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PK4
Pow Wow
Students create their own "buckskin" costumes, headbands, shakers and necklaces. Native American culture comes alive as students, dressed in Indian attire, sing and dance together.
Thanksgiving Feast
Students dress as Indians and in the tradition of Thanksgiving, they share a special “feast” with kindergarten students dressed as Pilgrims.
PK4 Donuts with Daddy
Students enjoy a donut with Dad as they participate in classroom activities.
Easter Egg Hunt
PK4 Mother’s Day Tea
Students celebrate Mothers during this heart warming Mother’s Day Tea. A musical program is performed by the children in honor of their mothers.
PK4 Dinosaur Party
Students make a colorful painted dinosaur T-shirt that they wear to enjoy crafts, songs, stories, games and a snack at this lively Dinosaur Party.


Kindergarten
Field Trip to the Kravis Center
Thanksgiving Feast
Students dress as Pilgrims and share a special snack with PK4 students dressed as Indians.
Kindergarten Play: The Christmas Story
Kindergarten students tell the story of Jesus' birth through narration and songs. This play reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas.
Grandparent/Special Friend Day
Students’ welcome Grandparents for a half-day visit to the school, where they will enjoy a breakfast reception, a Eucharist service, a musical program performed by the children, kindergarten classroom activities, and a tour of the School campus.
Teddy Bear Day
Students delight in bringing a special teddy bear to school for the day.
Field Day
Students participate in fun games and activities at Robb Field, followed by refreshments.


1st Grade
Apple Day
Students experience shapes, flavors and colors as they compare the taste of various apple varieties. Apple Day captures the imagination of students as they make crafts and play games, all with an apple theme.
Hobe Sound Nature Center
Students learn about owls in a special wildlife presentation by a representative of the Hobe Sound Nature Center.
Field Trip to Eissey Theatre
Students attend the theatrical production of Cinderella at the Eissey Theatre.
Pumpkin Day
The Fall season comes to life as students work in teams to design and carve pumpkins, make crafts, play games and enjoy a special snack, all with a pumpkin theme.
High Touch-High Tech What’s the Matter
Students have fun exploring different kinds of matter in a 90-minute education presentation called, What's the Matter.
Field Trip to Duncan Theatre
Students attend the theatrical production of Johnny Appleseed at the Duncan Theatre.
Christmas Craft Day
1st Grade Program - A Book is a Magic Carpet
Students dress up as their favorite storybook character. Through narrations and songs this play teaches students that a book can be a magical experience, taking them anywhere their imagination can go.


2nd Grade
Hallway GamesEvery two weeks
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
The language arts curriculum is enhanced as students experience Japanese culture by visiting the museum and gardens.
Stone Soup
Students make "Stone Soup" in the classroom after reading and discussing the story of Stone Soup. This lesson teaches students about sharing and the celebration of Thanksgiving.
Babes in Toyland Field Trip
Students attend the theatrical production of Babes in Toyland.
Gingerbread Men Decorating
Students enjoy a fun holiday activity of decorating gingerbread men.
Snow Day
Students experience a Florida "snow day." A fun filled morning of activities, playing games and sharing a snow snack.
2nd Grade Program - Patriotic Program
Students learn many facts about the United States through narrations and songs. This program includes a rap about the Presidents and a song naming all 50 states.
Florida Fiesta
Students, dressed in vacation attire, travel through decorated classrooms to experience the history and sights and sounds of Florida.


3rd Grade
Science Museum Field Trip
Tombstone Sponge Painting
Pumpkin Day
Students bring in special treats made from pumpkin to share.
Bread Making
Students work together to prepare a variety of baked breads.
Reindeer Poems
Reindeer Decorations
Gingerbread Houses
Students assemble and decorate festive gingerbread houses.
Polar Express
Students read the book Polar Express while enjoying hot chocolate and cookies.
3rd Grade Program - Bones
Students learn the basics of anatomy in a fun way. The program features Charles Cartilage, a skeleton, who gets knocked over and bones that get amnesia. Through songs and narration, the skeleton is finally put back together, and all is well in the Anatomy Academy's "Hall of Frame."


4th Grade
4th Grade Program - Dig It!
Students explore Ancient Civilizations through narration, song and dance. The program features dancing skeletons, mummies and a Toga Party and helps students learn about Greek, Egyptian, Roman and many other Civilizations.
Christmas Around the World
Kennedy Space Center Field Trip
Digging into Science
Students search for gemstones from special locations and turn one gemstone into a piece of jewelry.
Lower School Spelling Bee
The fourth and fifth grade Spelling Bee helps students improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies, learn concepts, and develop correct English usage.


5th Grade
King Tut Exhibit Field Trip
Students will visit an extensive exhibition of more than 130 treasures from the tomb of the celebrated pharaoh Tutankhamun (King Tut), other Valley of the Kings tombs and additional ancient sites.
Munyon Island Field Trip
Students learn the history of Munyon Island, as they go back in time when the island was called “Nuctsachoo” by the Seminole Indians. This trip is planned in conjunction with the students’ reading the book, The Cay.
St. Augustine Class Trip
5th Grade Program - Musical Presentation on Recorder and Orff Instruments
Students perform a musical presentation using the recorders, drums and mallet (Orff) instruments. This presentation demonstrates students' performance skills and their ability to read music.
Kravis Center Trip
Lower School Spelling Bee
The fourth and fifth grade Spelling Bee helps students improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies, learn concepts, and develop correct English usage.


Lower School
Book Fair
Students can purchase Scholastic Books and are encouraged to read more through active participation in classroom activities, the book fair art contest, and special story times. This event enhances the Media Center’s resources and aids in building the teacher’s classroom libraries.
Colonial Day
Dressed in colonial attire, students imagine colonial life as the campus is transformed into a 1700’s era village, school, town inn and stockade. Experience the sights and sounds of making candles, churning butter, chopping wood, weaving cloth, making crafts, playing games, and caring for livestock.
International Day
Students travel the globe as the campus is transformed into different countries from around the world. Students take their passports on a grand adventure to explore other cultures through authentic costumes, arts and crafts, games, story telling, an open marketplace, and tasting an assortment of foods.


Middle School
Science Fair
Middle School students acquire knowledge and develop process skills while completing a research paper, display board and log book for each project. Science projects allow students to research and explore their areas of interest across a broad range of scientific areas.
Fall Dance
Spirit Week
Middle School Spelling Bee
The Middle School Spelling Bee helps students improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies, learn concepts, and develop correct English usage.
Winter Dance
Holiday Band Concert
Career Days
Middle School students interact with a diverse group of professional adults, who present possible future career paths and serve as positive role models in the community. Professions represented in previous Career Days include surgeon, architect, biotech engineer, chef, veterinarian, and a marine biologist.
Valentine’s Day Dance
6th Grade Trip/Tampa-Ft. Myers
Middle School Olympics
St. Mark’s Idols
Students audition for a chance to display their talents in the Middle School talent show, St. Mark’s Idols. Students have the opportunity to earn community service hours, a drama award pin and certificate, and a T-shirt.
8th Grade Trip/Washington, D.C.
7th Grade Trip/Miami & Duck Key
Spring Band Concert
Summer Dance

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