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Prayer Points No. 4

Thank you for your continuing support of our school and community. Every week seems to be a busy week, and the run up to the end of term is quite an intense time!

We give thanks for:

  • A healthy staff and student population – we haven’t been hit by lots of covid cases, and they have generally remained well.
  • Staffing for September has been organised. As always, we have some staff leaving, and some joining, and we’re grateful to be fully staffed for September.
  • Sports Week! This happened last week and it was brilliant to see our children enjoying being outside, together, in smaller groups with other children outside their bubble. Because of class bubbles, children haven’t really spent time with other classes for the year.
  • All classes are full for September – this is really positive in terms of sharing our ethos, as well as our budget.

We pray for:

  • Rev May, who finished with us on 18th June. We had a great send-off for her! Please pray as she moves onto her new parish in Chichester, and for Immanuel Church as they join Kempshott Parish under Rev Nicola Such. The process isn’t clear or quick, so pray for unity and discernment for all involved.
  • Our new Year R children who join us in September – they won’t have had an opportunity to visit the school because of covid.
  • Our Year 6 children who will go onto Secondary in September. Because of covid regulations, they haven’t had the opportunities to visit their secondary schools for transition.
  • Children’s anxieites as they prepare to finish this year (the known) and transition into their new classes/teachers (the unknown). Some children can really struggle with this.
  • Energy for staff – it’s an exhausting term as teachers help to finish the year as well as get ready for September. 

Newsletter – 25th June- Sports Week, FOSM updates, class lists and more

Summary

  • Reminder about Sponsorship Forms and money- due in by Friday 9th July. Details here.
  • COVID – Remember, please keep siblings at home if any member of the household is showing symptoms! (The whole household has to self-isolate, not just the person with the symptoms).
  • FOSM – Raffle Tickets must be in by 2nd July. We can’t accept the raffle after that, but we can accept the money as a seperate donation. Thank you.

Sports Week

It was so great to have a bit of normality in Sports Week this week! Despite not being able to run normal events with our community invited, the children still had much fun. It was the first time we had done a larger gathering outside, and it worked well. A huge thank you to Miss Thomas and Miss Barnett for their organisation and efforts! We find out the winners on Monday. Thank you also for your efforts with the sponsorship!

Transition, reports, new classes- what’s the plan?

Reports go out on 19th July via email. This will contain details of your child’s new class and teacher. Update! Weather permitting, your child will have meet outside with their new teacher on Monday 19th July. This means that when your child comes home, they know who is in their new class! (Note this date has changed. It was the 12th, but will now be the 19th).

For current Year R parents, going into Year, we are organising an additional after-school Zoom for parents to help you understand the transition from Year R to Year 1. Details to follow.

Music Lessons

Thank you to all the parents who have contacted us with regard to their child starting or continuing with peripatetic music lessons from September.

We are currently still awaiting a response from Hampshire Music Service to confirm how many tuition hours we have been granted. We expect to receive notification sometime in early July, and as soon as we have this information we will make contact with you to confirm your child’s lessons. Many thanks for your patience during this process

Star Learners

Well done to:

  • Year R:  Harry W, Sophie, Olivia
  • Year 1:   Maksim, Daisy (1P), Harrison
  • Year 2:   Ewan, Braden, Joseph
  • Year 3:   Chloe (3SB), Elizabeth, Bethany
  • Year 4:   AJ, George, Liam
  • Year 5:  Harley, Kaiden, Charlotte C
  • Year 6:  Oliver H, Lucas S, Daniel Hi

Rock Stars best effort:

  • Year 2: Sophie L, Jack T, Jackson L, Freyja O
  • Year 3: Elizabeth B, Jeffrey C, Harry B, Zoe B, George H, Charlie B
  • Year 4: Colin A, Anaya O, Sophie G, Izzy M, Elsie A
  • Year 5: David R, Cameron M, Hollie C, Sophia M, Harley I
  • Year 6: Nevaya B, Andrew C, Daniel H

Numbots best effort:

  • Year 1: Sarah L, Elodie M, Avani B
  • Year 2: Jack T, Thea L, Meredith C

Mr Applegate in the stocks? Throw a sponge at him?!

Yes, honestly! For a donation of any amount, children will be given the chance to throw a wet sponge at Mr Applegate during the school day. Eeek!

  • Monday 5th July – 3SB,  4PC, 1C, Bridge
  • Tuesday 6th July – Year R, 3PG, 5F, 5SP
  • Wednesday 7th July – 4G, 1P, 1J, 4H, 3T, 2B
  • Thursday 8th July – 6S, 6C, 6B, 2R, 2BT, 5T

Secondary School Transition Days – cancelled

Following the government’s announcement on  last Monday, schools have been told that they should not carry out transition in the usual way. This is to minimse bubbles crossing. This has meant that all Basingstoke Secondary Schools have cancelled their year 6 transition days and their year 5 taster days. Each secondary school is now planning an alternative programme and will be contacting parents directly with details.

Brighton Hill Year 5 School Tours

We have been informed Brighton Hill be holding external tours for Year 5 pupils. Please contact them direct on 01256 350606 to book your place.

Please be careful!

Parking around the school

May we remind parents to be considerate when parking in and around the local roads. We have been sent this image of a parent parking on a resident’s driveway. Please avoid blocking any driveways, parking on bends or in a generally unsafe place. Don’t forget there is parking available at the Community Centre. 

 

Covid Update from PHE

  • Public Health England (PHE) is seeing an increasing number of positive COVID-19 Delta cases (variant first identified in India) in schools and educational settings. This variant is more transmissible than the Alpha (variant first identified in Kent/UK) and other variants, and is now the most common type of COVID-19 in England.
  • To support swifter case finding and contact tracing for COVID-19 cases and help control the spread of the Delta variant, PHE is now recommending that, in the South East, close contacts of PCR positive individuals in schools and colleges take a voluntary PCR test through NHS Test and Trace on day 5 of their 10-day isolation period, even if they are not experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.This only applies to children school-aged or college-aged.
  • Please note that if a close contact undertakes a voluntary PCR test on day 5 of their 10-day isolation period, and tests negative for the virus, they must still complete 10 full days of self-isolation. This is because the incubation period of the virus means they could develop coronavirus after receiving a negative test result if it s within the 10 days – voluntary PCR testing on day 5 therefore gives close contacts households the best chance of minimising the possible risk of spreading COVID-19 to others. It is important to remember that as many as 1 in 3 people with coronavirus have no symptoms.

Summer Holiday Childcare

Hatch Warren Under Fives Preschool – spaces available for September 2021 

Do you have a child who will be aged two or above in September? Are you looking for a place at a fantastic local preschool? Hatch Warren Under Fives, based in the Hatch Warren Community Centre, has a few spaces remaining for September. If you’d like to book a visit or find out more information, please call us on 01256 322788 or email hwu5preschool@aol.com. You can also take a peek inside on our virtual tour – you’ll find it in the videos section of our Facebook page “Hatch Warren Under 5s Preschool”. www.hatchwarrenunderfives.co.uk

Hockey Opportunity

FOSM – Support Our School!

About FOSM

The ‘Friends of St Mark’s’ (FOSM) was formed early in the life of the school. All parents are automatically members and our committee organises social events for children and adults and fund-raising events such as Key Stage discos, Easter Egg Hunts and Summer Fun days.

Over the last few years the ‘Friends’ have donated money that has contributed towards extra resources to benefit the children at St. Mark’s which has included playground equipment, books for the school library, and general school funds. We are now a registered charity, too. Charity number: 1188879

Join our Facebook group here.

Regular Notices

Latest Posts

My Journey – Helping Hampshire Get Around

Hello everyone,

As transition nears for new year R’s, children moving into year 3 and year 6’s moving on to secondary school, I found this website from My Journey – Helping Hampshire Get Around and thought I would share.

Take care, 

Mrs Greer 🚴‍♂️🚶‍♀️

Helping Hampshire Get Around

Summer 2021 – Unearthing Angle-Land

June & July 2021

The children have been getting stuck into their final project in Year 4: Unearthing Angle-Land. This history-led topic will lead them on a journey to discover what life was like in the Anglo-Saxon times as well as being able to compare this era to that of Roman Britain. Please find our Topic Web and Knowledge Organiser below for more information about the learning for this half term. 

Knowledge Organiser

Summer 2 Topic Web