A reminder that you need to request a place today for Breakfast Club, if you haven’t yet done so. This is a change because of Covid-19.
There are no guaranteed places, and you must request one. We will let you know asap if you have been successful. Please have a back-up plan.
More information, and the form to complete, here.
(Apologies for the new link and post – we had to take out a video for copyright reasons!)
‘Day 50’ was our last Daily Maths Challenge as we begin to slow down for the Summer Holidays. Thank you to all the eager Mathematicians who have solved some, or even all of the challenges! The Daily Maths Challenges will stay archived on our website over the holidays in case you didn’t get the chance to solve them all.Â
For those of you who would like some alternative problem solving and Maths activities, try one of the following websites:
White Rose: Problem of the DayÂ
White Rose: Barvember Maths Problems
NRich: a website which has a huge bank of ideas for rich Maths investigations
Thank you and have a wonderful summer,
Miss Goddard
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It is with a sense of relief that we have made it to the end of term, after a period of 4 months that we will never forget. Every aspect of our life has been challenged, but we have finally made it to the summer holidays.
We had an emotional send-off for our Y6 children on Friday. We have loved having them for 7 years, and know they are ready for the next part of their journey. Keep smiling, work hard, and according to Freddy, keep eating beans!
Whilst we still don’t have our full freedoms just yet, I do hope you are able to have a proper break over the summer. On behalf of the staff and governros, thank you for all that you give to St Mark’s.
Best wishes, Mr Applegate
PS -we are aware that times are still tough for so many. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you need help.
Parents: For many of you, it’s been the hardest 4 months on record. Whether it’s been managing work, teaching at home, dealing with ill-health, or everything combined, you have made it through in one piece. Your support of our school and the sacrifices you’ve made to enable school to function for key workers has been so appreciated. From the bottom of our hearts, we say thank you.
Children: We’re all very proud of you. You didn’t ask for lockdown to happen, and it’s been tricky at times. But you have got through this season! You’ve worked hard on Google Classrooms, and hopefully enjoyed our Feel Good Fridays too. Have a good break over the summer, and thank you for working so hard.
Mrs Ford and Mrs Alsey: As our two deputy head teachers, you have worked so hard since March 23rd in enabling children and adults to be safe, and to ensure our entire community has been supported in this crisis. Hours and hours and hours of work has been put in, and on behalf of our school community, we say thank you. As head teacher, it is a privilege to serve our community with you.
Mr Blake and Mrs Barbour: our outstanding site team, alongside our cleaning team. Your role has been more important than ever in keeping us safe, and your attitude and effort has always been top-notch.
Our home learning team: whilst being at the computer 24×7 hasn’t always been fun, you’ve put your heart and soul into making our children’s home learning engaging, creative and consistent. I know our parents are very grateful, too. Thank you.
Our in-school team: day in, day out – you reduced the anxiety about being in school, and worked hard to enable our children to learn, feel safe, and enjoy this strange time.
Our governors: we’ve met around 8 times online since lock down – some routine business but also extra-ordianary meetings to ensure our school is safe. Thank you for all that you give in supporting our school.
Important!!! We have a new page to keep you updated about September. Click here!
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By Friday 24th July! Note – This is different to the recent questionnaire. If you are having a clear-out this summer of your children’s toys, then we would love to use them in school for our continuous provision in Year 1. Any toys being donated would need to be plastic, with no fabric, so they can be cleaned easily. We would love toys such as:
Please leave any donations outside the main front door. Thanks! Year 1 Team
As things stand, the government’s free milk and fruit schemes are not in operation. Therefore, please ensure that your child brings a fruit or veg snack to school, for a mid-morning snack.
It’s important to read the updates on this page, which include changes for uniform for September.
From Friday 24th July until Sept 1st, Google Classrooms and the Google account will be turned off. Please remember your password for when it restarts! We’re turning it off so that children and adults can have a break from it.
It would really help us to know if your child is shielding, so we can plan for September. Please email the office if so.
Whilst we are fully closed over the summer, there are two local options:
A huge thanks goes to:
Well done and thank you St Mark’s community :)
Many parents have asked how they can say thanks to their teachers and staff at St Mark’s, at the end of the school year. We don’t expect anything! Unfortunately we’re not taking physical gifts because of Covid-19. If you’d like to give something, please give a donation to our new staff room kitchen fund, which includes the need for kitchen items. All staff would benefit. We’re grateful for any gift, small or big. Click here to give a gift. If you’d like to email a message of thanks, instead of a card, please do email the year group emails. This means a lot! Thank you.
You may have noticed a new feature we introduced- a daily maths challenge. Miss Goddard has produced 50 of these, and we’ve loved being challenged by her questions. We hope you have too! Thank you! Find them here.
Apparently he was amazing at playing rounders, and had brown shoes on.
If you don’t receive the school newsletter and year group emails via email, you can Sign up here!
Remember, if you change your contact details, please let the office know here.
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we have been instructed to make an amendment to our 2021 Admissions policy.
Under criteria 6 (i) of the over-subscription criteria, an additional clause giving clarification relating to the definition of a regular church attendee has been added which relates to the period that churches have been closed.
The amendment has been approved by the Governing Body, and a request submitted to the appropriate authorities for agreement. The full amended policy is available on the school website here.
Graham Robins, Governor
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