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

• Winners of the Positive Penny Challenge

  Fri 17 May 2024

  Here we have a photo of year 1and 2 class enjoying the treat film afternoon for winning the positive penny competition.

  

• SAT’s cake time

  Fri 17 May 2024

  Fantastic Friday part 3…. It’s always been a tradition that Miss Morgan has baked a cake for the year 6 pupils to enjoy after their SAT’s so this year was no different! 
  Well done Year 6 and thank you Miss Morgan for being so thoughtful. 🍰❤️

  

• The Big Bid

  Fri 17 May 2024

  ❤️Fantastic Friday part 2❤️
  The secret is out… we now have a fantastic outdoor seating area, to enjoy the sun whilst it’s here. 
  We do have more to add- plants and parasoles so watch this space! 
  We were able to purchase all this for our awarded grant from The Big Bid from Dorset Council. ❤️

  

• Reading blankets

  Fri 17 May 2024

  Fantastic Friday! Today, we took in a huge delivery of handmade knitted and crocheted blankets from our local Warm Welcome Team. 
  Each of these blankets, have not only been made with love, but donated with love to our pupils. 
  These have been distributed to each class to use as ‘reading blankets’ to not only encourage reading but to go outside for mindfulness. 
  We are so grateful and as you can see our Year 6 children took them outside as soon as they could.

  

• Royal British Legion and our PTA

  Thu 16 May 2024

  Our PTA would like you to say a huge thank you to Swanage RBL for hosting a quiz night and the Swanage Community for supporting St Mark’s School. 

  Today, Miss Canning collected a fantastic amount of £326.00.
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   Events like this help us (PTA) support St Mark’s with covering trip costs, buying new and exciting equipment to support learning and offer support and financial help in areas where needed. 
  ❤️Thank you all again! ❤️

  

• National Trust family visits to Dancing Ledge.

  Tue 07 May 2024

  Another trip for our families with the National Trust but  to Dancing Ledge this time, where many had commented that they had never been there… so it was a real treat and what amazing weather to show it off!

  

• Positive Penny Challenge

  Fri 03 May 2024

  We were asked by Greggs to help with their fundraiser,so of course it was a Yes!
  Each class took the Positive Penny  Challenge to fill their jars up with as many 1p and 2p’s  and the winning class would win a movie afternoon!
  The competition got very serious and class teacher rivalry was at its best

   

  Finally, the count was up, and we can now announce that Kingfisher class raised the most with £32.46

  Today, Ms Stephen and Miss Canning had the pleasure of handing over £132.07 to  The Greggs Foundation, who support and fund our breakfast club.

  

• SCARF - Safety, Caring, Achievement , Resilience and Friendship. Workshops

  Fri 03 May 2024

  Today, the whole school had Well-being workshops delivered to them by Jane from Coram Life Education   
  SCARF - Safety, Caring, Achievement , Resilience and Friendship.  
  The workshops depended on the ages of the class , but covered about ‘bouncing back’, taking care of our feelings, gratitude, acceptance,protecting myself (mind and body), the brain (calming the busy mind) and going for goals! 
  Why not get into a conversation about today, and their well-being.