Week commencing 23rd January 2023
The Week Ahead
Quick Stop Notices
- Reminder that Mr Moon has sent out details of our RSE curriculum and an invitation to meet on February 2nd to discuss it. There is also a response form to complete – please see the email sent 19th January.
- School Lunches can be ordered before 9am on a Monday for the week.
- The Northern Ballet will be visiting us on Monday 6th March to work with years 1-6 and Oak Acorns. This will be a workshop based on their forthcoming production of The Ugly Duckling which will be showing at The Alhambra during the Easter Holidays (Saturday 8 April). Tickets for the Ugly Duckling ballet can be booked here. Our children will not be taking part in the performance.
- The Middle School lunchtime Art Class is now on Wednesday (not Monday)
- Staff vacancies – please see the website.
- Government information and advice can be found here re Strep A, flu and Covid-19 infections.
- Please log on to the BCS Parent Portal to read and accept the school’s Acceptable Use Policy for this year. Make sure you’re logging into version 1.147.
Next Week
| Wednesday |
| Y5/6 and Y9/10 Art Students to visit the Lowry Art Gallery. Middle School lunch club – Art Class |
| Thursday |
| Middle School lunch club – Table Tennis |
Dates for your Diary
Thursday 2nd February, 7pm – Relationship and Sex Education meeting in school to seek further information, clarification, to ask any questions or raise any concerns
Friday 10th February – is a normal school teaching day, not a training day as advertised. Our next training day is Thursday March 23rd.
Lunches
Please order lunches before 9am on Monday
Latest version v1.147 – Parent Portal help
Stars and Students of the Week
Primary School Stars of the Week
| Love Class |
| Roman for amazing tidying up everyday and great calm playing. Jake for great participation in learning about the Chinese new year. |
| Joy Class |
| Joshua for amazing gymnastics in P.E. |
| Peace Class |
| Miriam for amazing participation in class discussion and great phonics work. |
| Kindness Class |
| Trystan for great kindness and imagination in the playground. Maya for being a kind and considerate friend. Bronze Award Joshua S Jennifer C Joshua P Silver Award Fisayo Pen License Ruth |
Middle School Students of the Week
| Joseph (Y8) for great effort and attainment in Maths |
| Kevin (Y8) for a strong/positive start to 2023. Evidence of a good attitude and hard work. (Geography) |
Upper School Students of the Week
| Lydia (Y10) for a clever rewrite of Little Red Riding Hood, effective use of structuring. |
| Elliot (Y10) for perceptive questions and answers extending class learning in Science |
| Alfie (Y10) for great literature essay on Holmes and Watson’s relationship |
Acorn Class Student of the Week
| Arthur for doing great in his spellings and having a good attitude in his other lessons too. |
Fund Raising
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Campaign link – https://www.giveasyoulive.com/charity/bradford-christian-school
Unfortunately, AmazonSmile is being canceled in February. You do not have to do anything if you are signed up to donate to BCS. Thank you to everyone who did sign up! In two years we gained over £50! Not bad from 0.05% donations from supporter’s online shopping purchases!
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.
One of the joys of working at BCS is showing people around school. Visitors often comment on the calm working environment, polite and happy children, good relationships with adults, a friendly welcome and a sense of purpose.
I love it that our mission and vision can be seen in action. In November staff met to consider how we develop Christian character in school. Staff came up with a lot of ideas and insights, summed up nicely here.
