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After school tutoring sessions this week in Y6

For our Monday after school maths tutoring session, children have the choice whether they would like to stay for some extra revision before Wednesday and Thursday's tests in areas they are less confident in. We understand this is a big week for many and just sitting the tests is enough. However, some children will prefer to do some extra revision in school so they panic less at home. Please have a chat with your child to decide what is best for them this week.

There will be no Tuesday after school English session as their English tests will have been sat and the children will get more tired as the week goes on. 
The children have worked so hard in their tutoring sessions over the last two terms and we are so grateful to work with such determined children.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend,
The Year 6 Team 😊

SATs Week in Year 6

We are so proud of everything our Year 6 children have achieved over the course of the year. They have worked with determination and no matter what these tests may bring, we know they are all amazing!

From Monday 9th until Thursday 12th of May, the Year 6 children will sit their formal assessments. Some children will be excited. Some children will be nervous. Some will be a mixture of emotions. All are perfectly normal. Please encourage your child to just do their best each day and tell them that the results are such a small part of who they are.
To help children have some chatter time with friends before the tests each day, the Year 6 children may come to school a little earlier to relax and share some fruit or breakfast bars. They may enter via the Year 6 gate anytime from 8:15am to 8:30am to chat and have an early morning snack (it will not be a full breakfast so if your child has a hearty morning appetite, it is best to have their normal breakfast at home and a top-up at school). 
This early start time of 8:15am only applies to Year 6 so we apologise if this causes issues with younger siblings but children from lower year groups will only be able to enter school at the usual time of 8:30am as we have no capacity for their supervision prior to this.
This earlier arrival is completely optional and is a way to make them feel a little special. If your child cannot or doesn't want to arrive early that is absolutely fine. However, all Year 6 children must be in school by 8:40am for the duration of the tests to give us time to get everyone organised and in the correct place for us to begin the tests on time.
If there are messages we need to know about for the day of each test, please let the office know as we may not have time to check the Year 6 gmail account each morning. Days are particularly busy in school and we do not always have the ability to read urgent messages. For non-urgent messages and questions, please continue to contact us via the gmail account.
To remind you of the tests your children will be sitting each day:
Monday – Spelling, punctuation and grammar test.
Tuesday – Reading test
Wednesday – Arithmetic and Maths Reasoning
Thursday – Maths Reasoning
We hope the children all have a calm and relaxing weekend. 
Thank you so much for all the support you continue to give your children and St Mark's. We are a very lucky school to have such wonderfully supportive families.
The Year 6 Team 

6th May Newsletter – Jubilee Non-Uniform, NSPCC, FOSM, Reports and more

A note from Mr Applegate

There’s lots of information this week, so I’ll keep it brief!
  • 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.
Have a great weekend! Mr Applegate
 

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

Sports Day – Friday 10th June  (KS2 at 9.15am, 
picnic lunch for both KS1 and KS2 at 12:00pm, KS1 – 1.00pm start)
Inset Days – Monday 6th June 2022, Thursday 1st September, Friday 2nd September, Tuesday 3rd January 2023, Friday 31st March 2023, Monday 5th June 2023

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

This year we will once again be taking part in Walk to School Week. This will run from Monday 16th May to Friday 20th May. We are hoping that lots of children will join in with this challenge and take part in some way. Your children can take part by walking, scooting or cycling to school for all or at least part of their journey. During this week, we will also be talking to the children in school about the benefits of walking to school and also reminding children how to stay safe. We hope that you will encourage your child to join in!
 

Loneliness

We’ll be raising awareness of loneliness through discussions about it during…

 Year 1 Art & Craft club creativity!

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⭐ 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 

Amazing effort :
  • 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
Numbots best effort:
  • 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

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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.

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