Michaelmas 2010

All parents are welcome to attend all school sporting fixtures, whether at home or away. They are also welcome to attend Chapel services at school. Entries printed in bold are of particular significance. Those printed in bold and italics are events to which some or all parents may be invited. Initials after an event indicate member of staff in charge. Further details of these events will usually be sent to the parents involved. All matches start at 2.30pm unless otherwise indicated. To confirm that matches are being played, parents should check both the website and Sport/Emergency information line or contact the School Office.

Any items shown in red indicate a change to information advertised in either the calendar or on the fixture card.It may also mean an additional event that was not confirmed at the time of publication.

Fri 3rd Sept	Second-hand Shop, 11.00 – 11.30am
Mon 6th Sept	Staff Inset, 8.30pm – 5.00pm Second-hand Shop, 11.00am – 11.30am
Tues 7th Sept	Staff Inset, 8.30am – 5.00pm Second-hand Shop, 11.00am – 11.30am
Wed 8th Sept	Staff Inset, 8.30am – 5.00pm Weekly and Full Boarders return, 7.00pm – 8.00pm Second-hand Shop, 11.00am – 11.30am
Thur 9th Sept	Coffee & Croissant Morning for all parents of new children in the Forum 9.15am – 10.15am Day children return, 8.30am Pre-Prep return, 9.00am Registration followed by tutor period until 10.50am (Upper School) Assembly ( Upper School ), 11.10am, Normal lessons, after Assembly Second-hand Shop 11.00am - 11.30am

Fri 10th Sept	Coffee & Croissant morning for all parents of children in years 5 & 6 in the Forum, 8.30 – 9.30am Pre-Prep meet the Teacher for Reception Parents, 3.15pm Year 8 Rocket Day (MT)
Sat 11th Sept	U9 Rugby Skills Practice 2 - 4pm (WS)
Sun 12th Sept	1st XV Rugby Festival at Oakham 10am -1.30pm
Mon 13th Sept	Coffee & Croissant morning for all parents of children in Years 3 & 4 in the Forum, 8.30am – 9.30am Pre-Prep meet the Teacher for Year 1 Parents, 3.15pm Year 6 History Trip to Sulgrave Manor (return 3.30pm ) (JG) Green Week 13th – 19th September Pre-prep 1st After School Activities Sports, Danc, Netball
Tue 14th Sept	Coffee & Croissant morning for all parents of children in Years 7 & 8 in the Forum, 8.30am – 9.30am Pre-Prep meet the Teacher for Year 2 Parents, 3.15pm Dress in green day £1 donation to Green Fund Second-hand Shop 8.30am – 9.00am Pre-prep 1st After School Activities Fun with Food, Drama, Mini Rugby

Wed 15th Sept	Chapel for Bryant, 8.35am Coffee & Croissant morning for all parents of children in Nursery & Reception in the Forum, 9.00am – 10.00am Rugby : 1st XV v Spratton Hall (Away at Stowe School ) return 5pm 2nd XV, Colts A & Colts B v Spratton Hall (Away) return 5.30pm 3rd XV & Colts C v Spratton Hall (Home) U9A v Wicken Park (Home) Netball:   1st VII , 2nd VII & U12A v Princethorpe (Away) late start, return 6.00pm U11B v NGS (Home) Pre-prep 1st After School Activities Art, ICT
Thur 16th Sept	Coffee & Croissant morning for all parents of children in Years 1 & 2 in the Forum, 9.00am – 10.00am Pre-prep 1st After School Activities Art, ICT

Fri 17th Sept	Geography Year 8 Field Trip – Dorset , Depart 8.00am (TR) Opro Mouth Guard fitting, 1.30pm
Sat 18th Sept	Rugby : U9A, U9B & U9C v Bedford (Home) Netball: U11A, U11B, U10 & U9 v Warwick Prep (Away) return 5.15pm
Sun 19th Sept	Geography Year 8 Field Trip – Dorset , return 8.00pm (TR)
Mon 20th Sept
Tue 21st Sept	Second-hand Shop 8.30am – 9.00am
Wed 22nd Sept	Rugby : 1st XV, 2nd XV v Oakham (Away) depart 12.30pm return 6.30pm 3rd XV v Oakham (Home) Colts C v St Johns Priory (Home) U9A, U9B & U9C v Oratory (Away) return 6.00pm Netball: U10 v Carrdus (Home)
Thur 23rd Sept	Lunchtime Concert for Bryant (Years 5-8), 1.35pm – Band Room (AC) Junior Concert for Bryant (Years 3 & 4), 4.10pm – Band Room (AC) Pre-Prep Harvest Festival

Fri 24th Sept	House General Knowledge Quiz, 6.00pm , School Hall (during activities) (LF) Pre-Prep Visit to Bridgewater House with Harvest Gifts
Sat 25th Sept	Rugby : Colts A & Colts B v Maidwell Hall (Away), return 5.45pm
Sun 26th Sept	Morning Chapel Service for Parents and Children in Years 4 & 5, 10.30am , followed, by coffee/tea in the Reading Room
Mon 27th Sept
Tue 28th Sept	Second-hand Shop 8.30am – 9.00am
Wed 29th Sept	Chapel for Leachman, 8.35am Rugby :1st XV, 2nd XV, 3rd XV v Bedford (Home) Colts A, Colts B & Colts C v Bedford (Away), return 6.00pm Netball:1st VII , 2nd VII , U12A & U12B v KHSW (Away), late start, return 6.15pm U11A, U11B & U10 v The Manor (Home)
Thur 30th Sept	Lunchtime Concert for Gascoigne (Years 5-8), 1.35pm – Band Room (AC) Junior Concert for Gascoigne (Years 3 & 4), 4.10pm – Band Room (AC)

Fri 1st Oct	Meet the Tutor, Upper Quad, years 5-8, 12.10pm EXEAT Pre-Prep, Years 3 & 4, 12.10pm Year 5 to 8 , 1.10pm Second-hand Shop, 12.30pm – 1.15pm
Sat 2nd Oct	EXEAT

Sun 3rd Oct	EXEAT Weekly and Full Boarders return, 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Mon 4th Oct	Day children return, 8.30am , Pre-Prep return, 9.00am Book Week – Book Fayre in Hall all week (LF) Visit by Poet, Carol Rumble (workshops for Years 6-7) Rugby : U9A & U9B v Bromsgrove (Home) 3.45pm
Tue 5th Oct	Second-hand Shop 8.30am – 9.00am Downe House Orchestral Day, all orchestra to attend (MDP/AC)
Wed 6th Oct	Chapel for Priestland, 8.35am Rugby : 1st XV, 2nd XV & 3rd XV v Bromsgrove (Away), Depart 12.30pm , return 6.15pm Colts A, Colts B & Colts C v Bromsgrove (Away), Depart 12.30pm , return 6.15pm Netball: 1st VII , 2nd VII , U12A & U12C v Campion (Away) return 6.15pm U12B, U11B v Great Houghton (Home) U11A & U10 v The Croft (Away), return 5.30pm
Thur 7th Oct	Lunchtime Concert for Leachman (Years 5-8), 1.35pm – Band Room (AC) Junior Concert for Leachman (Years 3 & 4),   4.10pm – Band Room (AC)
Fri 8th Oct	Pre-Prep Open Afternoon for Prospective Parents – 2.00pm- 3.30pm

Sat 9th Oct	Whole School Open Morning, 10.00am – 1.00pm IAPS Football six-a-side tournament at Elstree School (all day) Rugby : 1st XV, 2nd XV & 3rd XV   v MCS Oxford (Home) U9A, U9B & U9C v Spratton Hall (Away) return 5.30pm
Sun 10th Oct	U9 Marlborough Rugby Tournament (WS)
Mon 11th Oct	Sport Skills day at Dean Close (SS)
Tue 12th Oct	Second-hand Shop 8.30am – 9.00am Rugby : U9A, U9B, U9C & U9D v Davenies (Home) 1.45pm start Nursery “Come and Play”, 2.30pm – 3.30pm Years 3 & 4 Open Evening Social Event with Tutors and Specialist Staff, 7.00pm- 8.30pm in the Forum
Wed 13th Oct	Chapel for Bryant, 8.35am Rugby :1st XV, 2nd XV & 3rd XV v Wellingborough (Home), Colts A, Colts B v Wellingborough (Away) return   6.00pm Colts C v St Johns Priory (Away) return 5.30pm Netball:1st VII , 2nd VII , U12A, U12B v Headington   (Away), late start, return 6.15pm U11A, U11B & U10A v Wellingborough (Home)

Thur 14th Oct	Lunchtime Concert for Priestland (Years 5-8), 1.35pm – Band Room (AC) Junior Concert for Priestland (Years 3 & 4),   4.10pm – Band Room (AC)
Fri 15th Oct

Sat 16th Oct	Rugby :1st XV, 2nd XV, 3rd XV v St Johns Beaumont (Away), depart 12.30pm , return 6.45pm Colts A & Colts B v St Johns Beaumont (Home) U9 WHS Rugby Festival (WS) Netball: 1st VII , 2nd VII , U12A & U12B v Downe House (Away) return 6.00pm
Sun 17th Oct
Mon 18th Oct	Draw to Learn Week (Big Draw) (SK/TT)
Tue 19th Oct	Second-hand Shop 8.30am – 9.00am Year 7 History Trip to Black Country Living Museum (return 4.30pm ) (JG) Years 1 & 2 Music Day at Beachborough School (AC)
Wed 20th Oct	Chapel for Gascoigne, 8.35am Rugby : 1st XV, 2nd XV v Davenies (Away), return 6.00pm Colts A v Davenies (start 2.15pm ) & Colts B v Davenies (Away) start 3.00pm , Return 6.00pm U9A & U9B v Grove(Away), return 5.30pm Netball:U11 WHS Netball Tournament, 2.00pm start
Thur 21st Oct	ABRSM Exams (all day) – Band Room (MDP) Pre-Prep Parent Teacher meeting (Class Teacher only), 4.30pm – 8.30pm No Pre-prep After School Activities

Fri 22nd Oct	Whole School Assembly, led by Year 5   - 9.05am ABRSM Exams all morning – Band Room (MDP) HALF-TERM Pre-Prep, Years 3 & 4, 12.10pm , Years 5 to 8, 1.10pm Second-hand Shop 12.30pm- 1.15pm
Thur 4th Nov	Year 6 Oxford Maths Challenge at St Edward’s Oxford ; for some of 6 set 1 (JEMG)
Sun 7th Nov	Weekly and Full Boarders return, 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Mon 8th Nov	Day Children return, 8.30am , Pre-Prep return, 9.00am
Tue 9th Nov	Second-hand Shop 8.30am – 9.00am
Wed 10th Nov	Chapel for Leachman, 8.35am Rugby :1st XV, 3rd XV, U9A, U9B & U9c v Oratory (Home) 2nd XV, Colts A, Colts B & Colts C v Oratory (Away) return 6.00pm Netball: 1st VII & 2nd VII Bilton Grange Netball Tournament (Away) return 5.30pm U11A & U11B v Carrdus (Away) return 5.30pm U10, U9 & U8 v Swanbourne (Home)

Thur 11th Nov	Remembrance Day Silence Upper Quad, 11.00am Parents’ Forum. Pre-Prep, 6.30pm – 7.30pm , Upper School 7.30pm – 8.30pm in the Forum (MSS)
Fri 12th Nov
Sat 13th Nov	Rugby :1st XV, Colts A, U9B v Caldicott (Home) 2nd XV, 3rd XV, Colts B, Colts C, U9A & U9B v Caldicott (Away) return 6.00pm Netball: 1st VII , 2nd VII , U12A & U12B v Bilton Grange (Away) return 5.30pm U11A, U10 & U9 v Bilton Grange (Home)

Sun 14th Nov	Remembrance Service, 10.30am , Preacher MSS
Mon 15th Nov	Year 8 Assessments
Tue 16th Nov	Second-hand Shop 8.30am – 9.00am School Cross-Country Year 8 Assessments
Wed 17th Nov	Year 8 Assessments Chapel for Priestland, 8.35am Rugby : 2nd XV, Colts C v Gt Houghton (Away) return 5.30pm Colts A v Gt. Houghton (Home) Colts B v Bruern Abbey (Home) Netball: 1st VII , 2nd VII , U12A, U12B, U11A & U11B v Swanbourne (Home)
Thur 18th Nov	Performers without Borders – Circus Fund Raising Day, 11.00am – 12.00 noon - Whole School 1.00pm – 5.00pm – Skills - Upper School 6.00pm – 6.50pm Show & Tell – Sports Hall
Fri 19th Nov	Team Photos, 1.30pm – 4.30pm (SS)
Sat 20th Nov	Years 7 & 8 trip to Twickenham ( England v Somoa) depart 11am (SS) Rugby : Colts A & Colts B v MCS Oxford (Home) Colts C v MCS Oxford (Away) return 5.45pm

Sun 21st Nov
Mon 22nd Nov	Switch off Fortnight 22nd Nov – 3rd Dec Rugby : U9A & U9B v MCS Oxford (Home) Start 2pm Year 5 Parent Teaching Meeting & Year 5 Future Schools/ Boarding talk ( 7.00pm ) 6.00pm – 9.00pm in the Hippo (last arrivals 7.30pm ) Pre-prep Last After School Activities Sports, Dance, Netball
Tue 23rd Nov	Second-hand Shop 8.30am – 9.00am Primary Maths Challenge for 5 set 1 and 6 set 1 in maths lessons (JEMG) Pre-prep Last After School Activities Fun with Food, Drama, Mini Rugby
Wed 24th Nov	Chapel for Bryant, 8.35am Rugby : 1st XV, 2nd XV, Colts B, U9A, U9B, U9C & U9D v Dragon (Home) 3rd XV, Colts A & Colts C v Dragon (Away) return 6.00pm Netball: 1st VII , 2nd VII , U12A, U12 B v NHS (Away) return 5.30pm U11A, U11B & U10 v NHS (Away) return 5.30pm U9 & U8 v The Grove (Home) Pre-prep Last After School Activities Art, ICT
Thur 25th Nov	Cokethorpe 9’s Tournament – Colts (depart noon ) Pre-prep Last After School Activities Art, ICT

Fri 26th Nov	Animal Farm rehearsal, Year 7, 8.50am – 10.50am , Year 8 11.10am - 1.10pm Second-hand Shop 12.30pm- 1.15pm EXEAT Pre-Prep, Years 3 & 4 , 12.10pm Years 5 – 8, 1.10pm
Sat 27th Nov	EXEAT

Sun 28th Nov	EXEAT Weekly and Full Boarders return, 7.00pm – 8.00pm
Mon 29th Nov	Day Children return, 8.30am Pre-Prep Children return, 9.00am Animal Farm Technical rehearsal, 4.30pm – 7.00pm
Tue 30th Nov	Beachborough Run, 2.00pm Second-hand Shop 8.30am – 9.00am Animal Farm dress rehearsal, 4.30pm- 7.00pm
Wed 1st Dec	Chapel for Gascoigne, 8.35am Rugby : U9A & U9B v Maidwell Hall (Away) return 5.45pm Netball:1st VII , U12A, U12B, U11A & U11B v St Hughs (Away) return 5.45pm U10 & U9 v St Hughs (Home)
Thur 2nd Dec	Animal Farm School Performance, 2.00pm – 4.00pm Animal Farm Parents Performance, 7.15pm
Fri 3rd Dec	Animal Farm Parents performance, 7.15pm

Sat 4th Dec	Rugby :1st XV, Colts A, U9A, U9B, U9C & U9D V Moulsford (Away) return 6.00pm 2nd XV, 3rd XV, Colts B & Colts C v Moulsford (Home) Netball: 1st VII & 2nd VII v Mothers U11A, U11B, U10 & U9 v Bedford (Away) return 6.00pm
Sun 5th Dec
Mon 6th Dec	Inter House Time Tables Test, Years 3 – 8 (in maths lessons) JEMG Nursery Dress rehearsal Year 8 Parent Teacher Meeting in the Hippodrome, 6.00pm – 9.00pm (latest arrival 7.30pm please)
Tue 7th Dec	Quantum Theatre presents “The Strange Case of the Calculating Mr One” in the Hall (maths show for Years 3 – 6), 9.30am – 10.50am Nursery Christmas Play, 2.00pm Second-hand Shop 8.30am-9.00am
Wed 8th Dec	Chapel for Leachman, 8.35am Rugby : 1st XV, 2nd XV v Bilton Grange (Away) return 5.30pm Colts A, Colts B, U9A & U9B v Bilton Grange (Home) 3rd XV v Bruern Abbey (Home) Netball: House Matches Section Supper, 7.15pm – 10.00pm (for Prefects and Dorm Capts.)

Thur 9th Dec	Festive Concert Rehearsals, 12.45pm – 5.30pm in the hall (AC) Festive Concert in the School Hall, 7.15pm (AC) Dress rehearsals for Pre-Prep Christmas Play in the School Hall 10.00am
Fri 10th Dec	Brass Carols in the Quad, 1.35pm (GD) Pre-Prep Christmas Play-School Hall at 2.30pm
Sat 11th Dec	Advent Fayre – Friends of Winchester House – Morning Boarders Disco – 6.30pm – 9.30pm (Forum)

Sun 12th Dec
Mon 13th Dec	Cantoris rehearsal 9.00am in the Band Room (AC) Drama Day (Nursery, Reception & Year 1) Year 2 visit to Warwick Art Centre to see “The Gruffalo” (SE,SJ) Games kit to be cleared during Games time Cantoris to sign at Brackley Cottage Hospital 6.00pm – 6.40pm (AC) Winning House Trip
Tue 14th Dec	Cantoris rehearsal 12.00 – 1.00pm in the band room (AC) 2.00pm – 5.00pm – Grand Clear Up Years 3 & 4 Readings and Carols for Christmas in the hall at 4.00pm Day Children home, 5.15pm (please take all your belongings with you) Boarders Christmas Tea, 6.00pm Boarders’ Carols, Reading Room, 8.00pm (Parents welcome)
Wed 15th Dec	Cantoris rehearsal, St Peters Church , Brackley, 8.45am – 11.00am (meet Lower Quad) Pre-Prep visit to Bridgewater House to sing Christmas Songs End of Term for Pre-Prep, 3.00pm (No Older Siblings), 3.45pm (Older Siblings in Years 3 & 4) Final Assembly ( Upper School ), 2.00pm Tutor Period ( Upper School ), 3.15pm – 4.00pm Cantoris meet in lower quad at 3.45pm End of Term for Years 3 and 4, 3.45pm Carol Service in St Peter’s Church, Brackley for Years 5 – 8, 4.30pm END OF TERM for Years 5 – 8, 5.30pm

Thur 16th Dec	Theatre Visit to Matilda (RSC Production, Stratford ), Years 5 & 6, depart WHS 5.45pm return approx 10.30pm (LF)