Windrush 75 Celebrations
To mark the 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush arriving at Tilbury Docks, Essex, on 22nd June 1948, the children experienced a wide range of workshops, in order to find out the impact and influences that the Windrush Generation had on Britain today. Through guest...
Vocations Day
On Thursday 13th July, we celebrated vocations. On this day, we had several guest speaker visiting each class to talk to the children about their vocations. The children had the opportunity to reflect on what God is calling them to do. Back to Events...
Dignity of Work Project – Year 6
During Summer 2, St. Mark’s focussed on the Catholic Social Teaching principle, ‘Dignity of Work’. Year 6 have been learning about the slave trade and modern day slavery. They decided to raise awareness of how slavery still exists today and what they...
KS2 Sports Day 2023
On Monday 3rd July, KS2 enjoyed their Sports Day. It started with Mr Reid, an international GB athlete talking to us all about the importance of sport. We then, in our classes, moved around all the events, which included: standing long jump, relay races, javelin,...
Year 3’s First Holy Communion
On Sunday 2nd July 2023, Year 3 received the Sacrament of the Eucharist. It was a very special morning, celebrated with all the St. Mark’s community at Holy Name Church. Father Kuriakose described the children as ‘angels’. They certainly looked it in...
Y6 Golf Tournament
On Tuesday 20th June, Y6 participated in the School Games Golf Tournament. Our Year 6’s really enjoyed trying out a new sport and playing with other schools. A big thank you to School Games and Dorrington School for such a great day. “I wasn’t sure...
Y5 Quiz Night for Grove Court
On Tuesday 6th June, our Y5 children held a Quiz night for the local residents of Grove Court. When reflecting on our Catholic Social Teaching principle, ‘options for the poor and vulnerable’, Year 5 wanted to invite Grove Court residents into school,...
Y4’s Trip to the Gurdwara
Year 4 had an amazing time learning about the Sikh faith and the devotion of its followers. This was part of our multi-faith celebrations in school. The children listened with interest, asked sensible and thoughtful questions. They were prayerful as they listened to...