CALENDAR Autumn Term 2017
SCHOOL HOURS Early Birds: Monday to Friday from 8:00 am Nursery Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 12 noon or 3:30 pm Reception to Year 1 Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 3:30 pm Year 2 Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 3:40 pm Years 3 to 6 Monday to Friday 8:25 am to 3:50 pm After School Club Please see the separate Activity Programme POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY Head Girls: Jemima Broadhead Penny Hobbs Games Captains: Iris Cripps Ruby Miller Swimming Captains: Maisie Dickinson Ava Stollard 1
PRE TERM 28 AUG BANK HOLIDAY 29 AUG 30 AUG 31 SEPT 1 SEPT 2 SEPT 3 SEPT 2
WEEK 1 4 SEPT 5 SEPT 6 SEPT 7 SEPT 8 SEPT 9 SEPT 10 SEPT 09:00-09:30 09:30-12:30 12:30-13:15 13:00-13:30 13:30-14:30 15:00-16:00 09:00-16:00 09:00-16:00 10:00-12:00 12:30-13:15 08:00-08:30 08:25-09:00 09:00-16:00 19:00-21:00 08:30-09:00 15:30-16:15 15:45-16:30 16:15-17:30 15:30-16:15 15:45-16:30 16:00-18:00 10:15-12:00 09:30-13:30 OneDrive Training Staff Meetings Lunch Health and Safety and Child Protection Induction for all new staff Mathematics Faculty meeting Languages Faculty meeting Staff INSET - Paediatric First Aid Training Staff INSET - First Aid for Schools Nearly New Uniform Sale, 2nd floor in Carngray Lunch Early Birds begins Term starts for Upper School Staff INSET - Paediatric First Aid Training After School Care begins NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS, SWIMMING OR SUPERVISED PREP. ONLY AFTER SCHOOL CARE WILL TAKE PLACE Introductory Parents Meeting - Years 3 to 6 to include a talk to Year 5 parents regarding 11+ Transfer Tests and Manor Adventure Term starts for Junior House Introductory Parents Meeting - Reception T and 1M Introductory Parents Meeting - 2GS NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS, SWIMMING OR SUPERVISED PREP. ONLY AFTER SCHOOL CARE WILL TAKE PLACE Health and Safety Committee Meeting Introductory Parents Meeting - Reception D and 1D Introductory Parents Meeting - 2HN NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS OR SUPERVISED PREP. ONLY AFTER SCHOOL CARE WILL TAKE PLACE Triathlon Club Begins Saturday Dance Club begins Sunday Netball begins 3
Peripatetic Music Lessons Begin WEEK 2 Extra-Curricular Swimming Lessons Begin After School Activity Programme and Supervised Prep Commences 11 SEPT 14:15-17:45 16:00-18:15 Extra-Curricular Swimming Lessons begin Gym Club begins School Management Team Meeting 12 SEPT 09:00-11:00 14:15-17:45 11+ Bucks Transfer Tests - Practice Papers Extra-Curricular Swimming Lessons begin 13 SEPT 09:00-11:00 Ballet costume supplies and fittings (Monzani School of Dance) Judo Club begins 14 SEPT 09:00-12:00 12:30-13:30 11+ Bucks Transfer Tests Spanish Club begins 15 SEPT 16 SEPT 17 SEPT 09:15-10:00 11:30-12:00 16:00-16:45 09:00-13:00 10:00-11:30 Social Group Coffee Morning for new parents in the Junior House Hall Introductory Parents Meeting - Nursery CR and Nursery WR Dance Club begins Saturday Swimming Lessons begin Scooter training to be held at Junior House 4
WEEK 3 18 SEPT 19:30-20:00 20:00-21:30 School Management Team Meeting School Travel Plan Working Party Meeting in the Junior House Staff Room Beaconsfield Cycle Path Meeting in the Junior House Staff Room 19 SEPT 09:15-11:00 13:00-13:45 Governors Education Sub-Committee Meeting Upper School Staff Meeting 20 SEPT 21 SEPT 08:15-09:15 and 15:00-16:00 08:30-15:30 19:45-21:00 12:40-13:40 14:00-15:30 Nearly New Uniform Sale, 2nd floor in Carngray Ballet/Tap begins Ball Committee Meeting Creative Arts Faculty Meeting Open Afternoon for Local Nurseries 22 SEPT 23 SEPT 24 SEPT 14:00-16:00 20:00-22:00 10:00-12:30 Year 4 Davenies Maths Challenge NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS OR SUPERVISED PREP IN UPPER SCHOOL DANCE CLUB AND TRIATHLON CLUB WILL TAKE PLACE AT JUNIOR HOUSE Anderson Family Social Evening Year 6 (U11) Netball Tournament at Godstowe 5
WEEK 4 25 SEPT 09:00-15:30 Off the Page to visit Year 2 for a Fire of London Day Senior Management Team Meeting Year 6 (U11) (A and B) Netball (a) v Heatherton House 26 SEPT 16:00-17:00 Key Stage One Staff Meeting 27 SEPT 08:00-17:00 Mrs Clifford out of School at the IAPS Heads Conference 28 SEPT 29 SEPT 08:00-17:00 16:30-17:30 16:15-19:00 08:00-17:00 08:30-15:30 Mrs Clifford out of School at the IAPS Heads Conference Years 4 to 6 Charlotte House Swimming Gala (h) Languages Faculty Staff Meeting NO AFTER SCHOOL SWIMMING OR SQUAD TRAINING Mrs Clifford out of School at the IAPS Heads Conference Bentley Photographic Individual Photos 30 SEPT 1 OCT 14:00-16:00 Social Group Photography Day with Lisa Gill Photos 6
WEEK 5 2 OCT 17:00-18:30 18:30-20:00 Governors Finance Sub-Committee Meeting Governors Meeting Humanities Faculty Meeting 3 OCT 15:45-17:45 Years 4, 5 and 6 Division 10 Swimming Gala at Maltman s Green 4 OCT 5 OCT 6 OCT 08:45-09:15 11:30-18:00 12:30-13:00 19:30-21:30 08:15-09:15 and 15:00-16:00 09:15-09:45 10:15-10:45 09:00-09:15 09:15-10:15 Harvest Festival for Upper School Year 6 (U11) (A and B) Netball Tournament (a) at Manor Prep Pupil Council Meeting in Upper School Hester Bancroft talk on Sound Self-Esteem: The Greatest Gift We Can Give Our Children in Upper School Hall Nearly New Uniform Sale, 2nd floor in Carngray Harvest Festival for Nursery and Year 2 Harvest Festival for Reception and Year 1 Foundation Stage Staff Meeting Year 5 Super Break Manor Adventure trip departs Christmas Fayre Planning Meeting in Junior House Hall 7 OCT 8 OCT 7
WEEK 6 9 OCT 09:00-12:00 17:30-18:00 Flu Immunisation clinic for Reception and Years 1 to 4 Year 5 Manor Adventure trip returns 10 OCT 09:00-15:15 13:00-13:45 18:00-21:00 Year 1 History off the Page Toy Day Upper School Staff Meeting Year 6 (U11) (B and C) High Five Netball Tournament at Dair House NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS OR SUPERVISED PREP IN UPPER SCHOOL Years 3 and 5 Parents Evening Form 3G surnames A to J Form 5BH surnames A to L Form 3E surnames A to G Form 5C surnames B to L 11 OCT 16:00-17:00 Teatime Concert in the Upper School Hall 12 OCT 09:00-15:30 09:00-15:40 16:00-17:45 18:00-21:00 Reception trip to Windsor Castle-tbc Year 2 visit to Tate Britain Year 5 (U10) (A and B) Netball (a) v Heatherton House NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS FOR YEAR 2 NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS, SWIMMING OR SUPERVISED PREP IN UPPER SCHOOL Years 3 and 5 Parents Evening Form 3G surnames M to W Form 5BH surnames M to V Form 3E surnames L to W Form 5C surnames M to Y 13 OCT 14 OCT 15 OCT 09:30-11:30 09:00-12:30 16:00-18:00 16:00-16:15 09:00-12:30 Open Morning for Prospective Parents Junior Road Safety Officers Fun Day Triathlon Club ends Bucks County Transfer Test results due Year 4 (U10) Netball Tournament at Maltman s Green 8
Walk to School Week WEEK 7 16 OCT 08:40-09:00 16:00-18:00 Form 5C Assembly School Management Team Meeting Years 5 and 6 (U11) and (U10) (A and B) Netball (a) v Godstowe 17 OCT 08:25-16:00 19:45-21:00 Educational Visits Day for Upper School Year 6 outing to Hughenden Manor Year 5 outing to The Science Museum Year 4 outing to The XC-Indoor Adventure Centre, Hemel Hempstead Year 3 outing to The Look Out Centre, Bracknell NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS OR SUPERVISED PREP IN UPPER SCHOOL Ball Committee Meeting 18 OCT 19 OCT 08:40-09:00 15:30-15:50 Form 5BH Assembly Half Term starts NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS, SWIMMING OR SUPERVISED PREP IN UPPER SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HOUSE JUDO WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER SCHOOL CARE ENDS Half Term 20 OCT Half Term 21 OCT 22 OCT 09:00-13:00 10:15-12:00 Saturday Swimming Lessons will take place as usual No Saturday Dance Club 09:30-13:30 No Sunday Netball Club 9
WEEK 8 23 OCT Half Term 24 OCT Half Term 25 OCT Half Term 26 OCT Half Term 27 OCT Half Term 28 OCT 29 OCT 09:00-13:00 10:15-12:00 09:00-13:30 No Saturday Swimming Lessons No Saturday Dance Club No Sunday Netball Club 10
WEEK 9 30 OCT School Management Team Meeting 31 OCT 13:45-14:00 14:00-15:15 Mathematics Faculty Staff Meeting NSPCC Assembly in Junior House Nursery Drop In Afternoon 1 NOV 08:30-09:00 16:00-17:45 NSPCC Assembly in Upper School Year 4 (U9) (A, B, C and D) Netball (a) v Godstowe 2 NOV 3 NOV 08:30-09:00 09:00-15:45 Parents Morning for Nursery and Reception Hester Bancroft talk to Years 3 to 6 on Resilience: Bouncing Back from Life s Hiccups 4 NOV 5 NOV 17:30-18:30 Holtspur School Firework Display 11
WEEK 10 6 NOV 09:00-12:00 Year 6 Mock Senior School Entrance Examinations School Management Team Meeting 7 NOV 09:00-12:00 13:00-13:45 16:00-17:45 Year 6 Mock Senior School Entrance Examinations Upper School Staff Meeting Year 5 and 6 (U10 and U11) (A,B and C) Netball (a) v Godstowe 8 NOV 9 NOV 14:15-17:00 18:00-21:00 Years 3 (U8) Netball (a) v Berkhamsted Junior House Parents Evening NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS IN JUNIOR HOUSE, AFTER SCHOOL CARE WILL STILL TAKE PLACE 10 NOV 08:45-09:15 16:00-16:45 17:00-18:30 19:00-20:30 Remembrance Day Assembly for Upper School Pupils NO DANCE CLUB Disco for Years 3 and 4 at High March High March/Davenies Disco for Years 5 and 6 at High March 11 NOV 12 NOV 12
WEEK 11 13 NOV 18:00-21:00 19:45-21:00 NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS OR SUPERVISED PREP IN UPPER SCHOOL Years 4 and 6 Parents Evening in Upper School Form 4C surnames B to H Form 6O surnames B to Hob Form 4W surnames A to La Form 6K surnames A to L Ball Committee Meeting 14 NOV 18:00-21:00 Junior House Parents Evening NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS IN JUNIOR HOUSE AFTER SCHOOL CARE WILL STILL TAKE PLACE 15 NOV 13:15-17:30 18:00-21:00 Year 5 (U10) (A and B) Netball Tournament at Berkhamsted NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS, SWIMMING OR SUPERVISED PREP IN UPPER SCHOOL JUDO WILL TAKE PLACE Years 4 and 6 Parents Evening in Upper School Form 4C surnames K to W Form 6O surnames Hot to W Form 4W surnames Li to T Form 6K surnames M to W 16 NOV 17 NOV 16:00-17:45 08:15-09:15 and 15:00-16:00 08:45-16:00 Year 6 (U11) (A and B) Netball (a) v Maltman s Green Nearly New Uniform Sale, 2nd floor in Carngray Children in Need Fundraising Day 18 NOV 19 NOV 09:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 Marlow Music Festival Begins Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Autumn Craft Party, to be held in Junior House Hall 13
WEEK 12 Marlow Music Festival Music Exam Week 20 NOV School Management Team Meeting 21 NOV 13:15-13:45 16:00-17:15 Food Committee Meeting in Junior House Year 3 (U8) (B and C) High Five (h) v St Mary s 22 NOV 08:40-09:00 Form Time in Upper School 23 NOV 08:40-09:00 09:00-12:00 15:30-17:45 House Assemblies in Upper School St Mary s School Public Speaking Event Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 Swimming Gala at Pipers Corner Foundation Stage Staff Meeting 24 NOV NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS OR SUPERVISED PREP IN UPPER SCHOOL OR JUNIOR HOUSE 25 NOV 26 NOV 10:00-12:30 09:00-13:00 10:15-12:00 Christmas Fayre Saturday Swimming (no parking on site) NO URDAY DANCE CLUB 14
Marlow Music Festival WEEK 13 27 NOV School Management Team Meeting 28 NOV 13:00-13:45 16:00-17:45 16:30-18:00 Upper School Staff Meeting Key Stage One Staff Meeting Year 5 (U10) (A, B and C) Netball (a) v Maltman s Green Senior High March Voices performing at the Marlow Music Festival 29 NOV 08:30-15:30 Ballet/Tap ends 30 NOV 15:15-18:45 16:00-16:45 16:00-17:00 Years 4, 5 and 6 Division 10 Swimming Gala at St Helen s Year 5 (U10) (B and C) Netball (h) v St Mary s NO AFTER SCHOOL SWIMMING 1 DEC 08:45-16:00 16:00-16:45 Thistle House Assembly and Charity Fundraising Event Dance Club ends (parents invited to watch) 2 DEC 3 DEC 15
WEEK 14 4 DEC 5 DEC 6 DEC 7 DEC 8 DEC 9 DEC 10 NOV 10:00-11:30 14:30-15:00 14:15-17:45 16:00-18:15 08:30-11:30 14:15-17:45 10:00-11:00 14:30-15:00 10:00-11:00 12:30-13:30 09:00-11:30 12:00-13:00 12:30-13:30 18:45-20:00 10:15-12:00 09:30-13:30 Dress Rehearsal for the Year 1 and 2 Nativity Play Dress Rehearsal for the Reception Nativity Play Extra-Curricular Swimming Lessons end - parents invited to watch School Management Team Meeting Gym Club ends (parents invited to watch) Carol Service rehearsal at St Mary and All Saints Church, Beaconsfield for Years 3 to 6 (Years 3 to 6 parents please drop your daughter at the Church at 8:30am) Extra-Curricular Swimming Lessons end - parents invited to watch Nativity Play for Years 1 and 2 in aid of the NSPCC (Parents of Forms 1D and 2GS) Nativity Play for the Reception Classes in aid of the NSPCC Judo Club ends Nativity Play for Years 1 and 2 in aid of the NSPCC (Parents of Forms 1M and 2HN) Spanish Club ends FINAL AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS AND SUPERVISED PREP AT UPPER SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HOUSE NO AFTER SCHOOL SWIMMING OR SQUAD TRAINING High March Social Group Christmas Brunch at The Beech House, Beaconsfield Christmas Lunch for Junior House Christmas Lunch for Upper School Carol Service at St. Mary and All Saints Church, Beaconsfield Saturday Dance Club ends Sunday Netball Club ends 16
All Christmas parties will take place during the school day, collection will be at the normal time and lunch will be eaten at school No Activity Programme this week, only After School Care will be available. WEEK 15 11 DEC 08:40-10:30 11:00-11:30 14:00-15:30 Year 6 Drama Presentations Nursery Nativity Play Christmas Party for Reception School Management Team Meeting 12 DEC 08:40-10:30 14:00-15:30 13:45-15:45 16:00-17:00 Year 5 Drama Presentations Christmas Party for Year 1 Christmas Party for Years 3 and 4 Tea Time Concert in the Upper School Hall 13 DEC 14 DEC 08:40-10:30 09:00-12:00 14:00-15:40 13:45-15:45 18:45-19:30 12:00-12:00 12:15-12:15 12:45-14:00 14:00-17:00 Year 4 Drama Presentations Christmas Party for Nursery Christmas Party for Year 2 Christmas Party for Years 5 and 6 AFTER SCHOOL CARE ENDS Beaconsfield Festival of Lights tbc Term ends for Nursery and Junior House Term ends for Upper School Staff Lunch Christmas Pantomime at the Wycombe Swan 15 DEC 14:00-17:00 Christmas Pantomime at the Wycombe Swan 16 DEC 17 DEC 09:00-13:00 Saturday Swimming Lessons end 17
TEAM FIXTURES The times and dates of fixtures are subject to change at short notice. In the event of adverse weather conditions the School Office will advise parents of cancellations or postponements. YEAR 6 (U11) NETBALL FIXTURES Sat 23 Sept Away Godstowe Mon 25 Sept Away Heatherton House (A and B teams) Wed 4 Oct Away Manor Prep Tournament (A and B teams) Tues 10 Oct Away Dair House Netball High Five Tournament (B and C teams) Mon 16 Oct Away Godstowe (A and B) Tues 7 Nov Away Godstowe (A, B and C) Thurs 16 Nov Away Maltman s Green (A and B teams) YEAR 5 (U10) Thur 12 Oct Away Heatherton House (A and B teams) Mon 16 Oct Away Godstowe (A and B) Tues 7 Nov Away Godstowe (A team) Wed 15 Nov Away Berkhamsted Tournament (A and B teams) Tues 28 Nov Away Maltman s Green (A, B and C teams) Thurs 30 Nov Home St Mary s (B and C teams) YEAR 4 (U9) Sat 14 Oct Away Maltman s Green Wed 1 Nov Away Godstowe (A, B, C and D teams) YEAR 3 (U8) Thurs 9 Nov Away Berkhamsted Tues 21 Nov Home St Mary s (B and C teams) 18
TEAM FIXTURES YEARS 3-6 (U8-U11) SWIMMING FIXTURES Thur 28 Sept Home Charlotte House School (Years 4, 5 and 6) Tues 3 Oct Away Division Ten Swimming Gala at Maltman s Green Thurs 23 Nov Away Swimming Gala at Pipers Corner (Years 3, 4, 5 and 6) Thurs 30 Nov Away Division Ten Swimming Gala at St Mary s 19
FORWARD DATES SPRING TERM 2018 15-16 January, Common Entrance examinations 1 February, Division 10 Gala (a) Haberdashers Girls School 2-9 February, Year 6 Ski Trip 21 February, Educational Visits Day for Years 3-6 1 March, Triangular Gala v Berkhamsted and St. Helen s 24 May, Division 10 Gala (a) Haberdashers Girls School SUMMER TERM 2018 2-4 May, Year 6 Trip to France 14-18 May, Year 4 CAT s examinations 21-25 May, School Examination Week for Years 3 to 5 7 June, Educational Visits Day for Years 3-6 6 July, Upper School Prize Giving 20
FUTURE TERM DATES FUTURE TERM DATES SPRING TERM 2018 Wednesday 10 January HALF TERM Thursday 29 March Term begins for the whole school Monday 12 February to Friday 16 February Term ends for Nursery to Year 2 at 12 noon Term ends for Years 3 to 6 at 12:15 pm SUMMER TERM 2018 Wednesday 25 April HALF TERM Thursday 12 July Term begins for the whole school Monday 28 May to Friday 1 June Term ends for Nursery to Year 2 at 12 noon Term ends for Years 3 to 6 at 12:15 pm AUTUMN TERM 2018 Wednesday 5 September Term begins for Years 3 to 6 Thursday 6 September Term begins for Nursery to Year 2 HALF TERM Thursday 18 October to Friday 26 October Thursday 13 December Term ends for Nursery to Year 2 at 12 noon Term ends for Years 3 to 6 at 12:15 pm SPRING TERM 2019 Wednesday 9 January HALF TERM Thursday 28 March Term begins for the whole school Monday 18 February to Friday 22 February Term ends for Nursery to Year 2 at 12 noon Term ends for Years 3 to 6 at 12:15 pm 21
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