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Parent and pupil newsletter 25 Jan 2019

Westminster schools athletics at Moberly Everyone Active On Wednesday 23rd January Bales College took part in the inter-schools indoor athletics completion organised at Moberly Everyone Active Sports Centre. This was the first time we had been part of this event and it was great to see some really strong performance from individual students. This indoor athletics competition allowed [...]

2019-08-15T12:34:38+00:00January 25th, 2019|

An evening of classical music at St John the Evangelist

Classical music evening at St John the Evangelist Church Fr David Ackerman warmly invites you, and staff, parents and pupils of Bales College  to an ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Saturday 26th January 2019 6pm-7pm The Vaska quartet Programme Haydn Hornpipe in D major Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Mozart  Eine Kleine Nacht Musik Chopin Berceuse op 57 Etude in [...]

2019-08-08T12:50:11+00:00January 22nd, 2019|

Parent and pupil newsletter 18 Jan 2019

Spanish trip 29th June to 4th July 2019 Some senior students on Spanish trip 2017 This years Bales College foreign visit will be a return to the beautiful coastline of Spain and the vibrant and safe resort of Tossa de Mar. We will use the same excellent hotel as in previous years and will be planning [...]

2019-08-15T12:39:00+00:00January 18th, 2019|

Parent and pupil newsletter 11 Jan 2019

Christmas celebration Our Christmas celebration on Friday 14th of December was a great success, Students and staff read and sang a series of pieces explaining the meaning of Christmas and the reasons we celebrate in the UK. Its was great to see the skill and enthusiasm on the part of the students, and their performances were very impressive. [...]

2019-08-15T12:42:55+00:00January 11th, 2019|

Parent and pupil newsletter 14 Dec 2018

Junior Christmas mile This was a great event in Queen’s Park on Monday afternoon, runners wore some type of Christmas clothing and everyone ran the race with enthusiasm! The course, round the perimeter of Queen’s Park and was tough in the cold weather. Congratulations to everyone for taking part and especially to Elijah who was first boy and [...]

2019-08-15T12:49:20+00:00December 14th, 2018|

Parent and pupil newsletter 7 Dec 2018

Year 7 badminton tournament Congratulations to the following students who won their courts in inter-house badminton. Elijah and Nathanile- Kiraku and Yanique Salem and Nashmin Aliyana and Chari Lulia and Chayma End of exam week! Exams have been running all week, and students will be pleased that today they came to an end! Results will be provided [...]

2019-08-15T12:50:47+00:00December 7th, 2018|

Parent and pupil newsletter 30 Nov 2018

Sixth form dress code We have decided to change our dress code for sixth formers from 7th January when school returns after our Christmas break. There is strong research evidence to suggest a link between academic progress and dress. Students will be expected to dress in an appropriate way for an independent school. For boys this will mean [...]

2019-08-15T12:53:23+00:00November 30th, 2018|

Parent and pupil newsletter 23 Nov 2018

Autumn term parents evening - 12th Dec We will be holding our parent’s evening on 12th December from 4.30-6.30pm. This is an opportunity for you to speak to individual teachers about your son or daughter’s progress in school so far. We will be sending out the results from our exam week shortly before the evening. Inevitably with so [...]

2019-08-15T12:54:34+00:00November 23rd, 2018|

Parent and pupil newsletter 16 Nov 2018

Exam week advice  All students will sit formal exams during the week of 3rd December. The timetable for the week is attached to the back of the newsletter and all students will have received a copy. We have spoken to students about the need for proper structured revision and their task over the weekend will be to write [...]

2019-08-15T12:56:01+00:00November 16th, 2018|

Parent and pupil newsletter 9 Nov 2018

Rememberance day  This Sunday marks 100 years since the end of World War One. This was probably the biggest and worst armed conflict in recent history. It is estimated that over 16 million soldiers died, with the total number of both military and civilian casualties estimated at around 37 million. Many of the soldiers were very young, a [...]

2019-08-15T12:56:58+00:00November 9th, 2018|