St. Mark Weekly Update

Despite the recent snowfall, we hope our St. Mark family had a wonderful spring break.

We are now on the last part of the 2025-2026 school year, meaning that curriculum will be quickly finishing and students will be preparing for final exams. Regular attendance is more important than ever. Our public calendar will be updated with information as dates are confirmed, so please check back often for the latest news.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Stabile and Mr. Berube for taking the leadership roles in the month of March in my absence. Thank you to the staff and to the families that stepped up to support them - it is no easy feat to be put in a 'new' position with little warning. It is a team effort which ensures student learning continues ... and that was very much was the case. Thank you all for your support in all that you do for our St. Mark Family! - J. Hertlein, Principal

Here are the events this week as currently known.

• Friday 10 April - Recreation 8/9: Swimming

• Monday-Friday 13-17 April - Spirit Week
• Monday 13 April - Hot Lunch orders due in PowerSchool (12:00 pm)
• Monday 13 April - Recreation 8/9: Billards
• Monday 13 April - School Council (6:30 pm; School Learning Commons)
• To join online, join here - meeting will open at 6:25 pm.
• Tuesday 14 April - Recreation 7: Wall Climbing
• Wednesday 15 April - Grade 8 Student Retreat
• Field Trip forms are due to homeroom teachers
• Field Trip fees are due in PowerSchool
• Wednesday 15 April - Hot lunch from St. Joe's
• Wednesday 15 April - Recreation 7: Billards
• Thursday 16 April - Spring Dance and Games
• A small fee is collected to help cover the cost of games and the DJ
• Thursday 16 April - Student-led Conferences
• Please see below for information on booking your times.
• Please book a separate appointment for each teacher you wish to meet.

Our final student-led conference for this school year will be hosted once again online or in person on Thursday 16 April 2026.

• Please book a separate appointment with EACH teacher you wish to meet with.

• Students are expected to attend with their families for each conference.

If you wish to meet with teachers via Microsoft Teams (online), please book here: https://outlook.office.com/book/StMarkBookings@ecsd.net/s/dHF-uNiQ5Umlo5SOdXsizQ2?ismsaljsauthenabled

If you wish to meet with teachers in person in the school gym, please book here: https://outlook.office.com/book/StMarkBookings@ecsd.net/s/OGiG4lbCIku6s4kxcYh7pw2?ismsaljsauthenabled

Bookings close Thursday 16 April (approximately 1:00 AM). Please book your appointments by Wednesday evening, 15 April 2026.

Heading into Grade 10? Summer School registration opens April 7. Students can get a head start by taking CALM 20, Physical Education 10, or Religion 15.

Courses are offered throughout July. Learn more at ecsd.net/summerschool.

St. Mark School Council has recently purchased an informational book for our families to borrow from the school.

The A.I. Roadmap, by Dr. John Spencer, is a book to help guide families through the the infusion of A.I. technology in the world around us. It will answer questions such as:

• What is A.I. and how is it transforming learning?
• How should we respond to A.I.?
• How do we help students navigate a world of A. I.?
• How do we retain the human voice when incorporating A.I. tools?

If you would like to borrow this book, please send us a note and we will sign out the book to you via your child.

The mission of St. Mark Catholic Junior High School is to provide a Catholic

education that inspires students to pursue excellence as they imagine, create, transform,

achieve, and celebrate their individual potential and unique gifts given to them by God.