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Photography Club’s Visit to the Council Offices
Last year’s photography club met with Mrs Shaw, the Director of Education this morning.
Mrs Shaw attended our end of year photography show in June and liked the children’s work so much she commissioned 8 photographs for the council offices!
Pokémon Go- A PARENT’S gUIDE
Reminder
P7 Lockerbie Manor Information Evening
6th September at 6pm in the school hall.
We will provide information on the accommodation, activities, what to bring and answering any questions you may have.
Create a Smile Campaign
Create a smile. Pledge your support. Send a message that Scotland’s children deserve lives free from abuse and neglect.
ER Public Consultation on ERC sCHOOL aDMISSION AND tRANSFERS
sTAYING sAFE oNLINE
A Parent’s guide to Minecraft and Staying Safe
Follow the Link for more Information.
St Mark’s School Improvement Plan 2016/17
St MARK’S CALENDAR 2016/17
Eastwood Theatre
Sports for All August-November 2016
Dyslexia Scotland Event
Free-Microsoft Office Pro
As part of the Education Department’s annual Microsoft agreement, staff and pupils can download and install 10 instances of Microsoft Office Pro Plus on personally owned devices. Please note that this includes 5 installs for desktop, laptop and netbook and 5 mobile installs for phones and tablets for each staff member and every pupil.
Disclaimer In order to qualify for this benefit, you must be an East Renfrewshire employee with a Glow account or a pupil attending an East Renfrewshire school. You must understand that you are entering into an agreement with Microsoft and not East Renfrewshire Council.
To access the Office Pro Plus installation file please follow the steps below:
- Login to Glow. (ASK YOUR CHILD FOR THEIR LOGIN)
- Click the Office Pro Plus tile located on the Shared Launch Pad.
- The next window will display the Install button as well as links to other useful information.
There is also guidance available on Glow: https://glowhelp.wikis.glowscotland.org.uk/Microsoft+O365+Downloads
Author Event
St Mark’s Primary was very excited to receive an invitation to attend an author event with award-winning illustrator and current Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell at Springhill Primary as part of the Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour. We can’t wait!
A brief description of the event:
As Children’s Laureate, Chris is tasked with promoting children’s literature and inspiring children to read. His distinctive illustrations have won wide acclaim and he has collaborated with a wide range of authors. Chris is also an award-winning author in his own right! His well-loved book Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children’s Book Award in 2013.
Chris’ event will focus on the importance of illustration, creativity and imagination. He will introduce his laureateship and share pictures from his laureate log, before picking out questions from the audience, illustrating the answers. This is a fantastic opportunity for your pupils to meet and ask the laureate questions and each child whose question is picked will be presented with the illustrated answer!
RIO 2016
In June Primary 7 worked with BBC Scotland’s Learning Lab to create a couple of short films to celebrate the Rio Olympics. You can view the clips here https://twitter.com/BBCScotLearn
Holiday Dates
Reminder
The school will close at 1pm on Friday 24th June.
You can view next year’s school holidays below.
Read, Write, Count
Scottish Book Trust has recently posted online materials for Read, Write, Count – including CLPL materials for the gift bags going out in the autumn – on its website (see link below). These are relevant for both literacy and numeracy. http://scottishbooktrust.com/learning/read-write-count/
Foster Carers
East Renfrewshire needs new foster carers. We need you.
Visit: eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/foster
or call: 0141 577 3367 for more information
School show Tickets
There’s still time to buy tickets to this year’s Summer Show. You can purchase tickets from the school office.
There will be two performances, taking place on Tuesday 21st June 1:45pm and Wednesday 22nd June 7pm.Tickets cost £2 for adults and £1 for children.
Primary 7 parents/carers won’t want to miss this memorable show!!
Health Week Reminder
Remember to sign up for one of the free parent/carer yoga or shiatsu or aerobics or positive touch after school activities during Health Week this week. An after school club is available for your children to attend so that you relax and enjoy your session! We hope you enjoy it!
