HESKETH HOUSE NEWSLETTER 6 SEPTEMBER 2019

A note from the Head…

I hope that you have all enjoyed a restful summer break.

It was lovely to see the girls back in School this week and I offer a warm welcome to those families who are new to Hesketh House. I am sure that you will have a very positive experience, but if you do ever have any concerns please let us know.

Hopefully, part of your preparation for the return to School has been to purchase and label all of the uniform and equipment required. I would stress Parent Information Evening how important it is for items to be named, as Monday 16 September, 7.00pm things are regularly misplaced and this makes it much easier to return them. I would also remind We look forward to welcoming you to Hesketh you that all girls must have their coat in School House for the Parent Information Evening on every day. Monday 16 September. This is an opportunity to meet with the class teachers to find out more Our Newsletter is emailed to parents each Friday about general School routines, as well as specific and we hope that you will find it interesting and information relating to each particular year group. informative. As well as reporting on events and In addition, Miss Hincks will be present to talk to celebrating achievements, we also give information Year 6 parents about the transition to the Senior about future activities and publish our diary dates. School, and the Entrance Examination and admissions process in particular. This is a very Please keep an eye on our calendar as we do have a useful event and I would urge all parents to attend very busy year planned! if they possibly can. A letter has been sent with the girls, a copy can be found here.

Mrs C Laverick

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Friday 27 September 8.00am – 9.00am Ambassadors

Our Parents’ Association is Year 6 girls all have the opportunity to represent hosting a Macmillan Coffee the School as Ambassadors, taking on extra Morning on Friday 27 September responsibilities in many areas. This term our from 8.00am until 9.00am. Please Ambassadors are: drop in – all welcome!

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Zaynab Bhatia Lana Bakeer Year 3 Parent Talk Georgia Clarkson Zara Caswell Friday 27 September 9.00am Marissa Hollinghurst Lois Cowin

Sara Mahomed Emily Fox Following on from the Coffee Morning on Friday Molly Neville Nikita Luhar 27 September, we invite Year 3 parents to stay for Lucy Schofield Tilly McCann a little longer for short talks about reading and the Bella Shannon Nora Oesterle library. A separate letter will be sent home next Carrie-Anne Warbrick Daisy-Lee Strange week with a little more information.

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Music Examination Results – Summer Term After School Activities

Congratulations to all of the Hesketh House Ju-Jitsu, Dance and Chess clubs start next week: pupils who passed their music examinations at the Ju-Jitsu Tuesday 4.00pm – 5.30pm end of last term. Although some of these girls are Dance Thursday 4.00pm – 5.00pm now in Year 7, I felt it was important to include Chess Thursday 4.00pm – 5.00pm their achievements in this Newsletter. Ju-jitsu and Dance sessions are run by an external Trinity Examinations provider and there is a charge to attend. More information is available from the office if your Amy Heaton Cornet Initial Distinction daughter wishes to find out more. Chess is an Nico Howarth Piano Initial Distinction extension of our lunchtime sessions, and is for invited players only. Philippa Irving Piano Initial Distinction

Sammie Makin Piano Initial Distinction Please make sure that you inform us if your Amber Pilkington Piano Initial Distinction daughter is not going to be able to attend an after Zaynab Bhatia Piano 1 Distinction school activity that she has signed up for. We do take registers and it is important to know if Molly Neville Piano 1 Distinction someone is going to be missing. Imaan Rashid Piano 2 Distinction Marissa Piano 3 Distinction Hollinghurst Parents’ Information Booket Sofia Riaz Piano 4 Distinction Anagha On joining the School, parents are provided with Singing Initial Distinction Harishkumar our Information Booklet. A copy of the 2019 – 2020 Nia Raja Singing Initial Distinction booklet is available here.

Paavana Singing 3 Merit Sugumar Information for Coach Travellers Salma Tahier Violin 1 Merit Carrie-Anne If your daughter is coming to Violin 1 Distinction Warbrick School by coach, you will have received information about the ABRSM Examinations route from the Transport Office. Miss Hincks has written a letter Alto here to the parents of any child Hannah Faulkner 1 Pass Sax in the Foundation, who uses the coach service in Sofia Riaz Cello 3 Distinction the morning or afternoon, please do read this. Elizabeth Newton Cornet 2 Pass

Sophia Cail Flute 1 Merit Healthy Snacks Evie Done- Flute 1 Pass Jackson We ask girls only to bring snacks Hana Turnbull Flute 2 Merit of fruit or vegetables for Isabella Hurst Singing Prep Pass break times. We would Annabelle Guest Singing 1 Pass appreciate your support in this, thank you.

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Absences Twitter

Please ring us first thing in the morning if your Please follow us on twitter daughter is going to be absent from School for @BoltonJnrGirls. any reason. A letter confirming the reason for absence should be brought in to School on her return, even if you have telephoned to let us know. SPORT REPORT

We would also remind you that, in accordance with NHS advice, children should not be in Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 Swimming Squads School for 48 hours after any bout of sickness or diarrhoea in order to make sure that any bugs are Trials for membership of the swimming squad not easily passed to others. will take place over the next three Monday

lunchtimes as follows:

Monday 9 September – Year 6 Kidzone Monday 16 September – Year 5

Monday 23 September – Year 4 School Kidzone offers

Breakfast Club and After School Girls who are invited for trials will be informed by Club exclusively to Mrs Higgins. They are invited based on their times pupils. For more information, please visit the and performance in lessons at the end of the last website www.boltonschoolkidzone.com, email: academic year. Pupils who are new to the School [email protected] or telephone 01204 are also invited for trials, if they are confident 434798. swimmers.

Cubs’ Corner Year 5 and Year 6 Netball Squads

After an exciting initial planning meeting, we have Over the next couple of weeks, a term focused around space. Did you know that girls in Year 5 and Year 6 will be 11 of the 12 people who have walked on the moon given the opportunity to try out were involved in scouting? We have space for the netball squad. Those who inspired games, crafts and badges on the agenda, are not selected for the squad will an optional trip to the of Science & still have the opportunity to take Industry, and we've even booked a pop-up part in a netball club, which runs planetarium to fill Brookside. Christmas will see alongside squad training. our Y6 Cubs ready to move up to Y6 Scouts.

Our first meetings for the Cubs will be on Bolton League Cross Country Wednesday 11 September and Thursday 12 Thursday 12 September – Moss Bank Park September – usual time of 6.30pm – 8.00pm, usual place, Brookside. We are really looking forward to Please note that races start next week – getting started. letters will be given to those involved.

If you are interested in joining cubs please contact Akela (Mrs Hough) at [email protected]. For further information about Cubs have a look at www.scouts.org.uk.

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Tuesday Individual Pupil Photographs 5 November Friday Year 6 Remembrance Assembly Wednesday 8 November 10.45am (Y6 parents welcome) START OF TERM 4 September Tuesday Parent Consultation Evening (1/2) Thursday Bolton League Cross Country 12 November 4.00pm – 7.00pm 12 September 4.00pm Moss Bank Park Thursday Parent Consultation Evening (2/2) Monday Parent Information Evening 14 November 4.00pm – 7.00pm 16 September 7.00pm Hesketh House Wednesday Y4, Y5, Y6 Informal Concert Wednesday Y5, Y6 Cross Country TBC 20 November 7.00pm Hesketh House 18 September Y5, Y6 Author Talk pm Tuesday Junior School Carol Concert Thursday Bolton League Cross Country 10 December 2.30pm and 7.00pm GD Great Hall Wednesday 19 September 4.00pm Moss Bank Park Y6 Drama Morning – 6G Thursday Bolton League Cross Country 11 December Thursday 26 September 4.00pm Moss Bank Park Y6 Drama Morning – 6J Friday Macmillan Coffee Morning 12 December Tuesday 27 September 8.00am – 9.00am Hesketh House TERM ENDS 3.25PM Y3 Reading and Library Parent Talk 17 December 9.00am – 9.30am Tuesday Y4 Trip to Bolton Museum 1 October TERM DATES 2020 Wednesday AJIS Cross Country 2 October Rossall School Harvest Festival Spring Term 2020 1.30pm (pupils only) Thursday Y6 Netball v Alderley Edge Start of Term – Wednesday 8 January 3 October 3.00pm Bolton School Half Term – Monday 17 February to Monday 24 Bolton League Cross Country February inclusive 4.00pm Moss Bank Park Thursday Cross Country Fun Run End of Term – Tuesday 31 March 4.00pm 10 October 4.00pm Moss Bank Park Friday Travelling by Tuba Workshop 11 October Summer Term 2020 Saturday Open Morning 12 October 9.30am – 1.00pm Start of Term – Monday 20 April Tuesday Y5, Y6 Netball v Oldham Hulme Bank Holiday – Friday 8 May* 15 October 4.00pm Bolton School Half Term – Monday 25 May to Friday 29 May Thursday Cross Country Championships inclusive 17 October 4.00pm Moss Bank Park End of Term – Wednesday 8 July 3.25pm Monday 21 October – HALF TERM *change of date announced by the Government Friday 1 November