Dear Parent/Guardian

I would like to invite you to attend our Parents’ Evening on Thursday 1st November.

The school used the online appointment booking system last session and it proved very effective. The system allows you to choose your own appointment times with teachers and you will receive an email confirming your appointments.

Appointments can be made from Tuesday 23rd October at 7pm and will close on Tuesday 30th October 1pm.

Should you wish to make any changes after this date please contact the school office.

Please visit https://StMarksBarrhead.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/ to book your appointments.

Login with the following information:
Student’s First Name
Student’s Surname
Date of Birth

Please note your own details are pulled from our system, please try all combinations for title (Miss,Mrs,Ms or Mr) in order to log in.

Should you have any issues logging in please contact the school office who will be happy to help get you set up.

Yours sincerely

Mrs Natalie Fitzsimmons
Head Teacher

Dear Parents/Carers,

Pupils will take part in an All Saints Day Mass on Thursday 1st November in St. John’s Parish Church. Pupils will walk to and from the church leaving the school at 9.15am and returning around 11.30am. The local annual consent form completed at the start of the session will cover this event.

Parents helpers are needed to walk with us, if you are able to help out please complete the tear off slip below. Helpers should arrive at the school for 9.00am. (please note this may be subject to change due to church schedule).

Parents, friends and family are welcome to come along and join us.
Yours sincerely

Natalie Fitzsimmons
Head Teacher
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All Saints Day Mass – Thursday 1st November 2018

 I am available to be a parent helper on Thursday 1st November from 9.15am until 11.30am.

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Parents and carers are invited to join Father Joe in St Mark’s Family Room for a discussion around this special centenary year and our icon of Jesus the Teacher on Wednesday 24 October from 2.15pm – 3.00pm.

Please contact the School Office on 0141 570 7400 if you plan to attend.

Please click on the link below for further details.  Please contact the School Office on 0141 570 7400 if you are able to accompany us on any of these visits.

Foundry Visits Term 1.docx

Please click on the link for further information

Parent Partnership Meeting Halloween.docx

Please click on the link for further details and the Digital Leaders application form.

Digital Leaders Application Form

Please click on the link below to view September’s edition of the newsletter.

September 2018

Dear Parent /Carer

St Mark’s, St Thomas’ and St John’s and are all part of the cluster and we are once again opening up the Cluster Club for parents to join/re-join.

It is £10 to join and for that £10 you will be allocated a number and entered into a monthly draw.  The draw runs for 10 months (September to June).  The winning number each month will receive 50% of the combined total raised (for example, if we raise a total of £800 then the monthly prize will be £40).

The funds raised will go towards the Lockerbie Residential Trip for the P7 classes within each cluster primary.  If you wish to join, please log in via ParentPay or contact the office for a Barcode letter to pay your £10 no later than 20^th September.

Thank you

St Mark’s Parent Council

Taking place from 5.30pm tonight at St John’s Church.  All welcome.

Please click on the link below to view after school clubs for Term 1

Afterschool Club Term 1

Please click on the link to view the menu

Celebrate Scotland Lunch – Thursday 13 September

For further information on the Icon and prayer, please click on the link below

Icon of Jesus

Please click on the link for further details

The Icon of Jesus Our Teacher

Catholic Education Prayer

Please click on the link below to access the invitation

P1 Lunch Invitation

Please click on the link below to view the latest newsletter.  Happy reading!

August 2018

Please click on the link below to view.

Please click on the link below to view the last newsletter of this session.

Summer Newsletter

Dear Parent / Carer

St Mark’s Primary School are very proud to support three former pupil who has been selected by East Renfrewshire Council as part of group of 24 pupils from across East Renfrewshire going to volunteer in the Dambo School, Kaponda in October. Mrs Robertson will also be on the staff team leading this mission. They will work in partnership with the Betty Cunningham International Trust to enhance the lives of children who attend the school.

So far in Kaponda the Trust has achieved a great deal. They have built a health clinic, dug a well to provide villagers with fresh drinking water and constructed two pre-schools. The hope is to raise sufficient funds to enable the construction of five new buildings in Kaponda. These will house ten classrooms in which to educate and feed all of the remaining children.

We are also hoping that at this time of year, as you are preparing for a new school year, you consider donating items which will be transported out to the village of Kaponda. The trust have asked especially for items such as old clothes, trainers, football strips, school bags, pencil cases, stationery which likely would be replaced during the school holidays. We are asking all of our pupils to donate one of the above items that they will no longer use and leave it on their desk when they finish school this week.

If anyone feels inclined to make a further donation this can be done using the following link.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/EastRen-Malawi2018

Yours sincerely

Natalie Fitzsimmons
Head Teacher