Where School Becomes Family

Welcome to 2nd grade! My name is Kelly Pekala and I am extremely excited to be your child's 2nd grade teacher this year! This is my  8th  year teaching here at Saint Mark School. I started as the 8th grade teacher for 1 year, spent 5 years in kindergarten, did 3 years in 3rd and I am onto my next journey teaching, 2nd! I enjoy working with the children and families of the Saint Mark community! My goal is to not only teach my students the material they need to be successful  but to also teach them to love learning! I graduated from Holy Family University with a bachelor's degree in early childhood education and special education. I am also a product of Catholic Education and value my faith very much.

I am happily married to my husband Chris, and we have 3 children. CJ is 9, and attends 4th grade here at Saint Mark. Avery is 6, and attends Kindergarten here at Saint Make School,  and Mason is 4. We also have a puppy named Bailey! During my free time I love to spend time with my family outside, playing games,  and spending time at the beach. I can't wait for another great year together! 

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email me at kpekala@stmarkmail.com.

Reconciliation date is Thursday February 5th at 6:00 in St. Mark Church. There is a mandatory sacrament meeting on October 22nd at 6:30 in church.


This year, our class is excited to read with Scholastic Book Clubs! It’s a great way to build up your child’s book collection at home and help them improve their reading skills. And when you shop with Clubs, your orders earn points I can redeem for books and other classroom supplies we need.
Here’s how it works: I’ll send home flyers like these throughout the year. If you decide to place an order, you can do that through our class ordering page. Your books will arrive at school about 10 days after I submit our classroom order.
By teaming up with Scholastic, we’ll help your child become a more confident, independent reader—and we’ll build a classroom library all of my students are excited to explore!
Shop our class page:https://orders.scholastic.com/RVH8P
Class code: RVH8P



CLEARANCE Information
** You must have ALL clearances in order to chaperone a classtrip or help out at school. There are 4 clearances included. All clearances should be handed in to Juantina at the parsh office when completed.
1. Criminal history backgorund check: https://epatch.pa.gov/home 
2. Fingerprints: https://www.identogo.com 
3. Child abuse: https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
4. two forms from the parish office
**  If helping or volunteering at school: Protecting God's Children: 
https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_list2.cfm?theOrgID=18461&theme=0:  

October 21, 2025
Math- page 175-176
Grammar- page 36

There is a mandatory Sacrament meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, October 25 at 6:30 in the gym.

Friday, October 24 is the Halloween Fair. This is a dress down day. Our time starts at 9:30 parents are welcome to attend.

Spelling words week 7:
aren't 
can't
didn't
hadn't
haven't
he's
I'll
I'm
isn't
it's
she's
who's

**PLEASE MAKE SURE STUDENTS ALWAYS HAVE THEIR SUPPLIES**



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