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

• 11B411: Messing about on (frozen) water

  Fri 10 Jul 2026

  Year 5 & 6 went to Streatham Ice rink to enjoy messing about on (frozen) water as one of the 11B411 promises. It was the first time a lot of the children had been ice skating and it took some time for them to become confident. Some needed a little help from the penguins!

  

• Reward: Attendance & Punctuality

  Fri 03 Jul 2026

  We promised and we delivered! From the beginning of the year, we promoted going to Chessington World of Adventures as a reward for having 97% attendance or higher.  We challenged the children to be in school daily and on time. 87 of our children rose to the challenge and were able to have a fun day out. Next year, the challenge is to take all the children as they will all make at least 97% attendance.

  

• Inspire Day

  Fri 19 Jun 2026

  Every year, Mr Arnold  Sarfo-Kantanka, supports our Inspire day by bringing professionals and creatives into school, who will inspire our children to plan and think about their future.

  The children of St. Mark's dressed up as their future selves. We saw pilots, doctors, police, musicians, artists and 1 jockey!

  We were visited by: 

  Sonia Meggie – Talent Delivery @ Bloomberg and Founder of Inspirational YOU
  • Irene Mensa-Bonsu – Group Project Manager - Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging @ Omicron
  Media Group
  • Frank Ampomah – Award-Winning Music Producer and Songwriter
  • Chris Roots – Oil Trader, Macquarie Group (USA)
  • Melvin Asare – Founder and Director of Multiple Businesses (UK & USA)
  • Samuel Boateng – Writer and Empowerment Mentor
  • Sinitta Sarfo-Kantanka – Partner, We Make Footballers South London and Investment Management Specialist.

  Sonia delivered the final message of the day to children as she shared her journey from child to adult and gave them four things to think about:

  1: Believe in yourself.

  2. Keep learning.

  3. Help others.

  4. Be brave

  May God give all of our children the reality of their dreams coming true.

  
   

  

• 11B411: Break a record

  Fri 19 Jun 2026

  St. Mark's joined in with the 64 other REAch2 schools to Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) at 2.00 this afternoon. It was a joy to see everyone engrossed in their books as we broke a 'REAch2 record.'

  We want to continue to encourage our children to read for pleasure as we continue to have DEAR in class every week.

  

• Sports Day

  Fri 12 Jun 2026

  Every year, we hold our Sports Day on the school grounds and invite parents to come and support their children. The rain held off and we had a great time! The four houses (St. Andrews: blue, St. David's: yellow, St. George's: red and St. Patrick's: green) compete against each other. This year's winners were........St. Andrews! Congratulations to all of the children who took part and thank you to all the parents who came and supported.

  

• Celebrating success.

  Fri 05 Jun 2026

  One of our Year 5 children was able to take part in a tournament in Europe, where he got to show off his dazzling skills. Well done!

  

• Year 1 Trip

  Fri 15 May 2026

  Year One went to Surrey Docks Farm and had a fantastic time meeting the animals and the people who work on a farm.

  

• Sign Language Week

  Fri 08 May 2026

  We celebrated Sign Language Week by combining sign and dance in a song. The children participated with joy and enthusiasm and can sign most of the colours of the rainbow. Ms Santos led the dance with confidence and passion. Well done everyone!

  

• Exploring Egypt

  Fri 01 May 2026

  Year 3 came into school to find that their room had been turned into an Egyptian tomb. It was an experience that they will never forget!

  

• After School Clubs

  Fri 24 Apr 2026

  We have lots of different after school clubs and our children enjoy more learning after school.