HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER 2 FEBRUARY 2024
A note from the Head… This week we enjoyed a thought-provoking assembly from Mr Britton, Head of Foundation. He spoke about making sure you took all opportunities to try new things and stressed the importance of enjoying experiences, rather than focusing on whether you were particularly good at them or not.
Author Talk Helen Rutter Tuesday 30 January Year 5 and Year 6 girls joined the boys at Park Road for a talk from visiting author Helen Rutter earlier this week. From the very beginning, Helen had us completely absorbed as she demonstrated our willingness to be socially compliant. It was fascinating to learn about her latest character, Reggie Houser, who, despite struggling with ADHD, discovers that he has a hidden talent – he is able to hypnotise people! Parents, please be warned, as Helen taught us a few clever tricks on how to use mind control on family and friends! It was clear that she has inspired some budding authors amongst us. Helen also signed copies of her books for some of the girls.
Mr Britton also talked about how often we are so busy doing lots of activities that we can let this define us. Sometimes we should just focus on ‘being’ rather than ‘doing’ and learn to be comfortable with ourselves and the person we are, rather than worrying about our various achievements. He left us with much to think about! Mrs C Laverick Social Media – X Please follow us @BSPDJnrGirls, @BSPDMFL and @BoltonSch. Individual Music Lessons If you are interested in your child 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.
Quiz Club Competition Wednesday 31 January On Wednesday, our talented Quiz Club teams took part in the area heats of the national competition, competing with other schools from around the country. Their knowledge was tested on a wide range of subjects from across and beyond the curriculum. They also had to consider the best strategy for their team to maximise the points they earned in each round which was a great opportunity to communicate and collaborate. All the teams represented the school admirably and had great fun! Our Year 6 team members will take part in a further competition later this term.
HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER 2 FEBRUARY 2024
We will be inviting the award winners in each category to perform in a Celebratory Concert on the evening of Thursday 7 March at 6.00pm More details will be given nearer the time, but please do note the change to the start time of this Concert. Meet Mr Britton, Head of Foundation Wednesday 14 February, 2.30pm – 4.00pm
Year 3 Year 4 Frankie Atherton-Hallworth Chloe Hughes Emmeline Firth Florence Kennedy Rashmita Yerra Ava McManus Year 5 Isla Jairath Lily McCairn Keira McCann
Year 6 Sahana Jacobs Anika Shetty Darcey Tomlinson
Hesketh House Music Festival Monday 5 February and Tuesday 6 February Timings of the sessions are as follows: Monday 5 February 9.00am Year 5 Piano 10.30am Year 3 Piano 1.30pm Year 6 Piano 2.50pm Year 4 Piano Tuesday 6 February 9.00am Woodwind, Brass, Drums, Guitar 9.50am Beginners 10.50am Strings 1.30pm Vocal 2.50pm Ensembles Parents will be able to come in to watch the sessions their child is taking part in if they wish. External adjudicators will award certificates and placings in each category, and give individual feedback on all of the performances. Please note that there will be no on-site parking available. Parents will need to park off-site and enter on foot, via the main Riley Centre Reception. Anyone requiring disabled access should contact the office as soon as possible.
After the success of the September coffee morning last year, we will be having a tea, coffee and biscuits afternoon on Wednesday 14 February from 2.30pm to 4.00pm in the Boys’ Division dining room. Parents from all parts of the Foundation are welcome and it may especially suit those waiting for Primary Division pupils in cars at that time. Mr Britton will say a few words around 3.00pm. Hesketh House PA Movie Night Wednesday 14 February, 4.15pm – 6.00pm The PA are organising a Movie Night on Wednesday 14 February, with the popular ‘Gnomeo and Juliet’ film a perfect choice for Valentine’s Day. A flyer has been sent home with the girls, a copy can be found here. The girls will stay in school at the end of the day, and gather in the Hesketh House Hall to watch the movie, with refreshments provided by the PA. Collection will be 6.00pm from Hesketh House and parking will be available in the Dobson Road Car Park and Upper Tudor Avenue Car Park. Kidzone Half Term Holiday Club The programme of activities and booking information can be found here. BSSL February Sports Camp BSS Leisure are also running activities during the half term holiday, more information is here.
HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER 2 FEBRUARY 2024
Earthshot Competition Deadline Sunday 3 March We continue to talk to the girls about this in school and they are now starting to develop ideas for their posters, more information is on the flyer here. Entries should be sent by email to Mrs Bass sbass@boltonschool.org by Sunday 3 March. There will be prizes for the best posters in each year group. Good luck – get your thinking caps on! Book Fair Tuesday 5 March – Thursday 7 March The Book Fair will be in school from Tuesday 5 March until the end of the day on Thursday 7 March, World Book Day. Girls will have the opportunity to visit the Book Fair with their class to purchase books. We will also open on Wednesday 6 March and Thursday 7 March 4.00pm – 4.30pm, in case parents want to pop in too. Pupils are asked to make payments in cash please. Parents, if accompanying your daughter after school, payments may be made by credit or debit card. World Book Day (WBD) 2024 Thursday 7 March Create a character role for yourself for WBD. We invite you to come to school dressed as any character from fiction, non-fiction or poetry. Start thinking about who or what you could be. Collectively we will create a colourful array of characters! In addition to dressing up, bring a book from home to school on World Book Day, to share with your friends and classmates. It might be a story book, a non-fiction title, a quiz book. poetry book or an annual or comic. Won’t it be fun to share your books with others? All we ask is that you take a bookmark template from your classroom (your teacher will have these), write your name and class on it and pop it inside your book from home so that it won’t get mislaid and can be safely returned to you at the end of the day.
All girls will receive a £1 WBD voucher, which can be used to part purchase for any book at the Book Fair. A book costing £5 at the Book Fair will cost you £4 if you use your voucher. We will give you these vouchers before half term. The £1 vouchers can also be used in any bookstore to buy specially commissioned books written for World Book Day. Patterdale Hall Trips – Summer Term 2024 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 All pupils are expected to take part in these trips.
There will be an Information Evening on Thursday 14 March when we will be giving pupils and parents more details about what to expect. We would particularly recommend that you attend if your child has not been to Patterdale Hall before. School Uniform Shop Opening Hours Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
12.30pm – 5.30pm 12.30pm – 5.30pm Closed Closed 12.30pm – 5.30pm 9.30am – 12.30pm Closed
Lunch Menu The lunch menu for next week can be found here.
HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER 2 FEBRUARY 2024
SPORT REPORT Year 4 Netball v Kings Macclesfield Monday 29 January Players Zaynah Ashraf Ava Conaghan Ayah Dawoud Imogen Fallows Mollie Gribbin Ayesha Hayat Florence Kennedy Holly Millhouse Diya Naran Sarah Pearson Orla Riley Rose Scott Sia Shafer
Tomasina Brenchley Jessica Crammant Isabelle Ducker Jena Ghauri Layya Hariff Violet Keld Grace McConville Francesca Mills Naya Patel Victoria Piil Lexi Schofield Ayla Sindhu Hannah Smith
Monday 19 February Tuesday 27 February Friday 1 March Tuesday 5 – Thursday 7 March Wednesday 6 March Thursday 7 March
Friday 8 March Tuesday 12 March Wednesday 13 March Thursday 14 March Friday 15 March
Year 4 enjoyed a lovely afternoon at King’s School, Macclesfield this week, playing some friendly netball matches. For many of the girls this was a new experience and they were representing school for the first time, and so the afternoon was all about learning and developing skills rather than scores. Well done to our young netballers! DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Monday 5 February Tuesday 6 February Wednesday 7 February Friday 9 February Wednesday 14 February Thursday 15 February
Music Festival – Piano
Tuesday 19 March Wednesday 20 March Thursday 21 March Friday 22 March Saturday 23 March Monday 25 March Tuesday 26 March Wednesday 27 March
HALF TERM SPRING TERM RESUMES Y6 AJIS Hockey Y5 Netball v Scarisbrick (A) Book Fair Y4 Halle for Youth Concert Bridgewater Hall World Book Day Y4 Assembly, Y4 parents welcome Celebratory Concert 6.00pm, Arts Centre Y6 Netball v Kings Macclesfield (H) AJIS Music Festival Y6 Bolton Swimming Competition Parent Consultations (1/2) In-Person Y5, Y6 Young Shakespeare – am Parent Consultations (2/2) Online Y3 Trip to Brockholes Y5 AJIS Netball Patterdale Hall Meeting 7.00pm Comic Relief Red Nose Day Y6 AJIS Netball Y6 ESSA Swimming Heats – Everton Y6 Hockey Competition Dance Festival (Dance Club) Y5 Viking Visitor Y5 Architecture Workshop Y6 GM Lacrosse Tournament Y6 Book Awards Celebration Y6 AJIS Quiz House Day Y3, Y4 Easter Bingo – 1pm House Netball – pm Y5, Y6 Easter Bingo – 1pm END OF TERM
Music Festival – Instrumental Y4 Roman Visitor Y6 AJIS Football PA Movie Night 4.15pm – 6.00pm MFL Day
Summer Term 2024 Start of Term – Tuesday 16 April Bank Holiday – Monday 6 May Half Term – Monday 27 May to Friday 31 May End of Term – Friday 5 July