The Week Ahead Updates and Communication for Parents
Psalm 1 v 3
Growing Lives that Bear Fruit
Quick Stop Notices ✋🏼📋
Breakfast club
7:55 - 8:55 Mon - Fri
Cereals, Toast and Pastries
Games and activities
Spaces available - email mrsvirgo@bxs.org.uk
On Saturday 11th October at 10am, Sunbridge Road Mission will be holding a Ladies Clothes Swap Fundraiser to raise money for their brand new building project. This will be an opportunity for ladies to bring their unwanted good quality pre-loved clothes to swap for something they would like to take home instead. There is a suggested donation of £10 on the door or whatever you feel you can give. Please bring clothing on hangers. Other items like shoes, accessories and homewares are also welcome. Tea coffee & biscuits will be provided and there will also be cakes to buy on the day aswell. Please spread the word and bring a friend. The SRM team look forward to seeing you there.
We have a fantastic opportunity courtesy of our friends at the RSC to see their Matilda production in Bradford.
Click here to book your free tickets to see the West End production of Matilda … Thursday of half term at the Alhambra 14:00
Plans for our own production of Matilda are underway…! Auditions will be open for Middle School students on Thursday 23 October 3.30-4.30. See Mrs Taylor for an audition script.
A Quick Parking Reminder
Just a friendly reminder about parking safely when you're dropping off and picking up the children. We know it gets really busy, but let's all work together to make sure everyone stays safe.
A few simple things to remember:
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No stopping on the zig-zags: Please keep the yellow zig-zag lines outside the school gates completely clear. They're there so we can all see any children who might be crossing the road.
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Don't park in the disables spaces unless you have a disabled badge- some families really need these to access school
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Don't block our neighbours: Please avoid parking across local driveways or on the pavement. We need to keep our neighbours happy and ensure there's space for pushchairs and wheelchairs.
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Park a little further away: If you can, parking a street or two away and walking the last little bit makes a huge difference to the congestion right outside school.
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Slow down: Please drive slowly and be extra careful around the school. Little ones can be unpredictable!
We're all in this together, and every little bit helps to keep our children safe.
Thanks for your help with this!
Next Week ➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️
Week commencing 13th October 2025
Monday
7:55 - 8:55: Breakfast Club, limited places available, email mrsvirgo@bxs.org.uk
Tuesday
7:55 - 8:55: Breakfast Club
15:30 - 16:30: Study Club
Wednesday
7:55 - 8:55: Breakfast Club
9:00 - 9:30: Assistant Head at Benton Park leading Upper Assembly
15:30 - 16:30: Study Club
15:30 - 16:30: Middle Football Club (LaunchPad)
Thursday
7:55 - 8:55: Breakfast Club
15:30 - 16:30: Study Club
Friday
7:55 - 8:55: Breakfast Club
Dates for your diary
Dates for your diary
October
- W/C Monday 21st:
- Upper School Synagogue visit
- AUT-1 Progress Reports Published
- Thursday 23rd:
- Story telling Festival - Parents welcome (info below)
- Primary Flu vaccinations
- Friday 24th: School closes for Half Term
November
- Monday 3rd: School reopens for Aut-2
- Monday 3rd - Friday 7th: Yr10 work experience
- Friday 7th - Primary Bonfire Night
- Tue11th - Wed 12th: Parents consultations
- Saturday 22nd: School Christmas Fayre
- Thursday 27th: Staff PD (Professional Development) SCHOOL CLOSED TO STUDENTS
December
- Monday 1st - Friday 5th: Yr11 Mini Mocks
- Thursday 11th: Walking Nativity
- Wednesday 17th: Nativity
- Thursday 18th: Close at 12:00 for Christmas Holidays
🌟 Stars & Students 💫 of the week
Primary
Gloria (Y1)
Zidan (Y2) Always being kind and helpful
Jake (Y3) enthusiasm & great work in reading
Jesse (Y4) excellent work on column addition and subtraction
Middle
Yo-yo (Y7) for: Did a presentation in History about a Victorian job in front of the whole class - despite not really wanting to!
Marley (Y8) for: Brilliant Bar Mitzvah homework on the "Day I was Born"
Joy (Y8) for: Outstanding attitude on the residential
Roman (Y6) for: Outstanding attitude on the residential
Upper
Brody (YOak 10) for:
Addie (Y10) for: Amazing reading in Inspector Calls, and generally being great
Lily (Y11) for: Great academic start to the year
Eileena (Y10) for: Good work across all subjects, especially CP
🎓 Classroom 👨🏫 News
Foodbank Harvest collection
Thank you to everyone who brought in food this week.
Classroom restoration
Mr Peckover and Mr McGrail have been removing rotten overboards and structural timbers on the portacabin classrooms in order to make them warm and water tight this winter. These portacabins were from the original Church On The Way site when Mr Moon founded the school in 1993, they have served us well! Please pray for Gods provision for something as a replacment in the near future.
PTFA 👨🏻👩🏼👧🏻👦🏼 💬 Parent, Teacher & Friends Association
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If you would like to join the PTFA, email pta@bxs.org.uk or catch Suzanne Wells on the gate
🎯 Fundraising 🏆
Stewardship are a Christian charity organisation who have been helping charities raise crucial funds since 1906! You can read more about them here.
If you or anyone you know feel able to give regularly to the work of Bradford Christians School, click the button below to get started and thanks you!
It's free to sign up to and start supporting us with Give as you Live. Send our unique campaign links to friends and family so they can support us for free too!
Regular campaign link - https://www.giveasyoulive.com/charity/bradford-christian-school
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£30 raised so far!
Please continue to engage with this campaign. Thank you!
Headteacher's Message
Our Mission
To provide a holistic Christian education for all and to inspire discipleship.
Our Vision
To be a Christian community in which everyone grows in character, faith, knowledge, understanding and wisdom.
Recently, like many schools, we have been navigating a significant period of staff sickness. This has presented numerous challenges, and I want to extend my thanks to our incredible staff team. Colleagues have consistently gone above and beyond, covering lessons and taking on extra responsibilities to ensure our students' learning continues with minimal disruption. Their dedication is commendable. I also want to thank you, our parents and carers, for your patience and understanding during this time.
The well-being of our staff is, and always will be, one of our priorities as a school. We are a stronger school when our teachers and support staff are healthy and supported, and we are continuing to find ways to ensure they have the resources they need to thrive.
This week Mr Peckover and Mr McGrail have worked tirelessly to repair our portacabins making them water tight, our staff have stepped up to teach in their non contact time, and our parents have supported school in prayer and practical actions. Mr Barnes has worked with many staff to bring out the best in them, and he has been excited to see the quality of teaching and learning in our school. There have been exciting instances of faith integrated learning across school, and the student council has created a job list for us!
In the BCS spirit of community, I would like to ask you to join me in keeping our school in your thoughts and prayers. We are currently facing several significant challenges beyond our immediate control, including ongoing issues with staff and student sickness, and our old and costly school buildings and malfunctioning heating system. Your prayers for our entire school community as we navigate these hurdles would be greatly appreciated.
Despite these challenges, we remain committed and optimistic. It is in times like these that the strength of our community, and the power of prayer really shines through.
Thank you for your continued support.
