Bolton School Primary Division Junior Boys’ School Wednesday 10th January
Spring Term, 2024 — WEEK A
From Mrs. Faulkner I should like to wish you all a very happy New Year and hope that 2024 is one filled with happiness and good fortune for you all. It was fantastic to welcome the boys back into school this week and to hear all about their holidays. We have spent time talking about New Year’s resolutions and discussing the many things that can be achieved in a year and I look forward to seeing how the boys get on with the many and varied challenges which they have set for themselves.
Wednesday 10th January Cub Leaders’ Planning Meeting— NO CUBS Thursday 11th January Y6 Hajj Workshops Beginner Ski Course, 4pm (ski trip attendees only), (collection from Chill Factore 6.30pm or Park Road 7pm) LAMDA, 4-5pm, Jujitsu, 4.5.30pm Friday 12th January Fencing, 4-5pm Hockey, 4-5pm (collection from LP) Water Polo, (by invitation) 4-5pm Saturday 13th January Water Polo fixture, Manchester Aquatics Centre, 9.30 am—6pm
Later this month, we will be holding a parent workshop, focusing on the importance of reading and how parents can continue to support their son’s development in this key area throughout the Junior School. This will be held at 8:15 am on Wednesday 24th January and I look forward to seeing many of you there. It has become noticeably colder this week, with further cold weather forecast for the coming week. Do please ensure your son always has a warm coat with him. As ever, in the event of snow, please remember that information would be posted on the front page of the school website (www.boltonschool.org), usually by 7am, and we should be grateful if parents would use the website as the first port of call. School very rarely closes and unless there is a notice on the website to indicate otherwise, school will be open. Next Tuesday, 16th January, is the Senior School entrance exam, please note that whilst both the boys and girls’ senior schools will be closed to pupils that day, all parts of Primary Division are open as usual and with the exception of Year 6 pupils, we expect to see all of the boys in school. Coaches will operate as usual, though there will certainly be fewer children on board. Messages from Mr Britton, Head of Foundation: we talk a lot about social mobility at school and it would be useful to understand better about the social mobility of our school community. I am conducting a survey with colleagues, alumni, parents and pupils. The Social Mobility Commission has devised a simple question for employers to use, which is to ask ‘What role did your parents have when you were 14?’. It would be great to gather this data and so, if you have literally a moment, please complete this form https://forms.office.com/e/LNjPD31kyd After the success of the September coffee morning I hosted for parents last year, we will be having a tea, coffee and biscuits afternoon on Wednesday 14th February from 2.30 to 4 pm in the Boys’ Division dining room. Parents from all parts of the Foundation are welcome and it may especially suit those waiting for Primary Division pupils in cars at that time. I will say a few words around 3pm and we will share more detailed arrangements nearer the time
Contacting the School Office Park Road, BOLTON, BL1 4RD. t: (01204) 434735 e: parkroad@boltonschool.org.uk. www.boltonschool.org
The School Office is open from 8.15am — 4.15pm during term time. Please note that any texts sent by the Office cannot be replied to. Please direct all enquiries to parkroad@boltonschool.org and always include your son’s first name and surname, as well as his form. Please note that ParkRoadOffice email is no longer monitored. If your son is going to be absent from School, whether he be off sick or attending dental, medical or any other appointment, please email parkroad@boltonschool.org so that the registers may be marked accordingly. Please use this email address for all day-to-day enquiries relating to school matters to ensure that your enquiry may be dealt with in a timely manner. For all coach / transport enquiries: Logistics Co-ordinator: Mr B. Gould, t: (01204) 434711, e: bdmgould@boltonschool.org.uk