Middle School Bulletin - Term 1, Week 8

Year 6 – Student Free Day

Year 7 - Resilient Youth Survey

Students will complete the Resilient Youth Survey, an anonymous questionnaire that helps schools understand young people’s strengths, challenges and overall wellbeing. The data from this survey informs the ongoing development of Flourish and wider pastoral programs, ensuring that initiatives are responsive to the real needs and experiences of our students.

https://www.resilientyouth.org/

Year 8 - Elevate – Memory & Mnemonics

Elevate Education will run a study‑skills seminar on memory and mnemonics, teaching students how to encode, store and recall information more effectively for tests and exams. The session introduces practical strategies such as visual and verbal mnemonic techniques, active recall and spaced practice, helping students study smarter and build confidence in their learning.

https://au.elevateeducation.com/home

Our Year 6 Parent Teacher Interviews are fast approaching. These are being held on Monday 30 March and this will be a STUDENT-FREE DAY for Year 6 only.

This means that students should stay at home for the day - so as to participate in interviews, if possible.

No Year 6 classes will run for the day, including PCG time.

Further information regarding these will be sent next week.

Parent Visits to St Mark's – Important Information

To ensure the safety and security of all students and staff, we ask all parents and carers to follow the procedures below when visiting the school site.

Signing In

• All parents must report to Parent Reception upon arrival.
• Parents must sign in at Parent Reception before entering the school grounds for any appointment or visit.
• A visitor name badge will be issued and must be worn at all times while on site.
• Visitors must sign out at Parent Reception before leaving.

These procedures help us maintain a secure and well-managed environment for everyone in our community.

Dropping Off Items

• All items for Middle School and Senior School students must be dropped off at Parent Reception.
• Students will be contacted to collect their belongings during the school day.
• Parents are not permitted to go to Middle School Reception or Senior School Reception. These areas are designated for student use only.

We appreciate your cooperation in following these guidelines and thank you for helping us maintain a safe and orderly school environment.

St Mark’s understands that students will withdraw from the School from time to time. Families who intend on withdrawing their child(ren) from St Mark’s are required to complete the Withdrawal Form on the Enrolments page on the School’s website to commence the process.

There are a number of Kiss ‘n Drive drop-off points around the School, including Whitfords Avenue entrance (Gate 4), Early Learning Centre (via Gate 3), Eastern Access Road (via Gate 3) and outside the Performing Arts Complex (via Gate 3 or Gate 2). There is an additional Kiss ‘n Drive bay on St Marks Drive (travelling east to west).

To ensure the safety of all pedestrians, please ensure you adhere to the following:

• Kiss ‘n Drive bays are strictly ‘no parking’ areas whether or not you are in your vehicle.
• Students must exit from the passenger-side doors as quickly as possible.
• Students must use the designated crosswalks located at each Kiss ‘n Drive within the School grounds.
• Do not overtake vehicles who are ahead of you in the Kiss ‘n Drive queue.
• Please be patient, drive slowly and be aware of other road users.
• At pick-up time, If your child is not at the Kiss ‘n Drive when you arrive, please follow the Traffic Warden’s directions and move forward to rejoin the queue.
• For parents with children in Years 6-12, we kindly ask that you refrain from joining the Kiss 'n Drive queue too early. Doing so blocks access for Primary traffic to the drive-thru area. We have staggered end-of-day times across the campus to facilitate smoother traffic flow.

Reminder: Absentees / Late Arrivals / Early Departures

If your child will be absent, arrive late, or need to leave early, please notify the School with a reason for the absence via the St Mark’s App, SEQTA Engage, or by emailing absentee@stmarks.wa.edu.au. This applies to all year groups; notifications sent to other email addresses may not be received.

When emailing, please include your child’s first name, surname, and class/year level in the subject line.

Absences of three or more consecutive days require a medical certificate. Requests for extended leave or holidays during the school term must be submitted in writing to principal@stmarks.wa.edu.au for consideration.

The School Based Immunisation Program is run by the Child and Adolescent Community Health Team. Throughout the 2026 school year the program will be providing the following immunisations at St Mark's:

• Year 10 - Tuesday 28 April 2026 :
  • Meningococcal ACWY vaccine

• Year 7 - Monday 21 September 2026:
  • HPV (human papilloma virus)
  • dTpa (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis)

All students require parent/guardian consent before they receive any vaccinations at school.

Please click on the link below to give consent for this program

School-based immunisation program

For help with registering and providing consent SBIP@health.wa.gov.au or 9222 2486 or if you have a question CAHS.CHSBIP@health.wa.gov.au (School-Based Immunisation Nursing team)

The WA Government Dental Health Service located at the Craigie Heights Dental Therapy Centre has requested from the School some personal information about our students in Pre Primary – Year 6, inclusive, to allow them to provide their service to families. The information they require is:

• Student name
• Date of birth
• Year group and class

The School Dental Service provides free general dental care to eligible school children at school-based Dental Therapy Centres. More information about the service provided to children may be found HERE.

The Dental Health Services’ Privacy Statement may be found HERE.

St Mark’s has conducted due diligence in respect to the Department of Health’s policies with regard to their collection, use, retention and storage of personal information and are satisfied that it complies with the Australian Privacy Principles outlined in the Privacy Act.

St Mark’s is engaging with the WA Department of Health for the benefit of our students’ oral health. Should you not wish the School to provide the information requested by the WA Government Dental Health Service please contact the School Nurse by email at nurse@stmarks.wa.edu.au to let us know of your decision.

Unless we hear otherwise from you, the School will provide the information for your child to the WA Department of Health Dental Service and Craigie Heights Dental Therapy Centre on Monday 30 March 2026.

If you have any questions about this matter, please contact the Nurse at the School on 9403 1300 or nurse@stmarks.wa.edu.au

Yours sincerely

School Nurse

Meet our two Galileo Figaros as St Mark's Theatre Company gets set to light up the stage with the epic Queen Musical 'We Will Rock You' featuring a cast of 60 Year 6-12 students, as well as Old Scholars!

Ticket information available soon, but save the date for 21-24 April. You won't want to miss this!

Students in Years 8–11 are invited to explore the exciting world of engineering these April school holidays through hands-on workshops hosted by Edith Cowan University’s School of Engineering.

These engaging sessions provide students with practical experience tackling real engineering challenges, while developing problem-solving and teamwork skills. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet current university students and academic staff and explore future pathways in engineering.

Workshop dates, costs and registration details can be found on the attached flyer.

Check out the holiday camps on offer this April!

• Click here to view the Code Camp at St Mark's.
• Click here to view the SDB Futsal Holiday Camp.
  

The Parents Prayer Group (PPG) meet fortnightly to pray for the students, staff and school community.

We will be meeting every second Friday at 2pm in the school chapel, starting 13 February. Please sign in at reception. All are welcome.

Please share any prayer requests by emailing parentsunitedforprayer@gmail.com or call Wing Shattock on 0433 002 151.

At Hillary’s Dry Cleaners, they are extending a special promotion all for St Marks families:

• One blazer — $20 (normally $24)
• Two blazers — $30
• Three blazers — $40

They are also happy to offer a 10% discount on our usual pricing for other school uniform items such as; Trousers, Skirts, Ties and Jumpers.

For inquiries or to take advantage of this offer, please visit them in store or contact us via email admin@hillarysdrycleaners.com or 0407 973 045.

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