THE MINSTER SCHOOL YORK SCHOOL CALENDAR AUTUMN TERM 2018
WEEK 1 SEPTEMBER 3 Mon All day Staff INSET 4 Tues 10.00 Staff Meeting 5 Wed Term Starts 9.15 7 Fri All day Start of Term Eucharist in the Minster Some Senior Choristers to visit Outreach Schools Parents Committee Meet & Greet BBQ 4.30 8 Sat Evensong Girl Choristers Reading In 9 Sun Evensong Boy Choristers Reading In WEEK 2 After School Activities Begin 11 Tues am 6.00 6.30 6.00 6.30 6.00 6.30 6.00 6.30 Reception Trip to Balloon Tree Y4 Parents Introduction Meeting Y3 Parents Introduction Meeting Y2 Parents Introduction Meeting Y1 Parents Introduction Meeting 12 Wed 5.00 Nursery Parents Introduction Meeting 13 Thurs 9.00 11.30 5.00 WEEK 3 Y1 & Y2: Woodland Classroom Reception Parents Introduction Meeting 17 Mon All day Y7: Geography Field Trip to Wydale Hall 18 Tues All day am Y7: Geography Field Trip to Wydale Hall Reception: Rosh Hashannah 19 Wed All day Y7: Geography Field Trip to Wydale Hall 20 Thurs All day Y8: Woodland Classroom 21 Fri Jeans for Genes Day U11 A&B Hockey v Pocklington School (A) U11 Rugby v Pocklington School (A)
WEEK 4 25 Tues U9 Rugby v THPS (H) 26 Wed 9.30 11.00 Y3: Pedestrian Training U13 Rugby v THPS (A) 27 Thurs am am 9.30 11.00 1.00 Y5: Woodland Classroom Reception: Friendship Festival and trip to cafe Y3: Pedestrian Training U13 North Yorkshire Hockey Tournament at St Peter s 28 Fri 2.15 3.00 Harvest Festival in the Minster (Quire) WEEK 5 OCTOBER 1 Mon 9.15 4.15 2 Tues am 10.00 Nursery: Autumn Walk U11 Rugby v Scarborough College (A) U11 Hockey v Scarborough College (A) Y3-8 Instrumental Concert, Hall Y5: Woodland Classroom U12 North Yorkshire Hockey Tournament at St Peter s U9 Tag Rugby v Scarborough College (H) 3 Wed U13 Rugby v Cundall Manor (A) U13 Hockey v Cundall Manor (A) 4 Thurs All day Reception: Trip to Tropical World (tbc) 6 Sat 10.00 12.00 Open Morning
WEEK 6 Open Week 8 Mon U13 Hockey v Read School (A) U13 Rugby v Read School (A) 9 Tues 4.30 U9 Rugby v St Olave s (A) Y8 Parents Evening, Hall 10 Wed U13 Hockey v THPS (A) 11 Thurs am Y4: Woodland Classroom 12 Fri 2.15 Nursery: Celebrating Me for parents U11 Hockey v THPS (A) U11 Rugby v St Olave s (A) WEEK 7 Pre-Prep Maths Week Prep Testing Week 15 Mon 4.15 U13 Rugby v St Olave s (A) Y3-8 Instrumental Concert, Hall 16 Tues 9.30 1.00 Time tba Y3: Woodland Classroom Restart a Heart Day Y7 & Y8 17 Wed 1.30 4.00 4.30 U11 6-a-side Football Tournament at Pocklington School Y7 Parents Evening, Hall 18 Thurs All day 9.00 11.30 11.00 1.00 Reception: Trip to Yorkshire Arboretum (tbc) Y1 & Y2: Woodland Classroom Consecration in Minster (Girl Choristers) 19 Fri 2.00 3.30 Pre-Prep: Maths Market for parents HALF TERM WEEK 8 29 Mon All day Reception: Spell Party and Sleepover 30 Tues 4.30 Y6 Parents Evening, Hall 31 Wed 9.15 12.00 Nursery: Visit to York market and bakers NOVEMBER 1 Thurs 2.15 2 Fri All Souls All Saints Reception: Magical Kingdom for parents
WEEK 9 Mock Music Scholarship Audition Week 5 Mon U11 Hockey v Read School (A) U11 Rugby v Read School (A) 6 Tues 8.45 3.30 pm Y1: Trip to Eureka ABRSM Music Theory Exams 7 Wed 4.00 4.00 4.30 Y1 Parents Evening Y2 Parents Evening Y5 Parents Evening, Hall 8 Thurs All day am 4.00 4.00 Y7: Woodland Classroom Y3: Visit to the Yorkshire Museum Nursery Parents Evening Reception Parents Evening 9 Fri 9.00 12.00 Nursery & Reception: Diwali 11 Sun Remembrance Day WEEK 10 Anti-Bullying Week 12 Mon 4.15 U13 Rugby v Read School (H) Y3-8 Instrumental Concert, Hall 15 Thurs 9.30 4.00 9.30 4.00 Y7: Trip to Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds Y6: Woodland Classroom 16 Fri 9.15 12.00 Nursery: Visit to supermarket WEEK 11 19 Mon 2.30 4.00 U13 Hockey v Read School (H) 20 Tues U9 Hockey v THPS (A) 22 Thurs 7.00 School Concert, St Michael le Belfrey
WEEK 12 26 Mon U11 Rugby v Scarborough College (H) U11 Hockey v Scarborough College (H) 27 Tues 5.00 Choral Outreach Concert in the Minster 28 Wed 4.15 7.00 U13 Rugby v Cundall Manor (venue tbc) U13 Hockey v Cundall Manor (venue tbc) Y3 Parents Evening 29 Thurs 4.15 7.00 Y4 Parents Evening 30 Fri 6.15 7.15 Advent Procession Rehearsal in Minster DECEMBER 2 Sun 5.15 Advent Procession in Minster WEEK 13 3 Mon 9.30 11.30 4.15 Pre-Prep: Nativity Play Dress Rehearsal in Chapter House Y3-8 Instrumental Concert, Hall 4 Tues 2.15 Nursery: Christmas Celebration for parents 5 Wed 6.30 7.30 Pre-Prep: Nativity Play in Chapter House WEEK 14 10 Mon All day 6.00 11 Tues All day ABRSM Practical Exams 12 Wed All day ABRSM Practical Exams 3.00 Final Assembly 3.30 TERM ENDS Thurs All day Staff INSET Fri All day Staff INSET Pre-Prep: Christmas Party Carol Service in the Minster (Quire)
TERM DATES AUTUMN TERM 2018 Begins: Wednesday 5 th September (Choir: 5 th Sept 25 th Dec) Ends: Wednesday 12 th December Choir first practice (no probationers) Wednesday 5 th September (afternoon) Half Term: School: Saturday 20 th October Sunday 28 th October Choir girls: Saturday 20 th October Sunday 28 th October Choir boys: Saturday 20 th October Sunday 28 th October SPRING TERM 2019 Begins: Wednesday 9 th January (Choir: 9 th January 29 th March & 13 th 21 st April) Ends: Friday 29 th March Choir first practice (no probationers) Wednesday 9 th January (afternoon) Half Term: School: Saturday 23 rd February Sunday 3 rd March Choir girls: Monday 25 th February Sunday 3 rd March Choir boys: Saturday 23 rd February Sunday 3 rd March SUMMER TERM 2019 Begins: Wednesday 1 st May (Choir: 1 st May 21 st July) Ends: Wednesday 10 th July Choir first practice (no probationers) Wednesday 1 st May (afternoon) Half Term: School: Saturday 25 th May Sunday 2 nd June Choir girls: Saturday 25 th May Sunday 2 nd June Choir boys: Monday 27 th May Sunday 2 nd June Speech Day: Reading out: Saturday 6 th July Sunday 21 st July
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