Year 3 trip to the Natural History Museum 2nd Dec 2024
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Year 3 thoroughly enjoyed the Dino Dig workshop where they developed their excavation skills.

Cooking in Year 4 29th Nov 2024
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Year 4's delicious DT lessons are making us all very hungry for warm freshly baked bread on these cold mornings!

Teeth Brushing Programme 26th Nov 2024
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The Teeth Brushing Programme (through King's Hospital) is going so well in our Nursery and Reception classes. The children have been amazing at developing this vital skill!

Suffragette Day 26th Nov 2024
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Year 6 had a fantastic Suffragette Day, protesting and marching for the women's right to vote! A great finale to their History topic on the 'Changing role of women'.

Year 6 trip to the Houses of Parliament 24th Nov 2024
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During Parliament Week, Year 6 went on a trip to the Houses of Parliament and met with our local MP, Siobhain McDonagh.

Year 4 trip to the Science Museum 15th Nov 2024
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Year 4 visited the Science Museum as part of their studies on States of Matter. They had a wonderful time and behaved brilliantly!

Remembrance Day Service 12th Nov 2024
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Our Year 6 school council represented the school at this very special event in the local area.

Year 6 trip to the Globe 11th Nov 2024
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Year 6 developed their acting skills during a Romeo and Juliet workshop at Shakespeare's Globe theatre. Superb work!

Family Learning Project Showcase 8th Nov 2024
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The whole school really enjoyed celebrating the fantastic projects about both Bonfire Night and Harvest Festivals around the world. Well done to all our families!

Girl's Football Tournament 8th Nov 2024
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Year 5 and 6 girls attended the MSSP Football Tournament at Tooting and Mitcham Club. They showed excellent teamwork and respect.

Diwali! 23rd Oct 2024
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Happy Diwali! We were treated to a beautiful early Diwali assembly courtesy of a group of lovely pupils and their wonderful parents.

Voicebox workshop 18th Oct 2024
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Challenging misogyny and gender stereotypes in Year 5 and 6 with a fantastic workshop by Voicebox. A great opportunity for our pupils to demonstrate our school values of Empathy, Respect and Aspiration!

Year 2 trip to St Paul's Cathedral 17th Oct 2024
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Year 2 had a fantastic trip to St Paul's Cathedral as part of their Great Fire of London topic. They also saw the beautiful London skyline from the Millennium foot bridge.

Design Thinking Workshop 11th Oct 2024
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ARCHITECTS IN THE MAKING! A huge thanks to @KCSWimbledon for the excellent Design Thinking Workshop delivered to our Year 5 pupils. We can't wait to see their designs come to life.

Planetarium 10th Oct 2024
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Super Space Experience! All pupils were able to be immersed in the fabulous visiting planetarium show today.

Mitcham Planter Project 4th Oct 2024
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Planting Power! A group of pupils working with the Town Centre Manager, Merton's Head of Parks and Idverde to green up and make positive changes to the local area!

National Poetry Day 2024 4th Oct 2024
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Year 6 took part in a wonderful digital writing workshop with poet Laura Mucha, as part of a Guinness World Record attempt!

Phonics Parent Workshops 3rd Oct 2024
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Reception and Y1 parents and carers joined us this morning to see their children's phonics lessons in action followed by a Phonics and Early Reading workshop- working together to achieve the best outcomes for our children!

KS1 and Reception Sports Day 19th Jul 2024
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Congratulations to the winning house - St Peters!

Gardening Club 17th Jul 2024
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Another successful Gardening Club has resulted in radishes and tomatoes. Well done!

Art exhibition 17th Jul 2024
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Beautiful and poignant artwork by our Year 6 pupils displayed at the Green Arts Centre exhibition at Canons House.

King's College Sports 15th Jul 2024
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An amazing Sports Week for Year 5 at the amazing Kings College finished off with winning the tournament and a visit from the Mayor Councillor Szczepanski!

King's College Arts week 14th Jul 2024
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A fabulous week of full of art, drama and music for our Year 4 pupils finished off with a great performance at Kings College!

Football Tournament 1st Jul 2024
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A fabulous final football tournament for our Year 6 boys!

Zimbe! 1st Jul 2024
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On Saturday, our singers from Years 4 and 6 performed in a massed choir of primary, secondary and sixth formers at King’s College! What a fantastic opportunity!

King's College Science 28th Jun 2024
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Science enrichment activities and experiments at the amazing King's College!

Year 6 trip to Wandle Industrial Museum 27th Jun 2024
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Year 6 had a fantastic visit to the Wandle Industrial Museum as part of their unit on local history.

King's College Sports Day 24th Jun 2024
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Year 3 Sports fun at King's College. A whole day of lovely activities enjoyed by all.

KS2 Sports Day 21st Jun 2024
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KS2 Sports Day 2024! Children had a lovely time, we had an excellent turn out of parents and carers and some glorious sunshine!

Singfest! 20th Jun 2024
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Singfest 2024 with Merton Music Foundation! What a fabulous performance from our choir this year! They put so much time and effort into rehearsals and it really paid off!

Year 6 trip to Brighton 14th Jun 2024
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Year 6 Brighton trip to celebrate their excellent efforts all year! Not the warmest of days but great fun!

Year 4 trip to London Zoo 13th Jun 2024
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Such a wonderful day and experience for our beautifully behaved children!

Cultural Diversity Day 7th Jun 2024
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One of the best days in the St Mark's calendar! Huge thanks to our amazing families for the delicious food they cooked for our whole school community! We come from every corner of the world but are completely united in our dreams and aspirations.

First Aid workshops 5th Jun 2024
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Life skills curriculum- did you know we teach our pupils first aid? This is such an important skill- to empower our children to know what to do in an emergency.

Swimming Heats 4th Jun 2024
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Congratulations to our year 5 and 6 super swimmers for their efforts at the Merton swimming heats this week!

Football Tournament 15th May 2024
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So proud of our footballers and their excellent effort and teamwork at the recent Mitcham schools' tournament.

Morden Hall Park visits 10th May 2024
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Years 1-6 have all visited Morden Hall Park as part of their Science studies. Great outdoors hands on learning!

Inspirational speaker workshop 8th May 2024
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Inspirational speaker talking to Year 5 and Year 6 today about Entrepreneurship.

Family Learning Projects 8th May 2024
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Fantastic Family Learning Projects inspired by The Lost Words! It is so important that children learn about nature and how to respect and admire it.

Sayers Croft 26th Apr 2024
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The farm at St Mark's 17th Apr 2024
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Little Sherwood Farm visited us this week and all children had a chance to have a wonderful hands on experience.

Design & Technology showcase 27th Mar 2024
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Another end of term DT showcase at St Mark's! The children have been developing so many skills including: market researching, designing, making prototypes and evaluating.

Shine 27th Mar 2024
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Well done to our Shine after school Study Support pupils from Year 5 and 6 who have completed their sessions. Well done to the team for all their hard work. It was great fun.

Wimbledon Bookfest 25th Mar 2024
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Frank Cottrell Boyce- author of The Wonder Brothers presented to our Year 4 and 6 pupils at Wimbledon Bookfest. They all came away very excited and with a copy of the new book!

Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024 21st Mar 2024
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We are proud to celebrate Neurodiversity all year round at St Mark's. Our ethos, culture and staff training enables us to provide a nurturing and inclusive environment for all.

Little City Role Play 20th Mar 2024
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Little City Role Play company are visiting us today. Children in Nursery, Reception and Year 1 are engaging in imaginative play linked to different job roles. Such fun and great team work!

Healthy Eating Workshop 15th Mar 2024
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Some of our wonderful parents participated in a practical workshop making healthy wraps to provide a nutritious breakfast for their children.

Year 5 trip to HMS Belfast 14th Mar 2024
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An absolutely incredible experience for Year 5 who visited HMS Belfast, a WWII warship today. They were fully immersed in what life would've been like for a sailor.

Chicks 13th Mar 2024
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Reception class are very excited this morning. Six chicks hatched during the night! Our Early Years pupils are currently studying life cycles and growing.

Year 3 trip to the British Museum 13th Mar 2024
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An excellent trip to the British Museum - Year 3 visited the Ancient Egyptians exhibition.

Stop Hate workshops 12th Mar 2024
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Years 1-6 all received a very important talk from John Au from Stop Hate UK on the importance of mutual respect and kindness- perfectly aligned with our school values of 'Empathy, Respect and Aspiration'.

Year 4 trip to the British Museum 11th Mar 2024
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Year 4 had an excellent trip to the British Museum to study the Sutton Hoo as part of their Anglo Saxons studies. We believe trips and practical learning are the most impactful and help children remember more.

Sports Leaders' Inspiration Day 7th Mar 2024
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Year 5 spent a whole day being trained as 'Sports Leaders' by Merton School Sports Partnership. They developed amazing leadership skills and confidence. They can now support younger pupils to have an even better playtime.

World Book Day 2024 6th Mar 2024
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"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go." Dr Seuss. Reading is one of the most important skills we teach at school. Everyone had a wonderful 'Book Week'.

Library visits 6th Mar 2024
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Reception and Years 1 to 6 have had wonderful sessions at Mitcham Library. They learnt about how our local library is organised and where they can find their favourite authors.

Neuroscience Talk 1st Mar 2024
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An inspirational careers' talk for Year 4, 5 and 6 from the amazing Neuroscientist Dr Maggie! So fascinating!

Science Show 1st Mar 2024
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Explosive science fun at the amazing Kings College, Wimbledon, for our Year 5 pupils this afternoon. What a fabulous Chemistry display!

Year 6 Geography 29th Feb 2024
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Geography field trip of the local area. Year 6 have been speaking to members of the public as part of their understanding of how the town centre is used. They have also been carrying out traffic surveys.

Gymnastics Festival 29th Feb 2024
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GOLD! Congratulations to our Year 5 and 6 gymnasts on their fantastic performance at the Merton gymnastics competition. Gold awards all around!

Phonics Workshop 28th Feb 2024
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Another hugely successful Phonics and Reading workshop with parents and pupils of Year 1 and Reception took place this week. School and home working together is bringing excellent progress.

Family Learning Projects 23rd Feb 2024
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The History of Mitcham- this half term's family learning projects were showcased for all pupils to appreciate today. An excellent effort from all our families studying the rich history of our local area!

Art Showcase 22nd Feb 2024
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The children were able to come and visit our own St Mark's Art Gallery this morning. What a wonderful range of art work from our talented pupils!

Year 4 trip to the Temple 20th Feb 2024
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Year 4 visited the Shree Ghanapathy Temple, Wimbledon, as part of their new RE topic on Hinduism. Such a wonderful opportunity to learn about different places of worship!

Pyjama Day for Children's Mental Health Week 8th Feb 2024
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'My Voice Matters'

Art at King's College Wimbledon 19th Jan 2024
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Year 6 had a fantastic afternoon of art activities at King's College. Pupils were making clay animals. Amazing opportunity!

Design & Technology showcase 18th Dec 2023
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Classes attended a Design & Technology showcase in our hall celebrating all the wonderful projects from the Autumn Term. Excellent work from all!

Suffragette Day 14th Dec 2023
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Year 6 did a fantastic job protesting and marching all around school for women's rights to vote on their Suffragette Day! A great finale to their History topic on the 'Changing role of women'.

Choir singing at Mitcham's Winter Weekend 8th Dec 2023
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Year 1 Geography 7th Dec 2023
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Year 1 went on a walk of the local area as part of their Geography studies. They were looking at different types of shops, buildings and landmarks.

Visit from Siobhain McDonagh, MP 1st Dec 2023
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We were so privileged to have Siobhain McDonagh, MP talk with Year 6 about her journey as a female in politics. This has been part of the Year 6 learning on the 'Changing role of women' in history.

Year 5 trip to the Synagogue 30th Nov 2023
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Year 5 visited the Sutton Synagogue as part of their new RE topic on Judaism. Such a wonderful opportunity to learn about different places of worship!

Year 2 trip to St Paul's Cathedral 24th Nov 2023
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Odd socks day for Anti-Bullying Week 17th Nov 2023
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We celebrate the uniqueness of every child.

Year 6 trip to the Houses of Parliament 14th Nov 2023
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Tour with Siobhain McDonagh, MP

Remembrance Service 10th Nov 2023
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Year 3 trip to the Natural History Museum 7th Nov 2023
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Merton Uplift - Parent Coffee Morning 1st Nov 2023
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Coping with stress

Diwali Assembly 18th Oct 2023
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Year 6 trip to the Courtauld Gallery 12th Oct 2023
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Year 6 trip to Wimbledon Theatre 11th Oct 2023
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Jazz Concert

Year 6 trip to Cambridge University 14th Jul 2023
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Science experiments at King's College School 30th Jun 2023
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World Day for Cultural Diversity 25th May 2023
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For Culture Day, children wore their traditional outfits and colours of their national flag, parents cooked amazing food to share with our families, parents read stories in their home languages and pupils sang ‘We are the world’- what an incredible day!

Residential trip to Sayers Croft 3rd May 2023
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Reptile experience 25th Apr 2023
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Pupils from Nursery to Year 6 had an exciting, hands-on experience to learn all about reptiles.

Year 5 performance at SingFest 22nd Mar 2023
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Musical Nurture Group 21st Mar 2023
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Year 6 have enjoyed taking part in the musical nurture group led by staff from Merton Music Foundation. They have been learning to produce music, mix beats and scratch records. Photos taken by Rebecca Cresta

Year 6 trip to the Tower of London 22nd Sep 2022
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The farm at St Mark's 27th May 2022
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All pupils enjoyed a visit from Mill Farm where they had the opportunity to have a hands on experience with the animals.

Football 8th Mar 2022
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Many pupils at St Mark's have a love and aptitude for football. We provide before and after school clubs in football as well as P.E. lessons lead by Chelsea Football Club and AFC Wimbledon.

Pantomime at New Wimbledon Theatre 9th Dec 2021
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Tournaments 28th May 2021
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St Mark's pupils are selected to take part in a variety of competitive sporting tournaments during the year including; football, rugby, multi-sports, swimming, cricket and athletics.

Children's Mental Health Week 10th Feb 2020
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Children's Mental Health Week began with a whole school assembly discussing the importance of children acknowledging their worries and then being able to talk about them. Children in Years 1 -6 took part in creative workshops that sparked questions and curiosity about mental health and how it can affect their everyday wellbeing.

Enabling Enterprise 'Spread the Word' 25th May 2019
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A group of Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in an Enabling Enterprise Challenge Day hosted by Save the Children. Their challenge was to 'spread the word' about thier host by creating an exciting new mascot.

Science Week 9th May 2019
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During Science Month we all took part in a wide range of jaw-dropping science experiments in class, showcased a selection of these experiments to our parents and took part in an unforgettable science workshop. Year 4 went to The Science Museum and we, along with our families, became engineers for the month!

The farm at St Mark's 29th Mar 2019
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All pupils from pre-school up to Year 6 enjoyed a visit from Mill Farm where they had the opportunity to meet and care for animals including; lambs, chicks, turkeys, rabbits and goats

Year 2 visit to Hampton Court Palace 26th Mar 2019
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Year 2 had a wonderful experience at Hampton Court Palace where they became emersed in historic events with the help of their guides

Book Week 2019 11th Mar 2019
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St Mark's pupils had fun taking part in lots of literacy activties during Book Week. Different year groups and shard stories and listened to stories read in different languages from native speaking parents. Year 4 and 5 visited Wimbledon Theatre for BookFest and met authors Frank Cottrell Boyce and Dermot O'Leary.

Year 2 at St Peter and Paul Church 11th Mar 2019
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Year 2 enjoyed a visit to a local catholic church where they explored religious signs and symbols. They met the Priest who gave them a tour around the beautiful building.

Year 6 Crocodile Encounters 11th Mar 2019
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Year 6 were visited by a number of reptiles including; lizards, crocodiles, snakes and tortoises. They enjoyed holding the animals as well as learning all about their origins, habitats and characteristics.

Year 5 Synagogue 11th Mar 2019
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Year 5 visited a Synagogue where they learnt about the Jewish faith. They explored artefacts used in worship and met the Rabbi who gave them a guided tour.

Year 5 Tower of London 11th Mar 2019
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Year 5 pupils enjoyed a visit to the Tower of London where they were given a guided tour and investigated artefacts as well as listened to stories from key historical events.

University of Cambridge 2019 5th Mar 2019
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Selected pupils from Year 6 spent a day visiting the University of Cambridge. They learnt what it means to be a student at univeristy and how to get there. They all enjoyed a tour of Homerton College as well as workshops and lunch in the Great Hall.

EYFS and KS1 Nativity 28th Feb 2019
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We all enjoyed an excellent nativity from Early Years and Key Stage 1 children who performed 'Mary's Knitting' in December to families and friends.

Olympian Visit 28th Feb 2019
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We were very excited to have an inspirational talk from Olympic Gold Medalist Crista Cullen.

Family Learning Project - Under the Sea 11th Dec 2018
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For our fourth 'Family Learning Project' we received over 70 fabulous entries including; models, collages, stories, factfiles and posters.

Growing and cooking 11th Dec 2018
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At St Mark's we are very proud of the produce that we have grown in our garden which we have then used in our cooking sessions.

Odd Socks Day 16th Nov 2018
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As part of anti-bullying week we all wore odd socks to highlight that no two people are the same and that we should celebrate our differences

Diwali Week 2018 16th Nov 2018
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We have been celebrating Diwali here at St Mark's by cooking traditional food and visiting the local Temple.

Year 3 visit to the Natural HIstory Museum 16th Nov 2018
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Year 3 spent a day exploring artefacts at the Natural History Museum and taking part in a workshop.

Year 4 visit to London Zoo 16th Nov 2018
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Our Year 4 class really enjoyed their visit to London Zoo where they had the opportunity to view a variety of animals up close to support their topic learning.

Houses of Parliament 13th Nov 2018
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Our Key Stage 2 School Council had a wonderful opportunity to take a guided tour around the Houses of Parliament where they learnt all about the customs of the building and democracy in action.

Year 1 visit to Hobbledown Farm 12th Nov 2018
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Our Year 1 class really enjoyed their visit to Hobbledown Farm this term where they had the opportunity to meet, pet and feed lots of different animals.

Year 2 visit to Canons Habitats 29th Oct 2018
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Year 2 furthered their understanding of 'habitats' by visiting the Habitat Centre at Canons House.

Year 2 Wetlands Visit 29th Oct 2018
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During the Autumn Term Year 2 enjoyed a visit to the Wetlands Centre in Barnes to further their understanding of 'Habitats'.

Year 5 Science Museum 29th Oct 2018
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In the Autumn Term Year 5 enjoyed their visit to the Science Museum where they explored and experimented with a variety of concepts around their topic of 'Earth and Space'.

Lion King Theatre Visit 12th Jun 2018
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Pupils from Years 5 and 6 had the opportunity to watch a performance of 'The Lion King' at the Lyceum Theatre in the West End. They all had a fabulous time and Year 5 are now rehearsing for their own 'Lion King' production.

Family Learning Dinosuar Project 12th Jun 2018
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Our Spring Family Learning Project was all about Prehistoric Creatures. We had over 100 wonderful entries and everyone had the opportunity to take a look at them all at our Dinosaur Exhibition.

Parent Learning Classes 16th May 2018
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Twice a week we facilitate workshops for parents who want to develop their spoken and written English skills.

Year 5 Art Exhibition 8th May 2018
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Our year 5 pupils took part in an art project. Their work was then displayed in an exhibition held at the local library.

Cycle Training 4th May 2018
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Pupils from Year 5 had the chance to take part in cycle training where they learnt skills to keep them safe whilst out on the road .

Shakespeare at the National Theatre 4th May 2018
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Some pupils from Years 4 - 6 had the opportunity to take part in a Shakespeare workshop at the National Theatre on the Southbank. They performed, read and watched Shakespeare plays throughout the day.

National Quiz Championships 4th May 2018
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Selected pupils from Key Stage 2 took part in the regional heat of the National Quiz Championships. They performed brilliantly and came 5th out of 12 schools.

Boot Camp 4th May 2018
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Each year our Year 6 pupils have the opportunity to take part in a weekend residential boot camp. They develop a range of skills including; perseverance, team-work, self-confidence and stamina.

World Book Day 4th May 2018
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On 1st March we all dressed up as our favourite book characters. Both our competition winners were inspired from Alice in Wonderland - Trevor from Year 4 was the Mad Hatter and Laura from Reception was the Queen of Hearts. Early Years and Key Stage 1 also enjoyed a visit from a published children's author.

Rainbow Cake Sale 3rd May 2018
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As part of Rainbow Week which celebrated inclusivity and diversity, we held a Rainbow Cake Sale. We had over 80 entries and raised over £200.

Black History Month 3rd May 2018
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During October pupils had the opportunity to explore rap and African dance as part of our Black History Month. The children in Key Stage 2 wrote, developed and performed their raps to the rest of the cohort.

University of Cambridge 3rd May 2018
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Eight children from Year 6 were given the chance to visit the prestigious University of Cambridge. They spent the day learning what life as a university student is really like.