Disability Awareness Day
We were very lucky to receive a visit from John McKorkill who has a physical disability. He delivered an assembly on his life and how we can become more aware of disability in our every day life. We also explored Paralympians and different people in our society with a...
Reading Breakfast Mornings
Parents/Carers joined their children for a reading breakfast as part of an initiative to encourage parent/carer and child reading. It was so lovely to see so many families enjoying storytime together. A huge thank you to everyone who supported this event. We look...
Safer Internet Day
During internet safety day Reception learnt a new song to remind us of how to stay safe online and when using the tablets from Buddy the dog. Buddy’s ‘Use Your Tablet Safely’ Song (Sung to the tune of Frère Jacques): Ask your grown-up, Ask your grown-up, Ask for help!...
Safety Day
Reception discussed rules and why have them. We discussed the fact that rules are made to keep us safe and that all of us in school have a right to be safe. We came up with our own classroom rules to keep us all safe during our school day. Year 1 learnt about rights....
Read Aloud Day
For 11 years, World Read Aloud Day has called attention to the importance of sharing stories by challenging participants to grab a book, find an audience, and read aloud! When St Mark’s celebrated this special day the teachers enjoyed reading aloud different stories...
Makey-Makey Workshop
On January 28th, some children from Years 4, 5 and 6 attended a Makey-Makey workshop. The children learnt to code using the Makey-Makey resources and fruit/vegetables. Using these materials, the children connected them to the PC and created music. A banana transformed...
Inspiration Day
Reception enjoyed a day at the farm today. We had many tasks set up to enjoy our new topic of ‘Old McDonald had a Farm’. We completed a range of activities based around the farm including many craft activities. We explored our new role play area of the...
Junior PCSOs on the Beat
Thank you to our Junior PCSOs (Police Community Support Officers) for monitoring the parking this morning outside of the school gates. They patrol every week so please look out for them. We noticed a significant improvement this morning in parking with the junior...