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6th May Newsletter – Jubilee Non-Uniform, NSPCC, FOSM, Reports and more
A note from Mr Applegate
- Non-uniform next Friday, 13th May: donate 70p (for the Jubilee!), to support the revamp of our outside areas – thank you! Why not wear something red, white and/or blue?
- Unfortunately we’ve had to cancel the FOSM car wash on Saturday 14th May.
- Good luck to our Year 6 children next week as they sit their SATs. They are already amazing, and we’ve always been very proud of them 🙂
- Match funding – we really need a company to help double our FOSM fundraising! See letter emailed out.
- Our outside areas are tired, and we’d like your input into what it could look like. We’ve invited an expert to work with us to design a plan! We really need 10 parents/carers to join us for 2 easy and fun workshops where you can suggest ideas and be part of our transformation. Tues 7th June @ 2pm for an hour, and Mon 20th June @ 2pm (both please!). Sign up here!
- Last Tuesday, we emailed out a simple report for the Spring term (for Years 1-5 only). The email subject was “Spring 2022 report” – check your spam if you didn’t receive it.
NSPCC Assemblies
We’re excited to have the NSPCC deliver age-appropriate assemblies to our school on 6th June, with further workshops for Years 5 and 6 on 27th and 28th June. This will focus on the “Speak Out, Stay Safe” Programme that they run. More information to come!Southern Region Aerobic Gymnastics Competition
Well done to Isabelle Rushton, Isabelle Randall and Mimi Anderson who all won medals at the Southern Region Aerobic Gymnastics Competition last weekend and all won medals! Fantastic achievements, we are so proud of you!
Dates for your diary
picnic lunch for both KS1 and KS2 at 12:00pm, KS1 – 1.00pm start)
Walk To School Week – Monday 16th May to Friday 20th May
School Trips
- Year 5 Carnival Day (in school): 26th May
- Year 6 Windmill Hill residential: 13th – 17th June
- Year R Bucklebury Farm Park: 23rd June
- Year 2 Hillier Gardens: 24th June (letter to come soon)
- Year 5 Taster Day at Bright Hill School: 7th July
- Year 3 Seacity Trip: 8th July (letter to come soon)
- Year 4 New Barn Field Centre Residential: 11th-13th July
- Year 5 Ufton Court: 14th July
NSPCC Assemblies
- 6th June 2022 with workshops for YEars 5 &6 on 27th, 28th June
Save the date!
FOSM
Natterhub
The topic this week is….
A Parent’s Guide to Cyberbullying
In other online safety news, did you know that…
According to this Ofcom report…
- Nearly all children went online in 2021 (99%); the majority used a mobile phone (72%) or tablet (69%) to do so.
- Using video-sharing platforms (VSPs) such as YouTube or TikTok was the most popular online activity among children aged 3-17 (95%).
- Among all types of online platforms, YouTube was the most widely used by children; 89% used it, compared to half using TikTok. But TikTok was more popular than YouTube for posting content.
- A majority of children under 13 had their own profile on at least one social media app or site; 33% of parents of 5-7s said their child had a profile, and 60% of 8-11s said they had one.
Just four in ten parents of 3-17s knew the minimum age requirement for using most social media; 42% correctly said 13. Four in ten parents of 8-11-year-olds said they would allow their child to use social media (38%). - More than a third of 8-17s who gamed online played with people they didn’t know (36%); overall, 16% of 8-17s chatted to people they didn’t know, via the messaging/ chat functions in games.
Walk to School Week
Loneliness
Year 1 Art & Craft club creativity!
⭐ Star Learners ⭐
Star Learner Awards:
- Year R: Charlie S, Gabriel, Max
- Year 1: Abigail M, Joshua W, Theo F
- Year 2: Ruby, Maya, Lily
- Year 3: Reece, Freyja, Rebecca
- Year 4: Leo, Max B, Theodore H
- Year 5: Betsy H, Luca, Jacob
- Year 6: James H, Zach P, Raphael
Rock Stars
- Year 3: Tomasz, Jack N, Freyja
- Year 4: George H, Leo H, Kristina, Elizabeth
- Year 5: Felicity, Marcus, Elsie
- Year 6: Gemma, Poppy, Samuel
Most active class in each year group:
- Year 3: 3C
- Year 4: 4PG
- Year 5: 5P
- Year 6: 6C
- Year 1: Ayaan, Abigail M, Prannav
- Year 2: Ruby L, Charlie M, Emilia M
Star Reader Awards:
- Year 1: Charlotte B, Max H, Anabelle D
- Year 2: Mason, Connie, Olivia L
- Year 3: Ivy-Rose. Hayley, Freya M
- Year 4: Sebastian, Harvey S, Ashley
- Year 5: Elsie A, Matthew, Ava W
- Year 6: Parker, Samanta
Music of the week!
A perfect piece of music for Star Wars fans on May 4th!
Jubilee Treasure Hunt run by Hatch Warren & Beggarwood Community Association
Click here for more information about this exiciting event!
Year 4 Residential Trip: 11th-13th July
A polite reminder to please pay the balance by 31st May. Thank you.
Should you have any issues meeting this payment deadline or have any other questions surrounding the trip, or should your child not be attending the trip, please contact the school office adminoffice@st-markscofe.hants.sch.uk
Year 5 Windmill Hill Trip: 31st Oct – 4th Nov
A polite request to please pay the deposit by 2nd May. Thank you.
Should you have any issues meeting this payment deadline or have any other questions surrounding the trip, or should your child not be attending the trip, please contact the school office adminoffice@st-markscofe.hants.sch.uk
Year 6 Windmill Hill Trip: 13th-17th June
A polite reminder to please pay the balance by 31st May. Thank you.
Should you have any issues meeting this payment deadline or have any other questions surrounding the trip, or should your child not be attending the trip, please contact the school office adminoffice@st-markscofe.hants.sch.uk
If you’ve got some communicty news you’d like to share, let us know.
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.
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