Last week St Mark’s celebrated Financial Education Week.
Badminton
Well done to St Mark’s Primary 7 children who participated in the Badminton Competition at Springhill and Auchenback Primary School today. They demonstrated excellent net play, footwork and drop shots.
Lindsay Littleson
Author Lindsay Littleson visited St Mark’s today. The children enjoyed listening to a reading from her book ‘The Mixed-up Summer of Lily McLean’ and finding out how to write a good story.
Parenting Tips
Swap time on the computer or watching TV for 20 minutes of reading. A comic or a magazine or a book – whatever they fancy!
Electric Glen
Electric Glen 2016 is set to be the best yet – with a new trail, improved lighting at the boating pond and an unforgettable experience as you walk through the glen.
Tesco Competition
St Mark’s enjoyed participating in Tesco’s Halloween competition. The children’s work was displayed in-store and yesterday Tesco staff visited us with some prizes. Sophie in P7a was the overall winner and won a £10 gift voucher.
Thanks Tesco!
Equalities Forum
Scottish Catholic Education Service
Parent Council Meeting
Follow the link below to view the minutes from the Parent council Meeting held on the 4th November.
Parental Hints and Tips
- Encourage your child to take responsibility for jobs around the house which are appropriate for their age e.g. make their bed, clean their bedroom, wash/dry the dishes, make their packed lunch/dinner with you etc.
- If your child finds it hard to tidy their room, be more detailed. For example, give them 3 or 4 tasks to complete: put dirty clothes in the wash basket, fold clean clothes and put them away, make your bed and tidy toys away into the box.
Energy Efficiency
As part of wider research into fuel poverty within East Renfrewshire, the council is looking to distribute an energy efficiency and affordable warmth survey to engage with local residents.
The primary goal is to find out how residents are managing their fuel bills and if they are aware of the support that’s available. It’s hoped the survey will help participants to save on their gas and electricity bills and better heat their homes.
Please complete the following online survey.
EE AND AFFORDABLE WARMTH SURVEY FINAL
Any support you could give would be appreciated – the closing date for the survey is 20th November 2015
Parental survey
Please take the time to complete a short survey for parents/carers which we hope will capture their views on both preferred methods of general communications with schools and also their thoughts on the online payment solution.
https://getinvolved.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/education/4bfdfa85
Regards
Fiona Morrison
Head of Education Services
“O Captain! My Captain!”
A huge congratulations to our newly appointed House Captains and Vice-Captains for 2015/16 .
Ogilvie
Captain: Emma D
Vice Captain: Kayleigh D
Bell
Captain: Sydney M
Vice Captain: Lucy K
Mackintosh
Captain: Cara S
Vice Captain: Lucy O’D
Wallace
Captain: Alliyah L
Vice Captain: Rhiannon C
Parental Hints and Tips to Help your Child Achieve their best!
- Encourage your child to pack their own bag for school. Give them a written or a verbal list of items to help them remember what they need!
ERC School Holidays 2016/17
Halloween
Primary 1-3 Halloween Parade and Winners
Sports For All
The Music School of Douglas Academy – Open Evening
EASYFUNDRAISING
With Christmas fast approaching, we’re sure many of you are now starting your Christmas shopping. This year, while you shop, you can also help raise money for St Mark’s. All money raised will help fund various activities and events in the school.
It’s quick and simple to register. Please follow the instructions below and if possible encourage family members and friends to do the same.
Thank you for your support.
There are nearly 3,000 retailers on board ready to make a donation, including Amazon, John Lewis, Aviva, thetrainline and Sainsbury’s – it doesn’t cost you a penny extra!
It’s really simple, all you have to do is:
1. Join.
Head to St Mark’s Easyfundraising Page and sign up for free.
2. Shop.
Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first, pick the retailer you want and start shopping.
3. Raise.
After you’ve checked out, that retailer will make a donation to your good cause for no extra cost whatsoever!
There are no catches or hidden charges and we would be really grateful for your donations.
