On Tuesday 30th January, we welcomed Y6 from St. Chad’s School within our MAC to play friendly games of football against our Y6 boys and girls teams. It was a wonderful afternoon, enjoyed by all. We are so proud of how the children encouraged and supported each...
Year 4 went on a class trip to Birmingham ThinkTank Museum. They had a great day exploring the museum and taking part in the Lego WeDo workshop as well as the States of Matter workshop. During the Lego WeDo workshop, the children used their programming skills to make...
Today we went on a class trip to Sandwell Valley. We used maps and compasses to find our way to the River Tame. As we walked along the river, we learnt about meanders and erosion. We learnt about the differences between rivers and canals and how they were used in our...
On Friday 17th November, Year 4 went to the Rep Theatre to watch a performance of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Year 4 were truly captivated by the performance with some saying ‘It was the best trip ever.’ It was wonderful to see the class text...
Last half term our children asked for a new after school club – Board Games Club. Lots of children have signed up and it has been great to see a range of KS2 children attending our new club and sharing traditional board games with each other. It was great to see...
In October, we celebrated UK Black History Month. The theme for this year was ‘Celebrating Our Sisters’. We used this as an opportunity to study some inspirational women these included; Claudia Jones – the founder of Notting Hill Carnival, Dina...
During Autumn 1, our Y6’s had weekly swimming lessons at Beeches Pool. They showed determination and resilience and we are so proud of them. This is the most badges earned by a Y6 class for a long time. Well done Year 6! Back to Events...
Year 4 had a great visit from members of West Midlands Fire Service. They learnt the importance of having smoke alarms, the learnt how to ‘Stop! Drop! and Roll!’ and they also got to explore the fire engine. The ‘Sparks’ workshop was fantastic...
On Thursday 19th October, Y6 travelled to Liverpool to visit the Slavery Museum. This supported our learning all about the Transatlantic Slave Trade in our History lessons. Our tour guide was fantastic and Y6 were able to answer lots of questions as well as ask their...
Say hello to the newest members of our St Mark’s family, our new Reception class. They have enjoyed exploring our school and making new friends. We wish them well on their educational journey here at St Mark’s. Back to Events...