September 2021 Head’s Reflection
NEW: On the Importance of Perspective Taking
Messages from Head of School John C. Warren ’74
Health and Safety & COVID-19 Updates
In case you missed it, below is a link to important messages from Head of School John C. Warren ’74:
Academics News
NEW: Experiential Learning
St. Mark's Saturdays classes will meet for their second session tomorrow, 9/25. As a reminder, the remaining Saturday class dates are:
September 25; October 2, 9, and 30; November 13 and 20.
NEW: PLEASE NOTE Thanksgiving Break Departure
Please make a special note that Thanksgiving break departure on November 20 will be after our final St. Mark's Saturdays class meeting of the fall that morning. Students will be dismissed by 11:30 a.m.
As a reminder, the Saturday schedule includes School Meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. and Saturday classes from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Dean of Students Office News
NEW: Reminders for the Community
Please review the following reminders from the Dean of Students Office:
- Guests, including parents and guardians, and day students are not allowed in residential houses per our COVID-19 Health & Safety guidelines.
- Please do not contact students while they are in study hall from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. This time is reserved for studying and the completion of homework.
- Encourage students to be self-advocates.
Yearbook News
NEW: VI Former Senior Portraits & Baby Pictures Needed
by October 31
Say cheese! Senior portraits and baby photos of VI Formers need to be submitted to the Yearbook by October 31, 2021. To submit your photos, please send an email to Yearbook Advisor Lauren Kelly (laurenkelly@stmarksschool.org) with your photos attached.
Photo Submission Guidelines:
- All photos should be at least 1 MB in file size
- All photos should be portrait-oriented (vertical)
- Senior portraits should only feature your student (no other people in the photo)
- Families can decide to have the portraits taken professionally or take them yourself with a phone or camera.
Admission News
NEW: Admission Student Tour Guide Volunteers Needed
The Admission Office is extremely excited that virtual Zoom interviews and in-person campus tours will both resume next week on Monday, September 27. Both will run weekly, with the exception of School holidays and breaks, through mid-January. The office has been working closely with our student prefects and student tour guides this month in training. Tour guide training tours have been led by admission officers and some admission prefects this week, running several periods throughout each school day. Ask your student if they have signed up; we are always looking for volunteers! Please note: admission prefects are pre-selected in the spring while admission tour guides are recruited now, in the Fall. All students, including new students, are welcome to sign up to be a tour guide.
Weekend Activities
NEW: Weekend Activities at St. Mark's School - September 25 & 26
What's up this weekend? Select this link to view this weekend's campus activities.
E&R Laundry Promotion
NEW: It's Not Too Late To Sign Up For Laundry
Global Citizenship News
REMINDER: Thanksgiving Break Programming - Deadline Thursday, September 30, 2021
Parent Association News
REMINDER: Parents’ Association Volunteer Opportunities
Interested in volunteering at St. Mark’s? Select this link to submit our Parent Association Interest Volunteer Form.
SAVE THE DATE ~ Fall 2021 Parent Events
We hope you’ll join fellow St. Mark’s parents at an upcoming event!
Updated: Wednesday, October 6, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
New York City Reception, Midtown Loft & Terrace
Please join us for this special opportunity to gather with other St. Mark’s parents and connect with Head of School John C. Warren ’74 and Assistant Head of School and Dean of Faculty Sam Brennan. Register by September 30 here. See guest list here.
Friday, October 15 – Saturday, October 16
Family Weekend, St. Mark’s School
Early November
San Francisco Bay Area Reception, Location TBD
Saturday, November 13
Groton Games, St. Mark’s School
Tuesday, November 16
Virtual Parent Speaker Series via Zoom
More details about these events will be emailed to parents soon.
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