23rd January 2026 Newsletter – Disco, Parkrun, Careers Fair update and more

A few notes from Mr Applegate

  • It’s been another busy (and rather wet!) week at St Mark’s. The children are working so hard, and we continue to be very proud of them. We can’t believe that half-term is only 3 weeks away.
  • It was great to have so many parents attending the Papaya webinar on Tuesday. If you missed it, there are 2 more in February  – details below.
  • Disco – parents MUST book tickets by today, FRIDAY 23rd January – Click here This is due to organisational and safeguarding reasons.
Have a great weekend! Mr Applegate

This week’s homework and learning

Agents of Change Home Challenges

Careers Fair postponed

Unfortunately we’ve had not enough take-up to run our careers fair, so have decided to postpone it to another date.

Park Run

Lovely to see some existing and some new faces at the Junior Park Run last Sunday after our launch in the Worship that week. We are now officially a “Park Run School”! Well done for those that got out in the cold and the mud and ran their 2K with super smiley faces. There were lots of St Mark’s parents cheering on too!
Every Sunday, 9am, Stratton Park. 🙂 

Activewear and Underwear Donations for ages 5 to 7

Year 1 have run out of spare clothing for their children.  If you have any suitable activewear or underwear that you would be able to donate, please can you send it into one of the Year 1 classes? Thank you so much.

Papaya Webinar for all parents

A really helpful webinar to help parents understand the impact of tech and smartphones on children’s mental health, and how to support them. 

Brownies, Guides and Rainbows

A message from our local units: We have spaces at the moment in all our Brownie and Guide units in Kempshott. 
Monday Brownies – Kempshott Scout Hut – 6pm to 7.30pm
Monday Guides – Kempshott Scout Hut – 7.30pm to 9pm
Tuesday Brownies – Hockey Club – 6pm to 7.30pm
Tuesday Guides – Hockey Club – 7.30pm to 9pm
Thursday Rainbows – Hockey Club 
Please contact: spdorricott@outlook.com or emma@dorricott.me.uk

Does your child play Roblox?

Check out this list of safety features you can put in place.

⭐ Weekly Achievements ⭐

⭐ 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 97% 🙂

Weekly Attendance Winners

4M, 3D and Puffins

St Mark’s Photo Reel

Well done to Joey, Alex and Alfie for achieving their Silver Chief Scout – the highest award possible!

Well done Zoe, Katie and Sophie, enjoying their park run!

Freddy did his first park run – and loved it!

Mia wrote a poem in response to her learning about rivers.  Well done Mia 🤩

School Dates, Lunches, and Clubs

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Helpful Information

In worship this week…

Music of the Week

NHS Courses for Parents

Click here for details:

Wednesday 28 January 2026  Anxiety – understanding and strategies to support young people 9:30am – 4pm.

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A free event FOR PARENTS AND CARERS to help families better understand the needs and difficulties that young people can face and how to manage potential issues/concerns they have about their young person.

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