School Calendar - Autumn Term 2008
Link to future Term Dates
Week 1 |
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| Sun 7 Sept | 16th after Trinity |
| 9.00 Eucharist in chapel | |
| Tutorials for all pupils | |
| 11.00 New pupils in C & A3 arrive | |
| 14.00 Hockey v Sturminster Ladies 1st X1 (H) | |
| From 13.30 New D pupils arrive | |
| Mon 8 | 16.00 Opro Dental Fitting |
| 17.00 Meeting of all D pupils with music teachers* | |
| 17.30 Meeting of all other musicians with teachers* | |
| 20.15 A3 meeting with PJH & SRLL in DJLT* | |
| (*Bring pen and worked out timetable) | |
| Tues 9 | 14.15-15.45 YELLIS for C in main subject rooms |
| 16.00 Adventure training & ECA meeting for C DJLT | |
| 16.30 Auditions for ‘Grease’ Marriner Room | |
| 16.45 ECA meeting for D EEMR | |
| 18.45 House Drama meeting Cowley | |
| Wed 10 | 18.45 Dance Meeting Cowley |
| 19.00 all A2 Higher Education Matters DJLT | |
| 19.00 A2,A3,B Music Scholars’ appointments with Director of Music | |
| Thurs 11 | 13.40 Chamber Choir rehearsal EEMR |
| 16.30 Auditions for ‘Grease’ Marriner Room | |
| 18.45 Coade Hall reps & stage crew meeting, Cowley | |
| 19.00 A3 Young Enterprise introduction CH | |
| 20.15 A3 Physics Induction DJLT | |
| Fri 12 | 16.30-18-30 House Photographs |
| 18.30 – 19.30 & 20.15-21.15 Auditions for ‘Grease’ Marriner Room | |
| 21.05 A2 Social meeting | |
| Sat 13 | Whole School Weekend |
| 13.00 Hockey Sherborne Tournament 1st, U15A (A) | |
| 14.00 Hockey v St Mary’s 2,3,4, U14A (H), U15 B & C (A) | |
| 14.30 Rugby v Marlborough 1,2,3,4,U16A & B(A), U15A &B, U14A,B & C(H) | |
| 15.30 Hockey v Downside U14B (A) | |
| Rowing Senior Training weekend | |
| 19.30 Harlem Hotfeet CH |
Week 2 |
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| Sun 14 Sept | 17th after Trinity |
| 9.45 Assembly CH | |
| 10.00 Eucharist in church, Chamber Choir | |
| Kayaking: Poole Harbour Divisional Marathon | |
| Mon 15 | 16.30-18.30 House photographs (reserve date) |
| 18.30-19.30 Auditions for ‘Grease’ Marriner Room | |
| Tues 16 | 9.00- 17.00 AS Geography Fieldwork: Managing Coasts |
| 14.30 Tuesday Club | |
| 16.45 Squash v Sherborne Girls 1st VI (H) | |
| 16.30-18.30 Auditions for ‘Grease’ Marriner Room | |
| 19.45 Choral Society EEMR | |
| Wed 17 | 19.30-21.00 ‘Grease’ cast sing through EEMR |
| 19.30 C & D Music Scholars’ appointments with Director of Music | |
| 20.15 Senior Debate | |
| Thurs 18 | 14.30 Hockey v Clayesmore 2,3 (A) 4, U15B, U14B & C (H) |
| Fri 19 | Arrival of KFG, Bad Homburg German exchange group |
| Medicals for all new boys, Medical Centre | |
| 18.30 U16 & U17 County Assessment, St Mary’s | |
| 19.30 Ashes to Ashes CH | |
| 19.30 Science Society ‘Are we alone?’ Dr R Catchpole | |
| Sat 20 | 9.30 BPA Committee Meeting Phillips room |
| 14.30 Rugby v Millfield 1,2,3,4, U16A & B (H), U15A & B, U14 A, B & C (A) | |
| 14.30 Hockey v Dauntsey’s 1,2,3,4, U15C, U14C (A), U15 A & B, U14 A & B (H) |
Week 3 |
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| Sun 21 Sept | St Matthew |
| 10.00 Eucharist in church, Staff Choir | |
| Prep School Activities | |
| Kayaking: Longbridge Divisional Marathon | |
| Mon 22 | |
| Tues 23 | 14.00-17-00 C Business Studies Fieldwork, Blandford |
| 14.15- 15.30 MidYIS Tests for D year, main subject rooms | |
| 14.30-17.30 Physical Theatre workshop | |
| 16.30 Squash v Milton Abbey Senior & Junior boys (H) | |
| Wed 24 | Medicals for all new girls, Medical Centre |
| 19.30 6th Form Masterclass: Rev Dr John Polkinghorne ‘The search for understanding’ | |
| 20.15 Music Staff Concert EEMR | |
| Thurs 25 | 14.30 Rugby v Gillingham U16 U15 U14 (H) |
| 15.30 Hockey v Purbeck U15C (A) | |
| 16.00 Hockey Schools Preliminary Tournament U16 (H) | |
| Squash v Winchester, Senior & Junior Boys (A) | |
| Fri 26 | Week 1 & 2 Chart to Hsm |
| Sixth Form Open Afternoon | |
| 19.30 Guitar Making lecture CDT | |
| 20.15 Piano recital by Duncan Honeybourne, EEMR | |
| Sat 27 | Whole School Weekend |
| 14.30 Rugby v Bishop Wordsworth 1,2,3 U16A & B (H), U15A&B, U14 A&B (A) | |
| 14.30 Hockey v Queen’s College Taunton 1,2,3,4 (H), U15A & B, U14A & B (A) | |
| Rowing Wallingford Long Distance sculls | |
| Riding Stonar Inter-schools event | |
| 19.30 A/B Bands Concert CH |
Week 4 |
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| Sun 28 Sept | 19th after Trinity |
| 9.45 Assembly CH | |
| 10.00 Eucharist in church, Allegri Choir | |
| 10.45 A2 Parents meeting | |
| House Football Competition | |
| 13.30 Hockey U14 JDC Coaching (H) | |
| Riding Stonar Inter-schools event | |
| Mon 29 | 18.00 CPC Governors Meeting |
| Tues 30 | 8.50-16.00 C Geography Field work: Studland & Swanage |
| 12.30 6th form Physics trip to JET & MAST, Oxford | |
| 13.40 Flute Recital by Gerda Wilcocks EEMR | |
| 14.30 Tuesday Club | |
| 17.00 Squash v Sherborne U15 Girls VI (A) | |
| 19.30 English Study group | |
| Wed 1 Oct | 15.30 Rugby v Filton 1,2,3 (H) |
| 17.00 Hockey U15 County Assessment (H) | |
| 20.15 Concert by A2 Musicians, EEMR | |
| Thurs 2 | 14.30 Sailing v Sherborne (H at Rockley) |
| 14.30 Rugby v Clayesmore U16B (H), U15A & B, U14A & B (A) | |
| 14.15 Hockey v Canford U15A,B&C (H), U14 A,B&C (A) | |
| 14.30 Fives v St Olave’s (H) | |
| Fri 3 | Departure of KFG Bad Homburg German exchange group |
| A3 Conference: Strategies for 6th Form Learning | |
| Exeat weekend 16.30pm | |
| Sat 4 | Exeat |
| 10.00 Hockey U16 County Finals |
Week 5 |
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| Sun 5 Oct | 20th after Trinity |
| Exeat ends 21.00 | |
| 13.30 Hockey U14 JDC coaching (H) | |
| Mon 6 | A3 Conference: Strategies for 6th Form Learning |
| Tues 7 | 8.00 D History visit to Devon Cotton Mill/English: Hardy’s Dorset |
| 8.50-16.00 C Geography Field work (reserve date) | |
| 13.40 Informal Singing Concert MRR | |
| 16.30 Hockey U18 Preliminary schools Tournament (H) | |
| 16.45 GCSE Spanish controlled conditions coursework Grosvenor | |
| 19.30-21.45 ‘Oleanna’ CH | |
| Wed 8 | 18.00 Rugby v Taunton U16 & 1st at 19.00 Taunton RFC |
| 18.30 BSO Concert trip for A2/A3 Music Scholars | |
| 20.15 Concert by C Music Scholars EEMR | |
| 20.15-22.15 Film Society | |
| Thurs 9 | 8.00 History visit to Devon Cotton Mill/English Hardy’s Dorset |
| 13.30 C Latin visit to Dorchester | |
| SATIPS Orchestral Day | |
| 14.00 Hockey v Ballard 2nd (A), 3rd (H) | |
| 14.30 Squash v Canford Girls 1st V & top 10 boys (A) | |
| 15.00 North Dorset Netball U16 & U14 St Mary’s | |
| 17.00 Hockey U15 JDC assessment | |
| Fri 10 | Sixth Form Open Afternoon |
| 20.15 Sixth Form Masterclass: Dr Nigel Spivey ‘The Olympic Games’ | |
| 20.15 Spitoon CH | |
| Sat 11 | 14.00 Hockey v King Edward VI 1,2,U14B (A), U15A & U14A (H) |
| 14.30 Rugby v Blundells 1,2,3, U15A & B (H), U16A & B, U14A&B (A) | |
| Rowing Monkton Small Boats Head | |
| 16.00 C Camp departs to Wareham Forest | |
| House Drama rehearsals CH |
Week 6 |
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| Sun 12 Oct | 21st after Trinity |
| 7.00 Sixth form visit to Cheltenham Festival of Literature | |
| 10.00 Eucharist in church, Sandroyd School Choir | |
| Kayaking: Windsor Divisional Marathon | |
| Riding Inter-schools BHS TRBC (H) | |
| 13.30 Hockey U14 JDC Coaching (H) | |
| 17.00 C Camp returns | |
| D Cricket afternoon | |
| House Drama rehearsals CH | |
| Mon 13 | 20.15 Senior Debate |
| Tues 14 | A2 Classics visit to British Museum |
| 14.30 Tuesday Club | |
| 14.30 County Netball Finals U16, (A) Budmouth | |
| 17.00 House Drama dress rehearsals | |
| 19.00 Rugby v Wellington 1st (A) Winchester | |
| Wed 15 | 8.30 -18.30 A3 Art visit to London Galleries |
| 18.30 BSO Concert trip for B/C/D Music Scholars | |
| House Drama dress rehearsals | |
| Thurs 16 | 14.30 Rugby v Thomas Hardye’s 2nd ,U16B, U15A, U14B (H) |
| 14.30 Squash v Clayesmore Boys 2nd VI (H) | |
| 14.30 Sailing v Sherborne (A) | |
| 14.30 Hockey v Canford 3,4 (A) | |
| 15.15 Hockey v Corfe Mullen U15B (H) | |
| 16.00 Hockey v Purbeck U14C (H) | |
| 16.30 Hockey v Leweston U14A (A) | |
| Dorset Schools Final Hockey Tournament U18 (A) | |
| House Drama dress rehearsals | |
| Fri 17 | Week 3,4,5 Chart to Hsm |
| Governors Development Committee Meeting | |
| House Drama Festival | |
| Hockey County coaching U15 (H), U16, U17 St Mary’s | |
| Sat 18 | Whole School Weekend |
| Governors F & G P Committee meeting | |
| 14.30 Rugby v KES Bath 16, 15A & B, 14A & B (H) | |
| Hockey v Perse School 1st (H) 13.30 | |
| Hockey v Milton Abbey 3rd (A) 14.00 | |
| Hockey v Embley Park School U15 (A), U14 A&B (H) | |
| Rowing Weighbridge Silver Sculls | |
| House Drama Festival |
Week 7 |
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| Sun 19 Oct | 22nd after Trinity |
| 9.45 Assembly CH | |
| 10.00 Eucharist in church, Amaris Choir | |
| House Drama Festival | |
| 13.30 Hockey U14 JDC coaching (H) | |
| Mon 20 | |
| Tues 21 | 9.00 -17.00 AS Geography Fieldwork: Rural-urban changes |
| 8.30 -18.30 A2 Art visit to London Galleries | |
| 11.05 – 15.15 Futurewise Profiling for B | |
| Wed 22 | ‘Grimm World’ (for prep schools) CH |
| 6th Form Conference London: Are the Millenium Goals Helping Me? | |
| 19.30 Rehearsal for London Concert | |
| Thurs 23 | 14.30 Rugby v Poole GS U16, U15 U14 (H) |
| 16.00 Hockey preliminary Schools Tournament U14(H) | |
| 16.30 Hockey v Godolphin 1st (A) | |
| 16.30 Education Forum | |
| 16.40 House Challenge, Bramall | |
| 19.30 6th Form Masterclass | |
| Fri 24 | 19.30 Classical Concert, St Paul’s Knightsbridge, London |
| Sat 25 | 8.00 Senior Whitewater trip to Devon |
| 9.00 Classics trip to Rome | |
| 10.00 BPA AGM Coade Hall | |
| 10.30 Buffalo Committee, Phillips Room | |
| 12.30 D of E Gold Training departs | |
| Half terms starts 12.30 |
Half term |
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| Sun 26 Oct | 13.30 Hockey U14 JDC assessment |
| Mon 27 | 19.00 Kayaking Senior Whitewater trip returns |
| Tues 28 | 18.00 Classics trip returns |
| 19.30 D of E Gold Training returns | |
| Wed 29 | |
| Thurs 30 | |
| Fri 31 | |
| Sat 1 Nov |
Week 8 |
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| Sun 2 Nov | Half term ends 21.00 |
| Mon 3 | Winter Timetable starts |
| Art Mock exam starts | |
| Graphics mock exam starts | |
| Tues 4 | 14.15-17.15 Piano Masterclass: John York |
| 14.30 Tuesday Club | |
| 14.30 U19 County Netball finals (H) | |
| 16.30 Squash v Milton Abbey Senior & Junior boys (A) | |
| 19.30 Musical rehearsal | |
| Wed 5 | Sixth Form Test & Interview Day |
| 12.00 Prep Schools’ Hockey Tournament | |
| 20.15 2Faced Dance Company CH | |
| 20.15 Concert by A3 Musicians EEMR | |
| Thurs 6 | 9.00 – 10.00 Senior Maths Challenge |
| 15.00 Squash v Peter Symonds Boys 1st V (A) | |
| 15.15 Hockey v Corfe Hills 3rd (H) | |
| 15.30 Hockey v QE Wimborne U14C (H) | |
| 16.40 House Challenge, Bramall | |
| 17.00 Associated Board Theory exam MMR | |
| 17.15 Hockey v Leweston 2nd (H) | |
| Fri 7 | Udall Scholarships |
| 18.30 U15 Hockey JDC County coaching (H) | |
| 18.30 U17, U16 County Coaching, St Mary’s | |
| 19.30 ‘Grease’ rehearsal | |
| Sat 8 | Whole School Weekend |
| 8.00 Kayaking: Junior Whitewater trip to Devon | |
| 10.00 Dorset Schools Hockey Final Tournament U14 (H) | |
| 14.30 Rugby v Sherborne 1,2,3,4, U16A & B (H), U15A & B, U14 A & B (A) | |
| 14.30 Hockey v KES Bath 1,2 (A), U15A&C, U14B (H) | |
| 14.30 Fives v Marlborough (A) | |
| Rowing Pangbourne Junior Sculls | |
| Balloon Debate CH |
Week 9 |
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| Sun 9 Nov | Remembrance Sunday |
| 9.45 Assembly CH | |
| 10.00 Eucharist in church, Chamber Choir & Brass Group | |
| 15.00 Charities Fair | |
| 18.00 Kayaking: Junior Whitewater trip returns | |
| Fireworks | |
| Battle of the Bands CH | |
| Mon 10 | |
| Tues 11 | 7.00 – 21.00 History Art Trip to London galleries |
| 16.15 Squash v Sherborne Girls 1st VI | |
| 16.30 ‘Grease’ rehearsal | |
| Wed 12 | 14.00 Wessex regional round of Schools Challenge Competition |
| 17.00 ‘Grease’ rehearsal CH | |
| 20.15-22.15 Film Society | |
| Thurs 13 | 14.30 Rugby v QE Wimborne, 3rd & U15 (A) U16 & U14 (H) |
| 14.30 Hockey v Canford 1st,2nd (H) | |
| 14.30 Hockey v Purbeck 3rd (A) | |
| 14.30 Fives v Lancing (H) | |
| 19.30 ‘Grease’ rehearsal | |
| Fri 14 | Week 6,7,8 Chart to Hsm |
| Sixth Form Test & Interview Day | |
| 18.30 U15 Hockey JDC County coaching (H) | |
| 18.30 U17, U16 County Coaching, St Mary’s | |
| 19.00 Band Call (for musical)EEMR | |
| 19.30 Science Society ‘Molecules of Murder’ Dr J Emsley | |
| Sat 15 | Heads of Science 59 Club meeting |
| Rowing Henley Sculls | |
| 9.30 Netball U14 County Netball Finals (A) | |
| 14.00 Fives v EFA (H) | |
| 14.30 Rugby v Portsmouth GS 1,2 U16A U14B (H), U15A & B, U14A (A) | |
| 14.30 Hockey v Sherborne 1,2,U15A,B&C (H) 3,4, U14A,B&C (A) |
Week 10 |
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| Sun 16 Nov | 2nd Sunday before Advent |
| 10.00 Eucharist in church, Staff Choir | |
| 10.00 Hockey U18 West Schools Finals | |
| 13.30 Hockey U14 JDC coaching, Sherborne | |
| C Cricket afternoon | |
| ‘Grease’ Rehearsals CH | |
| Mon 17 | Sixth Form Academic Scholarships |
| 18.30 ‘Grease’ tech rehearsal CH | |
| 19.30 English Study group, Cowley | |
| Tues 18 | Sixth Form Academic Scholarships |
| 14.30 ‘Grease’ dress rehearsal CH | |
| 14.30 Tuesday Club | |
| Wed 19 | Sixth Form Academic Scholarships |
| 14.30 Rugby v SWERA 1st & 2nd (H) | |
| 19.30 ‘Grease’ rehearsal CH | |
| 20.15 Informal Concert EEMR | |
| Thurs 20 | Sixth Form Music Scholarships |
| 10.00 Hockey U16 West Schools Finals | |
| 14.30 Squash v Canford Girls 1st V &Boys top 10 (H) | |
| 15.00 Rugby v Kings Winchester U15 & U14 (H) | |
| 15.15 Hockey Corfe Hills U14B (H) | |
| 16.30 Hockey v Leweston 1st (A), U15A (H) 17.15 | |
| 16.40 House Challenge, Bramall | |
| 19.30 ‘Grease’ CH | |
| Fri 21 | Governors Marketing Committee meeting |
| 19.30 ‘Grease’ CH | |
| Sat 22 | Whole School Weekend |
| Governors Council meeting | |
| 14.30 Rugby v KES Southampton 1,2, U16A & B (H), U15A & B, U14 A & B (A) | |
| 14.00 Hockey v King’s Taunton , 1,2,3,4 (A), U15A &B, U14A&B (H) | |
| Rowing Kingston Small Boats Head | |
| 19.30 ‘Grease’ CH |
Week 11 |
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| Sun 23 Nov | Christ the King |
| 9.45 Assembly CH | |
| 10.00 Eucharist in church | |
| 10.00 A3 Physics Poster Displays (Sanger) | |
| 10.45 A3 Parents Meeting | |
| House Swimming Gala | |
| 13.30 Hockey U14 JDC coaching, Sherborne | |
| 14.30 Hockey U14 West Schools’ Finals | |
| Mon 24 | 7.30 A3 Physics Coursework Presentations |
| Tues 25 | 13.40 D Music Scholars Informal Concert MRR |
| Wed 26 | 14.30 Junior House Hockey |
| 20.15 Junior Concert EEMR | |
| Thurs 27 | Drama careers auditions & interviews RF |
| 14.30 Squash v Sherborne Boys top 10 (H) | |
| 15.00 Rugby v King’s Winchester U15 & U14 (H) | |
| 16.15 Hockey v Godolphin 2nd (A), 17.00 U14A (H) | |
| 16.15 Hockey v QE Wimborne U15C (A) | |
| 16.40 House Challenge, Bramall | |
| 20.15 6th Form Masterclass: Dylan Thomas Lecture CH | |
| Fri 28 | Week 9,10 Chart to Hsm |
| 14.30 D Parents Afternoon & Tea Party | |
| 16.30 Exeat weekend starts | |
| 18.30 U15 JDC Coaching (H) | |
| 18.30 U16 & U17 County Coaching, St Mary’s | |
| Sat 29 | Exeat |
Week 12 |
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| Sun 30 Nov | Advent Sunday |
| Stour Descent | |
| Exeat ends 21.00 | |
| Mon 1 Dec | Bryanston Art: Past & Present The Gallery, London (until 6th Dec) |
| D Exams | |
| Associated Board practical exams week | |
| A2 Theatre Studies rehearsals | |
| 20.15 Senior Debate | |
| Tues 2 | D Exams |
| 14.30 Tuesday Club Christmas Party | |
| Theatre Studies A2 Dress rehearsal | |
| Wed 3 | D Exams |
| Rugby Sevens Tournament (U13/U11) | |
| 19.30 & 20.15 Theatre Studies A2 performances CH | |
| 20.15 Concert by B Scholars EEMR | |
| Thurs 4 | D Exams |
| 14.30 Rugby v Clayesmore 2nd 3rd (H) | |
| 14.30 Senior House Hockey | |
| 18.30 U15 JDC Coaching (H) | |
| 20.15 & 21.00 Theatre Studies A2 exam CH | |
| Fri 5 | 8.30 House Challenge Final CH |
| 14.30 Christmas Concert rehearsal CH | |
| 19.30 Science Society ‘Fitness & Fertility’ Mr M Dooley | |
| Sat 6 | Whole School Weekend |
| 14.30 Rugby v Canford 1,2,3,4, U16A & B (A), U15A & B, U14 A & B (H) | |
| 14.30 Hockey v Kingswood 1,2,3 (H) U15A, U14A&B (A) | |
| Rowing Hampton Head | |
| B/C Ball | |
| 19.30 Choral Society Concert, St Martin’s Church |
Week 13 |
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| Sun 7 Dec | 10.00 Eucharist in church, Band |
| 9.45 Assembly CH | |
| Stour Descent (reserve date) | |
| Karate Grading | |
| LAMDA exams | |
| 15.00 Christmas Concert rehearsal CH | |
| 19.30 Christmas Concert CH | |
| Mon 8 | 20.15 LAMDA show |
| 8.00-18.00 A3 Physics trip to Oxford | |
| Tues 9 | 20.15 Spelling Bee for D EEMR |
| Wed 10 | 19.30 ‘My Grandfather’s House’ CH |
| Thurs 11 | 19.30 Rehearsal for Carol Service EEMR |
| Fri 12 | Christmas Lunch |
| 15.00 Rehearsal for all choirs | |
| 17.00 Carol Service | |
| 19.45 Staff Revue | |
| Sat 13 | Term ends 9.30 |
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| Future Term Dates: | |
| Spring 2009 |
Sunday 4th January – Saturday 21st March |
| Summer 2009 |
Sunday 19th April – Saturday 11th July Half Term: 22nd – 27th May |
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