PARENT CALENDAR 2017-2018 Together to learn, to grow, to serve
Please note that some dates are shown as week commencing (w/c) in order to provide flexibility in matching events to student timetables Mon 4 Sept INSET day Tue 5 Sept Y7 start Wed 6 Sept Y10/11 start Thur 7 Sept Y8/9/12 start Fri 8 Sept Sat 9 Sept Sun 10 Sept Mon 11 Sept Y13 start Tue 12 Sept MAT consultation public meeting, 7pm Hall Wed 13 Sept Roald Dahl Day, KS3, All day Thur 14 Sept Y13 UCAS parent evening, 6.30-7.30pm Hall Fri 15 Sept Y7 transition and team building day, All day Y7 Welcome Event 7-9pm (Y7 APM/ Tutors/HOH/EAL) Hall Sat 16 Sept Sun 17 Sept Mon 18 Sept w/c Autumn term Enrichment Fayre (Lunchtime) Hall Tue 19 Sept Wed 20 Sept Thur 21 Sept Fri 22 Sept European Day of Languages Event, University of Nottingham Y9 (15 students) All day Sat 23 Sept Sun 24 Sept Mon 25 Sept w/c Language Celebration week w/c Enrichment clubs begin Tue 26 Sept Wed 27 Sept Thur 28 Sept National Poetry Day Early Closure 1.15pm Y5/6 Open Evening presentations at 5pm & 7.30pm Whole school KS3 Art exhibition 4-7pm Fri 29 Sept INSET day Sat 30 Sept Sun 1 Oct Mon 2 Oct Open morning 9-10.30am Tue 3 Oct Open morning 9-10.30am Wed 4 Oct Open morning 9-10.30am Parent meeting for KS3 Spain visit, 7pm, LIbrary Thur 5 Oct Open morning 9-10.30am Sixth Form Open Evening 7pm Y7 visit to Sherwood Pines (half year group) Fri 6 Oct Y7 visit to Sherwood Pines (half year group) Sat 7 Oct Sun 8 Oct Mon 9 Oct Open morning 9-10.30am Tue 10 Oct Open morning 9-10.30am ASD forum, 6-7pm Student Support FGB meeting 6-8pm B13 Y12 Geography fieldtrip to Holderness Coast, All day Wed 11 Oct A-Level Art/Photography/Textiles trip Thur 12 Oct Open morning 9-10.30am A-Level Art/Photography/Textiles trip Fri 13 Oct Open morning 9-10.30am Sat 14 Oct Sun 15 Oct Mon 16 Oct Open morning 9-10.30am w/c Interhouse Art w/c Y7 Humanities Lincoln trip (Castle, Cathedral and settlement) Tue 17 Oct Open morning 9-10.30am Music Alive Event Chapel/Music Dept 4.30-5.30pm Wed 18 Oct Open morning 9-10.30am Y11 parent evening 1 4-6pm Hall/D Studio/Chapel Thur 19 Oct KS3 visit to Spain - Sun 22/10/17 End of term - lockers emptied by students & return confiscated items Fri 20 Oct INSET day KS3 visit to Spain Sat 21 Oct KS3 visit to Spain Sun 22 Oct KS3 visit to Spain
Mon 23 Oct Half term holiday Tue 24 Oct Half term holiday Wed 25 Oct Half term holiday Thur 26 Oct Half term holiday Fri 27 Oct Half term holiday Sat 28 Oct Half term holiday Sun 29 Oct Half term holiday Mon 30 Oct INSET day Tue 31 Oct INSET day Wed 1 Nov Term Starts for students Sixth Form Parent evening 1 4-6pm Hall/D.Studio/Chapel Thur 2 Nov Y10/12 Drama Arts Café - Performance from text, 3.30-4.30pm, Hall Fri 3 Nov Sat 4 Nov Sun 5 Nov Mon 6 Nov Parent Partnership Meeting 7-8.30pm, Chapel Tue 7 Nov Y9-11 Intermediate Maths Challenge, All day Wed 8 Nov Sports Awards Evening 7pm Hall Y10 Art trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park, All day Thur 9 Nov Y10 Media visit to Media Museum, Bradford Fri 10 Nov Y7 Science visit to Twycross Zoo, All day Sat 11 Nov Sun 12 Nov Mon 13 Nov w/c Interhouse Football w/c Y10 GCSE Food Industry visit to Green s Windmill Sneinton, PM Ghana parent meeting 6-7pm Library Tue 14 Nov Wed 15 Nov Y7 parent evening 1 4-6pm Hall/ D.Studio/Chapel Thur 16 Nov Fri 17 Nov 6 th form visit from the House of Lords, time & venue TBC Y7 English visit Awful Auntie, Theatre Royal Nottingham, PM Sat 18 Nov Sun 19 Nov Mon 20 Nov Y11 practice exams - 01/12/17 Tue 21 Nov Y11 practice exams Y11 Drama Blood Brothers theatre trip, PM Wed 22 Nov Y11 practice exams Thur 23 Nov Y11 practice exam Fri 24 Nov Y11 practice exams Textiles visit to Stitch & Knit show, NEC All day Sat 25 Nov Sun 26 Nov Mon 27 Nov Y11 practice exams Tue 28 Nov Y11 practice exams FGB meeting 6-8pm B13 Wed 29 Nov Y11 practice exams Thur 30 Nov Y11 practice exams Y10 Parent evening 1 4-6pm Hall/D.Studio/ Chapel Fri 1 Dec Y11 practice exams Sat 2 Dec Sun 3 Dec Mon 4 Dec Y12/13 practice exams 15/12/17 w/c Y9 History Imperial War Museum visit Tue 5 Dec Y12/13 practice exams Wed 6 Dec Y12/13 practice exams Thur 7 Dec Y12/13 practice exams Fri 8 Dec Y12/13 practice exams Sat 9 Dec Sun 10 Dec Mon 11 Dec Y12/13 practice exams Tue 12 Dec Y12/13 practice exams Wed 13 Dec Y12/13 practice exams Y9 Parent evening 4-7pm Hall/D.Studio/ Chapel Thur 14 Dec Y12/13 practice exams Film Club cinema trip, PM Fri 15 Dec Y12/13 practice exams Sat 16 Dec Sun 17 Dec Mon 18 Dec
Tue 19 Dec Y7 Drama theatre trip Beauty and the Beast, 6-9.30pm Wed 20 Dec Thur 21 Dec Christmas Lunch Christmas Carol Service 7pm Hall Fri 22 Dec End of term - lockers emptied by students & return confiscated items Sat 23 Dec Christmas holiday Sun 24 Dec Christmas holiday Mon 25 Dec Christmas holiday Tue 26 Dec Christmas holiday Wed 27 Dec Christmas holiday Thur 28 Dec Christmas holiday Fri 29 Dec Christmas holiday Sat 30 Dec Christmas holiday Sun 31 Dec Christmas holiday Mon 1 Jan Christmas holiday Tue 2 Jan Christmas holiday Wed 3 Jan Christmas holiday Thur 4 Jan Christmas holiday Fri 5 Jan Christmas holiday Sat 6 Jan Christmas holiday Sun 7 Jan Christmas holiday Mon 8 Jan Tue 9 Jan Wed 10 Jan Thur 11 Jan November GCSE results published Selected Y7/8/9 SEN students - Beauty & The Beast Pantomine, Theatre Royal Nottingham, PM Fri 12 Jan Sat 13 Jan Sun 14 Jan Mon 15 Jan w/c Spring term Enrichment Fayre (Lunchtime) Hall Y11/13 Drama Arts Café - Performance from text, 3.30-4.30pm Tue 16 Jan Wed 17 Jan Y8 Parent evening 4-7pm Hall & Chapel Thur 18 Jan Parent Partnership Meeting 7-8.30pm Chapel Fri 19 Jan Sat 20 Jan Sun 21 Jan Mon 22 Jan w/c Y12 Food visit to Restaurant PM w/c Interhouse Basketball Ghana parent meeting 6-7pm Library Tue 23 Jan Y12 Geography fieldtrip to Birmingham, All day Wed 24 Jan Thur 25 Jan Fri 26 Jan Sat 27 Jan Sun 28 Jan Mon 29 Jan w/c National Story Telling Week Tue 30 Jan Y11 Poetry Live GCSE Conference, All day Wed 31 Jan Y11 Parent evening 2 4-6pm Hall & Chapel ASD forum, 6-7pm Student Support Thur 1 Feb Y12/13 Senior Maths Challenge, All day Y9 Geography visit to sustainable settlement, AM Fri 2 Feb Sat 3 Feb Sun 4 Feb Mon 5 Feb Tue 6 Feb School musical - matinee & evening performance, PM & 7pm Hall/D Studio Wed 7 Feb School Musical - evening performance, 7pm Hall/D Studio Thur 8 Feb School Musical - evening performance, 7pm Hall/D Studio Fri 9 Feb Y11/12 History Berlin trip Sat 10 Feb Y11/12 History Berlin trip Sun 11 Feb Y11/12 History Berlin trip Mon 12 Feb Tue 13 Feb Options Evening 7pm Hall, Chapel & Classrooms Wed 14 Feb Student options interviews Thur 15 Feb Student options interviews Fri 16 Feb Student options interviews End of term - lockers emptied by students & return confiscated items Sat 17 Feb Half Term holiday
Sun 18 Feb Half Term holiday Mon 19 Feb Half Term holiday Tue 20 Feb Half Term holiday Wed 21 Feb Half Term holiday Thur 22 Feb Half Term holiday Fri 23 Feb Half Term holiday Sat 24 Feb Half Term holiday Sun 25 Feb Half Term holiday Mon 26 Feb Student options interviews Tue 27 Feb Student options interviews Y8 Science visit to Birmingham Sea Life Centre, All day FGB meeting 6-8pm B13 Wed 28 Feb Student options interviews 70 Y7 students - Harry Potter British Library trip, All day Thur 1 Mar Student options interviews World Book Day Fri 2 Mar Student options interviews RS visit to London - Sun 04/03/18 Sat 3 Mar RS visit to London Sun 4 Mar RS visit to London Mon 5 Mar w/c Y10/11 History Thackeray Medical Museum trip (revision) Tue 6 Mar Wed 7 Mar Booth House Mother s Day gift sale Thur 8 Mar Parent meeting for KS4 visit to Paris, 7pm Library Booth House Mother s Day gift sale Y10 Geography fieldtrip to urban environment, AM (compulsory requirement of course) Fri 9 Mar Booth House Mother s Day gift sale Sat 10 Mar Sun 11 Mar Mothering Sunday Mon 12 Mar w/c School Literary Festival w/c Y8 Media BBC School Report Tue 13 Mar Wed 14 Mar Y10 Parent evening 2 4-6pm Hall, D/Studio & Chapel World Pi Day Thur 15 Mar Y8/9 Science visit to Big Bang Science Fair, NEC Birmingham, All day Fri 16 Mar Y10/12 Drama War Horse Theatre trip, 6.30-10.30pm Sat 17 Mar Sun 18 Mar Mon 19 Mar w/c Interhouse Science Tue 20 Mar Wed 21 Mar Thur 22 Mar Film Club cinema trip, PM Fri 23 Mar KS4 visit to Paris Sun 25/03/18 Ghana Day Sat 24 Mar KS4 visit to Paris Sun 25 Mar KS4 visit to Paris Mon 26 Mar Ghana parent meeting 6-7pm Library Y8 Humanities Cromford Mill & Carsington Water trip Y10/12 Drama Arts café - Devising, 3.30-4.30pm Tue 27 Mar Music Alive Event - Chapel/Music Dept, 4.30-5.30pm Wed 28 Mar Sixth Form Parent evening 2 4-6pm Hall & Chapel Thur 29 Mar End of term - lockers emptied by students & return confiscated items Fri 30 Mar Easter Holiday Sat 31 Mar Easter Holiday Sun 1 Apr Easter Holiday Mon 2 Apr Easter Holiday Tue 3 Apr Easter Holiday Wed 4 Apr Easter Holiday Thur 5 Apr Easter Holiday Fri 6 Apr Easter Holiday Sat 7 Apr Easter Holiday Sun 8 Apr Easter Holiday Mon 9 Apr Easter Holiday Tue 10 Apr Easter Holiday
Wed 11 Apr Easter Holiday Thur 12 Apr Easter Holiday Fri 13 Apr Easter Holiday Sat 14 Apr Easter Holiday Sun 15 Apr Easter Holiday Mon 16 Apr Term starts Tue 17 Apr Wed 18 Apr Y7 Parent evening 2 4-6pm Hall/D.studio/ Chapel Thur 19 Apr Fri 20 Apr DofE Silver Practice expedition Y11 Sat 21 Apr DofE Silver Practice expedition Y11 Sun 22 Apr DofE Silver Practice expedition Y11 Mon 23 Apr Tue 24 Apr Wed 25 Apr FGB meeting 6-8pm B13 Thur 26 Apr Y7/8 Junior Maths Challenge, All day Fri 27 Apr Sat 28 Apr Sun 29 Apr Mon 30 Apr w/c Interhouse Bake-Off Tue 1 May Wed 2 May Thur 3 May Fri 4 May Sat 5 May Sun 6 May Mon 7 May Bank Holiday Tue 8 May Wed 9 May Thur 10 May Fri 11 May Sat 12 May DofE Bronze practice expedition Y10 Sun 13 May DofE Bronze practice expedition Y10 Mon 14 May Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Tue 15 May Parent Partnership Meeting 7-8.30pm Chapel Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Wed 16 May Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Thur 17 May ASD forum, 6-7pm Student Support Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Fri 18 May Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Sat 19 May Sun 20 May Mon 21 May Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Tue 22 May Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Wed 23 May Y6 getting to know you 1 4-6pm Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Thur 24 May Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Fri 25 May Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 End of term - lockers emptied by students & return confiscated items Sat 26 May Half term holiday Sun 27 May Half term holiday Mon 28 May Half term holiday Tue 29 May Half term holiday Wed 30 May Half term holiday Thur 31 May Half term holiday Fri 1 Jun Half term holiday Sat 2 Jun Half term holiday Sun 3 Jun Half term holiday Mon 4 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Tue 5 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Wed 6 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Thur 7 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Fri 8 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Sat 9 Jun DofE Bronze qualifying expedition Y10, All day Sun 10 Jun DofE Bronze qualifying expedition Y10, All day Mon 11 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 w/c Y8 Drama Theatre trip, 1-6pm Tue 12 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18
Wed 13 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Booth House Father s Day gift sale Thur 14 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Booth House Father s Day gift sale Y10 Geography Fieldtrip to river environment, All day (compulsory requirement of course) Fri 15 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Booth House Father s Day gift sale Sat 16 Jun Sun 17 Jun Mon 18 Jun Ghana parent meeting 6-7pm Library Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Tue 19 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Wed 20 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Thur 21 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Fri 22 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Y11 Prom, 7pm Albert Hall Sat 23 Jun Sun 24 Jun Mon 25 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Y10 end of year exams 29/06/18 w/c Y13 leavers AoW Y12 Geography residential fieldtrip to Dorset Tue 26 Jun Summer exams: Mon 14/05/18 to Tue 26/06/18 Y10 end of year exams Y12 Geography residential fieldtrip to Dorset Wed 27 Jun Y10 end of year exams Y12 Geography residential fieldtrip to Dorset Thur 28 Jun Y10 end of year exams Y12 Geography residential fieldtrip to Dorset Y11 leavers AoW 1.15-2.15pm Hall Fri 29 Jun INSET day Y12 taster day Sat 30 Jun Sun 1 Jul Mon 2 Jul Y7/8/9 end of year exams 06/07/18 Tue 3 Jul Y7/8/9 end of year exams Wed 4 Jul Parent meeting for KS3 visit to Spain, 7pm Library FGB meeting 6-8pm B13 Y7/8/9 end of year exams Thur 5 Jul Celebration Evening Y7-Y10: All staff 7pm Hall/Chapel Y7/8/9 end of year exams Fri 6 Jul Y7/8/9 end of year exams Y8 camping & activity experience Fri PM & all w/e Sat 7 Jul Y8 camping & activity experience Sun 8 Jul Y8 camping & activity experience Mon 9 Jul Tue 10 Jul Wed 11 Jul Thur 12 Jul Film Club cinema trip, PM Fri 13 Jul Y8 DDD Alcohol and Drugs Awareness and Teambuilding, All day Sat 14 Jul
Sun 15 Jul Mon 16 Jul Achiever published Sports Day (individual/ field events) Tue 17 Jul Sports Day (Track) PM Wed 18 Jul Y7-13 Arts Festival, All day with evening performance Hall/Music/Drama dept Thur 19 Jul Sports Day (reserve) Key Stage 3 visit to Spain - Sun 22/07/18 Fri 20 Jul Emmanuel s Got Talent, 3.30-5.30pm Hall Key Stage 3 visit to Spain Sat 21 Jul Key Stage 3 visit to Spain Sun 22 Jul DofE Silver qualifying expedition Y11 Mon 23 Jul DofE Silver qualifying expedition Y11 House points reward trip, AM Tue 24 Jul DofE Silver qualifying expedition Y11 End of term, early closure 1.15pm - lockers emptied by students & return confiscated items Wed 25 Jul Summer holiday commences Wed 15 Aug GCE results restricted release Thur 16 Aug GCE results published Wed 22 Aug GCSE results restricted release Thur 23 Aug GCSE results published 6th form enrolment (all day) Fri 24 Aug 6th form enrolment (all day) Events still to be confirmed: Dates Details Years TBC Work Matters Event Y12 TBC Y9 Science visit to Magna, All day Y9 TBC Y11 Class of 2017 Presentation Evening 7pm Hall Previous Y11 TBC Humanities Google expedition Y9-11 TBC Nov 2017 Y13 Theatre trip to London Y13 TBC Jan 2018 Y10-13 Drama Frantic Assembly devising workshop, 2 hours TBC March 2018 Y9 Drama Pint Size Theatre