12th June 2026 Newsletter – Summer Fun Day, New Payment System from September (get the app!) and more

A few notes from Mr Applegate

  • Our Sand Pit Fun Run raised an amazing £6,718. Thank you so much for your generosity. Just think of all of the fun the children will have for years to come :)
  • Our FOSM Summer Fun Day is coming up very soon  on Saturday 27 June from 12pm to 3.30pm.  If you can offer some of your time to help out on a stall for a few hours please sign up here or email secretary.fosm@stmarksce.org.uk for further details.
  • At the end of next week, we say “Goodbye” to Mrs Little, one of our Year R LSAs. Mrs Little has been such a lovely part of our team, and we will miss her. Good luck Mrs Little in your next adventures!
  • Unfortunately we have had to cancel the School Grounds Day tomorrow due to a lack of volunteers.
  • Tickets for the Year 6 Performance will go on sale on Sunday afternoon. Please look out for an email with a password for you to log in to Eventbrite.

Have a great week, Charles

This week’s homework and learning

Agents of Change Home Challenges

School Book Fair – Final day Monday – Cash Only!

Buy 3 books for the price of 2 (cheapest book free).  

If you would like your child to purchase books, please send them in with between £4 and £15 in cash, placed in a clearly named envelope or purse, on their allocated day (see below). Alternatively, you can purchase a voucher online using the link provided here.

When will my child visit the Book Fair?

Monday 15th June – Year 4 – During the school day   

AND All year groups – After school with parents/carers please. We will set up the fair on the KS1 playground or in the Year 2 Discovery Tent.  Please allow a few minutes for set-up. 

Clearing Debt for the End of the Year

As we approach the end of the year all balances should be paid (dinners, breakfast club, trips, music tuition)…Your dinner account should ideally never be in the negative.  Please check your balances on your SCOPAY account. Thank you.

New Payment System for September

We are preparing to change our payment and school dinner ordering system from SCOPAY to Arbor for September.  There are many benefits to using Arbor that we are looking forward to sharing with you for example using Apple or Google Pay for quick, convienient payments, ordering your child’s school dinner, paying for clubs and trips, adjusting contact details and more.  As we already use Arbor, you can start preparing for the change now.  You can access your child’s profile on Arbor in two ways:

  • Using the Parent Portal – a webpage, here. This is the website version you access using a web browser (like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) on a computer, laptop, or even your phone’s browser.
  • Using the Parent App.  This is the mobile application you download to your smartphone or tablet from your device’s app store.  It is available to download from the Google Play Store here and Apple App Store here.
Crucial Note for First-Time Users: 

You must set up your password and accept the terms of use through the Parent Portal (website) first. You cannot do this through the app.

Please can we encourage you to try logging in and downloading the app now, ahead of September.  (Some of you may have already done so).  When you log in, you won’t see much, – don’t worry! We won’t activate the additional parts of Arbor until we are all set up and ready.  We’ll be in touch via email with more information but for now all we need you to do is get logged in. Thank you!

FOSM Dates

🐰Meet the newest members of our farm family!🐰

Say hello to our new rabbits!  The children have been voting all week and today, the School Councillors chose their names! 

Please welcome Marshmallow and Biscuit! 

⭐ 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 95.9% 😮

⭐ This Week’s Attendance⭐

⭐ St Mark’s Shout Outs ⭐

These wonderful girls completed the Cancer Race for Life Muddy Run in May Half-term. Together they raised a whopping £2190! Absolutely sensational. Well done girls! 

School Dates, Lunches, and Clubs

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Helpful Information

In worship this week…

Music of the Week

NHS Courses and Videos for Parents

Witherslack Group Parent Support Webinars

Community News

SEN Fun Day

Regular Notices

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