Hesketh House

Year 6 Memories...

“ Since I joined in Year 6 I have enjoyed meeting new friends and we have had many happy memories together.” Sarah Al-Falahi

“ My special memory is when we went to Patterdale and my friends and I had lots and lots of fun together!” Jessica Bailey

“ I loved all the World Book Day celebrations at Hesketh House. I had so much fun dressing up with my friends and doing different activities.” Isabel Brennand

“ I really enjoyed going on the extra Patterdale trip in Year 5 because I was with all my friends.” Katie Burgess

“ I really enjoyed going on the ski trip. I loved going on the skidoo to the top of the mountain and eating pizza with my friends.” Caitlin Foster

“ I enjoyed attending the cross-country tournaments as I love running.” Gracie Grundy

“ Year 4 Patterdale was by far my favourite school trip; I really enjoyed rock climbing. I thought it was great.” Isabella Hawkins

“ Tanzania Day was one of my favourite experiences in Hesketh House. My mum made me an amazing leopard print dress and braids for my hair. The senior schools prepared stalls for us as well.” Amerleen Hundle

“ Looking back my favourite memory is World Book Day 2015 when I dressed up as Violet Beauregarde and performed a scene from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Mrs Worsley.”Madihah Jiva

“ I came to Bolton School when I was in Year 5 and my very special memory is of Patterdale. In Patterdale, we took part in a lot of fun activities that I never had the opportunity to do in China.” Sophia Liang

“ One of my favourite memories was the extra Patterdale trip in Year 5. I really enjoyed going for ice creams with all my friends.”Helena Lintott

“ World Book Day is, and will always be, a magical memory to me.” Manahil Masood

“ Hesketh House is a wonderful school and I have lots of good memories like going to Patterdale where we went canoeing on Lake Ullswater.” Lily Morrow “ In Year 4, we went to Patterdale for the first time. When we were meant to return home, it started to snow heavily. We got to make a snowman and snow angels with the instructors.” Isha Nunkoo

“ I found the musical concerts and festivals throughout school the best because I got a chance to listen to other people’s music and also to perform my own.” Estelle Pass

“ In Year 5, I enjoyed participating in the AJIS athletics and doing the high jump for the first time and getting to 110 cm.” Emma Payne

“ My special memory is when I sang at the Open Afternoon and got to take a family on a tour around Junior School in my role as an ambassador.” Louise Perry

“ Looking back, my favourite memory is going on the ski trip to Italy and going on a skidoo; it was so much fun!” Maya Peter

“ One of my best memories is when we went to Patterdale. It was amazing and we did lots of fun activities such as rock climbing, canoeing and archery.” Ani Sastry

“ One of my best memories is when we went to Patterdale and I did the ‘Hairy Scary Man Jump!” Mia Short

“ My favourite memory was when I went to the AJIS Swimming. I came third in my twenty-five metres front crawl and won a bronze medal. It was also on my birthday! I felt so proud of myself.” Genevieve Storey

“ In Hesketh House, my special memory is the Ski Trip because everyone was having fun and working together as a team.” Ariella Tanfield

“ World Book Days are my favourite memories from Hesketh; my friends and I got to dress up as characters from books. It’s good to talk to people about their book choices.” Daisy Taylor

“ My most memorable experience in the Junior School is going to Claviere, Italy, on a skiing trip. We did so many exciting activities including going on a skidoo ride up the mountain and going bowling.” Katie Wild

“ One of my best memories was when we went to Patterdale. I loved it. We went rock climbing up a huge hill, canoeing and did an obstacle course. We had a good instructor - Hal.” Connie Williamson

It has been a busy year in Hesketh House - with our annual Christmas Production in December starting off the festive season in Hosanna Rock style!

February saw our two-day Music Festival, when we heard from our pianists and instrumentalists. The adjudicators were duly impressed by the quality of playing.

The Bridgewater Hall Concert in March was an opportunity for the Hesketh House Choir to sing in this prestigious school event at a wonderful venue.

Some members of the choir went to sing in the Music for Youth festival in Huddersfield, where they were commended for their performance.

Recitals, assemblies and attendance at the School’s series of lunchtime concerts has also allowed us to celebrate and enjoy music throughout the year.

Sporting Stars!

AJIS Swimming Gala - 22nd April 2015

This is a very prestigious event in the Independent Junior Schools calendar and a large number of schools from the North West were represented. The U10 Freestyle Relay Team of Caitlin Nuttall, Kiana Murray, Lucy Sackfield and Bethany Shum performed superbly well in their final and were worthy recipients of bronze medals.

Lucy Sackfield, Bethany Shum, Caitlin Nuttall & Kiana Murray

AJIS X-Country - 1st October 2014

The Y5 team ran a great race with the top 5 runners all in the top 30 out of 124 runners at Rossall School in Fleetwood. It was a fantastic achievement from the Y5 team who finished second overall! Well done girls!

Year 5 team with their silver medals

Bolton Schools X-Country Championships - 17th March

Our Years 3 & 4 girls showed true grit and determination at Canon Slade School during their run, securing excellent positions and an overall score that secured both individual medals and the trophy.

Years 3 and 4 ready for the off! Greater Manchester School Games SWIMMING - 24th March 2015

Our girls were delighted to be awarded gold medals, showing that they were the fastest Year 5 girls’ team in the whole of Greater Manchester!

Our Gold Medal Winners; Martha B, Caitlin, Martha H & Bethany S

POP Lacrosse Festival - 19th March 2015

25 pupils from Year 6 participated in the Bolton Schools Pop Lacrosse Festival. The girls had a great afternoon, developing their skills and understanding of the game and playing in a round robin tournament. Everyone played with enthusiasm and good spirit and the overall winners of the Festival included the following girls:

Our Gold Medal Winners; Isha Nunkoo, Trinity Entwistle, Genevieve Storey, Taya Panter, Isabel Brennand, Madihah Masood & Lily Morrow

Well done Anna!

Having shown consistently good form throughout the cross-country season this year, Anna Wiggetts in Year 5 was selected by the Bolton Team Manager to represent Bolton at the Greater Manchester Cross Country Championships at Heaton Park in Manchester. She joined a team of Years 5 & 6 girls who had been selected from other primary schools across Bolton to run a long and complex course. Anna ran with great commitment and determination and finished in a very commendable 59th place.

Year 6

Victorian hand-painted wallpaper designs in the style of William Morris. Patterns were rotated to create these colourful, repeating designs.

Year 4

Paul Klee’s artwork ‘Castle and the Sun’ (1928) has inspired our work using oil pastels.

Art Attack!

Year 5

Silk paintings based on studies of Islamic art and Suzani patters. Inspired by Learning Challenges work on Tudor Explorers and the Silk Route.

Year 3

Busy, colourful, expressive minds

Hesketh House Ambassadors

Term 1 Back Row: Lily Morrow, Isabel Brennand, Ani Sastry, Emma Payne, Amelia Myall, Trinity Entwistle, Reet Kaur, Sophia Liang, Rhianna Taylor-Birch Front Row: Connie Williamson, Millie Ashton, Olivia Sample, Gracie Grundy, Vanessa Wong, Ruby Hill, Rebecca Parkinson, Ariella Tanfield Term 2 Back Row: Natalia Bromilow, Katie Burgess, Ellen Masterson, Megan Potter, Taya Panter, Daisy Taylor, Mia Short, Helena Lintott Front Row: Sarah Al-Falahi, Isabella Hawkins, Lauren Hilton, Louise Perry, Chloe Ferguson, Isha Nunkoo, Amy Scoble Term 3 Back Row: Katie Wild, Jessica Bailey, Amerleen Hundle, Caris Williams, Estelle Pass, Eleanor Haighton, Rachel Roscoe, Genevieve Storey, Manahil Masood Front Row: Maya Peter, Holly Stevenson, Caitlyn Howard, Madihah Jiva, Isabelle Corrigan, Molly Morrow, Caitlin Foster, Ella-Rose Parkin