Bolton School Primary Division Junior Boys’ School Thursday 16th March
Spring Term, 2023 — WEEK B
This week has seen a flurry of trips and visits, with Year 4 visiting the Liverpool Philharmonic as part of their music education; Year 5 visiting Ordsall Hall, as part of their study of Tudors in History and Year 6 to Cuerden Valley, as part of their geography studies on rivers.
Thursday 16th March Year 5 Trip to Ordsall Hall (all day) Jujitsu, 4-5.30pm LAMDA, 4-5pm Cubs, 6.30pm Bridgewater Hall Gala Concert, 7.30pm
The trips really do add an extra dimension to the boys’ learning and understanding of our curriculum: they offer a chance to engage with local experts, glean new information and inspire new lines of inquiry. In the coming week, there will be follow up lessons and discussions on these visits. In each of these visits, we have been supported by parent volunteers, who have been vital in ensuring the trips can go ahead safely. Many thanks to all those parents who have helped out or will be helping out in the coming weeks. Our trips to Patterdale Hall are rapidly approaching and, on 23rd March, we will be holding our Patterdale Hall Information Evening for Year 3 and Year 4 parents and any other parents new to the school this year. If you have not yet done so, please fill in this Google Form which indicates your attendance at the event (sent 10th March). We can then make suitable arrangements to accommodate all attending parents. On Tuesday, we took the first of our Year 5 groups to Ordsall Hall in Salford. Ordsall Hall is a Grade 1 listed Tudor manor house. The building has had Tudor nobles, an Earl, artists, priests and even rumoured ghosts amongst its occupants! Thankfully, we did not see any ghosts, but we were ably guided around the manor by ‘Lady Catherine’ and ‘Betsy’, who gave us a glimpse into the lives of rich and poor Tudors. We learned the roles and conditions of servants and how the ‘nobles’ of the era managed to
Friday 17th March keep themselves clean by bathing once a month! The boys had a great time and the visit stoked curiosity and gave them a chance to show off some of their knowledge from our studies on the Tudors. The second group of Year 5s are on the trip today. AJIS Hockey Tournament, 11-345pm, Leverhulme Pavilion Water Polo, 4-5pm Monday 20th March AJIS Rugby, MTS, all day Judo, 4-5pm Cricket Nets, 4-5.30pm
Contacting the School Office Park Road, BOLTON, BL1 4RD. t: (01204) 434735 e: parkroad@boltonschool.org.uk. www.boltonschool.org
Tuesday 21st March Y6 Trip to Quarry Bank Mill, all day Chess 4-5pm
The School Office is open from 8.15 am — 4.15 pm during term time. Please note that any texts sent by the Office cannot be replied to. Please direct all enquiries to parkroad@boltonschool.org and always include your son’s first name and surname, as well as his form. Please note that ParkRoadOffice email is no longer monitored. If your son is going to be absent from School, whether he be off sick or attending dental, medical or any other appointment, please email parkroad@boltonschool.org so that the registers may be marked accordingly. Please use this email address for all day-to-day enquiries relating to school matters to ensure that your enquiry may be dealt with in a timely manner. For all coach / transport enquiries: Logistics Co-ordinator: Mr B. Gould, t: (01204) 434711, e: bdmgould@boltonschool.org.uk