Marpool Primary School

School Groups

School Clubs

Teachers and others run a variety of school clubs. They change each term and children are told about opportunities through announcements in assemblies and on notice boards. Parents can obtain information on current activities through the school office. Recently, regular clubs have been organised for recorders, percussion instruments, gymnastics, choir, football, cricket, dance/drama, tag rugby, computers, volleyball and board games. We welcome help with this very important aspect of our school life. In addition to those activities held in school we maintain close links with several local clubs and encourage pupils to join in their activities.

The Governors

The Governors would like to join the Head and staff in welcoming you to the school. We feel that it is a happy community with caring and committed teachers and a Head teacher and senior staff who provide effective leadership. Normally you will, of course, wish to raise particular issues with the Head and class teachers but do feel free to contact us at any time. We hope we will see you at school events.

The Chair of Governors is Mr. M. Dobbins and can be contacted through the school office or by using the ‘contact us’ button.

M.S.A.

The aim of Marpool School Association (MSA) is to support the work of the school in whatever way we can.
Obviously fund raising is of vital importance and MSA funds are used to purchase and maintain equipment that is not provided from Local Authority (LA) funds.

We have traditionally organised two main fund-raising events each year: the Marpool Market usually held on the first Friday evening in December and a Family Fun Night (a Summer fair/barbecue) held on an evening in June. Where possible, we run smaller fund-raising events throughout the year as well as helping staff with the school’s fund-raising event held each Spring. The MSA also arranges social events for children and adults, organises meetings on topics of interest to parents and helps (usually by providing refreshments) at parents meetings and school events such as sports day.
We are always happy to welcome new parents. Please ask for details at the school office or have an informal chat at the ‘ snack stall’ (open on Fridays at 3:15 pm) or at any of our many events.

The Parent Group

Coffee and Cake is a group open to any parent who want to support the work of the school. We have been involved in projects to improve our own knowledge about how things are now taught in school and to improve our own computer skills. These have helped to support our own children as well as others in school! We support staff and children in many ways, for example by making resource packs, by helping on trips and by opening up the computer room for parents to use with their children.
We are a really friendly group who meet at the school on Thursday mornings (for coffee and cake) to support the work of the school.

We would love you to join us!