Issue 03: 24 September 2021
Highfields School Newsletter Key dates 2021-22 academic year Term Term Term Term Term Term
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INSET days (no students in school)
1 September 2021* to 22 October 2021 Monday 27 September 2021 1 November 2021 to 22 December 2021* Friday 3 December 2021 10 January 2022 to 18 February 2022 Wednesday 22 December 2021 28 February 2022 to 8 April 2022 Monday 4 July 2022 25 April 2022 to 27 May 2022 Friday 22 July 2022 * dates that differ from DCC’s published term dates. 6 June 2022 to 22 July 2022 Queen’s Platinum Jubilee additional holiday – Thursday 21 July 2022
2021-22 provisional virtual parent consultation evenings Y13 parents evening (4-7pm) Y12 parents evening (4-7pm) Y9 options / parents evening (4-7pm) Y11 parents evening (4-7pm) Y8 parents evening (4-7pm) Y10 parents evening (4-7pm) Y7 parents evening (4-7pm)
Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday
16 November 2021 30 November 2021 18 January 2022 1 February 2022 18 February 2022 8 March 2022 22 March 2022
2021-22 provisional school events (tbc - further details will be issued prior to each event) Success in the Sixth Form evening Y6 open evening Autumn series A Level exams opens 12-15yr old immunisations – COVID-19 Y7 & 8 Halloween Disco Autumn series GCSE exams opens Sixth form careers & apprenticeship evening Sixth form open evening Careers convention Y11 mock exams (1) Christmas Concert (7-10pm) A Level Certificates Evening/Leaver’s Social Evening of Theatre (7-10pm) Y9 immunisations - TDP & Men ACWY Y9 Health day Y11 mock exams (2) Evening of Dance (7-9pm) Y9 internal exams (none core subjects) Easter Concert (7-10pm) Y10 internal exams Y8/Y9 immunisations - HPV GCSEs / A level exam series Sports Leaders Awards Evening Y8 end of year internal exams Y7 end of year internal exams Y9 internal exams (core subjects) Y12 internal exams Y10 work experience Whole school sports day (tbc) Y6 visit Starkholmes Y7 sponsored walk Y8 visit Lumsdale Y9 enterprise day Y6 parents' evening School Musical (7.30-10pm)
14 September 2021 7pm (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) 22 September 2021 (times as per website) 4 October 2021 19 October 2021 21 October 2021 (7-9pm, Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) 1 November 2021 9 November 2021 7pm (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) 11 November 2021 7pm (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) 18 November 2021 6pm (Sports Hall, Lumsdale) 22 November – 2 December 2021 (Sports Hall, Lumsdale) 14 December 2021 (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) 21 December 2021 (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) 26 & 27 January 2022 (Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) 8 February 2022 (Lumsdale during school day) 4 March 2022 (during school day) 7-18 March 2022 (Sports Hall) 17 March 2022 (Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) 28 March-8 April 2022 (in lessons) 5 April 2022 (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) 25 April-6 May 2022 (Sports Hall) 26 April 2022 (Starkholmes/Lumsdale during school day) 16 May – 29 June 2022 (Sports Hall) (provisional dates) 26 May 2022 6-8pm (Wheeldon Hall) 6-10 June 2022 (in lessons) 13-17 June 2022 (in lessons) 23-24 June 2022 (in lessons) 27 June 2022 (Sports Hall) 27 June – 8 July 2022 28 June 2022 6 July 2022 6 July 2022 6 July 2022 6 July 2022 7 July 2022 6pm (Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) 13 July-16 July 2022 (Wheeldon Hall, Lumsdale) 16 July 2022 matinee tbc
2022 exam results days: A Level exam results: August 2021 tbc
Be the best you can
GCSE exam results: August 2021 tbc
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