HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
A note from the Head… It has been incredibly busy at Hesketh House this week! Our extra-curricular programme is now fully up and running and the girls have really enjoyed the opportunity to try out some new activities as well as continuing to develop previous interests. Year 5 and Year 6 girls have also been involved in two cross country events and two netball matches this week, more details are included later in the Newsletter. On Tuesday we had our Primary Division photograph taken, which was an exciting occasion for the children, and quite a historic one for our new Primary Division. All of Hesketh House came together on Thursday morning for a special assembly to celebrate the European Day of Languages and Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 girls also enjoyed a talk from author Cressida Cowell. Finally, we were delighted to see our Hesketh Habits Mosaic finally up on the wall in our reception area. Everyone who was in school during the last academic year will have contributed to this stunning piece of artwork – please do come and admire it when you get the opportunity!
Mrs C Laverick Twitter Please follow us on twitter @BSPDJnrGirls.
Primary Division Photograph Tuesday 27 September Fortunately, the weather stayed fine for our Primary Division photograph, which was taken on Tuesday 27 September. Details about how to order a copy of the picture will be sent out in due course.
European Day of Languages Celebrated Thursday 29 September Yesterday, the whole of Hesketh House came together to sing a Spanish Song Señora Eccleshare had written, ‘I am a Rocket’, in celebration of the European Day of Languages. The song is all about positivity: be a ‘Rocket’, aim high and fly high to achieve anything we set our minds to. The girls made microphones of positivity and as you can see in the pictures, they enjoyed singing through them! Señora Eccleshare was extremely proud of their singing, especially Year 3s who have only been learning Spanish for a few weeks. Please follow our Primary Languages Twitter feed @BSPDJnrGirlsMFL Gracias!
HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
Author Talk – Cressida Cowell Thursday 29 September
Open Morning Saturday 8 October
Year 3, 4 and 5 enjoyed a lively talk by author Cressida Cowell on Thursday. Cressida explained how she came to be an author and talked a lot about her books and some of the characters she had created. She was a real inspiration!
We will be opening our doors to the public on Saturday 8 October from 9.30am for our annual Open Morning. As ever, we are always grateful for the support of pupils on this day, who help out in so many different ways. If you know of any families that you think might be interested in learning more about us, do please alert them to the event. We are asking that enquirers pre-register their attendance at boltonschool.org/openday. Parents’ Association Meeting Wednesday 12 October, Arts Centre 7.00pm
Year 4 Trip to Bolton Museum Tuesday 4 October Year 4 girls will be visiting Bolton Museum on Tuesday 4 October, as part of their study of life in Ancient Egypt. An email with more information has been sent to parents this week. National Poetry Day Thursday 6 October To celebrate we will start the day with a poetry themed assembly and throughout the day the teachers will suggest how the girls can enjoy reading and writing poetry. The theme for this year’s National Poetry Day is THE ENVIRONMENT, and that means us thinking about and taking better care of the earth. What environment-based topic could you choose? Trees? Rivers? Forests? The seas? Water? The sky? Or even the earth itself?
Developing good relationships with our parents is something we work very hard on across the Primary Division and our Parents' Associations have always been an integral part of that. As you may know, in each of the three PD schools; Beech House, Hesketh House and Park Road, our Parents' Associations are experiencing a period of change as those who previously served on the PA committees have moved on, either to a new part of the Primary Division or to Boys' or Girls' Division. This, coupled with what we appreciate to be the increased pressures on our parents' time, suggests that this is a good time to consider how we might restructure the PAs in order to make the best use of the time, expertise and enthusiasm of our whole parent body in order to develop fund-raising and social opportunities which benefit our children and parents. We would welcome the views and suggestions of all of our parents and as such, invite you to attend a meeting to discuss the future organisation of our Parents' Associations. This will be held in the Arts Centre at 7.00pm on Wednesday 12 October. In order to allow us to plan logistics for this meeting I would be grateful if you could register your intention to attend via the Google form link below, prior to Monday 10 October. If you are unable to attend but have any suggestions you would like to put forward for consideration these can also be recorded via the Google form. https://forms.gle/BA65FbAwtFpmZk2j9
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Harvest Festival Wednesday 19 October We will be holding our Harvest Festival Assembly in the week before half term. Prior to this, we will be asking for donations, which we give to Urban Outreach as part of their Winter Watch project. There are particular items they find very useful; a copy of the provision list can be found here.
Year 5 Results Alexia Pattle Annabelle Hutchinson Orla Wilson Avni Patel Izzy Owen Charlotte McCarren Bronwen Soper
7 17 31 41 56 60 66
Year 6 Results Hattie Drake Ella Wrigley Aamina Akram Imogen Quint Poppy Rate Simar Chandhok Taliah Dean
Kidzone Holiday Club Monday 24 October – Friday 4 November Kidzone are running various activities throughout the half term holiday. More information can be found in the flyer attached here. BSS Leisure Services Holiday Club Monday 24 October – Friday 4 November BSSL have an Outdoor Adventure week and a Multi-Sports camp during the half term, Please see the flyer here for more details. SPORT REPORT Y5, Y6 AJIS Cross Country Championship Wednesday 28 September, Rossall School The girls in both teams ran very well at the AJIS Cross Country Championship, held at Rossall School. The course was challenging, but the conditions were good and there were some pleasing results. Well done!
Year 6 Netball Festival Wednesday 28 September, St Joseph’s 4.00pm Team Petra Critchley Isobel Mitchell Fleur Oxley-Harrison Tulsi Patel Jessica Shannon Beau Strange Molly Wilkinson The Year 6 netballers played very well in this Netball Festival earlier this week. They really entered in to the spirit of the competition, playing against boys and girls of varying standards and experience. Results were as follows: Bolton v St Johns Bolton v Devonshire Road Bolton v Beaumont Bolton v Clevelands Bolton v Westhoughton Very well done to all players!
won 2-1 won 3-0 won 6-0 won 5-4 won 5-0
18 31 37 56 57 71 89
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Bolton Schools Cross Country Thursday 29 September, Moss Bank Park 4.00pm
Saturday 8 October Wednesday 12 October Thursday 13 October Wednesday 19 October Friday 21 October
Results Alexia Pattle Hattie Drake Annabelle Hutchinson Ella Wrigley Aamina Akram Avni Patel Orla Wilson Izzy Owen
12 22 28 43 44 46 47 61
Congratulations to our runners, competing against around 200 girls from schools across Bolton. Y5, Y6 Netball v Scarisbrick Friday 30 September Year 5 Sahana Jacobs Alice Lomas Francesca Longton Tullah Maher Charlotte McCarren Alexia Pattle Molly Scales Jessica Shannon Sienna Shum Browwen Soper
Year 6 Aamina Akram Petra Critchley Taliah Dean Ryanna Hung Reem Ibrahim Tabitha McNair Isobel Mitchell Beau Strange Molly Wilkinson Ella Wrigley
Good luck in this fixture this afternoon! DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Tuesday 4 October Thursday 6 October
Friday 7 October
Y4 Trip to Bolton Museum National Poetry Day Bolton League Cross Country 4.00pm Moss Bank Park
Monday 24 October – Friday 4 November Tuesday 8 November Wednesday 9 November Friday 11 November Saturday 12 November Monday 21 November Monday 21 November – Thursday 24 November Tuesday 6 December Thursday 15 December
Travelling by Tuba Workshop – pm Y6 Netball v Bury 2.30pm Bolton Whole School Open Morning 9.30am – 1.00pm Parent Meeting 7.00pm Arts centre Bolton League Cross Country 4.00pm Moss Bank Park Harvest Festival House Cross Country 2.00pm Parents welcome to spectate HALF TERM
Flu Immunisations Individual Pupil Photographs - am Remembrance Assembly 10.45am Y6 Parents welcome to attend AJIS Chess Y4, Y5, Y6 Informal Concert 7.00pm Hesketh House Parent Consultation Evenings (online) Hesketh House Christmas Concert 2.30pm and 7.00pm GD Great Hall *attendance compulsory for all pupils TERM ENDS 3.25PM
TERM DATES 2023 Spring Term 2023 Start of Term – Thursday 5 January Half Term – Monday 20 February to Monday 27 February End of Term – Wednesday 29 March 4.00pm Summer Term 2023 Start of Term – Monday 17 April Bank Holiday – Monday 1 May Half Term – Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June End of Term – Friday 7 July 3.25pm