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11th July 2025 Newsletter – Important End of Year info, Non-uniform on Friday, FOSM total and more
FOSM Summer Fair!
Thank you so much to the FOSM team for another excellent summer fair, and for your generosity on the day. We raised an amazing £4,138, which will be ploughed back into opportunities for the children!
End of year activities!
As we approach the end of the school year….
- On Monday or Tuesday, please send in a named, strong, bag-for-life type bag for us to send home your children’s school work.
- Please return all school reading materials: library books, Read Write Inc reading books and sharing books.
- Please check the Lost Property boxes outside the main hall. Anything left at the end of the day on Tuesday will be donated to charity or recycled.
- On Tuesday we send out a letter about staffing arrangements for September.
- On Wednesday, children learn about their new class and teacher, and spend time together during the morning. We try to keep this low key!
- On Wednesday, End of Year school reports are emailed out after school.
Non-Uniform on Friday 18th July – Culture day!
- Friday 18th July – Women’s EUFA Culture Day! Come dressed in colours of your child’s country for the Euros as we learn more about the culture of the country:
- Year R – Spain Year 1 – Switzerland
- Year 2 – England and France
- Year 3 – Norway Year 4 – Wales
- Year 5 – Poland Year 6 – Denmark
- The Bridge – Germany (or year group country if in class)
Last chance! Papaya Webinars – Let’s talk about our children’s tech (including smartphones)
- Wednesday July 16th at 7:30 pm – book online
Fruit and Veg Snacks
Uniform Expansion Update – Reminder!
- Thanks for all of your support in our additional options. The navy blue option has gone down well.
- Regarding trainers, we’ve clarified this on our uniform page. We would prefer black/dark trainers, but appreciate that they aren’t always easy to find, so can be flexible. We wouldn’t want you to purchase anything new, either.
This Week's Homework & Learning
🐔 Book a Farm visit here 🐰
Next Year’s Forest School Calendar
OPAL Resources – Can you help?
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scooters and safety helmets
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Barbies/dolls
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old saucepans/frying pans/ spoons
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small soft balls
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buckets, spades & trowels.
Wildlife Conservation Area – Help needed!
We are developing a conservation woodland area at Forest School to help encourage wildlife onto the site. Before we can make it available for children to use, it needs some work to clear the dead wood to encourage fresh growth.
The work will take place on Saturday 6th September 10am-12pm. This will be for adults only, no children please. If you would like to volunteer, please complete the Google Form here.
Thank you so much.
The Forest School Team
St Mark’s Photo Reel
Foodbank Support for the Summer Holidays
Basingstoke Foodbank are able to support families that may struggle to make ends meet over the summer holidays. Please get in touch with Vicky Elms in confidence (v.elms@st-markscofe.hants.sch.uk) and we will be able to refer for help with vouchers of food, essential toiletries, clothes washing products and some cleaning products. This support will last throughout the holidays-the foodbank will be in touch every fortnight to let families know a voucher has been uploaded on the system. Families are able to bring a friend with them to help with transport or to help carry their items home.
⭐ 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 96%.
Weekly Attendance by Class
School Dates, Lunches, and Clubs
In worship this week…
Music of the Week
William Tell overture: Finale by Rossini.
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music.
Being a parent is tough!
Parent Counselling Sessions
Community News
