Mayo (7,8)
We get to
read Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart this week!
I will read certain parts to them, so they get the tone of the story the
way Poe intended. I LOVE to read that
story! We are happy that we don’t have
to be afraid. The Lord tells us in
Joshua, “Be strong and courageous, do not be terrified, for the Lord your God
is with you wherever you go.”
Mr. Reisenbichler (7-8)
In religion we are studying how God
blesses our career choice. In 7th
grade math the students are calculating the area of a triangle and solving
proportions. In 8th grade
math we are solving equations and finding the circumference of a circle. The students are making edible cars in STEM.
