Bolton School Primary Division Junior Boys’ School Wednesday 17th April
Spring Term, 2024 — WEEK A
From Mrs. Faulkner I hope that you have all had a restful and enjoyable break with family. As ever, I am delighted to see the boys back in school this week and, whilst every term is busy and filled with fantastic events, this term is always particularly exciting with the visits to Patterdale to particularly look forward to.
Wednesday 17th April Squad Development Swimming, 4pm Cubs, 6.30 –7.45pm Thursday 18th April LAMDA, 4pm Jujitsu, 4pm PD Open Evening, 4.30—6.30pm Cubs, 6.30 –7.45pm Friday 19th April Fencing, 4-5pm Water Polo, 4-5pm Hockey 4-5pm Monday 22nd April Y5 & Y6 Hockey Tournament, 4pm, LP Judo, 4-5pm Tuesday 23rd April Chess, 4pm Pickleball, 4pm Y5 & Y6 Angling, 4-5.30pm
Around all that excitement, there are also the usual end of year exams. Please note that the dates for those this year are:
Years 4 and 5 week commencing 13th May Years 3 and 6 week commencing 20th May. At the end of last term, we said goodbye to Mrs Winstanley. She has asked me to pass on her thanks to you all for the many kind messages and the extremely generous and much appreciated Apple store voucher she received. As I wrote last term, Mrs Lisa Hunt has joined us this term to pick up the reins of Mrs Winstanley’s teaching. She will also be taking some of Miss Fletcher’s classes and is enjoying working with the boys, having started to get to know them before the break. Before the Easter break, I was delighted to share the report from our recent ISI inspection. The inspectors were highly complimentary of all aspects of life in Park Road and the Boys’ Division, commenting on the high expectations and culture of mutual support, inclusivity and tolerance within the School. The inspectors were impressed with the good academic progress made by the boys and the excellent behaviour and attitude to learning shown by all pupils I was especially pleased that they recognised a ‘significant strength’ in our work to develop the students’ character through our extra-curricular provision and commitment to outdoor learning. If you haven’t had a chance to read the report, it can be viewed here. Next week, we will mark Earth Day on Monday 22nd April. As part of our continued efforts on waste disposal and sustainability, we will be collecting standard nonrechargeable batteries for recycling all next week as part of the Duracell Big Battery Hunt. Please do send those old batteries you’ve been collecting for recycling in with your son next week and we will do it for you.
Contacting the School Office Park Road, BOLTON, BL1 4RD. t: (01204) 434735
e: parkroad@boltonschool.org.uk. www.boltonschool.org The School Office is open from 8.15am — 4.15pm 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