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S A V E T H E S E D A T E S !
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P R I D E News from the ST. MARK Parent – Teacher – Parishioner Organization
ANNUAL VIRTUS MAINTENANCE
WELCOME BACK!
F A L L 2 0 1 4
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” That song and commercial always come to mind at the beginning of each school
year, with images of parents skipping down aisles of back-to-school supplies. For me, that song rings true for different reasons. I see visions
of bright-eyed children excited to reunite with friends and find out their homeroom teachers and classmates; devoted parents eager to share insights and support school activities; enthusiastic teachers and faculty brimming with new ideas on how to guide and teach our precious children.
With those images in mind, and on behalf of the entire PTPO Board, I officially want say “Welcome Back” to our ST. MARK school community – both new and returning families, teachers and faculty. Like the children, we are also very excited about the upcoming school year. We have a lot of work ahead of us and we hope you will join us by volunteering your time, talent and treasure. We could not do it without you, our “village.” And please, do not hesitate to contact me, or any Board member with questions, comments or suggestions.
Wishing you and your children a successful, productive and fun school year! God bless!
Jennifer Trax, PTPO President
SCHOOL DIRECTORIES
The school is moving to an online directory. Because of this change, printed/bound copies of the school directory will be available for purchase only at $5.00 each. Please use the PTPO Activity Fee sheet to order.
Back to School Nights W ed., Sept . 9: Grades 6-8 Thurs , Sept . 10: Grades K-5 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Gym
Doughnut Sunday Sun. , Nov. 16 After all Masses Activity Center
We all understand the VIRTUS requirements that are necessary to be cleared to volunteer in the ST. MARK classroom. After you attend the initial VIRTUS seminar, you complete paperwork and submit it to Tim O’Connor in the Parish Office. In turn, Tim sends it to the Diocese where the paperwork is processed and a background check is administered. This process takes several weeks, after which the school is notified of your clearance.
Did you also know that in order to MAINTAIN VIRTUS compliance, EACH YEAR you need to RE-VIEW a 1-hour video? Copies are available in the school and church offices to check out. The PTPO has also organized the following viewing dates and times. Videos will be shown in the conference room near the Early Learning Center.
Monday, September 8th - 8:40 am Monday, September 15th - 8:40 am Friday, September 26th - 8:40 am
PTPO General Meeting W ed., Oct . 8 7:00 p.m Activity Center
THE PRIDE FALL 2014
PTPO Fall Activities Please support upcoming act ivi t ies to enhance and support our school!
BOX TOPS & GROCERY PROGRAMS Turn your buying dollars into money for ST. MARK Enrichment Programs, technology and more. Each of these stores gives a portion of what you spend back to support your “designated” school.
GIANT A+ Rewards: Register your GIANT card & designate ST. MARK CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Code# 04517) Have a TARGET REDcard? Enroll at www.target.com/TOCE or call 800-316-6142 (ST. MARK CATHOLIC SCHOOL - D#119239) HARRIS TEETER/Together in Education: Go to the Customer Service Desk and link your VIC card to our school (ST. MARK CATHOLIC SCHOOL – CODE 5736)
The few minutes that it takes you to designate ST. MARK as your school could make a real difference. The PTPO can take care of registering you and designating ST.MARK as your school. Return your grocery form today or contact: Beth O’Connell/Grocery Program Coordinator ([email protected]).
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS The PTPO was busy at work this summer putting together exciting enrichment programs for your
children. We are offering the following programs this fall: Jr. Robotics, Atlantis (grades 1-3); Jr.
Robotics, Legends (grades 4-6); Chess (before school); Chinese language and culture and Hip Hop.
Go to the PTPO website – www.stmark.org/PTPO – for full class descriptions and registration forms.
For more information or if you have additional ideas for enrichment programs, please contact
Michelle Anstett at m loschert@ hotm ai l .com .
The PTPO has a Facebook page! “Fr iend” us to get news and other inform ation on your news feed.
Take Charge of Education®
A dime for every BOXTOP – that’s right, you can earn dollars for ST. MARK by just cutting off the BoxTop for Education label from your favorite household items. Send your BoxTops into the school with your child’s / family’s name and the PTPO will do the rest. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
CAN’T FIND WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR?
PTPO financial information and other important documents are available on our website at
www.stmark.org/school/ptpo.
THE PRIDE FALL 2014
SAVE THE DATE! ST. MARK BLACK & WHITE AUCTION GALA
SAVE THE DATE!! March 6, 2015 ST. MARK 2015 BLACK & WHITE GALA AUCTION will be held on Friday, March 6th. This is our premiere fundraiser for the 2014-2015 school year. We need YOU to make this another successful event. The St. Mark Auc on raises funds to support vital curriculum and facili es enhancements at St. Mark that otherwise would not be possible. Funds raised this year will as-‐sist the school in upda ng school security, technology advancements, STEM Educa on & the CFC debt reduc on.
The success of the Auc on is based upon generous sponsors & dona ons from Parents, Parishioners, Teachers, Students, Friends, Family & Business Leaders. Ask yourself…Do you know someone who could donate a one of kind item? Would your company be interested in sponsorship? Do you have a crea ve idea for a class gi ?
Would your company consider being a sponsor of our Auc on? With Sponsorship levels ranging from $10,000 - $2500 there are opportuni es at every level to highlight your company. Whether a corporate or personal sponsorship – we hope that you look at your gi as an investment in our collec ve future and specifically to that of the children at St. Mark. All sponsorships are tax deduc ble.
Dona ons can come from anywhere….Go to the same restaurant every week? Get monthly facials or massages? Have a personal trainer? Season ckets to one of DC’s sports teams or Theatre? Own a fabulous vaca on home? Does your child have a private coach for a par cular sport? Are you an amazing cook and want to share your talent? Do you have a business that could contribute something?
Please contact one of our Gala Chairs for addi onal informa on and details on how you can make a difference.
Jennifer Mar n 703/851-8433
jlmar [email protected] Dalia Tomashefski 703/407-4112
Annie Norman 703/282-2877
[email protected] Jolie Gaspard 703/203-0589
Follow St. Mark Auction Gala Progress | www.facebook.com/stmarkauctiongala2015
THE PRIDE FALL 2014
PTPO SUCCESS STORIES Here are just some of the success that came from the good works of our Parents, Teachers and Parishioners.
Check out upcoming communications to hear how we will be utilizing the fruits of our labor!
Please contact the 2014-15 PTPO Board with questions, Comments or suggestions:
PRESIDENT: Jennifer Trax – [email protected]
SECRETARY: Kelly Teuschl – [email protected]
TREASURER: Eileen Prophett – [email protected]
VP STUDENT SERVICES: R.J. Thacher – [email protected] VP ENRICHMENT: Michelle Anstett – [email protected]
VP OUTREACH & DEVELOPMENT: Karen Bray – [email protected]
COMM / ROOM PARENT COORD: Greg Wach – [email protected]
FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: Marybeth Trible – [email protected]
PARISH LIAISON: TBD
! Raised nearly $15,000 net through our Innisbrook wrapping paper fundraiser.
! Raised a net $20,000 through our successful Race for Education. We’ll look to do this again next year.
! Raised nearly $7,000 for the Evangelist Program on behalf of the Helen Brewer Fund. This will help defray the costs of this important school ministry.
! Reinstituted Mentor or ‘Angel’ Families for this school year. New families are paired with a current family to answer questions and facilitate a smooth transition to ST. MARK.
! Raised over $5,400 from our Grocery Programs.
! Through our Book Swap event, we gathered and sent 6 boxes of books to a local shelter and 8 boxes to the Philippines.
! Raised over $900 through our Box Tops program.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We need your t ime and talents! Please consider volunteering, i.e., organize an enrichment class, provide food for a catering event, supervise lunch duty or support a fundraiser.
It really does take a village to support OUR school and we need every available hand. Please do your part.
• To the 2013 – 14 PTPO Board for your boundless energy and tireless efforts, the results of which were a successful school year!
• To E l l ie M al loy for organizing the Trunk or Treat and to everyone who volunteered.
• To M indy M oore and all the faculty and staff for their tremendous efforts in preparing for the DFE visit in November.
• To everyone who participated in the Innisbrook wrapping paper fundraiser… special thanks to C indy Brohoski for chairing!
• To Kr is ten Day for outstanding efforts in chairing our very successful, albeit first ever, Race for Education fundraiser.
• To all the Enrichment Coordinators: B i l l To lpegin for running the Chess program – Karen Viani for running Jr. Robotics – Diana M orahan for running the Drama program – Rosetta DiM aria , A lex DiM aria and Jess ica Tansing for assisting with Hip Hop – M ichel le Anstet t for being a floating substitute for Mathnasium. We could not run these programs without you!
• To Stephanie Fre i tas for booking all of our fun school assemblies. • To Betsy Gurley for coordinating GRACE Arts.
• To Diana M orahan for her tireless efforts as Catering Chair. • To Terry M orr issey for chairing the Book Fair.
• To all Room Parents for their constant efforts in communicating with • To Beth O’Connel l for managing the grocery program. parents and organizing class activities.
• To Nancy W eaver and the entire front office for supporting PTPO initiatives.
• To anyone we may have missed – THANK YOU! We appreciate every donation of time, talent and treasure!
We can’t say “THANK YOU” enough…
