A note from the Head…
It has been much quieter in school this week, with Year 3 pupils away at Patterdale on Tuesday and Wednesday and Year 4, 5 and 6 focussing on their examinations. Year 3 will take their tests next week. The test papers are sent away for marking and results are shared when we get them back, usually a couple of weeks after the half term break.
We did have a very exciting start to the day today, with the Parents’ Association Breakfast Club. The girls are also looking forward to the Coronation Celebration later in the day, with our special lunch. We will tell you more about these in our next Newsletter.
Next week we return to our usual busy schedule with Year 6 Bikeability, a talk by a Polar explorer, a visit to the recycling centre for our Eco Committee and then Cub Camp at the weekend.
In the remaining two weeks of this half term, we have the Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 trips to Patterdale Hall, several swimming galas and also the Year 6 Careers Afternoon and AJIS Proms. There are also several sporting fixtures and competitions. Please do keep an eye on our diary towards the end of the Newsletter.
Finally, we are lucky to get an extra Bank Holiday this weekend, for the King’s Coronation. We know from the girls that some of you have special events planned and we hope that your celebrations go well.
Music Examination Success
Congratulations to Sienna Shum who achieved a Merit in her recent Grade 4 Piano examination –very well done!
Year 3 Trip to Patterdale Hall
Tuesday 2 May – Wednesday 3 May
Year 3 had a lovely visit to Patterdale Hall, enjoying a walk, low ropes, archery and rafted canoeing amongst other things. There are lots of photographs on Twitter, but here are some favourites…
Mrs C Laverick
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The Inaugural Hulton Lecture
Wednesday 3 May, 5.00pm, GD Great Hall
curious and to embrace challenge in whatever future path they choose. A special mention should also go to Shalom Chigara for her exceptional closing speech of thanks.
Thank you to Old Boy, Rob Dobson, who gave an inspiring talk to our pupils this week about how his love of problem solving and collaborating with others led to a wonderful and varied career in engineering. He took time to visit one of our Art lessons encouraging our girls to be creative,
PA Meeting
Tuesday 9 May, 6.30pm, Hesketh House
The next PA meeting will be held on Tuesday 9 May, 6.30pm, at Hesketh House. Any interested parents are welcome to attend. The focus of the meeting will be Year 6 Leavers’ Events, so it would lovely if a few Year 6 parents were able to join us.
Message from the Eco Committee
Energy Saving Tips - Do you really need to switch the light on? Make the most of the longer, lighter days by allowing natural light into your rooms.
A reminder to send your unwanted and used batteries to school, where we will store them and send to be recycled as part of the Big Battery Hunt
Patterdale Hall – Summer Residential Visits
Trip Information and Kit Lists have been sent out, a copy can be found here:
Year 4 Patterdale Information and Kit List
Year 5 Patterdale Information and Kit List
Year 6 Patterdale Information and Kit List
Kidzone Holiday Club
Information about the activities during half term can be found here
BSSL Activity Programme
BSS Leisure are also running activities during the half term holiday, more information is here.
Pupil Absence
We have seen across the Divisions this year a notable increase in requests for additional days of holiday, very often immediately before or after the normal school holidays. Parents should note that schools are required to monitor all such absence, and that this monitoring can be used to spot patterns and discern trends. By law, we cannot grant absences for holidays in term time except in exceptional circumstances. Such circumstances are expected to be rare, and do not include having to work around flight times or other logistical arrangements. Please note that for any request to be authorised, permission must be granted in advance. This means that a letter on the day of the absence ora phone call when a holiday is extended cannot be authorised and instead has to be recorded officially as unauthorised. As well as the obvious disruption to your child’s education that absence creates, the number of unauthorised absences becomes a matter of record and can be subject to action beyond the School in accordance with legislation governing the responsibility of parents to ensure the education of their children.
Alumni of the Year Award
Following the launch of the 2023 Alumni of the Year Awards, nominations can now be submitted online using this form until 12 noon on Friday 26 May 2023. For more details about the Awards, including eligibility and evaluation criteria, please click here. Please note that in order to avoid pupil bias, regrettably staff members are not eligible for nomination.
Lunch Menu
The lunch menu for next week can be found here.
SPORT REPORT
Year 4 Pop Lacrosse Festival
Friday 28 April, Bolton School
Team
Hannah Bobat Aleena Iqbal
Maria Khan Eva Lightbown-Burns
Zoya Naqvi Khadija Ugharadar
A small number of Year 4 girls were delighted to be invited to take part in a lacrosse festival last Friday, organised to help develop skills in this sport. They very much enjoyed the experience and are looking forwardtoplayingmore lacrosse in the future.
Year 4 AJIS Netball Tournament
Friday 28 April, Alderley Edge School
Team
Jennifer Irving
Isla Jairath
Aadya Kumar
Lily McCairn
Amaia Onuoha
Alivia Smith
Hurrem Subhani
Well done to the Year 4 girls who took part in the AJIS Netball Tournament last Friday. They progressed to the plate competition and came runners-up in the final. Congratulations girls!
HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER
5 MAY 2023
Lacrosse
We have received information from Brooklands Sports Club about some lacrosse coaching. More details can be found here.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Monday 8 May CORONATION BANK HOLIDAY
Tuesday 9 May Y3 EXAM WEEK 6G Bikeability
Wednesday 10 May 6G Bikeability
Y6 Explorer Talk 3.15pm
Thursday 11 May 6F Bikeability
Friday 12 May 6F Bikeability
Eco-Club Recycling Trip Cub Camp (until Sunday)
Saturday 13 May Hesketh House Taster Morning 9.30am – 12.00pm
Monday 15 May Y6 to Patterdale
Return Friday 19 May
Y4 House Swimming Gala p3, 4 (Sorry no spectators)
Tuesday 16 May Y5 Netball Tournament TBC
Wednesday 17 May Y5 House Swimming Gala p6, 7 (Sorry, no spectators)
Friday 19 May AJIS Tennis
Saturday 20 May AJIS Proms TBC
Monday 22 May Y4 to Patterdale Return Wednesday 24 May Y6 House Swimming Gala p3, 4 (Sorry, no spectators)
Wednesday 24 May Y5 to Patterdale Return Friday 26 May Y6 Careers Afternoon Y3 House Swimming Gala (Sorry no spectators)
Monday 29 May –
Friday 2 June HALF TERM
Tuesday 6 June Y5, Y6 AJIS Athletics Y3, Y4 Music Recital 7.00pm Hesketh House
Wednesday 7 June Y6 to Quarry Bank Mill
Friday 9 June Y6 ESB TBC
Monday 12 June Class and Group Photographs New Parent Information Evening 7.00pm Hesketh House
Thursday 15 June Y5, Y6 Music Recital
Friday 16 June Sports Day 1.15pm (Parents welcome to attend
Wednesday 21 June PA Second Hand Uniform Sale 3.30pm – 4.30pm Hesketh House Hall
Friday 23 June Sports Day (Reserve Date)
Tuesday 27 June Y6 Induction Day in Senior School Y3, 4, 5 Move-Up Day Y6 Leavers’ Celebration 6.00pm Hesketh House
Tuesday 4 July Y7 Parent Induction Evening
Wednesday 5 July Hesketh House Summer Concert 2.30pm and 7.00pm GD Great Hall
Thursday 6 July Y5 Trip to Chester Zoo
Friday 7 July Final Assembly 10.30am House Competitions pm TERM ENDS 3.25PM
School Uniform Shop
Summer Term Opening Hours
Monday 12.30pm – 5.30pm
Tuesday 12.30pm – 5.30pm
Wednesday Closed Thursday Closed
Friday 12.30pm – 5.30pm
Saturday 9.30am – 12.30pm
Sunday Closed
Summer Holiday Opening Hours
The School Uniform Shop will be closed from Monday 10 July, reopening on Monday 24 July.
From Monday 24 July opening hours will be:
Monday to Friday 9.30am – 4.30pm
Saturday 9.30am – 12.30pm
Sunday Closed
Monkhouse will continue to offer appointments to customers via www.Monkhouse.com on a first come first served basis. Customers without appointments are of course very welcome to attend, though they may be asked to wait until a colleague is available to assist.