Easter Play– Wednesday 1st April, 7pm
Easter Bonnet Parade– Thursday 2nd April, 1.30pm-2.30pm
School Close -Thursday 2nd April, 2.30pm
School Reopen– Monday 20th April
All posts by K Flaherty
GIRFEC- Update
Getting It Right For Every Child
The Scottish Government is currently consulting on detailed guidance that supports parts of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014. The Act is a new law that will give children, young people and their families extra support and will encourage everyone to talk about children’s wellbeing using the same words. The consultation on the guidance is due to run until 1st May. It is mainly aimed at the people who support your child-including parents’ organisations-but individual parents are welcome to get involved if they wish.
You can take part in the consultation via this link:
Keeping Parents Informed- Information Leaflet:
ERC Tackles Exploitation
Easter Show
Primary 3 and 4 first performance of the Easter Show was a great success. Well done Primary 3 and 4.
Weekly House Points
John Byrne Drawing Competition
Renowned artist and playwright, John Byrne, invited children and young people in schools across Scotland, from P4 – S3, to participate in the first annual John Byrne Drawing Competition. The aim of the competition was to enhance the profile of drawing in the curriculum. John wanted to highlight the importance of developing drawing skills in children as they go through the developmental stages of mark making and begin to represent their world through drawing.Emily Wilson was awarded Highly Commended, competing against more than 3000 entries. She was a great ambassador for St Mark’s. Well done Emily!
Mela on the Main Street, Neilston
Free Tennis
Anyone for tennis?
Free coach led group tennis sessions every Saturday between 1.30pm-3.30pm, Cowan Park, Barrhead.
To find out more details and to register visit www.barrheadtennis.org
Partial Eclipse
British Science Week
Steve Owens, ‘The Dark Sky Man’ visited St Mark’s last week to speak to the Primary 4-7 children about the solar eclipse. He told them what to expect, how best to view it safely and chatted about space. It was fascinating for the children to meet a real life stargazer!
House Points
Follow the link to view this week’s house points
Caldwell Golf Club
Three Day Junior Golf Camp
14th, 15th, 16th April 2015
10am to 2pm each day with 45 minutes lunch.
Skill teaching, games, competitions and more.
Coached by two top PGA Professionals
All 3 days, including lunch for £35
To book call in or phone 01505850616
Craig Everett, Daniel Flannery PGA Professionals
K’nex Challenge
Well done to St Mark’s pupils who took part in St Luke’s K’nex Challenge on Friday. Building with a variety of materials encourages play and early engineering skills. A few benefits include:
- fine motor skill development
- pattern making/understanding
- understanding of cause and effect (build…fall down…)
- principles of engineering including beams, columns and load
- impermanence–something that gets built eventually gets taken apart
- cooperation–if working with peers
- working with a variety of materials
- testing and experimentation
- creativity and design process
Bishops’ Lenten Catechesis
Well done to St Mark’s pupils who represented the school at St Mirin’s cathedral for the Lenten Catechesis.
House Points
British Science Week 2015
Sports for All
Fairtrade Fortnight
Primary 2 Fairtrade Coffee Morning
As part of their social studies topic, Primary two organised a Fairtrade Coffee Morning for parents, grandparents and carers. It was a fantastic morning filled with sweet treats, singing and laughter. Parents and carers enjoyed Fairtrade tea, coffee and biscuits and pupils highlighted the important message of Fairtrade. Well done Primary 2!
Throughout Fairtrdade Fortnight the Fairtrade Committee visited classes in the school with various presentations and films. They helped raise awareness of Fairtrade products and the lives of farmers. They also hosted a Fairtrade pop up shop last Thursday. You can view their presentations below.
P1-3 Fairtrade Presentation P4-7-Fairtrade Presentation
Spring Disco
The spring disco for Primary 6 and 7 pupils will take place in St Mark’s on Thursday 19th March from 7pm-8.30pm. Entry cost is £1 and should be paid at the door. Juice and crisps will be provided by the Parent Council. If your child is attending the disco, please sign the permission slip sent home yesterday. The slip should be returned to the school no later than Tuesday 17th March.
Spring Holiday Programme
