Past Events
2017/2018
18th May 2018 - School Disco
Another successful and enjoyable disco which raised £700 for the school.
2nd May 2018 - Plant Sale
Some of the Plants for the Summer Fete were ready early so we took the opportunity to sell them after school.
23rd April 2018 - Bag2School
Thanks to everyone who took advantage of the Bag2School Collection Raising just over £189 for the school.
9th March 2018 - Quiz Night
A great time was had at our Quiz night. It was a hotly contested prize and the winners went away with our St Mark's School Association trophy. We also raised over £800 for the school at the same time.
6th December 2017 - Wreath Making evening
A lovely evening raising just over £400 for the school.
24th November 2017 - Christmas Fayre
Another wonderful evening filled with fun. Brilliant performances by Glee, The School Choir and the Hand Bells Club along with Tombola's, lots of cakes, visits to Father Christmas, Secret presents for Parents and Carers, Fab food and Drink and Creative Crafts. We managed to raise a brilliant sum of £4100 was raised for the school.
12th November 2017 - Bag2School Collection
Thanks to everyone who took advantage of the Bag2School Collection.
3rd November 2017 - School Disco
As always we had great attendance at the School Disco dancing with DJ Craig from Newbury Disco.
2016 / 2017
Monday 10th - Friday 14th July - Bag2School
Thank you to everyone who took advantage of the Bag2School collection - we raised just over £180.
7th July - Ice cream sale
Another heat wave meant we couldn't resist more frozen treats! We sold ice creams in cones with toppings after school and raised £128.
7th July - Acland Hall Disco 6 - 8pm
The Year 5 children petitioned the School Associatioin for a Key Stage 2 summer disco so how could the School Association refuse? So KS2 enjoyed a special summer disco with DJ Craig and apart from lots of lemonade being consumed, £294 was raised for the school.
Sun 25th June - Plant Stall at Thatcham Family Fun Day
Selling candy floss and the remaining plants from the fete raised us another £138 for the school.
Wed 21st June - Ice Lolly Sale
In the middle of the heat wave, we couldn't resist an ice lolly sale! Rocket Lollies for everyone and we raised £60 for the school!
Sat 17th June - Summer Fete
It wasn’t just the temperature that reached a new high; the summer fete takings reached a new all-time high as well with a pre-matched funding profit of £6,099.49. In addition to this will be 4 matched funding requests totalling £1,400.
So thank you to everyonewho helped at and supported the fete. There was so much on offer: BBQ, bar, inflatable wipeout, hair colour, cakes, candy floss & ice cream, mega slide, tombolas, games, crafts, skittles, plants, Cold Ash Community Brass, Y6 Samba and Maypole, Glee Club and loads of other fun things including the all-important raffle and bidding board, we had the most magnificent day of fun in the sun!
Thurs 11th May - End of SATS Cake Sale
Thank you to Willow Class for kindly providing cakes. Selling left over cakes on Friday worked really well and we raised £160.
Easter Holidays - Sponsored Activity Sheet
Thank you to everyone who took part, we hope you had lots of fun! We raised a fabulous £650 from this event.
Fri 31st March - School Disco
Another successful and enjoyable disco which raised £430
Fri 25th Nov '16 - Christmas Fayre 5.30 - 7.30pm
Wow! What an evening! Fast, fun and frenetic, the Christmas Fayre always goes by in the blink of an eye. Tombolas, present room, crafts, nails, hair, games, face painting, Santa's grotto, the Christmas cafe, the bidding board and raffle, performances by Street Dance, handbells and the choir, the cake and crafts stall and second hand books and toys. You barely get to taste it all in the 2 hours! And the result - an amazing £4100 profit plus matched funding. Thank you so much to all the parents, teachers, Governors and family members who helped and contributed.
Monday 7th - Friday 11th Nov '16 - Bag2School
Thank you to everyone who took advantage of the Bag2School collection - we raised around £150.
4th Nov '16 - School Disco
Another successful and enjoyable disco which raised just over £500
Oct '16 - Christmas Cards
The School Association once again offered the opportunity to buy Christmas stationery professionally printed with your child’s own hand-drawn design.
We raised £230 from this activity.
30th Sept '16- Sponsored Fun Run
After the success of last year, the fun run returned and will now be embedded as an annual school event. During school the children were encouraged to run a minimum of 3 laps around the school field for Foundation and KS1 and 3 laps around the Acland playing field for KS2. Not only does this event support the "healthy lifestyle" ethos, but it also encourages school spirit, teamwork and healthy competition. The children had a hugely enjoyable time and we raised £1626.72.
2015 / 2016
Fri 8th July - After School Market Stall
what a splendid afternoon to buy ice cream! Thanks to everyone who bought ice creams, 2nd hand books, 2nd hand uniform and plants. We raised £385!
Sat 18th June - Summer Fete
The rain held off yet again and what a brilliant afternoon of Rio themed fun we all had! With gourmet burgers, the bar, hair colour, mega slide, football speed radar, human fruit machine, skittles, crafts, plants, Cold Ash Community Brass, the school choir, Glee Club and loads of other fun things including the raffle and bidding board, we managed to raise almost £7000 (including matched funding). A mammoth effort and a great fun day!
13th May - End of SATS Cake Sale
Thank you to the amazing year 5 who supplied cakes. You raised a fabulous £173.80 for the school!
Mon 25th April - Textile Collection Bag2School
Thanks to everyone who donated clothing; we raised over £150 plus matched funding
Easter Holidays - Sponsored Read
All the participating children have now received their certificates. Those who read more than 1,000 pages received a little extra prize. Thanks very much to everyone who supported this event; we raised nearly £650!
23rd & 24th March - 2nd Hand Book Sale
Lots of people managed to donate some great pre-loved books as well as pick up some new ones at a bargain price. £64.55 was raised for the school plus the teachers scored some new books for their classrooms!
18th March '16 - School Disco
This disco saw very high attendance as well as Bex the photographer come along to take some wonderful photos of the children. All of this means that over £530 was raised plus more to come if more photos get ordered.
Tuesday 8th December - Wreath Making Evening
Held in the beutiful surrounds of Newbury's own Shaw House it was a wonderful evening and raised just over £800
Click here for more details
4th Dec - Christmas Fayre 5.30 - 7.30pm
Thank you to everyone who helped and supported this year's Christmas Fayre. The most successful in recent years, it raised over £3800!
Friday 6th Nov - Cake Stall After School
Congratulations to Year 4 who are now in the lead after raising £180 at their after school cake sale.
16th Oct - School Disco
This disco saw the highest number of children attend in recent years and accordingly raised nearly £500.
Friday 16th Oct - Christmas Cards
The School Association once again offered the opportunity to buy Christmas stationery professionally printed with your child’s own hand-drawn design.
We raised £230 from this activity.
24th Sept '15- Sponsored Fun Run
During school the children were encouraged to run a minimum of 3 laps around the school field for Foundation and KS1 and 3 laps around the Acland playing field for KS2. It was a really great day, not only did the children run with great enthusiasm and determination but they also supported each other with great school spirit. The CASMSA is proud to say that this event raised circa £2,250!