Bolton School Primary Division
Junior Boys’ School
Moving up morning: we hope that your son came home from his moving up morning looking forward to the new academic year. The morning was an opportunity for the boys to meet their new form teacher and understand the expectations and opportunities ahead of them. For our Year 4 and Year 6 boys, it was also a chance to see who would be in their form next year.
Thursday 29th June
Summer Drama
Workshops
Jujitsu, 4-5.30pm LAMDA, 4-5pm (last session)
Water Polo Dinner, 5pm, Seniors Cubs, 6.30pm
Friday 30th June
AJIS Cricket Final vs Newcastle Under Lyne
2.30pm, Senior Levels
Y5 & Y6 House Cricket Finals
2.30pm, Senior Levels
After School Hockey, 4-5pm, Leverhulme Pavilion
Water Polo Training, 4-5pm
Monday 3rd July Year 6, Group 1
Bikeability (all day)
3B History Trip to Bolton Museum, 12.30
Of course, all boys will react differently to the upcoming changes and it is important, as adults, to discuss these changes in a positive manner. Changes often bring many new opportunities: meet a new friend; have a fresh start; find a new hobby, passion or skill. We started our morning by discussing these changes with the boys. If your son expresses concerns, it is important that these are listened to and understood. However, it is equally important that you do not make promises to your son about changing classes and solving problems that he can, with support, solve for himself.
Oliver!: we still have tickets available for our Year 6’s production of Oliver The Musical. Please see details in this newsletter on how to purchase your tickets.
New coach route: from Autumn Term, we will be running a new coach route from Oldham – it will become our 23rd route. This route will pick up from TGI Friday’s in Prestwich, which may be a more convenient stop for pupils currently using one of our other coach routes. Please contact Mr Brad Gould if this is something that may be of interest (bdmgould@boltonschool.org.uk).
Jump Xtreme Fundraiser: the Jump Xtreme fundraiser event took place last night, thank you to everyone who attended and helped raise much needed funds. Proceeds will go towards the Malawi Project which we have been raising for all year. We will let you know the grand total raised in due course.
I would like to give an early reminder that next week, we finish at the slightly earlier time of 3.25pm For those boys travelling by coach, this will mean an earlier arrival at their destination.
As we close in on our final week of the academic year, we hope the boys are feeling positive about the year ahead, as well as the year gone by and we wish all of our Muslim families a wonderful Eid!
Message from Mrs Faulkner- Head of Primary Division
There has been a notable increase in those seeking approval for additional days of holiday, very often immediately before or after the normal school holidays. We monitor all such absence in order to spot patterns and discern trends. It is timely to remind you that I cannot, by law, grant absence for holidays in term time unless in exceptional circumstances. Theclearsenseoftheguidanceisthat ‘exceptional’ alsomeansrareandcertainlynotdue to the planning of flights and other logistical arrangements. Permission must be granted in advance, so a letter on the day of the absence or a call as a holiday is extended cannotbeauthorised.Thisiswhysuchabsenceisrecordedas ‘unauthorised’.
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 8.15 am 4.15 pm 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
Summer Term, 2023 WEEK A
Thursday 29th June
Tuesday 4th July
Year 6, Group 1
Bikeability (all day)
Chess, 4-5pm
Y6 Production— GD Theatre, 7pm
Wednesday 5th July
Year 6, Group 2
Bikeability (all day)
Y6 Production GD Theatre, 7pm
Thursday 6th July
Year 6, Group 2
Bikeability (all day)
3A History Trip to Bolton Museum, 12.30
Y6 Production— GD Theatre, 5pm
Friday 7th July
Prizegiving morning
Sports Day, from 1pm, Senior Levels
SCHOOL FINISHES AT 3.25pm
Hot Weather
Last week was extremely hot, so we made changes to our usual uniform rules.
However, moving ahead, we would like to revert to our usual rules: boys should attend school in their blazer and tie.
Weather dependent, we will ask them to take their blazer and tie off. However, we do still strongly encourage sunscreen and a sun hat to be brought into school, as well as water bottles to be refilled throughout the course of the day.
Science Fun in the Summer Holiday
Calling all budding scientists !
Please find linked here details of two exciting-looking week long science courses in Manchester, which will take place in the Summer holidays. Please do let us know if your son attends.
If your son is interested in after school drama lessons from September, please click here for further details of the course and cost. Please return the completed form to Mrs Buchanan directly if you would like a place.
Registration is now open for the World Cube Association competition which takes place on 5th and 6th August at Senior School. There are 120 spots available and some old Park Road boys are already signed up. Further details can be found in the link below:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/ BoltonSummer2023#general-info
Arrangements for Friday 7th July
Please find linked here a reminder of the arrangements for Sports Day on the last afternoon of term, on Friday 7th July, from 1.15pm.
There is no parking on site for parents and you should access School via the Tudor Avenue entrance only.
We hope many of you will be able to join us for the final event of this school year !
The PA will be selling refreshments and there will be a pre-loved uniform sale taking place during the event, cash only, sorry no cards.
May the best House win !
TG
Angling in the Summer Holidays =
Calling all Park Road anglers : angling coaching slots can be booked via Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/ offthescaleoutdooreducation) or Twitter https://twitter.com/ offthescaleoe/status/1674070102797434888?
s=12&t=REA1clIj96ugs2v9lMSUNw during the holiday. Two free days are offered on 7th and 11th August Contact Justin on 07723 072688 to book.
LAMDA Lessons
World Cube Association
Astley Bridge Cricket Club Summer Camp
Calling all cricketers !
Please register your interest for the upcoming Astley Bridge Cricket Club Summer Camp at the end of July / beginning of August for your child on the link below:
https://forms.gle/Y2Dbcd1D4pzG6nV46
The cost is just £15 per day and takes place at their Sharples Park ground, on Moss Bank Way in Bolton.
Year 5 Drama Workshops
On Monday, half of our Year 5 pupils started a two-day drama workshop which will culminate in a performance to our Year 3 pupils on Friday afternoon.
The rest of the Year 5s completed their drama sessions yesterday and today and performed for Year 4. The workshops are all being held in 'the dome' situated on The Levels, close to Tudor Avenue Woods.
Each group will focus on a play by Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream or The Tempest - and their performance will depict key scenes and themes from the plays.
The early parts of the workshops have focussed on short activities to enable the boys to focus and be aware of timing, space and the perspective of the audience. Above all, the boys have had fun and hopefully, we have seen some budding thespians for the Y6 end of year production in 2024. KEW
News from the Art Room
Land ahoy!
The boys in Year 5 English have been creating instructions on how to build a raft inspired by the book "Kensuke's Kingdom".
They started by exploring how to make a model raft before using the process to write their own instructions. JPM
Year 6 Leavers—Shirts
On the last day of term (Friday, 7th July), Year 6 boys are able to bring in a spare shirt to have signed by all their friends.
We will remind the boys next week during form time.
Anyone for Tennis ?
Please find linked here all the details of the Summer tennis and racquet sports course at Markland Hill Racquets Club (https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/ MarklandHillRacquetsClub) in the last week of the Summer holidays.
Please contact Margot Knowles directly if you wish to book a place for your son.
Unclaimed Lost Property
All unnamed, unclaimed lost property will be recycled next Friday, 7th July.
Please do check on the yard to see if any of the unnamed items belong to your son.
All named items have been reunited with their rightful owners. CDH
External Music Exam Results
Congratulations to all of the boys listed below who recently passed their Trinity and ABRSM music exams what a fantastic set of splendid results ! Well done to all of you. IKF
LCM Step 1 Exam Result :
Longton Henry 3a Piano Step 1 Merit
Trinity Results : ABRSM Results :
Anson Choi Wong 6a Violin 5 Distinction
Aaryan Patel 6a Violin 2 Distinction
Taran Guduru 6c Violin 1 Distinction
Mark Debreczeni 6a Violin 1 Distinction
Lucas Pun 4b Piano 1 Merit
Raees Munshi 5b Classical 1 Distinction
Om Chandar 5c Classical 1 Merit
Freddie Roebuck 6b Classical 1 Merit
Srikar Bandaru 6a Classical 1 Merit
Finley Vyas 5a Classical 1 Pass
David Alalade 5a Classical 1 Pass
Ross McVay 5c Classical Guitar 1 Pass
June Geography Mission
Geographical Invention !
Instructions:
Create a piece of technology or transport which could be invented in the year 2050. This could be something to help solve a geographical problem for example, over-fishing, pollution or global warming. This could also be something to help with monitoring geographical issues e.g. temperature increase. This could perhaps be something to help a specific country or type of country (e.g. low-income country) to enhance their development.
How to submit your geographical invention: email lgillibrand@boltonschool.org.uk with your submission by Friday 30th June at 4pm!
Alternatively, upload your entry to WHOLE SCHOOL SHOWBIE ??
PRIZES FOR THE WINNERS! WHO CAN CREATE THE MOST INTERESTING AND GEOGRAPHICAL INVENTION ? Good luck!
Year 6 Bikeability—last week of term
Year 6 parents: when your son is doing Bikeability in the last week of term, he should come into school in his school uniform and bring suitable clothing and shoes for cycling with him. Please bear in mind that it may be wet weather, so a waterproof coat is required. If sunny, please send your son with a hat and sun cream. The boys will change prior to taking part in the course and will change back into their uniform before leaving school. The course will take up the majority of the day and, as such, no ipads or swimming kit are required.
Bikes should be brought into school on the morning of your son’s course and placed in the playground. If your son is a coach traveller, we have advised Transport that he will be bringing his bike on the coach on the relevant days, if applicable. Don't forget cycling helmets too. Bikes will be kept in school overnight and can be collected from Park Road at 4pm.
Big Battery Hunt
The Big Battery Hunt is a nationwide programme to help educate and inspire young people to recycle more used batteries. Please send all of your unwanted batteries to school, where we will store them and then take them to our local supermarket for recycling.
There are great prizes to be won for school, including £3500 towards outdoor and garden equipment. SL
This Week’s Achievements
On Saturday, Bear Roberts (pictured here with his brother, Will) completed the challenge of abseiling down Peel Tower raising money for the local village primary school in Hawkshaw.
Well done, boys !
Well done to Dylan Jones (4A) who took part in an incredibly competitive chess event recently (the World Champ featured in the under 8s).
Dylan did brilliantly scoring 5/7 among many of the top chess players in the UK in his age group and was one of the youngest in the field. He got the third-highest score. Unfortunately, only the top place qualified for the final and Dylan just missed out on a play-off tournament place. What a fantastic achievement well done, Dylan!
A very successful day at the ESSA Cadet Water Polo Championships today for our boys and Hesketh House girls winners of what must be one of the biggest cups ever!
Congratulations to you all !
Congratulations to Aaron Khan in 5C who, along with his football team, AFC Under 10s, won the Bolton League Tournament last weekend.
The boys went to the Etihad Stadium to play in the final which was a great experience for them all. Well done, Aaron !
Headphones/ Earphones in School
Miss Ormerod has asked if boys could remember that they will need to have their headphones/earphones with them at all time whilst in school in the next few weeks.
Please make sure that your son brings them into school every day. Thank you !
News from the Park Road PA
Sports Day Friday 7th July: we will be serving drinks and refreshments at Sports Day please dolet us know if you are available to attend and assistatthis event and bring plenty of cash, as we cannot acceptcards on this occasion.
We will alsobe holding a pre-loved uniform sale at Sports Day more details to follow next week.
EasyFundraising — online shopping can alsogenerate funds for the school PA by simply using the EasyFundraising app and linking your account: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/boltonjbpa
WhatsApp if you would like to join the PA WhatsApp Group to keep up todate with all things PA, please clickon the following link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BRtBl8QwJpS9OxpBm3MHDj
PA Mailing List if you would like to be added tothe PA mailing list, please get in touch: parkroadpa@gmail.com
Twitter – don’t forget to follow us on Twitter: @BSPDJnrBoysPA
Kidzone Summer Holiday Club
The weekly programme for Kidzone’s Summer Holiday Club is linked here.
Book early to avoid disappointment !
Instrumental Music Lessons
If you wish your son to start individual music lessons from September, please apply directly to your chosen teacher using the information contained in the VMT brochure, linked here, to check on vacancies.
School Uniform Shop—Opening Hours
Monkhouse will continue to offer appointments for school uniform to customers via www.Monkhouse.com on a first come first, served basis.
Customers without appointments are very welcome to attend.
Calling all current Year 6 parents : please could we ask that if you are able to sort out any unwanted PR uniform (ties, blazers, sports kit), our PA would be extremely grateful for anything you don’t want or need as your son goes up to Seniors. Just a reminder that the boys will need their PE kit for Sports Day on the last day of term, but not sports kit and that kits are different in BD and you will need to know your son’s House before purchasing .
Thanks for all your donations.
Year 6 Play: Tickets on sale
We still have plenty of tickets left for our Year 6 production of "Oliver! Jr" next week.
The show will run for three nights, Tuesday 4th,, Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th July in the Girls’ Division Theatre, starting at 7pm on the Tuesday and Wednesday and the earlier time of 5pm on Thursday
Refreshments will be available before each show and during the interval in the art rooms across the corridor from the theatre.
Seats will be allocated as tickets are sold, so please purchase tickets early to ensure good seats and avoid disappointment.
Tickets are £5 per person and will be distributed via your son’s form teacher prior to the performance.
Please note that a maximum of five tickets can be purchased per child. Tickets are only available by making a payment on ParentPay (https://www.parentpay.com/), under “The Year 6 Production of Oliver! 2023”
Don’t miss out on your chance to see this musical extravaganza!
Please do not attempt to order tickets via the School Office.
MLB, GF & MP
Y6 Outgrown / Unused PR Uniform