HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER 9 FEBRUARY 2024
A note from the Head… Our Music Festival has been a real highlight this week, with so many girls taking part. I thoroughly enjoyed all the performances, from our youngest girls just setting out on their musical journeys, to the older and more experienced musicians who are really starting to develop their skills.
Hesketh House Music Festival Monday 5 February Our pianists took to the stage on the opening day of our Music Festival, with some excellent performances in all classes. Our adjudicator, Mr Marc Murray, was impressed with both the standard of playing and the confidence of the girls. Well done to everyone who took part! Year 3 1st Zakiyyah Patel 2nd Xixi Feng 3rd Summer Armstrong Year 4
The final session was probably my favourite, with all of the ensembles – there is something very special about coming together as a group to perform. Well done to everyone who took part and thank you to those parents who were able to join us.
1st Hannah Smith 2nd Isabelle Ducker 3rd Chloe Hughes Year 5 1st Hurrem Subhani 2nd Francesca Dean 3rd Jennifer Irving Year 6 1st Sienna Shum 2nd Darcey Tomlinson 3rd Avni Patel
Finally, some of our families will be celebrating Chinese New Year this weekend and we hope that you enjoy your festivities. Happy New Year!
新年快乐
Hesketh House Music Festival Tuesday 6 February
Mrs C Laverick
Tuesday’s Music Festival saw girls playing a range of instruments, in another wonderful day of music. Mr Philip Dewhurst was the adjudicator for these sessions and really enjoyed all of the performances, giving some very positive and useful feedback. Again, congratulations to all of our talented musicians!
Severe Weather Arrangements A copy of the Severe Weather Arrangements can be found here. The key points are that information will be posted on the front page of the school website (www.boltonschool.org), usually by 7.00am. You will also be sent an email, and news often first appears on School X Accounts such as @Philip_Britton, @sfboltonschool, @BSPDJnrGirls.
Mixed Class 1st Annie Done-Jackson
HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER 9 FEBRUARY 2024
Beginners
If our Music Festival has inspired your daughter to consider taking up an instrument, then more information can be found in our Visiting Music Teachers brochure here. If you have any questions about individual music lessons at school, please contact Mr Forgrieve, ikf@boltonschool.org.
1st Layya Hariff 2nd Nancy Creighton 3rd Ella Fernando
Strings 1st Suriya Patel 2nd Hannah Smith Amelia Tickle
Vocal 1st Avni Patel 2nd Anika Shetty 3rd Tullah Maher
Ensembles 1st Year 5 and Year 6 Choir
A huge ‘thank you’ to Miss Fairclough for all her efforts in putting this event together and also to Mr Death for accompanying many of the instrumentalists. Top performers from all categories have been invited to take part in our Celebratory Concert on the evening of Thursday 7 March at 6.00pm in the Arts Centre. More details will be sent home next week. Please note that parking for this event will be available in the Dobson Road Quad or Upper Tudor Avenue Staff Car Park that evening.
Year 4 Roman Visitor Wednesday 7 February Audite! A Roman command meaning listen. Ohhhhh, look let’s consider that word, it’s linked to audience, audible, audio, audition… (spelling families). The study of words is called etymology and about 70% of the words we speak today come from Latin, the language the Romans used. As part of our Spring Term History study, Year 4 pupils became Roman recruits for the day. Having joined the ranks of the Roman Army, they were drilled to respond to commands and pay attention to detail from the Legionary Gaius - the Roman commander. The girls enthused as they learned new facts and practised new skills. A Roman artefacts handling session allowed them to work, as if archaeologists. They studied and sketched. In a creative session using clay, they moulded oil lamps and made a Roman board game, Tabla Lusarius which they were then able to play. All these experiences supported their curriculum work and helped the girls to immerse themselves learning about ancient times, life in Roman Britain over 2000 years ago and most importantly about the influences that those times continue to have on our lives today.
HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER 9 FEBRUARY 2024
Meet Mr Britton, Head of Foundation Wednesday 14 February, 2.30pm – 4.00pm After the success of the coffee morning Mr Britton hosted for parents in September, 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. Parking will be available in Dobson Road Quad from the earlier time of 2.30pm. Access into the Dining Hall is directly behind the Quad. 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. MFL Day Thursday 15 February We are holding a French Languages Day next Thursday 15 February on the theme of the Paris Olympics! Girls are invited to come into school wearing trainers and clothing/sportswear in the colours of the French flag or Olympic rings, that will be fit for a day of active learning inside and outside! They should bring their school bag, iPad and water bottle as usual. Merci!
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. Earthshot Competition Deadline Sunday 3 March A reminder that entries should be sent by email to Mrs Bass sbass@boltonschool.org by Sunday 3 March. 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!
HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER 9 FEBRUARY 2024
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. SciTech 24 + 1 Easter Workshops We have been sent some information which might be of interest to any keen scientists. Details of workshops running during the holidays can be found here. 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
Please note that the school shop will be closed with effect from Monday 19th February to Monday 26th February 2024, inclusive. Lunch Menu The lunch menu for next week can be found here. Social Media – X Please follow us @BSPDJnrGirls, @BSPDMFL and @BoltonSch. Messages from the BD Parents’ Association Burns Night Supper and Ceilidh The Burns Night Supper was a huge success. Thank you to all the guests who attended and were so generous in the buying of raffle tickets; the sponsors who donated so much: Cowgills, Scan Computers, InoRail, Yew Tree Inn at Anglezarke, Quest Painting & Decorating Contractors; and all the parents who kindly donated items for the raffle hampers. Over £1,500 was raised for the Woodland Project, enabling school to plant at least 20 new trees in the Tudor Avenue area. This is a fantastic result and could not have been achieved without input from everybody listed.
HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER 9 FEBRUARY 2024
Summer Festival - Save the Date! The Bolton School Summer Festival will take place on Sunday 23 June 2024. It will be an afternoon of activities for all ages, open to all Bolton School families as well as the wider community. More details to follow in due course. If you are interested in joining our foundation-wide team with the planning of this event then please get in touch by emailing bsbdpa@gmail.com. Alternatively if you or your business would be interested in sponsoring an element of the Festival or donating prizes for our Grand Raffle then please get in touch. SPORT REPORT Greater Manchester Cross Country Saturday 3 February, Heaton Park Congratulations to Izzy Owen and Alivia Smith, who were selected for the Bolton team to run in the Greater Manchester Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Both did very well, in some quite wet and windy weather conditions. Well done!
Tuesday 27 February Friday 1 March Saturday 2 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
SPRING TERM RESUMES Y6 AJIS Hockey Y5 Netball v Scarisbrick (A) EPSCA Chess Tournament 9.30am – 4.30pm, Park Road 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)
We have received information about Brooklands Lacrosse Club, who run weekly training sessions open to boys and girls from age 6 upwards. With lacrosse now included in the next Olympics, this is a great time to learn more about this exciting sport. Their flyer can be found here.
Tuesday 19 March Wednesday 20 March Thursday 21 March Friday 22 March Saturday 23 March Monday 25 March Tuesday 26 March Wednesday 27 March
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Summer Term 2024
Wednesday 14 February Thursday 15 February Monday 19 February
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
Brooklands Lacrosse Club
PA Movie Night 4.15pm – 6.00pm MFL Day HALF TERM
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