Our Junior High students have been holding our Annual CSW Canned Food Drive to benefit the WestMark Food Pantry. Today, students helped load up the cars of some very special volunteers with all we have collected so far! 2 more days to go to stock this pantry up! #csw23



The 8th grade students are working on overgeneralization in arguments and worked cooperatively to create a poster to show examples.




Checking out a mail truck in the snow? Of course! The students loved seeing the inside of the mail truck and the fresh snowflakes was the icing on the cake!
Preschool students had a great time listening to some special nurses explain their jobs and ways they are a great part of our community! The students had so many questions for the nurses! Thanks to Mrs. Schwindehammer and Mrs. Kenny for coming in!
Calling all teachers, parents and alumni of SMS who attended Catholic schools! Celebrate your Catholic School Spirit and share your pictures or stories of your Catholic school days. Make sure you tag us so we can enjoy the walk down memory lane too! #CSW23 #smsmarksmen

We were so excited to learn all about the role of a mail carrier from Mrs. Highfill last week! She did a great job explaining all about what she does each day and the students loved learning from her.
Mark your calendars for the St. Mark PSA Fat Tuesday Bingo on Feb. 21st! It's sure to be a fun night of games and fellowship. We hope to see you there!

It's a great day to pretend it's sunny and 80 degrees! Here's to our students and their ability to bring us all joy!
First grade celebrated 100 days of school last week with lots of fun and learning!




Preschool had some special visitors as they continue to learn about our community. The firefighters talked with the students about fire safety, making a fire plan, how to stop, drop, and roll if your clothes catch fire, and that firefighters have to wear lots of special gear!

Today at St Mark School, we celebrate our amazing students. Our students come from very diverse backgrounds and we love the unique perspectives our kids bring into the classrooms. #CSW23

It's always a great day to be a Marksmen!




We love to celebrate our St. Mark Marksmen! #csw23 #smsmarksmen
More 100 days of school fun from our first grade class!




Today, St Mark students kick off our community service projects. Pre-K will hold their annual St. Jude Trike-a-Thon. K-4 has a pb&j and toiletry drive for Sophia's Kitchen. Our junior high students are holding their annual food drive in support of the WestMark Food Pantry.




Today at St Mark, we celebrate our Parish! We are filled with gratitude for all the support our St. Mark Parish provides to the school. Your prayers lift us up and we hope our prayers can lift you up today! It’s such a joy to celebrate with our church parishioners, too! #CSW22

Today, we kick off Catholic Schools Week with a School Mass at 4:30 on Saturday January 28th. Our school choir will sing and students will participate as Lectors, Altar servers and present the Offertory gifts. #CSW23 #smsmarksmen

Happy 101st day of school from the best puppies around! #smsmarksmen
Today in the STREAM Lab, students explored the process of weathering using the zSpace lab and used building materials to complete complex STEAM challenges. Some students worked on building a hydraulic claw too!




Our sixth graders went to Peoria Notre Dame yesterday. They participated in a Scholastic Bowl Match against other area Catholic Grade schools. They had a great time! SMS Alums and Student Ambassadors Anny Ahl, Ellen Dahlquist, Jesus Prieto, and Hadley Stecher were there to help!




