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1 Calendar Trinity Term 2015

2 Westminster Cathedral Choir School Ambrosden Avenue London SW1P 1QH Tel Trinty Term

3 WEEK 1 Sunday 19 April 3rd Sunday of Easter 9.00am Choristers depart for Hungary N.B. Men s voices for all Cathedral services today WEEK 1 Thursday 23 April St George, Martyr, Patron of England School Assembly 5.30pm Choristers return from Hungary Monday 20 April Choristers in Hungary Mass for staff Cathedral 10.00am Whole-staff INSET 8.00pm Term begins for Year 5 choristers and probs Friday 24 April Form Assembly (merit counting) 2.15pm U9 A, B & C vs Willington Prep Drax Fields Tuesday 21 April Choristers in Hungary Staff briefing 8.40am Term begins for day boys 10.00am Head Master s assembly CHL Saturday 25 April 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 1.45pm Informal voice trials for potential choristers 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting/outing: St George s day celebrations, Trafalgar Square Wednesday 22 April Instrumental music lessons begin begins Choristers in Hungary Beginning-of-term Mass parents welcome N.B. No visiting 2 3

4 Sunday 26 April 4th Sunday of Easter Monday 27 April WEEK 2 N.B. No visiting Clubs begin Staff briefing 8.50pm Head Master s assembly CHL Staff meeting Thursday 30 April WEEK 2 Sleepovers for potential choristers Junior Choir 8.45am PA meeting Refectory School Assembly CHL 3.30pm 5.00pm Head Master: senior schools appointments 5.15pm Boarding staff meeting Friday 1 May Form Assembly (merit counting) 2.15pm 1st, 2nd & 3rd vs Newton Prep Battersea Park Tuesday 28 April Form Assembly 5.00pm Day boy detention Saturday 2 May 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting/outing: Churchill s Scientists, Science Museum Wednesday 29 April St Catherine of Siena Formal voice trials for potential choristers Chorister non-singing day Whole-School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 2.15pm U11 A, B, C vs Newton Prep Battersea Park 2.30pm 1st & 2nd XI vs Northcote Lodge Trinity Fields 6.00pm Head Master s surgery 4 5

5 WEEK 3 Sunday 3 May 5th Sunday of Easter 4.30pm Choristers and probationers depart for Exeat Thursday 7 May WEEK 3 Winchester examinations Junior Choir School Assembly CHL 3.30pm 5.00pm Head Master: senior schools appointments 5.15pm Boarding staff meeting Monday 4 May 8.00pm The English Martyrs BANK HOLIDAY SCHOOL CLOSED Choristers and probationers return Friday 8 May Form Assembly (merit counting) 2.15pm U11 A, B & C vs Oakfield Dulwich Sports Ground 2.15pm 1st & 2nd XI vs Eaton Square Battersea Park Tuesday 5 May Winchester examinations Form Assembly 5.00pm Day boy detention Saturday 9 May 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting/outing: Coral Reefs, Natural History Museum Wednesday 6 May Winchester examinations Chorister non-singing day Whole-School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 11.00am 12.15pm Chorister Outreach workshop Cathedral Hall 2.15pm 1st & 2nd XI vs Willington Prep Drax Fields 2.15pm 4.30pm Year 6 trip to Parliament 2.30pm Year 5 concert Cathedral Hall 6.00pm Head Master s surgery 6 7

6 WEEK 4 Sunday 10 May 6th Sunday of Easter 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting Monday 11 May CE French listening / CE French speaking / Mental Maths examinations Year 7 Richard III drama morning Staff briefing Head Master s Assembly CHL 10.45am 12.00pm Chorister Outreach workshop Cathedral Hall Staff meeting Tuesday 12 May CE French listening / CE French speaking / Mental Maths examinations Form Assembly 5.00pm Day boy detention Wednesday 13 May CE French listening / CE French speaking / Mental Maths examinations Chorister non-singing day Whole-School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 11.30am U10 A, B & C vs Westminster Under Vincent Square 1.40pm 3.50pm Year 5 academic lessons 2.30pm 1st & 2nd XI, U11 A & B vs St Philips Barn Elms 2.30pm Year 4 concert Cathedral Hall 6.00pm Head Master s Surgery Thursday 14 May Book fair begins St Matthias, Apostle Junior Choir School Assembly CHL 3.30pm 5.00pm Head Master: senior schools appointments 5.15pm Boarding staff meeting Friday 15 May Book fair Form Assembly (merit counting) 1.45pm 2.45pm TFL presentation to Year pm U9 A, B, C & D vs Eaton House Battersea Park 2.30pm U10 A, B & C vs Northcote Lodge Trinity Fields 3.45pm Interim reports to Form Tutors 3.45pm PA bake sale and second-hand uniform sale Playground Saturday 16 May 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting/outing: Banqueting House, Whitehall WEEK 4 8 9

7 WEEK 5 Sunday 17 May The Ascension of the Lord 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting Monday 18 May Staff briefing Head Master s Assembly CHL Staff meeting Tuesday 19 May Form Assembly 9.30am 11.00am Open morning for prospective parents 1.30pm Governors finance committee meeting 3.45pm Interim reports to Director of Studies Wednesday 20 May Chorister non-singing day Refectory Whole-School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 11.00am 12.15pm Chorister Outreach workshop Cathedral Hall 2.15pm 1st & 2nd XI vs St Anthony s Brondesbury Park 2.30pm U11 A, B & C vs Northcote Lodge Wandsworth Common 6.00pm Head Master s Surgery WEEK 5 Thursday 21 May Junior Choir School Assembly CHL 10.30am Governors pastoral committee meeting 3.30pm 5.00pm Head Master: senior schools appointments 5.15pm Boarding staff meeting Friday 22 May Form Assembly (merit counting) 2.00pm Chamber music concert Cathedral Hall 2.30pm U8 A & B vs Thomas s Clapham Trinity Fields 3.45pm Interim reports dispatched to parents 3.45pm Half-term begins for day boys and probs 5.00pm Choristers sing joint Vespers Cathedral with Westminster Abbey Saturday 23 May 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting/outing: Kensington Palace tour 10 11

8 HALF-TERM Sunday 24 May Pentecost Sunday 4.30pm Half-term begins for choristers Thursday 28 May HALF-TERM HALF-TERM Monday 25 May HALF-TERM Friday 29 May HALF-TERM Tuesday 26 May HALF-TERM Saturday 30 May HALF-TERM Wednesday 27 May HALF-TERM St Augustine of Canterbury 12 13

9 WEEK 6 WEEK 6 Sunday 31 May 8.00pm The Most Holy Trinity School opens for the return of probs and choristers Thursday 4 June Common Entrance examinations Monday 1 June N.B. Men s voices for all Cathedral services today Common Entrance examinations Staff briefing Head Master s Assembly CHL Staff meeting Tuesday 2 June Form Assembly 5.00pm Day boy detention Wednesday 3 June Common Entrance examinations Common Entrance examinations Chorister non-singing day Junior Choir 8.45am PA meeting Refectory School Assembly CHL 3.30pm 5.00pm Head Master: senior schools appointments 5.15pm Boarding staff meeting Friday 5 June NO SCHOOL FOR YEAR 8 Form Assembly (merit counting) 2.30pm Year 3 concert CHL 2.30pm U9 A, B & C vs Northcote Lodge Trinity Fields 2.30pm U11 A & B vs Hereward House Brondesbury Park Saturday 6 June 10.30am First Holy Communion 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting/outing: Defining Beauty exhibition, British Museum Junior Choir Whole-School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 11.30am U10 B, C & D vs Westminster Under Vincent Square 11.30am U9 B, C & D vs Westminster Under Vincent Square 1.40pm 3.50pm Year 4 & 5 academic lessons 6.00pm Head Master s surgery 14 15

10 Sunday 7 June Corpus Christi 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting Monday 8 June Staff briefing Head Master s Assembly CHL Staff meeting Tuesday 9 June Cyber safety workshops Form Assembly 5.00pm Day boy detention Cyber safety workshop for parents Refectory 5.30pm 8.30pm Mass and dinner for new probationer parents Wednesday 10 June WEEK 7 Chorister non-singing day Whole-School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 10.30am Full governors meeting 11.30am U9 A, B & C vs Westminster Under Vincent Square 1.40pm 3.50pm Year 4 academic lessons 2.15pm U8 A & B vs Eaton Square Battersea Park 2.30pm 1st & 2nd XI vs St Philips Barn Elms 6.00pm Head Master s surgery TBC Chorister Outreach performance of The Giant Slayer Cathedral Thursday 11 June Junior Choir School Assembly CHL 3.30pm 5.00pm Head Master: senior schools appointments 5.15pm Boarding staff meeting Friday 12 June The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Form Assembly (merit counting) Saturday 13 June 10.30am Mass for the ordination of deacons 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 1.45pm 2.30pm Chorister Song School 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting/outing: Bowling machine, playground WEEK

11 Sunday 14 June 11th Sunday of the Year 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting Monday 15 June Tuesday 16 June End-of-term exams for Years 3-7 Staff briefing Staff meeting WEEK 8 End-of-term exams for Years 3-7 Form Assembly 5.00pm Day boy detention 6.30pm Evening for Senior Schools Registrars Wednesday 17 June End-of-term exams for Years 3-7 Chorister non-singing day Whole School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 2.30pm Year 8 A & B vs Thomas s Clapham Trinity Fields 6.00pm Head Master s surgery Thursday 18 June 7.45am Junior Choir 8.45am PA meeting Refectory School Assembly CHL 10.00am School photographs 2.30pm Year 8 concert Cathedral Hall 3.30pm 5.00pm Head Master: senior schools appointments 5.15pm Boarding staff meeting Friday 19 June Year 7 habitat study field trip New Year 4 Induction Day Form Assembly (merit counting) 2.00pm 4.30pm Stevensons (uniform suppliers) visit Refectory 2.00pm Yrs 3-8 swimming gala vs Wetherby Prep QMSC 2.15pm U10 A, B & C vs Willington Prep Battersea Park 2.15pm U8 A & B vs Fulham Prep Barn Elms 3.45pm PA bake sale and second-hand uniform sale Saturday 20 June 10.00am ABRSM music theory exams 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting/outing Rounders, Green Park WEEK

12 WEEK 9 Sunday 21 June 12th Sunday of the Year 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting WEEK 9 Thursday 25 June Chorister non-singing day 10.00am 5.00pm SPORTS DAY AND SUMMER FETE Barn Elms Monday 22 June Sts John Fisher & Thomas More ABRSM music exams Staff briefing Head Master s Assembly CHL Staff meeting Friday 26 June 3.45pm 5.30pm Form Assembly (merit counting) End-of-term reports to Director of Studies OBA Mass and dinner Tuesday 23 June ABRSM music exams Form Assembly 3.45pm End-of-term reports to Form Tutors 5.00pm Day boy detention Saturday 27 June St John Southworth, Priest & Martyr 10.30am Mass for the ordination of priests 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 1.45pm 2.30pm Chorister Song School 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting/outing: Surrey v Gloucester, Oval Wednesday 24 June The Nativity of St John the Baptist Whole school Mass parents welcome Cathedral 9.45am Chorister song school 2.15pm 1st & 2nd XI vs Fulham Prep Barn Elms Chorister rehearsal 6.00pm Head Master s surgery 20 21

13 WEEK 10 Sunday 28 June Sts Peter and Paul, Apostles 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting WEEK 10 Thursday 2 July 3.45pm Prize day rehearsals all day Pm (TBC) PRIZE GIVING Cathedral Term ends for day boys and probs End-of-term reports dispatched to parents 7.00pm Exeat begins for choristers Monday 29 June NO CLUBS THIS WEEK TRIPS DAY Friday 3 July St Thomas, Apostle N.B. 5.30pm Mass in men s voices only today Staff Briefing Head Master s Assembly CHL Staff meeting N.B. 5.30pm Mass in men s voices only today Tuesday 30 June 3.45pm Prize day rehearsals Form Assembly Saturday 4 July Choristers return from Exeat 5.00pm 6.15pm Chorister song school Wednesday 1 July Dedication of the Cathedral 3.45pm Prize day rehearsals 9.45am Chorister song school 3.30pm BBC broadcast of Vespers Cathedral 22 23

14 WEEK 11 Sunday 5 July 14th Sunday of the Year Thursday 9 July WEEK 11 Recording week Concert in Milan Monday 6 July Recording week Friday 10 July Recording week 9.30am 11.00am Chorister song school 1.30pm 4.30pm Chorister song school TBC Choristers return from Milan Tuesday 7 July Recording week Saturday 11 July No visiting St Benedict 7.30pm Byrd Masses sung by the Cathedral Choir Cathedral Wednesday 8 July Recording week TBC Choristers to Milan 24 25

15 Sunday 12 July 15th Sunday of the Year 10.30am Year 8 leavers Mass Cathedral 12.30pm Yr 8 Leavers lunch Refectory Thursday 16 July Monday 13 July 7.30pm 9.30pm Yrs 6, 7 & 8 choristers concert in St Albans 9.30pm Choristers depart with their parents for summer holidays Friday 17 July Tuesday 14 July Saturday 18 July St Benedict Wednesday 15 July 26 27

16 Sunday 30 August 22nd Sunday of the Year Thursday 3 September 2.00pm Boarding Staff INSET Monday 31 August Friday 4 September 10.00am Whole Staff INSET 2.00pm Music Staff meeting Tuesday 1 September Saturday 5 September Wednesday 2 September 9.00am Academic / ICT staff return 9.00am St Gregory the Great 28 29

17 WEEK 1 - MICHAELMAS TERM 2015 WEEK 1 - MICHAELMAS TERM 2015 Sunday 6 September 23rd Sunday of the Year Thursday 10 September Monday 7 September The Nativity of the BVM Mass for Staff Cathedral 10.00am Academic Staff INSET Term begins for choristers 6.00pm Term begins for probs Friday 11 September Tuesday 8 September 8.40am Term begins for day boys Saturday 12 September Wednesday 9 September 30 31

18 TERM DATES MICHAELMAS TERM 2015 Wednesday 2nd September 9.00 am Academic/IT staff return Thursday 3rd September 2.00 pm Boarding staff INSET Friday 4th September am Whole staff INSET Monday 7th September am Academic staff INSET 4.00 pm Term begins for choristers 6.00 pm Term begins for probs Tuesday 8th September 8.40 am Term begins for day boys Friday 16th October 3.45 pm Half-term begins for day boys and probs Sunday 18th October 4.30 pm Half-term begins for choristers Saturday 31st October 4.00 pm Probs and choristers return Monday 2nd November 8.40 am Day boys return Thursday 3rd Decembe 6.45 pm Long weekend begins for choristers and probs Sunday 6th December 8.00 pm Choristers and probs return Friday 18th December 3.45 pm Term ends for day boys and probs Friday 25th December 4.30 pm Term ends for choristers 32

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