Category: The Friends

11th July 22

What a super weekend it has been to mark the 300th anniversary of the Blue Coat School. Complete with musical entertainment, all the fun of the fair, a spectacular fireworks display and a delicious lunch with special guest, Denise Lewis, it has certainly been a weekend to remember. We welcomed guests old and new, from…

4th April 22

Last Friday it was the Pre-Prep children’s turn to boogie the night away. With over 150 children joining the fun, there was much excitement and smiles as they danced to their favourite songs, all dressed up in their party clothes. They proved to be savvy shoppers too, with all the glow and sweets selling out! …

1st October 21

On Thursday evening The Association of Friends held their annual general meeting online. Thank you to all those who were able to join. For benefit of parents who missed it, a copy of the main presentation prepared by outgoing Chair, Elizabeth Lawson-Bennett, can be found below. For the benefit of new parents, The Friends are…

11th December 20

On Sunday 6 December over 25 Blue Coat families gathered around their screens to battle it out in The Friends’ Christmas Quiz. With questions such as reindeer name anagrams, match the teacher to their pet and various Christmas trivia it was a close battle between the Jordans and the Longworths for first place. Coming down…

27th November 20

Our trusty Friends are busy planning a fantastic end of term for the children. As well as a virtual pantomime, the Forest School is currently being prepared for a special visit by a certain gentleman in red and a live nativity. In the meantime they invite you to join them for a festive quiz on…

9th October 20

The Friends will be holding a Uniform Sale on Monday 19th October 2020 from 10am to 2pm. Do feel free to come along! We have agreed the following COVID-19 precautions which all volunteers and visitors to the shop will and must follow: – Only Jules Dowell-Lee and one other Friends Volunteer will operate from the…

2nd October 20

Children in Prep have had the opportunity in the past two weeks to put to good use some of the creative skills which they learnt in Lockdown. With the introduction of the new year group bubbles and the newly adopted moto, #4houses1school, we were delighted to launch the first inter House Competition of the school…

2nd October 20

The Association of Friends held their AGM on Monday night and would like to thank all parents who were able to join via Zoom. The School and The Friends would like to record their gratitude to our outgoing Chair, Mr Andrew Hodges. Andrew has led The Friends for the last 2 years and successfully introduced…

1st May 20

Blue Coat Quizzers Last Sunday The Friends hosted an online ‘Zoom’ quiz which was well attended by 43 families all huddled around their laptop, tablet or phones to try and answer the questions posed by Mr Nicklin.   It was a fantastic way to connect the Blue Coat School Community and we were delighted to…

20th March 20

Last week, schools across the nation celebrated British Science Week 2020.  The theme was ‘Our Diverse Planet’. Year 1 and 2 were delighted to welcome the brilliant Dr Jenny Watson to Blue Coat.  Dr Watson led an extremely engaging and enjoyable activity into the science of creating bubbles.  We created our own bubble mixture, discussed…