Bolton School Junior Girls' Weekly Newsletter - 19 April 2024

A note from the Head…

19 APRIL 2024

I hope that everyone enjoyed a lovely break. The girls have seemed excited to be back in school and are looking forward to all that lies ahead this term. It is a busy time, as ever, so please do keep an eye on our calendar, included at the end of each Newsletter.

Last night we held our Primary Division Open Evening, welcoming visitors who were interested in looking around Hesketh House. A particular thank you to our Year 6 Ambassadors, who kindly acted as guides and showed our guests around school.

Finally, a reminder that general queries should be directed to the Hesketh House office 01204 434761 or juniorgirls@boltonschool.org.uk. Please do not use staff email addresses for urgent messages, as these may not be checked as regularly, particularly if a member of staff is out of school for some reason. Please could we also ask that you include your daughter’s name and form on any emails.

Mrs C Laverick

Inspection Report

I know that many Hesketh House families have connections to the Boys’ Division and to the Boys' Juniors, and that many more of you enjoy hearing of the wider success of the schools within the Bolton School Foundation. In February 2024, the Boys' Division and Park Road were inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), who assessed both schools as having met all five of the standards evaluated, and identified their programmes of extra-curricular and outdoor learning activities as being a 'significant strength', a plaudit which recognises the Foundation's national leadership in this area of education, and places it in a highly select group of schools to have achieved such a commendation.

On behalf of everyone at Hesketh House, I send my congratulations to the staff and pupils of the Boys' Division and Park Road following this tremendous report, the full version of which can be read here

Summer Term Ambassadors

Year 6 Ambassadors for the Summer Term are: 6F

Zunairah Ali

Amayah Chauhan

Rahima Isaak

Isabella Jackson

Alice Plenderleith

Zoya Rizwan

Sienna Shum

Abby Tso

6G

Maryam Ahmad

Astrid Ajibade

Francesca Longton

Kya Patel

Aoife Riley

Darcey Tomlinson

Sabrinah Warren

Orla Wilson

Form Captains and Vice Captains

The following girls have been elected as Form Captains and Vice Captains for this term:

Form Captain Vice Captain

3C Safiyyah Dawood

3H Frankie AthertonHallworth

4B Sienna Andell

4W Georgia Nulty

Penny Johnson

Millie Aldridge

Florence Kennedy

Alice Davison

5J Aroush Shahab Celia Ross

5M Aaminah Sidat Hallie Royle

6F Bronwen Soper Malaka Bakeer

6G Sana Matak

Izzy Owen

Charity Representatives

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UK Bebras Challenge

Our Charity Representatives are: 6F

Milana Bacci

Connie Kendrick

Alice Lomas

Hattie O’Neill

Isabelle Tunstall 6G

Maryam Ahmad

Astrid Ajibade

Jaydeep Banga

Bella Naughton

Grace Zhang

Music Examination Success

Congratulations to the following girls who have recently passed music examinations:

Ava Conaghan Drums Grade 2 Merit

Arwa Bhatia Piano Step 1 Distinction

Avni Patel Singing Grade 5 Merit

Summer Term Curriculum Overviews

Curriculum Overviews for this term can be found using the links below:

Year 3 Curriculum Overview Summer 2024

Year 4 Curriculum Overview Summer 2024

Year 5 Curriculum Overview Summer 2024

Year 6 Curriculum Overview Summer 2024

Book Fair – Spring Term

Thank you to everyone who supported our recent Book Fair. In addition to girls enjoying buying new books to read, we earned an amazing £904 in commission, which we can spend on new books for our classrooms and library.

Last term the girls took part in the Bebras Challenge, which introduces computational thinking to students all over the world. Over 3 million students from more than 80 countries participated! In the UK, the challenge is open to students aged 6 to 19. Each participant has 45 minutes to tackle a series of interactive tasks, designed to encourage logical thinking and problem-solving skills appropriate for their age group.

All of the girls who took part will receive a certificate, but there are special awards for ‘Best in School’ in each age category. Particular congratulations to our top scorers:

Best in School Y3 Naimah Hadi

Best in School Y4/Y5 Nicole Milne

Best in School Y6 Kya Patel

Gold Award Prakruti Padaki

AJIS Quiz

Saturday 23 March

Team

Sahana Jacobs

Isla Jairath

Prakruti Padaki

Avni Patel

Kya Patel

Anika Shetty

Our quiz team attended Bury Grammar just before the holidays for an entertaining morning designed to test their knowledge. The girls worked collaboratively and responded to the challenge admirably. With rounds on maths, music and monuments, to name but a few, they enjoyed competing against other AJIS schools Well done!

House Day

Monday 25 March

In the last week of the Spring Term, girls once again enjoyed working in their Houses, on a variety of activities closely linked to our Hesketh Habits. These includedsessions in art, dance and poetry, an eco-workshop and some off-site outdoor learning, all based on the theme of woodlands. They particularly welcomed the opportunity to work with pupils from across the school, getting to know those in other classes and year groups better.

There are lots of images on X, but here are a few of our favourites…

Earthshot Competition Presentation

Tuesday 26 March

We had an amazing response to this competition, with over 150 entries from Hesketh House girls. Many of the posters are now displayed around school. Congratulations to all our prize-winners:

Year 3

3C Zakiyyah Patel

3H Isabelle Daintith

Highly Commended Ella Burrill, Safiyyah Dawoud

Year 4

4B Ayah Dawoud

4W Chloe Hughes

Highly Commended Orla Riley

Year 5

5J Maya Patel

5M Alice McGinty

Highly Commended Anastasia Kotsopoulou

Year 6

6F Alexia Pattle

6G Prakruti Padaki

Highly Commended Aoife Riley, Isabella Jackson

Easter Bingo!

Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 March

19 APRIL 2024

Thank you very much to our Parents’ Association who supported our Easter Bingo sessions in the last week of term. The girls all enjoyed playing –particular congratulations to our winners!

Easter Egg Hunt

Wednesday 27 March

Thank you to our School Council for organising a wonderful Easter Egg Hunt around the school on the last day of term. Taking on board this popular suggestion from a number of girls, the School Council carefully crafted an ‘eggciting’ trail which provided clues to complete an Easter message. All their hard work was rewarded by the sight and sounds of every year group as they explored each nook and cranny in aquest tosolve the puzzle. Well done girls, what a fantastic success!

Music Demonstration

Wednesday 27 March

Many thanks to Erin and Annie who kindly performed for us in our final assembly last term – they were both brilliant, and really impressed us with their musical skills! If your daughter is interested in taking up music lessons within school, please look through our Visiting Music Teachers brochure here for further details. If you have any questions about individual music lessons at school, please contact Mr Forgrieve, ikf@boltonschool.org.

Year 6 Ski Trip

Easter Holidays

Year 6 boys and girls enjoyed a fabulous week of skiing in Zell am See during the Easter break. They made excellent progress with their skiing and enjoyed a wide range of activities off the slopes too. Please do have a look at X to see everything they got up to!

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Social Media – X

Please follow us @BSPDJnrGirls, @BSPDMFL and @BoltonSch.

Patterdale Hall Trips

The dates of our visits are as follows:

Year 3 Tuesday 7 May – Wednesday 8 May

Year 4 Monday 13 May – Wednesday 15 May

Year 5 Wednesday 15 May – Friday 17 May

Year 6 Monday 22 April – Friday 26 April

More information about each trip and the kit list can be found using the links here:

Year 3 Patterdale Information and Kit List

Year 4 Patterdale Information and Kit List

Year 5 Patterdale Information and Kit List

Year 6 Patterdale Information and Kit List

A reminder email will be sent home just prior to each trip, with confirmation of final details.

Year 6 Bikeability

6F Monday 13, Tuesday 14 May

6G Wednesday 15, Thursday 16 May

Year 6 girls will take part in Bolton Council’s Bikeability programme early in the summer term. More information has been senthome, a copy of the letter can be found here.

Lunch Menu

The lunch menu for next week can be found here

Sci Tech Holiday Clubs

We have received information about Science and Technology clubs running during the half term and summer holidays. More information can be found in the flyer here

SPORT REPORT

Year 5 and Year 6 House Netball

Tuesday 26 March

Year 5 and Year 6 girls really enjoyed taking part in their House Netball Competition at the end of the Spring Term. It was lovely to see how enthusiastic every single participant was, and how well the girls supported each other. Congratulations to Windermere, who held on to the trophy this year.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

School Uniform Shop Opening Hours

Monday 12.30pm – 5.30pm

Saturday 9.30am – 12.30pm

Sunday Closed

Holiday Closures