We would really like your help in gathering feedback about this year’s Primary 1 Family Bags. Scottish Booktrust have compiled a survey for Parents. There are bundles of books to be won on the survey. The deadline is Friday 18th December.
The link for the survey is:
For Parents – https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2RC87LX
P7 Lockerbie Trip
Monday 30th November-Friday 4th December
We hope all the P7 pupils, parent and carers are excited about our imminent trip to Lockerbie! The children will have a fantastic time meeting new friends, building relationships and learning lots of new skills.
Here are a few reminders, and answers to some questions raised over the course of this week:
Only three sleeps to go!
A reminder for the Primary 3 pupils to come along dressed in school uniform for this Sunday’s Mass of Enrolment.
At Parent’s night, pupils hosted a Fair trade stall to promote Fair Trade. Pupils raised a fantastic £130.45. By hosting a Fair Trade stall we have helped to make a difference, not only in direct benefit to producers from the sales made, but also in spreading the word and message of fair trade to the wider community.
A big thank you to the children involved in the making our stall welcoming and for giving up their time to sell items at the stall. Also thank you to the parents who purchased items at our stall.
Monday 30th November
Monday 30th November is St Andrew’s Day and we will celebrate by wearing a little bit of tartan with our uniforms. It could be, for example, a scarf, ribbon, hat, badge or kilt. No football tops, thank you.
Encourage your child to get involved in making decisions about things that affect them e.g. what you do at the weekends, what you have for dinner etc. This will make them feel involved in family life and that their ideas matter. If their suggestions are not possible, be honest and discuss them and where possible, incorporate some of their suggestions. Use phrases including:
“So what do you think we should do?”
“What don’t you try that on your own this time?”
“The choice is yours.”
Dear Parents and Carers,
Here in St Mark’s, we encourage, promote and value our children’s reading skills and spend large amounts on our reading schemes. We would like to ask for your help now, as many of our books are missing and we suspect they may have been kept at home by mistake.
Please check around the house/in your children’s bedrooms and return any books you find during this Book Amnesty Week. We will have a daily collection and every book returned will earn your child a house point.
With Thanks
You can view and print copies of important letters sent home via this link Letters Sent Home
Last week St Mark’s celebrated Financial Education Week.
Well done to St Mark’s Primary 7 children who participated in the Badminton Competition at Springhill and Auchenback Primary School today. They demonstrated excellent net play, footwork and drop shots.
Author Lindsay Littleson visited St Mark’s today. The children enjoyed listening to a reading from her book ‘The Mixed-up Summer of Lily McLean’ and finding out how to write a good story.
Swap time on the computer or watching TV for 20 minutes of reading. A comic or a magazine or a book – whatever they fancy!
Electric Glen 2016 is set to be the best yet – with a new trail, improved lighting at the boating pond and an unforgettable experience as you walk through the glen.
St Mark’s enjoyed participating in Tesco’s Halloween competition. The children’s work was displayed in-store and yesterday Tesco staff visited us with some prizes. Sophie in P7a was the overall winner and won a £10 gift voucher.
Thanks Tesco!
Follow the link below to view the minutes from the Parent council Meeting held on the 4th November.
