Summer Fayre – Saturday 2 June from 10am
Parent Council Summer Fayre – Saturday 2 June from 10am-12pm
Dear Sir / Madam,
St Mark’s Primary School, Barrhead – Parent Council Summer Fair.
I am writing on behalf of St Mark’s Primary School’s Parent Council & Parent Forum.
St Mark’s Parent Council represents all parents and carers of St Marks Primary School pupils, in the Barrhead Community.
We are organising a Summer Fair on Saturday the 2nd of June 2018 for the pupils of St Marks, their friends and families.
We are looking for our local businesses to donate prizes for the raffles we are organising. All donations will be gratefully received and proceeds will go towards the school and the social and educational well being of all the children.
If you have any items you are willing to donate please get in touch and I can arrange uplift. To arrange uplift, or if you would like more information please do not hesitate to contact me at this telephone no: 07972667674.
Many thanks in anticipation of your consideration and generosity in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
Ruth Lancaster, Parent Council Secretary,
For, and on behalf of,
St Mark’s Parent Council.
Whole School Listening and Talking Homework – Successes and Achievements
Next week’s whole school homework task focuses on talking and listening skills. Please click on the links below for further information.
Your child will receive a copy of the activity on Monday. Please return to school by Friday 4 May.
You can e-mail (schoolmail@st-marks.e-renfrew.sch.uk) or Tweet (@StMarksPrimary1) photographs of achievements be shared on our achievements display at reception or on Twitter.
- ABC Talking and Listening Guidance Leaflet
- Term 3 Successes and Achievements Talking and Listening Homework
St Mark Feast Day Mass this Wednesday
Dyslexia – Assessment and Support
St Mark’s Diversity Day
We are planning to run a diversity day at St Mark’s and we need your help. Please can you contact Stephanie Paterson via the office if you would be interested in helping. Our aim for the day is to celebrate the variety of cultures, faiths and nationalities that make up our wonderful St Mark’s Community.
Please contact the office on 0141 570 7440
Thanksgiving Mass – Parent/ Carer Helpers Required
We will be attending Mass at St John’s Church on Thursday at 10am. We need Parent/ Carers to assist on the walk to the Church. If you are able to help, please contact the school office on 0141 570 7400.
Thank you for your continued support.
Rights Respecting Schools (RRS) Update
We are currently working together to achieve the UNICEF Level 1 Rights Respecting Schools Award.
Please click on the link below to view our RRS leaflet.
St. Mark’s Travel Plan
The JRSO team have been working hard to create a safe travel plan for St. Mark’s which you can see here:
Easter Parade Thursday 29 March at 1.30pm
Dear Parent / Carer
Easter Parade
On Thursday 29th March at 1.30pm, the children from Pr. 1-7 will be involved in our annual Easter Parade. Due to severe egg allergies that some of our pupils have and in the interest of health and safety all pupils will make an Easter Bonnet/Baseball hat. Pupils can decorate a hat at home for this competition.
One boy and girl from each class will receive a prize for the best entry!
All parents, carers and family members are welcome to this event.
Please note the school will close at 2.30pm on Thursday 29th March and re-open on Monday 16th April.
Yours sincerely
Christine Healey
Depute Head Teacher
Places to Play P1-4
Places to Play Project in Auchenback
Save the Date: 20th March, 18:00-19:30pm
Venue: St. Mark’s Primary
Come and hear whats been happening in your community with outdoor play and children’s experiences.
Pizza, Tea & Coffee Provided.
For more information and to confirm your attendance, please see the link below!
Scottish Ballet Auditions
Book Fair available during Parents Evening
The book fair will be available to families in the hall during parents evening on Thursday.
There are over 200 titles for you and your child to choose from, and with prices starting from £2.99 there’s sure to be a book for everyone.
For a sneak peak at the titles available, please click on the link below
https://bookfairs.scholastic.co.uk/travelling-books/the-books
Free elearning – an introduction to Positive Behaviour Support
The elearning resource is for family carers of young people with autism (age 5 to 18). This can be parents, grandparents, carers, foster carers, siblings etc. This would also include family carers of young people in the process of assessment/diagnosis.
The intended outcome of the training is an introduction to Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and the learning outcomes we have identified are:
- To promote awareness of the Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) approach
- To define challenging behaviour
- To learn about the stages of challenging behaviour
- To promote understanding of why a young person may have challenging behaviours
- To learn about Functional Assessment, and how this information informs strategy planning
- To feel competent and confident in taking this approach forward
There are 7 sections in the course, which will take approximately 30 minutes each, although the user can choose the section that is of most interest to them rather than completing each section.
At the end of the course, we give the option to support completion of a One Page Profile, or an individual plan. I couldn’t put a time limit on how long this would take as it’s dependent on the person, however we have samples that users can refer to.
The course is free to access, access is not time limited, and users can save their progress as they go.
If you would like further information, please click the link below:
PIWG Newsletter
Please click on the link to view the latest edition of the Parent Involvement Working Group Newsletter.
Winter Weather Activities
There may be times that the school will have to close due to severe weather. In such circumstances the following winter weather activities can be used at home to ensure the minimal amount of disruption to the education of St Mark’s Primary pupils. Please follow the links below for further information and suggested activities.
Remember Glow is available on any device with an internet connection allowing learners to log on wherever they are. They can log on at home, whatever the weather! https://glow.rmunify.com/
Happy World Book Day
Join in World Book Day by completing some of the activities below.
Happy reading!
All stages
- Design a poster/ bookmark/ leaflet to advertise your favourite book.
- Create a comic strip of your favourite story.
- Design your own quiz for your favourite book(s) to quiz a friend.
- World Book Day Homework Task Wb 26 February 2018
Primary 4 – Primary 7 Reading Bingo
Primary 1& Primary 2
Watch: http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/video/authors-live/tracey-corderoy-steven-lenton
Pupils can respond to the video by creating their own comic strip in the same style as the illustrator in the video. They can use their pictures they have drawn during the video as a guide.
P3-7 – ‘Bumper Book Quiz’
http://www.worldbookday.com/quiz/
P5-7 Book Bonanza Quiz
http://www.worldbookday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Primary-Make-and-Do-Book-Bonanza-Quiz-KS2-1.pdf
Primary 4 – Primary 7 First Ministers Reading Challenge
Remember to keep your passport up to date.
Primary 6& Primary 7– Listen to an interview from a famous author and create a poster or factfile about the author.
Michael Morpurgo http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/video/authors-live/michael-morpurgo
Jacqueline Wilson http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/video/authors-live/jacqueline-wilson
For a full range of activities from the Official World Book Day website, please click on the link below.
http://www.worldbookday.com/resources/primary/
Survey Results and Next Steps
We recently requested feedback from pupils, parents and staff on their thoughts and feelings on St Mark’s Primary School. Please click on the link below to view the results and our next steps following your suggestions. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.
Swap Shop
Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you to everyone who has donated clothes to our Swap Shop. We have built up quite a collection and will be launching at Parent’s Evening on Thursday 8th March. Please stop by our stall and pick up any pieces of uniform that you need at excellent prices. If you have any donations we will also be collecting that evening and will do a straight exchange for new uniform. We are especially keen to build up a bank of PE Kits.
Primary 4 have their First Holy Communion in May and we are appealing to Parents with older pupils to consider donating your Communion dresses, kilts, suits, shoes or accessories. We would also be delighted to accept any donations from the current primary 4 children after their First Holy Communion has taken place to store for nest session.
Thank you for all of your support,
The Swap Shop Committee
Lenten Mass reminder
