Well done to all of our children who have been recognised for their commitment to the school values of Love, Faith and Understanding. What an excellent start to the new school year!
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How to apply for a primary 1 school catchment place beginning August 2024.
The online application process for primary one catchment places at East Renfrewshire schools is now open.
If you have a child who will be five-years old between March 2024 and February 2025 you should apply to register using the link below.
Apply for primary 1 application form – East Renfrewshire Council
The deadline for applications is midnight on 19 January 2024.
Further information is available is available at the link below
Catholic Education Week
Click on the link below to find out about the good work that has been taking place across all schools in the St. Luke’s cluster.
Preparing for Primary 1
We can’t wait to welcome our new children on the 17th of August. The links below will allow you to access some of the information shared with parents during our recent induction afternoons.
A Day in the Life of Primary 1 video
St. Mark’s Primary School Uniform
National Galleries Scotland – Your Art World
Welcome to Your Art World
We are really excited to announce the launch of National Galleries Scotland’s Your Art World!
Three of our talented and very articulate pupils were selected to form part of a special artistic steering group at Scotland’s most prestigious National Galleries.
Art Club is a new network for 5-18 year olds across Scotland, to develop and celebrate their creativity through visual arts. Every term they will post a new set of art challenges designed by children, for children. The aim is to inspire you to think, wonder, make and share your art in National Galleries Scotland’s online gallery. It could be 2D, 3D, film, animation, performance, writing or anything else you can think of.
Our pupils have taken part in workshops with the Galleries’ Artists and have now set the nation an Art challenge! No mean feat! This term, they focussed on “Words. What can they make us feel, see, create?”
The launch is now live! Click on the links below to see our confident, articulate pupils challenge the country to create. You can also watch some professional artists respond.
Can these talented pupils challenge you and your family? We’d love to see what you create in response!
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/learn/your-art-world/question-challenge-spring-2021
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/learn/your-art-world/word-challenge-summer-2021
Welcome to our new P1 Parents and Carers
Unfortunately, we are unable to welcome our new P1 parents and carers into school at the moment. However, Mr Hutcheson and Miss Kelly have prepared some videos for you to help you learn more about how you can support your child’s transition from nursery to primary school.
Welcome to P1
Miss Kelly has made a welcome video for all the children who will be joining us in Primary 1 in August. We are looking forward to meeting you at our first induction afternoon tomorrow.
Early Years to P1 Transition
The leaflet below will provide parents with information on the transition from early years education to Primary 1.
A Christmas Message 2020
Our Digital Leaders have prepared a Christmas video for the school community. Have a look and see what fun we have been having during Advent.
P3b have been learning to sign ‘Silent Night’. Click on the link below to watch them perform.
P1 and P2 Nativities
Primary 1 and 2 Nativity performances are now available to access at the links below. Well done to the children on some fabulous acting and narrating. We hope that next year we can reintroduce singing too! Also, a big thank you to the teachers and pupil support assistants for single-handedly writing, rehearsing, filming and editing the productions. We hope you enjoy them.
Applying for a P1 primary school place.
Click on the link below for information on how to apply for a P1 primary school place for your child.
School admission information for session 2021-2022
Online applications should be made between 1 December 2020 and 22 January 2021.
Update from Director of Education
East Renfrewshire Council has moved to Tier 4 of the current Covid-19 restrictions. Please find attached a letter from the Director of Education with information related to the ‘enhanced protection measures’ that will be in place during this time.
Winners alert!
We are very proud to announce that we have two Winners who took part in The National Galleries of Scotland Art Competition for Schools 2020.
All winning Art works will be exhibited at The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Both our winners Patrick (P6) and Riley (now S1 at St. Luke’s) can be found in the Primary 4-7 Section. This is indeed an incredible achievement for our pupils to have their work recognised by one of Scotland’s most prestigious Art Awards.
You can book a slot to see their work displayed in the gallery at the link below.
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/national-galleries-scotland-art-competition-schools-and-families
The Compassionate and Connected Classroom
This resource will be used with primary 5 to 7 during health and wellbeing lessons to support all children to cope with challenges and adversity and develop their confidence, resilience, compassion and empathy.
Click on the link below for further information about this resource.
Reminder of new school protocols
We are looking forward to seeing everyone again tomorrow and hope the children are looking forward to coming back. Please see the attached letter for some final reminders about new school protocols. Please note the change to collection times for P1 and P2. This is to ease the congestion at the end of the day.
What we love about school
Our P1 class of 2019/20 shared some of the things they love about being St. Mark’s pupils. We know that they are going to be fabulous role models for all of the boys and girls who will join us in August.
Parents Portal
Families can now sign up to Parents Portal! This online portal allows parents/carers to view information about their child’s school & education including report cards & attendance through a secure online account.
Click on the link below for further information and details of how to sign up.
School Feast Day
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Mark. This year, we cannot be together in school and in church to celebrate, but we can reflect on the many inspiring qualities of our patron saint. We have taken some time to think about how St. Mark’s example helps us to stay close to God and try to live a good life. Next week we would love to hear from you and your families about how you are “making your mark”. You can upload to Google Classroom, email or tweet us with pictures of you with a letter you have designed and a phrase that explains how you try to follow Mark’s example. Encourage your whole family to join in, be creative and have fun. Once we receive all your pictures, we’ll put them together with ours to make a film that represents as many of our school community as possible.
God bless and happy feast day to all of you.
Click on the link below to watch our short film.
Home Learning Guide for Parents
Dear Parent/Carer,
You will be aware that the Scottish Government published a document yesterday to support pupils, parents and teachers during the ongoing school closures. This document is available at the link below.
‘Supporting Pupils, Parents and Teachers – Learning During Term 4’
To provide further support in this area, the following documents have been produced to help as you undertake learning activities at home with your child(ren).
Learning at Home – Guidance for Parents and Carers
Useful weblinks for online learning
We hope that you find this information helpful. If you require any further support or advice during this time, please email schoolmail@st-marks.e-renfrew.sch.uk and a member of staff will get back to you as soon as possible.
ERC Health and Wellbeing Update – 2nd April
Please click on the link below for some useful advice from East Renfrewshire Council on how to look after your family’s health and wellbeing during this time.
