A Caribbean Lunch for Black History Month
St. Mark’s enjoyed a Caribbean themed lunch as part of our Black History Month celebrations. Mrs B cooked us jerk chicken, tomato chicken, rice, sweetcorn and peas and then a fruity pudding! It was enjoyed by all and we look forward to our next themed lunch! ...
Poetry Day
Thursday 3rd October 2024 was Poetry Day. Each Key Stage 2 class was challenged with learning a new poem and performing it to other classes. It was a tough competition and the children really enjoyed performing to an audience. Well done to the children in Year 4 who...
Rule of Law Day
St. Mark’s celebrated British Values Day, in particular The Rule of Law. Here are what our classes got up to: Reception explored Rule of Law during our British Values Day. We were lucky to have a visit from PC Manns who told us all about his role within the local...
Macmillan Coffee Morning
Our Mini Vinnies planned and lead a wonderful Macmillan Coffee Morning for our parents and local community to raise money and awareness about cancer. It was a lovely morning where we were joined by our parents, local PCSO PC Mans, Mr Campbell from St Vincet de...
Zoom Session with Author Hamza Yassin
KS2 enjoyed a very special virtual event with CBeebies presenter and author Hamza Yassin as he presented his fascinating new book, Hamza’s Wild World. We listened to information all about his new book as well as participated in an interview with Hamza, who...
Cycle to School Week
There was a real buzz in the air during w/c 23 September as it’s our first year participating in Cycle to School Week, and our Laudato Si Leaders are on a mission to make our school more sustainable and are promoting ways we, as a school and a local community,...
New PCSOs Appointed
Junior PCSOs is a leadership initiative developed by West Midlands Police and Neighbourhood Teams. The aim of the scheme is to empower school to tackle and educate in the issues of parking, bullying and litter around their school sites. It is also to raise awareness...
Positive Thinking Day
St. Mark’s celebrated ‘Positive Thinking Day.’ To celebrate this special day in school, each child was given a sticker to take home. Their challenge was to write a positive thought on the sticker, decorate it and wear it to school. In every class,...