Bolton School Primary Division Junior Boys’ School Wednesday 29th June
Summer Term, 2022 — WEEK A
From Mr. Morris Dear Parents, During the last week, we have turned our attention to all things green in school.
Wednesday 29th June Youth Environment Summit, 9.30am –2.30pm, BWFC Swim Squad training, 4-5pm
Mrs Lowe and Mrs Winstanley accompanied a group of boys from the Eco-Committee to Ewood Park, Blackburn as they attended the North West Eco Schools’ Sustainability Conference, learning all about reducing waste and protecting our planet. We have followed this up with today’s trip to the Youth Environment Summit, and will hopefully return with some exciting new initiatives for the new school year. One of the highlights of the year has been seeing the engagement of the boys in ecomatters and witnessing, first-hand, their determination to right the mistakes of previous generations.
All classes have now experienced a glimpse of what September should look like as they enjoyed a day with their new classes earlier in the week. Hopefully, good first Year 6 Play—Jungle Book— impressions have been made and the boys are already excited about the next step of their journey. 7pm—GD Theatre
Cubs 6.30—7.45pm
Much like the Year 6 boys, I will be saying goodbye to Park Road at the end of this term. In my seven years here I have been very fortunate to receive gifts at the end of Thursday 30th June the Summer Term from some boys that I have taught. I have been hugely grateful for each card, gift or kind word along the way. Without wanting to sound demanding or Y3 Ancient Egyptians presumptuous in any way, I would like to ask that, if you had planned on buying me a Workshop, all day small gift this year, could you instead please redistribute those few pounds to a charity LAMDA, 4-5pm that I would love to lend some support to? The River Reeves Foundation was set up in the memory of five talented young men who lost their lives just as they were on the Jujitsu, 4-5pm brink of a bright future in the music industry. The charity helps to support talented but Cubs 6.30—7.45pm socially disadvantaged young people from across the region realise their dreams in the Year 6 Play—Jungle Book— arts world through grants, sponsorships and training programmes. 7pm—GD Theatre (https://www.riverreevesfoundation.org/get-involved/donate) Many thanks!
Friday 1st July LAMDA exams, all day Water polo training (by invitation), 4-5pm Year 6 Play—Jungle Book— 7pm—GD Theatre
Our Year 6 boys will be showcasing their own theatrical talents this week as they embark on their three night odyssey to the Indian jungle (the Girls’ Division Theatre) for their interpretation of the Jungle Book. Break a leg! FM
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Monday 4th July PA Breakfast Club, 8am Y3 boys—Lost Words Production, GD (am) Y4 boys—Lost Words Production, GD (am) After School Chess, 4-5pm Judo, 4pm Judo Showcase, 4.30pm Tuesday 5th July Y5 Visits to Urban Outreach (morning) After School Chess, 4-5pm
PA Matters
Year 6 Play
Don’t forget, it is our last Breakfast Club on Monday 4th July.
There are still some tickets available for the Year 6 production this week.
£1 per plate, which will include two food items and a drink plus a chance to win a raffle price. Breakfast stalls will be on the school yard from 8am.
If you would like tickets to see “The Jungle Book” at the Girls’ Division Theatre on Thursday 30th June,please email Mrs Whittaker (lw2@boltonschool.org.uk) and she will allocate them for you.
Pre-Loved Uniform – If you have any good quality preloved uniform or sports kit, please consider donating them for a uniform sale in September. Donations can be dropped at Park Road office before school closes or at the main school reception (Riley Centre) during the school holidays. They will be open on weekdays 10am – 4pm. Please label donations as “Park Road Uniform Donation” so that it makes its way back to us.
Tickets cost £5 each and the show starts at 7pm and fabulous homemade refreshments will be on sale each night.
EasyFunding – Online shopping can also generate funds for the school PA by simply using the easyfundraising app and linking your account to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ boltonjbpa. This includes the majority of online merchants (e.g. Amazon, M&S, John Lewis, eBay, insurance, Domino’s Pizza) Don’t forget to @BSPDJnrBoysPA
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Many thanks to Mrs James in Senior Girls’ Division for giving Year 6 boys the experience to make some tasty ‘Sensational Samosas’ yesterday. One of the many brilliant PSHE Enterprise ideas, which will be on sale at the Year 6 production of “The Jungle Book” this week.
Wednesday 6th July 5A & 6A boys—Lost Words Production, GD (am) Swim Squad training, 4-5pm Cubs 6.30—7.45pm Thursday 7th July 5B & 6b boys—Lost Words Production, GD (am) 5C & 6A boys—Lost Words Production, GD (am)
Friday 8th July Prize Giving (morning) Sports Day (afternoon), Senior Levels BREAK UP FOR SUMMER HOLIDAY, 3.25pm
LAMDA Lessons from September Park Road is offering boys the opportunity to attend LAMDA classes each Thursday after school, commencing 15 September. These classes are organised by experienced Speech and Drama Teacher, Mrs Jayne Buchanan. Classes are fun, yet structured, and boys will be able to fulfil their potential. We will work on developing performance and communication skills and plan to take an exam during the school day towards to the end of the academic year. The classes will be £14.00 per week, payable at the beginning of each half term; this also covers the cost of the exam. If you would like your son to attend classes, please complete the form linked here and return directly to jaynebuchanan@hotmail.co.uk before Friday, 2 September. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please note that this arrangement, which the school is facilitating, is handled by me and if you would like any further information please contact me or take a look at LAMDA’s website www.lamda.ac.uk/examinations.
KidZone Summer Activities Please find linked here, the Summer 2022 programme for Kidzone’s holiday club. Please contact Kidzone directly to book your child a place on any of the activities.
This Week’s Documents This week’s linked documents include: Next week’s menu to follow VMT brochure for September Kidzone Summer Schedule LAMDA flyer The newsletter is available on the school website at: http://www.boltonschool.org/junior-boys/ downloads/weekly-newsletter/current-newsletter/. Copies of these documents are also available on Parent Portal
Eco Committee News STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! After almost a year’s hard work by Mrs Lowe and the Park Road Eco Committee, our Eco Schools’ Green Flag Award application has finally been submitted. All of the evidence of what we have been doing around school, both inside and outside the classroom, has been collated with help from lots of the staff, boys and partners across the wider Foundation. We are hoping that the judgement will be received back before we break for the summer so watch this space! If successful, we shall be able to fly the flag next year and then it will be up to all of us to continue the hard work and build on the foundations that have been laid this year. If any parents would like to get involved in our Eco work next year, we would love to hear from you so please do get in touch with us via the School Office. KEW and SL
NW Eco Schools Sustainability Conference Last Thursday, Mrs Lowe and I took eight members of our Eco Committee to the North West Eco Schools’ Sustainability Conference which was held at Ewood Park, Blackburn. The boys had a really enjoyable morning getting involved in all sorts of sustainability themed activities, with the favourite most definitely being a visit to the marine life/biodiversity stand, where they were able to hold all manner of sea creatures. Whilst the boys were kept busy with our hosts, Mrs Lowe and I were able to browse in the Marketplace and gather lots of ideas for new extra curricular initiatives for next year and activities that will enhance and refresh some of our existing clubs. After lunch, where we sat in the stand at Blackburn Rovers FC, we all went up to the Legends’ Lounge to watch the ‘Trashion Show’, featuring a collection of weird and wonderful garments all created from rubbish by local schools. There was a newspaper ra-ra skirt, a bottle top T-shirt and even a bubble wrap evening gown! After a final address from the organisers (and some fun with water pistols), it was time to return to school. The boys were unanimous about how much fun they had had and the fact that they wanted us to book again for next year! KEW
Youth Environment Summit Year 5 boys, Noah, Mark and Max, have had a wonderful and inspiring day at the Youth Environment Summit which took place at the BWFC football ground this morning. The boys enjoyed numerous workshops aimed at bringing a voice to young people in the fight against climate change and in support of our world becoming more environmentally friendly. SL
Achievements
If you were an engineer, what would you do? This question was posed to our Year 6 Challenge Group and they were tasked with solving a real-world problem by inventing a new product. Ziyad Bagasi came up with ‘Pram Power’ - a mechanism that would enable prams to move easily up and down stairs.
New After School Club from September Earlier today, the current Year 4 and Year 5 boys were treated to a presentation by Justin, from Off The Scale Outdoor Education, to introduce a new after school angling club, which will be taking place from September. More details to follow soon!
Ziyad was chosen as a Year 6 winner from a plethora of entries from the Greater Manchester area and will attend an awards ceremony at Rochdale Town hall next month where he will receive a trophy and certificate. Well done and many congratulations, Ziyad ! Congratulations to Vivaan Bhandary, in 3B, who won the “Players’ Player of the Season” award for FC Strikers Football Club. Well done, Vivaan !
Please do let us know if your son achieves great things outside of school over the Summer holiday; we would love to share his news and achievements in the newsletter when we return to Park Road in September.
Year 5 and Year 6 House Cricket Final The Year 5 and Year 6 House Cricket finals match will take place on the levels at Senior School on Friday 1st July, starting at 2.30pm and concluding by 4pm. Boys involved in the match will be advised beforehand. Parents are welcome to come along and support, access to the playing fields will be through the Dobson Road Gate. May the best House win ! TG
Judo Demo for Parents Parents of all boys who currently take part in after school Judo are invited to join Mr Parkinson and the boys, who will showcase the skills they have learned this academic year, on Monday 4th July from 4.30pm to 5pm, in the Park Road Hall.
Please email Mrs Iddon in the School Office (parkroad@boltonschool.org) if you are able to attend. Thank you to those who have already responded.
Summer Holiday Activity at Markland Hill Tennis Club Margot Mather will once again be running her tennis course over the Summer holidays at Markland Hill Tennis Club from Tuesday 30th August to Friday 2nd September. A flyer with all of the details can be found linked here and on Parent Portal. Please return any forms to Margot directly to ensure your son’s place on the activity, as it is always very popular with the boys (and girls !) .
News from the Art Room The boys have been having great fun in their art lessons this week, constructing with Modroc ! It’s been messy, dusty and tricky but a great experience and exactly what the Art Room is perfect for ! JM
Instrumental Music Lessons from September If you wish your son to start individual music lessons from September, please apply directly to your chosen teacher using the information contained in the attached VMT brochure to check on vacancies. A copy is linked here and available to download on Parent Portal. If you have any questions, please contact the Foundation Head of Instrumental Studies, Mr Forgrieve - ikf@boltonschool.org.
5C had a cracking time preparing their parachute eggsperiment!
The boys constructed parachutes, changing one element only (size, shape, material) to test which design had the most air resistance. Apparently Mr Minta’s terrible Dad jokes really scrambled everybody’s brains but he thought they were smashing! JM
Friends of Bolton School We are relaunching the Friends of Bolton School (FOBS) Choir with a “Come and Sing” event on Sunday 25th September. This will be held in the Girls’ Division Great Hall. If you are not already on the FOBS Choir mailing list, please email Friends@boltonschool.org to register your interest and to be kept informed of this and subsequent events. The choir is open to all parents, staff, ex-parents, governors, alumni and others with a connection to Bolton School. Further details will follow in due course.
School Uniform Shop Opening Hours Please see below for the opening times for the school uniform shop on Dobson Road. Please see a message from Monkhouse here about 1:1 appointment bookings throughout the Summer which are the best way to get uniform ready. Parents are already starting to book their slots. Book early to avoid the Back to School rush!