Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Carol Service

  Wed 18 Dec 2019

  It was wonderful to see so many families at the church on Wednesday for our carol service; it was a wonderful way to welcome in the Christmas season with family and friends.

   

  The Juniors sang beautifully and shared some important readings which reminded us of the true meaning of Christmas. Year 1 and 2 made up a perfectly simple and effective tableau to give a visual image of the Christmas story as it unfolded. I hope it left everyone with some wonderful memories.

   

  A big thank you to Father Ian and all of the school staff, and to all those who gave generously at the end of the service- you raised over £100 for the church.

   

  I know that all the staff left with a lovely fuzzy feeling; the one you get when you feel proud and have a special shared experience that sums up the community spirit of the school.

   

  Well done again to all of the readers, soloists and children from Year 1 and 2. It was a wonderful way to spend an evening.

  

• Christingle Service

  Wed 18 Dec 2019

  On Tuesday all the children spent time making their own Christingles and learnt about the significance of each part. 

  • The orange represents the world.
  • The red ribbons shows God's love wrapped around the world and the blood Christ shed.
  • The 4 sticks and sweets stand for the seasons and God's creations.
  • The candle symbolizes Jesus - the light of the world.

   

  This morning all the children of St Mark's joined together for the lighting of their Christingles and we all sat and watched the lights flickering in the darkened hall and talked about what this meant. This gave us all time for reflecting on the true meaning of Christmas,  before joining in with some wonderful Christingle songs. 

  

• A visit from the National "ELF" Service!

  Tue 17 Dec 2019
  Today the children were given a very special treat! We gathered in the hall, were we having an assembly? No! An elf appeared! Not just any elf but Elf Friendly, one of Father Christmas' elves, sent on a special mission to let children know about the naughty and nice list. Luckily all the St Mark's children were on the nice list - phew! The elf explained about displaying kindness, friendship and love through out the year. She even did magic tricks making Rudolph's missing nose reappear and creating real snow. Before Elf Friendly left, she gave every child an early Christmas present for being such kind children and showing their values everyday. We also joined in a cheerful version of Rudolph the Red nose reindeer. Elf Friendly was very impressed with Yr5/6 adding the additional lyrics! What a lucky school we are to be visited by a real elf!

  

• Nativity - Everyone Loves a Baby!

  Wed 11 Dec 2019

  The whole school gathered at St Mark's Church Wednesday afternoon to perform our Infant Nativity, "Everyone Loves a Baby". The children were accompanied by the Junior department, singing a range of beautiful Christmas carols. The church was packed with friends and families who all thoroughly enjoyed the performance.

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