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

Apply for primary 1 – East Renfrewshire Council

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.

CEW St Lukes Cluster Booklet

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

Parent Information Leaflet

P1 Induction Afternoon

St. Mark’s Primary School Uniform

Dear Parent/ Carer,

I am pleased to share the report from the St. Mark’s HMIE Follow Through Visit. The visit was conducted by East Renfrewshire’s Quality Improvement Team in October 2021.

The school has made very good progress on the action points set out by HMIE.

Please take a few minutes to read the Information for Parents leaflet, which sets out the key areas of progress and next steps for the school.

St Mark’s HMIE Follow Through Visit Report 2022

Thank you,

Mr Hutcheson

Dear Parent/ Carer,

We are really looking forward to welcoming the children back to school next week. School staff will return for In Service days on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th August.  The children will return on Wednesday 18th August.  New Primary 1 pupils should arrive for a 9:30am start on their first day. For all other pupils, the school will open from the usual time of 8:45am and the school day will begin at 9:00am.

Please have a look at the St. Mark’s Guide for going back to school . This guide is intended to support you with some of the key questions you may have about the return to school as we move beyond Level 0 of the Covid Protection levels.

If you are unsure of any of these arrangements or details, please contact us at SchoolMail@st-marks.e-renfrew.sch.uk . School staff will be on hand at the start of term to direct the children and supervise a smooth start for all.

Yours sincerely,

Anthony Hutcheson

Head Teacher

Dear Parent/ Carer,

Please see letter below from Dr Linda de Caestecker, Director of Public Health at NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde. This letter contains important updates on self-isolating, testing and contact tracing in relation to schools.

Thank you

Letter for the new term – schools – August 2021 – NHS GGC – v2

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.

The leaflet below will provide parents with information on the transition from early years education  to Primary 1.

P1 Transition Leaflet St. Mark’s 2021

Please see the leaflet below for further information on relationships education in Catholic primary schools.

God’s Loving Plan Parent Leaflet

The document below provides a summary from Rights Advice Scotland and MART of the range of benefit supports and amounts available to eligible families.  MART are available to discuss benefits with any residents who may be eligible, and can help them navigate their entitlements to maximise their income.

EastRen Benefits Quick Guide

For more information, contact MART via this website.

Dear Parents / Carers,

Please see information below regarding holiday food provision from various supermarkets.

During the Easter holidays at Asda, children who are 16 and under can access a hot or cold meal for free to take away when an adult spends £1.

https://corporate.asda.com/newsroom/2021/02/14/asda-donates-150-000-meals-and-extends-kids-eat-free-offer-at-its-cafes-to-help-tackle-holiday-hunger

Other supermarkets also have a range of initiatives underway to help tackle food insecurity. Please see links below.

https://www.tescoplc.com/news/2021/tesco-reaffirms-support-for-marcus-rashford-s-food-poverty-taskforce/

https://www.aldi.co.uk/hunger

https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2021/02/10/lidl-shoppers-donate-essential-food-to-charities-across-scotland-business-news-scotland/

Dear Parents/ Carers,

Please see the presentation below from East Renfrewshire’s Money Advice and Rights Team, outlining support available for families.

Thank you

Welfare-and-employment-support-for-parents_PESF-presentation

Please see letter from Director of Education with updated arrangements for returning to school in January.

St Mark’s Parent Update 23.12.20

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.

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.

P1a Nativity 2020

P1b Nativity 2020

P2a Nativity 2020

P2b Nativity 2020

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.

11th August 2020 Final Reminder

Bishopton Breakfast Club

Dear Parent/ Carer,

Please see the two links below. One is a letter from the director of education and the other is the St. Mark’s guide for returning to school. Please note, all children should return on Wednesday 12th August. The school gates will be open from 8:45am for a soft start for all pupils, with the school day running from 9am to 3pm. Parents/ Carers of Primary 1 pupils should bring them to the school gate at 9:30am on their first day. As with the transition visits in June, parents and carers are not permitted in the school grounds or buildings. From Thursday 13th August onwards, Primary 1 pupils can arrive from 8:45am ready to start at 9am each day. Further details are provided in the attached guide.

We look forward to seeing you and your children next week.

Yours sincerely,

Anthony Hutcheson
Head Teacher

Letter to ParentCarers 6.8.20

St. Mark’s Guide for Going Back to School Aug 20

Dear Parent/ Carer,

Please see link to our School Recovery Plan 2020-21 below.

Kind regards,

Mr. Hutcheson

Head Teacher

St. Mark’s School Recovery Plan