Bolton School Primary Division Junior Boys’ School Wednesday 18th January
Spring Term, 2023 — WEEK B
I would like to start this week’s newsletter by congratulating our Year 6 boys for their hard work and endeavour in completing the entrance exam and their interviews this week. All the boys have conducted themselves in a manner which makes the school proud. I have enjoyed seeing the boys waiting for their interviews this week with excitement on their faces. The way the boys have conducted themselves is a credit to the school, staff (past and present), their families and, of course, themselves. However, please note Year 6 boys…we have a long way to go before you are released to the seniors! Plenty of hard work (and fun) lies ahead!
Wednesday 18th January Swim Development, 4-5pm (by invitation) Cubs, 6.30pm Thursday 19th January U10 ABC Football vs Birkenhead School (A), KO 2.30pm, return 5pm
Please note that from Monday 23rd January, a sign will be in the staff car park on Park Road, to indicate the areas of our car park that parents should not use. The Beech House drop off zone is clearly marked and looked after by their sergeant to ensure the safety of all pupils and staff. We would like to thank you all in advance for your co-operation, which ensures that staff are able to park in their allotted spaces in the morning. We have noticed that lots of boys have come to school without name labels on their mobile phones. They are also frequently forgetting to sign their phones in and out. We would appreciate you checking that your son’s phone is clearly labelled with his name and form. We would also strongly encourage that your son’s phone is sent into school in a protective case. Drops, trips and other accidents do happen and, although these expensive gadgets are marvellous in the array of tasks they can perform, they are less famed for their robustness. We are big believers that how you present yourself can not only affect others’ perceptions but how you, in turn, perceive yourself. We are, at the moment, asking boys to tidy themselves up by tucking shirts in, straightening ties and asking for clean blazers to be worn, as well as warm coats. We ask that this message is backed up at home. We want the boys to come to school looking and feeling their best, as this will put them in the right mindset to learn. Ensuring that your son has the right size shirt on can significantly aid looking smart. We are finding many shirts are too small to tuck into trousers. Please also spend time with your sons, ensuring they can tie their ties and shoelaces independently. Lastly, we would ask that boys come to school with clean hair , which is combed and is neat and tidy, as per School Policy:
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“(Hair must be) clean and smart If long hair is worn, a plain bobble/ headband or clips are permitted to tie hair back from the face.” We encourage boys to have their hair cut at each half-term holiday and before returning to school after the main summer holidays.”
Jujitsu, 4-5.30pm LAMDA, 4-5pm Cubs, 6.30pm
You may want to send your son to school with a comb or brush so that he can smarten himself up when, inevitably, he looks more dishevelled coming in from break times. I also am very pleased to let you know that School raised just over £1410 for the Poppy Appeal in 2022. SK
Contacting the School Office Park Road, BOLTON, BL1 4RD. t: (01204) 434735
Friday 20th January After School Hockey, 4-5pm, Leverhulme Pavilion Water Polo, 4-5pm
e: parkroad@boltonschool.org.uk. www.boltonschool.org
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