ACADEMIC NEWS TRIMESTER 1 2019

What a great start to the 2019-2020 academic school year! The St. Mark Administration would like to share with you our Trimester 1 Academic Newsletter which highlights many of the wonderful activities, projects and experiments our students worked on during this period. We hope you enjoy this view into the classrooms and events that support our mission: educating the whole child - spiritually, academically and physically. ~ Mrs. Leuci

6th GRADE HONOR ROLL

8th GRADE HONOR ROLL

7th GRADE HONOR ROLL

Our guidance counselor, Mrs. Hartsfield, shared the story of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant with our Pre K students. The class created their own patchwork elephants while learning how Elmer embraced his individuality.

Kindergarten started out the year with a Mo Willems author study. Students

learned why “Pigeon has to go to School,” and many other Pigeon stories

that taught lessons about how to use our manners. They continued the

author study with the “Elephant and Piggie” series learning about their

friendship. This included lessons on sharing and including everyone in play.

We have enjoyed seeing new friendships blossom this trimester in

Kindergarten!

Kindergarten

Pre-K students are participating in a lesson on beginning sounds.

2nd grade students learned

about Saints in preparation

for All Saints Day. Each

student dressed as their

favorite Saint in celebration of the day!

Our 1st grade artists experimented with printmaking! They

used this new skill to creatively make lion prints!

In 2nd Grade Science

students have a blast learning with slime!

3rd Grade students worked in small groups to create an extended rhythm pattern (based on yummy foods) to play on a fidget spinner. Students then added chord symbols so that the entire rhythm could be played on the ukulele, creating their own song!

Grade 3 students also participated in a STEM activity to determine which group could build the tallest card structure!

4th grade classes enjoyed a visit to

Greenfield Lake to learn about

ecosystems.

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3rd Grade

Students created a potato project on famous people from NC!

6th grade science students used dry ice to learn about the states of matter and how things can move between states. Moving directly from solid to gas is known as sublimation and our students learned that dry ice is a cool example of that!

In 5th Grade students divided in

groups to receive, read and

then teach a parable’s lesson!

6th Grade band warming up for practice!

8th Grade Math 2 participated in

finding equations parabolic curves in

our school. Students are applying

what they have learned about finding

vertex, Max height, and solutions to

produce and apply their calculations to

find equations of parabolic curves in

the real world.

In Library Media 7th graders learned about advertising, target markets

and data collection. They used Census.gov and market data to

determine their target audience for their new product under

development.

Our 8th grade students kicked off the

year with a retreat at St. Therese.

HONOR ROLL

We recognize students that achieved an average of 93 percent for the core classes of

Religion, Science, ELA, Math, and Social Studies in Trimester 1.

GRADE 6 GRADE 7 GRADE 8

Badakpendou, Ella Neme Baxley, Greylen Greylen Badakpendou, Deke Nathan

Bariglio, Cora Conway Blackwell, Taylor Burns Barzana, David Daniel

Barzana, Adrian Burton, Ryan Nicholas Bath, Meredith Walker

Bodemann, Emma Claire Cannon, Owen Hesford Behm, Josie Catherine

Britt, Ava Elizabeth Chepelsky, Declan James Brubaker, Tobias Joseph

Campbell, Mary Ryan Corliss, Alexandra Lily Cronier, Dominique

Carroll, Burton Burton Davis, Hanna Smith David, Sophie Grace

Cherry, Will Robert Dixon, Elizabeth Ann Donovan, Reese Margaret

Christenson, Jack Harry Finnerty, Tripp Walter Downham, Cody Matt

DeSarno, Sophia Joanne Frelke, Pennington Emerson Estrada, Samuel Jose

Downham, Jordy Mitchell Hakan, Violet Lindsay Ezzell, Sienna Marley

Floyd, Taylor Payton Hudson, Cole Austin Farrell, Graham Reagan

Frelke, Ledger Forbes Johnson, Sam Robert Gigliotti, Nathan David

Fulton, Stamatia Katerina Johnston, Elliott Francis Gillespie, Grace Ann

Gierie, Patrick Ronald Knoblauch, Kate Marie Grooman, Bennett Katherine

Hill, Summer Lynn Lynn Lee, Lexie Makayla Hawk, Reece Rhoderick

Layton, Isabel Grace Madigan, Lulu Gray Ingram, Eleanor Catherine Rider

Le, Lydia Elle McWhorter, Cade Michael James, Jack Henry Henry

Lee, Casey Richelle Miles, Noelle Catherine Kelly, Megan Kimberly

Lee, Owen Thomas Nauert, Hanna Marie Layton, Zach Edward

Lewis, Elsie Wright Ostrosky, Eamon Luke Lew, Addie Lily

Loop, Noah Mark Parker, Cecilia Cecilia McConekey, Megan Sara

Mason, Connor Rhys Rapp, Knox Knox Meiser, Quinn McKinney

McCorkle, Lane Elisabeth Renton, Ella Elisabeth Moley, Neave Marie

Osborn, Charlie Bauer Roos, Bella Grace Pickard, Raegan Olivia

Ostrosky, Gavin Thomas Schlossnagle, Peyton Renee Salinas, Baden Crew

Otero, Piper Lily Smithley, Gavin Simms, Vivian Chappelear

Peppard, Sarah JiangLu Sutton, Houston Brisson Tushingham, Reece Justin

Prickett, Ella Ella Sweeney, Briana G Wightman, Emma Jane

Rapp, Bennett Betts Tank, Eli Elijah Wilcox, Camden Michael

Sawyer, Madeline Rose Tillery, Hampton Hampton Wilharm, Hudson Aaron

Simms, Amelia Cadence Tushingham, Ryder Steven

Slacum, Lake Frederick Walsh, Lucy Hope

Slacum, Payne Pritchett

Smith, Jesse Jesse

Sterner, Addie Grace

Streeper, Matt Cole

Worden, Jacob Donald