The Week Ahead Weekly Updates and Communication for Parents

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    Week commencing 21st April 2025

    Monday

    Tuesday

    15:30 - 16:30:

    Study Club

    Middle School Drama rehearsals

    Wednesday

    15:30 - 16:30: Study Club

    Thursday

    15:30 - 16:30: Study Club

    Friday

    13:30 - 14:30: Year 9 SLB immunisations

    Lunch menu from February 24th 2025

    • Monday - Pasta Bolognese. GF option available
    • Tuesday - Jacket Potato. Cheese, Beans, Tuna toppings
    • Wednesday - Wraps - chicken or halloumi. Pudding
    • Thursday - Spanish Chicken with rice. Veggie option available
    • Friday - Chip / fish finger butty

    If you do not see this menu when ordering, please email help@bxs.org.uk before ordering, thank you.

    Please order before 9:00 Monday

    Lunch Menu

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    From Feb 24th 2025

    • Monday - Pasta Bolognese. GF option available
    • Tuesday - Jacket Potato. Cheese, Beans, Tuna toppings
    • Wednesday - Wraps - chicken or halloumi. Pudding
    • Thursday - Spanish Chicken with rice. Veggie option available
    • Friday - Chip / fish finger butty

    If you do not see this menu when ordering, please email help@bxs.org.uk before ordering, thank you.

    Please order before 9:00 Monday

    IMPORTANT LUNCH ORDER UPDATE - PLEASE READ

    With v.1.2425.320 of the Parent Portal, you can now edit or cancel your lunch options any time before 9:00 each Monday. To update the Parent Portal, sign out and on the login screen, refresh the page until you see v.1.2425.320 at the bottom, then sign back in.

    To change your order, select or deselect a lunch menu itme, then click the blue 'Change lunch order' button. To cancel a lunch order, simply click the red 'Cencel lunch order' button.

    Dates for your diary

    Dates for your diary

    May

    • 1st: Teenage Booster & Outstanding MMR
    • 5th: May Day, School closed
    • 6th: Staff PD, School closed to students
    • 9th: Year 11 Leavers Day
    • 12th: Middle school Cricket enrichment day
    • 14th 9:30: EYFS Open Event
    • 23rd 15:30: School closes for Half term

    ⭐ Stars and Students of the Week ⭐

    Peace Class

    Nina for painting a beautiful Monet picture in Art.

    Eirik for painting a beautiful Monet picture in Art.

     

    Kindness Class

    Grace for fantastic results in her Science test.

    Aanav for fantastic results in his Science test.

    Joseph for fantastic results in his Science test

     

    Silver Award

    Blessings

    Middle
    Eva (Y7) for: Great progress and increasing confidence shown in the results of her Spanish test.
    Krystal (Y7) for: Another phenomenal Spanish result.
    Penelope (Y5) for: For her consistent willingness to serve & help others.
    Emily (Y5) for: For consistently working hard and gaining high marks in English and RE.
    Chloe (Y6) for: showing resilience and good work ethic as she independently caught up on Maths that she missed when poorly.
    Upper
    Peter (Y9) for: Willing contribution to band performance for parents.
    Aaden (Y10) for: brilliant work ethic and consistently working at a high level in Maths
    Josiah (Y10) for: approaching questions with the mindset of an examiner, while preserving his enthusiasm and creative thinking of Maths
    Evie (Y10) for: recognition from primary teachers for her input and presentation for primary Easter devotions
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    Isaac for presenting his English assignment to the class and his excellent 'Inspiration' essay.

    🧑🏻‍🎓 Classroom News 📰

    Lunch time football on the fields

    Middle and Upper school take turns to use the fields for football and lunch times led by Mr Walker

    BCS band at Costa

    On Monday our in house music band performed at costa whilst our parents enjoyed drinks and cakes!

    Easter Activities and Assembly

    Year 9 & 10 students led Primary school children in understanding the Easter story.

    Dutch Students

    Dutch student teachers 👨‍🏫 with year 9&10 sharing their ‘hear me out’ literature characters

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    Foodbank collection

    Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Foodbank collection this week. The team at Foodbank are weighing our collection and we'll update you after Easter.

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    Easter Assembly

    Sam Stockill came to speak to us about Lazarus rising from the dead as part of the story of Jesus at Easter and Year 5&6 performed a worship song for the whole school.

    This video is hosted on our youtube channel but is 'unlisted' with limitations on access.

    👨🏻‍👩🏼‍👧🏻‍👦🏼PTFA💬 Parent, Teacher & Friends Association

    We're excited to announce we now have an all new Parent Teacher & Friends association (PTFA)!!!

     

    If you would like to join the PTFA, email suzannewells@bxs.org.uk

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    Helpful Links

    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!

    www.stewardship.org.uk/partners/BradfordChristianSchool

    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!

     

     

     

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    £30 raised so far!

    Please continue to engage with this campaign. Thank you!

    Deputy Headteacher's Message

    Dear Parents
    Some of you may already be aware that, after working at the school for 31 years, this will be my final year at BCS. I will, therefore, be leaving the school permanently in July 2025.
    I will be the last of the original founding group to leave. It is really good to be able to do so knowing that the school, despite current challenges, is in a good place. It is also great to see a younger, committed staff team who will take up the baton of Christian Education in Bradford and make it relevant for the current generation.
    It has been a privilege and a blessing to have had the opportunity to contribute to such a unique place but I am confident that, under Jane Prothero's leadership, the school can continue to prosper and to do good work in the Kingdom of God.
    Wishing you all every blessing,
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    Matt Walker

    Deputy Headteacher, BCS

    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.

    Happy Easter! Enjoy your holidays, see you on the 22nd April!

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    Jane Prothero

    Headteacher, BCS

    Thank you for your continued support of Bradford Christian School

    Have a Blessed weekend