Events Gallery
Enjoy some of the special events and activities that go on at our school.
Year of the Word
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales have designated 2020 as The God who Speaks: A Year of the Word to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Verbum Domini - Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Exhortation on ‘The Word of the Lord’. This also commemorates the...
Years 3 and 4 Tag Rugby Competition
Some of our Year 3 and 4 pupils were very lucky to take part in a Tag Rugby competition. It was great to meet other schools and show some team spirit in the sunshine. Well done Team St Mark’s. Tag Rugby players in action
Year 1 at Blists Hill Victorian Town
On Friday 6th March, Year 1 went to Blists Hill Victorian Town in Ironbridge. When we got there, we were transported back in time to 1900 the time of Queen Victoria’s reign. We got dresses as children would back then and we attended a Victorian school. We did reading,...
World Book Day 2020
This year for World Book Day St Mark’s did something different and new. Instead of dressing up as our favourite book characters we dressed up a word. As vocabulary and language is something we are developing as a school it was so great to see so many new words to...
Year 4 Fire and Road Safety Workshop
Year 4 learnt about fire and road safety. We discussed all the causes of fire and what we should do in the event of a fire occurring in our house. We even had a go at ‘STOP, DROP and ROLL’ to ensure we knew what to do in the case of an emergency. We also completed a...
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...
Year 5 Assembly on Heroes
On Friday 14th February, Year 5 performed their class assembly to the school and parents. Our assembly theme was everyday heroes. During this year, we have studied Harriet Tubman and Emmeline Pankhurst and how they were both heroes. We also looked at how Moses was a...
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....