School Calendar - 2011-2012

JULY

Monday 11

Activity Week for boys in current Years 7 & 8

Monday 25

Activity Week for boys joining in Year 7 in September 2011

AUGUST

Thursday 18

A Level Results published

Thursday 25

GCSE Results published

SEPTEMBER

Monday 5

Autumn Term begins for staff

Staff Development Day (No pupils in school)

Tuesday 6

Staff Development Day (No pupils in school)

Wednesday 7

Induction Day for Year 7 and Lower Sixth

Uniform Shop open 11am-1.00pm

Thursday 8

AUTUMN TERM STARTS FOR WHOLE SCHOOL at 8.40am

Friday 9

Mass of Dedication of School Year 9.00am in hall

Monday 12

9.00am Talk to all Year 10 and 11 from Army Officer

4.00pm New Staff Induction at 4.00pm (1)

7.00pm PTA AGM. Year 7 New Parents’ Welcome Evening

Friday 16

Photographs Years 7/9/11/Sixth Form and Staff

Monday 19

4.00pm New Staff Induction at 4.00pm (2)

Tuesday 20

1 St Aidan’s Retreat

Wednesday 21

1 St Bede’s Retreat

7.00pm Lourdes Supper for Lower Sixth

Thursday 22

1 St Dunstan’s Retreat

Year 9 trip Marwell Zoo

Friday 23

1 St Hugh’s Retreat

7.30pm Piano Recital by Hamish Dustagheer in aid of Phyllis Tuckwell

Saturday 24

7.30pm PTA Quiz Evening

Monday 26

4.00pm New Staff Induction at 4.00pm (3)

Tuesday 27

Period 3 Dreampart Theatre French play for all Year 8 and 9 in hall

Wednesday 28

9.00-12.00 noon “Futurewise” profiles in hall for Year 11

‘The Salesian Challenge Shield’ 5-a-side for feeder schools (pm)

4.30pm Worldwise Quiz (Geography) at Salesian in RE 1

Friday 30

12.30pm Lower Sixth Leadership Weekend - Tregoyd House (return 2^nd)

Salesian Conference “Working with Salesian Youngsters in a Salesian Way” in Stoke

OCTOBER

Saturday 1

Salesian Conference (as above)

Uniform Shop open 9.30-11.30am

Catholic Disability Conference (all day)

Monday 3

5 St Aidan’s Sixth Form Taster Day

Year 7 and 8 Year Assembly

9.00-10.00am Solomon Theatre Company : Alcohol Awareness Years 9 and 10 in hall

4.00pm New Staff Induction at 4.00pm (4)

Tuesday 4

5 St Bede’s Sixth Form Taster Day

Wednesday 5

Open Afternoon for prospective pupils & their parents 1.15-3.30pm

Thursday 6

5 St Dunstan’s Sixth Form Taster Day

St Hugh’s sponsored run

Friday 7

5 St Hugh’s Sixth Form Taster Day

Salesian ‘Student Voice’ Conference at Savio House (return Sunday 9^th evening)

Monday 10

4.00pm New Staff Induction at 4.00pm (5)

7.30pm Open Evening for Prospective Sixth Formers

Tuesday 11

5 St Aidan’s Interviews with Headmaster

Wednesday 12

Study Skills Training for Year 10 (am)

Study Skills Training for Year 11 (pm)

Thursday 13

5 St Bede’s Interviews with Headmaster

1 St Aidan’s and 1 St Bede’s Geography trip to Alice Holt

Friday 14

5 St Dunstan’s Interviews with Headmaster

1 St Dunstan’s and 1 St Hugh’s Geography trip to Alice Holt

Diocesan Schools’ Day

Saturday 15

Lower Sixth Geography trip to Somerset (return 4.00pm on 17^th)

Monday 17

4.00pm New Staff Induction at 4.00pm (6)

Tuesday 18

Diocesan Catholic Independent Head Teachers’ Mass at Alton Convent

Wednesday 19

4.00pm Governors’ Meeting

Friday 21

Mufti day

Mid-term break begins at 3.50pm

Monday 24

Upper Sixth students depart on New York exchange (return 1 Nov)

Monday 31

Term re-starts at 8.40am

School Assessments for Years 7-10 over next two weeks

4.30pm Visit of parents of Lower Sixth

NOVEMBER

Friday 4

7.00pm Prize Night – Distribution of Prizes by Very Rev Fr Martin Coyle SDB, Provincial

Monday 7

4.30pm Visit of parents of Upper Sixth

Tuesday 8

Senior Maths Challenge

Friday 11

11.00am Mass of Remembrance

A2 Physics Olympiad

Saturday 12

Lower Sixth Study Skills Day

Monday 14

4.30pm Visit of parents of 2 St Aidan’s and 2 St Bede’s

Wednesday 16

2 St Aidan’s Retreat

Thursday 17

7.30pm Sixth Form Play in hall

2 St Bede’s Retreat

Friday 18

Year 9 & 10 Disco in hall 7.15-9.30pm

Monday 21

4.30pm Visit of Parents of 2 St Dunstan’s and 2 St Hugh’s

Tuesday 22

Evening - Sixth Form Theatre trip

Thursday 24

2 St Dunstan’s Retreat

7.00pm PTA Christmas Market

Friday 25

2 St Hugh’s Retreat

Year 7 & 8 Disco in hall 7.00-9.15pm

Saturday 26

Uniform Shop open 9.30-11.30am

Sunday 27

First Sunday in Advent

Tuesday 29

pm Year 10 Physicists to INTECH Planetarium in Winchester

Wednesday 30

Year 11 interviews for “Futurewise” profile

DECEMBER

Friday 2

7.30pm Performing Arts Evening

Sunday 4

10.00am Sponsored Walk for Sightsavers International

Wednesday 7

Careers Conference for Year 11 and Sixth Form

Thursday 8

11.30am Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Wednesday 14

Festival of Readings and Carols at 7.30pm in hall

Sixth Form sleep-out for charity

Thursday 15

Carol Service at 11.00am

Term Ends at 12.35pm for students and 2.30pm for staff

Reports despatched

JANUARY 2012

Thursday 5

Spring Term begins for staff  (No pupils in school)

Staff Meeting 2.30pm

Friday 6

Staff Development Day (no pupils in school)

Entrance Examination

Monday 9

Term Starts for whole school

4.30pm Visit of parents of 5 St Aidan’s and 5 St Bede’s

Thursday 12

7.30pm Lake District Parents Evening in hall (Year 7)

Saturday 14

1.00-5.00pm Inter-house badminton at Farnborough Recreation Centre

Monday 16

4.30pm Visit of parents of 5 St Dunstan’s and 5 St Hugh’s

Saturday 21

PTA Quiz Evening

Monday 23

4.30pm Visit of parents of 3 St Aidan’s and 3 St Bede’s

Wednesday 25

4.00pm Governors’ Meeting

Thursday 26

“Poetry Live” in Reading – all day for Year 11

Friday 27

11.30am Mass in Honour of St John Bosco

Half Day – school finishes at 12.35pm and 2.00pm for staff

Monday 30

9.00-12.00 noon Swimming Gala at Farnborough Recreation Centre

4.30pm Visit of parents of 3 St Dunstan’s and 3 St Hugh’s

Tuesday 31

Feast of St John Bosco

FEBRUARY

Wednesday 1

Open Afternoon for prospective pupils and their parents 1.15-3.30pm

Thursday 2

Intermediate Maths Challenge

Friday 3

4.00pm Upper Sixth Retreat (return 4^th)

Monday 6

7.00-9.15pm Year 9 Options Evening

Wednesday 8

5 St Aidan’s and 5 St Bede’s Retreat

7.00-8.30pm Ski evening in hall for parents and boys on Easter trip

Thursday 9

5 St Dunstan’s and 5 St Hugh’s Retreat

Proposed A Level French Exchange to Nice (leaving pm)

Friday 10

Mid-Term break begins at 3.50pm

Monday 20

Term re-starts at 8.40am

4.30pm Visit of parents of 4 St Aidan’s and 4 St Bede’s

Wednesday 22

Ash Wednesday (Period 1 Liturgy)

Saturday 25

Uniform Shop open 9.30-11.30am

Monday 27

4.30pm Visit of parents of 4 St Dunstan’s and 4 St Hugh’s

MARCH

Thursday 1

1 St Aidan’s and 1 St Bede’s Science trip to INTECH, Winchester

Friday 2

1 St Dunstan’s and 1 St Hugh’s Science trip to INTECH, Winchester

Monday 5

4.30pm Visit of parents of 1 St Aidan’s and 1 St Bede’s

Friday 9

New York Exchange students arrive (return 18^th)

Monday 12

GCSE Physics Challenge

4.30pm Visit of parents of 1 St Dunstan’s and 1 St Hugh’s

Tuesday 13

Lower Sixth Higher Education Evening at 7.30pm (1)

Wednesday 14

4.00pm Governors’ Meeting

Friday 16

AS Physics Challenge

AS/A2 Spanish Conference in London

Wednesday 21

Dress Rehearsal for School Play : Jesus Christ Superstar

Thursday 22

12.30pm School Play Matinée : Jesus Christ Superstar

7.30pm School Play : Jesus Christ Superstar

Friday 23

7.30pm School Play : Jesus Christ Superstar

Saturday 24

National Youth Congress 2012 at Wembley Arena

Uniform Shop open 9.30-11.30am

7.30pm School Play : Jesus Christ Superstar

Wednesday 28

4 St Aidan’s and 4 St Bede’s Retreat

1.30pm Talk to Sixth Form on Drink Driving

Thursday 29

4 St Dunstan’s and 4 St Hugh’s Retreat

Friday 30

Term Ends at 3.50pm

Year 10 and 11 French trip to Nimes departs (returns 3^rd April)

Sixth Form Spanish Exchange (return 6^th April)

APRIL

Saturday 7

Ski trip departs to France - Alpe D’Huez (return 14^th)

Sunday 8

HCPT Lourdes Pilgrimage departs (return 15^th)

Monday 9

Football Tour to Holland for Years 7 -9 departs (return 13^th)

Monday 23

Summer Term begins at 8.40am

Wednesday 25

Diocesan Heads and Deputies Conference in Guernsey

Thursday 26

Junior Maths Challenge

Saturday 28

PTA Hollywood Ball

MAY

Tuesday 1

3 St Aidan’s Retreat

Wednesday 2

3 St Bede’s Retreat

Oxbridge Afternoon for Lower Sixth

Thursday 3

3 St Dunstan’s Retreat

Friday 4

3 St Hugh’s Retreat

Monday 7

Bank Holiday

Thursday 10

7.30pm Music Evening in hall

End of Class for Year 11 (study leave begins at 3.50pm)

Friday 11

Half Day 12.35pm in preparation for Open Morning

Saturday 12

Open Morning 9.15-12.30pm

Uniform Shop open 9.30-11.30am

Monday 14

Year 10 End of Year Assessments (14^th – 25^th)

English Speaking Board Examinations Year 7

Wednesday 16

Ascension Day

Monday 21

Years 7-9 School Examinations (21^st – 23^rd)

Tuesday 22

End of class for Upper VI – study leave begins at 3.50pm

Wednesday 23

Upper Sixth Mass, BBQ and 5-a-side/Rounders at fields

Friday 25

11.30am Mass in Honour of Mary Help of Christians

JUNE

Friday 1

Mid Term break begins at 3.50pm

Thursday 7

Year 7 Lake District trip departs

Monday 11

Term re-starts at 8.40am

Tuesday 12

Lake District trip returns (approximately 5.00pm)

Lower Sixth Higher Education Evening at 7.30pm (2)

Wednesday 13

Induction Day (1) for September 2012 Year 7 Entrants

4.00pm Governors’ Meeting

Thursday 14

Induction Day (2) for September 2012 Year 7 Entrants

Uniform Shop open 3.00-4.00pm

Tuesday 19

7.00pm Battlefields Information Evening for Parents and Students in Music School

Wednesday 20

12.30-5.00pm VI Form CAFOD training with Alton Convent at Salesian

Thursday 21

Lower Sixth Biology Trip to Juniper Hall

Friday 22

Year 10 Geography trip to Peak District (return 24^th)

Spanish Exchange Students Arrive

Saturday 23

Year 8 French trip depart (return 26^th)

12.00-4.00pm Garden Fête

OSA Five-a-side tournament at fields

Uniform Shop open 1.00-3.00pm

Monday 25

Year 9 LAMDA Examinations

Year 11 and Upper VI return text books

Tuesday 26

Final day for Year 11 and Upper Sixth to return text books

Wednesday 27

1.00pm Sports Day

Thursday 28

Inter-House Drama for Year 7 (am)

Friday 29

Sixth Form Prom with Alton Convent

JULY

Monday 2

“Our Environment Day” – whole school cross curricular day

Tuesday 3

Year 9 First World War Battlefields trip (return 4^th)

Wednesday 4

Year 7, 8 and 11 Activity Day

Year 9 Globe trip

Thursday 5

10.45am Sports Awards Presentations in hall

Friday 6

11.00am Mass of Thanksgiving

Term Ends 12.00 noon for students and 1.30pm for staff

Reports Despatched

Monday 9

Activity Week for boys in current Years 7 & 8

Monday 23

Activity Week for boys joining Year 7 in September 2011

SEPTEMBER

Monday 3

Autumn Term begins

Staff Development Day (No pupils in school)

Tuesday 4

Staff Development Day (No pupils in school)

Wednesday 5

Induction Day for Year 7 and Lower Sixth

Thursday 6

WHOLE SCHOOL RETURNS at 8.40am