November 29, 2024

29 November 2024 – Newsletter – Christmas Fayre reminders, School Council video and more

See you between 12pm and 3pm for our Christmas Fayre! Sat 30th Nov

School Headlines

Huge thank you to the FOSM team for all that they have done ahead of the Christmas Fayre tomorrow. We appreciate your efforts for the school and community ❤ 🎅🎄
Christmas Tickets for all the performances have been emailed out. Check your spam if you’ve not received them.
Reminder of Christmas dates and activities here
Years 3, 4, 5, 6: Complete this form to confirm your child’s attendance (or not) at the evening Christmas Performances. Deadline 6th Dec.
Deadline date for parents to order photographs for school delivery is Wednesday 4th December.

Reminders…

Parking – respectfully and safely please.
Please be in by 8:48am as gates close at 8:50am.
Please report your child’s absence to the School Office to adminoffice@st-markscofe.hants.sch.uk rather than via the year group emails.

This Week's Homework & Learning

Listed here for all children.

Click here

FOSM Christmas Fayre – Sat 30th Nov 12-3pm

It’s the Christmas Fayre on Saturday 30th November, 12-3pm. Full of fun games, stalls, activities, refreshments and Santa’s Grotto! The fayre is free to enter and visits to Santa cost £4 per child and include a small gift. Grotto visits must be booked in advance by 25th November via the FOSM online shop: Click here to book your visit to meet Santa.

Safety after school

Once children are handed over to you at the end of the day, they are your responsiblity. We are concerned that some children run ahead, cross roads, and are unsupervised by fast-moving cars. We’d hate for anything to happen, and would urge you to ensure your children are fully supervised at the end of the day. Thank you.

St Mark’s Photo Reel

Thank you so much for all the toys you have given through the School Council “Community Furniture Project”. We have been overwhelmed by your generosity!

Congratulations to Gracie who competed in a trampolining competition on Sunday. She came third and received a bronze medal. Wow Gracie, that’s amazing!

⚠️Lost books! Please help!📚

Please can everyone have a check at home for any SLS (School Library Service) library books.

These books should have a label on the spine like this:

We still have over 100 books missing and must return these ASAP to avoid being charged £700! We would really appreciate it if you could have a good look and return these as soon as possible as this money could be much better used on things that our children need.
Foodbank Friday!

Many local supermarkets host a permanent donation point where people can leave the donations they purchase during their visit but we would also like to set up a station in school where children can feel that they are making a difference to help others.

We are encouraging children to occasionally bring in an item of food, which they can put in a box near reception.

We will update the list each week or you may prefer to download the Bank the Food App. This will update it weekly on the items we’re running low on. It’s a great app and you only need to download it and select Basingstoke Foodbank as preferred. You can also activate notifications which means you’ll get a reminder when you visit the supermarket, so you never forget to donate. It lets you know the items they most need.
What is your child learning this half-term?

Look after our farm animals

Thank you!

Click here

⭐ Star Learners ⭐

⭐ Star Readers ⭐

⭐ Quietest Classes ⭐

Parrots & 3SG

⭐ Attendance Updates ⭐

Our target over the year is 97%. Last year’s attendance was 95.8% – above national levels, but we’d like it to be much higher.

Our current attendance percentage is 96.6% 😐

Weekly Attendance by Class

What's the impact on missing school?

Categories	Learning days lost
Acceptable sickness & unforeseen absences.	98% = 4 days
	97% = 6 days
	96% = 8 days
Attendance below 95% is of concern to the school & you will be contacted automatically.10 days unauthorised absences for holidays over the year mean you will only achieve 95% attendance. Sickness & medical appointments, although usually unavoidable & authorised, will add further to your child’s absence record.	95% = 10 days
	94% = 12 days
	93% = 14 days
	92% = 16 days
Poor attendance Attendance below 90% is a serious concern. Your child has now missed nearly 4 weeks’ education. You may be referred to the Early Help team at the local authority.	91% = 18 days
	90% = 20 days
	89% = 21 days
	88% = 23 days
	87% = 25 days
	86% = 27 days
Very poor attendance	85% = 29 days
	84% = 31 days
	82% = 35 days
	80% = 39 days

Reminder of the new rules

School Dates, Lunches, and Clubs

View the full calendar here. Subscribe on either Chrome/ Android or Apple

FOSM Events
Meals
PE Days
PE Uniform details can be found here. Remember, football shirts, hoodies, or general day-to-day clothing are not acceptable as PE kit.

Year R
- Monday – Indoor PE
- Thursday – Indoor PE
Year 1
- Tuesday – Outdoor PE
- Thursday – Outdoor PE
Year 2
- Wednesday – Outdoor PE
- Friday – Indoor PE
Year 3
- All classes – Fridays – Outdoor PE
- 3SG – Tuesday – Indoor PE
- 3D – Wednesday – Indoor PE
- 3P – Thursday – Indoor PE
Year 4
- All classes – Monday – Outdoor PE
- 4SB – Wednesday – Indoor PE
- 4C – Thursday – Indoor PE
- 4PR – Friday – Indoor PE
Year 5
- Tuesdays – Outdoor PE
- Wednesdays – Indoor PE
Year 6
- Monday – Indoor PE
- Wednesdays – Outdoor PE

After School Clubs

When do clubs start? Clubs started last week. You will have received an email to confirm your place in club.

Day	Club	Pick up time	Pick up place
Monday	Forest School	4:45	2B
	Chess Club	4:00	6B
	KS2 Choir	4:15	Small Hall
	Board Games Club	4:00	1TM
	Lego Coding Club	4:10	6C
	KS2 Girls’ Football	4:10	3P
Tuesday	Art Club	4:10	2CL
	Art/Craft Club	4:10	4PR
	Calm Club Yrs 5&6	4:00	3SG
	Recorders Club	4:00	3D
	Dance Live	4:10	Small Hall
Wednesday	Cookery Club	4:10	Office
	Multi-Skills	4:10	Small Hall
	Calm Club Yrs 3&4	4:00	3SG
Thursday	Photography Club	4:10	5P
	Scratch Coding Club	4:00	5DS
Friday	Netball	4:10	Small Hall
	Year 1 & 2 Choir	4:00	1TM

Music Info
Full School Calendar
Information - breakfast and afterschool clubs, uniform etc
- Breakfast Club – just show up – details here.
- SCL after-school club – click here for full details.
- Uniform – click here for details, including Skoolkit ordering
- School bags – can be ordered here
- Absence – Please report absences via phone or email here by 9am. If you need to request a future absence, please use this form.
- Are you eligible for Free School Meals and further funding for the school? Check online here.
Foodbank Support

In worship this week…

Music of the Week

Troika by Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953)

Prokofiev was a Russian composer and pianist. He died in 1953 and is one of the most famous composers of the 20th century.

29 November 2024 – Newsletter – Christmas Fayre reminders, School Council video and more

See you between 12pm and 3pm for our Christmas Fayre! Sat 30th Nov

School Headlines

Reminders…

This Week's Homework & Learning

FOSM Christmas Fayre – Sat 30th Nov 12-3pm

Safety after school

St Mark’s Photo Reel

Look after our farm animals

⭐ Star Learners ⭐

⭐ Star Readers ⭐

⭐ Quietest Classes ⭐

⭐ Attendance Updates ⭐

Weekly Attendance by Class

School Dates, Lunches, and Clubs

In worship this week…

Music of the Week

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