Mr Applegate
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Year 6 Windmill Hill Residential
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Christmas Performance & Carol Service Tickets!
🎄 Christmas is coming! 🎄
We love Christmas at St Mark’s! All children will be performing, singing, and supporting our Christmas performances, and we’d love you to join us.
The forms explain how the tickets work for the different performances.
For KS2 children, it is expected that your child is at the evening performance (6:30pm).
If your child is in KS2 choir, they will need to be at all 6 KS2 performances. You can also book extra tickets as explained on the form.
Key dates for tickets:
- Opening date: 16th October
- Closing date: 13th November
- Parents informed of ticket allocations: 17th November
Booking Forms for tickets
- Nov 30th 10am & Dec 1st 10am
- Click here to request tickets
- 5th Dec 10am, 6th Dec 10am and 2pm
- Click here to request tickets
- 11th Dec 2pm, 12th Dec 6:30pm, 13th Dec 10am
- Click here to request tickets
- 11th Dec 6:30pm, 12th Dec 2pm, 13th Dec 2pm
- Click here to request tickets
6th October 2023 Newsletter
A note from Mr Applegate
We’ve had a great week at St Mark’s. On Tuesday, we had a local authority inspection, and the inspector was blown away by the children and their attitudes to learning. She was also impressed by the quality of the children’s writing across the school.
We look forward to meeting parents on Wednesday for our first of two Parents’ Evenings.
A reminder for our Year 6 pupils – all Secondary School applications need to be completed by 31st October 2023!
Finally, we’re celebrating Tanzania Day on Thursday 19th October. Come dressed in the colours of the flag!
Have a great weekend, Mr Applegate :)
Harvest Festival
This Monday (9th October), we’ll be having our Harvest Festival worship.
There is no pressure to bring anything, but if you are able, Foodbank are asking for any of the following items (and not other items).
If you bring them in on Monday, we of course will transport them to Foodbank afterwards.
From last week…
Animal Visitors to Forest School
⭐ Star Learners ⭐
⭐ Star Readers ⭐
⭐ Quietest Class ⭐
2CL and 5SP
⭐ Best Attendance ⭐
Penguins, 1M, 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 96.9%. Oh no!
Weekly Attendance by Class
Well done!

School Dates, Lunches, and Clubs
In KS2 worship this week…
We learned about Elsie Owusu – and we nominated her for an Agent of Change badge!
Music of the Week
The Swan by Saint-Saens
The Swan is the 13th animal to be represented in ‘The Carnival of the Animals’ by Camille Saint-Saens. He composed this work in 1886 during the Romantic era.
- Sports Day – Friday 23rd May 2025
- 16th May 2025 Newsletter – Sports Day, Summer Fun Day, Class Lists and more
- 9th May 2025 Newsletter – VE day, Year 6 SATs and more
- SATs Week 12th – 15th May
- 2nd May 2025 Newsletter – Disco details, Success with a grant, VE Celebrations and more
- 25th April 2025 Newsletter – Summer leaflets, FOSM Readathon, DanceLive and more
28th September 2023 Newsletter – Disco tickets, Shoe Box Appeal and more
A note from Mr Applegate
The children have been working so hard this week, and it’s great to see everyone settling into the normal routine of school. The children’s attitude to learning is fantastic and we’re so proud of them.
Remember, you can subcribe to the school calendar on your phone or computer. Click on either Chrome/ Android or Apple/iphone.
It was also a pleasure to welcome almost 50 parents this week to St Mark’s as they think about schooling for their child in September 2024. Don’t forget to share this link with any friends who may be interested.
Finally, have you booked your parents’ evening slot yet?
Medication
A reminder that any medicine must be given to the office directly. Never put it in a child’s school bag. Thanks!
Roatary Shoebox Appeal
We’ll be collecting for the Shoebox appeal this year, as part of being Agents of Change at St Mark’s. School Council are leading this initative.
Classes will be creating 2 boxes each to send out via the Rotary Club (details here).
We also have spare boxes if you’ve like to do one as a family and hand back to us. Just ask at the office or email in and we’ll send it home. What a great way to get into the Christmas Spirit!
Thank you :)
A massive thank you to wsp for their help today. 8 volunteers helped us in the forest school area and wider grounds. Fab!
Does your company do ‘volunteer days’? Let us know!
Spare jars for FOSM?
For our Christmas Fair, we are running a sweet jar tombola which means we need empty, clean jars with lids – either empty or pre filled with sweets. If you can help, send them in by half-term please!
From last week…
Y2 Artwork based on Jo Grundy
Parking…
I’ve received another concern from a resident this week. Thank you to those who are mindful and respectful.
And remember, we do name and shame. The paths aren’t parking spaces and it’s very unsafe.
⭐ Star Learners ⭐
⭐ Star Readers ⭐
⭐ Quietest Class ⭐
2G and 4C
⭐ Best Attendance ⭐
1TM, 4SB, 5E
⭐ 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%. Yes!
Weekly Attendance by Class
School Dates, Lunches, and Clubs
In worship this week…
Music of the Week
Hall of the Mountain King by Grieg
This piece was written by Edvard Grieg for a play called ‘Peer Gynt’ in 1875. Grieg composed music during the Romantic era.
- Sports Day – Friday 23rd May 2025
- 16th May 2025 Newsletter – Sports Day, Summer Fun Day, Class Lists and more
- 9th May 2025 Newsletter – VE day, Year 6 SATs and more
- SATs Week 12th – 15th May
- 2nd May 2025 Newsletter – Disco details, Success with a grant, VE Celebrations and more
- 25th April 2025 Newsletter – Summer leaflets, FOSM Readathon, DanceLive and more