Anti-Bullying Week 2024
Our Guardian Angels worked with Compass Birmingham to plan, prepare and deliver our Anti -Bullying week assembly for the rest of the school. The whole school wore odd socks to raise awareness and raise money for a ‘buddy bench’ for our school playground....
Remembrance Day 2024
Reception Reception heard the story of ‘a day to remember’. We learnt all about poppies and why we wear them. We completed our talk topic about this, completed crafts to remind us of this day. One pupil told a visitor to school “we wear a poppy to...
Black History Month Assembly 2024
In October we celebrated Black History Month. To celebrate all of the people we learned about, children from each class presented what they had learned to the whole school community. It was great to see parents and community members join us, too! When you visit our...
Afternoon Tea with Mrs Linley
To celebrate the end of a very successful half term, two children from each class were chosen to have a special afternoon tea lunch with Mrs Linley. They were chosen by their teachers for following our ‘Be Ready, Be Respectful and Be Safe’ school rules, being...
Vocations Day 2024
On Wednesday 23rd October, we enjoyed a ‘Vocations Day’ at St. Mark’s School. To celebrate this day, we learnt what a vocation is and how God calls each and every one of us to follow our vocation. We dressed up as something we inspire to be and what...
Y5 Trip to The Butterfly Farm
On Monday 14th October, Year 5 went to Stratford Butterfly Farm to learn about the Ancient Maya Civilisation. During the visit the children learnt about, Mayan gods and temples. They learnt about food eaten by the Maya, sacrifices that they made and the Mayan...
Years 3 and 4 Dodgeball Competition
Well done to our Years 3 and 4 children who represented St. Mark’s in a dodgeball competition on Tuesday 8th October 2024. They played against St. John Bosco Primary School. Coach Kieran and Miss Morgan complemented how they played as a team, complimented the...
Year 2’s Fire Fighter Workshop
Perry Barr Fire service came into Year 2 to discuss fire safety in the home and outdoors. The children had an opportunity to practice the stop, drop and roll procedure. It was great to see the children asking questions about their own homes as well as what to do if...