The Week Ahead Weekly Updates and Communication for Parents

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Growing Lives that Bear Fruit

    Quick Stop Notices

    The final day for all bursary applications is May 10th, and everyone needs to re apply - even those who already have been granted one this year.

    Fee emails have been sent to all parents re the tax fee rise for September 2025 This does not include supplements as we work out how to make sure they remain tax free, £180 for middle school, £360 for upper. If you did not receive the email please contact the office - office@bxs.org.uk

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    Next Week ➡️

    Week commencing 5th May 2025 (Bank Holiday)

    Monday

    May Bank Holiday, school closed

    Tuesday

    Staff PD - school closed to students

    Wednesday

    15:30 - 16:30:

    Study Club

    Launchpad Football - Middle

    Thursday

    Students in middle school need to bring in an old t-shirt- any size or colour- for a craft activity on Thursday. Please bring in on Wednesday if possible!

    15:30 - 16:30: Study Club

    Friday

    Year 11 Leavers day

    Current Lunch menu

    • 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.

    Lunch orders 👆🏻

    Dates for your diary

    Dates for your diary

    May

    • 12th: Middle school Cricket enrichment day
    • 12th, 13th, 14th: Middle School Drama performance - tickets information will be sent out soon.
    • 14th 9:30: EYFS Open Event
    • 23rd 15:30: School closes for Half term
    BCS Live Calendar

    ⭐ Stars and Students of the Week ⭐

    Love Class

    Job for being amazing in his first few weeks in nursery.

    Heritage for learning to pedal and becoming more vocal.

    Seth for independent phonic work.

     

    Peace Class

    Leo for fantastic independent writing in English.

    Jake for using excellent adjectives in your dragon story.

     

    Kindness Class

    Oscar for improved effort in reading.

    Mandisi for excellent work in poetry, especially explaining metaphors.

    Middle School

    Shalom (Y7) for: excellent History work - great understanding and writing
    Angel (Y5) for: Excellent, intelligent contribution in History
    Aimee (Y6) for: outstanding work in History
    Angel (Y8) for: well thought-through presentation on family during Bar Mitzvah form time

     

    Upper School

    Zachary (Y11) for: Engaging well with learning and asking questions to develop his understanding. Good support for football coaching
    Tyrese (Y11) for: Developing better resilience in Geography and Science.
    Brayden (Y11) for: Excellent attitude towards learning this week. Overcoming adversity. Great English scores.
    Sara (Y11) for: Great attitude and work ethic as exams approach.

    🧑🏻‍🎓 Classroom News 📰

    Open Event

    On Wednesday, we hosted interested families and students from years 9&10 took them on tours of our school, this is the first time they have done this and they id amazingly well. Not all Year 9/10 had the oportunity to show parents around, however all were willing to and participated in example tours. Some parents came in to help serve refreshments and chat to visitors, thank you! We had 3 familes in total, all of whom were very interested and really liked who were are. Praise God!

    Shakespeare Celebration lunch

    Also, on Wednesday, students had the chance to celebrate Shakespeare week with a special Tudor style lunch consistinf of Crusty bread, veg or meat broth and chicken drum sticks!

    Some of our students entred an ISA coding competition and out of 600+ schools, one of our students won in Key Stage 3! This project is the results of around 20 hours of work. Well done Angel!

    Key Stage 3
    First Place: The Emordnilap Machine by Angel C, Bradford Christian School – Click here to view the project

    Interestly, if you click to see the winner of the KS4/5 group's project, you will see a project in the examples section that was made 8 years ago by one of our former students!

    Key Stage 4/5
    First Place: The Lost Explorer by C.M-S and F.W, St Catherine's School  - Click here to view the project

    👨🏻‍👩🏼‍👧🏻‍👦🏼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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    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!

    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!

    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.

    I work with the most amazing team of people, with a variety of skills and experience.  I would just like to share some highlights of my week.
    As I watched PE/ D of E training on Thursday children relayed across the playground to set up a trangia - it was like something from a quiz show. There was laughter, fun, and purpose for your upper school students, as they enjoyed the outdoors, working in teams. They are well prepared for their expedition when they will walk, carrying tents, cooking equipment, food and clothes. I am grateful to Mr Stannett and Mrs Ryan for their work  and for training Mr Kwon who will take it on.
    I also enjoyed seeing staff sharing with parents at the open day. It's a privilege to hand over to a team who I am confident will be honest and enthusiastic about their school. Mr McGrail spent a lot of time and energy making sure the event went well, and a team of parents helped serve and entertain. Our year 9 and 10 students showed people around school. They were amazing.
    Mrs Taylor worked hard with her team of Shakespeare ambassadors to prepare a Shakespeare focus, with a special meal in a decorated hall, as well as events throughout school.  Our students are developing great leadership skills.
    The final lovely observation I made was middle school topic, where year 5 were making a fine job of baking banana muffins. Children from our AP joined in confidently, and there was real joy.
    This is a normal week - and I want to celebrate the BCS community, where character development is so important. Your children are known, loved, accepted and challenged.
    I am reminded of the body - and the fact that God really did put all the parts of the body just where he wanted them to be.
    1 Corinthians 12  18 God has placed each part in the body just as he wanted it to be. 19 If all the parts were the same, how could there be a body? 20 As it is, there are many parts. But there is only one body.
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    Jane Prothero

    Headteacher, BCS

    Thank you for your continued support of Bradford Christian School

    Have a Blessed weekend