Foundations V6 i1

BECKETS

Foundations Welcome back to a new school year. In this first newsletter of 2016-17 and with all the building work feverishly taking place around us, I thought it timely to focus on the foundations that make our school so unique and so successful.

The photo on the front is of one of the foundations of the Sports Hall as it looked last July. I considered the work of the four steel bolts, now hidden from view, who work hard to hold up the visible structure. As a Catholic school we set all our work upon firm foundations of Faith alongside the other important foundations that help us do our work in shaping, alongside parents, happy, healthy, resilient young people who are, in turn, given strong foundations on which they can build fulfilled, happy and successful lives.

Firm foundations provide an

unshakeable bedrock in a rapidly changing world. Firm foundations also

underpin the way we build our school community too.

Our community is built upon setting;

Strong physical foundations ,

Strong cognitive foundations,

Strong relationship foundations

and Strong spiritual foundations.

Becket’s is, I believe, unique and distinctive amongst other schools including Catholic schools and I would like to thank you all for the support that you offer to all staff in their vital work.

John Rooney, Principal

Some Key Dates and events this term

Diocesan Pilgrimages to Walsingham and Ripon.

The Batley Torchlight Procession.

KS4 Study Support Evening 14th October

Y11 Consultation Evening 20th October

Half term – school closes 21st October and re-opens on Monday 31st for all.

ZOO lab visits school on 1st November

Somme 100 trip departs 4th November

Class of 2016 Presentation Evening 10th November

Commemoration of the Armistice 11th November

Y7-10 Interim Reports home 18th November

Y7 Consultation Evening 8th December

Liturgy and Carols 19th December

Early finish at 12 noon on 20th December

A huge thank you to those families who have contributed to our School development scheme.

The money you donate will ALWAYS be spent to improve facilities and equipment for our students.

Please download the SCHOOLCOMMS app so that we can really improve the way we communicate with each other. See the school website for more details.