Second Grade

Memory Work

Prayers and poems for this year, paired with a song to help learn each one — the purpose, the title, and the full words are all right here.

Honor Principle

St. Mark's Honor Principle

Motto

Our motto: Courage and Honor

Purpose: the school's honor principle. This song sets it to music to help it stick.

Song: Courage and Honor

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Our motto: Courage and Honor 1. Always tell the truth. 2. Do your own work. 3. Never steal. 4. Have respect and consideration for all others.

Poems

Back to School

Week 1

Purpose: this week's poem to memorize. The song below sets the poem to music to help it stick.

Song: Back to School Blues

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Summer is over, fall is here. Back to school for a brand new year! Pack your things, in the car you go. Make new friends and say hello! Reading, writing, learning more Than you ever did before! Adding numbers 1, 2, 3. So much to do and learn and see! I am so glad to meet everyone. Let's get ready for a year of fun! — author unknown

Lower School Prayer

The Lower School Prayer

Prayer

A Prayer for all Marksmen

Purpose: the Lower School prayer, said together at school. This song sets it to music to help it stick.

Song: Clean Hands, Clean Words

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O God, give me clean hands, clean words, and clean thoughts. Save me from habits that harm; teach me to work as hard and play as fair in Thy sight alone, as if all the world saw; forgive me when I am unkind, and help me to forgive those who are unkind to me; keep me ready to help others at some cost to myself; send me chances to do a little good every day, and so grow more in your image. Amen.