Congratulations to our SMS Alums who were inducted into the National Honor Society today at Peoria Notre Dame! We are proud of you!
Mrs. Lucas and Miss Steinkonig are ready to party! They are hosting a Karaoke Dance Party and you will not want to miss it! Sign your singer or dancer up for this epic event where memories are just waiting to be made!
Miss Schwindenhammer and Mrs. Whitten are hosting a Super Silly Slime Party that you can sign up for at the SMS Auction tomorrow! We know kids love slime and parents hate it, so send them to the party to make and play with slime to their hearts' content! It's a win for everyone!
There are going to be some awesome experiences you can sign up for at the auction tomorrow hosted by our SMS teachers! First up is a hiking adventure with Mrs. Hultgren and Miss Revallo! Enjoy time with friends in the woods, hiking, exploring nature, and getting messy!
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Today is MLB Opening Day and our students spent the day learning through baseball! Fourth grade coded ozobots in the shape of baseball diamonds in the STREAM Lab today.
The preschool students painted homes for their collaborative art project available at our SMS Auction this Saturday! "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15
Seventh grade students also got time to problem solve in the STREAM Lab. They created load bearing (🐻) roads and bridges and testing the different weights and strengths of each design.
Fifth grade students enjoying their time in the STREAM lab.
🧭 🗺️ Kindergarten is learning about Maps! We took advantage of the sunny day and went outside for our lesson about compasses. We looked north, east, south, and west and drew a picture of something we saw in each direction! 🧭 🗺️
Up for bid on Saturday at our Auction is this handmade keepsake. The second grade students created this decorative plate as a way to commemorate their upcoming First Holy Communion. What a special item to celebrate this day in their life!
Up for bid at our Auction on Saturday is this original watercolor of St. Mark School painted by Nora Drew, a 2012 SMS graduate. She went on to Peoria Notre Dame where her senior art focus was watercolor landscapes. Her art has been sold throughout Peoria and Chicago.
Our students participated in declamations last night at St. Vincent DePaul. They all did a fantastic job, full of emotion. What a wonderful culmination of months of hard work!
Bid on 2 tickets to cheer on America’s Catholic football team, the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, as they take on the University of Southern California (both pre-season top 10 in polls for 2023), on Saturday, October 14, 2023, on the beautiful campus in South Bend.
Tickets for our auction on April 1 were SOLD OUT (350 sold), but we now have additional seating (tables for 2) available in the balcony overlooking the main floor. Guests can dine on the upper level and mingle on the main floor as much as you'd like. These won't last long!
Who wouldn't love to head to paradise? Come to the auction and bid on this 2-bedroom, 2-bath fully furnished condo for up to six guests on Okaloosa Island, Ft. Walton Beach, on the Emerald Coast of Florida. Gulf views, 2 pools, tennis/pickleball courts, & fitness center on site.
Seventh Grade students made board games in Religion. This is such a fun way to allow the students a more in-depth learning experience. They loved sharing their board games and playing them with friends.
Save the date for our Early Childhood Ice Cream Social and Open House! Come meet our teachers in preschool, kindergarten and first grade, have a peek inside the classrooms, meet new and old friends alike and get a taste for what St. Mark School has to offer you and your child!
Enjoy a relaxing weekend at this house on a 4-acre lot directly on Lake Michigan! This large home has 5 bedrooms and 3 full/2half bathrooms and sleeps 11. Relax on the 30x15 deck overlooking the lake as you watch the sunset! Available to bid on at the SMS Auction on April 1st!
Our third graders had a Heroes Museum filled with some very interesting characters! I saw Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong, Abe Lincoln, George Washington, Albert Einstein, and lots more. We loved welcoming in guests to tour the museum and hear about their lives. Great job!
SMS is proud to have a beginning Band program, a Children's Choir and a School Musical as opportunities for our students. All of these students have spent countless hours practicing and we love getting to watch them as they share their gifts with the world!
