In This Issue
- Save the Date: The Lion King, Jr.
- Seas Your Spots: Sign up for auction socials tonight at 8:00pm
- Mark Day School Art Show 2017
- Session 3 Hot Lunch Begins March 6: Sign up!
- Needed: Clear Plastic Water Bottles for Passport Day
- Upcoming Events
- March 3: What is My Child Learning Today--And Why?
- March 8: Open Garden
- Parent Ed: The Well-Balanced Student (March 1)
- Reading Corner
- Return of the Bizjack Pop-Up Gallery
- Awards Season Continues
- On the Same Page
- Just Imagine Club: Outer Limits
- Athletics:
- Come cheer us on: March 1, 2, 7
- Track team sign ups
- Seeking Assistant Track Coach
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| Save the Date - The Lion King, Jr.
This kid-friendly version of the award-winning Broadway production will capture your imagination and warm your heart.
Wed, March 29 at 5pm Thurs, March 30 at 5pm Fri, March 31 at 7pm Sat, April 1 at 7pm
Looking to invite family and friends? Simply forward to them this Evite: http://evite.me/6pzXaAtCjV
Tickets go on sale through the Marin Civic Center Box Office on March 10. | |
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| Seas Your Spots - Sign Up for Socials Tonight at 8:00pm
Sign up for the Mark Day Socials in support of the spring auction fundraiser tonight at 8:00pm. With events for kids, adults, and adults who still feel like kids, there is something for everyone! Sign up early and often, and don't delay! There are a limited numbers of spots for each event, with all proceeds benefiting the Parents' Association. Click here to sign up. | |
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| Mark Day School Art Show 2017
The annual Mark Day School Art Show is around the corner and will open on April 17, 2017. We need a significant amount of help to mat, label and hang the more than 600 pieces of art work that will be in display! Come and get a sneak-peek at your own child's work and take part in transforming the art classroom into a beautiful gallery space! Sign ups are listed and posted here. | |
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| Session 3 Hot Lunch Begins March 6 - Sign Up Today
To sign up, click the button to the left by midnight on March 5. Meals are planned by the day (i.e. Taco Tuesday, Pizza Wednesday) and rotate each week during the session.
We are also in need of volunteers! Please remember that this program relies on parent volunteers to serve hot lunch. Please click these links to sign up to serve our children during session 3: Lower Division, Middle Division, Upper Division.
If you have technical questions or need assistance signing up, please contact Good Earth at office.sl@genatural.com or call 415.382.1334. | |
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| Needed: Clear Plastic Water Bottles for Passport Day
On March 10th, Passport Day to our South African Partnerships, we will be creating an all-school art project using recycled clear-plastic water bottles. Gatorade, coconut water, soda bottles, water bottles--as long as they are clear (not colored) plastic, we can use them. Please bring them to the collection bin in front of the school office ASAP. We need two per student. Thank you for your help!! | |
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| What is My Child Learning Today--and Why? Have you ever wondered why your kids are (or are not) learning a particular lesson in class? What do worms, toothpick bridges, visits to local senior centers, or hours spent pulling invasive plants have to do with their chances of success in high school, college, and beyond? On Friday, March 3, Bonnie Nishihara, assistant head for educational design and innovation, will pull back the curtain on recent developments in the Mark Day School curriculum. Bonnie will provide an engaging update on the Mark Day School Strategic Plan: Teaching and Learning for the Current Century (see pages 7 through 11). Come hear how the strategic, multi-year self-evaluation of the Mark Day curriculum is impacting faculty development, student assessment, what your kids learn and what outcomes these lessons provide. It is likely these are the important lessons that will materially impact who they become and what they do. Hosted by the Parents Association. It is free, please RSVP so we can set enough chairs. | |
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| Open Garden Doesn't it feel like spring? The Organic Garden is open! Drop by the garden on Wednesday, March 8, between 2:30-4:00pm to enjoy our garden as well as simple crafts & snacks. This free event is open to all Mark Day students and families. Rain cancels. | |
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| March 1 7:00-8:00pm Osher-Marin JCC
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The Well-Balanced Student: A Presentation for K-12 Parents Learn research-based strategies for raising healthy children in today's fast-paced world. When we are too focused on grades and performance, we deny our children the time and energy they need to tackle the demanding work of growing up. In this presentation, you'll learn how you can establish a healthier home environment, reduce academic stress without sacrificing achievement, and increase your children's resilience, creativity, and well-being. Click here for more info. | |
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| Return of the Bizjack Pop-Up Gallery!
Bizjack Reading Projects are flowing in to the Library Annex and we can't wait to show them off! Join us this Friday between 9:00am - 2:30pm for the second pop-up gallery experience. Parents, students, classes, faculty, and staff are all invited to enjoy the creations of our readers in grades 3 - 8. Please remember that projects must be picked up at dismissal on Friday! | |
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| Awards Season Continues!
You've played the Grammy-winning albums and watched the Oscar-nominated films, but if you still can't get enough of Awards Season, head over to the Library Blog! You can read all about the nominees and winners for some of the less-glitzy but still quite prestigious awards granted this year to books for children and young adults, without any pesky envelope mix-ups! | |
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| On the Same Page
There is still time to read Booked by Kwame Alexander before our meeting on Wednesday, March 15. Sixth and seventh graders and their parents are invited to the After-School Club for dinner and lively discussion from 6:00 - 8:00 pm! (Please note that this is a change in date from the previously announced meeting date.) | |
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| Outer Limits (1964) "Demon with a Glass Hand" starring Robert Culp and Arlene Martel. A man from the future is alone and trapped in a building trying to stop an alien invasion. Just Imagine Club takes place on Fridays in the Gym during lunch period (12:30-1:10). Kids bring their lunch, drop in and watch a movie. This year, we're celebrating classic science fiction, fantasy, and horror television. | |
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| Come cheer us on! March 1: 7th Grade Girls Basketball at Davidson (3:45pm) March 1: 7th Grade Boys Basketball at Davidson (4:45pm) March 2: 8th Grade Boys Basketball at Davidson (3:45pm) March 7: 6th Grade Girls Basketball at Mill Valley (3:45pm) March 7: 6th Grade Boys Basketball at Mill Valley (4:45pm)
Sign Up for the Track Team
Click here for information and the sign-up sheet.
Seeking Assistant Track Coach
Mark Day School is looking for an assistant track coach for the spring season. If you are interested, or know someone who may be, have them contact Mr. Orwig at the school. | |
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