Bolton School Primary Division Junior Boys’ School Thursday 14th December
Autumn Term, 2023 — WEEK A
From Mrs. Faulkner School is now looking quite festive, the tree is decorated and, last Friday, each House gathered to work together in order to decorate an allocated area of school in their House colours. It is always great to see the boys working so collaboratively across the year groups; learning to work with others is such an important skill and I was delighted to see how well the boys engaged in that, whatever their final product looked like.
COMPULSORY SCHOOL EVENT THIS TERM: Carol Service, Tuesday 19th December, 7pm
Thursday 14th December Whole School Trip to Octagon Theatre, “Around the World in 80 Days”, depart 9.15am Jujitsu—4-5.30pm LAMDA—4-5pm Ski Improver Course, Chill Factore, 7.40pm (CF) or 8.15pm (PR) Cubs, 6.30pm Friday 15th December Fencing, 4-5pm Hockey, 4-5pm Water Polo, 4-5pm
Today, we are heading out to The Octagon Theatre to watch a performance of “Around The World in 80 Days”. Watching a professional performance at the theatre is always an exciting experience and I am sure the boys will enjoy the play, particularly after the taster they got from our senior boys and girls last week. I am delighted that so many of you were able to join us for the Ensembles Concert yesterday afternoon. It is always a lovely, informal way of allowing the boys to showcase some of the music they have enjoyed making during their lunchtime activities and, if anyone needed any more help getting into the festive season, it certainly ticked that box, too. Next Tuesday evening is, of course, our annual Carol Service in the Boys’ Division Great Hall. I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to the boys rehearsing for that, particularly when I hear them running through their songs as they wander around the corridor. I do look forward to seeing you all there as we round off a busy term. It may be that over the holidays you are thinking of buying a phone or other digital device for your son. If that is the case, it may be wise to think about the protocols you might want to put in place for their use before that gift is opened. I would always recommend that devices are charged outside of bedrooms each evening, in order to avoid temptation and a check of your household internet filters can also be helpful. Even if your son already has his own personal devices, the annual New Year resolutions may be a good time to reset your family’s use of technology. That may just be simple things such as establishing a rule of no phones at the dinner table, switching off an hour or so before bedtime or no games on particular evenings. Do remember, in all of that, that your son will take his cues from you, so if you say no phones at the dinner table, you also have to enact that, as my own children occasionally remind me! There are a number of companies who provide parents with the means of managing their child’s personal devices and one such system which may be of interest is SchoolsMobile.Com. Please do be reassured that the school iPads are managed via our filtering systems and we always recommend that, at home, your son is reminded he should only be using his school iPad for his homework. If you are ever experiencing any issues with your son’s use of his school device, do please let us know so that we can support you in helping him to develop healthy digital habits.
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