Thursday 8th June
Egyptologist Visit, 1pm Jujitsu, 4-5.30pm LAMDA, 4-5pm Cubs, 6.30pm
Friday 9th June
Y6 Play Rehearsals, am
Water Polo Training, 4-5pm
After School Hockey, 4-5pm
Monday 12th June
Y4 House Swimming (9.30am) Judo, 4-5pm
Tuesday 13th June
U11 Cricket, King’s Chester, all day
Chess, 4-5pm Year 3 Concert, 4.30pm
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday.
Thursday 8th June
As you will have seen from Mr Britton’s email on Monday, I will be moving on at the end of the academic year into a different role, working with adults at Salford College. I would like to thank you all for the warm welcome you have given me this year and for your kind understanding over the last few days. I would like to thank the Park Road staff for their dedication in all that they do for the school. I have received incredible support from Mrs Faulkner, Mr Britton and the wider leadership team and I have no doubt that the school will continue to flourish. It has been a pleasure working with you and your boys and I am confident that the school will continue to provide the very best education and experiences moving ahead. As I have done throughout the year, I will continue to work closely with Mrs Faulkner over the coming weeks. Mrs Faulkner already has a clear understanding of the school but she may be more present in the coming weeks and any matters pertaining to next year should be directed to her.
We still have four and a half very busy weeks ahead and the staff and I remain very much determined to ensure that we have an amazing final half term of the year. It will be business as usual and should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
MHIST, part of Parent Peer Support, is offering drop-in sessions for parents whose children are currently experiencing mental health difficulties. If parents come along on any of these sessions, they will be able to access guidance on support available in the local area. More details can be found linked here.
Before half term, Kelly Boyd stepped down from her role as PA secretary due to other commitments. I am sure you will all join me in thanking Kelly for her efforts during her time on the PA. She has been ever-present and has a great knowledge of the school. Of course, we will still see Kelly around Park Road so it is not farewell, however, this does leave a vacancy of the PA Secretary role which we will look to fill moving ahead.
Message from Mrs Faulkner- Head of Primary Foundation
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.
The clear sense of the guidance is that ‘exceptional’ also means rare and certainly not due 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 cannotbe authorised.Thisiswhysuch absence isrecorded as ‘unauthorised’.
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 thatanytexts sent bythe Office cannotbe 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.
Forallcoach /transportenquiries:Logistics Co-ordinator:Mr B.Gould,t: (01204)434711, e:bdmgould@boltonschool.org.uk
Spring Term, 2023 WEEK B
The charities supported this year at our annual Fun Run were:
Dobson: Team Seas
Lever: Diabetes UK
Wednesday 14th June
U10 Dynamos Cricket Competition, ECC, 12-5pm Cubs, 6.30pm
Thursday 15th June
Y3, House Swimming, 9.30am Jujitsu, 4-5.30pm LAMDA, 4-5pm Cubs, 6.30pm
Friday 16th June
Y6 Play Rehearsals, am Water Polo Training, 4-5pm After School Hockey, 4-5pm
Year 6 Leavers’ Party, Air Vault, 5.30 –7pm
Saturday 17th June
ESSA Primary School Swim Finals, Sheffield
Sunday 18th June
NPSCC Chess SemiFinal - Nottingham
Chadwick: Cancer Research
Crompton: Derian House.
We will also be donating 50 per cent. of the total to the Foundation-wide Malawi Appeal.
If you have not already done so, please return all sponsor monies to the School Office or add your son’s total to Parent Pay so that we can announce the grand total raised in due course. Thank you for all the generous donations to date.
Just before half term, Year 6 boys and girls were treated to a visit from Bolton School alumni. BBC Sports Journalist; Dave Woods, Orthopaedic Surgeon; Mobeen Quershi, and Neurological Researcher; Alisha Patel, spoke to the Year 6s about their chosen career paths and gave them an insight into a variety of opportunities in a range of industries. Pupils were excited to learn about the various paths they had taken, they asked insightful questions, and thoroughly enjoyed the time spent with such inspirational individuals. GF
Mrs Iddon, from our School Office, conquered the Three Peaks of Saddleworth, on Saturday 27th May, to support the funding of ABCD Retreats (After Breast Cancer Diagnosis Retreats). She trekked over 11 miles, just over 2,500 feet of ascent, in glorious sunshine.
Please donate, if you are able to do so, to her JustGiving page : https:// www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/kate-hall-5?utm_id=1&utm_term=QxRyDeqQe
Mrs Iddon would like to thank everyone who has already donated so generously.
We should like to remind Year 6 parents that, if your son has been offered a senior school place at a Local Authority school, which you do NOT intend to take up, you should advise that LEA yourself.
We are now beginning to receive invitations for some of our Year 6 boys to attend taster days at other schools. If you have no plans for your son to accept the place, it is important that it should be released quickly into the system, so that another child who was not fortunate enough to receive an offer in the first instance, may benefit from it. Many thanks
Mrs Iddon’
Charity Hike
On Tuesday, four boys from Year 6 travelled to Stretford to take part in the AJIS Athletics competition. Benji, Ronnie, Noah and Ashton competed in a variety of track and field events throughout the afternoon.
After some fierce competition in all disciplines, our boys did really well to make a number of finals and record some excellent times and distances. Well done boys. TG
The Markland Hill Junior Squash team recently competed in a tournament at the National Squash Centre in Manchester and the whole team was represented by pupils from Bolton School. Well done, boys ! TG
Our U11 Cricket team hosted The Grange on Monday in the second round of the AJIS Cricket Cup.
In a first for our boys, we played on the Senior School First Team wicket and our captain, Teddy D, elected to bat first. After a steady start, George M- 25 not out, Taran G- 17 and Teddy D- 13, pushed our total to a healthy 98; meaning the visitors required 99 to win.
The boys started well in their defence of the total, taking two wickets in the first over, thanks to some excellent deliveries from George M.
Following this fast start, the boys shared the wickets, taking another eight but The Grange battled to 94, with one over remaining. Two dot balls and four meant The Grange needed one run off the final ball to secure the win.
A reshuffle in the outfield with call of ‘STOP THE SINGLE’, excellentlineandlengthfromTeddyDsawtheballrace through to Noah A, who quickly threw the ball back to the bowler to take a vital wicket and stop the crucial single that The Grange needed. With the game tied, Park Road won on number of wickets taken.
Following this excellent result, our U11 team now plays away at King’s Chester on Tuesday 13th June in the semi-final. Good luck ! TG
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 ?? PRIZESFORTHEWINNERS! WHOCANCREATETHEMOSTINTERESTINGAND GEOGRAPHICAL INVENTION ? Good luck!
Year 6 parents : if you have not already done so, please return your son’s signed consent forms to take part in Bikeability in the final week of term by FRIDAY 16th JUNE.
Please make sure you tick the bike check boxes too before returning the forms.
If your son does not have a bicycle and wishes to hire one, please contact Mrs Iddon in the Office (parkroad@boltonschool.org) and she will arrange this with Bolton Council, who provide these sessions for us.
The Big Battery Hunt is a nationwide programme to help educate and inspire young people to recycle more used batteries. Please send 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
Bolton Eco Club was nominated for a South Pennines Park Nature Award last month. After an anonymous nomination, we were proud to then be shortlisted as finalists.
Mrs Lowe and Miss Bramhall from Senior Boys’ attended the inspiring ceremony at The Piece Hall in Halifax.
Well done Bolton School! SL
Jasper Daniels, in 4A, competed in the Ambition Championships at Chill Factore over half term, where he took the wins on both days with some brilliant skiing.
Jasper is now training towards his next competition in a few weeks, which is the British Schools Indoor Championships, also held at Chill Factore.
Well done Jasper for all your achievements and good luck in your next competition !
Monkhouse will continue to offer appointments for school uniform to customers via www.Monkhouse.com on a first come first, served basis. Customers without appointmentsareverywelcometoattend.
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 !
PA Meeting : We are hoping to hold a PA meeting before the end of this term and alsotohold a pre-loved uniform sale and BreakfastClub please doletus know if you are available to assistatthese events.
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
Book early to avoid disappointment !
Please find linked here the details of the Primary Division fundraiser at Jump Xtreme in Bolton on Wednesday 28th June, from 4pm. Tickets are £20 each.
Due to a range of events in the school calendar, the Year 6 Play 2023 will now be taking place over the following three evenings: Tuesday 4th at 7pm, Wednesday 5th at 7pm and Thursday 6th 5pm. Please note that the Year 6 play is one of our compulsory events and all Year 6 boys are expected to attend, we therefore want to make you aware of this date, in the final week of term, as far in advance as possible.
Closer to the time of the play, rehearsals are understandably very important for all boys to also attend and it would help us if you could avoid the following rehearsal dates when making medical appointments:
Friday 9th June : 10.30 – 12.00
Monday 19th June: half day rehearsal (afternoon)
Friday 23rd June: 9-12.00 (half day rehearsal)
Monday 26th June: full day rehearsal
Friday 30th June: morning - dress rehearsal
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Tuesday 4th, Wednesday 5th & Thursday 6th July.
We are delighted to announce that tickets for the forthcoming production of "Oliver! Jr" are now on sale.
Please note that tickets are currently only being offered to Year 6 parents and their families. They will be released to the rest of the school very soon. The show will run for three nights, Tuesday 4th - 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/).
Please do not attempt to order tickets via the School Office. MLB, GF & MP
In Years 4 and 5, we have been learning some photography techniques to get better use and understanding of how we can use our iPads for art.
In Year 5, we are creating personal portraits after looking at the work of Cephas Williams (who created the amazing Portrait of Black Britain which was displayed in the Arndale Centre for Manchester International Festival 21) and Annie Leibovitz.
In Year 4, we are creating personal photo journeys after exploringtheworkofSophieCalleandDianeArbus.
Keep your eye out as there will be an opportunity to be involved in a photo project with global photographer JR as part of MIF 2023. JM
