Diary Michaelmas Term 2018
Westminster Cathedral Choir School Ambrosden Avenue London SW1P 1QH Tel 020 7798 9081 Email office@choirschool.com www.choirschool.com Michaelmas Term 2018 1
Sunday 26 August Thursday 30 August Monday 27 August Friday 31 August 10.00am Academic staff return 2.00pm Boarding-staff INSET Tuesday 28 August Saturday 1 September N.B Men s voices for all Cathedral services Wednesday 29 August 2 3
WEEK 1 Sunday 2 September 22nd Sunday of the Year N.B Men s voices for all Cathedral services WEEK 1 Thursday 6 September Pre-Prep: meet your son s teachers Monday 3 September 10.00am Whole-staff INSET 3.00pm 5.00pm Music staff meeting St Gregory the Great Friday 7 September Tuesday 4 September 10.00am Academic staff INSET Term begins for choristers and probs 5.00pm 6.15pm Chorister song school 5.00pm Head of Boarding talk to all chorister parents Saturday 8 September The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2.30pm 8.00pm Probationer and chorister activity No visiting Wednesday 5 September Clubs begin Games for Yrs 4-8 begin Instrument lessons begin 8.40am Term begins for Years 1 8 day boys 9.10am Term begins for Reception boys 10.00am No visiting 4 5
WEEK 2 Sunday 9 September 23rd Sunday of the Year 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting WEEK 2 Thursday 13 September Monday 10 September Ensembles begin Staff meetings Friday 14 September The Exaltation of the Cross Prep School Council elections 9.00am 9.15am Pre-Prep school council meeting 2.15pm U9 A- D VII vs Northcote Lodge Wandsworth Common Tuesday 11 September 9.30am 11.00am Open morning for prospective parents Saturday 15 September 11.00am 8.30pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.30pm Chorister visiting / activity Wednesday 12 September Chorister non-singing day Beginning-of-term Mass parents welcome Cathedral 2.15pm U10 A D VII vs Garden House Battersea Park 7.00pm PA new parent drinks reception 6 7
WEEK 3 Sunday 16 September 24th Sunday of the Year 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting WEEK 3 Thursday 20 September CHL Prefects & head choristers announced Monday 17 September 9.00am 12.45pm Yrs 4 8 CATs Staff meetings 5.00pm Deadline for application letters for prefects 6.30pm Senior Schools and pre-test information evening Refectory Friday 21 September St Matthew, Apostle Choristers at Windsor Festival 8.40am 9.15am Prep School Council meeting 11.00am Prefects meeting 5.00pm ABRSM exams submission deadline Tuesday 18 September PM Chorister song school 7.30pm Joint concert with the Monteverdi Choir Cathedral Wednesday 19 September Chorister non-singing day School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 11.30am U10 A D VII vs Westminster Under Vincent Square 2.15pm 1st, 2nd & 3rd XI vs Sussex House Battersea Park Saturday 22 September 11.00am 8.30pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.30pm Chorister visiting / activity 8 9
WEEK 4 Sunday 23 September 25th Sunday of the Year 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting WEEK 4 Thursday 27 September Choristers sing Vespers at Oxford 4.15pm 6.15pm Head Master s appointment with parents Monday 24 September 9.00am Interview training Staff meetings Tuesday 25 September 9.15am 11.00am Leadership session for prefects Year 8 Arran trip meeting CHL Rochester Cathedral sing joint Cathedral Mass with choristers Wednesday 26 September Chorister non-singing day School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 11.30am U9 A D vs Westminster Under Vincent Square 1.40pm 3.40pm Yr 4 academic lessons 2.15pm U11 A & B IX vs Knightsbridge Battersea Park 2.30pm 1st & 2nd XI and 3rd & 4th IX Drax Playing Fields vs Willington Prep Friday 28 September 2.15pm Yrs 7 & 8 inter-house football Battersea Park 5.00pm ABRSM exam entry deadline Saturday 29 September Sts Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels 9.00am 3.00pm IAPS U13 football tournament Rokeby School 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / activity 10 11
WEEK 5 Sunday 30 September 26th Sunday of the Year 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm Visiting Monday 1 October 9.00am Interview training 9.30am Red Mass Cathedral 6S parents evening CHL Pre-Prep staff meeting Tuesday 2 October 9.00am 12.00pm Childnet online safety talk for boys in Conference Room Reception Year 6 6R parents evening CHL 5.00pm 6.15pm Chorister song school (TBC) WEEK 5 Thursday 4 October St Francis of Assisi Chorister non-singing day CHL 2.00pm 5.00pm Dr Sigman online safety talk for Yrs 7 & 8 and parents Yrs 3-8 interim reports to Form Tutors Friday 5 October 2.30pm Yr 7 A & B XI vs Knightsbridge Burton Court 2.30pm U10 A D VII vs Northcote Lodge Wandsworth Common 3.50pm Department deadline for music scholarships Saturday 6 October Yr 8 Geography trip to Arran departs 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / activity Wednesday 3 October 9.45am Chorister song school School Mass parents welcome 2.30pm 1st, 2nd & 3rd IX vs Hill House Barn Elms 2.30pm U11 A C IX vs Eaton House the Manor Clapham Common 7.30pm Choristers sing in Britten s War Cathedral Requiem with Bach Choir 12 13
WEEK 6 Sunday 7 October 27th Sunday of the Year 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 3.30pm Year 5 chorister induction 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting Monday 8 October Yr 8 in Arran 10.45am 12.00pm Chorister outreach workshop Cathedral Hall Staff meetings Yrs 4-8 interim reports to Director of Studies Yr 3 interim reports to Head of Pre-Prep Tuesday 9 October Yr 8 in Arran 9.30am 11.00am Open morning for prospective parents 11.00am Prefects meeting 6.00pm Pre-Prep parents evening Wednesday 10 October Yr 8 in Arran Chorister non-singing day School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 10.30am Governors pastoral committee meeting 2.15pm U8 A D vs Eaton Square Battersea Park WEEK 6 2.30pm Yr 7 A & B XI vs St Philip s Barn Elms 2.30pm U11 A C IX vs St Philip s Barn Elms Thursday 11 October Yr 8 in Arran 1.30pm Pre-Prep House poetry competition 5.00pm Choristers sing joint Evensong with Westminster Abbey Friday 12 October Yr 8 return from Arran 2.15pm Yr 7 A & B XI vs Sussex House Battersea Park 2.15pm U8 A D vs Fulham Prep Wasps RFC 2.30pm U11 A C IX vs Hereward House Brondesbury 3.30pm begins for Reception & Yr 1 boys 3.40pm begins for Yr 3 boys 3.50pm begins for Yrs 4-8 day boys and probs Saturday 13 October St Edward the Confessor 9.00am 12.30pm Fulham Prep U12 5-a-side tournament Wasps RFC 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / activity 14 15
HALF-TERM HALF-TERM Sunday 14 October 28th Sunday of the Year 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm begins for choristers Thursday 18 October St Luke, Evangelist Monday 15 October Friday 19 October Tuesday 16 October Saturday 20 October Wednesday 17 October 16 17
HALF-TERM HALF-TERM Sunday 21 October 29th Sunday of the Year Thursday 25 October Monday 22 October Friday 26 October Tuesday 23 October Saturday 27 October Choristers & probs return 5.00pm Song School Wednesday 24 October 18 19
WEEK 7 Sunday 28 October 30th Sunday of the Year Refectory 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral No visiting WEEK 7 Thursday 1 November All Saints 4+ assessments CHL Monday 29 October 8.40am Day boys return 1.20pm 2.30pm Yrs 4 6 solo singing competition heats 3.50pm Yr 8 carol competition deadline Staff meetings Friday 2 November All Souls Day 4+ assessments 2.00pm Yrs 3 8 swimming gala vs Notting Hill Prep QMSC 3.00pm U11 A C IX vs The Roche School Wandsworth Park Tuesday 30 October 10.30am Governors finance committee meeting Wednesday 31 October Chorister non-singing day School Mass parents welcome 10.30am Governors academic committee meeting 2.15pm Yrs 5 & 6 inter-house football 2.30pm 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th XI vs Eaton House the Manor Saturday 3 November 9.00am 12.30pm Thomas s U10 5-a-side tournament 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / activity Barn Elms 20 21
WEEK 8 Sunday 4 November 31st Sunday of the Year 11.45am Stonyhurst College presentation to chorister parents 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting Monday 5 November 4+ assessments ABRSM music exams (TBC) 8.45am Stonyhurst College presentation to day boy parents 10.45am 12.00pm Chorister outreach workshop Cathedral Hall 1.20pm 2.30pm Yrs 7 8 solo singing competition heats 4M parents evening CHL Pre-Prep staff meeting WEEK 8 Thursday 8 November ABRSM music exams (TBC) PRE-PREP TRIPS DAY CHL Friday 9 November The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 8.40am 9.15am School Council meeting 2.00pm Yrs 3 6 Swimming gala vs Chepstow House QMSC 2.10pm Yrs 3 & 4 football vs Eaton House Belgravia Battersea Park 2.30pm Yr 7 A & B XI vs Wetherby Prep Wetherby Fields Tuesday 6 November 4+ assessments ABRSM music exams (TBC) Saturday 10 November 9.00am 12.30pm Thomas s U11 5-a-side tournament 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / activity Barn Elms Wednesday 7 November ABRSM music exams (TBC) Chorister non-singing day School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 10.30am Full governors meeting 2.15pm U11 A D IX vs Newton Prep Battersea Park 2.30pm Yr 8 A & B XI vs Wetherby Prep Wetherby Fields 22 23
WEEK 9 Sunday 11 November 32nd Sunday of the Year 10.30am Solemn Mass Catherdral 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Catherdral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting WEEK 9 Thursday 15 November Chorister non-singing day CHL Monday 12 November Pre-Prep staff meeting 4W parents evening CHL Tuesday 13 November 9.30am 11.00am Open morning for prospective parents 11.00am Prefects meeting First Holy Communion meeting for Gibbs Room Yrs 3 & 4 parents Wednesday 14 November Cathedral organists association conference 9.45am Chorister song school School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 2.15pm Yrs 3 & 4 inter-house football Battersea Park 2.30pm 1st & 2nd XI vs St Philips s Barn Elms 2.30pm 3rd & 4th IX vs Westminster Under Battersea Park Friday 16 November AM Chorister rehearsal for St Cecilia St Paul s Cathedral service (TBC) 2.30pm 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th XI vs Arnold House Canon s Park 2.30pm Yrs 3 & 4 football vs St Philip s Barn Elms Saturday 17 November 9.00am 12.30pm Thomas s U13 5-a-side tournament 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / activity Barn Elms 24 25
WEEK 10 Sunday 18 November 33rd Sunday of the Year 3.30pm Solemn Vespers & Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting WEEK 10 Thursday 22 November Chorister non-singing day CHL Monday 19 November 9.15am 12.45pm Yr 6 ISEB Common Pre-Test Staff meeting Friday 23 November 9.00am Opro gum shield impression visit 2.15pm Yr 4 A C vs The Roche School Wandsworth Park 2.30pm 1st IX vs Newton Prep Newton Prep 2.30pm 2nd, 3rd & 4th IX vs Newton Prep Battersea Park Tuesday 20 November 9.15am 12.45pm Yr 6 ISEB Common Pre-Test Saturday 24 November 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / activity Wednesday 21 November School Mass parents welcome Cathedral AM Choristers sing at St Cecilia service St Paul s Cathedral 11.30am U9 A D VII vs Westminster Under Vincent Square 1.40pm 3.40pm Yr 4 academic lessons 2.30pm 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th XI vs Fulham Prep Wasps RFC 3.00pm U11 A & B vs Westminster Under Vincent Square 26 27
WEEK 11 Sunday 25 November Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting WEEK 11 Thursday 29 November Yr 8 exams CHL 4.15pm 6.15pm Head Master s appointment with parents Monday 26 November Yrs 1 8 exams Staff meetings Friday 30 November 11.00am 12.45pm Yr 8 carol composition competition Conference room 2.10pm Yr 3 A D vs The Roche School Battersea Park 2.30pm Yr 7 A XI vs Hill House Battersea Park Tuesday 27 November Yrs 1 8 exams Wednesday 28 November Chorister non-singing day Yrs 4 8 exams School Mass parents welcome Cathedral Saturday 1 December 11.00am 8.00pm Probationer visiting 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / activity 28 29
WEEK 12 Sunday 2 December 1st Sunday of Advent 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm 8.00pm Visiting Monday 3 December Prep School musical auditions 11.00am Chorister outreach concert 11.00am recital at Cadogan Hall Cadogan Hall 2.00pm 3.00pm Chorister outreach concert Staff meetings Reception Yr 8 reports to Form Tutors Tuesday 4 December PREP SCHOOL TRIPS DAY 8.40am Yr 1 Christmas carols Gibbs Room Wednesday 5 December School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 9.30am Performance of Nativity for parents of Gibbs Room Reception Dinosaurs 11.30am U10 A D vs Westminster Under Vincent Square 1.40pm 3.40pm Yr 5 academic lessons 2.30pm Yr 8 football vs St Anthony s Battersea Park WEEK 12 2.30pm U11 A C IX vs St Philip s Barn Elms 7.30pm Choristers sing at Holy Trinity, Brook Green Thursday 6 December School assembly CHL 9.30am Performance of Nativity for parents Gibbs Room of Reception Mammoths Yrs 4-8 reports to Director of Studies Reception & Yrs 1 3 reports to Head of Pre-Prep 6.30pm Choristers depart for exeat Friday 7 December MUFTI DAY Chorister exeat 3.00pm U10 A-D vs The Roche School Wandsworth Park Saturday 8 December The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Chorister exeat 30 31
WEEK 13 WEEK 13 Sunday 9 December Chorister exeat 2nd Sunday of Advent Thursday 13 December St Lucy School assembly CHL 4.15pm 6.15pm Head Master s appointment with parents 7.00pm Choristers sing at Land Cathedral Securities Christmas concert Monday 10 December Staff meetings 8.00pm Choristers & probs return Tuesday 11 December Friday 14 December Chorister non-singing day 2.00pm Carol service for Yrs 3-8 boys & parents Cathedral 3.30pm Term ends for Reception & Yr 1 boys 3.40pm Term ends for Yr 3 boys 3.50pm Term ends for Yrs 4-8 day boys and probs 6.00pm Chorister St Nicholas dinner Saturday 15 December 2.30pm 8.00pm Chorister visiting / activity Wednesday 12 December 9.45am Chorister song school School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 5.00pm Prep School Christmas concert St Stephen s, Rochester Row 32 33
WEEK 14 Sunday 16 December 3rd Sunday of Advent 3.30pm Solemn Vespers & Benediction Cathedral No visiting WEEK 14 Thursday 20 December 7.30pm A Christmas Celebration Monday 17 December Friday 21 December Tuesday 18 December 5.00pm 6.15pm Chorister rehearsal Saturday 22 December Wednesday 19 December 6.00pm Head Master s reception for governors and guests 7.30pm A Christmas Celebration 34 35
Sunday 23 December 4th Sunday of Advent 3.30pm Cathedral Christmas carol concert Cathedral No visiting Thursday 27 December Monday 24 December Friday 28 December Tuesday 25 December The Nativity of the Lord 3.30pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction Cathedral 4.30pm Term ends for choristers Saturday 29 December Wednesday 26 December 36 37
WEEK 1 LENT TERM 2019 Sunday 6 January N.B Men s voices only for Cathedral services WEEK 1 LENT TERM 2019 Thursday 10 January 7+ / 8+ assessments Monday 7 January 10.00am Whole staff INSET 1.30pm 2.30pm Boarding staff INSET Term begins for choristers & probs Friday 11 January 7+ / 8+ assessments Tuesday 8 January 8.40am Term begins for Reception Yr 8 day boys 10.00am Saturday 12 January Wednesday 9 January School Mass parents welcome Cathedral 38 39
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