In This Issue

• Construction video update
• Auction fulfillment and item pick up
• Take the short communication survey
• 7th grade high school info night (5/24)
• Get your tickets for The Lion King, Jr.
• Grandparents & Special Friends' Day: send your invites!
• State chess championship results
• Benefoot soccer shoe drive through 3/24
• Upcoming events
  • 3/27, 28: Gymnastics showcase
  • 4/5: 7th grade Renaissance Expo
• Rockstar Readers
• Just Imagine Club: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Construction Update

Joe Harvey gives a video tour and update of the new Learning Commons and Creativity Lab.

Watch Part 1

Watch Part 2

Auction Fulfillment and Item Pick Up

Auction Night: After the live auction ends, the fulfillment team will be ready with folders containing the bid sheets for items that you won in the bidding that night. Please take home any physical items—wine, baskets, etc.

After the auction: The fulfillment team will be available at the times listed below to settle your account and distribute non-physical items—gift certificates, tickets, etc. For all items, if you pay the balance due by personal check, you will avoid the $50 credit card handling fee.

• Tuesday, March 28: 8:15-9:30am outside and assembly and 2:00-2:30pm in the back portable conference room.
• Wednesday, March 29: 8:15-9:00am and 2:00-2:30pm in the back portable conference room.
• Thursday, March 30: 8:15-9:00am in the back portable conference room
• Friday, March 31: 8:15-9:00am outside assembly

Items can be picked up at other times between Tuesday and Friday in the back portable conference room. Buyers who do not submit a personal check by noon on Friday, March 31 will have all items charged to the credit card that you provided on auction night, plus the handling fee.

Please contact Shawna Callahan, Sophia Hee, or Christine Maguire in the Development Office with any questions.

We Want Your Feedback: 3-Minute Communication Survey

We are constantly looking to improve our communication within the Mark Day community. To help us do so, we ask that you complete this 2-3 minute survey about your experience (if you have not already done so). Your feedback will be considered when making improvements for the 2017-18 school year. Thanks in advance for your time!

7th Grade High School Family Information Night - Wednesday, May 24, 6:30-8:00pm

Seventh grade families, including their 7th grade children, are invited to learn what to expect as your approach the high school decision process. Special guests, including alumni students currently enrolled in area high schools, will also share some perspectives. Together, we will then answer your questions and facilitate discussion. Knowledge is power, and although it may seem early to begin thinking about life after Mark Day School, parents and students have found that preliminary information has helped diffuse concern while setting a constructive course moving forward. We will also address and deconstruct some myths and stereotypes about the high school process. In many ways, the research, application, and decision-making associated with the high school process is a culmination of the skills and attitudes your child has cultivated over the years at Mark Day School. Please RSVP via this link.

Don't Miss Out on Tickets for Disney's The Lion King Jr.

Mark Day School's production of The Lion King Jr. is already one-third sold out. Don't delay in purchasing your tickets for your preferred performance(s)!

• Wednesday, March29 at 5:00pm (Umama cast)
• Thursday, March 30 at 5:00pm (Baba cast)
• Friday, March 31 at 7:00pm (Umama cast)
• Saturday, April 1 at 7:00pm (Baba cast)

Some roles are double cast so be sure to check the cast list and choose your tickets carefully as all sales are final. Full details for the performance can be found at https://www.markdayschool.org/thelionking. All tickets are sold through the Marin Center Box Office at tickets.marincenter.org/markday. You can also go to the box office in person Monday-Friday, 11:00am-6:00pm.

Questions? Email lionkingmarkday@gmail.com.

Grandparents & Special Friends' Day - Send Your Invites!

GPSF Day is April 21st! By now you should have received 2 invitations by mail. We ask that you mail them as soon as possible to whomever you would like to accompany your child on that day. RSVP deadline is April 5th. If your child is in K or 1st grade and will not have a grandparent or special friend attending, please notify your child's teacher if you would like them to have an Upper School "special friend" to accompany them for the day. Students in other grades who don't have a guest will be paired with a guest of one of their classmates that day. We look forward to welcoming your family and/or friend to this celebration of family, community, and all things Mark Day School. As a reminder, only those volunteering at the event are permitted to attend and we need many helping hands to make this day great. Please follow this link to sign up or email Rosemary Hattenbach at rosemaryevents1@icloud.com if you would like to participate as a volunteer.

State Chess Championship Results

K-3 beginner team—8th place as a team:

• Scoring players: Drew K., Daniel G., Tealon O., Amelia R.
• Other players on the team: Shreya B., Sophie S., Sydney K., Griffin B.

Justin T. tied for 20th place as an individual in the K-3 Junior Varsity division.

Shail B. had two points in the tough K-8 JV division.

In the K-6 beginner division, the team finished in 6th place with scoring being handled by Roshan B. (4th place individual), Toby S., and Christian H.

Benefoot Soccer Shoe Drive Benefiting Kliptown Youth Program (KYP) - Through 24

Benefoot, a nonprofit organization started by 8th grader Caitlin Evers that strives to give underprivileged soccer players the proper equipment they need to work toward their dreams, will be holding its first shoe drive on March 21-24. We will be collecting used soccer cleats to give to our friends at KYP. KYP has hundreds of soccer players in their program, yet most kids do not have the proper shoes to play. Subsequently, these children go onto the field in worn out sneakers or even barefoot. Bins will be placed by the front office and at the parking lot side of the Middle Division hallway. Help support our friends at KYP! Please contact Caitlin Evers (Caitlin@benefit.org) with any questions, or visit www.benefoot.org.

Gymnastics Showcase

7th Grade Renaissance Expo

Rockstar Readers

Rockstar Readers meet again this Friday at lunch to discuss Icefall by Matthew J. Kirby. Fourth and 5th graders are invited to bring their lunches to the Library Annex for lively and fun discussion!

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) "The Sky is Falling" starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. The submarine Seaview is without power trying to help an alien spacecraft that is being hunted by a navy task force.

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.