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BOLTON SCHOOL JUNIOR GIRLS’ 2017/2018 REVIEW
BOLTON SCHOOL GIRLS’ DIVISION
From the Head... Life at Hesketh House is never dull and the activities documented within this publication show the range
of experiences and challenges enjoyed by our pupils during the last academic year. As part of our ‘Habits
of Mind’ programme, we encourage the girls to try something new, apply their knowledge, work together,
think flexibly, learn from experiences and respond with awe and wonder. There are lots of examples of these
skills within the pages of the Review, as well as many of the others 'habits’ too. Congratulations to the staff and pupils of Hesketh House on yet another excellent year, thank you for all your efforts!
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Ambassadors The team of Ambassadors help out with school life and reflect the values of Hesketh House: respect, honesty, kindness, resilience and responsibility. Every pupil in Year 6 has the opportunity to serve as an
Ambassador for one term and the girls take on their additional duties
with enthusiasm. Ambassadors welcome guests to Hesketh House on Open Morning and
provide interesting guided tours which give an insight into what it’s like
to be a pupil. They are also young leaders, helping out teachers when needed and providing girls lower down the school with role models.
Autumn Term Ambassadors
Spring Term Ambassadors
Summer Term Ambassadors
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Music and Drama
Assembly Music The girls’ musical talents were shared throughout the year in morning assemblies and informal concerts.
Alice the Musical The Summer Production of 'Alice the Musical’ took the audience on a whirlwind tour of Wonderland, following Alice’s adventures down the rabbit-hole and introducing a host of fantastical characters through music, song and dance.
Edith’s Wartime Scrapbook The Year 6 play looked back at the Second World War through the eyes of Edith, an elderly woman reflecting on her younger days. The moving story of how the war affected her family revealed life on the front lines, rationing at home, the roles of ARP Wardens, the Home Guard and 'Women at War’ and much more!
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Gala Concert
Hosanna Rock!
The Junior Girls added their musical talents to the Massed Choir and Massed Orchestra at the
The nativity story was brought to life by the Junior Girls at their Christmas concert. The skilful
Spring Gala Concert in Bolton’s Victoria Hall.
narration of the traditional tale was interwoven with interesting poetry, catchy songs featuring beautiful solos and sparkling dances from Year 3.
Music Festival The Junior Girls’ annual Music Festival was a wonderful celebration of pupils’ musicianship. Unusual instruments this year included
the double bass, saxophone, electric guitar, drum kit and ukulele! The adjudicators were very impressed by the quality of the
First Rate Musicians
performances throughout the two days.
A number of pupils took part in the Ramsbottom Music
Festival. The String Quartet won first place in their category and were invited to play in a special Gala Concert! The Choir and String Orchestra both achieved second place, and three
girls were awarded podium positions in individual categories. The Choir also sang at the AJIS Music Festival.
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Special Occasions Athletic Inspiration A visit from Olympic medallist Kelly Massey and
Commonwealth Games athlete Dave Readle helped to inspire girls in Year 5. Both emphasised the importance of working hard, recognising opportunities and seizing them in order to find success.
Careers Carousel Year 6 were joined by their counterparts from the Junior Boys’ School for the annual Alumni Careers Carousel. In a series of interactive sessions, pupils discovered more
about the police force, town planning, event organising and UKFast.
Passage to India Modern Foreign Languages Day was themed around India. Parent and grandparents shared
their culture and knowledge, and even
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Fond Farewells
provided an Indian dance workshop. Pupils
The Junior Girls said goodbye to Mrs Tatlock at Christmas
created rangoli and mehendi hand designs,
and Mrs Phillips and Miss Lovick at the end of the year.
tried traditional clothing, made bejewelled
Their classes put on a special assembly and the school
elephants, discovered Indian festivals, wrote
gifted each departing teacher with a patchwork rabbit
their names in Kannada and Tamil and sang
made from Hesketh House uniforms!
songs in Tamil and Hindi.
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Let’s Share A Story
Royal Wedding
World Book Day saw
The Junior Girls dressed in red, white
fictional heroes and
and blue to celebrate the wedding of
villains stepping out
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and
of their pages and into
enjoyed a themed picnic lunch on the
Hesketh House. Girls
playground.
sang the World Book
Day Song in morning assembly and spent the
day recommending their favourite tales to one another.
Magical Lesson To celebrate Harry Potter Book Day, Junior
Girls traded their usual Houses for Hogwarts Houses and competed for points in a
special Care of Magical Creatures lesson
in the library! They had fun trying to guess fantastical creatures through a mixture of
Charades and Pictionary.
Remembrance In a moving assembly led by Year 6, Hesketh House reflected on the heroism, sacrifice and brutality
of the First World War and the origins of 'poppy day’. As well as the traditional two minutes’ silence, framed by the Last Post and Reveille, there were poetry readings and songs.
Paddington’s Adventures Over forty pupils imagined what Paddington might write in his letters to Aunt Lucy for
the Library Writing Competition. Judges were very impressed
with the creativity of all the entries.
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Sports
ISFA Football Two teams were excited
to play at the ISFA U11
Football Competition and enjoyed taking part
AJIS Athletics
in four matches each.
Girls in Years 5 and 6 returned from the AJIS
The A team came joint
Indoor Sportshall Athletics competition with a huge hoard of medals: individually they won
one gold, four silver, and three bronze and the Obstacle Relay team also achieved bronze. The
second on points, but unfortunately were
placed third overall on
goal difference.
Year 5 and 6 teams also did well in the AJIS Athletics competition, with individuals winning two bronze, one silver and two gold medals and
the Year 6 Relay team also taking first place!
Biathlon The Year 5 and Year 6 girls
performed outstandingly at this year's AJIS Biathlon. Two girls
achieved podium positions in
the Year 6 competition, and the team won overall with
combined scores from the top
three athletes!
Cross Country Girls enjoyed success in cross country competitions this year: the Year 5/6 team won "the double",
achieving first place in both the Bolton Schools' League and Championship. The Year 3/4 team also won the Championships. Pupils competed in tough conditions at the AJIS Cross Country competition at Rossall.
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Swimming
Sports Day
It was exciting year for the Hesketh House swimmers. Year 5 and 6 girls worked hard to
Parents, grandparents and
ensure that the whole team got through to the ESSA Nationals at Ponds Forge to swim
classmates cheered pupils
against the top 24 schools in the country in Freestyle and Medley Relay events. Year 4
on as they competed in
and 5 pupils represented Bolton at the Greater Manchester Schools’ Games, where they
the activities on Sports Day.
reached the finals in all their races, received an individual gold medal and team silver in
Traditional sack races and egg-
the Medley Relay, and came third overall! The girls also did well against tough competition
and-spoon races took place as
at the AJIS Swimming Gala, reaching the finals in eight events and receiving a bronze
well as obstacle course relays,
medal in the 1111 Backstroke.
throwing competitions, long jump and standing long jump,
sprints and relays.
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Water Polo The Junior Girls played several water polo
matches this year, including some where they teamed up with their counterparts from the Junior Boys’ School. They enjoyed playing
in the ESSA U11 and U13 Cadet Water Polo Competition: the U11 s came fourth overall,
while the U13s reached the final and came
second after a very successful day!
Netball The Junior Girls gave excellent performances in competitive fixtures throughout the year, including good efforts at the AJIS Netball competitions. The Year 6 team came second in the Bolton Schools’ Netball Finals and earned a place representing the town at the Manchester
Schools’ Games!
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Sport Relief
Charity
The school raised £354.80 for Sport Relief on the last day of the Spring Term with a sporty non-uniform
Charities Afternoon
day.
Year 6 raised money for fifteen charities
while providing younger pupils with fun,
games and glamorous makeovers on Charities
Afternoon. They even organised a flash mob dance in the playground! Pupils raised a
grand total of £955.04 to be shared among the charities.
Children in Need Pupils looked ‘spotacular’ as they embellished their school uniforms with spotty
accessories and furry Pudsey ears to raise £302.03 for Children in Need.
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Hamper Challenge The Junior Girls helped the School to provide Urban Outreach's Christmas
Retrak
Hampers with over 1,300 packets of stuffing and 1,200 jars of cranberry
Pupils raised over £3,000 to send their teacher to help the charity Retrak in Malawi. On House Day in the Autumn term, they raised £2,195.43 through a sponsored African dance and this was combined with over £1,000 raised on Charities Afternoon the previous summer to smash the fundraising target! Mrs Marsden visited Chisomo Children’s Centre in Malawi during October half term:
sauce. A competition pitted the year groups against one another: Years 5 and 6 won with 153 jars of sauce donated, but Years 3 and 4 were not far behind
with 124 packets of stuffing!
"Once I had committed myself to the trip to Malawi, I knew that it was going to be a very rewarding and inspiring experience, but at the same time an emotional and challenging endeavour. ... I felt so privileged to visit a community in Malawi that Retrak have worked so hard with.
Harvest At harvest time, donations from pupils and their families were collected and
given to Urban Outreach’s Winter Watch campaign.
“There are many experiences I will share with the girls at Hesketh House, but I am particularly proud of the Hesketh House Art Corner we created at Chisomo Children’s Centre. Many of the street children who have suffered abuse or trauma are able to express themselves through art.”
At the end of the year, 125 children joined Mrs Marsden at Jump Extreme and raised £600 towards water for the village in Malawi.
Retrak supports street children in Africa and South America through education, healthcare and shelter, aiming to reintegrate them with families and communities.
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Learning Challenges Amazing Structures
Biology
Year 5 pupils used
A hands-on
mathematical
science lesson
shapes to create a
allowed pupils
roundhouse and
in Year 6 to
Viking longboats
discover more
using nothing more
about the heart:
than bamboo canes.
they identified
It was exciting to
the different parts
watch the huge
and investigated
structures appear
the questions
as if by magic from
sparked by their
ever more complex
exploration.
combinations of
Geology Trip Year 3 pupils loved delving deeper into their rocks topic in a
hands on session with some real
shapes!
geologists!
Bringing History to Life Year 5 were fascinated by their Viking visitor’s tales, and Year 4 enjoyed learning all about life in
Roman Britain in an interactive workshop.
Chess Pupils played well in matches for the Bolton League throughout the year as well as competing in
the AJIS Chess Competition, where a team of girls received bronze medals. Pupils also reached the EPSCA National Primary Chess Championships and finished in the 'Silver' grouping! A team of Year 5s finished second at the Festival of Chess at Bolton University in June.
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Easter Bingo
Parents’ Association
The annual Easter Bingo was as popular and
competitive as ever! Winners received Easter
Breakfast Club
Eggs and everyone who
Wintry mornings were brightened and energy
took part enjoyed a
levels boosted by Breakfast Club. Pupils tucked in
Crème Egg.
to tasty treats and healthy options alike, all served
in the hall by parent helpers.
Spring Fair Despite snowy weather, the Spring Fair
was a lovely occasion: pupils provided musical entertainment and the PA, staff and volunteers helped to run a fantastic array of
stalls for all to enjoy.
Charity Coffee Morning The PA once again hosted a delightful Macmillan
Coffee Morning, welcoming fellow parents to the hall for a selection of cakes and raising £191.60.
Photography Competition Entries to the annual Photography Competition really were ‘A Splash of Colour’! Judge
Adam Crowther was very impressed with the vibrant photos submitted from all year
groups. The five winners each received a canvas print of their photograph as a prize.
Leavers’ Oscars The Year 6 Leavers’ Event was
a spectacular occasion! The
girls received 'Oscars’ and had fun with their friends as they said a fond farewell to
Hesketh House.
Christmas Presents The PA arranged several festive treats for
pupils: the Christmas Hamper raffle, Film Night, a panto performance of ‘Aladdin’ in
Overall Winner (Year 4)
the Girls’ Division Theatre and the Christmas Disco!
Year 5 Winner
Year 6 Winner
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Patterdale Hall Girls enjoyed a variety of outdoor learning challenges at Patterdale Hall in the Lake District. Year 6 pupils also completed their Discovery Level John Muir Award at the Hall by discovering, exploring and conserving wild places and sharing their experiences.
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Outdoor Learning Outdoor Learning Day for Year 3 pupils introduced them to a carousel of activities to help prepare them for future trips to Patterdale. There was a focus on solid teamwork and good communication.
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Anglo Saxon Brooches by Year 5
Roman Mosaics Trinket Boxes by Year 4
Volcanic Ash and Eruptions by Year 3
Happiness is ... Girls from all year groups entered the AJIS Art Competition, and four pupils were awarded certificates!
... relaxing by the pond (Year 3, 2nd)
Bolton School Junior Girls’ School Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4PB
... home (Year 4, Highly Commended)
... my baby sister Rosa (Year 5,1 st)
... giraffes roaming under the African sun (Year 6, 3rd)
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