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A Letter From Our Principal
Dear St. Mark’s Families,
Happy Holidays! Last night’s Christmas concert was so heart-warming and a
wonderful way to celebrate the advent season. Thank you to Mrs. Cooper for
continuing to amaze us with your creativity and for instilling the love of music in our
students. If you were able to attend you may have noticed how wonderful our sound
system sounded. Thanks to paddle up funds from the auction we were able to
purchase a new digital mixer and amplifier. A special thank you to our kindergarten
parent Tina Kasper who ran the system last evening.
Next week, our music and holiday festivities will continue. Our choir will be
performing at area nursing homes on Wednesday and the Bishop Kelly band will
perform for our students on Thursday morning at 9:30. Our students will participate
in the sacrament of reconciliation on Wednesday after returning from Mass. A
reminder that it will be a short week with a noon dismissal on Thursday, December
21st.
As you are driving around town or traveling for the holidays, I hope you are able to
hear our radio advertisements that will be played on several Cumulus Media stations
- Kboi-Am News Talk 670, Kizn-Fm Kissin 92, Kkgl-Fm 96.9 the Eagle, Kqfc-Fm the
Big 98 and Kzmg-Fm Magic 93.1. The campaign will emphasize that St. Mark’s is a
miracle to our families. We hope that listeners will be sparked to consider St.
Mark’s for their children and we can promote catholic education to the masses.
As the end of the year draws near, I would like to take the opportunity to tell you
how blessed I feel to be a part of this incredible family. Your amazing children, your
endless generosity and your commitment to the school make being the principal of
St. Mark’s a great joy. I pray your family has a blessed Christmas and we all have a
safe, happy, fun-filled vacation.
Merry Christmas,
Donna Gordon
7503 Northview Boise, ID 83704
Phone:(208) 375-6654 Fax: (208) 375-9471
Email: [email protected]
FRIDAY FACTS Volume 2, Issue 16—December 15, 2017
Weekly Calendar
Sunday, December 17
3rd Sunday of Advent
Wednesday, December 20
8:30 a.m. Student Body Mass -
Ms. Enrico’s 8th Grade
10:00 a.m. Student Body
Reconciliation Service
10:30 Choir Field Trip
Thursday, December 21
Beginning of Christmas Break—
Noon Dismissal
Christmas Break is
December 21 @ Noon
through January 7
No Newsletter
Next week
Upcoming Events
Monday, January 8
School Resumes
First Day of Boy’s Basketball
Practice
5:30 p.m. School Board
Meeting
7:00 p.m. Home & School
Meeting
Wednesday, January 10
8:30 a.m. Student Body Mass
presented by Mrs. Wolbach’s
class
Friday, January 12
8:30 a.m. Late Start Friday
Spirit Day
A Letter From Our Pastor This Sunday marks the third Sunday of Advent and our final stretch of the journey to the manger. Are you
prepared? How has your family drawn closer together, or closer to the Lord this Advent Season? Advent is a
time for prayer, reflection and hope. Have you shared the light of the Christ child this season? Make an effort
this weekend, to do just that. Pray for someone you find difficult to like, feed someone who is hungry (for
food or faith), read the Gospel or pray an extra rosary together as a family, or simply smile at a stranger. Use
the experience as a tool for teaching your children how to spread joy in the world. Discuss how it brought
hope to them or the recipient of the gesture. Advent is really only the beginning of our journey to know the
Savior. Turn your heads toward the light of Christ for a lifetime of offering kindness to strangers and
closeness to the Lord.
May the light of faith continue to shine into our future through our children.
Father Ben
Click here to view St. Mark’s School
Foundation IDAHO EDUCATIONAL
TAX CREDIT PROGRAM letter
NEXT WEEK’S LUNCH HELPERS Monday (18)—Glodowski, Anderson, Gilman Tuesday (19)—Smith Wednesday (20)—Schindele St. Mark’s offers a healthy, delicious hot lunch to students and staff EVERY FULL DAY OF SCHOOL! 3 LUNCHROOM HELPERS ARE NEEDED EACH DAY to make the lunchroom experience enjoyable for all. Volunteers work from 11:10-12:45 and are given a free lunch. SIGN UP in the BLUE BINDER in the School
Office. Daily Lunch Schedule: 11:20 (K-2); 11:45 (3-5); 12:00 (6-8)
Volunteer Opportunities
We still need coaches for the following Science Olympiad events:
Life, Personal and Social Science Events-- Ecology-
Earth and Space Science Dynamic Planet -
Road Scholar -
Rocks and Minerals -
Technology and Engineering Roller Coaster -
Wright Stuff -
—
Got a bit of a head
start into our
Gingerbread theme
coming next week!
*Still in need of jars of any size with
lids. If you have one or two to donate
we would GREATLY appreciate it!
Home & School Happenings
Looking for Christmas gift ideas? Email [email protected] if interested in purchasing the following items.
1 Hour Private Volleyball Lesson @ Club Idaho Volleyball & 2 T-Shirts (value $55)
Family or Group Outdoor Photo Session Jim Peterson Flashpoint Photography (value $250)
Cheer Camp basket – $100 gift certificate to Idaho Cheer, two (2) insulated double walled tumblers with straws, Idaho Cheer fanny pack, cobalt blue dri-fit Idaho Cheer shirt, and Idaho Cheer Hat (value $150)
One (1) month of Cello Lessons with instructor (and St. Mark’s parent) Rita Soltesz. Each lesson is 30 minutes and once a week (value $80).
Kids wanting to go to Camp and you are seeking an addition to their Christmas gifts? Give the gift of fun by signing up for St. Mark’s Camp Lions!
WHEN: 4:00pm - 7:00pm Friday, February 23, 2018. Homework club from 3:00pm – 4:00pm is included in this package….that’s 4 hours of amazing care for your children! LOCATION: St. Mark’s School COST: $50.00.
SUPER HEROES IN TRAINING—Sponsored by Mrs. Jensen and Mrs. Jankowski—Do you love Super Heroes? Then this is the camp for you! Join us as we create various art projects and complete Super Hero agility training all inspired by Super Heroes! (grades K-2)
MAD SCIENTIST—Sponsored by Mrs. Behrend and Mrs. Brennan—Want to experience wacky science experiments that involve all your senses? Chemical reactions, science magic, and of course, dry ice! You will even end the evening with some supplies to practice your experiments at home! (grades K-5)
LEGO CAMP—Sponsored by Mrs. Brady and Mrs. Boesiger—Do you live for Legos? Get ready to build the night away as you spend time being creative and building anything you want with great friends! (grades 2-8)
CAKE POP CAMP—Sponsored by Mrs. Rivas, Mrs. Van and Mrs. Brinegar—Join our Awesome Office Ladies, as they share their talents for creating and decorating fabulous cake pops! Good chefs know you have to taste your creations to make sure they are delicious and of course to share with all the other campers! (grades 3-8) *NEW* MIDDLE SCHOOL SPA NIGHT—Sponsored by Mrs. Wolbach and BK girls—Enjoy an evening of being pampered. Relax and enjoy having your nails painted and other spa treatments! Campers will leave with a bag of fabulous spa goodies! (grades 6-8)
Church Connection
If you are a Catholic and have been away from the Church and would
like to come home, or you have been back to Church but would like to "catch up" on the faith, please join us for a six-week series: Catholics Returning Home on Tuesdays, starting January 9, 2018 @ St. Mark's Parish from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. You have been missed! You are welcome! You are loved!
The Idaho Catholic Men’s Conference will take place on January 27,
2017 at the Boise State Student Union Building. The conference will
feature dynamic national speakers including Fr. Bill Casey of the
Fathers of Mercy, Curtis Martin founder of FOCUS and Dave
DiNuzzo founder of True Manhood Ministry. Bishop Peter
Christensen will also be celebrating the opening Mass. The early bird
registration fee is just $45 per person before January 12. For all the
details and to get registered go to www.IdahoCatholicMen.com or
call: 208-353-8494.
Follow Me Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John begins January 29.
Understand the Entire Bible begins on January 11.
Home & School Happenings—Continued
Parent Night out at Fusions Glass Studio is sure to be a fun night out spending time with friends and meeting new people! WHEN: Saturday, February 3rd from 7:00pm-9:00pm. LOCATION: Fusions Glass Studio, 135 N. 2nd Street, Eagle COST: $35.00 WHAT: Making your own glass fusion piece; either 4x4 dish or 6x6 sun catcher and enjoying wine and appetizers. It's like Camp Lions for the parents!
CHRISTMAS CARD ART CONTEST
The HSA Christmas Art Contest was a huge success! Congratulations to our winners, whose artwork will be used to create a St. Mark’s School Christmas Card. Results are as follows: Kindergarten-2nd Grade: Maitane Lete, 2nd grade 3rd-5th Grade: Kailyssa Caudle, 5th grade 6th-8th Grade: Morgan Sauerwein, 8th grade Honorable Mention: John Kempers, Emma Weiss and Mary Behrend Thanks to everyone who participated in the contest. All the entries were WONDERFUL!
Thank you to Mrs. Cooper, our students in Grades K-5, choir and orchestra for their wonderful performance in
our Christmas program. The Christmas spirit came alive for all who participated and attended.
Thank you to Julie Isla, our pianist at Student Body Mass, for entertaining our students on Thursday morning with Christmas music as they entered the school.
ATTN 4th, 5th & 6th Grade Parents—Pocatello basketball tournament hotel reservations. If you think your son or daughter
may attend the Holy Spirit Basketball Tournament in Pocatello March 16, 17 & 18 Please book your room now. The Best Western Pocatello Inn 1415 Bench Rd. Pocatello, ID 83201
208-237-7650 St. Mark's Catholic School acct #118489 $95 per night included breakfast pool
30 rooms- Either Queen with dbl pull out or a King w Dbl pull out Hospitality room $100 for the whole weekend we can come and go as we please. Please pay Jeanine or Derek Sauerwein
If you do not book by Jan 16- they will not guarantee a room for you. FYI- if you choose to let go of your room for March 17th- you have to give them 1 week notice or you will be charged.
Also, many of the hotels had problems last year with some of the teams (not St. Mark's) of The Holy Spirit Tournament, hotel damage, parents letting their kids go unsupervised, excessive drinking and other problems that they are considering not
offering group bookings anymore for this specific tournament, so please keep that in mind as we enjoy this really awesome tournament weekend.
Thank you to Tina Kasper for organizing all the used
uniform tubs and closet and helping clean the
auditorium for our Christmas program. We love our
volunteers!
BK 2018 REGISTRATION—This year the application for new students will be entirely online. The 8th grade students will be given instructions on how to apply and how to select courses when they visit in January. Instructions will also be on our website. If you have families that struggle with technology, please have them contact us at Bishop Kelly. One big change for your parents is that they will need to upload a copy of their students first semester report card when they apply. Many of your parents are used to the school providing this. If possible, when you send those report cards this year, please tell parents that they will need to keep a copy of this to submit as part of their BK application.. Lastly, please help us to apprise your parents that we have had more interest for this incoming freshman class than ever before and are expecting a very large number of applications. To ensure acceptance at Bishop Kelly, it is advised that applications are submitted early. Important Dates:
8th grade Shadow visits:
January 25th, St. Mark's 8:30-11:30
January 29th, 6:30 pm, New Student Information Knight
February 23rd, Early Application Deadline (save $25 on application fee)
March 9th, Application Deadline
Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition
will take place in St. Mark’s School Gym on
Saturday, January 13 from 8:00 a.m.-Noon.
Registration forms are available in the School
Office or call or text Ken Rivas @ 208850-9334.
The next St. Mark's school community night is an Idaho Steelheads game on Saturday, February 3 @ 7:00 p.m. at CenturyLink Arena. See the flyer for details on this fun family activity.
Thank you to the 5th Grade Class for the delicious staff
breakfast this morning, we truly appreciate you!
Congratulations to Yssa Mitra, BK Senior and former St. Mark’s student who was selected as BK Student of the Month.
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT
Adabelle and Grace (3rd Grade) performed a wonderful skate show this past weekend. These "Disco Santas" were smooth on the ice and did a great job! Keep it up, ladies!
Ryker, Kindergarten, also performed in
the Snow Daze skate show to Elvis’
Santa Bring my baby Back.
Exciting New Catechesis Program at St. Mark’s School!
The kindergarten students at St. Mark’s School have the
opportunity to attend Catechesis of the Good Shepherd classes
to supplement their existing religion class. The Catechesis of the
Good Shepherd (CGS) classes began at St. Mark’s Parish two
years ago and St. Mark’s preschool students have been
attending these classes for the past two years, as well. The
opportunity has arisen for us to extend this program to our
kindergarten students as a supplement or enrichment to their
regular religion class. Because of the unique Montessori-like
approach to faith formation, the class takes place in a specially
prepared environment called the atrium. The kindergarten
students began attending the parish atrium in November and we
are in the process of preparing an onsite atrium at the
school. The atrium has materials (in many cases donated or
prepared by our parishioners) to help the children participate in
a hands-on experience of Church life. If you would like to help
make or prepare items for the atrium please contact Ginger
Mortensen at [email protected] or Katie Stroschein
at [email protected]. If you would like to donate to
this project, here is a wish list of items we will need for the atrium.
Tracing paper (9x12)
Colored pencils
4 small tablecloths (red, green, white, purple) – contact Katie for
size
People to cut out preparatory materials
People with artistic skills (writing, detail painting)
People with woodworking skills
People with sewing skills
Register now for an
experience to celebrate
all things aerospace,
aeronautics, and aviation! Deadline to register is December
21st. It's FREE, and features a live downlink from the
International Space Station with a LIVE question and answer
with former classroom teacher and Astronaut Joe Acaba. Website: https://stem.boisestate.edu/aerospaceday/
Flyer: https://stem.boisestate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Flyer
-2018-final-3.pdf
Register: https://goo.gl/forms/DRxumtoQrSiT7eis2
We are down to the final week of food collection for our Food Bank at St. Mark’s. Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed so far. We have collected 1026 pounds of food which means we need 474 pounds this last week to reach our 1500 pound goal! Please encourage your students to bring food this last week. If each student in school brought just 2 cans of food by Tuesday, we
would reach our goal! We can do it, St. Mark’s!!
NOTES FROM THE NURSE—
NOTES FROM THE COUNSELOR—The Christmas season can be
a very busy time. There are many things you can do to help keep your
Christmas a Christ-centered Christmas. One such thing is to think
about gifts. Not material gifts, but instead, focus on the gift of
kindness. Advent is a great time of year to have your family give the
gift of kindness. There are many, many ways to give the gift of
kindness and below are just a few of those ideas:
The gift of Kindness
Hold the door open for someone.
Do a chore for someone without them knowing.
Tell a joke.
Return someone’s cart at the store.
Leave a letter in a library book.
Feed the birds.
Leave happy notes around town.
Call your grandparents and ask them about their
childhood.
Pick up litter.
Let someone go ahead of you in line.
Compliment a friend.
Write a thank you note for your mail carrier.
Bake dessert for a neighbor
Walk dogs at the animal shelter.
Check in on an elderly neighbor.
Send a card to a service member.
Set the table for dinner.
Leave bubbles on someone’s doorstep.
Tell someone why they are special to you.
Donate outgrown clothes.
We hope you have fun doing some of these activities and
bringing cheer to others. Have a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year!
Joe Lipetzky Psy.D.
Ms. Jen Boehm. LCPC Dr. Joe Lipetzky, our school psychologist, is at St. Mark’s on Monday and
Friday mornings
Mrs. Jen Boehm, our school counselor, is at St. Mark’s on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
SPORTS NEWS
Congrats to our 7th grade girls on winning the
championship game last night!! It was a great game and
we are so proud of all of them!!
St. Mark's players—Olivia W, Ruth I, Madelyn C, Hailey C, Madison H, Emma S & Lexi C
Hello 7th and
8th grade TVCS families! The boy’s basketball season is
coming up and there will be a few changes this year that we
wanted to let you know about.
Home Games will be played at St. Ignatius….6180 N
Meridian Rd.
8th grade practices will be at St. Ignatius and 7th grade
practices will be at St. Joe's
Practice/Try-outs begin January 8-19 (10 practices are
needed prior to the 1st game)
First game is January 24th
*** Forms to participate in Basketball can be found at the link
below.*** https://sites.google.com/a/sacredheartboise.com/tvcs-athletics-
treasure-valley-catholic-schools/home
Any questions or concerns, please feel free to email Brock Carpenter at [email protected] or Angela
The School Nurse's Christmas Card Listen dear teachers and you shall hear A verse from the nurse now that Christmas is near. Belly aches, headaches, popped wires on braces Hangnails and chapped lips and pimples on faces. Viruses causing GI distress Tears and upsets ‘cause “My life is a Mess!". Kids with green faces approaching my door Barely over the threshold...all over the floor. Tonsils that hurt, their throats are so sore Glands big as grapes—need I say more? Ear aches and heartaches, jammed thumb or finger Wheezes and sneezes and coughs that do linger. Allergic reactions, occasional lice Contusions and bruises from falls on the ice. "My Mom knows I'm sick, I've never felt worse.” She said “Go to school, and go to the nurse.” “I threw up on the bus, I felt like a jerk, But you can't call my Mom, ’cause she's gotta work". I love being your nurse, and I love all this stuff But by Christmas vacation, enough is enough! Enjoy your break, wipe the virus slate clear And we'll all start anew when we come back next year! I hope that my poem doesn't make you feel worse For it comes with my love Merry Christmas! Your School Nurses—Mrs. O’Sullivan and Mrs. Placido
