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                                 SENIOR SCHOOL SPRING CALENDAR 2013

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DATE    START      END        EVENT                                                        LOCATION                
 Wed 02-Jan  06:30    School site reopens  
 Mon 07-Jan       Full Staff Inset Day  
 Tue 08-Jan    18-Jan  Spring Term Begins
 UV GCSE Mocks & LIII Exams
Richards Hall
 Thu 10-Jan    31-Jan  External Exams Conference Room
 Fri 11-Jan  08.30  12.00  LIII Senior Entrance Exams JAW
   08.45  15.45  LVI IB World Literature Day VI Form Centre/ Geography Room
   14.00  15.00  Parents Prayer Group Chapel
 Sat 12-Jan  08.30  12.15   External Entrance Exam Richards Hall 
   10.00  15.00  Oklahoma! rehearsal Chapel
 Mon 14-Jan    18-Jan  LVI IB Extended Essay Week
 UVI to Uncle Vanya

Vaudeville Theatre

   12.00  13.00  Junior House Rowing Fitness Gym
 Tue 15-Jan      LIV/UIV UKMT Junior Challenge  Horris Hill School, Newbury
 Wed 16-Jan  15.00  19.00   UIV Parents Consultation & GCSE Options LT/DR/RH
 Thu 17-Jan       VI Form History of Art- Wallace Collection  London
 Fri 18-Jan  09.00     LV RS Mock Ethics  Richards Hall
 Sat 19-Jan  09.00  16.00   UV DoE Silver Route Planning Day  LT/UV Classrooms/CS 5 & 7 
 Mon 21-Jan  12.00  14.30  Rotary Public Speaking  Sonning Golf Club
   19.00  21.30   Careers & Higher Education Convention  RH,HH,LT,SFC,DR
 Tue 22-Jan  09.00   12.00  UIV PDT Immunisation Dance Studio
 Wed 23-Jan  12.05  13.05  House Chef Competition Carrington Food Tech 
 Thu 24-Jan  08.30  15.45   Junior Art & Drama Challenge Day Dance Studio/ Drama Studio/ Art Rooms
   12.25  13.00  House Chess   
 Fri 25- Jan  08.30  09.05   School Council  
   08.50  10.30   Junior School UII House Swimming Gala   
   16.00  20.00   UIII Social Hardcastle Hall
 Sat 26-Jan  09.00   16.00   LVI DoE Gold Route Planning Day  Lecture Theatre/ UV Rooms/ CS5+7
 Mon 28-Jan        LIV & UIV Creative Writing Trip  Wallace Collection, London
 Tue 29-Jan  16.00  19.00   EYC/KS1 Parents Evening Junior School
 Wed 30-Jan  12.05  13.00  House Chef Competition Ducat Food Tech
 Thu 31-Jan  12.00  16.00   UVI Physics JET Didcot
 Fri 1- Feb  09.15  11.00   Junior School Open Morning Junior School
      Sun 3-Feb  LVI Paris Conference Paris
   08.30  09.05   Green Council  Conference Room
   13.00  16.00  Finance Day Richards Hall
   15.45  16.15   UV Mock Results Home  
   19.00  22.00td>  Sixth Form Charity Quiz Richards Hall
   15.00  23.59  ACE Scottish Dancing RH/DR
 Sun 3-Feb       LVI Paris Conference Returns  
 Mon 4-Feb     Fri 8-Feb  Reporting Week  
   17.00  20.00   Junior School LI/UII/UIII Parents Evening Junior School
   12.05  13.05   Lyle Cup, House General Knowledge Richards Hall
 Tues 5-Feb  15.00  19.30   UV Parents' consultation and Sixth Form options RH, DH, LT
 Wed 6-Feb  12.05  13.00   House Chef Competition Paget Food Tech
   13.15  15.45  U10 Netball Tournament Senior School Courts
 Thu 7-Feb  08.30  10.30   UIV/LV Intermediate Maths Challenge Richards Hall
 Fri 8-Feb       IB German Individual Orals  
        LV Art Students to Royal Academy of Art  
   08.30  09.05   Food Council  Conference Room
   09.05  15.45   UIV Business Day- Sell for Success LT CR Form Rooms
   14.00  15.00   Parents Prayer Group  Chapel  
 Sat 9-Feb  10.00   16.00   LV Scripted Drama Technical Rehearsal  Drama Studio
 Mon 11-Feb        IB French Individual Orals  
   12.00  13.00  Mini Aspire Careers Room
   12.05  13.00   Brigstocke Heats 1- Ducat  Lecture Theatre
 Tue 12-Feb  08.50  10.30   Junior School LIII House Swimming Gala   
   10.40  12.00   LV GCSE English Controlled Assessment   CS2,3,5,7,Music & S3
   12.05  13.00   Brigstocke Heats 2- Kensington  Lecture Theatre
   16.00  17.30   VURC Conference Room
   17.00  19.00   Ensembles Concert TBC Richards Hall
   18.30  21.00  LV Scripted Drama Performance Drama Studio
 Wed 13-Feb  10.20  10.55   Report Card Reading S4L  
   12.05  13.00   Brigstocke Heats 3- Paget  Lecture Theatre
   12.05  13.00   House Chef Competition- Kensington  Food Tech
   13.10  13.45   Report Card Reading P7  
   16.15  19.00   LIV Parents Consultation RH/DR
 Thu 14-Feb  12.05  13.00  Brigstocke Heats 4- Carrington Lecture Theatre
   13.10  14.25  LV GCSE English Controlled Assessment CS2,3,4,5,7,Music & S3.
   15.45  16.00  Report Cards Home/ Finishes for Half Term  
 Fri 15-Feb       Scholarship Day (No School)  
 Fri 18-Feb     Fri 22-Feb  Half Term  
 Mon 25-Feb     Tue 5-Mar  IB Y2 Mocks Conference Room
      Fri 1-Mar  VI A2,AS Mocks Richards Hall
        Spring Term Resumes  
 Tue 26-Feb        UIII History Trip Winchester Cathedral
 Wed 27-Feb  09.05  15.45  IB Y1 Group 4 Project Labs
 Thu 28-Feb  13.30  15.30  EYC Parents Tea Junior School
 Fri 1-Mar  09.00  10.30   LV RS Mock POR   Richards Hall
   10.00  16.40  IB Y1 Group 4 Project Labs
 Mon 4-Mar  16.15  19.00   UIII Parents Consultation   RH/DR
 Wed 6-Mar  12.05  13.00   House Chef Competiton Final Food Tech
   13.00  20.00   Peace & Reconciliation Afternoon RH/VI Form Centre TBC
   13.15  15.30   U9 Hi5 Netball Tournament   SS Court/DR
 Thu 7-Mar  14.45  15.45  Junior School Parents Tea Junior School
   18.00  21.00  DoE Silver Awards Ceremony Richards Hall
 Fri 8- Mar  12.45  13.45  Junior School UI Mothers Day Lunch Junior School
   08.30  09.05   School Council Conference Room 
 Sat 9-Mar  10.00  16.00  Extra Curricular Devised Drama Drama Studio
   14.00  21.00   Joint Christian Event with Reading Boys and Kendrick Sixth Form Centre
 Mon 11-Mar  15.45  18.00  Music Production Rehearsal  Richards Hall
 Tue 12- Mar       UIII Geography Trip- River Chess (1) Amersham
   09.05  15.45  GCSE Spanish Orals  
 Wed 13-Mar  13.00  16.00   House Swimming Gala  
   15.45  16.15   LVI AS Mock Results Home   
   19.00  21.00   Junior School UII Production   Junior School 
 Thu 14-Mar       UIII Geography Trip- River Chess (2) Amersham
   12.00  13.00   Elder Diving Trophy  Swimming Pool
   16.15  19.00   LVI Parents Consultation RH/DR
 Fri 15-Mar  TBC    LIV & UIV UK Junior Team Maths Challenge Horris Hill School
        LV Gifted & Talented Day Oxford 
   08.30  09.05   Green Council Conference Room
   09.45  15.45   Leavers Photos (Lemon Zebra) SFC
 Sat 16- Mar  07.30    Rock Climbing Weekend  
 Sun 17-Mar     19.30  Rock Climbing Weekend Returns  
 Mon 18-Mar                    Fri 22-Mar  LIV-LV Reporting Week  
   09.00  15.30   Music Production Rehearsal Richards Hall
   12.05  13.00  Brigstocke Coaching Lecture Theatre
   15.45  16.00  UVI A2, IB Y2 Mock Results Home  
Tue 19-Mar  10.40  12.00   LV GCSE English Controlled Assessment CS2,3,4,5,7, Music & S3.
   12.05  13.00   Brigstocke Coaching  Lecture Theatre
 Wed 20-Mar  13.00  15.30   Oklahoma! Dress Rehearsal  Richards Hall
 Thu 21-Mar  12.00  13.00   Sports Photos  Rose Garden/Gym 
   13.10  14.25   LV GCSE English Controlled Assessment CS2,4,5,7, Music & S3.
   15.45  16.00   UV Reports Home   
   19.00  21.00   'Oklahoma!' Performance Richards Hall
 Fri 22-Mar       Red Nose Day (Non Uniform & Events)   
   08.30  09.05   Food Council   Conference Room 
   19.00  21.00   'Oklahoma!' Performance Richards Hall
Sat 23 Mar  19.00  21.00   'Oklahoma!' Performance Richards Hall 
Sun 24 Mar     Sat 30-Mar  LVI IB, AS Spanish Tip  
Mon 25 Mar       LVI IB, CAS Project Day (1) Ufton Court
   09.05  15.45   LIV Humanities Day  HH,LT, Dance Studio
   12.00  13.00   Mini Aspire Careers/LT 
   18.00  21.00   Higher Education Evening RH,LT,SFC
 Tue 26-Mar       LVI IB, CAS Project Day (2) Ufton Court
   13.15  15.15   UIV, LV Brigstocke Public Speaking  Richards Hall 
Wed 27-Mar       LVI Classics Lectures Reading University
   09.00  15.45   LV Exams (Non Revision Papers)  Classrooms 
   10.20  10.55   Report Card Reading S4L   
   14.25  15.00   Reports Card Reading P9   
   15.00  18.00   UIV Go For It Presentation Evening RH/LT
 Thu 28-Mar     Sat 30-Mar  UV DoE Silver Practice Expedition  
   15.45    Term Finishes  
   09.00  15.45  LV Exams (Non Revision Papers) Classrooms
   14.00  15.00  Easter Service  
   17.45  16.15   LIV-LV Report Cards Home  
   15.45  16.00   UVI Full Reports Home   
 Sat 30-Mar       UV DoE Silver Practice Expedition returns  
        LVI IB, AS Spanish Trip returns  
 Thu 11-Apr     Sun 14-April  DofE Gold Practice expedition departs Snowdonia/River TBC
 Sun 14-Apr       DofE Gold Practice Expedition returns Snowdonia/River TBC
 Mon 15-Apr     Wed 17- Apr                    LIV Activ8 Residential Abernaut Lake Hotel
Wed 17-Apr       LIV Activ8 Residential return  
   10.20  10.55  UV Exam Briefing Lecture Theatre
Thu 18-Apr       AS Spanish Orals Languages
 Fri 19-Apr  08.30  09.05  School Council Conference Room
   12.00  12.45   Leavers' Slave Auction  Hardcastle Hall
   14.00  15.00  Parents' Prayer Group Chapel
 Sat 20-Apr  10.00  16.00  UV Drama Technical Rehearsal Drama Studio
 Mon 22-Apr      A2 Spanish Orals Languages
       UVI Leavers' Slave Auction Day Hardcastle Hall
 Tue 23-Apr      LV Exams Last Day Richards Hall
   09.00  12.00   LIV HPV Immunisation 3  Dance Studio
   17.00  20.00   Peace and Reconciliation LT, RH, VI Form Centre
 Wed 24-Apr  10.20  10.55  VI Exam Briefing Lecture Theatre
   18.00  20.00   UV Scripted Performance Lecture Theatre
 Thu 25-Apr  12.30  14.30   UIII/LIV Junior Maths Challenge  Richards Hall
   08.50  10.30   Junior School UI House Swimming Gala  Pool 
   18.00  20.00   UV Scripted Performance Lecture Theatre  
 Fri 26-Apr  08.30  09.05  Green Council  Conference Room 
   08.55    Lessons Begin   
   09.00  10.30   Senior School Open Morning HH
   12.00  13.00   Mini Aspire  Careers Room/ Lecture Theatre
   19.00  22.00   Sports Dinner  HH,RH 
 Sat 27-Apr  09.00  16.00   LV Initial Expedition Training HH, JAW + Local
 Mon 29-Apr      GCSE Art Exam date TBC  
 Tue 30- Apr  19.00  21.00   Instrumental Staff Concert & Parents  Meeting   
 Wed 1-May  16.15  18.00  Governors Strategic, Planning, Marketing  & Development Committee  
 Thu 2-May      UVI IB Final Exams Start  
   08.55    Assembly   
 Fri 3-May  08.30  09.30   Food Council Geography Room
 Sat 4-May  10.00  16.00  LVI Drama Technical Rehearsal Drama Studio
 Mon 6-May      BANK HOLIDAY  
   13.00  15.00  IB Final Psychology Conference Room
 Tue 7- May      House Rounders & and Tennis all week  
       A Level Art Exam date TBC  
 Wed 8-May  10.20  10.55   LV Exam Briefing Lecture Theatre
   16.15  18.00  Governors Estates Committee Annexe
   17.00  19.00   AS Drama Performance Dance Studio
 Thu 9-May  09.15  11.00  Junior School Open Morning  
   14.30  15.30  Junior School Parents' Tea  
   17.00  19.00   AS Drama Performance Dance Studio
   18.00  18.30  LIV Water Sports Trip Parents' Meeting  Lecture Theatre
 Fri 10-May  08.45  15.45   UV Celebration Day  Field +
   09.05    UV Study Leave Begins, No Lessons  
   14.00  15.00   Parents' Prayer Group  Chapel
   19.00  22.00   UV Prom  Richards Hall 
 Mon 13-May      AS & GCSE Exams start Richards Hall
 Tue 14-May  16.00  17.30   Governors Health and Safety Committee   Geography room  
 Wed 15-May  13.00  15.15   Junior School (Y6) Rounders Tournament Field
 Mon 20-May  18.00  19.00   UIV Girls and Parents Ypres Meeting  Lecture Theatre
 Tues 21-May      LVRS Study Leave (Morning)  
   13.30  15.00   LVRS GCSE Paper 1 (Ethics)  Richards Hall
   16.00  17.30  VURC Geography Room
   19.00  21.00  LIII Junior School Production  
 Wed 22-May  13.00  15.15   Junior School (Y6) Rounders Tournement   Field  
   16.00    UVI IB Finals finish    
   19.00  21.00   Leavers' Concert HH 
 Thu 23-May      LV Form Reports home  
   16.00  17.30   Staff/Governors Liaison Committee  Geography Room 
 Fri 24- May      UIV Exams Begin  
       Non Uniform Day for School Charity  
   08.40  09.05  UVI Leavers' Morning & Assembly Lecture Theatre
     15.45  Finish for Half Term  
   19.00  Late  Leavers' Ball  
 Mon 3-Jun    26-Jun  UVI A2 Exams start  
     07-Jun  LVI IB Exams start  
     07-Jun  UIII & LIV Exams start  
 Wed 5-Jun  16.15  18.00  LV Social Event  
   16.15  19.00   Governors F & GP Committee   Annexe
 Tue 4- Jun      LV RS Study Leave (Afternoon)  
 Wed 5-Jun  09.00  10.30  LV RS GCSE Paper 2 (POR)  RH
   14.30  16.30   Governors Human Resources Committee  Annexe
   16.30  18.00   LV Social Event  
 Thu 6-Jun      UIV Exams Finish  
 Fri 7-Jun  05.00  22.00  UIV Battlefield History Trip  Ypres
   09.00  15.30   Geography Data Collection Trip LV   Wallingford
       LVI IB Exams Finish  
 Mon 10-Jun  09.00  Fri 14-Jun  LVI IB ToK/ EE Week    Conference Room
       GCSE Art Exhibition date TBC  HH
   13.30  15.30   New Upper III Welcome Afternoon   Rose Garden, Quad, DR, LT
     Wed 12-Jun  Upper III Bush Craft trip departs  Charlbury
 Tue 11-Jun  12.45  15.30   UIIIW Taster Day   
   16.15  17.45   LV Parents' Mini Consultation  RH
   17.15  18.00  UIV, LV French Trip Parents' Meeting  Lecture Theatre
   18.00  19.30   LV Parents' Morrisby Test Meeting (TBC)   
 Wed 12-Jun  09.30  17.00   LIV Geography Trip   Bournemouth & Barton On Sea
   16.00  17.30   Governors Risk Audit and Compliance  Committee   Geography Room
       Upper III Bush Craft trip returns  
 Thu 13-Jun  08.45  17.00   LIV Geography Trip   Bournemouth & Barton On Sea
   08.50  09.05   House Assemblies  LT, Dance Studio, HH, VI Form Centre
   12.45  15.30  UIIP Taster Day   
 Fri 14-Jun      LVI IB ToK/ EE Week Finishes  
   12.45  15.30  UIIH Taster Day  
   14.00  15.00   Parents' Prayer Group   Chapel
 Mon 17-Jun    Fri 21-Jun  LIII Residential Week  Bude
       REFUGEE WEEK  
   10.30  15.00   Older New Girls Welcome  Conference Room
   16.00  17.15   Governors Educational Progress & Development Committee  Geography Room
 Tue 18-Jun  09.05  12.00   UIII, LIV Young Brigstocke Heats   Lecture Theatre 
 Wed 19-Jun 10.20   10.55   LV Morrisby Test Briefing 2  Lecture Theatre 
   13.00  15.30   Sports Day  Palmer Park 
 Thu 20- Jun 09.00   15.45   UIV Engineering Day  Labs, Dance Studio, HH 
 Fri 21-Jun      LIII Residential Week return  
       SSF Bonding Trip & Performance Roundhouse 
   12.00  13.00     
 Mon 24-Jun  09.00  15.45   Music Competition Heats  
   13.30  15.30   New UIII Welcome Afternoon   Rose Garden, Quad, DR, LT
       AM- LT for Piano  HH
   16.15  17.00   Council of Governors  Conference Room
 Tue 25-Jun  09.00  15.45  Music Competition Heats  HH
   12.00  13.00   Young Brigstocke Coaching   Annexe, Music Room
   18.00  21.00   Drama Junior Play   RH
 Wed 26-Jun      UVI A2 Exams Finish  
   10.00  15.00   Junior School KS2 Sports Day   Field
   09.00  15.45   Music Competition Heats  RH 
   09.00  15.45   LV Morrisby Paper & VI Form Experience  RH
   12.00  13.00   Young Brigstocke Coaching   Annexe, Music Room
   18.00  21.00   Drama Junior Play  RH
   18.00  19.30   Junior School Pupils Concert  Junior School 
 Thu 27-Jun  09.00  15.45  Music Competition Rehearsals  HH
   10.00  15.00   New VI Welcome Lunch   VI Form Centre
 Fri 28-Jun    Wed 3-Jul  LV Spanish Trip  Santander
     Wed 3- Jul  UIV & LV French Trip Departs  Loire Valley
   09.30  15.45   Gifted & Talented Day 1  
   10.00  12.00   Junior KS2 Sports Day Reserve   
 Sat 29- Jun      UV Silver DoE Assessed Expedition Departs  
       ASROGA AGM  Annexe, Archive
 Mon 1-Jul      UV Silver DoE Assessed Expedition Returns  
   13.30  15.30   Junior Moving Up Afternoon, LIII in school   
 Tue 2-Jul  09.30  14.45   Gifted & Talented Day 2  
 Wed 3- July      LV Spanish Trip returns  Santander
       UIV & LIV French Trip returns  Loire Valley
   09.05  10.20   LVI Conference  Lecture Theatre
   13.00  15.15   UIII, LIV Young Brigstoke Competition  RH
 Thu 4-Jul  09.00  15.30  LVI UCAS Day  VI Form Centre, LT
   09.05  15.45  LIV Science & Art Presentations  
   15.45    UIII, LIV, UIV, IB, Y1 Full Reports Home  
   09.00  17.00  LIV Portsmouth Naval Dockyards  
   09.05  15.45  UIV Shakespeare Day  Lecture Theatre
   13.00  16.00   IB Results Date- UVI, IB Students & Parents in school  
   14.00  15.30  Junior School Open Afternoon  Junior School
   16.00  19.00  Junior LIII Awards & Celebrations   Junior School
 Sat 6-Jul    Sat 13-Jul  LIV Water Sports Trip  La Reserve, France
       Choir Tour to Croatia departs (Meet at LHR 6.30(BA2 Zagreb 8.30 flight))  
 Tue 9-Jul      Form Time & Meeting New Tutors  
       Non-Uniform Day for Bursary Fund  
   10.30  11.30   Commemoration Service  R.H
     12.00  Term Finishes  
 Thu 11-July  16.00    Choir Tour from Croatia returns  
 Sat 13-Jul  10.30  11.00  LIV Water Sports return  
 29 August    2 September  DofE Gold assessed Expedition  

 

 

 

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