St Mark's CofE Primary School

August 27, 2024

School Starts Wednesday 4th Sept 2024

Welcome back!

We trust you’ve had a good summer break and are ready for your child to return to school! A couple updates/reminders for you:

School starts Wednesday 4th September – 8:30-8:48am (gates close at 8:48am).
Action required – Have you complete the permissions form for this year? If not, please fill it in here. We need 100% return. One per child.
School Bags – a reminder that school bags MUST be draw string bags, not back packs. Only year 6 children can have back packs, and this is due to space. More details and ordering of special St Mark’s schools bags are here.
“Key Information Sessions” – Find out all about your child’s year ahead! A seperate 45 minute session for each year group held in the main hall, apart from Year R which is online. See the school calendar below for your child’s date/time.
Breakfast Club – just show up – details here.
School dinners have increased in price from £2.80 to £3 from September, as previously shared. We return on Week 1 – usual menu here.
School Car Park – very, very, very limited. We’re starting from scratch again, so if permission was given previously, it’s been removed. Please avoid! If you feel you need one of the few places for drop-offs/pickups, please complete this form. We’ll likely say no, so please don’t be disappointed.
Join our FOSM AGM on Monday 9th Sept, 7:45pm, main hall. We’d love to have your input!
Have your financial circumstances changed? You could be elligible for school support. Check here.
Have your contact details changed? New mobile number? Change in family circumstances? New allergies or medical information? Please let us know via the school office email here.

See you on Weds morning! Best wishes, Charles Applegate, Head Teacher.

Key questions you may have!

When does PE begin? PE begins W/B 9th Sept unless otherwise stated in the PE Days section below.
What about Forest School? Year 2 and year 6 have Forest School in Autumn 1. We’ll email out more details to you. The PE days section below has more information too.
When do private music lessons begin? If you are signed-up for lessons, you’ll receive an email soon with specific details.
When do clubs start? You’ll be informed of Autumn term club allocations during the week of 9th September, with clubs starting week beginning 16th September.
What about contacting teachers? Each year group has an email address to contact teachers at, in the format of yearX@stmarksce.org.uk . A gentle reminder this is not checked during the day, won’t always get an immediate response on the same day, and definitely not at weekends! For anything general or urgent, please use the adminoffice@st-markscofe.hants.sch.uk email address.
What about the new attendance rules from the government and increased fines? We’ll be reviewing these as a governing body in September, and will inform you fully soon. Please note these are national guidelines set by the government.

Thank you.

Other bits and pieces

Thank you for completing our parent survey in July. The results of the survey are here.
Our Agent of Change programme carries on – if you’d like to nominate someone, please email the school office here.

Want to book a farm slot?

Click here

Regular details

School uniform details are here.
School bags – can be ordered here.
Absence – Please report daily absences to the school office via email here. If you need to request a future absence, please use this form.
SCL Wraparound Afterschool Club (till 6pm) – booking and details here.

School Dates, Lunches, and Clubs

View the full calendar here.

Meals
PE Days
PE Starts 9th September onwards, unless otherwise stated below. 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
- Mondays & Thursdays – Indoor PE starting 19^th Sept
Year 1
- Mondays – Indoor PE
- Thursdays – Outdoor PE
Year 2
- All classes – Fridays – Indoor PE
- 2G – Tuesdays – Indoor on 10^th & 17^th Sept, then Forest School from 24^th Sept
- 2CL – Wednesdays – Indoor on 11^th and 18^th Sept, then Forest School from 25^th Sept
- 2B – Thursdays – Indoor on 12^th and 19^th Sept, then Forest School from 26^th September
Year 3
- Tuesdays – Indoor PE
- Fridays – Indoor PE
Year 4
- Wednesdays – Indoor PE
- Fridays – Outdoor PE
Year 5
- Tuesdays – Outdoor PE
- Wednesdays – Outdoor PE
Year 6
- All classes – Mondays – Outdoor PE
- 6C – Wednesdays – Outdoor PE on 11^th and 18^th Sept, then Forest School from 25^th Sept
- 6B – Thursdays – Outdoor PE on 12^th and 19^th Sept, then Forest School from 26^th Sept
- 6F – Fridays – Outdoor PE on 13^th and 20^th Sept, then Forest School from 27^th Sept
After School Clubs
- When do clubs start? You’ll be informed of Autumn term club allocations during the week of 9th September, with clubs starting week beginning 16th September.
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.
- Hatch Warren Community Centre 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

⭐ Star Learners ⭐

We celebrate our Star Learners every week. We’ll post them here on Fridays.

⭐ 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.