Dcps school calendar lent 17 rev c

Preparatory School

School Calendar Lent Term

Term Dates Lent Term 2017 Start of Term: Tuesday 10th January Monday 9th January – Boarders return by 6.00pm Exeat: Friday 27th January (3.45pm after House Swimming Gala) – Sunday 29th January (Boarders return 6.00pm) Half Term: Friday 10th February (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 19th February Exeat: Friday 10th March (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 12th March (Boarders return 6.00pm) End of Term: Friday 31st March (12.45pm after Chapel)

Trinity Term 2017 Start of Term: Tuesday 25th April Monday 24th April – Boarders return by 6.00pm Exeat: Friday 12th May (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 14th May (Boarders return 6.00pm) Half Term: Friday 26th May (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 4th June End of Term: Saturday 1st July

Michaelmas Term 2017 Start of Term: Tuesday 5th September Monday 4th September – Boarders return by 6.00pm Exeat: Friday 22nd September (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 24th September (Boarders return 6.00pm) Half Term: Friday 20th October (1.00pm after House Cross-Country) – Sunday 5th November (Boarders return 6.00pm) Exeat: Friday 24th November (3.45pm after Chapel) – Sunday 26th November (Boarders return 6.00pm) End of Term: Friday 15th December (12.45pm after Carol Service)

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

JANUARY WEEK 1 Monday 9th

9.00am-4.00pm Staff Inset Day Boarders return from 4.30pm Boarders' Parents Meeting 4.30-5.15pm in Centenary Hall

Tuesday 10th

Start of Term Poetry Competition – Class rounds 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly

Wednesday 11th Poetry Competition – Class rounds Hockey – Padfield Trophy – 1st XI Home 2.00pm Hockey v Bromsgrove (Training Games) – 2nd VII, 3rd VII 1.30pm Away; U11A, U11B, U10A, U10B 2.20pm Away; 4th VII, 5th VII 3.10pm Away Thursday 12th

Poetry Competition – Class rounds 8.30am Congo 4.30pm – 6.00pm Drama at Teatime 5.30pm Schola Cantorum First Evensong of the Lent Term

Friday 13th

Poetry Competition – Class rounds 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 2.30pm Start of Term Chapel Service – Rev'd J. Ash

Saturday 14th

Poetry Competition – Class rounds Hockey v Cheltenham College – U10A, U10B, U10C 10.15am Away; U8 9.15am Away Hockey Triangular at Dean Close – U9A, U9B, U9C Home 10.00am Netball v The Dragon – U13A, U12A Home 12.30pm Netball v Prior Park (Training Games) – U13B, U12B Away 1.15pm Netball Practice – U13C, U13D, U12C, U11 12.30-2.00pm Hockey Practice – Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 12.30-2.00pm Boarders' Indoor Games Evening

Sunday 15th WEEK 2 Monday 16th

1.15pm Poetry Competition Year 5 and Year 6 Semi-finals in CH3 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 17th

Year 7 Healthy Living Day 11+ Entry Exams for external candidates plus internal academic candidates 8.30am Assembly – Mr J. Wragg-Smith 1.15pm Poetry Competition Year 7 and Year 8 Semi-finals in CH3 6.30pm Prefects' Dinner at Dean Close House

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Wednesday 18th 11+ Scholarship Music Auditions Netball v Clifton – U13A, U13B, U13D, U12A, U12B Away 2.15pm; U12C Away 3.00pm; U11A, U11B, U11C Home 2.00pm Netball v Bromsgrove – U10A, U10B, U10C Home 3.00pm Netball U9 Wycliffe Festival – U9B Away 2.00pm Hockey v Millfield – 1st XI, U11A, U11B Away 2.30pm; 2nd XI, 3rd XI Home 2.30pm; 4th XI, 5th XI Home 3.30pm Thursday 19th

11+ Sport Scholarship Trials 8.30am Congo 1.15pm Poetry Competition Year 3 and Year 4 Semi-finals in CH3 5.30pm Schola Cantorum to sing Evensong at Bath Abbey

Friday 20th

11+ Art, DT, Drama Scholarship Auditions 8.20-9.30am Parents' Prayer Fellowship at Bailey House 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 2.30pm Hall Service – Mr P. Alston (Titus Trust Holidays) Netball v Berkhampstead – U9A, U9B Home 3.30pm 5.30pm DCPS and DCS Sibling Tea in Dean Close Preparatory School Dining Room

Saturday 21st

Netball U10 Clifton Festival – U10C Away 10.00am Hockey v Kingswood – 3rd XI, 4th XI Home 12.15pm; 1st XI, 2nd XI Home 1.00pm

Sunday 22nd

Boarders' Trip to Swindon Oasis

WEEK 3 Monday 23rd

11+ Academic Scholarship for invited candidates 9.00am-6.00pm LAMDA Exams 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 24th

Year 3 Rainforest Day 8.30am Assembly – Mrs S. Davies 1.30pm Performance Platform in Centenary Hall 4.30pm Yeaman House Teatime Concert in Yeaman House

Wednesday 25th PSHCE Life Bus Netball Severnside Tournaments – U13A at Clifton, U13B at Wycliffe, U12A at Dean Close, U11A at Cheltenham College, 2.00pm Netball U13 Festival – U13D Home 2.00pm Netball v Clifton – U10A, U10B, U10C Away 2.15pm; U9A, U9B Home 2.00pm Hockey v Clifton – 1st VII, 2nd VII, 3rd VII, 4th VII, 5th VII Away 2.00pm Hockey U11 Festival at Dean Close – U11A, U11B Home 2.00pm Hockey U10 Festival at Cheltenham College – U10A, U10B Away 2.00pm Hockey v Cheltenham College – U11C, U10C Away 2.30pm Thursday 26th

PSHCE Life Bus 8.30am Congo 8.30am School Council Meetings – Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 in F9; Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 in CH8 3.00pm DCPS Poetry Competition Final in Centenary Hall: Adjudicator – Miss Rebecca Vines, Head of Speech and Drama, DCS Swimming Gala v Beaudesert – Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 Home 4.45pm

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Friday 27th

PSHCE Life Bus 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 11.00am Chapel Service – Miss K. Morgan 2.00pm House Swimming Gala Exeat begins after House Swimming Gala

Saturday 28th

Council of Members Meeting in Centenary Hall Exeat

Sunday 29th

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

WEEK 4 Monday 30th

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

Tuesday 31st

8.30am Assembly – Mrs J. Cahill House Music Competition Finals Day

FEBRUARY Wednesday 1st

8.30-9.30am Parents' Prayer Fellowship at Fortfield House 9.45-11.45am Year 5 Trip to SkillZONE in Gloucester Netball v Cheltenham Ladies' College – U13A, U13B, U13C, U13D Home 2.30pm; U12A, U12B, U12C Away 2.30pm Netball v St. Edward's – U11A, U11B, U10A, U10B Away 2.45pm Netball v Cheltenham College – U8 Home 3.30pm Hockey v Cheltenham College – 1st VII, 2nd VII Home 2.00pm; 3rd VII, 4th VII Away 2.15pm; 5th VII, 6th VII Home 3.00pm; 7th VII Away 3.00pm Hockey v Magdalen College – U11C Away 2.00pm; U11A, U11B Away 2.45pm Hockey v The Dragon – U10A, U10B Away 2.00pm

Thursday 2nd

7.00am-9.00pm Art/Drama/Music Scholars' Trip to London 8.30am Congo Swimming Gala at Cheltenham College – Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 Away 4.45pm

Friday 3rd

8.30am Headmaster's Assembly Swimming – IAPS Regional Qualifier at The Dragon – Away 1.00pm 2.30pm Hall Service – Mr J. Gould Hockey v The Richard Pate School – U9A, U9B Away 3.30pm 4.30-6.00pm SCU Leith's Great British Make Off 6.00pm DCPS String Quartets perform in DCS Fridays @6 Concert in Prince Michael Hall 7.00pm Chamber Choir attend DCS Choral Society Rehearsal

Saturday 4th

9.30am Year 2 Information Morning in Centenary Hall Netball v Beaudesert – U13A, U13B, U13C, U12A, U12B Home 12.30pm; U11A, U11B, U11C Away 1.45pm; U10A, U10B, U10C Away 11.45am; U9A, U9B Home 10.00am Hockey v Magdalen College – 3rd XI Away 2.30pm, 5th XI Away 1.30pm; 4th XI, 6th XI Home 12.30pm Boarders' Swim and Doughnut Evening

Sunday 5th

7.00pm Chamber Choir sing with DCS Choral Society: Carmina Burana - Pittvillle Pump Room

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WEEK 5 Monday 6th

E-safety Week DCS Netball and Hockey Skills Day Brian Moses Poetry Day 4.15pm Year 8 to watch Flying Theatre in Centenary Hall 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 7th

8.30am Assembly – Mrs J. Moss Cross Country Mixed Sixes at Dean Close – Home 3.45pm 5.30-8.00pm Staff Inset

Wednesday 8th

Netball v Prior Park – U11A, U10A, U9A Home 2.30pm Hockey v The Dragon – 1st VII, 3rd VII Home 2.00pm; 2nd VII, 4th VII Home 2.50pm Hockey v Clifton – U11A, U11B, U11C, U11D Away 2.00pm Hockey v Magdalen College – U10A, U10B Home 2.00pm Hockey v The Downs, Wraxall – U9A, U9B Away 2.15pm

Thursday 9th

IAPS Regional Hockey Finals at Repton – 1st VII 8.30am Congo 8.50am Assessment 3 in Forms 6.00pm February Music Festival 2016

Friday 10th

8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 2.30pm Chapel (Half Term begins after Chapel) – Rt. Rev'd P. Harris

Sunday 19th

Half Term ends Houses open from 6.00pm – Boarders return by 7.30pm

WEEK 6 Monday 20th

Common Entrance French and Spanish Trial Orals 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 21st

Year 3 Trip to Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 8.30am Assembly – Mr J. Wragg-Smith Swimming Gala v Beaudesert – Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 Away 4.45pm

Wednesday 22nd Netball v St. John's-on-the-Hill – U13B, U13C, U12C Away 2.30pm; U11A, U10B, U9A, U9B Home 2.30pm Hockey Severnside Tournament at Clifton – 1st VII, 2nd VII, U11A, U11B Away 2.00pm Hockey v Clifton – 3rd VII, 4th VII, 5th VII, 6th VII Home 2.45pm; U10A, U10B, U10C Home 2.00pm; U9A and U9B Away 2.00pm Thursday 23rd

IAPS District Meeting at Bradfield College 8.30am Congo 1.30pm Performance Platform in Centenary Hall 4.20pm Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 Parents' Meetings in Junior Forms' Classrooms

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Friday 24th

Chamber Choir attend DCS Choral Day 8.20-9.30am Parents' Prayer Fellowship at Bailey House 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly Hockey U13 County Finals at Dean Close – 1st VII Home 10.00am 2.30pm Hall Service – The Headmaster, Mr P. Moss Netball v Berkhampstead – U8 Home 3.30pm 4.15pm Choral Day Evensong in Chapel 4.20pm Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 Parents' Meetings in Junior Forms' Classrooms

Saturday 25th

Netball v Cheltenham College – U13A, U13B, U12A, U11C Away 12.40pm; U12B, U12C, U11A, U11B Home 12.40pm; U10A, U10B, U9A, U9B Away 10.00am Hockey Festival at Clifton – U9, U8 Away 9.30am Hockey v Cheltenham College – U10A, U10B, U10C Home 10.00am; U11A, U11B, U11C Away 12.45pm Hockey v The Downs – 1st VII, 2nd VII Home 12.30pm Hockey v The Downs and Pinewood – 4th VII, 5th VII Home 12.30pm Hockey v Pinewood – 3rd VII Away 1.45pm; 6th VII Away 2.30pm Boarders' CPA Party

Sunday 26th WEEK 7 Monday 27th

Year 8 Common Entrance and Scholarship Trials 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 28th

Year 8 Common Entrance and Scholarship Trials 8.30am Assembly – Rev'd J. Ash

Wednesday 1st

Year 8 Common Entrance and Scholarship Trials Netball v Bromsgrove – U13B, U13C, U13D, U11A, U11B Home 2.30pm; U12B, U12C Away 2.30pm Netball Severnside Tournaments – U10A, U9A at Clifton 2.00pm Hockey v Beechen Cliff – 1st XI Home 2.30pm, 2nd XI Away 2.30pm; 3rd XI Home 3.30pm; 4th XI Away 3.30pm Hockey v The Dragon – U11A, U11C Home 2.00pm; U11B, U11D Home 2.50pm Hockey v Hatherop Castle – U10A, U10B Home 1.40pm; 5th VII 3.30pm 5.30pm Schola Cantorum: Evensong for Ash Wednesday

Thursday 2nd

World Book Day Year 8 Common Entrance and Scholarship Trials 8.30am Congo IAPS Netball Regionals – U13A and U12A at King's, Bruton U11 Cheltenham District Cross-Country – Race 3 at Cheltenham College Prep School. Girls' Race 4.15pm, Boys' Race 4.35pm 4.30pm Schola Cantorum Rehearsal with DCS Chamber Choir in Prince Michael Hall

Friday 3rd

8.30am Headmaster's Assembly IAPS Netball Regionals – U11A at King's, Bruton IAPS Hockey Regionals - U11A at Clifton 2.30pm Hall Service – Mrs C. Salisbury Hockey v The Richard Pate School – U8 Away 3.30pm 4.40-5.25pm Mrs Treatman-Clark talks@DCPS: All pupils in Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 to attend

MARCH

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Saturday 4th

9.30-11.00am Open Morning Hockey Tournament at Millfield – U10A and U10B Away 9.30am Netball v The Dragon – U13B, U13C, U13D, U12B, U12C Away 2.15pm Boarders' 'Wide Game' Evening

Sunday 5th

Boarders' Lie in and Year 8 Town Trip 7.00pm Schola Cantorum – sing 'Handel: Israel in Egypt' with DCS Chamber Choir in Pittville Pump Room

WEEK 8 Monday 6th

4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union Hockey v Clifton – 1st XI Home 4.00pm

Tuesday 7th

7+Scholarships 8.30am Assembly – Miss K. Morgan 2.30-4.30pm Year 3 Trip to Cheltenham Synagogue

Wednesday 8th

8.30-9.30am Parents' Prayer Fellowship at Fortfield House Netball v Wycliffe – U13A, U13B, U13D, U12A, U12B Home 2.30pm; U11A, U11B, U10A, U10B, U9A, U9B Away 2.30pm; U8 Home 3.45pm Hockey v Cheltenham College – U9A, U9B Away 1.30pm; 1st XI , U10A, U10B Away 2.15pm; 3rd XI, U11A, U11B Home 2.15pm; 2nd XI, U11C Away 3.15pm; 4th XI, 5th XI Home 3.15pm

Thursday 9th

8.30am Congo 9.50-1.00pm Year 8 Planetarium Show U11 Cheltenham District Cross-Country – Race 4 at St Edward's Prep School.

Girls' Race 4.15pm, Boys' Race 4.35pm 5.30-7.00pm Year 8 Parents' Meeting in Centenary Hall – Pupils to attend

Friday 10th

8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 10.00am UK Mathematics Team Challenge at Leominster Cross Country – Rendcomb Rough Runner Away 1.30pm 2.30pm Chapel – Mr E. Harris Exeat begins after Chapel

Saturday 11th

Exeat IAPS Netball National Finals Rugby Sevens at Millfield – U13A U11 Cross-Country County Championship – Qualifiers only at Newent Community School 10.30am

Sunday 12th

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

WEEK 9 Monday 13th

ABRSM Music Exams this week IAPS National Hockey Finals at Repton – U11 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 14th

U13 West of England Hockey Finals at Millfield – U13 8.30am Assembly – Mr S. Cahill 5.00-8.00pm Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum Recording Session 5.30-8.00pm Staff Inset

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Wednesday 15th Netball v The Downs, Wraxall – U13A, U12A, U12B Away 2.30pm; U11A, U11B, U10B, U9B Home 2.30pm; U10A, U9A Home 3.15pm Netball v Hatherop Castle – U8 Home 3.30pm Hockey v Bromsgrove – 1st VII, 2nd VII, 3rd VII, 4th VII Home 2.00pm; U11A, U11B, U10A, U10B Away 2.00pm; 5th VII, 6th VII, 7th VII, 8th VII Home 3.00pm; U11C, U11D Away 3.00pm Thursday 16th

8.30am Congo 8.30am School Council Meetings – Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 in F9; Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 in CH8 4.30-6.00pm Drama at Teatime 4.30-5.30pm – JCU Leith's Great British Make Off 5.00-8.00pm Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum Recording Session

Friday 17th

8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 2.30pm Hall Service – Mrs J. Sheldon 5.30pm DCPS and DCS Sibling Tea in Dean Close Preparatory School Dining Room

Saturday 18th

9.30am Trustees' Meeting at St John's-on-the-Hill Hockey Festival at Dean Close – U9 Home 10.00am Hockey Festival at Cheltenham College – U8 10.00am Hockey v Magdalen College – 1st XI, 2nd XI Home 12.30pm Netball House Matches 12.15pm Boarders' Roller Disco

Sunday 19th

2.00pm Fortfield Lush Science Afternoon

WEEK 10 Monday 20th

Junior Play Rehearsal Week IAPS National Hockey Finals at Millfield – U13 1.30pm Performance Platform in Centenary Hall 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 21st

Junior Play Rehearsal Week 8.30am Assembly – Mrs O. Hamilton 9.00am-1.15pm Year 6 Trip to Tewkesbury Abbey and Trinity Church

Wednesday 22nd Junior Play Rehearsal Week Netball v St. Hugh's – U13A, U13B, U13C, U11A, U11B Home 2.30pm; U12A, U12B, U10A, U10C, U9A Away 2.30pm; U10B, U9B Away 3.10pm Hockey House Matches – 2.15pm Thursday 23rd

Junior Play Rehearsal Week West of England Hockey Finals at Millfield – U11 8.20-9.30am Parents' Prayer Fellowship at Bailey House 8.30am Congo 8.50am Assessment 4 in Forms 4.30pm Oaksey Teatime Concert in Oaksey House U13 Rosslyn Park Rugby departs 6.30pm

Friday 24th

Junior Play Rehearsal Week National Rugby Sevens at Rosslyn Park – U13 8.30am Headmaster's Assembly 2.30pm Hall Service – Rev'd J. Ash

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Saturday 25th

Netball v Hereford Cathedral School – U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B Away 2.00pm

Sunday 26th

Boarders' Trip to Trampoline Park

WEEK 11 Monday 27th

8.30am-1.00pm Junior Play Technical Rehearsal French Trip departs at 9.00am 4.30pm Junior and Middle Christian Union 5.15pm Senior Christian Union

Tuesday 28th

8.30am Assembly – Miss K. Morgan 9.00am-1.00pm Junior Play Dress Rehearsal: (Pre-Prep, Year 6, Year 7 and Year 8 to attend)

Wednesday 29th Netball v Bournside – U13A, U13B, U12 Away 3.30pm 7.00pm Junior Play Performance Thursday 30th

8.30am Congo 11.15am Headmaster's End of Term Assembly 7.00pm Junior Play Performance and Cast Party

Friday 31st

Hockey Tour to Barcelona departs 11.45am End of Term Chapel – Mr J. Harris Pupils may depart after Chapel from 12.45pm French Trip returns approx. 7.00pm

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Useful Names and Numbers School Office

Mrs D Smith

01242 512217

dcpsoffice@deanclose.org.uk

Head of Boarding

Mr S Cahill

01242 258012

sacahill@deanclose.org.uk

Chaplain

Rev 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

Houses

House Parents

CALDECOTE

Mr & Mrs M Cooper 01242 258014

House Number

01242 258064

mgcooper@deanclose.org.uk

WILTON

Mr & Mrs S Cahill

07884 667310

sacahill@deanclose.org.uk

01242 258012

Home Number

Email

FORTFIELD

Mr & 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