Events Gallery
Enjoy some of the special events and activities that go on at our school.
October – The Month of the Rosary
October is the month of the Rosary. During this time, Reception have been learning the Hail Mary prayer and KS1 have been practising all the prayers needed to pray the rosary. In KS2, we have been praying a decade of the rosary every day and this year we have focussed...
Harvest Festival 2024
On Thursday 17th October, we celebrated our Harvest Festival Mass. Our Mini Vinnies planned and lead a beautiful Mass where all children brought in donations to send off to Fr Hudsons Caritas and SIFA Fireside. We have worked closely with Fr Hudsons in the past and...
Y5 Trip to The Butterfly Farm
On Monday 14th October, Year 5 went to Stratford Butterfly Farm to learn about the Ancient Maya Civilisation. During the visit the children learnt about, Mayan gods and temples. They learnt about food eaten by the Maya, sacrifices that they made and the Mayan calendar.
World Mental Health Day 2024
On Thursday 10th October, we celebrated World Mental Health Day. In the morning we explored what our mental health was and why it is important to look after our mental health and in the afternoon, we came off timetable. During the afternoon, the children split into...
Steel Pan Workshop
As part of our Black History Month celebrations, we enjoyed a steel pan workshop with Mr Lloyd. Each class enjoyed some time with Mr Lloyd learning about the history of the steel pans, learning how to play different notes, playing in unison and also playing musical...
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!
Years 3 and 4 Dodgeball Competition
Well done to our Years 3 and 4 children who represented St. Mark’s in a dodgeball competition on Tuesday 8th October 2024. They played against St. John Bosco Primary School. Coach Kieran and Miss Morgan complemented how they played as a team, complimented the...
Open for Creation – Live Stream Prayer and Liturgy
St. Mark’s joined a live stream One Life Worship with Dan and Emily. The children participated through song and prayers with many other schools around Birmingham to celebrate the end of the Season of Creation. Dan and Emily bought worship alive with their animated...
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...
Year 2’s Fire Fighter Workshop
Perry Barr Fire service came into Year 2 to discuss fire safety in the home and outdoors. The children had an opportunity to practice the stop, drop and roll procedure. It was great to see the children asking questions about their own homes as well as what to do if...