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Growing Lives that Bear Fruit

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Quick Stop Notices

Annual School Celebration Evening

This year is held at - Church on the Way, Idle.

Please RSVP via this form if you intend on coming so we can better organise seating and refreshments.

We would love to see as many people at the Celebration Evening as possible. It has been a huge success for the past 4 years as different churches have hosted.

Join us as we give thanks to God for his faithfulness, celebrate the year, affirm students for their contributions and enjoy sharing some of their items, celebrate those in receipt of awards, hear testimonies of how God has worked, and say goodbye to our founder Mr Moon.

PLEASE NOTE: As there is limited seating at Church on the Way, some aditional family members may not be able to attend. We will communicate and confirm this next week. Please still RSVP.

Annual Celebration Evening RSVP form

Uniform - UPDATE

Our new uniform supplier, Whitaker’s, have updated us with what they have in stock. You can go in store but the online store is still pending.

They now have in stock the following:

Nursery/Primary Embroidered Sweater

Nursery/Primary Embroidered Cardigan

White PE T-Shirt Embroidered

Middle School Embroidered V-Neck Jumper

Upper School Embroidered Boys Blazers

Upper School Embroidered Girls Blazers

Upper School Embroidered V-Neck Jumper

Embroidered Book Bags

---Ties are still pending with an ETA for August (in time for the new school year!). ---

Warmer weather - Advice

Given the recent warm weather, we would like to summarise our advice and uniform changes for the summer.

Generally, sunscreen, a hat and a water bottle are important when the weather is as nice as it has been this week.

Primary

Smart black/grey shorts and white aerotex for boys and summer dresses or smart black/grey skirt and white aerotex for girls. Blue school jumper or cardigan

Black shoes are still required unless told otherwise, for trips etc.

Shorts and t shirt for PE.

Middle and Upper

Regarding uniform, for Upper and Middle School students, blazers and school jumpers are optional to come to school.

School trouser material knee length shorts in grey or black are acceptable.

In school, Mr Moon or Mr Prothero will make a day by day decision about whether ties need be worn in class, or whether top buttons of shirts can be opened

Thanks

Opportunity for students with SEND or autism

Is my child too sick for school?

Places 2024 - TELL FRIENDS & FAMILY ABOUT US

If you know anyone who would like more information about us and admissions, please pass on our office phone number - 01274532649 or ask them to email admissions@bxs.org.uk.

We are enrolling into nursery and reception. The government funds children until they turn 4, then part funds places for reception children until their fifth birthday.

We are one of the only Christian nurseries in North Bradford at the moment, please spread the word that we are open for enrolment and love to give children the opportunity to have Christian input from the age of 3.

We are also 1 of only 27 Middle Schools in the UK. If you know anyone who is interested, please pass on our details.

https://bradfordchristianschool.com/admissions/

Fees - you should have received your letter

The annual fee for a child at BCS is £5520 plus supplements (£180.00 middle school, £360.00 upper school)

This was shared with you via email in March 2024, and has been on the Week Ahead for a number of months.

This week we have assigned all means tested fee reductions and bursaries for those who applied, and you should receive your invoices for the next academic year before the end of next week.

The old fee band system no longer applies, and reductions have been allocated on a case by case basis, dependant upon full disclosure of income and outgoings.

As a school, we are very grateful to those organisations, churches, past parents and students who have sacrificially and regularly donated additional money towards bursaries, allowing us to help families in need. Several of you are benefiting from their generosity.

We are also grateful to our staff who earn sacrificial salaries for the work they do.

If you did not apply for a reduction by the 10th May then we can not guarantee it for September. New applications will open next Spring for 2024/25

Political actions on VAT policy - SIGN THE PETITION

In light of the recent General Election call for the 4th July...

Petition link - https://chng.it/8rPHW9FDHg

From the ICS:

All schools should be in touch with local politicians to make them aware of the impact of Labour’s tax proposals. We encourage you to focus on the impact on your parents, local state schooling, and your school operations. Stress whenever possible your school’s public benefit work, and existing links to the local community – as well as any specialised provision. While we still expect to see the tax proposals in the next Labour manifesto, our combined efforts are necessary to provide the best possible basis for conversations with Labour if they form the next government.

The ISC and associations are working at a national level to engage with the Labour VAT/charitable tax policy – but schools also have a vital role to play as local advocates. We are speaking to political parties, education groups, and unions – making them aware of the unintended consequences of the policy, but also the hugely positive role independent schools play in UK education. We are also highlighting the diversity of independent schools, the specialisms schools provide, and myth-busting about the true nature of our sector.

Active Youth - FREE sports club for 11 - 16

Bradford Immunisation team

Online Parent Support Group

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New lunch menu this half-term

Monday - Wraps [NEW]
Tuesday - Baked potatoes
Wednesday - Pizzas
Thursday - Toasties [NEW]
Friday - Pastas

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

Week commencing 8th July 2024

No Homework Club all week

Monday

Year 4 CATs - 9:30 - 11:30

Tuesday

EYFS trip to Ponderosa - All day

Wednesday

SUM2 Progress Checks Issued - 13:00

Thursday

Annual Celebration Evening - 17:30 - 19:30 - RSVP button in Quick Stop Notices

Friday

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Art workshop club - Mondays 15:30 - 16:30 - DETAILS

Dates for your diary

July

11th 18:00 - 19:30 - Whole School Celebration - Church on the Way, Idle - Doors open at 17:30 for refreshments.
15th - 19th - Activity Week
19th - School closes for Summer - 12:00pm

BCS Live Calendar

⭐️Stars & Students⭐️ of the week

Primary

Love class
All of the nursery for an amazing transition morning in Reception.
All of the Reception for an amazing transition morning in year 1.

Peace class
Ochofiye for being a kind friend to reception on transition morning.
Abigail for working hard in English and remembering all her grammar terms.

Kindness
Violet for fantastic work in preparing for transition assembly.
Josua P for asking lots of questions and being very friendly with new classmate Boaz during online transition.

🧑‍🎓Classroom News

Middle School Equipment List

Year 8 Bar Mitzvah meal

Thank you to Heaton tennis and Squash club for hosting our annual Year 8 Bar Mitzvah meal. Well done to all the students for their presentations, you all did a fanstastic job!

Middle School Romeo and Juliet Drama

School Transition Day

All across school, students and parents were introduced to the next stage in their education here at BCS.

Helpful Links

Online Safety

Parent Resources

Prevent Stratergy

Chromebooks for school & home

Fundraising

We are excited to announce the the release of our new Fundraising platform - Stewardship!

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!

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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Regular campaign link - https://www.giveasyoulive.com/charity/bradford-christian-school

£15 raised so far!

To say it's only been a short time we've been apart of the Stikins campaign, this is an incredible achievement. Please continue to engage with this campaign. Thank you!

Marks & Spencer Uniform

£120 raised so far!

Every time someone purchases a BCS school uniform through our affiliate, M&S, we receive a small commission. So far this year we have receive £120. Thank you for your support.

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.

This term, those of you with children who are transitioning in school will have had the opportunity to share some of our community celebrations. We have had times for those going into Reception from nursery, Early years to year 1, year 4 to year 5, year 8 to 9 and those leaving school. We have hosted assemblies, meals, meetings and residentials, as well as our first celebration banquet. Each of these celebrations has been a time to honour God and his place in our school. They also reflect a tremendous amount of input from staff and students, and a number of families - thank you!

For those of you not involved, your time will come to share these markers with us.

In the meantime, you are all invited to our Celebration evening at Church on The Way on Thursday. It is Mr Moon’s final celebration and we would love you to come and say thanks to him, the founder of BCS. We will also be presenting awards to a number of students in our school, and Mrs Hutcheson will share her miraculous story of God’s healing hand on her. It is a very special community event, come ready to sing with our newly formed staff and student worship band, and to celebrate the amazing things happening in our little school.