Dcps calendar michaelmas18

Preparatory School

School Calendar Michaelmas Term

Term Dates Michaelmas Term 2018 Start of Term:

Monday 3rd September – Boarders return by 6.00pm

Exeat:

Friday 21st September (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 23rd September (Boarders return by 7.30pm)

Half Term:

Friday 19th October (1.00pm after House Cross-Country) – Sunday 4th November (Boarders return by 7.30pm)

Exeat:

Friday 23rd November (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 25th November (Boarders return by 7.30pm)

End of Term:

Friday 14th December (12.45pm after Carols by Candlelight)

Tuesday 4th September – Day pupils return by 8.15am

Lent Term 2019 Start of Term:

Monday 7th January – Boarders return by 6.00pm

Exeat:

Friday 25th January (4.00pm after House Swimming Gala) – Sunday 27th January (Boarders return by 7.30pm)

Half Term:

Friday 15th February (3.45pm after Tewkesbury Abbey Service) – Sunday 24th February (Boarders return by 7.30pm)

Exeat:

Friday 8th March (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 10th March (Boarders return by 7.30pm)

End of Term:

Friday 29th March (12.45pm after Chapel)

Tuesday 8th January – Day pupils return by 8.15am

Trinity Term 2019 Start of Term:

Tuesday 23rd April – Boarders return by 6.00pm Wednesday 24th April – Day pupils return by 8.15am

Exeat:

Friday 3rd May (3.45pm after Chapel) – Monday 6th May (Boarders return by 7.30pm)

Half Term:

Friday 24th May (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 2nd June (Boarders return by 7.30pm)

End of Term:

Saturday 29th June at the end of Speech Day Events

Parents are invited to all events in bold (as applicable)

SEPTEMBER Sunday 2nd

2.00-4.00pm Schola Cantorum Rehearsal in Song School 4.00pm Schola Cantorum Tea for choristers and parents on Hardy Lawn

WEEK 1 Monday 3rd

8.00am Whole School Staff Prayer Meeting in Chapel (voluntary) 9.00am-3.00pm Staff Inset Day 2.30pm New boarders arrive 3.45pm Reception for parents of new pupils in Centenary Hall 4.15-5.00pm House Meetings for new parents 4.30pm Boarders return

Tuesday 4th

Start of Term 7.50am Chorister Rehearsal 8.20am House Time 9.00am Headmaster's Assembly 9.30-10.30am Tutor and Form Time 4.35pm Prep Meeting for pupils in Centenary Hall 4.35pm End of School Day for Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 5.00pm Pupils in Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 may go home

Wednesday 5th

8.30-9.30am Activities Fair in Centenary Hall 9.30-9.50am Tutor and Form Time 1.10-2.15pm Early hockey practice for Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 girls

Thursday 6th

8.30am House Assembly 1.30pm Senior Choir Rehearsal for Start of Term Chapel 5.30pm Schola Cantorum First Choral Evensong of Term

Friday 7th

9.00am-12.30pm 'New Beginnings' Year 3 in Forest School 1.15pm Chamber Choir auditions 2.40pm Start of Year Chapel Service – The Rev'd. J. Ash Extended Games lesson for all pupils – End of school day 4.50pm 5.30pm Schola Cantorum Start of Year Outing

Saturday 8th

10.00am Wilton Trip to Cotswold Water Park 12.30-2.00pm – Rugby practice Year 6 12.20-2.00pm – Hockey practice Year 7 and Year 8 girls Rugby v Royal Grammar School Worcester – U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B Training Matches Home 2.30pm

Sunday 9th

Boarders' Trip to Mojo Active Outdoor

WEEK 2 Monday 10th

Tuesday 11th

Music, Speech and Drama lessons commence this week Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 Handwriting Competition in English lessons Lunchtime and after school activities begin 8.15-9.30am Year 5 Parents' Coffee Morning in Centenary Atrium 8.30am-4.00pm Year 6 Trip to Bristol Zoo 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union 7.15-9.00pm Curriculum Evening for parents of pupils in Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 in Centenary Hall 8.30am Assembly – Mr J. Harris 9.30am School Individual Photographs 7.15-9.00pm Curriculum Evening for parents of pupils in Year 6 and Year 7 in Centenary Hall

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Wednesday 12th 8.15-9.30am Year 3 and Year 4 Parents' Coffee Morning in Centenary Atrium 1.10-2.10pm Early hockey practice for 2nd VII, 3rd VII, 5th VII, 6th VII, 7th VII, 8th VII, U11B and U11C girls Hockey v St John's on-the-Hill – 1st XI, U11A and U10A Home 2.30pm; 4th VII Home 3.30pm; U9A Away 2.30pm; U10B Away 3.15pm Rugby v St John's on-the-Hill – U13A, U13B, U13C and U11A Home 2.30pm; U10A and U9A Away 2.30pm Rugby v Bredon Hill School – U12A and U12B Home 2.30pm Thursday 13th

8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 4.30pm World War One Soldier and Nurse Talks@DCPS (Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 to attend) 7.15-9.00pm Curriculum Evening for parents of pupils in Year 8 in Centenary Hall

Friday 14th

8.30am School Council Meeting – Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 2.30pm Hall Service – Mrs S. Davies

Saturday 15th

8.15-9.30am Year 6 Parents' Coffee Morning in Centenary Atrium Rugby Festival at Cheltenham College Preparatory School – U8 and U9 Away 10.00am Rugby Festival at Dean Close – U10 Home 10.00am Rugby v Wycliffe Preparatory School – U13A and U11A Home 2.15pm; U13C and U12A Away 2.15pm TBC Boarders' Crickley Hill Adventure Evening

Sun 16th WEEK 3 Monday 17th

8.30am School Council Meeting – Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 9.00am Year 7 Group 1 Snowdonia Trip departs 9.00am-4.00pm Year 4 Trip to Chedworth Roman Villa 9.45am DCS Rugby and Hockey Skills Day 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union Outing (return 7.00pm)

Tuesday 18th

8.30am Assembly – Mr R. Shelley 4.35pm Prefects' Meeting with Headmaster in CH2

Wednesday 19th 9.00am Year 7 Group 2 Snowdonia Trip departs Rugby Festival at The Downs Wraxall – U11A and U11B Away 2.00pm Rugby v The Richard Pate School – U10A and U10B Home 2.30pm Rugby v Bredon Hill School – U13A and U13B Home 2.30pm Hockey v The Elms – U13A VII and U13B VII Home 2.30pm; U11A and U11B Away 2.30pm Hockey v St. Edward's Preparatory School – U10A and U10B Home 3.00pm 3.30pm Schola Cantorum live broadcast of Choral Evensong on BBC Radio 3 5.00pm (approx.) Year 7 Group 1 Snowdonia Trip returns Thursday 20th

8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 9.00am-4.00pm 5LB and 5EA Trip to Mary Arden's Farm 9.00am-4.15pm TISCA Prefect Training at Kingham Hill School 7.30pm Scholarship Information Evening in Centenary Hall

Friday 21st

8.30-9.30am Parents' Prayer Fellowship 2.40pm Harvest Chapel Service – Mr P. Moss Exeat begins after Chapel 4.00-5.15pm Staff Inset 5.00pm (approx.) Year 7 Group 2 Snowdonia Trip returns

Saturday 22nd

Exeat

Sunday 23rd

Exeat. Boarding Houses open from 6.00pm – Boarders return by 7.30pm

WEEK 4 Monday 24th

4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union 2

Tuesday 25th

AS Tracking Assessment Day 8.30am Assembly – Mr S. Cahill 1.30pm Performance Platform in Centenary Hall 4.35pm Interhouse Quiz Oaksey v Yeaman

Wednesday 26th IAPS Annual Conference Rugby v Abberley Hall – U13A, U12C, U10B and U10C Home 2.30pm; U12A, U11A and U11B Away 2.30pm Rugby Festival at Beaudesert Park School – U9A and U9B Away 2.00pm Thursday 27th

IAPS Annual Conference Year 8 Healthy Living Day 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 2.00-5.30pm Year 8 Cooking at Dean Close School Cookery School

Friday 28th

IAPS Annual Conference 9.00am-4.00pm 5SR Trip to Mary Arden's Farm 1.30pm Rendcomb Rough Runner Challenge 2.30pm Hall Service – Mr J. Cowling Rugby v The Richard Pate School – U9A, U9B and U8 Home 3.30pm 6.00pm DCPS and DCS Boarding Sibling Tea in Dean Close Preparatory School Dining Room

Saturday 29th

9.30am Trustees' Meeting in Pre-Prep Hall 10.00am Wilton Trip to The Warehouse Climbing Wall Rugby v King Edward's School Bath – U13A, U13B, U12A and U12B Home 2.30pm Hockey v Kingswood Preparatory School – 5th VII, 6th VII, 7th VII and 8th VII Home 12.30pm; 1st VII, 2nd VII, 3rd VII and 4th VII Home 1.15pm Boarders' 'Bingo Lingo' Fun Night

Sunday 30th

9.15-11.00am Boarders' Cheltenham Half Marathon Cheerathon

OCTOBER WEEK 5 Monday 1st

1.30pm Recital with Irina Krasotina and the Carducci Quartet 2.30pm Pianists Mini-masterclass Concert with Irina Krasotina 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 2nd

DCS Orchestra Day attended by selected musicians 8.30am Assembly – Miss X. Huang 3.45pm DCS Orchestra Day Performance in Bacon Theatre 4.35pm Deacon v Boarders Interhouse Quiz

Wednesday 3rd

Hockey v Wycliffe Preparatory School – 1st VII, 2nd VII, 4th VII and 6th VII Home 2.30pm; 8th VII Home 3.20pm; U11A, U11B, U10A and U9A Away 2.30pm; U10B and U9B Away 3.20pm; U8 Home 3.45pm Rugby v Clifton College Preparatory School – U13A, U13B, U11A, U11B and U11C Home 2.30pm; U12A, U12B, U10A, U10B and U10C Away 2.30pm Rugby Festival at The Downs Wraxall – U9A and U9B Away 2.00pm

Thursday 4th

8.30am Headmaster's Assembly Swimming Gala v Beaudesert Park School – Year 7 and Year 8 Away 4.45pm

Friday 5th

Cheltenham Literature Festival Starts 8.30-9.30am Parents' Prayer Fellowship 11.15am-12.15pm Year 6 Cheltenham Literature Festival visit to hear Anthony Horowitz (Alex Rider novels) 2.30pm Hall Service – Mr E. Harris

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Saturday 6th

10.00am DCPS Year 6 and Year 7 Parents' Reception Morning in Prince Michael Hall Hockey v Beaudesert Park School – U9A Away 10.00am; U9B Away 10.30am; U10A and U10B Home 10.00am; 2nd VII, 3rd VII, 5th VII and 7th VII Home 12.30pm; 1st VII Home 1.15pm; U11C Away 1.30pm; U11B Away 2.15pm; U11A 3.00pm Rugby v Beaudesert Park School – U10A, U10B, U10C, U9A and U9B Home 10.00am; U13A, U13C, U12A, U12B, U11A, U11B and U11C Away 2.00pm Boarders' Indoor Games Evening

Sunday 7th WEEK 6 Monday 8th

8.30am School Council Meeting – Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 12.00-1.00pm Year 4 Cheltenham Literature Festival visit to hear Andy Stanton (Mr Gum novels) 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 9th

8.30am Assembly – The Rev'd. J. Ash 2.00-4.00pm Year 6 Mathematics Challenge in Centenary Hall

Wednesday 10th 8.30am School Council Meeting – Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 Hockey v Cheltenham Ladies' College – 1st VII, 2nd VII, 7th VII and 8th VII Home 2.30pm; 3rd VII, 4th VII, 5th VII and 6th VII Away 2.30pm Hockey v St Edward's Preparatory School – U11A and U11B Home 3.20pm Hockey v Hatherop Castle – U8 Home 3.45pm Cheltenham College Preparatory School Hockey Tournament – U10A and U9A Away 1.30pm Rugby v Bromsgrove Preparatory School – U13A, U13B, U10A and U10B Away 2.30pm; U11A, U11B and U11C Home 2.30pm Rugby Festival at St Hugh's Preparatory School – U9A and U9B Away 2.00pm Thursday 11th

U13 IAPS Hockey regionals – Nottingham Hockey Centre 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly

Friday 12th

U11 IAPS Hockey regionals – Cheltenham College Preparatory School 11.45am-12.45pm Year 8 Cheltenham Literature Festival Trip to hear Elizabeth Laird (Welcome To Nowhere Novel) 2.30pm Hall Service – Mr J. Wragg-Smith Hockey v Berkhampstead Preparatory School – U8 Home 3.30pm

Saturday 13th

9.30-11.30am Open Morning U9 Severnside Hockey Tournament – U9A and U9B home 10.00am Hockey v The Dragon – 1st XI and 2nd XI Away 2.00pm; 3rd VII, 4th VII, 5th VII and 6th VII Away 3.00pm Boarders' Trip to Hollywood Bowl and Year 8 Trip to the Cinema

Sunday 14th

11.00am Schola Cantorum sing Sung Eucharist at Tewkesbury Abbey Boarders' Lie-in Morning and Year 8 Trip to Town

WEEK 7 Monday 15th

Year 7 and Year 8 Short Story Writing Competition starts 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 16th

8.30am Assembly – Mr T. Wilding

Wednesday 17th Hockey v Bromsgrove Preparatory School – 1st VII, 2nd VII, 3rd VII and 4th VII Away 2.15pm; 5th VII, 6th VII, 7th VII and 8th VII Home 2.15pm; U11A, U11B, U10A and U10B Away 3.00pm; U11C Home 3.00pm Rugby v Cheltenham College Preparatory School – U13A, U11A and U11B Away 2.30pm; U13B, U10A and U10B Home 2.30pm Rugby Festival at Dean Close Preparatory School – U9A and U9B Home 2.00pm Rugby Festival at Cheltenham College Preparatory School – U12A Away 2.00pm 4

Thursday 18th

8.30am Effort Grade1 to Pupils Swimming Gala v Cheltenham Ladies' College – Year 7 and Year 8 Away 4.45pm 5.30pm Schola Cantorum sing Evensong for the Prayer Book Society at All Saints', Clifton

Friday 19th

8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 8.30-9.30am Parents' Prayer Fellowship 10.30am Chapel Service – Mrs J. Moss 11.30am House Cross-country 1.00pm Half Term begins

NOVEMBER Sunday 4th

10.00am-5.00pm The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Rehearsal Leads only Half Term ends Houses open from 6.00pm – Boarders return by 7.30pm Dean Close Community Fireworks 6.30pm

WEEK 8 Monday 5th

Year 7 and Year 8 Short Story Writing Competition entries to be submitted by Friday 9th November Class Performances in Music this Week Pop-up World War One Museum and Trench in the Atrium 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 6th

IAPS District Meeting at Abingdon School 8.30am Assembly – Mrs R. Beecham Swimming Gala v Beaudesert Park School – Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 Home 4.45pm

Wednesday 7th

Hockey v Clifton College Preparatory School – 1st VII, 2nd VII, 3rd VII, 4th VII, 5th VII and 7th VII Away 2.15pm; U10A, U10B, U9A and U9B Home 2.15pm; U11A, U11B and U11C Home 3.10pm Rugby 7s – U13A and U13B Severnside 7s at Dean Close Preparatory School 1.00pm Rugby 7s – U12A and U12B Severnside 7s at Cheltenham College Preparatory School 1.00pm Rugby Festival at Beaudesert Park School – U11A, U11B and U11C Away 2.00pm Rugby Festival at The Downs Wraxall – U10A, U10B and U10C Away 2.00pm

Thursday 8th

8.30am House Assembly Swimming Gala v Cheltenham College Preparatory School – Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 Away 4.45pm

Friday 9th

10.50am Remembrance Chapel Service – Mrs E. Taylor 2.00pm Deadline for handing in Year 7 and Year 8 Short Story Writing Competition Entries 2.00-5.00pm Rehearsals for Choral Concert Hockey v Berkhampstead Preparatory School – U9A Home 3.30pm; U9B Home 4.10pm 7.00pm Dean Close Foundation Choral Concert at Tewkesbury Abbey: The Armed Man (DCPS Chamber Choir and Schola Cantorum)

Saturday 10th

8.15-9.30am Year 7 and 8 Parents' Coffee Morning in Centenary Atrium Rugby Festival at The Downs Wraxall – U8 Away 10.00am Rugby v The Downs Wraxall Preparatory School – U10A, U10B and U10C Home 10.00am; U9A and U9B Away 10.00am Boarders' Murder Mystery Night

Sunday 11th

Boarders' Truce Football Match followed by a Wartime Tea and Film Evening 5

WEEK 9 Monday 12th

Anti-Bullying Week 1.00pm Victory Lunch 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 13th

Anti-Bullying Week U13 IAPS Hockey National Finals at Millfield 8.30am Assembly – Mrs R. Wadsworth 2.00pm Be a Chorister for the Day 5.30-7.15pm Year 6 Parents' Evening in Centenary Hall

Wednesday 14th Anti-Bullying Week 9.00-11.30am Year 8 Trip to Gloucester Mosque Rugby v Pinewood School – U13A, U13B, U10A and U10B Away 2.30pm; U12A, U12B, U11A and U11B Home 2.30pm Rugby Festival at Clifton College Preparatory School – U13C Away 2.00pm Hockey v St. Hugh's Preparatory School – 1st VII Away 2.15pm; 2nd VII Away 3.00pm; U9A and U9B Home 1.30pm; 3rd VII, 4th VII, 5th VII and U11C Home 2.15pm; U11A, U11B, U10A and U10B Home 3.00pm Thursday 15th

Anti-Bullying Week 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 5.30pm Schola Cantorum sing Evensong in Chapel 7.15pm Music Scholars' Concert in Prince Michael Hall

Friday 16th

Anti-Bullying Week 8.30-9.30am Parents' Prayer Fellowship 2.30pm Hall Service – Mr T. Wilding Hockey – U13 In2Hockey County round Home 10.00am Rugby v Berkhampstead – U9A, U9B and U8 Home 3.30pm 6.00pm DCPS and DCS Boarding Sibling Tea in Dean Close Preparatory School Dining Room

Saturday 17th

Rugby v The King's School Worcester – U13A and U13B Away 2.30pm; U12A and U12B Home 2.30pm Hockey v Clifton College Preparatory School – 1st XI and 2nd XI Home 12.40pm Boarders' Grub Crawl

Sunday 18th

10.00-5.00pm The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe rehearsal: Whole Cast required

WEEK 10 Monday 19th

11+ Entry Exams for External Candidates plus Internal Academic Candidates 8.30am School Council Meeting – Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 4.35pm Prefects' Meeting with Headmaster in CH2 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 20th

Target Report to Pupils Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 8.30am Assembly – Mr M. Ede 11+ Music Scholarship Auditions 1.30pm Performance Platform Centenary Hall

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Wednesday 21st Target Reports for Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 to parents 8.30am School Council Meeting – Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 Rugby v Hatherop Castle and Cricklade Manor – U12A and U12B Home 2.30pm Rugby 7s at Pinewood School – U13A Away 12.00 Rugby Festival at Cheltenham College Preparatory School – U11A and U11B Away 2.00pm Rugby Festival at Dean Close – U10A, U10B and U10C Home 2.00pm Severnside Hockey Tournament – 1st VII and 2nd VII Home 1.30pm Severnside Hockey Tournament at Wycliffe Preparatory School – U11A and U10A Away 2.00pm Hockey v Cheltenham College Preparatory School – 6th VII, U11B, U11C and U10B Away 2.15pm; 4th VII, 8th VII, U9A and U9B Away 3.00pm; U8 Home 3.45pm Thursday 22nd

11+ Sports Scholarship Trials 8.30am House assembly 8.30am Target Reports to Pupils in Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8

Friday 23rd

Target Reports for Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 to parents 11+ Drama, Art and Design Technology Scholarship Auditions 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 8.50-10.50am Pastoral Morning 12.00pm Chapel Service – Mr J. Gould 2.30-3.45pm Charity Fair

Saturday 24th

Exeat 9.00am-9.00pm Senior Play Technical Set Up (no pupils required)

Sunday 25th

9.00am-9.00pm Senior Play Technical Set Up (no pupils required) 1.00-5.00pm Senior Play Band Call Exeat. Boarding Houses open from 6.00pm – Boarders return by 7.30pm

WEEK 11 Monday 26th

9.00am-5.00pm Senior Play Technical Rehearsal 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union 4.30-6.00pm Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 Parents' Evening

Tuesday 27th

8.30am Assembly – Mrs J. Cahill 9.00am-1.00pm Senior Play Dress Rehearsal 10.00am Whole School attends Senior Play Dress Rehearsal 4.30-6.00pm Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 Parents' Evening

Wednesday 28th 8.30am-1.00pm Senior Play performance for invited Schools Rugby v Cricklade Manor – U10A Away 2.30pm Rugby Festival at Clifton College Preparatory School – U10B and U10C 2.00pm Rugby Festival at St John's on-the-Hill – U9A and U9B 2.00pm Rugby Festival at Dean Close Preparatory School – U11A and U11B Home 2.00pm Rugby Festival at Cheltenham College Preparatory School – U13C 2.00pm 7.00pm DCPS Senior Production: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Thursday 29th

8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 7.00pm DCPS Senior Production: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Friday 30th

Girls' Hockey – U11 and U12 In2Hockey County round Home 10.00am 2.40pm Advent Chapel Service – Mr T. O'Leary 7.00pm DCPS Senior Production: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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DECEMBER Saturday 1st

Late Start to School 9.30am Registration Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 pupils 9.30am Wilton Trip to Pottery Centre Rugby v Monmouth School – U13A, U13B and U12A Home 2.30pm Hockey v Royal Grammar School, Worcester – 1st XI and 2nd XI Home 12.40pm Boarders' Indoor Pool Fun Night

Sunday 2nd

Boarders' Lie-in Morning 6.00pm Schola Cantorum sing in Advent Carol Service at Tewkesbury Abbey

WEEK 12 Monday 3rd

ABRSM Music Examinations this week 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union 5.45pm Prefects' Working Supper with Headmaster

Tuesday 4th

11+ Academic Scholarship for invited candidates 8.30am Assembly – Mrs A. Gould 4.35pm Deacon v Yeaman Interhouse Quiz 5.30-7.15pm Year 6 Parents' Meeting in Centenary Hall

Wednesday 5th

12.15-1.15pm Year 8 Great Debate in Centenary Hall: to be attended by Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 Rugby – Senior and Junior House Matches 2.00pm Hockey – Senior and Junior House matches 2.15pm

Thursday 6th

8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 9.30am-1.00pm Junior Forms' Trip to Everyman Pantomime 5.30-7.15pm Year 8 Parents' Meeting in Centenary Hall

Friday 7th

Hockey – U13 and U11 In2Hockey County round reserve date 2.30pm Hall Service – Miss X. Huang

Saturday 8th

9.30am Trustees' Meeting in Pre-Prep Hall

Sunday 9th

Boarders' Christmas Movie Cinema Trip with Christmas Shopping

WEEK 13 Monday 10th

DCPS Poetry Competition – all pupils to choose a poem to learn by heart over holidays, ready for first day of Lent Term, 2019 No prep in the final week – pupils may go home from 4.35pm 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union Boarders' Christmas Dinner

Tuesday 11th

8.30am Assembly – The Rev'd. J. Ash 6.30pm Schola Cantorum Service of Lessons and Carols at Tewkesbury Abbey 5.30-7.15pm Year 7 Parents' Meeting in Centenary Hall

Wednesday 12th 11.00am Retirement Home and Old Decanian Christmas Concert 12.00pm Senior Choir and Schola Carol Service Rehearsal Thursday 13th

8.30-9.30am Whole School Congo in Chapel 9.30-1.00pm Choir Rehearsals for Carol Service 2.45pm 'A Christmas Cracker' performed to the School 5.00pm 'A Christmas Cracker' performed to the Parents

Friday 14th

9.00am Headmaster's End of Term Assembly 10.00am Senior Choir to Chapel 11.30am Carol Service by Candlelight – Mr B. Salisbury 12.45pm End of Term: pupils may depart at the end of Carol Service by Candlelight

Saturday 15th

7.00pm Schola Cantorum perform Handel: Messiah at Tewkesbury Abbey 8

Useful Names and Numbers School Office

Mrs D. Smith

01242 512217

dcpsoffice@deanclose.org.uk

Chaplain

Rev’d J. Ash

01242 258032

chaplain@deanclose.org.uk

Admissions

Mrs R. Chaplin

01242 258001

rchaplin@deanclose.org.uk

Health Centre

01242 258080 or 01242 258046

Bursar

Mr A. Bowcher

01242 258086

School Shop

Mrs K. Wood

01242 258016

PA to Headmaster

Sara Clark

01242 512217

slclark@deanclose.org.uk

Houses

House Parents

House Number Home Number Email

CALDECOTE

Mr and Mrs M. Cooper

01242 258014

01242 258064

mgcooper@deanclose.org.uk

WILTON

Mr and Mrs D. Fraine

01242 258012

07884 667310

kjfraine@deanclose.org.uk

FORTFIELD

Mr and Mrs J. Gould

01242 258030

01242 258013

agould@deanclose.org.uk

DEACON

Mrs R. Beecham

01242 258028

01242 258028

rbeecham@deanclose.org.uk

OAKSEY

Mr E. Harris

01242 258083

01242 691394

ejwharris@deanclose.org.uk

YEAMAN

Mr C. Standing

01242 258085

07816 150323

cjstanding@deanclose.org.uk

Dean Close Preparatory School Lansdown Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 6QS Email: dcpsoffice@deanclose.org.uk www.deanclose.org.uk