In This Issue
- Construction Video Update
- Auction Socials Still Available!
- Lower School Arts Show: Students Need T-Shirts
- Upcoming Events
- April 27: Car Count (please carpool!)
- May 4: South Africa Info Meeting
- May 10: 5th Grade 1:1 Laptop Program Preview Evening
- May 12: Trivia Night
- Reading Corner
- Final Bizjack Reading Project Due Next Week
- Rockstar Readers
- On the Same Page
- Just Imagine Club: Science Fiction Theater
- Athletics
- May 6: Track & Field Rebel Invitational
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April SEL Theme
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Announcements
Construction Update: April 25, 2017
Joe Harvey gives an update on roof beams, light, and framing. Click to watch.
Auction Socials Still Available! Sign Up Today
Are you still feeling social? There is availability for many of the fun events hosted by parents and families to benefit the Parents' Association. If you would like to sign up, please contact Christine Maguire (cmaguire@markdayschool.org) in the Development Office to make arrangements. Thank you for your support! Click here for descriptions.
K-4 Garden Part—5/3 ($50)
4th-6th Grade Co-ed Basketball Fun—5/5 ($50)
Co-ed Tournament of Champions—5/6 ($125)
8th Grade End-of-Year Party Jousting/Obstacle Course—5/26 ($40)
Learn to Make Your Own Vietnamese Spring Rolls—6/2 ($40)
School's Out! College Kegger—6/3 ($75)
Wine and World Music Beats—6/11 ($75)
1st Grade Girls Cupcake Party—6/17 ($30)
5th Annual Guys Poker Part—11/4 ($150)
Cookies & Cocktails—11/9 ($75)
Lower School Arts Show: Students Need T-Shirts
Drama, music, and art are collaborating to create an Arts Festival on the theme of "stars." We ask that parents/guardians send a t-shirt that their child can decorate and wear as a costume. Please bring in the shirt before Friday, May 5th. If there is any difficulty in doing this, please contact Karen Klier (kklier@markdayschool.org) so a solution can be found.
- T-shirts can be old, new, large, and small. We will decorate will permanent paint. They will NOT be returned in the same condition.
- A solid color with no emblems (we can turn them inside out to decorate).
- Color scheme:
o K=blues
o 1=black
o 2=earth tones (brown, beige, khaki, gray, dull green)
o 3=red, pink, purple
Upcoming Events
April 27
Car Count
As part of our long-standing agreement with the City of San Rafael, Mark Day School will participate in four car count days again this spring. This is a great time for students and families to recommit to the bus, their carpools, or biking to campus. Help us improve our traffic numbers!
May 4
Informational Meeting: South Africa 2018
6:00pm (ASC)
Come to the After School Club at 6:00pm to learn more about next summer's delegation trip to visit our partners in South Africa (July 21-August 3, 2018). The delegation will visit Johannesburg, spend time at Kliptown Youth Program (KYP), fly to Durban, and drive up through the iSimangiliso Wetlands (hippos, crocs, and wildlife) to eSibonisweni, where we will spend a few days.
May 10
5th Grade 1:1 Laptop Program Preview Evening
6:30-7:30pm (Music Room)
Hear a summary of the purpose and logistics regarding the 1:1 laptop program that begins in the fall of 6th grade and continues through 8th grade.
May 12
Trivia Night
6:30pm (Gym)
Sixth, 7th, and 8th graders, their parents, and high school-age alumni are welcome to come to Trivia Night, a fundraiser for the eSibonisweni Primary Orphan Project (ePOP), which provides school uniforms, blankets, food, and household supplies for around 50 learners. Pizza will be provided.
Reading Corner
Final Bizjack Reading Project--Due Next Week!
The third and final Bizjack Reading Program deadline next week, May 1-5. Join us on Friday, May 5 for the last Bizjack Pop-Up Gallery of the year to see all of the amazing projects from our 3rd-8th grade readers!
Rockstar Readers
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan is our May Rockstar Readers selection. Fourth and 5th graders can stop by the Library Annex to borrow a copy, and bring their lunch to join in our discussion on Friday, May 12. This is our final book discussion and penultimate meeting of the school year!
On the Same Page
Our 6th and 7th grade student/parent book club is reading The Truth About Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh. Friends, family, mysteries, and food come together in this unforgettable story. Pick up a copy from the Library Annex and join us for dinner and discussion at 6:00pm on Monday, May 15.
Athletics
Come cheer us on!
May 6: Track & Field Rebel Invitational (San Pablo, CC College)
Just Imagine Club
Science Fiction Theater (1955) "A Visit from Dr. Pliny" starring Edmund Gwenn and William Schallert. An overly friendly scientist wants to gift a university with a very special machine. Who is she, and where did he come from?
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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