WALTON HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS CALENDAR SEPT 2017 JULY 2018 (Correct at time of publishing - this calendar may be subject to minor changes)
AUTUMN TERM DATE SCHOOL DAY EVENING 4 Sept 5 Sept 6 Sept INSET DAY - School Closed to students Y12 Maths Test Hall in use PM only School open for Y7 and Sixth Form only Y12 /Y13 9.00 am onwards, Enrolment in Hall P4 Y12 School Photographer PM only Hall in use School Photographer in school for Y7 students Y7 Y13 in school - Period 1 & 2 Tutor time P3 - Lessons begin for all other years PM only Y12 in Hall 7 Sept Y13 Lessons start (No Y12 Lessons) 8 Sept No Year 12 Lessons Y7 Maths Test 9 & 10 Sept 11 Sept Y12 Lessons start Sat / Sun 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 & 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept School Photographer for Yr, 9, 11 & Sixth Form 21 Sept Sixth Form Art/Textiles Trip to London 22 Sept 23 & 24 Sept 25 Sept Y12 Parents Info Evening Hall 7pm 26 Sept Y12 Maths test 27 Sept Y12 CERN Trip departs Y10 Art Trip Wolverhampton/Walsall (AM) 28 Sept Y11 Maths Test Y12 CERN Trip returns Student deadline for Work Experience Forms 29 Sept No Further Changes to Y10 Option Choices 30 Sept & 1 Oct 2 Oct The Big Draw Art Dept Event 3 Oct Y13 Maths Test 4 Oct Y13 Maths Test 5 Oct Girls Maths Olympiad 6 Oct Y10 Maths Test Y7 Parent Forum Settling into Life at Walton - 6 pm
DATE SCHOOL DAY EVENING 7 & 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct School Closes at 2.30 pm 13 Oct Non-Uniform Day Sat / 14 & 15 Sun Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct Y7 Camp PSHE 1 TIMETABLE B - (P 1 4) Y12 Industry Seminar 18 Oct Y9 Maths Test (PM) 19 Oct Y7 Camp/ Y13 Chemistry Ecton Hill Y7 Camp Y6 Open Evening 6.30-8.30 pm Y10 /Y11 Parent Forum Supporting learning at GCSE 6pm (Hall) 20 Oct Saturday 21st Sunday 29th October HALF TERM 30 Oct 31 Oct Y11 Geography Trip (TBC) Y11 Parents Evening 1 Nov Y11 Geography Trip (TBC) External Re-sits Y8 Maths Test 2 Nov External Re-sits /BMAT University Exams Y11 Geography Trip (TBC) 3 Nov External Re-sits 4 & 5 Nov 6 Nov External Re-sits Y13 History Trip - Keele University 7 Nov Senior UKMT Challenge 8 Nov External Re-sits 9 Nov 10 Nov 11 & 12 Nov 13 Nov Y11 MFL Mock Speaking All Week Hall in use (P3 6) 14 Nov Y12 & Y13 Maths Test Ski Trip Information Evening 6.00 pm (Hall in use) 15 Nov Y13 & Y7 Maths Test 16 Nov 17 Nov
DATE SCHOOL DAY EVENING 18 & 19 Nov 20 Nov 21 Nov Autumn Concert 22 Nov PSHE 2 TIMETABLE B (P5 & 6) 23 Nov Y11 (2016) Presentation Evening 7.30 pm CONTINENTAL INSET DAY - School closed to students 24 Nov 25 & 26 Nov Y11 Mocks Exams all week 27 Nov 28 Nov Y11 Mocks Exams all week 29 Nov Y11 Mocks Exams all week 30 Nov Y11 Mocks Exams all week 1 Dec Y11 Mocks Exams all week Sat/ Sun 2 & 3 Dec 4 Dec Y11 Work Experience all week Y11 Work Experience all week 5 Dec 6 Dec Y11 Work Experience all week 7 Dec Y11 Work Experience all week Y12 Parents Evening in Hall 8 Dec Y11 Work Experience all week 9 & 10 Dec 11 Dec Community Christmas Celebrations 6-8 pm (Hall) 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec Non Uniform Day 16 & 17 Dec 18 Dec PM Hall in use Y8 Maths Test Y13 reports to parents by end of term 19 Dec School closes at lunchtime for students 20 Dec House Christmas Quiz 5-7pm (Hall) Y13 (2016) Presentation Evening (Sixth Form Centre) START OF CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS UNTIL TUESDAY 2 ND JANUARY (inclusive)
SPRING TERM DATE SCHOOL DAY SCHOOL USE EVENING 3 Jan Return to school after Christmas Break 4 Jan 5 Jan Y9 Maths Test 6 & 7 Jan 8 Jan 9 Jan Y12 Art trip to Birmingham Galleries - TBC Y13 Maths Test 10 Jan Y13 Maths Test Y11 reports to parents by end of 11 Jan January 12 Jan 13 & 14 Jan GCSE/A Level Technology Exhibition Y11 into Y12 Information Evening 7.00 pm 15 Jan Tue 16 Jan 17 Jan Technology Controlled Assessment Day Y12 Maths Test Y9 Parents' Evening Sat / Sun 18 Jan 18 Jan 20 & 21 Jan Y9 Options forms issued 22 Jan PSHE 3 (P1 4) TIMETABLE B 23 Jan 24 Jan 25 Jan 26 Jan Deadline for completion of Sixth Form Application online 27 & 28 Jan 29 Jan Y7 Reports published to parents by half term 30 Jan Scholarship Exam 31 Jan 1 Feb UKMT Intermediate Challenge 2 Feb Y9 Option Forms in Y9 Parents Information Evening 7 8.30 pm Y13 Parents Evening (in Hall )
DATE SCHOOL DAY SCHOOL USE EVENING Y10 Maths Test Sat/Su n 3 & 4 Feb 5 Feb Y11 MFL Mock Speaking all week Sixth Form interviews begin 6 Feb Expressions (Hall) 7 Feb Expressions (Hall) 8 Feb Expressions (Hall) 9 Feb 10 & 11 Feb 12 Feb Y12 reports to parents by end of February 13 Feb Y10 Parents Evening 14 Feb Y7 Maths Test 15 Feb 16 Feb Sat / Sun 17 & 18 Feb Ski Trip Departs Sun 19 25 Feb HALF TERM 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Feb 1 Mar 2 Mar 3 & 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar Y12 Functional Skills Exam Y12 Maths Test All Day - World Book Day Event KS3 Book Character Fancy Dress UCAS HE Fair in March date to be confirmed Y12 Geography Residential day, 9 th March 7 Mar 8 Mar PSHE 4 (P 5-6) TIMETABLE B 9 Mar Y12 Geography Residential returns 10 & 11 Mar 12 Mar Y11 Maths mock exams - this week 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 & 18 Mar 19 Mar Y8 reports to be published to parents by Easter Prefects Interviews to be scheduled Parents Forum E-Safety 6pm - ICT Suite Pyramid Eve of Music - 7.00 pm Pyramid Eve of Music - 7.00 pm
DATE SCHOOL DAY SCHOOL USE EVENING 20 Mar Y13 Maths Mock Exam 21 Mar Y13 Maths Mock Exam Y7, 11 & 13 Year Group Photograph Thus 22 Mar 23 Mar Non Uniform Day Sat 24 & 25 Mar 26 Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar Y11 GCSE Recital David Hardman Building 29 Mar FRI 30 MARCH WED 11 APRIL EASTER HOLIDAYS 12 Apr Inset Day School closed to students 13 Apr Inset Day School closed to students
SUMMER TERM DATE SCHOOL DAY SCHOOL USE EVENING 14 & 15 Apr 16 Apr 17 Apr 18 Apr 19 Apr 20 Apr 21 & 22 Apr 23 Apr 24 Apr Y8 Parents Evening 25 Apr 26 Apr UKMT Junior Challenge 27 Apr Y8 Options forms issued 28 & 29 Apr 30 Apr 1 May 2 May Y8 Options Evening 3 May GCSE Art Exam 4 May GCSE Art Exam 5 & 6 May 7 May BANK HOLIDAY 8 May Spring Concert 9 May 10 May 11 May Y11 & Y12 Revision Session Begins Y10 Maths end of year test Y8 Options in 12 & 13 May 14 May GCSE/GCE Exam Season begins - until end of June A Level Art Exams this week Y10 Geography CMV 15 May Y10 Geography CMV 16 May Y9 Maths end of year test 17 May PSHE 5 (TIMETABLE B) AM only 18 May Y10 Maths end of year test Prefects Presentation Evening 6 pm (Sixth Form Centre)
DATE SCHOOL DAY SCHOOL USE EVENING 19 & 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May Y9 Maths end of year test 24 May 25 May Sat 26 May Sun 3 rd Jun Sat/ Sun 4 Jun 5 Jun 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 & 10 Jun 11 Jun 12 Jun Y13 Leavers Day Sixth Form Centre WHITSUN HOLIDAYS Year 10 MFL Speaking Tests all week PSHE 6 AM only Timetable B Y7 Geog Trip AM only Y7 Geog Trip - AM only Y8 Maths End of year test 13 Jun Y7 Geog Trip AM only 14 Jun Y7 Geog Trip AM only 15 Jun Non Uniform Day 16 & 17 Jun 18 Jun Y12 Return and A2 Commences Year 8 Science Trip Chester Zoo scheduled this Week House Councils meet this week 19 Jun Y12 Art Trip Liverpool 20 Jun Y9 reports published to parents by beginning of July Y7 Maths end of year test 21 Jun 4 6 pm Arts Festival 22 Jun Y12 Biology Residential 23 & 24 Jun Y12 Biology Residential 25 Jun Y10 MFL Trip 29 Jun Provisional 26 Jun Year 7 Parents Evening 27 Jun 28 Jun Exam season ends Y11 into Y12 Induction Y11 into Y12 Induction Attendance Celebration 29 Jun Inset day school closed to students 30 Jun /1 July 2 Jul Y12 Maths Royal Holloway Trip (TBC)
DATE SCHOOL DAY SCHOOL USE EVENING 3 Jul 4 Jul 5 Jul 6 Jul 7 & 8 Jul 9 Jul 10 Jul Y10 reports to parents by mid- July Sports Day Javelin & Discus events (at Walton) PSHE Timetable B (PM only) 11 Jul SPORTS DAY Rowley Park 12 Jul Y6 Induction Day 13 Jul Clarinet & Flute Extravaganza 14 &15 Jul 16 Jul PM KS3 Presentation Assembly 17 Jul 18 Jul HOUSE DAY 19 Jul Activities Day (Provisional) 20 Jul Charity Cabaret Evening - Hall (Provisional) New Parents' Info Evening 7.00 pm Y11 Leavers Ball UCAS Y12 into Y13 Parents Information Evening - Hall School Closes for students at 12.40 pm