Ditcham Park School Autumn Term 2018 17th July 2018 AUGUST Wed 15th 10.00-2.30pm Uniform Shop Uniform Shop Thur 23rd 10.00am GCSE Results day DPS Tues 28th 10.00-2.30pm Uniform Shop Uniform Shop Wed 29th 10.00-2.30pm Uniform Shop Uniform Shop Week Commencing 03 September Mon 3rd All Day Staff Inset Day DPS Tues 4th All Day Staff Inset Day DPS 8.00-9.00am Introduction to the Year Form 5 Small Hall All Day Form 5 Leadership Training Court Theatre Wed 5th All Day Start of Term 2.00-4.30pm U13 Tennis (Mountbatten) Home Thur 6th All Day Form 5 Careers Interviews - Olwen Parkinson Careers Room All Day Welcome Back Junior Activity - James Mayhew SDH 9.00-10.30am Prep Swimming Taro 7.00-8.00pm Introduction to the Year Form 3 and Form 4 SDH Fri 7th All Day Form 5 Careers Interviews - Olwen Parkinson Careers Room 8.30-10.00am Uniform Shop Open Uniform Shop 2.00-2.45pm Tug of War - Seniors Walled Garden Week Commencing 10 September Mon 10th All Day Form 5 Careers Interviews - Olwen Parkinson Careers Room 2.30pm-5.00pm U8 & U9 Football (Meoncross) Away Tues 11th All Day Form 5 Careers Interviews - Olwen Parkinson Careers Room 12.00-4.00pm U15 Football Tournament Home 3.15-5.15pm U14 Girls Hockey (Alton) Away 6.45-8.30pm Careers and FE Information Evening for F5 parents MPB Wed 12th 9.00-1.30pm F3 Geography Fieldtrip to Southsea Southsea 2.30-3.45pm U11 (A,B,C) Football (Dunhurst) Home 1.00-5.00pm U11 Netball Tournament (Mayville) Away 3.30-5.00pm U10 (A,B) Netball (CCJS) Away 6.45-8.15pm Junior Curriculum Evening SDH Thur 13th All Day Roald Dahl Day 8.45-10.45am FDPS Coffee morning meeting and welcome to new parents Dining Room 9.00-10.30am Prep Swimming Taro 12.00-4.00pm U13 Football Tournament Home 6.00-8.30pm Curriculum Information Evening Form 1 Small Hall/SDH 7.30-8.30pm Introduction to the Year Form 2 SDH Fri 14th All Day Form 5 Careers Interviews - Olwen Parkinson Careers Room 12.00-4.00pm U11 Football Tournament Home 3.15-5.15pm U16 Hockey (Alton) Away Sat 15th 10.00-4.00pm Shakespeare Schools Festival Key Character Rehearsal Court Theatre Sun 16th 9.50-1.30pm Butser Hill Challenge Butser Week Commencing 17 September Mon 17th - Fri 21st September CATs test for Transition, Middles, Form 1 and Form 3 Mon 17th All Day School Photographs - Sally Grace TBC
1.30-3.45pm U9 (A,B,C) Football (Prebendal) Home 4.00-5.30pm U13 A & U12 A Girls Hockey (Alton) Home Tues 18th All Day School Photographs - Sally Grace TBC 2.30-5.30pm U14 & U15 Football (Morehouse) Away 2.30-3.45pm U14 Girls Hockey (Alton) Home 4.00-5.30pm U16 Football (St Edmunds) Home Wed 19th 09.00-3.30pm Transition trip to Butser Ancient Farm Butser 2.45-5.00pm U11 Football (Prebendal) Away 2.30-3.45pm U10 A & U11 A Netball (Sherbourne House) Home 3.30-4.45pm U9 Football (Dunhurst) Home Thur 20th 9.00-10.30am Prep Swimming Taro 2.30-5.00pm U12 & U13 Football (Morehouse) Away 4.15-6.15pm U12 (A,B) & U13 (A) Girls Hockey (Alton) Away 7.00-9.00pm FDPS AGM SDH Fri 21st 9.00-10.00 Harvest Festival (Tea and coffee in the dining room from SDH 8.45am) 2.00-2.45 Spelling Competition Heats MPB 2.00-5.00pm U10 Cross Country (Seaford) Away Week Commencing 24 September Mon 24th All Day Reserve - School Photographs - Sally Grace TBC 09.00-3.30pm Middles Trip to Winchester Science Centre Winchester Science Centre Tues 25th All Day Reserve - School Photographs - Sally Grace TBC 11.10-12noon F2 Girls HPV Solent Suite 3.45-6.00pm U15 Football (Boundary Oak) Away TBC U15 & U14 Girls Hockey (Boundary Oak) TBC Wed 26th 9.00-3.30pm Transition Trip to Meon Springs Fly Fishery 2.30-5.00pm U11 A&B Football (HCS) Away 2.30-3.45pm U10 & U11 Netball (Prebendal) Home Thur 27th 9.00-10.30am Prep Swimming Taro 2.30-5.00pm U9 A&B Football (HCS) Away 2.30-3.45pm U13 A&B Football (Prebendal) Home 3.30-5.30pm U9 A&B Netball (CCJS) Away 2.30-3.45pm U12 & U13 Netball (Frensham) Home Fri 28th 3.00-3.45pm Uppers Assembly to Parents (Tea and coffee in the dining SDH TBC U16 Handball (Horndean) Away 2.30-3.45pm U16 Girls Hockey (Alton) Home Sun 30th All Day Senior Coasteering Trip OCTOBER Week Commencing 1st October Tues 2nd 9.00-5.00pm Form 4 Art Trip to Sculpture Park TBC Dorking 2.30-4.30pm U14 & U15 Football (Frensham) Away 2.45-4.45pm U15 A&B Netball (St Edmunds) Away Wed 3rd 2.30-3.45pm U10 (A,B) & U11 (A,B) Football (Sherbourne House) Home 2.30-3.45pm U10 & U11 Netball (PHS) Home Thur 4th 9.00-10.30am Prep Swimming Taro 2.30-4.30pm U12 & U13 Football (Frensham) Away 2.30-3.45pm U9 (A,B) & U8 (A,B) Football (Sherbourne House) Home Fri 5th 2.00pm House Spelling Competition Finals Sat 6th 10.00-1.00pm Open Morning DPS
Week Commencing 1st October Tues 9th 1.00-2.00pm St Peter's Lunchtime Concert St Peter's Church, Petersfield 2.30-3.45pm U14 & U15 Football (The Royal) Home 3.45-5.00pm U12 & U13 Netball (Prebendal) Home 2.30-4.45pm U14 & U15 Netball (Frensham) Away 10th- 12th October Forms 1 & 2 Residential Trip to Calshot Wed 10th 9.00-2.00pm Shakespeare Schools Festival Cast Workshop Theatre Royal Portsmouth Thur 11th 9.00-10.30am Prep Swimming Taro Fri 12th 14 October 2018 HCC DofE Leader Training Weekend DPS Week Commencing 15th October 15th- 19th October Hooke Court - Upper Juniors Residential Mon 15th 3.00-4.15pm U8 & U9 Netball (Meoncross) Home Tues 16th 3.00-5.00pm U15 & U14 Girls Hockey (St Johns) Away 5.00-7.00pm Infant School PR Campaign Small Hall 17th - 21st October MFL trip to Nice - Forms 3,4 & 5 Nice Wed 17th 9.00-1.00pm Body image workshops TBC 3.30-5.30 U10 A&B Football (CCJS) Away TBC U11 Netball Tournment (CCJS) Away 7.00-10.00pm DofE Presentation Evening TBC Thur 18th 1.00-3.45pm Rec-MJ Flu Vaccination (times TBC) Medical Room 2.30-3.45pm U12 & U13 Netball (Mayville) Home 4.00-6.00pm Juniors Halloween Party Small Hall Fri 19th 3.00-3.45pm Middles Assembly to Parents (Tea and coffee in the dining SDH HALF TERM 22nd October - 2nd November Thur 22nd 10.00-4.00pm Shakespeare Schools Festival Whole Cast Rehearsal Court Theatre NOVEMBER Sun 4th 10.00-4.00pm Shakespeare Schools Festival Whole Cast Rehearsal Court Theatre Week Commencing 5th November Mon 5th All Day The Comedy of Errors - Shakespeare for Schools Festival Performance All Day Junior Staff INSET - no lessons for Juniors DPS 7.00-8.00pm Information Evening for Uppers Parents re Transition to SDH Seniors Tues 6th 2.45-4.45pm U14 & U15 Football (Meoncross) Away 3.30-5.30pm U14 & U15 Netball (Meoncross) Away 6.30-8.00pm The Comedy of Errors : Shakespeare For Schools Festival SDH Wed 7th 2.30-4.30pm U11 Football (Boundary Oak) Away 2.30-4.30pm U11 & U10 Netball (Kingscourt) Away TBC U11 Football Tournament Away Thur 8th 3.30-5.15pm U8 & U9 Football (CCJS) Away 2.45-4.15 U12 & U13 Football (Meoncross) Home 2.35-4.15pm U12 & U13 Netball (The Royal) Away 6.00-9.00pm Form 1 Parents Evening MPB Fri 9th 3.00-3.45pm Whole School Armistice Assembly MPB TBC U14 Girls Hockey Tournament Away All Day work shop followed by evening performance
Sun 11th 10.00-11.30am Armistice Day Service Petersfield Petersfield Week Commencing 12th November Mon 12th 2.30-3.45pm U8 & U9 Netball (Dunnanie) Home 2.30-3.45pm U8 & U9 Football (Dunnanie) Home 7.00-9.00pm Awards Evening & Presentation of GCSE Certificates Tues 13th 4.00-5.15pm U14 & U16 Football (St Edmunds) Home 2.30-3.45pm U14 & U15 Netball (Frensham) Home 3.00-5.00pm U15 Football (St Edmunds) Away 5.30-8.30pm Junior Parents' Evening SDH Wed 14th 2.30-4.30pm U11 & U10 Netball (Kingscourt) Away 3.45-6.00pm U12 & U13 Girls Hockey (Seaford) Away 6.30-8.30pm Guitar Concert Court Theatre Thur 15th TBC U16 Girls Hockey Tournament Away 3.30-5.15pm U8 A&B Netball (CCJS) Away 5.30-8.30pm Junior Parents' Evening SDH Fri 16th 3.25-3.45 Uppers Hooke Court Video Showing SDH Week Commencing 19th November Tues 20th 2.30-4.15pm U14 & U15 Football (Bedales) Away 2.30-3.45pm U15 A&B Netball (St Edmunds) Home Wed 21st 2.30-4.15pm U10 A&B Football (Dunhurst) Away 2.30-4.00pm U10 & U11 Netball (Dunhurst) Away 4.00-5.15pm U9, U12 & U13 Netball (Dunhurst) Home Thur 22nd 2.30-4.15 U12 & U13 Football (Dunhurst) Away 2.30-4.30pm U12 & U13 Netball (Frensham) Away 3.30-4.45pm U8 & U9 Football (Boundary Oak) Home 6.00-9.00pm Form 5 Parents Evening MPB Fri 23rd 8.45-9.30am Junior Head's Drop-In Morning Small Hall 2.30-5.00pm U15 Football (Meoncross) Away 3.00-3.30pm Lowers Assembly to Parents (Tea and coffee in the dining SDH 5.30-7.30pm Stanstead House Christmas Fair Performance Stanstead House Week Commencing 26th November Mon 26th 8.40am Form 5 Mock Exams for Option Subjects tbc SDH Mon 26th TBC U8 (A,B) & U9 (A&B) Girls Hockey (PHS) Away Tues 27th 2.30-3.45pm U15 Football (KES) Home 3.00-5.00pm U14 & U15 Netball (Mayville) Away Wed 28th 3.30-4.45pm U11 A&B Football (Meoncross) Home 2.15-3.45pm U10 & U11 Netball (The Royal) Home Thur 29th 2.30-3.45pm U13 Footall (KES) Home 3.00-4.15pm U12 & U13 Netball (Meoncross) Home Fri 30th 3.00-3.30pm Transition Assembly to Parents (Tea and coffee in the dining SDH 7.30-9.00pm Petersfield Combined Schools' Concert for 'Save the Children' Churcher's College DECEMBER Sat 1st 12.00-3.30pm FDPS Christmas Fayre DPS Week Commencing 3rd December
3rd - 7th December ABRSM Practical Exams Theatre or Solent Suite Mon 3rd 3.00-4.15pm U8 & U9 Football (Meoncross) Home 2.45-4.00pm U16 Football (Mayville) Home Tues 4th 3.15-4.45pm U14 (A,B) & U15 (A,B) Indoor Hockey (Meoncross) Home 6.30-9.00pm GCSE Production - Form 3 and Form 4 Court Theatre Wed 5th 2.30-3.45pm U11 A&B Football (CCJS) Away 4.15-6.00pm U12 & U13 Girls Hockey (Bedales) Away TBC U15 Indoor Football Tournament (Bedales) Away 4.00-5.00pm Junior Carols in The Quad Junior Courtyard Thur 6th 12.00-4.00pm U13 Indoor Football Tournament MPB 2.00-3.00pm Infant Nativity Court Theatre 6.00-9.00pm Form 4 Parents Evening MPB Fri 7th 2.00-3.00pm Infant Nativity Court Theatre All Day Whole School Mufti Week Commencing 10th December Mon 10th 9.30-11.30am Carol Service Rehearsal St James' Church Emsworth 1.30-3.00pm Music Concert - Nursing Home TBC Off Site Tues 11th 12.30pm Seniors' Christmas Lunch Wed 12th 2.00-3.45pm Seniors' Disco Small Hall and SDH Thur 13th Last day in school before the holidays for pupils in Reception, Pre-Prep, Prep 12noon Juniors' Christmas Lunch Fri 14th 2.15pm School Carol Service St James' Church Emsworth Wed 19th All Day Olympia Horse Show We have included all events and fixtures that were known up until the time of going to print. Inevitably events and fixtures will be added and/or cancelled as the term progresses therefore please check the Parent Portal for updated infomation
ACTIVITIES - Excluding Half Term 22nd October - 2nd November Mondays 12.30-1.00pm Golf Juniors (10th Sep - 26 Nov) Mondays 1.00-1.30pm Golf Seniors (10th Sep - 26 Nov) Mondays 3.45-5.30pm Hockey Club Form 2,3 & 4 (10th Sep - 15th Oct) Mondays 3.45-5.30pm Hockey Club Form 1, Uppers & Middles (5th Nov -10th Dec) Tuesdays 4.00-5.30pm Embers Bushcraft (11th Sep - 11th Dec) Thursdays 12.30-1.00pm Fencing Juniors (13th Sep - 6th Dec) Thursdays 1.00-1.30pm Fencing Seniors (13th Sep - 6th Dec) Thursdays 4.00-5.00pm MTB Bike Club (13th Sep - 18th Oct) Thursdays 4.00-6.00pm Judo (13th Sep - 6th Dec. Except 18 October for Halloween Party) Fridays 4.00-5.30pm Embers Bushcraft - New Bushcrafters (14th Sep - 7th Dec) Fridays 3.45-5.00pm Hockey Club Transition & Lowers (7th Sep - 19th Oct) STAFF INSET DAY Monday 7th January 2019 SPRING TERM begins on Tuesday 8th January 2019 HALF TERM Monday 18th February to Friday 22nd February