St Mark's CE Primary School

This week in Science, Elmers learned and investigated about the transportation in plants. #creatingabetterfuture

In Geography this week, Y3-Elmers explored the continent of Europe and used atlases to locate different countries and their capital cities. #creatingabetterfuture

Y3-Elmers used Google Earth to locate Manchester. They explored and wrote facts about the key geographical features of Greater Manchester. #creatingabetterfuture

In the Parliament week, a few children from Y3, who wanted to be on the School Council, presented their speeches to the class. After that, everyone voted to choose the 2 new School Council Representatives. #creatingabetterfuture

Y3 had an absolutely fantastic time at the History Alive stone age workshop yesterday. The children were completely immersed in the world of our ancient ancestors and thoroughly enjoyed the hands-on experience. #creatingabetterfuture

Y3 Elmers are working very hard in Maths, learning column addition and subtraction (with exchanging) of three-digit numbers. #creatingabetterfuture

Y3 celebrated Black History Month and learned about the achievements and contributions of the brave and inspiring individuals like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela who stood up for fairness and helped make the world a better place. #creatingabetterfuture

In PSHE, Y3 have been learning about safer internet practices. We understood the risks of sharing personal and private informations. We also learned the importance of identifying the differences between real and manipulated images and news online. #creatingabetterfuture

The Year Six Minions are having an amazing time learning to play the ukulele. #creatingabetterfuture

Y3- Elmers learned about different types of weathering and their causes in Science. They explored our school fields to observe examples of weathering. They recorded their observations and then discussed them with the class. #creatingabetterfuture

Our 'Planet Protectors' proudly represented St Mark's at the Wigan Youth Climate Summit. They got involved in all of the activities and came back with so many amazing ideas. They are full of excitement about how we can help our environment & evolve our Climate Action Plan!

October is Black History Month so The Minions are learning about The Windrush Generation. In English we have read and retold, in story circles, the story of Celia who came to England to be a teacher. This week we will be writing our own Windrush stories. #creatingabetterfuture

St Mark's Planet Protectors are super excited to announce our first uniform shop. This will be an opportunity to bring in any spare uniform you have and get yours ready for the new school year, all whilst looking after our planet. Just pop them into the box in the office ♻️

Year Six Leavers Service at Liverpool Cathedral. #creatingabetterfuture

The Spider Monkeys enjoyed a work out with Olympic medalist Emily Ford this afternoon. #creatingabetterfuture