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

• Y4 Hooke Court 2018 info for parents

  Tue 26 Sep 2017 Mr Bright

  Y4 Hooke Court information meeting for parents was held 26.9.17.

  Please see information below if you were unable to make the meeting.

  Go to: http://www.st-marks.bournemouth.sch.uk/year-4/

   

• Our Parent Support Workers

  Fri 22 Sep 2017 Mr Bright

  We would like to introduce our Parent Support Workers to those who have not met them before: They are Mrs Nickols and Mrs Biles. They are Teaching Assistants who are on the doors in the mornings as Parent Support Workers and to welcome your children into school. They are available from 8.30-9 am daily, should you have any concerns you wish to discuss regarding your child/children, or family situation.

  Mrs Nickols is on the lower school door (alongside Mrs Burn) and this year is working in Reception and is the Nurture Group Leader. Mrs Biles is on the upper school door (alongside Mr Bright) and works in school as our ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) and Nurture Group Assistant. They have both worked at St Mark's for many years and built up superb supporting relationships with our children.

  Please come and say hello!

  

• More new Arts Week photos

  Fri 22 Sep 2017 Mr Bright
  

• Arts Week - photos so far...

  Wed 13 Sep 2017 Mr Bright

  Isaiah 64:8

  ⁸But Lord, you are our father.
      We are like clay, and you are the potter.
      Your hands made us all.

  

• ParentView negative responses

  Mon 11 Sep 2017 Mr Bright

  Dear parents,

   

  We are saddened and disappointed by a number of negative responses left on the Parent View website over the weekend. We are very concerned about impact on the morale of the staff who work so hard for your children every day; we are also worried about the negative effect this feedback may have on the children, who are very proud of their school.

   

  If you feel there are issues which are unresolved, we would strongly encourage you to come and talk to us about them. We cannot resolve issues if we are unaware of them.

   

  Our website details our complaints procedure and tells you who to talk to about concerns you may have.

  We are all here to give your child the very best experience of school which we can provide and we welcome any feedback which helps us improve. In response to the survey results so far, and in addition to the usual complaints and concerns process, Mr Bright is offering three ‘surgery’ sessions over the coming weeks where you are welcome to drop in and share any issues which you feel need resolving:

  • Wednesday 13 September – 8:40-9:30am

  • Wednesday 20 September – 3:10-4:00pm (we can offer childcare for this session)

  • Monday 2 October – 8:40-9:30am

   

  If you have any concerns, queries or positive comments, please do get in touch. We look forward to the opportunity to resolve any issues quickly and efficiently.

   

  You can log into Parent View at any time and amend your responses, should you wish to: https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/.

   

  We would also like to thank those parents who have left honest positive feedback. We aspire to be a school where all parents can feel they can recommend us to others.

   

  Thank you for your support.

   

  Mrs Burn and Mr Bright

• ParentView Survey

  Fri 08 Sep 2017 Mr Bright

  We would welcome your feedback about our school on Ofsted’s ParentView website. It’s easy to set up an account and will allow you to respond to 12 questions about our school.

  Go to https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/ and click on the orange jigsaw piece which says 'Give us your views'.

• Shoe Share

  Tue 05 Sep 2017 Mr Bright
  Donations gratefully received for the Shoe Share last term.

  

• Y6 Brenscombe trip & blog

  Tue 05 Sep 2017 Mr Bright

  Our Year 6 trip departed safely at 10am (Tuesday 5th September).

  The drizzly weather didn't dampen the excitement of the children who are all looking forward to their week.

  There is a Padlet blog of the week. Mr Simkin sent a link via Marvellous Me but if you didn't receive it, it can be found here: Brenscombe 2017 Blog.

• No lost Rights Time awards

  Tue 18 Jul 2017
  Well done to all those children who have been awarded the Marvellous Me rainbow badge for not losing any Rights Time during the whole summer term. You are fabulous!

  

• Meet the teacher meetings + meeting notes

  Tue 11 Jul 2017 Mr Bright

  Just to remind you that following your children meeting their new class teachers last week, you have the opportunity to meet your child’s new year team for September on the following dates:

  Y6 parents meet the teacher - Wednesday 12 July (3.10pm)

  Y1 parents meet the teacher - Thursday 13 July (3.10pm)

  Y2 parents meet the teacher - Friday 14 July (3.10pm)

  Y3 parents meet the teacher - Monday 17 July (3.10pm)

  Y4 parents meet the teacher - Tuesday 18 July (3.10pm)

  Y5 parents meet the teacher - Wednesday 19 July (3.10pm)

   

  We will offer supervised care of your children during these meetings, either on the playground or in a classroom if the weather is wet.

   

  We have previously held these meetings in September but are responding to feedback from parents that these would be more helpful before we break up for the summer.

   

  If you are not able to attend these meetings, handout notes will be available here.