Bolton School Primary Division Junior Boys’ School Wednesday 11th October
Autumn Term, 2023 — WEEK B From Mrs. Faulkner
COMPULSORY SCHOOL EVENT THIS TERM: Carol Service, Tuesday 19th December, 7pm
Wednesday 11th October Swim Development, 4-5pm Cubs, 6.30pm
Thursday 12th October Harvest Assembly, 9am XC, Moss Bank Park, Jujitsu—4-5.30pm LAMDA—4-5pm Sailing Club, (collection from Anderton Centre, 6pm) Cubs, 6.30pm
Firstly, I would like to say a huge thank you to all of the boys who offered their time to help out during Saturday’s Open Morning. It was a marvellous event and it was lovely to see the school so full. I was so proud of the boys who all engaged well with our visitors, many of whom remarked upon how well and enthusiastically the boys engaged with them and spoke about their school. Thank you too, to all of the parents who managed to make that work amongst all of your many other weekend logistics.
This week there has been a big focus on encouraging the boys to share their feelings and to think of others, as we celebrated World Mental Health Day. It was great to see the boys brightly adorned in their yellow accessories. Those boys new to the school this year have added their own splash of colour by planting daffodils on the edge of the field. It may take a little while for that colour to show and I wonder how many of them will be able to work out which flower is theirs. Tomorrow, we will hold our annual Harvest Assembly, where we will be joined by Dave Baggley from Urban Outreach, who will, no doubt, entertain the boys with an exciting story as well as sharing with us what impact the many generous contributions you have all been kind enough to give can make to the families that organisation supports. If you would still like to send in a donation of items for harvest, please do so tomorrow. I would politely ask that parents refrain from parking on West Street each day. Unfortunately, we are finding that some parents are driving down that road at significant speed and also that they are either blocking the road so that other cars have to drive on the pavement or pulling up sharply onto the pavement themselves. We have also received complaints from local residents at the end of the road, that parents are turning in their driveways. Whilst we understand that parking around school can be tricky, we would ask that West Street is avoided in order to ensure the safety of children walking there at the beginning and end of the day.
Contacting the School Office Park Road, BOLTON, BL1 4RD. t: (01204) 434735 e: parkroad@boltonschool.org.uk. www.boltonschool.org
Friday 13th October SCHOOL PHOTOS Fencing, 4-5pm Water Polo (by invitation), 4-5pm Hockey, 4-5pm (collection from LP)
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