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Residential Trips

Nurturing a Spirit of fun, adventure and curiosity

Throughout their time in Prep, the children tackle a range of exhilarating outdoor activities and develop teamwork and leadership skills on residential trips. From night-walks to songs around the campfire; from the zip-wire to shelter building; first-aid to ‘Bushcraft does Bake-Off’; these adventures offer the chance to try something new and make the most of the outdoors. Modern Foreign Languages’ studies culminate in a visit to France for Year 6 pupils.

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Year 5 Visit Singers Hill Synagogue

10th January 2020

On Thursday 9th January, all of Year 5 visited Singers Hill Synagogue in the centre of Birmingham. They have been studying Judaism in their Religious Education lessons, and the trip helped to enrich their learning. With the help of our guide, they explored both the main Synagogue and the children’s Synagogue, learning new facts along the way….

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The Friends’ Christmas Fayre

13th December 2019

A huge thank you to The Friends for putting on a fantastic festive treat for all the BCS community last Saturday. Fun was had by all! The Sports Centre was alive with festive fun. Upstairs in the studio, the real highlight of the day was Santa’s Grotto which had been decorated beautifully. The hard work…

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A Magical Week of Music

Well done to all the children who performed so well in the Prep Christmas Concert on Tuesday evening, who sang in the beautiful Advent Processional Service in the Cathedral last Sunday 1st December and who gave some Christmas cheer to the patients, visitors and staff of the QE Hospital this week. It has been another…

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Michaelmas Term Prep Celebration Assembly

At the end of a long and busy term, when everyone is starting to feel a little tired and looking forward to the holidays, we may forget all that has been achieved at our school over the past 13 weeks. The Prep Awards assembly has become a fixture in the calendar to ensure that Blue…

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Buttons Christmas Nativity

6th December 2019

The children in Buttons were very excited to be going to Chapel to take part in their Nativity. They had the opportunity to dress in a selection of Nativity costumes as Chaplain told them the story of Baby Jesus. They sang songs and hunted for gold coins hidden around the Chapel to put in Christmas…

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The Magical Christmas Jigsaw

The Magical Christmas Jigsaw begins at a bustling Christmas market full of the joyful sounds of carol singers and market sellers. Here, five excited children come across a very special stallholder who gives them a tatty old Christmas jigsaw in return for the promise that they will find time to complete it on Christmas Eve….

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Visit To Birmingham Children’s Hospital

29th November 2019

A few children from Pre-Prep and Prep visited Birmingham Children’s Hospital today to see what some of the money they had raised had been used for. The new play area was fantastic and the children were delighted that they had supported this project. They thought that patients and their families would have lots of fun…

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St Margaret’s Welcomes Edward’s Trust

St Margaret’s were delighted to welcome back Grace Mincher from Edward’s Trust to their Friday House Assembly last week. St Margaret’s chose Edward’s Trust as their charity last year to support and the girls worked tirelessly in their efforts, raising the amazing amount of £5,977.27. All girls took part in the “Fiver Challenge” and came…

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BCS Musicians Raise the Roof!

22nd November 2019

This has been an exceptional week of performances for our young musicians. Our Music Scholars performed to Prep on Wednesday morning. The standard of playing was quite exceptional, with the repertoire showing each performer in their best light. The Scholars performed the concert a second time on Wednesday evening to parents and distinguished guests. Not…

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Year 4 Tudor Day

On Monday, Year 4 were fully prepared for an exciting Tudor Day in their wonderful Tudor outfits. They travelled back to the year 1536 and visited the manor of Master Hatfield to carry out and perform many duties. These included everyday tasks such as ink making and writing, scent bag making (to keep the plague…

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