Bolton School Primary Division Junior Boys’ School Wednesday 15th November
Autumn Term, 2023 — WEEK A
From Mrs. Faulkner
COMPULSORY SCHOOL EVENT THIS TERM: Carol Service, Tuesday 19th December, 7pm
Wednesday 15th November Swim Development, 4-5pm Cubs, 6.30pm Year 6 Concert, 6.45 for 7pm, AC Thursday 16th November Y3/4 Maths Masterclass, SGS, all day BWFC Kids’ Cup, Jujitsu—4-5.30pm LAMDA—4-5pm Ski Improver Course, Chill Factore, 6.30pm (CF) or 7pm (PR) Cubs, 6.30pm Hockey, 4-5pm
This week, it is very busy in school and we are certainly enjoying a variety of activity inside and beyond the classroom. A real highlight for me is the first of our year group concerts, with Year 6 performing a range of solo and group pieces in the lovely surroundings of the Arts Centre. I very much look forward to seeing the Year 6 parents at the event this evening, enjoying the many talents our eldest boys have to share. Later in the week, a number of boys will be enjoying Maths and English Masterclass events—these are excellent opportunities for the boys to work collaboratively in order to solve new and exciting challenges. Our chess players, from across the ages, will have their first competitive fixture this Saturday, 18th November — always a very successful event for the Park Road boys and I very much hope that we will be reporting on another winning weekend. Selection to represent school for any event, whether that is the football team, chess team, masterclass or any other event, is something that the boys cherish and rightly take great pride in. As a staff, we do work very hard in order to rotate selection in order to maximise the opportunities available to the boys, so if your son has not been selected for something, do please reassure him that there will be lots of other opportunities and to stick at his chosen activity in order to achieve his goals. This Friday, the boys will be bringing home their first Interim Reports for this year. These will also be available on Parent Portal, though do please take note that the reports look a little different on the portal and so reference to the hard copy is particularly useful. Next week, we will be holding Parents’ Evenings and details of how to book those appointments have been sent out previously. I hope that the arrangement we have made this year, which allows you to choose between an online or in person appointment, provides a helpful change.
As per last week’s newsletter, on Friday 17th November, the boys are encouraged to accessorise their uniform with spots in honour of Children in Need Day, to which they are invited to make a small donation. Finally, please can I ask you to avoid parking on West Street as this is causing significant issues for local residents trying to gain access to their houses and also poses a risk to the boys as they arrive and depart school. Your support in this is very much appreciated.
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