Tennis on the Road will be visiting Barrhead High
School on Friday 15th September from 15:45 – 17:00
If you are interested in attending with your child (5-10y/o),
please e-mail tennisontheroad@img.com or call
02082336410. It’s completely free but spaces are limited.
For more information about the types of activities on offer, click here:
Chi gong is an ancient Chinese exercise and healing technique that involves meditation, controlled breathing and movement exercises. … Chi is a concept from traditional Chinese culture that roughly means vital energy, information, breath or spirit.
One of our parents Mrs Kelly West, is a trained instructor and will be holding a series of 5 sessions in the school hall at 9-10am on Mondays 11th September, 18th September, 2nd October , 23rd October and 30th October. We would love as many parents as possible to take advantage of this excellent and relaxing way to start the week! Please let the school office or Mrs Hamilton know if you intend to join us or respond to the email/text that will go out about this opportunity this week.
In listening to your views over this past year, this session we have started running informal family coffee sessions and so far these have been very successful. It has been a great opportunity for parents/carers to hear about the priorities of the school but also get to know other parents with children of a similar age. Already we have had lots of great suggestions about how to further develop genuine parental engagement in St Mark’s.
As you know last session we created and opened our ‘Family Room’ we would love this to be used as often as it could both informally and for more formal workshops.
The ‘Family Room’ will be opened Tuesday to Friday mornings from 8.45am until 9.45am if parents/carers would like to come in for a coffee with other parents/carers – it’s much warmer than the playground for a chat!
As a result of discussions at one of the coffee afternoons the Family Room is now opened from 3pm so that parents/carers and their children can use the room to complete homework in a relaxed environment without the distractions that can occur at home.
Many Thanks
Christine Healey
Depute Head Teacher
Please see attached East Renfrewshire Early Years Parenting Leaflet for your information
Please find attached our School Improvement Plan for 2017-18
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What a wonderful day we all had on our whole school trip to Findlaystone today! The weather was amazing and we all had a ball.
Please check out all the pictures and videos on twitter-you will love them!
Tomorrow is sports day and again we are so lucky with the forecast which is very warm-18 degrees. Please remember to bring filled water bottle! Parents are invited to join us for sports with P1-3 at 11-12.30 and P4-7 at 1.30-3. Parents are more than welcome to stay the whole time and bring a picnic for lunch in the grounds or purchase from a selection of food and drinks for parents and pupils from the stall Aurs Cafe will set up. There will also be a pocket money prices tuck shop run by P7 pupils (please bring loose change for this if possible!)
We are all looking forward to another fantastic day at St Mark’s!
We are looking forward to our Health Week this week with loads of fantastic activities and taster session for our pupils.
All pupils are invited to wear their sports clothes this week instead of school uniform. Please ensure raincoats for the showery weather forecast as well as a filled water bottle and a healthy snack.
Tuesday is our whole school trip to Findlaystone which we are all looking forward to and we ask the children come suitably dressed for the weather-for eg. old trainers or wellies, joggies, school polo shirt, jumpers/ hoodies and showerproof jackets etc.
Please ensure your child brings a packed lunch this day in a throwaway bag. If you are in receipt of free meals a packed lunch will be provided by the school.
P7 will have their own tuck shop on the day with pocket money prices for all pupils to buy from so feel free to bring a pound to spend (no need for more than £1 as we will not be going to the shop)
On Wednesday is our school sports day with P1-3 at 11-12.30 and P4-7 1.30-3pm
Please feel free to stay over lunchtime this day and bring your own picnic and blanket or bring money to buy from our stall provided by Aurs Cafe.
We look forward to all activities this week and pleased keep an eye on twitter for pictures/ more news of events!
P4 Invite:
Corpus Christi Procession school invitation P4 2017
P7 Invite:
Corpus Christi Letter for P7 2017
Whole School Invite:
All new P1 parents Welcome to St Mark’s and our website!
Please take a few moments to fill out this feedback form.
(Parents of new P1 pupils coming to St Mark’s in August only please!)
Thank you!
Greenbank Gardens would like to extend the offer of free entry to the families of pupils at all the local East Renfrewshire schools and nurseries, as well as 20% off food and drink in the Greenbank tearoom. Please use voucher attached.
In St Mark’s we are continually looking for ways to improve. At this time of year we look back on this year’s progress and set targets for next session. We would like to seek your views and ask you to spend 5 minutes discussing our targets on this form with your child. Your views will be taken into consideration in writing our new plan for session 2017 – 18.
Please use the link below or scan the QR code if you have the free QR code scanner app for your phone.
Thank you
Bishop John has extended an invite to all members of our school community to a Special Anniversary Mass to mark the conclusion of the Diocesan Synod.
This Mass will take place in St Mary’s church in Greenock on Friday 9th June at 7pm.
All welcome.
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