HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER 24 JUNE 2022
A note from the Head…
Year 3 Trip to Waddow Hall Monday 20 June
It was lovely to see so many spectators at Sports Day last week. It was a fabulous afternoon of fun and competition in glorious sunshine, and a great opportunity to have parents enjoying the event with us; we do appreciate your support. Thank you also to our PA volunteers, who very kindly supplied refreshments for parents!
The Hesketh House Parents’ Association very kindly agreed to fund an outdoor activity day for Year 3 girls at Waddow Hall; they had a fantastic time canoeing, kayaking and problem solving. Thank you very much to the PA!
We are fully focussed now on our Summer Concert next Tuesday, and the girls are working really hard in rehearsals, you are in for a real treat! We are sending a few extra tickets home today – if you still need more please let us know, though the evening performance is now getting quite full. Finally, as we get towards the end of the school year, please could I ask that you check carefully at home for any books and equipment that might belong to Hesketh House and return any items before the end of term. Thank you! Mrs C Laverick Music Results Several girls have taken music exams recently, results are as follows: Prakruti Padaki Charlotte McCarren Tullah Maher Isabella Hurst Zoya Ghauri Stephanie Li
Piano – Grade 1
Merit
Singing - Initial
Distinction
Singing - Initial Singing – Grade 2 Violin – Step 2 Violin – Grade 1
Distinction Merit Distinction Distinction
Making Music with the Hallé Orchestra Tuesday 21 June A number of our musicians enjoyed playing and singing with the Hallé Orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall on Tuesday. It was a wonderful opportunity to make music with a professional orchestra, in a stunning venue.
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Creative Now Project Saturday 25 June, Crompton Place As part of our fundraising efforts, we will be working with Creative Now in Crompton Place on Saturday 25 June, from 12pm – 5.00pm. They will be running an installation build, asking the public to pledge bricks for our school development project in Malawi. We hope to build a classroom in the shopping centre over the course of the day! Please do come along and see us, and of course buy some bricks to help our cause. Alternatively, if you prefer, you can donate via our Just Giving page, link is as follows: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/sm ilestomalawi?utm_term=gbk2ZEqba.
After School Activities – Tuesday 28 June Due to the Summer Concert, the after school water polo has been cancelled on Tuesday 28 June. JuJitsu will still be running; if your daughter is unable to attend please make sure you let the organisers know ntkmartialarts@googlemail.com. Jump Xtreme Wednesday 29 June 4.30pm The girls are looking forward to joining pupils from across Primary Division at Jump Extreme next week – have fun everyone! Book Awards Ceremony Tuesday 5 July Following a break, we are pleased to announce that the Bolton Children’s Fiction Award is back. The Year 6 pupils have all read and voted for their favourite book and the winner will be announced at a ceremony in school on Tuesday 5 July. Year 6 girls will be attending and will have a presentation from the winning author. The shortlisted books are available to purchase in advance, via ParentPay. More details and prices can be found here. The Lost Words: Told in Gold
Hesketh House Summer Concert Tuesday 28 June, 2.30pm and 7.00pm A letter has been sent home with the girls, with two tickets per child for each performance. Please let us have back any that you can’t use so that we can reallocate these to families who request extras. A copy of the letter can be found here for information. Please note that attendance is compulsory for all pupils at both the afternoon and evening performances.
Hesketh House pupils will enjoy an outdoor theatre production across a range of dates in the final week of the School year. The Lost Words: Told in Gold will take place in and around a huge goldfinch nest dome, with the School’s beautiful woodland as the backdrop. Girls should wear their own clothes on the day that they are attending the show, more information can be found here. Family and friends of Bolton School can also buy tickets for public performances, which will take place on Saturday 2 July and Monday 11 July to Friday 22 July inclusive. You can book tickets here: https://www.fatsoma.com/p/undersongproductions
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Dance Club Performance Thursday 7 July 4.45pm
Kidzone Holiday Clubs Summer Holidays
Girls who have attended the after school Street Dance lessons this term will be giving a short performance for parents on Thursday 7 July at 4.45pm in the hall at Hesketh House.
Information about the activities during the summer holidays can be found here.
Instrumental Music Lessons If you wish your daughter to start individual music lessons from September, please apply directly to your chosen teacher using the information contained in the VMT brochure, attached here, to check on vacancies. If you have any questions, please contact the Foundation Head of Instrumental Studies, Mr Forgrieve – ikf@boltonschool.org. Hesketh House Rucksacks These backpacks are sold by the Parents’ Association and need to be bought from the Hesketh House office, they are not available in the uniform shop. If anyone needs a new rucksack please send in £15 in a named envelope with your daughter. New pupils are allowed to use their own bag for the first week, until they have had the opportunity to purchase one of the school ones.
BSS Leisure Holiday Clubs Summer Holidays Details of activities running throughout the summer holidays are attached here. Summer Holiday Activities – Medic Fest We recently heard about MedicFest, who are offering full day activities with a medical theme, for children aged 8 – 14. More information can be found here https://medicfest.co.uk/. School Uniform Shop 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.
Park Road Year 6 Play – The Jungle Book
School Uniform Shop – Summer Holidays
Year 6 boys from Park Road will be performing The Jungle Book production on Wednesday 29 June, Thursday 30 June and Friday 1 July in the Girls' Division Theatre. The show starts at 7.00pm and tickets are now available to order!
The School Uniform Shop will be closed from Saturday 9 July to Sunday 24 July. From Monday 25 July the opening hours will be as follows:
If you would like to order tickets at a cost of £5 each, please email Mrs Whittaker directly lw2@boltonschool.org.uk stating your name, your child's name and form, the number of tickets you require and the date that you would like to attend. Payment requests and tickets will be sent out by the Park Road office prior to the performance date.
Monday to Friday Saturday
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9.30am – 4.30pm 9.30am – 12.30pm
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SPORT REPORT Sports Day Friday 17 June Congratulations to all the girls who did really well, competing in all of the different events during our Sports Day. Points scored by all pupils during the rotation of activities are totalled to give us our final House Results, which were as follows: 1st Butttermere 273 2nd Rydal 256 rd 3 Ullswater 236 4th Windermere 228 5th Grasmere 171
In addition to the House Competition we also have individual sprint finals. Particular congratulations to our medal winners in these events: Year 6 1st Hawa Kaka nd 2 Beatrix Soper 3rd Olivia Ramirez Nievas Year 5 1st Aamina Akram nd 2 Simar Chandhok 3rd Ella Wrigley Year 4 1st Alexia Pattle 2nd Izzy Owen 3rd Jessica Shannon Year 3 1st Amaia Onuoha 2nd Alivia Smith 3rd Kiera McCann
Year 5 AJIS Cricket Comeptition Wednesday 22 June Team Gabriella Chan Petra Critchley Isobel Mitchell Imogen Quint Beau Strange
Simar Chandhok Ariella Manivannan Maya Patel Poppy Rate Molly Wilkinson
Year 5 girls enjoyed a great day of cricket in the AJIS competition earlier this week. It was the first time they had played competitively and they performed very well, winning two out of their four matches. Mrs Higgins was so impressed with how much they improved over the day. Well done! Year 6 Water Polo Wednesday 22 June Year 6 enjoyed a competitive afternoon of water polo on Wednesday. It was wonderful to see how much their skills have developed over the course of the year. Well done to all players! Players Willow Greer Beatrix Soper
Olivia Ramirez Nievas Georgina Stubbs
HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER 24 JUNE 2022
Water Polo Award Winners
Spring Term 2023
Congratulations to this year’s award winners: Willow Greer – Most Improved Player Olivia Ramirez Nievas – Coach’s Player
Start of Term – Thursday 5 January Half Term – Monday 20 February to Monday 27 February End of Term – Wednesday 29 March 4.00pm
Thoroughly deserved – very well done! 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
PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION INFORMATION
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Saturday 25 June Tuesday 28 June Wednesday 29 June Thursday 30 June Monday 4 July Tuesday 5 July Wednesday 6 July Thursday 7 July Friday 8 July
Creative Now Project Crompton Place, Bolton Hesketh House Summer Concert 2.30pm and 7.00pm GD Great Hall ** compulsory for all pupils ** Y5 Trip to Chester Zoo Jump Xtreme Activity 4.30pm PA Y6 Leavers’ Celebration Event 6.30pm – 8.30pm Party and Play Y6 to The Lost Words Y6 to Book Award Ceremony Y3 and Y4 to The Lost Words Y5 to The Lost Words Charity Afternoon – Organised by Y6 House Rounders
Year 6 Leavers’ Celebration Event Party and Play Thursday 30 June 6.30pm – 8.30pm The Parents’ Association are busy planning a special end of term event for the Year 6 girls, which will be held on the evening of Thursday 30 June. Invitations have been given to the Year 6 girls this week.
TERM ENDS 3.25PM
TERM DATES 2022 – 2023 Autumn Term 2022 Start of Term – Wednesday 7 September Half Term – Monday 24 October to Friday 4 November End of Term – Thursday 15 December 3.25pm
PA Contact Information Simone Sweeney Asha Pitalia Angela Heywood Carolyn Byrom
shuffs_kidz@hotmail.co.uk ashapitalia@gmail.com ange.heywood@gmail.com thecjport@hotmail.com