Parents Evening – Thursday 26th March 3.10pm-8.30pm
One 10 minute appointment per child
Click the link to book from 7pm on 5th March:
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Safer Internet Day 2020
Safer Internet Day 2020 is being celebrated globally this month with the theme: Together for a better internet.
At St. Mark’s we take digital safety very seriously and it’s important everyone knows and understands how to keep themselves safe online.
Whilst we discuss this at school this month, it is also helpful to discuss how your household keeps themselves safe online.
Why not take this quiz to see what your identity looks like online and do you feel free to be yourself?
Dyslexia Scotland Event
Free Taster Swimming Lessons
East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure Swimming Development are looking for children aged 4 to 12 years to come along to FREE Lessons again.
If you are interested in bringing your children along to their free taster swimming lessons at Barrhead Foundry, being taught by their probationary teachers, then please see dates and times below.
Saturdays 22, 29 February and 14 March.
Sundays 9, 23 February, 01 and 15 March
Times as follows:-
Saturdays-11.30am-12.00pm, 12.00pm-12.30pm, 12.30pm-1.00pm and 1.00pm-1.30pm.
Sundays-12.30pm-1.00pm and 1.00pm-1.30pm 1.30pm-2pm and 2.00pm-2.30pm
Please choose which time slots you would like, (you can attend more than one session)
You can contact them at Neilston on 0141 577 4811 – opening hours (9am-12.30pm & 3.30pm-8pm) or Barrhead on 0141 580 1174 or pop into the centre and put their name down on the list.
Dyslexia Scotland
Wendesday 6th November
7-8.30pm
St. Clare’s Primary
‘How to help a child organise their thoughts creatively with a bullet/mind map’
Parents Evening
Parents Evening – Thursday 7th November 3.10pm-8.30pm
One 10 minute appointment per child
Click the link to book:
P4 Sacrament meeting
Meeting for P4 Parents/Carers of pupils who will be receiving the sacraments of Reconciliation and Communion this year is Thursday 3rd October at 5.30pm in St John’s church. Please come along if you can.
P1 Barrhead News Photograph
Barrhead News will be in school tomorrow 20th September to take class photographs at 9.30am. These pictures will be in the publication on Wednesday 2nd October. Full school uniform should be worn.
TEMPEST Photographs
Tempest photography will be in school on Thursday 12th September to take individual and sibling photographs only. Full school uniform should be worn.
Pupil Friendly School Improvement Plan
Our Pupil Council from last session created a Pupil Friendly School Improvement Plan based on our targets for this year. They have pulled out our priorities for the session and will keep you updated on our progress.
Dyslexia Scotland
Dyslexia Scotland & the online ‘Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit’
Suitable for all ages
Wednesday 11th September
7-8.30pm
Mearns Castle High School
Waterfoot Road, Newton Mearns, G77 5GU
Parent Partnership Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Parent Partnership will take place on 12th Sep at 7pm in St Marks. If you have any items for the agenda, please get in touch no later than Wed 5th Sep.
School Entry 2019-2020
Following the Letter previously sent out, as from Wednesday 15th August 2019 we will no longer be in a position for Early Entry into school. Pupils should instead line up in the front playground for entry into school at 9.00am.
Primary 1 and Primary 2 pupils will line up at the top of the front playground next to the bike shelter.
Primary 3 – Primary 7 will line up in the middle front playground at the basketball nets.
Class teachers will take classes in one at a time after the 9am bell.
The Early Bird Club will still be available from 8.00am until 9.00am free of charge, however entry into the Early Bird Club will not be available after 8.30am.
Yours sincerely,
Natalie Fitzsimmons
Head Teacher
Summer Reading Challenge
The Summer Reading challenge is a great way to keep children reading during the school holidays. Children can sign up at the library, then read six library books to complete the Challenge. There are exclusive rewards to collect along the way, and it’s FREE to take part! …
Please visit the libraries website https://www.ercultureandleisure.org/Activities-Children to find out about Fun for all the Family with
- Stories
- Sci-Fi Labs
- Space Crafts
- Virtual Reality
- Space Training
- Alien Hunts and more.
All ages welcome, free, contact the library to book your interest
Many Thanks
Mary T.Dickie
Library Development Officer
East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure Limited
Phone: 0141 577 3513 Mobile: 07341 096645
Celebrations of the Church’s year
This Sunday, 23rd June, marks one of the major celebrations of the Church’s year, the great Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord. All over the world on this day, faithful members of the Church gather to remember and give thanks for the many blessings given by God and in particular, the great gift of his own body and blood which we receive in Holy Communion. This belief in the Real Presence of the Lord in the Eucharist is one of the central beliefs of our faith and rightly we remember it with joy.
To mark this special day, all over the world, parishes hold Blessed Sacrament processions, sometimes through the streets of towns, villages and even cities. This ancient tradition we continue in our own parish here in Barrhead with a procession around the grounds of the church, starting at the end of the 10am Mass. You are most welcome to come along and join us and a particular invitation is extended to the children and families of those who received the Sacraments of Holy Communion and Confirmation this year. The procession ends with refreshments in the parish hall.
I look forward to seeing you on Sunday as we celebrate Mass and walk in procession in honour of the Lord our God and His many gifts to us.
May God bless you all.
Fr Joe Burke
Parish Priest
French Day
Project Gambia
Thank you very much to everyone who donated to our Project Gambia appeal. We are very happy to announce that we have been able to sponsor a classroom in St. John’s School for the Deaf. Our plaque will be sent over to The Gambia in November.
Please click on the above link to read the letter.
SmartSTEM free family event
SmartSTEMs are very excited to announce we are supporting the first Insp-Hire Event hosted by Nine Twenty on Saturday the 14th of September at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Come along and help up spread the word by sharing with – Colleague’s, students, friends, family and your school network.
Insp-Hire is an initiative geared towards targeting parents or guardians of children and young people (age 4-14) to learn about industry 4 and how this will impact their children.
We have inspirational speakers including Gillian Docherty from Data Lab, an amazing interactive exhibition space with virtual reality, digital twinning, 3D printers, electric vehicles and more plus 10 workshops where both parent and child can interact together to learn to solve a cyber security attack, code Lego and build your own Fitbit to name a few.
We have a routes to success area which shows the different paths you can take to reach your goals along with soft skills sessions.
On top of this, there will be a food and drink arena showcasing some of Scotland’s finest food and drink manufacturers with brief presentations on how their products are made.
To top it all off….this event is FREE of charge and a great day out for families.
Sign up to attend here https://insp-hire.eventbrite.co.uk
Kind Regards
Team SmartSTEMs
#CollabIsKey
#InspHire
Health Week Volunteers Needed!
St Mark’s annual Health Week will be taking place week beginning 17th June. We will be having a great variety of health related activities taking place that week. We know we have so many talented parents in our school community and we would love you to join us for health week. If you have a health related job or have an interest in a particular sport and would like to work with some of our pupils that week we would really appreciate it. We would like to involve as many of our parents as possible.
If you are available please complete the form below:
Many thanks!
Internet Safety Session Reminder
With our young children living in an increasing digital world, it can be worrying to ensure that they are safe and protected.
Just to remind you that we are running a Parent/Carer online safety session tonight,
20th May
St. Luke’s High School Library
7pm – 8pm
The session will cover various aspects of internet safety including the following and may not be suitable for young children to attend with parents:
* awareness of social media apps
* cyber bullying
* internet grooming
* how to report issues
* setting up parental controls on devices
* links to further information
Should you wish to attend please complete the form below:
