Newsletter 25 Sep 2006

 Newsletter: Monday 25th September 2006

Dear Parents and Friends

This will be a busy week in school as we prepare to meet you this Friday for our Annual PartnershipEvening.

As always I look forward to this evening each year. It is vital for us to meet and share the initiatives for the coming year and to reaffirm the basis of out partnership. When the school started we met as 16 families with 37 children between us. 5 of those families were staff families, a further 3 families were represented on the governing body. We had a strong sense of purpose, unity and shared understanding of what we were trying to achieve.

With a school of 120 families and with the children of our original families grown up and left school, it is vital that we meet again and catch the vision and purpose that we working towards. Essentially the vision is to disciple young people with a relationship with God and the plans He has for them as part of an education that equips them to find their place in the world.

We have a varied programme to share with you including a session by Dr Pike, one of the school’s governors along with reports from staff about new initiatives this year. We also offer an opportunity to catch a wider understanding of what God is doing in Christian Education as we host Graham Coyle of the Christian Schools Trust. We also have an interactive session planned where we discuss the feedback from the questionnaire we have recently sent out.

I especially look forward to meeting again those parents that are new to the school.

Have a great week,

See you Friday,

Mr P J Moon Head Teacher

Future Dates

Friday 26th September 7-9pm

Partnership Meeting Please park in school carpark/playground and use Class One entrance

Thursday 5th October

First Barmitzvah Meeting for Y8 parents

Monday 16th October 7.30pm

in the school hall, Presentation Evening for Project Romania. The project is again open to students in years 9/10/11. Interested families should attend this important meeting.

Tuesday 17th October

Autumn Term Open Day

Saturday 18th Nov

PTA Auction

Primary Department Homework: Can par;ents ensure that pupils in class 3 & 4 have a suitable folder to transport homework to and from school? They could use book bags or a sturdy plastic folder that will take A4 sheets. There have been a number of lost or untidy pieces and we feel this will help. It will also be a good reminder and organisation of things they have to do.

Classroom Support: Communication: Would parents in Primary also look out for a few extra notifications to be sent out over the next week or so including “Term Overviews” and information on “Progress Meetings”.

Assembly: Parents would also be very welcome to our weekly assembly on Wednesday at 2.30pm. This week is Achievements and Talents. If you know your child is taking part why not pop in, you would be most welcome.

Head Lice: We have had an incident of head lice reported. Please would parents check all children’s hair and treat accordingly.

PTA Auction November 18th We will be pleased to accept donations of services and items to Auction from Nov 6th

Would you like to join the PTA? Contact Suzanne Wells 815898 or Janet Moody 621185

Have your car washed for a donation Fri 6th October Fri 13th October Fri 20th October From 2.30 – 3.20pm

All funds raised go to the Amadeus Foundation in Romania which we support as a school project

Service Do you have a spare hour or two? Thursday 11.35 –12.35; 2.20-3.20pm Could you help with little jobs around the site with a small group of students to help.

Year 10 service group are undertaking a gardening project in school. The area behind the portacabins is at the moment rather overgrown but not for long! We would like to plant the area with bulbs that flower from early March to October. To this end we would like to ask students from both primary and secondary to “bring a bag of bulbs” in “Bring a Bag of Bulbs Week” 25th-29th September. See flyers for details of what to bring.

Congratulations

to Dr Jo Griffiths who became Dr Parkes on 9th September when she married Phil. Jack is also now Jack Parkes.

New staff

We also welcome Mrs Cath Kershaw who will be job sharing with Dr Parkes in the science lab, working on Thursdays

Prayer

Parents are invited to join together to pray - Mon 2.45 – 3.10pm, Weds 9-10 am, Meet in reception

Prayer Walk

the area around the school. This can be done anytime – see the board in the entrance and tick off when done. We are going to walk round 40 times.

What it’s like to work in my old school?

Jonny Townend writes: I decided to take a year out after finishing my two year college course, but instead of travelling I felt the Lord was prompting me to go back to BCS. I came to BCS on a two week Work Experience from college and loved every minute of it. Seeing as I had been a pupil of the school since Y3 I knew pretty much what was in store. I knew the teachers and a lot of the students so to come back as a teacher was quite strange to begin with, but as you get used to seeing the teachers’ as colleagues rather than the ones who you are scared of at times, the whole experience becomes a lot easier. It is great to be back teaching at BCS and it is amazing to see God working through the pupils and the staff. The Lord is at the centre of the school and I look forward to being a part of the plan God has for it.

Nicola Clarke writes: This is my second year working at BCS now so I like to think I have firmly established myself as an honorary member of the staff room! That was the weirdest transition; being allowed in the staff room without having to knock! I love working here, it’s a real privilege to learn the other side to my old teachers’ personalities. Yes, teachers are real people! I never really realised how much I wanted to teach before I experienced it first hand, but I’ve learned a lot about myself here too. The school has given me a fantastic opportunity, for which I am very grateful and am determined to give back my best. I love working in the unique environment and hope and pray that God will use me here for the benefit of the children and the extension of His Kingdom.

Ian Wooffitt writes: I was a pupil at Bradford Christian School for 12 years, and I was there from its beginning, along with Joe Gatenby, Grace Walker and Jake Stockhill. During my school career the atmosphere at the school with the teachers and the pupils was a very comfortable one, much like a family. Also with working in the school as a teacher the atmosphere hasn’t changed that much, apart from being under the authority of the teachers, I now am one. Also I still have pretty much the same friendships, with those teachers who have had the biggest impact on my life as a pupil, and we are still able to have a laugh together. As a teacher in the school, it is good to see the different personalities that all the pupils have, and being able to work with them, helping them achieve their best. Looking back at my time here I can see that I couldn’t have had a better bunch of people looking out for me.

Football Report – BCS v Sunbridge Road Youth In the first match of the season BCS played Sunbridge Road sporting the new kit provided by sponsor Phil Wells. The team which was composed of players from Y9, 10 and 11 competed well against a good side, eventually losing 6-3. Sirak Isaac had an excellent game in defence and Louis Francis had what was probably his best ever game for the school team. The Squad: J Wilford, Brad Wilkie; Ben Wilkie; C Barlow, J Gore; J Fawcett-Jones; D Leedham; S Isaac; L Francis; J Townend (captain); a townend; A Walker; M Parker; G Simpson. Goals: L Francis; M Parker; A Townend Man of the Match – L Francis Next Match: Wednesday 27th v Shaw House

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