Board Games Club
Last half term our children asked for a new after school club – Board Games Club. Lots of children have signed up and it has been great to see a range of KS2 children attending our new club and sharing traditional board games with each other. It was great to see...
Black History Month
In October, we celebrated UK Black History Month. The theme for this year was ‘Celebrating Our Sisters’. We used this as an opportunity to study some inspirational women these included; Claudia Jones – the founder of Notting Hill Carnival, Dina...
Y6 Swimming – Autumn 1
During Autumn 1, our Y6’s had weekly swimming lessons at Beeches Pool. They showed determination and resilience and we are so proud of them. This is the most badges earned by a Y6 class for a long time. Well done Year 6! Back to Events...
Year 4’s Visit from West Midland’s Fire Service
Year 4 had a great visit from members of West Midlands Fire Service. They learnt the importance of having smoke alarms, the learnt how to ‘Stop! Drop! and Roll!’ and they also got to explore the fire engine. The ‘Sparks’ workshop was fantastic...
Y6 Trip to The Slavery Museum – Liverpool
On Thursday 19th October, Y6 travelled to Liverpool to visit the Slavery Museum. This supported our learning all about the Transatlantic Slave Trade in our History lessons. Our tour guide was fantastic and Y6 were able to answer lots of questions as well as ask their...
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...