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  • Year 3/4 Cross Country

    Published 14/11/24
    Eight of our Year 3/4 class had a fabulous afternoon at Elstree enjoying cross-country in the autumn sun. There were teams from 12 schools taking part. Luca managed to lead the first runners down the hill towards the finish line where he handed over
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  • The Huge Partnership

    Published 07/11/24
    Thanks to our governor, Mrs Barker, Mel and Richard Batten from The Huge Partnership were able to come and talk to the children about this important charity. The Huge Partnership supports the Nabugabo School in Uganda. They talked to the children abo
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  • Story Time!

    Published 07/11/24
    There is always such an eager group at the Thursday lunchtime story in the library. Such a lovely way to instill a love of reading...thank you, Mrs Kelley!
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  • Autumn Fun!

    Published 06/11/24
    We have had such fun with the autumn leaves today - throwing them, making giant artwork and even making a 'cold tub' to lounge in with our friends!
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  • Squash Fun

    Published 04/11/24
        A few weeks ago, a bright yellow wall appeared on our playground ready for three days of squash. All children in Y1-6  had the chance in small groups to learn more about the game, learn some squash skills and play a mini game of
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  • Bassistry Arts

    Published 24/10/24
    Our annual visit from Marcel and Philippe of 'Bassistry Arts' was as popular as ever. Every class had a rhythm and singing workshop and we all got together in the afternoon to share what we had learned. It was great to see the parents joining
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  • The Day of the Endless Alarm!

    Published 22/10/24
    We had an interesting start to the day when the fire alarm wouldn't turn off following a routine early morning test. It was still ringing when Early Birds arrived for breakfast so they went into the staff room which was the quietest room in the
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  • Music Mark

    Published 17/10/24
    We were delighted to be awarded the Music Mark by Berkshire Music Trust. This is a recognition of the work we do in school to provide an excellent music education and to promote musical opportunities to our pupils. We are very proud of this achieveme
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  • Harvest Festival

    Published 14/10/24
    We enjoyed a joyful celebration of Harvest at St Mark's today. We were so thankful for the many donations of food and toiletries for the West Berks Foodbank. All children contributed to the service through songs, prayers and poetry.
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  • Uniform Donation

    Published 14/10/24
    Thank you to Alex in Year 4 for collecting unwanted uniform to donate to the First Days charity. It is so good to see children taking the initiative when helping others.
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  • Author Visit

    Published 11/10/24
    Year 5 were delighted to be invited to St Andrew's School to see and hear Cressida Cowell talk about her fascinating life and her tips about being an author. She spoke a lot about the 'How to train your dragon' series and introduced some
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  • Summer Reading Challenge

    Published 11/10/24
    Well done to the many children who successfully completed the West Berkshire Libraries Summer Reading Challenge this year.
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