School Photographs

This week your child will be bringing home the proof of our whole school photograph taken recently. If you would like to place an order, please complete the order form and return the envelope and payment to your child’s class. All orders should be received into school by Wednesday 9th June at the latest.


Photographs of our Reception and Year 6 class were also taken. These will also be sent home this week. Orders as above should be sent into school by 9th June.

P.E. Kit Reminder

Please remember your child must have their PE kit and trainers in school each day. PE is part of our school curriculum and all children are required to take part.

May Half Term Holiday

School will close for half term on Thursday 27th May and will reopen on Monday 7th June.

Thursday 27th May Year 4 Class Assembly

Next Thursday Year 4 Parents are invited to attend their child’s class to celebrate their work in Religious Education. The assembly will begin at 9a.m.

Dear Parents,


As part of St. Mark’s Spiritual and Curriculum Development, I shall be attending a 3 week Sabbatical organised by The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. I will be away from school from Monday 28th June and will return on Monday 19th July. If you have any issues or concerns you need to discuss, please speak to Mr. Dillon, who will be standing in for me during this time.

Thank You For Your Support
Mrs Miller

School Uniform Request

Parents are invited to send into school any good quality uniform that is no longer required. Uniform should be sent in to your child’s class. Thank you.

Kielder Trip

The 2nd deposit of £50 for our present Year 5 residential trip to Kielder is due by Friday 21st May. If paying by cheque please make payable to; “St. Mark’s RC Primary School”. Please see Mrs Stobbs in the school office.

Bishop Cunningham Cup Final

Well done to the four teams who took part in the Bishop Cunningham Cup Final held here at St Mark's last night. There was very little to choose between the four finalists and anyone of three teams could have won it in the final games. Unfortunately for us we were beaten in the last match by St John Boste from Washington who lifted the trophy as winners leaving us as runners up. It's been a fantastic journey getting to final for the second time in three years and our squad have done the whole school and themselves proud!

Sponsored Penalty Shootout

Instead of the planned sponsored walk around school next Friday, we thought it would be fun for the children to have a sponsored “Penalty Shootout" instead. We would have loved Newcastle United’s Steve Harper to come and be our goalie but unfortunately I think he is too tired after the season United have had!! We will therefore be having our own St. Mark’s goalkeepers. Sponsor forms will be sent out this week. All money raised will be used towards school trips.

Want A Laptop?

Home Access is a government drive which will help low-income families to get access to a computer and the internet to get online at home.

If you are a low income family in receipt of certain benefits you could qualify for a grant to buy a computer and/or a minimum of one years’ internet access. The programme is aimed at those that need it most and targets families that do not have access to a computer or the internet at home.

If you want to find out more about the scheme and if you qualify to apply go to http://www.homeaccess.org.uk/