Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Intofilm Festival 2023
Thu 09 Nov 2023St Mark's were extremely fortunate to once again secure free tickets for screenings at the Vue cinema in Farnborough. The Juniors went to see Minions: The Rise of Gru and Year 1/2 saw a double bill of The Smeds and the Smoos and Superworm. Both films had a strong friendship message and proved a good starting point for Anti Bullying Week which takes place next week.
A huge thank you to all the parents and families who helped walk with us to the cinema.
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Marwell Zoo Visit
Tue 17 Oct 2023The Infants had a wonderful trip to Marwell Zoo. The weather was glorious and the children loved spotting all the different animals, finding out about their habitats and looking closely at the patterns on their bodies.
We would like to say a huge thank you to the fabulous set of parental helpers that gave up their time to join us. It was greatly appreciated.
Click on the links below for more photographs. (Scroll to the end of each page to locate them!)
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Harvest Service 2023
Wed 11 Oct 2023St Mark's celebrated Harvest this year with a colourful journey through the rainbow. The whole school gathered at St Mark's Church and each class performed their colour using songs, poems and drama. Wonderful donations were collected from all our families and displayed in the church, being sent to the Food Bank at the Trussell Trust and The Larder at the Church of the Good Shepherd.
Thank you to everyone who joined our service, generously gave donations and made a special afternoon of thanks for all God's gifts.
For more details of the service and photographs please click on this link.
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PTA Welcome BBQ
Wed 13 Sep 2023Our wonderful PTA held a fabulous welcome BBQ for the whole school. The weather was just right and everyone enjoy an afternoon of games and sausages in the playground. A big thank you to all the parents who helped make this event possible.
What a lovely way to start our new school year!
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Big Day Out
Wed 19 Jul 2023The whole school enjoyed our annual “Big Day Out”, this year to Alice Holt forest. Each class completed different activities, meeting up at various points during the day. Year R enjoyed exploring the forest, Year 1/2 have fun in the play areas and games in the meadow, while Year 3/4 completed some forest school activities and Year 5/6 went off orienteering. We all had a brilliant day. A very special way to end our school year!
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The Life of Christ 2023
Fri 30 Jun 2023On Friday 30th June Year 6 were extremely lucky to visit the powerful outdoor production of the Life of Christ, performed at the beautiful Wintershall Estate in Bramley. This has become an important fixture in the Year 6 end of year diary as a way to celebrate their time at St Mark's CE Primary School.
A huge thank you to Mr Chambers and Mrs Bailey for accompanying the children and to one of our brilliant Year 6 parents for driving the minibus and staying to share the day with the children.
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Fire Service Talks to Yr1/2 and Yr5/6
Fri 16 Jun 2023The Hampshire Fire and Rescue came to talk to the children about the importance of fire safety. They remembered the vital message "Get out, Stay out, Call 999"!
Thank you for these interactive sessions which the children always thoroughly enjoy while learning essential safety messages.
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Year 6 Leavers Service at Guildford Cathedral
Wed 14 Jun 2023Our Year 6 children, accompanied by Mr Chambers and Mr Neighbour attended the wonderful annual Year 6 Leavers Service at Guildford Cathedral, on Monday 12th June. They took part in a series of reflective activities based around their journey through Primary School and looking to their future as they move into secondary education. Three of our Year 6 girls were asked to prepare a please prayer and read this with great confidence in front of a packed cathedral.
Holy Father,
As we prepare to take our next step along the road of life, we would like to thank you for all the amazing people that we have met on our journey throughout primary school, particularly our classmates, teachers, LSAs and all the people who work so hard outside our classrooms to keep us happy, safe and well in school.
We ask for your guidance as we travel through the next chapters in our lives. Please give us courage and resilience to overcome any obstacles we will face. Please help us forge new friendships, whilst keeping the old. If times become tough, please help us choose the right path and forget our worries.
Thank you for enlightening our lives and for the gift of education. Please grant us a continuing love of learning as we move on to our new schools and the strength to face new challenges in our lives.
We ask this in Jesus’ name.
Amen
Each school was given a candle to pass onto the Year 5 children and the Dean gave an address focusing on "being light in the darkness".
This very special event marks just the beginning of a half term preparing and celebrating the Year 6's time at St Mark's.
Well done Year 6 - we are very proud of you!
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Surprise trip to watch preparation for the coronation!
Fri 28 Apr 2023Today we were delighted to be able to take the whole school to Napier Gardens to watch the military rehearse for their important role in the upcoming Coronation procession. The children were extremely excited to see the perfect marching and listen to the wonderfully loud beat of the band. This was a very special treat made possible by updates from one of our military families and the fantastic support of our parents who arrived at short notice to help walk the children there. We now even more excited to see the Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday 6th May!
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Easter gardens
Fri 31 Mar 2023Today Year 1/2 made beautiful Easter Garden's as part of our RE unit. The children invited their families to come a view their creations and explained to them the symbolism of each part. Well done Year 1/2, you spoke confidently about the Easter story and could explain how these gardens helped you understand the death and resurrection of Jesus.
