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20 September 2024 – Newsletter – school photos, parents evenings, slide from meetings, and more
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Good luck to Harry (3SG), Sophia (6C) and Jackson (6B) who are presenting at a Hampshire County Council meeting on Monday morning, sharing our view on why the School Crossing Patrol Officer budget should not be cut! Huge thanks to Dave Payne for presenting, too. We’ll keep you posted!- Individual school photos will be taken on Monday 23rd. Please see below for more information.
- It was great to see so many at our Key Information Sessions this week. The slides are available below.
- Please help / discuss with your child about our school elections, deadline is Monday! Full details here. We’d love every child to apply for something.
Have a great weekend, Charles.
Individual School Photographs
All children will have an individual photograph taken on Monday 23rd September.
Please ensure your child has their school jumper or cardigan in school on this day.
Year R will not be having PE on this day and should come in their usual school uniform.
For other classes with PE, children should wear their school polo shirts and green jumper or cardigan with their PE joggers/leggings/shorts and trainers.
St Mark’s Elections!
Children in Years 1-6 can apply for a range of responsibilities in school, and we have an election day next Friday 27th September. Children need to apply (online) by 23rd September – a really easy application form. Perhaps you could help your child with it?! Full details are here.
Parents Evenings
Our Autumn Term parents evenings will be held on Wednesday 16th and Wednesday 23rd October.
You are invited to book a 10 minute appointment to meet with your child’s class teacher(s) in person. Appointments will run from 3:40pm to 6:50pm on both evenings.
You will receive an email from school on Tuesday 24th September with details about how to book online. Bookings will close on Monday 14th Oct at 12pm.
- Weds 16th October (1/2) 3:40pm-6:50pm
- Weds 23rd October (2/2) 3:40pm-6:50pm
Car parking!
We have received several complaints from local residents regarding inconsiderate parking at pick up and drop off times. Could you please remain respectful to our residents and follow the usual parking rules even if this means parking further away from school.
⭐ Star Learners ⭐
⭐ Star Readers ⭐
⭐ Quietest Classes ⭐
Penguins & 6B
⭐ Attendance Updates ⭐
Our target over the year is 97%. Last year’s attendance was 95.8% – above national levels, but we’d like it to be much higher.
Our current attendance percentage is 97.5%. :)
Weekly Attendance by Class
School Dates, Lunches, and Clubs
In worship this week…
Music of the Week
Ronda Alla Turca by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791)
One of Mozart’s most famous pieces of music performed on the piano. Mozart was a classical composer from Austria.
