Month: May 2022

27th May 22

Even as we welcomed back Year 6  from their residential trip, we said goodbye to our Years 3, 4 and 5 who drove off on their residentials to Condover Hall, Colomendy and Bushcraft. The excitement was palpable as they headed off with rucksacks in tow. It was fantastic to visit the Year 6 children last week,…

27th May 22

Three words that are synonymous with our Queen are: steadfast, constant and dutiful. Her long life of service to our nation – refusing to be curtailed by increasing frailty in her 90s – is an example to us all. The Queen is a firm defender of the Christian faith. Believing in the importance of prayer…

27th May 22

STAR OF THE WEEK Aarya Yallappa (6JM) For a determined and cheerful attitude in all his subjects and an excellent batting display at IAPS! Aadya Agarwal (6RS) For always being a positive and friendly member of the class who is extremely helpful. Riah Bailey (6AN) For being a proactive and proud member of the class….

27th May 22

Blue Coat Bear Awards Cheerfully Trying Hard Zanyar Khazaei Zahra Kazi Jyoti Khanna Ariana Bhalla Jason Hu Anika Luk Henry Shastri-Wharf Ruairi Molsom Kellie Liu   Showing Respect Shiva Kolli Yang Tan   Truthful and Kind Georgia Guidotti Adam Al Shakarchi Good Work/Behaviour – Head Teacher’s Awards Reyna Bathla Haris Zaheer Khadija Zaman Mason Shi…

27th May 22

Year 1 had an exciting start to the week, with a curriculum enrichment day focusing on ‘Old Toys’. The children developed their understanding of how toys have changed over time. They were surprised to learn that some of the popular toys that are still played with today, have been around for a very long time….

27th May 22

Year 2 experienced a wonderful outdoor experience on their trip to Weston Park. The weather was a bit cloudy and rain threatened but it did not dampen the children’s enthusiasm. At the edge of the woods, they participated in a host of creative activities: tie-dying with natural colours, leaf printing, moulding clay creatures and cooking…

27th May 22

Y6’s final STEM challenge of the year was to design, build, test and improve a fan driven model boat.  Fan boats are a popular means of transportation in marshy or shallow areas where a submerged propeller would be impractical, most notably in the Florida Everglades. In recent years, fan boats have proven indispensable for flood,…

27th May 22

Results: BCS Girls first place, BCS Boys second place  The athletics was set up by the outreach programme for KES and KEHS for the Prep school feeder pupils to get the opportunity to use the athletics track. It was pleasing to see some ex BCS pupil’s running the events from KEHS, one of which still…

27th May 22

This week, 20 Year 6 pupils were given the opportunity to compete in a first round heat of Quiz Club’s National Mathematics Inter-School Quiz Championship.  The rest of the year group also participated, but independently, in the audience. The five teams of four pupils gave their best as they battled against more than one hundred…

27th May 22

Colomendy 2022 – A week the Year 4 children at BCS will never forget! Monday Setting off from school on Monday seems like a distant memory now, having packed in so many activities over the last couple of days. From the moment we arrived it really was non-stop. After eating lunch, and much anticipation, the…