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Saint Mark The Evangelist Catholic School

5601 Flamingo Road

Southwest Ranches, FL  33330

tel:  954-434-3887

fax:  954-434-3595

 

 

A School to Believe in

Here, at Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic School, our main pastoral message is to teach as Jesus did, by forming a community life of the Spirit, teaching how to render service to the Christian community and the entire human family, and developing a true love for the learning process. The curriculum at Saint Mark Catholic School reflects a balance of all areas of learning about the world, about life, and about one another through an emphasis on the integrated learning of reading, science, math, and the language arts.

 

Our Mission Statement

Our mission  is to provide a safe Christ-centered learning environment where students grow intellectually, spiritually, and physically to foster a desire for learning and to prepare each child to be a witness to the Catholic Faith and achieve their God given potential.

 

Accreditation

Fully Accredited by the Florida Catholic Conference
Member of the National Catholic Education Association, Broward County Non-Public School Association and the Florida Council of Private Schools

 

"All children are gifted, some just open their packages sooner than others." 

                       author unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

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Prayer for our Teachers

 

Lord, we pray that you will empower our teachers, with your wisdom, your patience, your compassion. Keep them close to you, Lord as they walk into their classrooms so that the students will see a living example of your love and your peace; that our children may learn to choose the path of mercy and faith instead of violence and anger. Grant that our teachers may see the needs of those tender souls they guide, and be ready to meet each day with your strength and inspiration. Bless them O Lord, in their mission, so precious, to help us raise those lambs we have brought into your fold.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Breaking News 

 

Angel Day - Early Dismissal
Students will be dismissed at 12:30 on Friday, February 3rd. Parents, please mark your calendars.

 

Catholic Schools Week
January 29th - February 5th is Catholic Schools Week - This year's theme is Faith - Academics - Service. The theme focuses on three priorities that Catholic schools establish that make them stand out from other educational institutions. Children are taught Faith - not just the basics of Christianity, but how to have a relationship with God. Academics - Catholic schools are held to very high standards. We strive to help each child reach his or her potential. Service - the giving of one's time and effort to help others is taught, both as an expression of faith, and good citizenship. Saint Mark has a full week of activities planned for the families. We will have field day, faculty-student volleyball game, bulletin board decorating contest, silly hat and silly sock day, elocution contest and a special All School Mass in honor of Grandparents. This Mass will be at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 2nd. We invite grandparents of Saint Mark Parish to join us for this celebration.

 

Annual Gala - April 21, 2012

We invite you to be a part of our Evening Under The Stars Gala benefiting our wonderful school. This event will take place on the Piazza on Saturday, April 21st, 2012 at 7pm. The evening will include cocktails, a variety of foods, dancing, raffles, and silent and live auctions. There will be beautiful projects that our children have accomplished, a variety of baskets offering gift cards, vacations, sports memorabilia, tickets to Florida attractions, and also some surprises. Come dance the night away with family and friends. We invite our entire school and parish community to be a part of this beautiful evening. This event benefits our school and our children.

Click Here for more information and to download Sponsorship Packet

 

Spelling Bee
We are proud to announce the winners of our spelling bee who will represent Saint Mark at the Miami Herald spelling bee to be held in the Spring. Our winner for 4th and 5th grade was Gabriel Lopez and the student representing our Middle School- grades 6-8 is Andres Samos. Congratulations Gabriel and Andres.


 Scouting News
Saint Mark Girl Scout troop 11031 spearheaded a service project for our military troops to collect snacks, letters and cards to send to the troops in Afghanistan. The girls collected during the month of September and presented the collections to Ms. Kate from Support our Troops on September 11th. The snacks, cards and letters were shipped to Afghanistan. This past Thursday, January 5th our students received a surprise visit from Officer Alexander Santucci, a U.S. Marine, at the school Mass. Officer Santucci personally thanked the students, fielded questions and visited the classrooms. Our students really enjoyed their visit from Officer Santucci. Thank you, Mrs. Linda DeVarona, the troop leader, and the following girl scouts who collected and sorted all the items to send to our military. Valeria Amortegui, Isabella Barr, Kiara Cardeno, Mia DeSabatino, Lauren DeVarona, Victoria Egues, Kiara Guillen, Krtistina Martinez, Ella McLaughlin, Lara Ramirez, Alexa Robles, Natalia Schurr, Kyla Tavormina, Sophia Valdevieso


 Reconciliation
Please keep our second graders in prayer as they prepare to receive the sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time on Saturday, January 21st.

 

Snow at Saint Mark

 


Saint Mark students enjoy the "Snow" during the 6th annual Walk-A-Thon.  Click Here to see more photos.  We would like to thank Mrs. Lian Longobucco and her committee for another successful Walk-A-Thon that was held on December 2nd. Besides being a financial success, the families and children of the school had a great day.  A special "Thank You" is extended to the following volunteers who worked endless hours for the children - Brad Brelage, Deborah Czubkowski, Chester Escobar, Lourdes Garcia, Desi Llinas, Jose Millares, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Mari Rodriguez and Sonsy Torres.

 

Rosary: Neither "old fashioned" or "too hard"
Read Archbishop Wenski's thoughts on praying the rosary.  Click Here.

 

Soles for Souls
Two of St. Mark Catholic School 7th grade students are collecting new and gently worn children and adult shoes. These will be delivered to migrant families and those in need. This is their 5th year collecting and they do this twice a year. You may bring them to the school or church office.

 

The Dream Machine Recycle Project

Our school is now participating in a new recycling program.  Click Here to read more..

 

Sunshine State Reading List

Click Here to download zip file.