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2008 - 2009 School Calendar

Autumn Term 2008007

1/8 Week 1    
Tues 2 September Inset Day (1)
Year 12 Registration at 11.30am - School Hall
Year 13 Registration at 2pm
Wed 3 September School opens to pupils at normal time
Form Time P1 and P2
Y12 talks with SJH and PS P3
Y12 Induction – 6th Form Skills P4 and P5 (Chester College)
Y13 begin normal timetable P4
Y7 into lunch at 12.15 all week         
Thurs 4 September Y12 Induction Course (Hall)  
Fri 5 September Y11 photographs (group and individual)
Y12 photographs (girls only) individual photographs
Y12 begin normal timetable P1
Y7 with Form Tutors P5
Y13 Geography trip to the Alps until Friday 12 Septembertember
2/8 Week 2    
Mon 8 September Y7 photographs (group and individual)
Y12 Alis Tests P3
EMA payments begin
Tues 9 September  
Wed 10 September High School Musical at Liverpool Empire (Evening Performance)
Thurs 11 September Y7 Curriculum Evening 7pm School Hall
Fri 12 September  
3/8 Week 1    
Mon 15 September  
Tues 16 September PBS INSET pm – Open Evening
Wed 17 September Inset Day (2) – Girls’ School Open Evening
Thurs 18 September  
Fri 19 September Y7 CAT tests P 1,3 and 4 (Hall)
4/8 Week 2    
Mon 22    
Tues 23    
Wed 24   Y7 Gideon’s Assembly - Hall 
Thurs 25    
Fri 26   Y11 Geography visit 
5/8 Week 1    
Mon 29 September Y8 injections in hall am
Tues 30 September  
Wed 1 October  
Thurs 2 October Y11 Business visit am
Fri 3 October  
6/8 Week 2    
Mon 6 October Y12 and Y13 assessment week
Tues 7 October  
Wed 8 October  
Thurs 9 October  
Fri 10 October Boys School Harvest Festival
7/8 Week 1    
Mon 13 October Student Council Meeting PHSE – Conference Room
Tues 14 October  
Wed 15 October  
Thurs 16 October Rehearsal for Harvest Festival P4 and P5
Fri 17 October Harvest Festival
8/8 Week 2    
Mon 20 October Y9 Global Fashion and Geography Enterprise activity week
Tues 21 October  
Wed 22 October  
Thurs 23 October Y12 Geography visit (prov)
Fri 24 October School closes at normal time for half-term
Closed for half-term Monday 27 October to Friday 31 October
1/7 Week 1    
Mon 3 November School opens to pupils at normal time Sixth Form Prospectus distributed and Sixth Form subject talks start
Tues 4 November Y7 Chester Zoo visit (Science and Art joint visit)
Wed 5 November  
Thurs 6 November Y12 and Y13 reviews to parents
Fri 7 November  
2/7 Week 2    
Mon 10 November Y7 DT WWW CLC activities this week
Tues 11 November Y12 Parents’ Evening 5pm-7pm (Boys School)
Boys School Remembrance Service
Wed 12 November English Department ‘Of Mice and Men’ visit
Thurs 13 November Y7 Monitoring Grades home
Fri 14 November  
3/7 Week 1    
Mon 17 November Y7 DT WWW CLC activities this week Y8 injections in Drama Studio am
Y7 Parents and Tutors 5pm - 7pm
Tues 18 November Fashion Show 7pm in hall
Wed 19 November Prospective Sixth Form Evening 7pm (Girls School)
Thurs 20 November  
Fri 21 November Y11 straw poll for Y12 2009
4/7 Week 2    
Mon 24 November Y11 mock exams this week
Tues 25 November  
Wed 26 November  
Thurs 27 November Y7 Enterprise Day
Y8 Art visit to Liverpool am
Y10 Careers Day
Fri 28 November Christmas Card Competition Y6/Y7 Induction Dimension Day 1          
Y10 Enterprise Day
Y8 Art visit to Liverpool am
Monitoring Grades home (Y8-Y11)
5/7 Week 1    
Mon 1 December  
Tues 2 December Y12 Road Safety event (girls only) – Drama Studio
Production dress rehearsal  (with priMarchy schools)                  
Wed 3 December Y13 Parents’ Evening 5pm-7pm (Boys’ School)
Thurs 4 December ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ production (1)  
Fri 5 December ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ production (2)
6/7 Week 2    
Mon 8 December Stanley School Christmas Party P3 
Student Council Meeting PHSE – Conference Room
Tues 9 December Y10 /Y11 Clothes Show visit                                                                             
Wed 10 December  
Thurs 11 December  
Fri 12 December  
Sun 14 December History Trip to Berlin with 35 Y11’s until Wed 17 December
7/7 Week 1    
Mon 15 December Y13 Celebration Evening 4pm – 5pm
Tues 16 December  
Wed 17 December Talent show rehearsals  
Thurs 18 December Activities Day
Fri 19 December Talent Show am  School closes for Christmas at 2pm

Spring Term 2009

1/6 Week 2    
Mon 5 January School opens to pupils at the normal time
Tues 6 January   
Wed 7 January January external exams start (until 30/01/09) Year 7 Monitoring Grades home
Thurs 8 January  
Fri 9 January  
2/6 Week 1    
Mon 12 January Yr 10 GCSE Science Double Award Unit 1 exam am
Y9 Option talks start
Tues 13 January  
Wed 14 January  
Thurs 15 January  
Fri 16 January Deadline for Sixth Form applications to Mr Hyden
3/6 Week 2    
Mon 19 January Yr 11 GCSE Additional Science Unit 1 exam am
Tues 20 January  
Wed 21 January Y8 Parents’ Evening 5pm -7pm
Thurs 22 January  
Fri 23 January  
4/6 Week 1    
Mon 26 January Y9 options presentation to parents 7pm
Tue 27 January Y11 reports home                               
Wed 28 January Y11 Parents’ Evening 5pm -7pm
Thurs 29 January Music GCSE practicals
Fri 30 January Music GCSE practicals
5/6 Week 2    
Mon 2 February         
Tues 3 February  
Wed 4 February  
Thurs 5 February Provisional date for Y10 injections
Fri 6 February Y11 Art visit to London
6/6 Week 1    
Mon 9 February Student Council Meeting PHSE – Conference Room
Tues 10 February  
Wed 11 February Provisional Y11 revision event 7pm
Thurs 12 February Spanish play (pm)
School closes at normal time for half-term
Fri 13 February Deeside Collaborative INSET day (School closed to pupils)
Closed for half-term Monday 16 February – Friday 20 February
1/6 Week 2    
Mon 23 February School opens to pupils at normal time
Y12 Hospitality and Catering BTEC level 2 Work Experience begins
Tues 24 February Deeside Careers evening 4pm – 8pm PGS (prov)
Wed 25 February Y9 Parents Evening 5pm-7pm
Thurs 26 February  
Fri 27 February French play (pm)
Final Y9 option forms handed in
2/6 Week 1    
Mon 2 March  
Tues 3 March Yr 10 Maths modular exam pm
Wed 4 March  
Thurs 5 March Y7 Music visit to Liverpool Philharmonic pm (prov)
Y7 Parents’ Evening 5pm-7pm
Fri 6 March  
3/6 Week 2    
Mon 9 March Y10 Parents’ Evening 5pm-7pm
Y12 reports to parents
Tues 10 March  
Wed 11 March   
Thurs 12 March  
Fri 13 March Applications for Head Girl
Y13 reports to parents
Y8 WinMarchleigh Hall visit (prov)
4/6 Week 1    
Mon 16 March  
Tues 17 March  
Wed 18 March Cake Competition (whole school) Y12 Parents’ Evening 5pm-7pm (Girls’ School)  
Thurs 19 March  
Fri 20 March  
5/6 Week 2    
Mon 23 March Head Girl elections PHSE (Hall)
Tues 24 March  
Wed 25 March  
Thurs 26 March  
Fri 27 March  
6/6 Week 1    
Mon 30 March Student Council Meeting PHSE – Conference Room Interform Sports Week Years 7-10
Tues 31 March  
Wed 1 April  
Thurs 2 April  
Fri 3 April School closes at 2pm for Easter holiday
Sat 4 April Ski Trip – Years 8, 9 and 10

Summer Term 2009

1/5 Week 2    
Mon 20 April School opens to pupils at normal time
Y10 exams all week                
Tues 21 April  
Wed 22 April  
Thurs 23 April  
Fri 24 April  
2/5 Week 1    
Mon 27 April Y7 exams          
Tues 28 April Y7 Health Promotion Day 1 Y8 exams
Scholastic Book Fair until Thursday in library
Y9 Intensive SAT Revision Day 1
Y10 Careers/Work Experience Day
Wed 29 April Y7 Health Promotion Day 2                        
Y8 Enterprise Day
Y9 Intensive SAT Revision Day 2         
Thurs 30 April Provisional date for PE GCSE assessments (1)
Starchaser Rocket visit
Fri 1 May Provisional date for PE GCSE assessments (2)
3/5 Week 2    
Mon 4 May Bank Holiday
Tues 5 May Y9 NCT all week
Wed 6 May  
Thurs 7 May Y10 Geography GCSE fieldwork visit (prov)
Fri 8 May  
4/5 Week 1    
Mon 11 May  
Tues 12 May  
Wed 13 May GCSE main exams begin  
Thurs 14 May  
Fri 15 May Y12/Y13 exam study leave begins
5/5 Week 2    
Mon 18 May Year 9 to Oaklands until Friday
Y9 Enterprise Day
Y7 Global Dimension Day
Student Council Meeting PHSE – Conference Room
Y8 injections in Drama Studio am
Tues 19 May Y10 IT GCSE exam 1.30pm
Y6/Y7 Induction Project Day 2
Wed 20 May Y10 GCSE Triple Science, Biology Unit 1 exam pm
Thurs 21 May  
Fri 22 May School closes at normal time for half-term
Closed for half-term Monday 25 May – Friday 29 May
1/7 Week 1    
Mon 1 June School opens to pupils at normal time
Sixth Form Centre being used for exams all week      
Tues 2 June  
Wed 3 June  
Thurs 4 June Yr 10 GCSE Triple Science Chemistry Unit 1 exam am
Fri 5 June  
2/7 Week 2    
Mon 8 June Y12 A2 courses begin
Tues 9 June Y8 Geography visit to Snowdonia                   
Wed 10 June Yr 10  GCSE Triple Science Physics Unit 1 exam pm  
Y8 Geography visit to Snowdonia
Thurs 11 June Yr 10 Maths Modular exam am
Fri 12 June Yr 10 GCSE Science Double Award Unit 2 exam am Y12 Art Visit to Colomendy (prov)
3/7 Week 1    
Mon 15 June Year 10 work experience all week (prov)
Tues 16 June  
Wed 17 June  
Thurs 18 June  
Fri 19 June Whole school photograph competition
Merseyside Higher Education Conference for Y12 at Liverpool University
4/7 Week 2    
Mon 22 June Y9 CATs (prov)
Tues 23 June Y10 Planning Day for Mock Interviews Y7 Geography Wirral Coast visit
Wed 24 June Y7 Geography Wirral Coast visit Art Exhibition 6pm (Hall)
Thurs 25 June Higher Education evening 7pm (Girls)
Fri 26 June Starchaser Rocket cross-curricular day
5/7 Week 1    
Mon 29 June Y10 Art Visit – Liverpool (prov)
New Intake Parents’ Evening 7pm
Student Council Meeting PHSE – Conference Room
Tues 30 June  
Wed 1 July  
Thurs 2 July   
Fri 3 July Y10 mock interviews
6/7 Week 2   Theme Week
Mon 6 July Sports Day Foreign Language visits this week Y12 Work Experience                               
Tues 7 July Reserve Sports Day
Wed 8 July Induction Day
Y7 residential visit leaves  
Thurs 9 July Arts Festival
Fri 10 July Arts Festival
7/7 Week 1    
Mon 13 July Presentation Evening
Tues 14 July  
Wed 15 July End of Year reports home
Thurs 16 July  
Fri 17 July School closes for summer at 2pm
  Week 2    
Mon 20 July Inset Day
Tues 21 July Inset Day
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