Our 6th Form Open Evening will be taking place on Thursday, January 24, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm.

Year 11 students and their parents or carers are invited to come along and see the school, meet our wonderful students and caring staff and meet our Director of 6th Form, Mr Templeman and Headteacher, Mr Halliwell.

Information will be available on courses, entry requirements and the structure of the curriculum.

Departments will showcase their subjects and answer any questions interested students might have.

Pop the date in your diary to see what makes St Bonaventure’s 6th Form stand out from other 6th Form providers in Newham.

Entrance is via Lancaster Road. There is no need to pre-book a place or register your interest just come along.

We look forward to welcoming students to St Bonaventure’s that has been educating children in the area since 1877.

Our wonderfully caring 6th Form students have been busy elves these past few weeks collecting shoe boxes filled with food supplies and essentials ready for distribution to the needy in our local community.

Sister Aiden received the boxes this morning, December 21,  and was very thankful and will distribute them over the next few days to those most in need.

Well done students and God bless you for helping out.

Here are some photographs from last night’s carol service in St Antony’s Church.

There were many, many moving performances from various choirs and readings by the students and afterwards parents, governors and guests enjoyed mince pie and mulled wine.

The retiring collection for Caritas Anchor House managed to raise £358.19 too which was really generous.

Happy Christmas everyone and we will see you all when normal lessons resume on January 7, 2019.

Our Year 12 CAFOD students spent break-time and lunchtime today, Wednesday, selling mini chocolate cups sprinkled in edible gold dust in Room 17 to raise funds for CAFOD.

Sundus stayed up until the early hours of the morning making the yummy desserts.

There’s still time to go along and support this worthwhile charity and grab a delicious cup of pud.

CHRISTMAS got off to a flying start for these Year 7 lads who picked up awards at this morning’s Achievement Assembly.

Mr Ward and Mr Robinson gave out a variety of awards in Cardinal Manning Hall including music awards, Head of Year awards and merits.

What a great start to secondary school these students have had.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

WANT  a sure-fire way to feel Christmassy? Then why not pop this date in your diary to come along to the St Bonaventure’s traditional beautiful carol service in St Antony’s Church on Thursday, December 20, at 7pm.

The whole evening will be heartwarming with musical acts including the school choir, Year 7 choir, house band and staff choir.

Soloists will be performing as well as students enacting glad tidings from the nativity.

Tickets are not required as this is a free event.

Complimentary mince pies and mulled wine will be served after the service.

There will be a collection for the Christian Communities in the Holy Land at the end of the evening.

Mr Halliwell added: “This is the event that really kicks Christmas off for me every year.  The church looks beautiful with twinkling candles and the performances are so moving it really does make me feel very proud and sets the scene for the festive season so well.”

Curriculum Leader for Music, Ms Warren, has been busy all term preparing the various choirs and fine tuning their set.

Mr Halliwell wants as many parents and carers to try and make the carol service and find out the true meaning of Christmas by sharing in this wonderful magical musical event.

We are all praying for 6th Form A Level student, Dalton Bally, who is 17, after he was interviewed at Churchill College, Cambridge, last week where he hopes to study medicine next year.

This is fantastic news and a great boost for Dalton.

Dalton  is currently studying  Biology, Chemistry and Maths and you might remember him from the video on YouTube from a few weeks back showing Dalton tutoring keen Year 11 Physics students from St Bon’s in Stratford library one Friday evening captured by Action Jackson.

We are all thinking of him and wish him lots of luck.

Director of 6th Form, Mr Templeman, has promised to keep us posted.

10 Heath’s Shams Ullah was today awarded November’s Jack Petchey Award by Acting Headteacher, Mr Templeman.

14-year-old Shams was nominated by Deputy Headteacher, Mr McCormack, for his outstanding work with  the mental health service Headstart Newham that works closely with schools and the community to transform how young people and their families are supported.

Shams represents St Bonaventure’s really well and is an excellent champion for the service.

He is a mature and likeable student who inspires lots of boys in school to get involved with Headstart to develop and build coping strategies and resilience.

Well done Shams.