New Families

Welcome to St. Mark's!

We are thrilled that you have chosen to join our community! Throughout the summer, you will receive several pieces of correspondence from St. Mark's. Please review our New Family Guide for helpful information to ease your transition. See you soon!

New Family Guide

Helpful Information for New Families

Upcoming Events

The Parent Portal

The St. Mark's Portal provides everything from contacts to classes to calendars in one place with tools that allow you to easily filter and find what is most important to you. The Portal includes announcements and assignments, athletics schedules, and allows you to customize your notifications, contact card, directories, and calendars. With an intuitive dashboard and easy navigation, you will be a Portal pro in no time. Portal access was established for each parent during the enrollment process; if you do not yet have access to the portal, please contact helpdesk@stmes.org.

In late June, you will have full access to the portal. At that time, permission, acknowledgement, emergency contact, and profile update forms for students and families will be available. Watch for communication later this summer, notifying you that these forms are ready for you to complete.

Tuition

2020-2021 Major Dates Calendar

Summer Assignments

Required Medical Forms

Our School Nurse, in partnership with the rest of our school leadership team, is carefully monitoring the COVID-19 situation. We are evaluating and creating various plans for maintaining the physical health and safety of our students, families, faculty, and staff as we look toward a return to campus. Throughout the summer, we will maintain communication with our families about any updated protocols and procedures.

All students must have a complete record in Magnus Health, our school health software, by August 1, 2020, including the following forms that require both a doctor's and a parent/guardian’s signature. If your child has had a healthy check-up within the last year, you will not likely need to schedule another appointment for your physician to complete the forms; however, you'll want to get your form to your doctor as soon as possible since they can be backed up this time of year.

All students must have an annual Medical Examination by Doctor Form completed by their physician. This exam must have been completed after (OR must be dated no earlier than) August 19, 2019.
If your child takes a prescription medication or an "off-label-instruction" over-the-counter medicine that will be given at school, please also have your doctor fill out the Prescription Medication Form.
For students with allergies, asthma, seizures, or diabetes, please ensure that an updated action plan is on file in Magnus Health. Please note: These forms do not replace the need for the above prescription form since they do not give specific instruction to administer at school.
All students must have an updated immunization record on-file in Magnus Health. The only acceptable exclusion from immunization compliance is a Medical Contraindication written by a student’s physician, which will be reviewed and accepted annually on a case-by-case basis. View immunization requirements for Preschool 2s through Pre-K students or immunization requirements for Kindergarten through 8th grade students for more information.

All forms are collected electronically through Magnus Health, and online help resources located within Magnus Health will show you how to upload your documents.

New families will be able to access Magnus Health in late June. Stay tuned for an email alerting you that your Magnus Health portal is now available. If you are a returning family with a new student, that student’s Magnus account will be established in late June.

Uniforms and Supplies

What's the Deal with Spirit Teams and How Do I Know Which Team We're On?

We have several traditions at St. Mark’s that are unique to our community, including our red and blue spirit teams. This program, started in 2011, began as a way to promote school spirit and friendly competition. Families are assigned a color upon admission, and they retain that “red” or “blue” designation throughout their life here. We are careful to assign the same color for newly enrolled siblings so there will be no divided households. Throughout the year, we have several spirit team competitions, from box top challenges, to field day activities, to reading challenges! Students may earn points for their spirit team throughout the year, and at the end of Field Day, the spirit team champion is announced.

A required part of the uniform for each Preschool 3s through 8th grade student is a spirit team t-shirt in either red or navy. To learn which color you are on, follow these simple steps:

Log in to your Portal Account
Select your child’s name in the top left hand corner
Click the “Contact Card” tab
Spirit Team color will display on the left side of the screen under “General Information”

Athletics

Buddy Families

Volunteering and Getting Involved

Participating in the Parent Guild is an excellent way to engage in the St. Mark’s community. Volunteer opportunities provide you with connecting points throughout the school and create a stronger partnership between school and family.

The success of Parent Guild and school activities and events depends on parent involvement, and we thank you in advance for the gift of your time. You can learn more about the various volunteer opportunities online. We are always looking for volunteers to help on Parent Guild committees. If you have an interest in a particular committee, please fill out the volunteer form online, or email parentguild@stmes.org.