Welcome to your weekly Wellbeing message
Over the next two weeks we will be looking at Body positivity - attached are 5 ways to remind ourselves that bodies are gifts, not curses. Wishing everyone a positive week 😊
#cdswellbeing#cdsmentalhealthhttps://t.co/9VbQwXVZ7N
Our Sixth Form Open Evening is tomorrow, Wed 26 Jan, please come along and chat to staff and existing sixth form students about life in the SF at BCGS. Click here for more details https://t.co/AMeTlyU3F0https://t.co/DqEVhLOvLu
Congratulations to Ed, who this weekend became the 100m Junior Breaststroke Champion, representing BCGS, at the Kent Secondary Schools Swimming Gala He also picked up a bronze in the 200m individual medley along the way too! https://t.co/tk5OjNsIYR
Don't forget our Sixth Form Open Evening on Wednesday 26 January - click here to book a place at the Headteacher Presentations, 7pm or 8pm
https://t.co/AMeTlyU3F0https://t.co/fBn2Ebg8pZ
Don't forget our Sixth Form Open Evening on Wednesday 26 January - click here to book a place at the Headteacher Presentations, 7pm or 8pm
https://t.co/AMeTlyU3F0https://t.co/fBn2Ebg8pZ
We're looking for a Chair of Governors for Barton Court Grammar School Local Governing Body starting in the Spring. Click here to see if this is something you might be interested in.
https://t.co/y99ER7Ik03
#FoodBankFriday
We never thought we’d ever say this.. but we are running out of baked beans! We are so busy at the moment.
Please if you can add a tin of beans or:
vegetables
meat
tuna
cereal
tea
You would help us keep helping people this Christmas.
Please share https://t.co/FHIsSCQdrM
Christmas Charity – This year, students and staff have collected items for a local foodbank at the Six Bells Children’s Centre in Margate. Well done to all involved, and a particular shout out to Miss Lebby and Mrs Darvell for organising.
#cdschristmas#cdscharityhttps://t.co/kJZx5pVW3L
Entrepreneurial skills were on display when Y13 students ran a tuck shop at break to raise funds for their EPQ projects. Great initiative and the students loved what was on sale! #EPQprojects#fundraisinghttps://t.co/qTKb3uS4gS
Well done Sanju for organising a charity football tournament and raising £210.74 to raise awareness for men's mental health. With fixtures across the week amongst Year 11, 12 & 13, the Y12 team came out overall winners. Thank you to all who participated & watched. #mentalhealthhttps://t.co/ciq755kiIW
Thank you to CCCU outreach, the ambassador team & the computing department for facilitating our visit last week. Students had a tour of the facilities a fabulous workshop on virtual reality & the chance to speak to current students and academics about uni life. @CanterburyCCUnihttps://t.co/H7j75dKRfy
If your child is aged 12 to 15 you can also book their COVID-19 vaccine online.
To book a COVID-19 appointment, just go to Book or manage a 1st or 2nd dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine - NHS (https://t.co/uREbd4FQ6X)
If your child missed their flu vaccination at school you can now book an appointment at a clinic online. These are available to anyone aged 5-16 who are at school or home educated. To book go to
https://t.co/CBhWbNjgXj
Happy Christmas from BCGS's Chemistry Department. A Christmas tree made of laboratory things is traditional in scientific labs to celebrate the festive season. A Chemistree is also an imaginative & fun way of educating the nomenclature of glassware & colours acid base indicators https://t.co/VustikXnAV
Congratulations to Rio, awarded runner-up in the senior section of the Kent Piano Festival. She was also awarded the Etude prize, for her confident performances of pieces by Chopin, Beethoven & Poulenc. Her older brother Yamato also performed as part of the former winners' class. https://t.co/BeQhHYv3k2
#FoodBankFriday
We are nearly out of large size nappies! These are a huge regular cost for people with young children and we hate to see anyone go without!
If you can spare £3-4 this weekend could you get us a pack of size 4, 5, or 6?
(We are fine for newborn sizes thank you) https://t.co/yZwwqCWCTD
We're delighted to tell you that we have students in all year groups 9-12 who have either gained a Merit or Distinction in their Flute or Clarinet exams. https://t.co/uBjgKkixJn
This Wellbeing Wednesday, we are looking at how music can improve our wellbeing - Research suggests that music can stimulate the body's natural feel good chemicals. It can energise our mood and help us to take control of our feelings.
#cdsmentalhealth#cdswellbeinghttps://t.co/yMvHrIfqEw
In June students were given the chance to audition for the Canterbury Festival’s ‘Beautiful Noise’ event held all over the city. Melina, a singer-songwriter & pianist, has written 38 songs & performed in the Whitefriars Centre on Saturday 23 October - the start of a great career! https://t.co/Xido7NNYSx
The Kent & Medway Immunisation Team is coming to school next week, don’t forget to do the online consent form if you haven’t already.
Visit https://t.co/tv9a9ccUFI for info or phone the team 0300 123 5205, text 07401320923 or use their web chat if you have any questions/concerns https://t.co/cAEWhYXxa3
