The Record Breakers Summer Reading Challenge has been going really well in the community Libraries this Summer.
There is still time for any children who have yet to complete to do so. The challenge finishes on Saturday 29th August with medal and certificate presentations taking place in September.
Mary T.Dickie
Library Development Officer
East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure Limited
Rouken Glen Park’s Autumn and Winter Evening Talks Programme recommences on Tuesday 18 August. The talk will take place in the Pavilion Visitor Centre, Rouken Glen Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock G46 7UG. The talk is suitable for all family members.
‘Rouken Glen Park Nesting Birds Survey’
Tuesday 18 August, 7 – 9 pm
Future evening talks in Rouken Glen Park Pavilion:
Tuesday 8 September, 7 – 9 pm Dragons in your Garden
Tuesday 29 September, 7 – 9 pm Fungi in the Park
Tuesday 20 October, 6.30 – 8.30 pm Bryophytes
Tuesday 3 November, 7 – 9 pm Hessilhead Rescue Centre
Tuesday 1 December, 7 – 9 pm Rouken Glen Park Archaeology
Liz Rodger
Activity Project Officer – Rouken Glen Park
East Renfrewshire Council
Environment Department
Thornliebank Office
190 Carnwadric Road
Glasgow G46 8HR
Tel: 0141-577 3912
Email: roukenglenpark@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Wishing everyone a happy, relaxed summer.
School starts back on Thursday 13th August.
East Renfrewshire Cricket Club
Junior cricket practice
Open to Primary 1 upwards. Meet new friends, have fun!
Boys and Girls welcome!
No experience needed, just the ability to join in and have a great time. Lots of fun small sided games and practises to enjoy at our club in a friendly family atmosphere.
Day: Friday
Time: 6pm-8:00pm
Location: Barrhead 3G Football Pitches. Behind Barrhead High School
For further information please contact:
Ammar 07837 129 845
Whitecraigs Rugby Club
Whitecraigs are always looking for boys and girls aged 5 and up to join their teams. They guarantee fun, fitness and new friends!
Training- Wednesdays 7-8pm and play games on Sundays 11:30-1:30pm
Everyone’s welcome to pop along, and parents/carers are always needed to help out too!
More Information
Our health week is now in full swing and the children have been enjoying an exciting and busy week filled with a variety of activities .
Each class will benefit from a host of sports lessons provided by professional coaches. These will include golf, tennis, rugby, badminton, judo and much more. Children should bring their PE kit and a water bottle each day to school.
Our annual Sports Day led by our active schools coordinator will take place on Friday 19th June (weather permitting) in the school grounds at the following times:
9:30am-10:30am – Primary 1-3
1:30pm – 2:30pm – Primary 4-7
Parents and carers are invited along to join us.
Please be advised there will be and end of session Mass on Tuesday 23rd June at 2:15pm in the school.
A warm invitation is extended to all parents and carers to attend.
St Mark’s participated in Brake’s Giant Walk to raise awareness of road safety We were joined by parents, the police, ambulance crew and the fire brigade. The children showed their banners and posters as they marched to the Main Street. The school was joined by St John’s and then continued the walk to Cowan Park where Pulse FM provided music and Tesco generously offered every child a snack and drink.
You can hear our BBC Radio Scotland interview by following the link below. The interview begins at 2:25:30
A Note from St Mark’s Junior Road Safety Officers:
“We have enjoyed planning and taking part in the Giant Brake Walk this year. During the walk we handed out leaflets promoting road safety and collecting donations for the charity Brake. We enjoyed speaking to members of the community about road safety and joining up with St John’s. Once we had arrived back in school we counted the money and we raised a total of donations which was £33.22. Tesco also gave us some food and drinks, so we are very grateful for that.”
For more information visit Brake Road Safety
The St Mark’s Art Show took place on Thursday the 21st May. This year the pupils had a slightly different agenda, the primary 6/7 pupils took part in Art-iculate, this was an opportunity for solo talks based on paintings by The Glasgow Boys and Girls. All four classes were immersed in the works of the Glasgow Boys and Girls, they began this Literacy and Art Adventure at the Kelvingrove Art Galleries where they attended workshops tailored to this topic. The finalists were judged by Ron Cowie Senior Education Officer at Education Scotland, Alan Horn Director of Development Glasgow School of Art and Muriel Gray Chair of the Glasgow School of Art Board of Governors. No pressured there! The pupils were outstanding and received a lot of acclaim from distinguished guests. Sophie and Emily were the two overall champions. All the finalists have been invited to spend a morning at the Glasgow School of Art before the end of term. What an achievement.
St Mark’s will be Closed on the following Dates:
Friday 22nd May (May Weekend Holiday)
Monday 25th May (May Weekend Holiday)
Tuesday 26th May (In-service Day)
School will close at 1.00pm on Wednesday 24th June.
Every year Living Streets’ Walk to School Week brings together nearly one million schoolchildren, teachers and parents. Each day of Walk to School Week will explore a different health benefit of walking to school.
St Mark’s pupils have been very busy for past two weeks- A visit to Schoenstatt for P7, First Communion for P4’s, Confirmation for Primary 7’s and the May procession at St John’s.
The last Parent Equalities Forum of this session will take place on Thursday 14 May in Braidbar Primary School at 7pm.
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