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A reminder to Parents & Carers, If you arrive at school before 8:45 and there is not a member of staff stood at the gate, please stay with your children until a member of staff is present. Thank you.
Week commencing 25th November 2024
We have 2 students in for taster sessions this week, please pray for peace and wisdom.
Monday
15:30 - 16:30 - Study Club
Tuesday
15:30 - 16:30 - Study Club
Wednesday
15:30 - 16:30 - Study Club
Thursday
15:30 - 16:30 - Study Club
Friday
Lunch menu from November 2024
- Monday - Pasta Bake - Tuna or Cheese & Tomato [NEW]
- Tuesday - Baked potatoes
- Wednesday - Pizzas
- Thursday - Toasties
- Friday - Chip/Fish finger Butty [NEW]
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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Autum 1
- Monday - Pasta Bake - Tuna or Cheese & Tomato [NEW]
- Tuesday - Baked potatoes
- Wednesday - Pizzas
- Thursday - Toasties
- Friday - Chip/Fish finger Butty [NEW]
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
Dates for your diary
Dates for your diary
December
- 2nd - Road Safety Session (Primary and Middle)
- 4th - Flu immunisation (consent required, form in Quick Notices)
- 5th - Middle School Topic Open afternoon 🎨 Middle School parents are invited to come and see what your child has been doing in Topic this half term on the theme of 'Turning Points'- this is an informal 'drop in' event from 2pm onwards.
- 6th - BCS band recording session at Bolton Woods commnity centre
- 10th - EYFS & Primary Christingle
- 11th:
- Reception & Primary Open Event - 9:15 - 10:15
- Aut2 PC issued to parents
- 12th - Middle School Walking Nativity
- 13th - Christmas Cafe
- 16th - Yr 9/10 set off to Berlin
- 18th - Community Carols at the Bolton Woods Centre led by St James' @ 4.30pm 🎁
- 19th:
- Nativity - more information to follow
- Middle School Carols & Reading at St James'
- 20th - Yr9/10 return from Berlin
Can you help? Email suzannewells@bxs.org.uk if you would like to bake, serve or donate toys.
⭐ Stars & Students of the Week ⭐
Primary
Love
Seth - for great participation in phonics and PE. Super improvment in reading and blending.
Chizara - for amazing nursery phonics matching initial sounds and working on holding her pencil correctly. For choosing to write letters in choosing time.
Peace
Blessings - for remembering lots of different information from previous lessons in I.C.T.
Zidan - for working hard on your handwriting & creating a beautiful piece of work about Diwali.
Kindness
Willow - for an amazing podcast and editing it so well.
Zebedee - for using his own initiative to be amazingly thoughtsful and helpful this week.
Bronze Award
Timothy - Thirty Merit Marks
Middle
Emily for fantastic attitude in PE. Always keen to learn and grow. Always gives 110% in lessons. Very encouraging to her peers too.
Grace for excellent class participation in English
Riley for always looking out for his team, always encouraging others even if losing and always being inclusive to all with a great attitude in PE.
Upper
Isla for using her Spanish to have a real conversation with someone in Spain.
Seth for prompt homework completion and focused attention in science
Anna for great support in PE.
Autism Provision
Eva and Esther for settling into our school extremely well, trying their best in all lessons and giving things a go
Visit from Rev Andy Bowerman, Dean of Bradford Cathedral
Rev Andy Bowerman, the Dean of Bradford Cathedral, came in to talk to Middle School students about their theme for this term: Peace and Bradford.
He gave students three gifts:
A 'wedding hat': Andy wore this to a Muslim wedding which reminds him of unity - this is to remind us to pray for the Muslim community in Bradford.
A candle: to represent the impact conflict in the wider world has on our City. The colour blue reminds us of Ukraine and when lit the colour yellow made it look like the Ukraine flag. Children guessed correctly that around 140 languages are spoken in Bradford. Candles help us to focus when we don't quite know how to pray. We can think about light and how Jesus' light brings peace and healing. We can remember that Jesus said 'you are the light of the world'- we can make a difference- we have his light within us.
A wooden cross: Two weeks ago Rev Bowerman went to Pakistan. It can be difficult to be a Christian and he supports both Christians and Muslims in bringing peace to their communities. Last year Andy visited a Christian community that had been destroyed by being burnt down. On his visit this year the people gave him a cross made out of the houses and churches that were destroyed as a reminder of the hope that Jesus brings.
The children wrote some Haikus about these gifts and thought about war and peace.
Primary Maths Challenge
On Tuesday Year 5 and 6 took part in the Primary Maths Challenge. Well done to YoYo and Zachary for getting a gold award, Aimie, Jennifer, Angel, Alyssa, Emily for silver awards and Oscar, Leah, Violet, Joshua for bronze awards. Well done to all the Year 5 and 6s for taking part!
Rememberance Day poem
Tragic Times
“Tragic times, History is quite the mystery
Comrades from another unit well trained
Fallen or discharged, your support must be appreciated,
Many aren’t expected, nothing is plenty
People from behind warriors have suffered,
Not everything in life will be a guaranteed success,
Some have been mentally scarred,
Everything will always come back as a great distress
Not only people, but animals
Killing other species as if its happy new years
You could say those evil are animals,
We leave the beauty of nature alone in the next year
Not only was this era a horrible mix with the nazis
Hope them the best of holidays up above
Poor souls were horribly treated and everyone expects they can fight?
They can rest easy, hope you can fly like a dove
And everyone in between, thank you for your services
We respect everything you’ve protected what people made a fuss
You may rest easy lads and lasses, tragic times”
By Jaylan - 12/11/24 - for ASDAN Beliefs and Values
Helpful Links
Fundraising
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NEWS
We have received a £600 donation from an annonymous donor! Praise the Lord! Please pray for this mystery generous person!
One of our regular givers has increased their monthy donation by £20! Praise God for his provision!
Some of our parents have started donating to school to boost our income including Gift Aid!
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£30 raised so far!
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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.
How many times do we compare ourselves to those around us, seeing small glimpses of their lives and wondering how they don't seem as overwhelmed as us. For me, it took me a while before I realised God didn't want me to compare myself to others, he needed me to be the person he created.
The truth is that we only get a small glimpse of others' lives, and we see it through our own filters. Many of the people who seem to be sailing through could also be feeling frazzled, uncertain and tired. Their ducks may not be in the row we imagine.
God made us all as unique individuals, yet in his image. When we choose to walk with Christ we are not promised a perfect, easy life, but we are promised that God will be with us always, and his spirit will guide us in truth. When our lives are a mess, his grace and mercy is all encompassing.
The only one we should seek to be like is Jesus, who keeps no record of our failures and does not compare us to our peers.
So this week, I am passing on a reminder to live for an audience of one - your Father, who understands every emotion known to humans!
