Kearsney 2016 Calendar TERM START OF TERM CLOSE OF TERM HALF TERM (STARTS 12 NOON) 1 Tues 19 January Fri 18 March (09h00) Thur 11 Feb Mon 15 Feb (incl) 2 Mon 11 April Fri 24 June (09h00) Thur 12 May Mon 16 May (incl) 3 Mon 18 July Fri 30 Sept (12h30) Fri 5 Aug Tue 9 Aug (incl) 4 Mon 10 Oct Fri 2 Dec (09h00) Thur 3 Nov Mon 7 Nov (incl) Calendar for Term 1 of 2016 All dayboy compulsory activities indicated with an (*) JANUARY Day Date Tuesday 05 Kit and Clothing Shop re-opens Monday 11 Tuesday 12 14h00 Housemasters Workshop (Baynesfield) Wednesday 13 Housemasters Workshop (Baynesfield) 09h00 Basketball Pre-season camp (U14 Open) starts 18h30 New Staff and Interns Supper (Ke lapeng) Thursday 14 08h00 Full Management Meeting 09h00 Basketball Pre-season camp (U14 Open) 18h30 Management Supper (Headmaster s Home) Friday 15 08h00 Operational Management Meeting 09h00 New Staff and Interns Orientation 09h00 Basketball Pre-season camp (U14 Open) 09h00 Water polo Pre-season camp starts 14h00 HODs Meeting 16h00 Prefects Seminar Saturday 16 08h00 Prefects Seminar Water polo Pre-season camp 19h00 Board Dinner (Greyhound) Sunday 17 Grade 8s arrive Water polo Pre-season camp ends 13h00 New Parents Lunch Monday 18 07h00 Grade Heads Meeting 07h15 Grade 8 Orientation
08h00 Staff Meeting 09h00 New Boys Orientation Grade 9 11 20h00 Boarders Return 2 Tuesday 19 07h30 SCHOOL STARTS 10h00 Assembly Academic Awards, Prefect and KCC Induction 11h30 Photographs House & Individual and special groups (boys & staff) 14h00 Pastoral Care Committee Meeting (Staffroom) 3 Wednesday 20 10h40 Honour Code Presentation (boys only) 14h15 IT Committee Meeting 14h15 KERF Site Plan Meeting 18h30 KCC Meeting (Cricket Pavilion) 4 Thursday 21 Clubs Assembly Mentorship Allocation 14h00 Golf Trials (Cotswold Downs) 5 Friday 22 07h40 Haley Orientation Day Grade 8s out of class 14h00 Tennis vs Hilton (Away) 14h00 Squash vs Hilton (Away) 15h00 Swimming DHS Gala 18h00 Cocktail Party Senior Houses Saturday 23 HALEY HOUSE CLOSED WEEKEND 09h30 Cricket vs Hilton College (1st XI Away) Basketball vs Hilton College (Away) Water Polo vs Hilton College (Away) Canoeing Drak Challenge (Day 1) Sunday 24 05h30 Grade 8, New Boys and Prefects Alverstone Hike Weekend Duty: Finningley 06h00 Kearsney Striders Half-Marathon Canoeing Drak Challenge (Day 2) 6 Monday 25 14h00 Cricket KZN Coastal T20 Semi-Final 14h00 Golf 1st vs DHS (Royal Durban) 2nd vs Thomas More (Cotswold Downs) 19h00 SCA Unity Meeting (Kearsney) 7 Tuesday 26 8 Wednesday 27 10h40 Chapel Finningley 14h15 Employee Forum Meeting (Committee Room) 15h30 Swimming Clifton Gala 17h30 Wellness Committee Meeting (Sir Liege Room) 9 Thursday 28 10h50 House Assembly 10 Friday 29 09h00 Discovery Wellness Day (Cricket Pavilion) 13h00 Cricket KZN Coastal T20 Final 14h00 Food Committee Meeting
14h30 Squash vs Westville (Home) 14h30 Tennis vs Westville (Home) 18h00 Grade 11 Boys meet Grade 8 Parents (Houses)(*) 18h30 Haley Cocktail Party (Greyhound) Saturday 30 IEB Regional User Group Conferences (Pmb) 09h30 Cricket vs Westville (1st XI Away) Basketball vs Westville (Away) Water Polo vs Westville (Away) Canoeing Schools Dusi Race Sunday 31 Weekend Duty: Gillingham Basketball U16 Tournament (Michaelhouse) FEBRUARY 1 Monday 1 14h00 Anglican Confirmation Class Starts 14h00 Concussion Impact Testing (Computer Room) 14h00 Golf 1st vs Westville 2nd (Cotswold Downs) 2nd vs Crawford La Lucia (Mt Edgecombe) 15h00 HP Testing 18h00 2017 Information Evening 2 Tuesday 2 14h00 Concussion Impact Testing (Computer Room) 14h30 HP Testing 18h00 Parents Society AGM (Greyhound) 3 Wednesday 3 Blood Donation 10h40 Chapel Gillingham 14h00 Concussion Impact Testing (Computer Room) 14h15 IT Committee Meeting 15h30 Swimming Dimont Gala (A&B Teams) (Pmb) Gauteng Cocktail Evening 4 Thursday 4 10h50 Grade Assembly 14h00 ekco Committee Meeting (Committee Room) 18h00 Johannesburg Information Evening (Bryanston CC) 5 Friday 5 07h30 Grade 10 Life Sciences Field Trip (Tala) 14h30 Squash vs Glenwood (Home) 14h30 Tennis vs Glenwood (Home) 15h30 Swimming Kearsney Gala Saturday 6 IEB National User Group Conferences (Gauteng) 09h30 Cricket vs Glenwood (1st XI Home) Basketball vs Glenwood (Home) Water Polo vs Glenwood (Home) Canoeing Bushman s River Race Sunday 7 Weekend Duty: Haley Golf KZN Southern Coastal Golf Trials (Round 1)
Basketball Durban Schools Tournament (1st Team only) 6 Monday 8 14h00 Golf 1st & 2nd vs Clifton (Cotswold Downs) 15h00 Basketball vs St Nicholas (Home) 15h00 Water Polo vs Clifton (Juniors) (Home) 15h00 Inter-house Cricket 18h00 2017 Information Evening 7 Tuesday 9 15h00 Inter-house Cricket 17h00 KERF Meeting 19h00 International Exchange 2015 boys report back (Greyhound) 8 Wednesday 10 06h00 Reading of the New Testament (12 hours) 10h40 Chapel Pembroke 15h00 Water Polo vs Clifton (Seniors) (Home) 15h00 Inter-house Cricket 20h00 95th Anniversary Challenge Inter - House Plays (Henderson Hall)(*) 9 Thursday 11 Basketball U16 Team departs for St John s (Jhb) 09h00 Inter - House Gala (*) 10h00 Squash 1st Team departs for St Andrew s Festival (Bloemfontein) 12h00 HALF TERM Friday 12 HALF TERM 18h00 Swimming Westville Invitational Gala (A Team) (Kings Park) Saturday 13 HALF TERM Canoeing Schools Sprints Swimming Alan Burt Gala (Kings Park) MIDMAR MILE Sunday 14 HALF TERM MIDMAR MILE Squash 1st Team returns Basketball U16 Team returns Monday 15 HALF TERM Cricket 1st XI vs DHS (Away) 19h00 Grade 12 Information Evening (Parents and Boys) (*) 20h00 Boarders Return (Optional) 1 Tuesday 16 15h00 Cricket 1st XI vs DHS (Away) 18h00 Swimming Top 8 Gala Kings Park (A Team) (* Grade 8 & 9) 18h00 2017 Information Evening 2 Wednesday 17 07h30 Tennis 1st Team departs for Paul Roos Tennis Festival 10h40 Chapel Sheffield 14h00 Inclusion Committee Meeting 14h15 IT Committee Meeting 15h00 Cricket 1st XI departs for Independent Schools Festival (St Alban s)
17h00 Tukkies Information Evening 18h00 Grade 8 & 9 Social (St Mary s) KERF Media Launch (Kings Park) 9 Thursday 18 Basketball 1st Team departs for St John s (Jhb) 06h00 Canoeing Dusi Marathon Day 1 10h50 House Assembly 14h00 Water Polo 1st Team departs for PBHS Festival 18h00 2017 Information Evening 10 Friday 19 06h00 Canoeing Dusi Marathon Day 2 14h30 Squash vs DHS (Away) Saturday 20 06h00 Canoeing Dusi Marathon Day 3 09h30 Cricket vs DHS (1st XI not included) Basketball vs DHS (Away) Water Polo vs DHS (Away) Tennis 1st Team returns Sunday 21 Weekend Duty: Pembroke Water Polo, Cricket and Basketball 1 st Teams return 1 Monday 22 Community Service Week Starts 08h30 Grade 10 Trulife Justice Production 14h00 Golf 1st vs Westville 1st (Durban Country Club) 2nd vs Northwood (Cotswold Downs) 2 Tuesday 23 17h00 Science Expo Grade 9 (Henderson Hall) 18h00 Swimming D&D Gala Kings Park (A) (* Gr 10-12) 3 Wednesday 24 10h40 Heads of Chapel and SCA 14h00 HODs Meeting 15h00 Swimming Hilton Gala (A & B Team) 4 Thursday 25 Henderson Hall closed till Tues 7 March 2016 10h50 Grade Assembly 15h30 Water polo vs DHS (1st Team only) (Away) 5 Friday 26 14h00 Methodist Confirmation Class starts 14h30 Squash vs Maritzburg College (Away) Saturday 27 09h30 Cricket vs Maritzburg College (1st XI Away) Basketball vs Maritzburg College (Away) Water Polo vs Maritzburg College (Away) Canoeing KZN River Champs Sunday 28 Weekend Duty: Sheffield 08h30 Community Service Beach Clean-up Swimming KZN High School Trials (Kings Park) Golf KZN Southern Coastal Golf Trials (Round 2) Rugby 1st Team departs for Northern KZN Tour Canoeing KZN River Champs
Basketball KZN Schools Tournament (1 st Team only) 6 Monday 29 06h00 Golf Foundation Championships (1 st Team only) (Royal Durban) 14h00 Kearsney Careers Expo 14h00 Golf 2nd vs Westville 3rd (Durban Country Club) 14h00 Swimming KZN High School Trials (Kings Park) 15h00 Winter Sports Practices begin 16h00 Term Calendar Meeting (Cricket Pavilion) MARCH 7 Tuesday 1 07h30 Communion 18h30 Music@Kearsney Ensemble Concert (Auditorium) 8 Wednesday 2 10h40 Chapel Finningley 14h00 Heritage Committee Meeting 15h00 Term Calendar Meeting (Cricket Pavilion) 22h00 Rugby 1st Team returns 9 Thursday 3 10h50 House Assembly 15h00 KZN Tennis trials 18h00 Culture@Kearsney Art Exhibition opens 10 Friday 4 07h30 KZN Tennis trials 14h00 Food Committee Meeting (Sir Liege Hulett Room) MATRIC DANCE Saturday 5 Cross-Country Thomas More Long Walk 07h30 KZN Tennis trials 09h00 Hockey Trials for all age groups Rugby Trials for all age groups Canoeing Schools Sprints 18h00 Parents Society Ball Sunday 6 Weekend Duty: Sheffield Canoeing Schools Sprints 1 Monday 7 14h00 Golf 1st vs Glenwood (Royal Durban) 2 Tuesday 8 Grade 8 Biology field trip 18h30 Grade 10 & 11 Drama Showcase 3 Wednesday 9 10h40 Chapel Gillingham Mathematics Olympiad (Round 1) 18h00 Grade 8 Formal Dinner 4 Thursday 10 IBSC Regional Conference (St David s) 10h50 Grade Assembly 18h30 KCC Meeting (Cricket Pavillion) 5 Friday 11 IBSC Regional Conference (St David s) 14h00 Golf 1st Team departs for National Golf Tournament (Dainfern) Saturday 12 OPEN WEEKEND 2017 Grade 8s Rugby vs Westville (Home) (*)
Hockey vs Westville (Home) (*) Canoeing Slalom Race IBSC Regional Conference (St David s) Sunday 13 OPEN WEEKEND 2017 Grade 8s Weekend Duty: Gillingham 6 Monday 14 09h00 Culture@Kearsney Art Exhibition closes 19h00 SCA Unity (St Charles) 7 Tuesday 15 18h00 Inner Circle Dinner with St Mary s Gavel Club (Greyhound) 20h00 Golf 1st Team returns from Dainfern 8 Wednesday 16 10h40 Chapel Pembroke 14h15 IT Committee Meeting Rugby and Hockey vs DHS (Away) 9 Thursday 17 10h50 House Assembly Rugby DHS 150th 1st XV 10 Friday 18 08h00 Grade 8 & 9 Parents Information Workshops 09h00 SCHOOL CLOSES Holiday Activities Rugby 18-22 March U16 Jeppe Rugby Festival (JHB) 23-28 March Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival 23-28 March U15 Affies Rugby Festival (Pretoria) 29 March 2 April U14 Monument High School Festival (JHB) 29 March - 2 April 2nd XV Monument High School Festival (JHB) Hockey 19 22 March 1st XI Founders Festival (Paul Roos) 20 23 March U16 Founders Festival (Parktown) 22 25 March U14 Ken Florens Festival (Northwood) 1 3 April 2nd XI Crawford La Lucia Hockey Festival 10 April Pinetown District U18, U16 and U14 Hockey Trials Basketball 25-29 March 1st Team DHS 150th Tournament (DHS) Canoeing 21 23 March SA Schools Sprint Champs (Shongweni) Academic 20 March 1 April Kearsney International History & Art Tour Kit and Clothing Shop Hours Monday: 10h00 to 16h30 Tuesday Friday: 08h00 to 16h30 Saturday: 08h00 to 13h00 Shop closed 31 March 7 th April 2015
Term 1 Test Cycle Day Gr 12 Gr 11 Gr 10 Gr 9 Gr 8 Thur 21-Jan 4 Meeting with the Headmaster Fri 22-Jan Fri Maths 2nd Language English English Readiness Tests Wed 27-Jan 8 2nd Language Maths Thur 28-Jan 9 Geography History Life Science Sat 30-Jan Sat English Maths 2nd Language Maths History Thur 04-Feb 4 Science Geography History Sat 06-Feb Sat 2nd Language English Maths Biology English Wed 10-Feb 8 Geography Science Thur 11-Feb 9 Gala Gala Gala Sat 13-Feb Sat Half-Term Half-Term Half-Term Half-Term Half-Term Thur 18-Feb 9 Acc/ Bus Stud Life Science Science Sat 20-Feb Sat LO English 2nd Language E.M.S Biology Thur 25-Feb 4 Life Science Drama Acc/ Bus Stud Sat 27-Feb Sat Maths LO English History Geography Wed 02-Mar 8 LO 2nd Language Thur 03-Mar 9 History Science Geography Sat 05-Mar Sat "Matric Dance" Maths LO Science Technology Thur 10-Mar 4 Science Acc/ Bus Stud Science Sat 12-Mar Sat English 2nd Language Maths Dramatic Art E.M.S Wed 16-Mar 8 Tech/ Mandarin LO Thur 17-Mar 9 D.E.A.R D.E.A.R D.E.A.R