13 December 2024 – Newsletter

A note from Mr Applegate

  • Can you help with the Farm over Christmas? Just needs 1 person/family per day, Thanks! Book here.
  • A massive thank you to FOSM and for your generosity. The Christmas Fayre and Christmas Cards raised an amazing £5,753. Incredible! We are looking at boosting our tech resources, and will keep you posted.

Mr Applegate :)

Christmas Week Reminders…

  • Year 3/4 Carol Services – Mon 16th 2pm, Tues 17th 6:30pm, Weds 18th 10am
  • Year 5/6 Carol Services – Mon 16th 6:30pm, Tues 17th 2pm, Weds 18th 2pm
  • Christmas Postbox opens Monday 16th Dec. If you’d like to send Christmas cards to other children, please remember to put their name and class on the envelope.
  • Thurs 19th Dec – Christmas Jumper, Christmas Lunch and Christmas Party. Party clothes can be worn as well as Christmas jumpers (sensible shoes please).
  • Fri 20th Dec – Christmas around the world! See here for more details.
  • Years 3, 4, 5, 6: Complete this form to confirm your child’s attendance (or not) at the evening Christmas Performances.

Got any mobile phones lying around?

We’re after quality second-hand mobile phones to use as cameras in the school. We’re after 1 per class. We’ll fully reset the phone, too. We reckon there’s a few lying around St Mark’s family homes perhaps….?!

This Week's Homework & Learning

Listed here for all children.

Look after our farm animals

Thank you!

St Mark’s Photo Reel

⭐ Star Learners ⭐

⭐ Star Readers ⭐

⭐ Quietest Classes ⭐

1BM & 4SB

⭐ 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 96%.

Weekly Attendance by Class

 

School Dates, Lunches, and Clubs

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In worship this week…

Music of the Week

Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson

Can you think why this piece of music is called Sleigh Ride? It was composed by a man called Leroy Anderson who was American and died in 1975.

Being a parent is tough!

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