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11 October 2024 – Newsletter – BBC, Foodbank, Timers and more
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- Thanks to your donations, we gave 391.36kg of food to Foodbank on Monday, which is equivalent to 932 meals. Thank you!
- Huge thanks to the FOSM team for putting on the school disco, and staff for supporting it. We hope your children had fun.
- Sophia, Jackson and Harry were interviewed by BBC South yesterday, and will hopefully be on TV on Monday – this is the day the council make the decision about the SCPOs (lollipop ladies). And welcome to our new School Crossing Patrol Officer, Mrs Anne Duggan.
- There was a collision between two cars on Thursday morning by the Woodbury/Danebury Road roundabout. If anyone was a witness to it, please let us know.
- Timer alert! At our parents’ evening sessions, class teachers will have a 10minute timer up on the board. Don’t be offended, we just have to keep to time!
Have a great weekend, Charles
Come to our Parent Drop-In
Our next session will be on Monday 14th October at 8:30am-9:30am in the church.
During the session, the school nursing team will be in attendance to support with any toiletting, eating or sleeping concerns you may have.
Mrs Elms and Mrs Haynes will be there to welcome you with tea, coffee and biscuits. Younger children are also able to attend.
Final call – Parents Evenings
Booking for our Autumn Term parents evenings will close on Monday 14th Oct at 12pm. Click here to book.
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 have received an email from school on Tuesday 24th September with details about how to book online.
- Weds 16th October (1/2) 3:40pm-6:50pm
- Weds 23rd October (2/2) 3:40pm-6:50pm
🍬🍭 Sweet Jars 🍭🍬
Thank you so much to those of you who have already sent in a sweet jar for the Sweet Tombola at the Christmas Fayre.
If you would like to help, please can we ask that the sweets are wrapped – see picture. The jars can be jam jars, pasta sauce jars any kind or size, as long as they are clean.
Any donations would be greatly received. Thank you!
St Mark’s Photo Reel
Your generous Harvest donations! Thank you!
Mia’s book, Winston The Titan Terrier, has won an award – the Literary Titan Book Award. You can order a copy of the book here!
⭐ Star Learners ⭐
⭐ Star Readers ⭐
⭐ Quietest Classes⭐
2B and 6C
⭐ 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% 😊
Weekly Attendance by Class
School Dates, Lunches, and Clubs
In worship this week…
Music of the Week
Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
(1862-1918)This piece of music by French composer Debussy means ‘moonlight’.
Managing your child’s emotional outbursts: Setting boundaries and ways of dealing with tantrums
Read a helpful article from the BBC here.
Parental control guides
