Posts Tagged ‘Middle School’
Chromebooks for school and home
You may be aware that school has now provided each student from year 5 to 11 with a Chromebook to use in school. These are allocated to individual students, who are responsible for looking after them, recharging them at the end of the day, and transporting them between lessons. In Year 5 all students receive…
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Parent Teacher consultations
We recommend parents prioritise subjects that are Red and Amber on your Child’s most recent Progress Check (PC) , (please check your emails). There are a maximum of 6 bookings per student/parent. Latest PC – SPR2 Y1 to Y4 – 10 minute subject appointment. Y5 -Y11 – 5 minute subject appointment, but limiting parents to…
Read MoreWhich Chromebook?
At BCS, students use Chromebooks to access and complete work assignments and our filtered internet connection. You may have devices at home that students can use to complete homework assignments, however these devices might be shared, touchscreen based, or simply old and slow making homework frustrating. Parents often want to know “which Chromebook should we…
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Half Term Holiday Club
Practical guides for parents on mental health
Below we’ve linked to some helpful books for parents. A Mind of Their Own: Building Your Child’s Emotional Wellbeing in a Post-Pandemic World https://amzn.eu/d/biWlqsW Left to Their Own Devices?: Confident Parenting in a Post-Pandemic World of Screens https://amzn.eu/d/6lDZKZI
Read MoreLowry Art Gallery Trip
Wednesday, 25 January As part of their English and Art studies this half, term years 5&6, 9&10 will be visiting The Lowry in Salford. This is to study the work of L.S. Lowry- famous for his ‘matchstalk men’ scenes. His work features heavily in the book ‘Smart’ by Kim Slater which students are reading in…
Read MoreServing our Community
In November 2020, Middle School students looked at how they can serve their communities. Week one – Harvest/Bradford Central Foodbank Year 5/6, 7/8 and Cedar Saplings DSP learnt about what is Harvest and why do we celebrate it as Christians? They also looked at the vital work of the Bradford Central Foodbank, run through The…
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Students in year 3 & 4 use Google classroom much in the same way as Middle and Upper school students. However the vast majority of their work is set in their workbooks. Students can access there BXS.org.uk account at home. We encourage all of our parents to get their children to show them their accounts…
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