Diary Lent Term 2019
Westminster Cathedral Choir School Ambrosden Avenue London SW1P 1QH Tel 020 7798 9081 Email office@choirschool.com www.choirschool.com Lent Term 2019 1
Sunday 30 December Thursday 3 January Monday 31 December Friday 4 January Tuesday 1 January Saturday 5 January 11.00 am Gaps arrive at WCCS Wednesday 2 January 2 3
WEEK 1 WEEK 1 Sunday 6 January Epiphany of the Lord Thursday 10 January Yr 6 interview & assessment preparation week Junior Choir 9.30am 2.30pm 8+ assessments Monday 7 January SMT meeting 10.00am Whole staff INSET 1.30pm 2.30pm Boarding staff INSET Choristers and probs return 5.00pm 6.15pm Chorister song school Friday 11 January School musical rehearsals begin Yr 6 interview & assessment preparation week Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals 9.30am 2.30pm 8+ assessments Tuesday 8 January Clubs begin Instrument lessons begin Yr 6 interview & assessment preparation week 8.40am Term begins for day boys 10.00am 11.30am Weekly Cathedral Music Dept / School meeting Saturday 12 January No visiting 2.30pm Boarding house activity Wednesday 9 January Yr 6 interview & assessment preparation week No visiting School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 11.00am Prefects meeting 4 5
WEEK 2 Sunday 13 January Baptism of the Lord 10.30am Solemn Mass Cathedral 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting Monday 14 January Yr 6 interview & assessment preparation week Junior ensembles begin Pre-Prep staff briefing Prep staff briefing 9.30am 2.30pm 7+ assessments 1.20pm 2.30pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals Staff meetings Tuesday 15 January Year 6 mock interview day Form assembly 11.30am Weekly Cathedral Music Dept / School meeting 5.00pm Day boy detention 5.30pm Boarding staff meeting WEEK 2 Thursday 17 January Junior Choir 8.45am PA meeting Refectory 1.45pm Health & safety domestic committee meeting Friday 18 January 9.00am Pre-Prep school council meeting 10.00am sings at Catholic Independent Schools Conference Tower Bridge 2.10pm Yrs 3 & 4 football vs Eaton House Battersea Park 2.30pm 1st & 2nd XII vs Arnold House Canons Park 2.30pm U13 A, B VII Hockey vs Arnold House Canons Park 5.00pm ABRSM music exam submission deadline 5.00pm Choristers sing Vespers at St Paul s Cathedral St Paul s Cathedral Saturday 19 January 11.00am 8.30pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.30pm Chorister visiting / activity Wednesday 16 January Chorister non-singing day 7.45am SMT meeting School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 2.30pm 1st & 2nd XII vs Willington Prep Drax playing fields 6 7
WEEK 3 Sunday 20 January 2nd Sunday of the Year 10.30am Solemn Mass Cathedral 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting WEEK 3 Thursday 24 January Junior Choir Monday 21 January Pre-Prep staff briefing Prep staff briefing 10.45am 12.00pm Chorister outreach workshop A 1.20pm 2.30pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals Pre-Prep staff meeting Year 7 parents evening Tuesday 22 January 11.30am Weekly Cathedral Music Dept / School meeting 5.00pm Day boy detention 5.00pm St Paul s sing Evensong at Westminster Cathedral Cathedral 5.30pm Boarding staff meeting Friday 25 January Conversion of St Paul Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals 2.00pm School swimathon for Eyehope Saturday 26 January 11.00am 8.30pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.30pm Chorister visiting / activity Wednesday 23 January Chorister non-singing day 7.45am SMT meeting School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 9.00am Music scholars recital Refectory 2.30pm 1st & 2nd XII & 3rd VII vs Fulham Prep Twyford Ave 3.00pm U11 A, B, C IXs vs Westminster Under Battersea Park 8 9
WEEK 4 Sunday 27 January 3rd Sunday of the Year 10.30am Solemn Mass Cathedral 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting WEEK 4 Thursday 31 January Junior Choir Prep School assembly CHL Yr 3 assembly Yr 3 parents welcome Gibbs Room Monday 28 January Pre-Prep staff briefing Prep staff briefing 1.20pm 2.30pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals Pre-Prep staff meeting 5A parents evening CHL Tuesday 29 January Form assembly 11.30am Weekly Cathedral Music Dept / School meeting 5.00pm Day boy detention 5.30pm Boarding staff meeting Friday 1 February Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals 2.30pm U13 hockey vs St Philip s Barn Elms 2.30pm Yr 3 A, B, C vs Fulham Prep Twyford Ave 3.30pm IAPS swimming gala Latymer Prep Saturday 2 February Presentation of the Lord 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 12.10pm 1.00pm Chorister song school 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / chorister activity Wednesday 30 January Chorister non-singing day 7.45am SMT meeting School Mass parents welcome 11.30am U10 & U9 A, B, C, D IIXs vs Westminster Under Vincent Square 2.30pm U11 A, B, C IXs vs Hornsby House Battersea Park 2.30pm 1st & 2nd XIII vs Eaton House, The Manor Ironsides RFC 10 11
WEEK 5 Sunday 3 February 4th Sunday of the Year Chorister open morning 10.30am Solemn Mass Cathedral 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm Visiting Monday 4 February Pre-Prep staff briefing Prep staff briefing 1.20pm 2.30pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals Pre-Prep staff meeting 5H parents evening Refectory WEEK 5 Thursday 7 February Junior Choir School assembly CHL Reception Mammoths assembly Mammoths parents welcome Gibbs Room Interim reports to Form Tutors Friday 8 February Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals 2.15pm Yrs 4 & 5 School league matches Battersea Park 2.15pm Yr 3 inter-house tag rugby Battersea Park 3.00pm U11 A & B vs The Roche School Wandsworth Park Tuesday 5 February 11.30am Weekly Cathedral Music Dept / School meeting 5.00pm Day boy detention 5.30pm Boarding staff meeting Saturday 9 February 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / activity Wednesday 6 February Chorister non-singing day 7.45am SMT meeting School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 10.30am Governors academic committee meeting 2.15pm Yrs 7 & 8 inter-house rugby & hockey Battersea Park 2.30pm U11 A, B & C vs Willington Prep Battersea Park 4.15pm Piano recital CHL 12 13
WEEK 6 Sunday 10 February 5th Sunday of the Year 10.30am Solemn Mass Cathedral 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 3.30pm Year 5 chorister induction 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting Monday 11 February Pre-Prep staff briefing Prep staff briefing 10.45am 12.00pm Chorister outreach workshop B 1.20pm 2.30pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals Staff meetings Tuesday 12 February Form assembly 9.30am 11.00am Open morning for prospective parents 11.30am Governors finance committee meeting 5.00pm Day boy detention Interim reports to Director of Studies Interim reports to Head of Pre-Prep 5.30pm Boarding staff meeting Cathedral Hall Wednesday 13 February Chorister non-singing day 7.45am SMT meeting School Mass parents welcome 2.15pm Yr 4 & 5 school league matches Battersea Park 2.30pm 1st XII & U11 A, B VII vs St Philip s Barn Elms 5.00pm sing joint Evensong at St Gabriel s Church, Pimlico St Gabriel s Church, Pimlico WEEK 6 Thursday 14 February Junior Choir 8.45am PA meeting Refectory School assembly CHL Yr 1 assembly Yr 1 parents welcome Gibbs Room 3.00pm PA bake sale, merchandise & second-hand uniform sale Friday 15 February Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals 3.00pm Yrs 3 & 4 vs The Roche School Battersea Park 3.30pm Half-term begins for Reception & Yr 1 boys 3.40pm Half-term begins for Year 3 boys 3.50pm Half-term begins for Years 4-8 day boys and probs 5.30pm Chorister parents evening CHL 6.30pm Half-term begins for choristers Saturday 16 February Men s voices only for Cathedral services 14 15
HALF-TERM Sunday 17 February 6th Sunday of the Year Men s voices only for Cathedral services Thursday 21 February HALF-TERM Half-term Monday 18 February Half-term Friday 22 February Half-term Tuesday 19 February Half-term Saturday 23 February Choristers and probs return 5.00pm 6.15pm Chorister song school Chair of Peter, Apostle Wednesday 20 February Half-term 16 17
WEEK 7 Sunday 24 February 7th Sunday of the Year 10.30am Solemn Mass Cathedral 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral No visiting Monday 25 February Year 8 CE mocks Pre-Prep staff briefing Prep staff briefing 8.40am Day boys return 1.20pm 2.30pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals Staff meetings Tuesday 26 February Year 8 CE mocks Form assembly 11.30am Weekly Cathedral Music Dept / School meeting 5.00pm Day boy detention 5.30pm Boarding staff meeting Wednesday 27 February Year 8 CE mocks Chorister non-singing day 7.45am SMT meeting School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 10.30am Governors pastoral committee meeting 11.30am U10 A, B, C & D vs Westminster Under Vincent Square 1.30pm 3.40pm Yr 5 academic lessons 2.30pm Yr 7 hockey vs Eaton Square Upper Boddington Gardens, Acton 2.30pm U11 A, B & C IXs vs Eaton House, The Manor Clapham Common WEEK 7 Thursday 28 February Year 8 CE mocks Junior Choir 7.00pm PA fundraiser Cathedral Hall Friday 1 March Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals 11.00am Prefects meeting 2.15pm Yr 4 A-C vs St Philip s Barn Elms 3.00pm Yr 5 vs The Roche School Wandsworth Park Saturday 2 March 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 10.00am Catholic Prep School Rugby VIIs Tournament The Oratory School, Reading 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / chorister activity 18 19
WEEK 8 Sunday 3 March 8.th Sunday of the Year 10.30am Solemn Mass Cathedral 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting WEEK 8 Thursday 7 March Chorister non-singing day Junior Choir Monday 4 March Pre-Prep staff briefing Prep staff briefing 12.45pm Staff meeting 1.20pm 2.30pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals Pre-Prep staff meeting Year 8 parents evening CHL Friday 8 March Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals 2.15pm 1st & 2nd VII vs Newton Prep Battersea Park 2.15pm U13 hockey vs Newton Prep Newton Prep 2.15pm U11 A & B vs Knightsbridge Burton Court 2.15pm Yr 3 vs Falkner House Battersea Park Tuesday 5 March 9.30am 11.00am Open morning for prospective parents 11.30am Weekly Cathedral Music Dept / School meeting 5.00pm Day boy detention 5.30pm Boarding staff meeting Wednesday 6 March Ash Wednesday 7.45am SMT meeting 9.45am Chorister song school School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 10.30am Full Governors meeting 2.15pm Yrs 5 & 6 inter-house rugby Battersea Park 2.30pm 1st, 2nd XII & 3rd VII vs Wetherby Senior Ealing Trailfinders 5.30pm Choristers sing Allegri Miserere for Ash Wednesday Cathedral Saturday 9 March 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / activity 20 21
WEEK 9 Sunday 10 March 1st Sunday of Lent 10.30am Solemn Mass Catherdral 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Catherdral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting Monday 11 March Pre-Prep staff briefing Prep staff briefing 1.20pm 2.30pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals 5.30pm Staff meeting Tuesday 12 March 11.30am Weekly Cathedral Music Dept / School meeting 5.00pm Day boy detention 5.30pm Boarding staff meeting WEEK 9 Thursday 14 March ABRSM music exams (tbc) Junior Choir 8.40am 9.15am School Council meeting 8.45am PA meeting Refectory School assembly CHL Reception Dinosaurs assembly Dinosaur parents welcome Gibbs Room Friday 15 March ABRSM music exams (tbc) Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals 2.15pm 1st & 2nd VII vs Knightsbridge Burton Court 2.15pm U11 & U13 Hereward House cross-country race Hampstead Heath 2.30pm U13 hockey vs St Philip s Kennington Park Saturday 16 March Yr 8 Geography fieldtrip to Arran departs 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / chorister activity Wednesday 13 March Chorister non-singing day 7.45am SMT meeting School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 11.30am U9 A, B, C & D vs Westminster Under Vincent Square 1.30pm 3.40pm Yr 4 academic lessons 2.30pm 1st XII & U11 A, B VII vs St Philip s Battersea Park 4.15pm Woodwind recital CHL 22 23
WEEK 10 Sunday 17 March 2nd Sunday of Lent Year 8 in Arran 10.30am Solemn Mass Cathedral 3.30pm Solemn Vespers & Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting Monday 18 March Year 8 in Arran Pre-Prep staff briefing Prep staff briefing 11.00am 12.00pm Chorister outreach Easter concert 1.20pm 2.30pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals 2.00pm 3.00pm Chorister outreach Easter concert Staff meetings Cathedral Hall Cathedral Hall WEEK 10 Thursday 21 March Year 8 in Arran Pre-Prep Trips Day Junior Choir Prep School assembly End of term reports to Form Tutors Friday 22 March Year 8 return from Arran Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals 11.15am Pre-Prep House singing competition Gibbs Room 3.00pm Yrs 3 & 4 vs The Roche School Battersea Park Tuesday 19 March Year 8 in Arran 11.30am Weekly Cathedral Music Dept / School meeting 5.00pm Day boy detention 5.30pm Boarding staff meeting Wednesday 20 March Prep Trips Day Year 8 in Arran Chorister non-singing day 7.45am SMT meeting St Joseph Saturday 23 March 1.45pm 2.30pm Chorister song school 3.00pm 5.00pm School musical rehearsals 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / chorister activity 24 25
WEEK 11 Sunday 24 March 3rd Sunday of Lent 10.30am Solemn Mass Cathedral 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting Monday 25 March Annunciation Pre-Prep staff briefing Prep staff briefing 9.00am 3.40pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals Cathedral Hall Staff meetings End of term reports to Director of Studies & Head of Pre-Prep Tuesday 26 March 9.00am 3.40pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! rehearsals 11.30am Weekly Cathedral Music Dept / School meeting 5.00pm Day boy detention USA trip parents meeting CHL 5.30pm Boarding staff meeting Wednesday 27 March 7.45am SMT meeting School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 2.00pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! dress rehearsal Cathedral Hall (performance for boys & staff) 7.30pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! performance Cathedral Hall WEEK 11 Thursday 28 March Chorister non-singing day Junior Choir 2.00pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! performance Cathedral Hall 3.00pm PA bake sale, merchandise and second hand uniform sale Playground 7.30pm Jason & the Golden Fleece! final performance Cathedral Hall Friday 29 March Choristers depart for recording at Buckfast Abbey 2.00pm Yrs 3-8 inter-house cross-country Green Park Saturday 30 March Choristers recording at Buckfast Abbey 26 27
WEEK 12 WEEK 12 Sunday 31 March 4th Sunday of Lent Choristers recording at Buckfast Abbey Thursday 4 April Monday 1 April Choristers recording at Buckfast Abbey Pre-Prep staff briefing Prep staff briefing Staff meetings Junior ensembles recital Friday 5 April Tuesday 2 April 3.30pm 3.40pm 3.50pm 6.30pm Choristers recording at Buckfast Abbey Term ends for Reception & Yr 1 boys Term ends for Yr 3 boys Term ends for Yrs 4-8 day boys Term ends for choristers and probs Saturday 6 April Wednesday 3 April 28 29
Sunday 7 April 5th Sunday of Lent Thursday 11 April Monday 8 April Friday 12 April Choristers return 5.00pm 6.15pm Song school Tuesday 9 April Saturday 13 April 1.45pm 2.30pm Song school 2.30pm Chorister activity No visiting Wednesday 10 April 30 31
Sunday 14 April Palm Sunday 10.30am Solemn Mass Cathedral 3.30pm Solemn Vespers & Benediction Cathedral No visiting Thursday 18 April Geography trip to the USA Maundy Thursday Monday 15 April Geography trip to the USA departs Friday 19 April Geography trip to the USA Good Friday Tuesday 16 April Geography trip to the USA Saturday 20 April Geography trip to the USA Easter Vigil Wednesday 17 April Geography trip to the USA 32 33
Sunday 21 April Easter Sunday of the Resurrection Geography trip in the USA 10.30am Solemn Mass Cathedral 3.30pm Solemn Vespers & Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm Choristers depart Thursday 25 April Monday 22 April Geography trip in the USA Friday 26 April Tuesday 23 April Geography Trip returns from the USA Saturday 27 April Wednesday 24 April 34 35
WEEK 1 TRINITY TERM 2019 WEEK 1 TRINITY TERM 2019 Sunday 28 April Sunday of Divine Mercy Thursday 2 May Monday 29 April 10.00am Whole staff INSET Choristers and probs return Friday 3 May Tuesday 30 April 8.40am Day boys return Saturday 4 May Wednesday 1 May 36 37
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