Home | Latest News | 2020 | January

Month: January 2020

Headmaster’s Update

24th January 20

Regular readers of this column will be surprised – if not disappointed – to learn that I am not going to write anything about the Harry and Meghan saga – top of the topical pops though it is. If I were going to have my two pennies worth on the Sussexes, I would inevitably be…

Kung Hei Fat Choy!

24th January 20

Early Years have been looking forward to Chinese New Year this weekend. The children in Buttons have enjoyed a Chinese food tasting and lots of themed activities. Transition had a special ‘Wow Day’ all about Chinese New Year. The three classes rotated around the three classrooms trying different activities. In Mrs. Hall’s classroom they sampled…

4ES Assembly

24th January 20

This week 4ES led us in a fantastic assembly! The school hall was set for a big party, with balloons, bunting, and plenty of party-goers, as the children re-enacted the Wedding at Cana, where Jesus turned water into wine. With some great acting performances and clear narration, Mrs Stockton’s class reminded us that Jesus cares…

National Handwriting Day

24th January 20

On Thursday it was National Handwriting Day. Pupils in Prep wrote letters to the Headmaster, Mrs Palmeri and me to share their pupil voice all about English at BCS; I am certainly looking forward to reading all their ideas and suggestions for improvements. My Year 6 English set were writing in role as a soldier…

The Princes in the Tower

24th January 20

It was great to welcome 30 pupils from St Mary’s School to Blue Coat on Thursday 23rd January, all of whom were participating in a History Enrichment Day. The subject of the ‘Princes in the Tower’ has aroused much interest and debate in modern times, and our visiting pupils were tasked with reaching a judgement…

Match Reports

24th January 20

17 January 2020 U11A & B Boys’ Hockey v Solihull School (A) A – BCS 0 – 5 Solihull B – BCS 4 – 2 Solihull This was the hardest pre season fixture for the boys, who by the third period, had a little Friday afternoon lethargy in their legs. It was a superb learning…

Boys’ Hockey Is On The Map!

24th January 20

U11 Boys’ Hockey Regional Qualifier hosted by Rugby School Squad: Filippos Psychogios Milo Dowling Freddie Trevis Ben Southall John Meering Zain Ahmed William Smallwood Freddy Williams Hari Philips Ali Ahmed Group A: v Solihull (D 0-0) – As we played them last week we knew we needed to set up to defend the left hand…

Super Singers!

24th January 20

Congratulations to Kevin, Luca, Abhav, Jack and Jacob who are the latest Blue Coat pupils to join the Birmingham Cathedral Choir. Along with Poppy, Bertie and Sam, this brings the total to 8 choristers out of 41 who are current BCS pupils. Impressive!

Eco Trip to the RSPB

24th January 20

On Tuesday, the Pre Prep Eco Club travelled to the RSPB, Sandwell Valley to learn a little more about biodiversity and in particular birds. They spent the morning identifying different birds in their natural habitat during a wetlands walk and from inside the bird hide. The children enjoyed learning how to use binoculars and discovering how…

Mr Neeson’s Golden Table

24th January 20

Congratulations to the following Prep and Pre-Prep pupils who enjoyed a special lunch at the Golden Table this week. PRE-PREP Clara Cibelli Milo Cuell George Burgess Heidi Horwitch-Smith Ellis Chan Poppy Porter Bela Bhatt Oliver Vora Leyana Mohamed PREP Taneesha Shetty Ismail Yasin Hussain Pranav Rebbapragada Riyadh Rahman Raheena Nadeem Lois Hughes Charli Clements Kiran…