Saint Mark's Episcopal School Upland, CA

Join us Sunday, costumes welcome!

After all, Halloween is the Eve of All Saints' Day (aka All Hallows' Eve). (Shared from Catholic Memes)

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The Preschool children learn about Thanksgiving!

Into Eternal Life: Kathy Candelaria
It is with great care that we inform you of the passing of Kathy Candelaria, grandmother of St. Mark's alumni Patrick and Kate Dóñez. Kathy had been on hospice these past few weeks after a long battle with cancer. Please keep the Dóñez family in your prayers.
Eternal rest grant to Kathy, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon her.

The Preschool is enrolling students for in person classes starting September 8, 2020. Call today for information and a brochure. Enroll now!

Into Eternal Life: Carol Carney
It is with great care that we inform you of the passing of Carol Carney, mother of St. Mark's graduate Andrew Carney '93, from complications of Covid-19 and underlying causes. She was a writer, an editor, and a professor of literature at Claremont McKenna College until the family later relocated to Wisconsin. Please keep Andy and his father, Dr. Philip Carney, in your prayers.

At Preschool we take our safety seriously by following the “3 Ws”:
1. We WEAR our masks.
2. We WASH or hands.
3. We WATCH our distance.

Enroll your student today. For more information call 909-920-5565.

St. Mark’s Preschool is now open! Enroll your student today! We follow the CDC guidelines and County licensing regulations. Our priority is keeping your child and our staff safe. Call now for more information. Please share this post with friends.
Saint Mark’s is located at 330 East 16th Street, Upland, CA 91784.

Saint Mark's Episcopal School Upland, CA updated their info in the about section.

Saint Mark's Episcopal School Upland, CA updated their info in the about section.

For the Class of 2020:
May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships so that you may live deep within your heart.
May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may wish for justice, freedom and peace.
May God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done. Amen.

Gracious and caring God, our source of light, we ask for your almighty hand to be upon these graduates as we send them forward. With their classes and grading now complete, may they strive toward excellence in all they do.

With the applause quieted, may they celebrate and lift up those around them.

With the speeches concluded, may their voices rise up to pronounce peace and justice in the world.

With the fanfare ceasing, may they find bliss in future endeavors and adventures.

With diplomas in hand, may their achievements grow and enrich their communities.

With spiritual formation through song and prayer, service and leadership, lament and celebration, may they discover holiness in the midst of life's blessings as well life's challenges.

As their education continues, may they conduct their life's work with exceptional skill and integrity inspired to Go Forth and Set the World of Fire from this day onward.

Grace be to them. Amen

to our Kindergartners and 8th graders exploring force and motion together

We are grateful for all the memories we have made together as a community, and especially for the Class of 2020 and the time they have given to their schoolmates.

Meet the Graduates!

Kenneth will be attending Damien High School.

Logan will be attending Bonita High School.

Our beautiful sanctuary is dressed for graduation, even though we can't celebrate the service together inside this year. It remains a symbol of the special times we have had as a community.

Thank you to Mrs. Harris for preparing the altar and to Rev. Backer for sharing the picture.

Meet the Graduates!

When asked about his favorite Saint Mark's traditions, Joshua shared, "I think I’ll miss saying the LORD’s Prayer in Spanish every day. It was a friendly reminder that through all of this, God is still with us." Joshua will be attending Damien High School.

When asked how Saint Mark's has prepared him to make meaningful contributions to the community around him, Soren shared that "Saint Mark’s taught me to be a kind, strong leader so I can help others around me." Soren will be attending Damien High School.

Meet the Graduates!

Eyoel says, "My classmates and teachers helped bring out the kindness and acceptance in me because that is what Saint Mark's is about." Eyoel will be attending Damien High School.

Eric says his classmates and teachers have shaped who he is today. "I've spent a great part of my life with them and I think it has really benefited me as a person. The community has done a great job shaping me as a human being and I am so excited for the days to come." Eric will be attending Damien High School.

Thank you to our Student Council officers for their work during distance learning to plan the school-wide Kahoot trivia game and, more recently, a special Zoom party just for Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade. We appreciate your hard work and dedication!

to a long history of Kindergarten and 8th grade having the same class color

Tomorrow's theme day will be Class Color Day for one last time.

Preschool - black and white
Kindergarten - pink
1st grade - red
2nd grade - purple
3rd grade - gray
4th grade - orange
5th grade - green
6th grade - brown
7th grade - blue
8th grade - pink

Survey : Questions

It is time to vote for the top 5 hymns for 2020! Please click on the link to cast your vote.

Survey : Questions

Here I am, Lord
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go, Lord
If you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart.

Thank you for Mrs. Ghali for sharing these pictures of our 2nd graders singing a Saint Mark's favorite in music class with Mr. Abernathy.

Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart and especially the
hearts of the people of this land, that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and
hatreds cease; that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

Our 6th grade math class recently finished a week-long study of transformations in geometry. As a culminating project, Ms. Russell had the students make tessellations of their own design, and the students had to identify if their completed tessellation was an example of translation, reflection, or rotation. 6th grader Ralph's tessellation even had all three!

Join us today at 3:00 here on Facebook and also on YouTube for the world premiere of the Saint Mark's Class of 2020 presentation of Act 1 of William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar."

to Morning Prayer on Crazy Accessories Day

Tomorrow's theme is Western Day!

A special guest recently joined our 6th graders in their science class ... Sir Cuddles, the ball python belonging to 6th grader Luke. Luke told his classmates about the diet, habitat, and characteristics of ball pythons, and then it was feeding time for the snake. It's the circle of life!

Patience paid off for our 2nd graders, as they got a first-hand lesson in observing evaporation by leaving salt water in a glass for several days. Look at what was left behind once the water evaporated.

As we pause to lift our hearts and minds in prayer, let us be mindful of those who have laid down their lives in the service of their country. O God, we ask your strength, that we might dedicate ourselves to perfecting your kingdom of peace and justice among nations. Let us give thanks for the many blessings of freedom which we possess, purchased at the cost of many lives and sacrifices. Fill us with courage to fulfill our tasks and in no way break faith with the fallen. We commend these fallen to your mercy and ask that you give them eternal rest. This we ask and pray in your name. Amen.

From "Refuge and Strength -- Prayers for the Military and their Families," Theodore W. Edwards Jr. Church Publishing, 2008

to the school-wide Kahoot trivia game hosted by Student Council. Today, Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade are invited to join Student Council for a special Zoom party, just for them! Check your email for more information.

Mrs. Naziri and our 3rd graders have the perfect recipe for a great math class! The students made polygon cookies and showed them off for a math lesson. Yum!

Do you know your math facts? These 7th graders do, and they are not afraid to take on any challengers in a factor game with playing cards. Two students hold up cards (turning off their self-view on Zoom, of course), and another student says the product of the two numbers. The winner is the first person who can name their own card without looking.