ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL HARPENDEN Calendar for Spring Term, 2015 XII Lacrosse VI Netball Cross-Country XV Rugby January Mon 5 INSET day (Staff only) Boarders return 2-8 pm Tues 6 All pupils register at 8.40 am Y12 and Y13 mock exams start (in class) Progress Report Period starts Wed 7 Deadline for return of forms for Opportunities at 16-19 evening Thurs 8 Food Club- Middle School and CA catch up, 3.45 pm-5pm D of E awards evening, Chapel, 7.30 pm Fri 9 Deadline for return of Y12 prefect applications to houses Sat 10 Rugby: training for U15,14,13,12 Lacrosse v Bedford, 1sts, 2nds, U15A and B, U14A and B, U13A and B, U12 A,B, (Home) am Sun 11 Family Communion, School Uniform, 10 am, Preacher Rev S Warner Mon 12 Curriculum Committee Meeting, 4 pm Interview of prefect applicants by houses begins Tues 13 Y12 and Y13 mock exams finish Year 9 GCSE Options Launch Evening for Parents, 7.30 pm in Chapel Wed 14 Year 10 Maths Enrichment Day for selected students, Herts University Governors Pay and Personnel Committee Meeting, Gr16, 4.15 pm, PSA Meeting, Go2, 8 pm Thurs 15 Food club Launch of South Africa Rugby Tour, 2016, Y9 and above players, 7:30 pm in the Assembly Hall. Fri 16 Final chance for testing for access arrangements, small number of Y11 and Y12, period 1 and 2 Governors Estates Committee Meeting 9 am The school calendar is paid for from parental contributions to the Cecil Grant Trust Fund
Sat 17 Rugby v New Hall School 2nds, U13A and B (Home) 1sts, U15A and B, U14 A and B, U12 A and B (Away) Lacrosse v St Pauls, 1sts, 2nds, 3rds, U15A and B, U14A and B, U13A and B, U12 A and B, (Home) am U14 Lacrosse parents social at New Taj Mahal, 8 pm Sun 18 Senior Chapel, School Uniform, 10 am, Preacher: Mr Alex Davie Mon 19 Staff Meeting, all staff, 4 pm A1 Graphics and Textiles Mocks Dragons Apprentice Team Platinum - Primary schools' creative competition awards evening, 5-6.30 pm, Assembly Hall Tues 20 A1 Fine and Photography Mocks Georgians Meeting, GR16, 7.45 pm Wed 21 Food Club Under 13A,B,C and Under 12 A,B,C netball v Haileybury, Away, 2.30 pm Bolivia Trip Team development, 3.30 pm - 8 pm Thurs 22 Y12 Parents Evening, 5pm-8pm Fri 23 Governors Estates Meeting 9am Progress Report Period ends, Y11 Report House Impro Music all day and perf in p5, Prefect appointments announced in period 5 Dragons' Apprentice Team Werk - The Daylight Music Night, 7-9.30pm, Assembly Hall Battlefields Trip preparation, 1.30-2.05, Gr107 Sat 24 Rugby v Coopers and Coburn, U14 A and B, U12 A and B (Home), 1sts, 2nds, U15A and B U13 A and B (Away) Lacrosse v St Helen s+stkatherine s School, all teams we have inc Senior 4th team and U13C, U12C (Away) am Sun 25 Junior Chapel, School Uniform, 10 am, Preacher: Rev G Lewis Catholic Mass, Non-Uniform, 6.30 pm Mgr. Turner Mon 26 Trip Leaders Meeting, 4 pm Lacrosse "Hell Week" starts for U14 squad - practices every day! A2 Graphics and Textiles Mocks Interviews in houses for senior prefect posts begin Tues 27 A2 Graphics and Textiles Mocks Battlefields Trip preparation, 3.50-5 pm, Gr107 Wed 28 HM commendations start Food Club Battlefields Trip Briefing, 6.30 pm, Chapel, Students and Parents A2 Fine Art and Photography Mocks Year 13 Theatre Trip, Othello, departs 5.30 pm Thurs 29 A2 Fine Art and Photography Mocks Boarders exeat from 3.40 pm Opportunities at 16+ eve Battlefields Trip preparation, 1.30-2.05 pm, Gr107
Fri 30 INSET day - school closed to students Sat 31 Rugby v Brentwood 1sts 2nds U15A (Home), U13A and B, U13A and B (Away) Lacrosse v LEH, 1sts, 2nds, 3rds, U15 A and B, U14 A and B, U13 A and B, U12 A and B (Away) am St Dominic s Confirmation event involves numerous Y9 February Sun 1 Junior Chapel, School Uniform, 10am, Preacher: Miss H Barton Boarders return 6-8 pm Mon 2 Lower/Middle/Upper school meetings, 4 pm GCSE, A1, A2 Music Practical exams Groundhog Day Tues 3 Governors' FMG Meeting 9 am GCSE, A1, A2 Music Practical exams Battlefields Trip preparation, 3.50-5 pm, Gr107 U12A Netball v STAHS (A) 4.15 pm start Wed 4 GCSE, A1, A2 Music Practical exam Stakeholders Meeting, 7pm, Go2 and 3 AS RE Conference Thurs 5 Y11 Battlefields trip leaves Intermediate Maths Challenge am Year 13 Drama students trip to "Oh What a Lovely War", depart 5.45 pm Chemistry Olympiad competition, am, for selected Y13 Chemists Fri 6 Sat 7 Rugby v Tiffin U14A and B, U13A and B (Home) 1sts, 2nds, U15A and B, U12 A and B (Away) 1st Lacrosse team at South East Festival. Other Lax v TBC Sun 8 Bible Chapel, non-uniform, 10 am, Preacher: Rev S Warner Senior Praise Service, ticket only, non-uniform, 6.30 pm House drama technical rehearsal 2-6 pm Y11 Battlefields trip returns Mon 9 Department Meetings, 4 pm "More to Life" Missions week begins House drama dress rehearsals 2 houses School Captain interview process this week Tues 10 House drama dress rehearsals 2 houses Governors' Boarding Committee Meeting 8.30 am U16 Netball v Marlborough (A) 4 pm start PSA Meeting, Go2, 8 pm Wed 11 Year 13 Parents Evening, 5pm - 8pm GCSE PE Analysis and Evaluation of Performance exams (some Y11) Hustings for school captains p5, all Year 12
Thurs 12 GCSE PE Analysis and Evaluation of Performance exams (some Y11) House drama performances, Assembly Hall, 7 pm Fri 13 Announcement of senior prefect results and boarding captains, Chapel, break time, Year 12 attend House drama judged performances Boarders exeat begins 2.55 pm Sat 14 Sun 15 No Chapel Mon 16 Half term begins Sun 22 No Chapel U14 Lacrosse practice, 2-5 pm Boarders return 2 8 pm Mon 23 Pupil Discussion Group Meetings, 4 pm Return of post-16 option forms deadline House Basketball starts Tues 24 Y10 and Y11 drama trip to Evening Perf of Blood Brothers, Aylesbury Lacrosse v SAHS, Home, 1sts, 2nds, U15A, U14A 4.30 pm Visit to Balliol College Oxford for selected Year 10 Florence Year 12 Art trip briefing evening 7.30 pm Assembly Hall Wed 25 Food Club- Lower School, 3.45 pm-5 pm Prefect Leadership Induction Day, selected Year 12, Assembly Hall Year 10 Study skills morning. Instrumental concert Governors Curriculum Committee Meeting 4 pm Thurs 26 A1 Drama Assessed performance Year 11 GCSE Technology Coursework deadline Fri 27 Lacrosse Nationals 1st and 2nd and 3rd XII, Surrey Sports Park Sat 28 Lacrosse Nationals for 1st and 2nd and 3rd teams conclude PSA Quiz night March Sun 1 Senior Chapel, School Uniform, 10 am, Preacher: Rev S Warner Mon 2 Performance Appraisal Mid-year Review slot, 4 pm U13A to Lacrosse Nationals, Surrey Sports Park Tues 3 U14A to Lacrosse Nationals, Surrey Sports Park Governors' Morning 9.15-1.15 pm Year 11 MFL Orals begin Wed 4 Food club A1 PE Analysis and Evaluation of Performance exams Governors Pay and Personnel Committee Meeting 4.15 pm Year 11 MFL Orals
Year 12 Physics CERN Trip briefing, Go2, 7.30 pm Thurs 5 Year 10 Parents Evening, 5 pm-8 pm Year 11 MFL Orals A2 PE Analysis and Evaluation of Performance exams AS History conference Fri 6 Team Maths challenge - selected students Bolivia Trip Peak District Training depart 3 pm House swimming pm Rotary Quiz, Assembly Hall, Evening Sat 7 Rugby v Watford Boys, U12 A and B and C (Home) Lacrosse Triangular v St Pauls and Walthamstowe Hall U14A and B and U13A and B (Away at St Pauls) am, U12 A,B,C, (Home), am Sun 8 Junior Praise Service, non-uniform, 6.30 pm, Preacher: Mr B Cullis Bolivia Trip Peak District Training return Mon 9 New prefects start duties Badging and gowning of School captains in Chapel this week Performance Appraisal Mid-year Review slot 2, 4 pm Progress Report Period starts House winter finals, Rugby and Lax, parents welcome Tues 10 A2 Drama Assessed performance Year 10 DTP vaccination and Men C Vaccination Ski Trip Briefing Evening, Assembly Hall. 7 pm Wed 11 Food Club Governors F & GP Meeting 6.30pm Lacrosse v SAHS, U13A and B, U12 A and B, (Home), 4.30 pm D of E Bronze Info eve for Year 10 and Parents, 7pm, Assembly Hall Year 12 Florence Trip Departs Thurs 12 Fri 13 House Cookery p1-2, Lower School Year 10 D of E Training, 2-5 pm Period 5 Miguel Head, Private Secretary to the Duke of Cambridge to talk to sixth form, Chapel Sat 14 Rugby v Richard Hale U12 A and B (away) U12 Lacrosse County tournament at Bedford, A, B, and C teams, am Year 12 Florence Trip Returns Sun 15 Junior Chapel, Mothers Day, School Uniform, 10 am Rugby, Berkhamstead 7s Tournament, U13s Mon 16 House Football starts Curriculum Committee Meeting, 4 pm PSA Meeting, Go2, 8 pm Tues 17 Choral concert Senior, U15, U13 A and B Netball at Habs, 4.15 pm
Year 12 Business/Economics team to BASE competition Wed 18 Food Club A2 Politics conference all day Foundation Directors Meeting 6.30 pm Y12 Geog Trip to St Ives Info Eve for Parents, Assembly Hall, 7.30 pm U13 County Lacrosse tournament, Abbots Hill, A and B and C teams, 1 pm U15 District Netball Tournament, St Albans, 3.45 pm U14 District Netball Tournament, Sandringham, 3.45 pm Thurs 19 Year 12 careers conference at SJL, pm, all other students Year 10 DTP vaccination and Men C Vaccination U14 County Lax tournament, PHC, A and B and C teams, 1.30 pm Fri 20 House Cookery, Middle p 1-2, Upper p3-4 Under 15 Lacrosse tour to Oxford leaves Sat 21 Jazz Café, Assembly Hall, 7.30 pm Rugby v Berkhamstead U12 A and B (Away) Sun 22 Confirmation Service, School Uniform, 10 am, Presiding: Bishop Robin Under 15 Lacrosse Tour to Oxford returns Mon 23 Department Meetings, 4 pm Rosslyn Park Rugby 7s Reserve winter finals day U12 District Netball Tournament, SJL, 3.45 pm Tues 24 Space Camp Info Eve, Assembly Hall, 7 pm Red Cross Baby Sitter Course Awards event 3.50-4.50 pm Old Library U13 District Netball Tournament, RPS, 3.45 pm Wed 25 Full Governors Meeting 6.30 pm GCSE Drama Assessed Performance Rosslyn Park Rugby 7s AS Chemistry Conference all day French exchange leaves, Y10 and Y12 students Thurs 26 Senior house netball lunchtime Year 9 Parents Evening, 5pm-8pm, Issue of Year 9 Options Form Fri 27 Progress Report Period ends, Year 8 Report County lacrosse tournaments reserve date Geography Y12 trip to St Ives departs Sat 28 PSA Pre-loved uniform sale Sun 29 Family Communion, School Uniform, 10 am, Preacher: Rev S Warner Mon 30 Inter house netball, lunchtime Pupil Discussion Group Meetings, 4 pm Tues 31 Junior house netball, lunchtime Music Theatre Group performance, TBC
April Wed 1 Geography Y12 Trip returns Deadline - return of Year 9 Options Form Thurs 2 End of term after 11 am French exchange returns
ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL, HARPENDEN Summer Term 2015 Sunday 19 th April Boarders return 2-8pm Monday 20 th April Friday 1 st May Boarders exeat from 2.55pm Monday 4 th May Bank Holiday Boarders return 6-8pm Friday 22 nd May Boarders exeat begins 2.55pm Monday 25 th May to Friday 29 th May Half term Sunday 31 st May Boarders return 6 8pm Monday 1 st June Thursday 25 th June Boarders exeat from 2.55pm Friday 26 th June INSET Day (Staff only) Sunday 28 th June Boarders return 6-8 pm Friday 17 th July End of term after 11.30am Autumn Term 2015 Monday 31 st August New boarders in Yrs 7, 8, 9, 10 & 12 arrive 2-4pm Tuesday 1 st September Staff INSET day and phased pupil return Induction of new pupils in Yrs 8, 9 & 10 Returning boarders in Yr 12 arrive by 8pm Wednesday 2 nd September (Induction of new pupils in Yrs 8,9 & 10 continues) Induction of Yrs 7 & 12 Guidance & Support for A, AS and GCSE exam students, 2.00pm - 2.45pm, phone School to make an appointment Remaining boarders arrive by 8pm Thursday 3 rd September Friday October 2 nd Open Evening Saturday October 3 rd Boarders exeat begins (leave by 11am) Monday October 5 th Post Open Evening Clear-Up Day (staff only) Boarders return 6-8pm Friday 23 rd October Boarders exeat begins Monday 26 th October to Friday 30 th October Half term Sunday 1 st November Boarders return 2-8pm Thursday 26 th November Boarders exeat from 3.40pm Friday 27 th November Occasional Day Sunday 29 th November Boarders return 6-8pm Friday 18 th December End of term after 11am
Spring Term 2016 Monday 4 th January INSET day (Staff only) Boarders return 2-8 pm Tuesday 5 th January Thursday 11 th February Boarders exeat from 3.40pm Friday 12 th February INSET day (Staff only) Monday 15 th February to Friday 19 th February Half term Monday 22 nd February Thursday 24 th March End of term after 11am