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JANUARY
Tuesday 1
Wednesday 2
Thursday 3 Staff INSET
Friday 4 Staff INSET
Saturday 5
Sunday 6
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Monday 7 Staff INSET 3.00pm Boarding Houses open 3.45pm Years 7 and 8 Boys: Pre-season Hockey 3.45pm Years 7 and 8 Girls: Pre-season Netball 5.00pm Midwinter Feast 6.30pm Evening Activities 7.30pm Years 5 and 6 Pupils return to the Boarding House or collection for home 8.00pm Years 7 and 8 Pupils return to the Boarding House or collection for home
Tuesday 8 8.00am Term begins (Day Pupils) 7.00pm Orangery Lecture: A Boer, a Rooinek, an Indian and a few Idiosyncrasies… (Mark Middleton, Head of Maths) Wednesday 9 12.20pm Games Committee Meeting
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Thursday 10 11.20am Cross Country: Suffolk Schools’ Championships - B Race (at Woodbridge School)
Friday 11 8.20am Friends of Orwell Park Reps’ Meeting (HM Study)
Saturday 12 Boarders' In Weekend Year 4 Scholarships for Year 5, 2019 2.00pm Boys' Hockey: Senior and Colts House matches 2.00pm Netball: Senior and U11 House matches
Sunday 13 Boarders' In Weekend 10.00am Boarders' Trip to Anglia Karting
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Monday 14 5.00pm Pastoral Committee Meeting
Tuesday 15 Years 3 and 4: Life in Ancient Egypt Workshop 11.15am HSMs’ Meeting 7.00pm Orangery Lecture: History? What’s it all about? (Roy Watson-Davies, Head of History, RHS)
Wednesday 16 1.45pm Boys' Hockey: 5th & 6th and Colts E vs Framlingham Prep (at Framlingham College) 2.00pm Girls' Hockey: U9A & B vs Barnardiston (H) 2.15pm Tag Rugby: U8A & B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (H) 2.15pm Rugby: U9A vs Framlingham Prep, Culford & South Lee (H) 2.15pm Rugby: U9B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & 2nd vs Barnardiston (A) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 4th vs Gresham's (at UEA, Sports Park, Norwich) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts A & B vs Barnardiston (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts C & D vs Ipswich High School (A) 2.30pm Netball: 1st & 2nd vs Barnardiston (A) 2.30pm Netball: 5th vs Framlingham Prep (H) 2.30pm Netball: U11A & C vs Barnardiston (H) 2.30pm Netball: U11B & D vs St Felix (A)
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Thursday 17 5.00pm Data and Technology Committee Meeting 7.00pm Orangery Recital: Years 7 and 8
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Saturday 19 10.00am Senior Schools’ Fair 2.00pm Boys’ Hockey: Colts A & C vs New Hall (H) 2.00pm Netball: U11A, B, C & D vs New Hall (H) 2.45pm Boys' Hockey: Colts B & D vs New Hall (H)
Sunday 20 10.00am Boarders' Trip to LaserTag
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Monday 21 1.00pm Middle School Staff Meeting 5.00pm Health and Safety Committee Meeting 5.00pm Swimming: Framlingham College Gala (Years 3-8) (A) 5.00pm Years 3 and 4 Boarding Taster Night
Tuesday 22 8.20am Parents' Coffee Morning (North Hall) 1.30pm Pupils' Academic Focus Group Meeting 7.00pm Orangery Lecture: Daily Life in Ancient Rome (Sam Dewhurst, Housemaster of Meadhurst, Uppingham School)
Wednesday 23 1.45pm Girls' Hockey U9A, B & C vs South Lee (H) 2.15pm Tag Rugby: U8A & B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (at Culford) 2.15pm Rugby: U9A vs Framlingham Prep, South Lee & Culford (at Culford) 2.15pm Rugby: U9B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (at Culford) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & 2nd vs South Lee (at Nowton Park) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts A & C vs South Lee (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts E vs Framlingham Prep & Town Close (at Harleston Magpies) 2.30pm Netball: 1st & 2nd vs South Lee (A) 2.30pm Netball: 3rd, 4th & 5th vs St Felix (H) 2.30pm Netball: U11A, B & C vs Littlegarth & South Lee (at Littlegarth) 2.30pm Netball: U11D vs Littlegarth (A) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: Colts B & D vs South Lee (H) 6.00pm Year 7 Parents' Meeting
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Thursday 24 9.15am KS1 Problem Solving Workshop 1.30pm Pupil Catering Committee Meeting
Friday 25 1.30pm Boys' Hockey: 1st and Colts A Suffolk In2Hockey Championships (at Rushmere) 3.30pm Long Weekend begins
Saturday 26
Sunday 27
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Monday 28 7.00pm Long Weekend ends
Tuesday 29 11.00am Education Committee Meeting 7.00pm Orangery Lecture: Tales of the Anglo-Saxons (William Gunson, Head of Trivium and Quadrivium, Oundle School)
Wednesday 30 2.00pm Girls’ Hockey: U9A, B & C vs Ipswich High (H) 2.15pm Netball: 1st, 3rd & 5th vs Felsted (H) 2.15pm Tag Rugby: U8A & B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (at Brandeston) 2.15pm Rugby: U9A vs Framlingham Prep, South Lee & Culford (at Brandeston) 2.15pm Rugby: U9B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (at Brandeston) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 5th vs Felsted (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & Colts A, C & E vs Felsted (A) 2.30pm Netball: U11A, B, C & D vs Felsted (A) 3.00pm Netball: 2nd & 4th vs Felsted (H) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: 4th & 6th vs Felsted (H) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & Colts B & D vs Felsted (A)
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Thursday 31 10.00am Safeguarding and Welfare Committee Meeting 1.30pm School Council Meeting
FEBRUARY
Friday 1 Effort and Attainment 1 10.00am Boys' Hockey: 1st IAPS Regional Qualifier (at St Faith's) 10.00am Open Morning 7.00pm Orwell Park Open Exhibition: Art Show and Music Evening
Saturday 2 Cross Country: Anglian Schools' Championships (Lincolnshire) 1.00pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & 4th vs Ipswich School (H) 1.45pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & 3rd vs Ipswich School (H)
Sunday 3 10.00am Boarders' Trip to Felixstowe Leisure Centre
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Monday 4 CE Mock French Orals and Listening Exam Week 4.30pm Squash: U11 vs Ipswich Prep (H)
Tuesday 5 Chinese New Year Day 7.00pm Orangery Lecture: Physics and the Electric Guitar (Nick Weaver, Headmaster of Ipswich School)
Wednesday 6 2.00pm Girls' Hockey: U9A, B & C vs Finborough (H) 2.15pm Tag Rugby: U8A vs Finborough & Framlingham Prep (at Finborough) 2.15pm Tag Rugby: U8B vs Framlingham Prep (at Finborough) 2.15pm Rugby: U9A vs Finborough & Framlingham Prep (at Finborough) 2.15pm Rugby: U9B vs Framlingham Prep (at Finborough) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & 4th vs Holmwood House (H) 2.30pm Netball: 1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th vs Norwich School (A) 2.30pm Netball: 2nd vs Holmwood House (H) 2.30pm Netball: U11A, B & C vs Holmwood House (A) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 5th vs Holmwood House (H) 6.00pm Year 5 Parents' Meeting
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Thursday 7 Pre-Prep Cake Sale (Reception LJB) 1.00pm Middle School Staff Meeting 4.00pm Cross Country: Inter House Race (Years 3-8)
Friday 8 Pre-Prep Cake Sale (Reception LJB) 11.00am F&GP Meeting 3.45pm Back to the 80s: Play Rehearsal
Saturday 9 1.30pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & 4th vs RHS (H) 2.00pm Boys' Hockey: Colts A, B & C Ipswich Prep Tournament (at Rushmere) 2.00pm Netball: U11A & B Ipswich Prep Tournament (at Rushmere) 2.15pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & 5th vs RHS (H) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 6th vs RHS (H) 5.30pm Year 7: Beowulf Winter Camp
Sunday 10 10.00am Boarders' Trip to Woodbridge 2.00pm Back to the 80s: Full Cast and Technical Rehearsal
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Monday 11 10.00am Boys' Hockey: Colts A IAPS Regional Qualifier (at Framlingham College) 6.30pm Back to the 80s: Technical Rehearsal
Tuesday 12 3.00pm Pre-Prep Parents' Assembly 4.00pm Back to the 80s: School Performance
Wednesday 13 2.00pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & 3rd vs Framlingham Prep (H) 2.00pm Girls' Hockey: U9A & B vs Framlingham Prep (at Framlingham College) 2.15pm Tag Rugby: U8A & B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (H) 2.15pm Rugby: U9A & B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts A & C vs Framlingham Prep (at Framlingham College) 2.30pm Netball: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th vs Framlingham Prep (at Brandeston) 2.30pm Netball: U11A, B, C & D vs Framlingham Prep (H) 2.45pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & 4th vs Framlingham Prep (H) 2.45pm Girls' Hockey: U9C vs Framlingham Prep (at Framlingham College) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: Colts B, D & E vs Framlingham Prep (at Framlingham College) 3.30pm Boys' Hockey: 5th & 6th vs Framlingham Prep (H)
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FEBRUARY
Thursday 14 6.30pm Back to the 80s (followed by Cheese and Wine for Parents)
Friday 15 2.00pm Back to the 80s 3.30pm Half-term begins
Saturday 16 Mayo College Trip departs
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Monday 18
Tuesday 19
Wednesday 20
Thursday 21
Friday 22
Saturday 23
Sunday 24 7.00pm Half-term ends
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Monday 25 7.00pm Choral Society reconvenes
Tuesday 26 Mayo College Trip returns Year 8 Examinations (four days) 5.00pm Staff Catering Committee Meeting
Wednesday 27 2.00pm Girls’ Hockey: U9A, B & C vs Elm Green (H) 2.00pm Netball: U11A, B & C vs Finborough (A) 2.00pm Tag Rugby: U8A vs Elm Green & Framlingham Prep (H) 2.00pm Tag Rugby: U8B vs Elm Green, Barnardiston & Framlingham Prep (H) 2.00pm Rugby: U9A vs Elm Green, South Lee & Framlingham Prep (H) 2.00pm Rugby: U9B vs Barnardiston & Framlingham Prep (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & Colts A vs Town Close (at Norwich Dragons Hockey Club) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 5th vs New Hall (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts C & E vs Town Close (at Harleston Magpies) 2.30pm Netball: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th vs Finborough (H) 2.30pm Netball: 5th vs Framlingham Prep (at Brandeston) 3.15pm Boys’ Hockey: 2nd and Colts B vs Town Close (at Norwich Dragons Hockey Club) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: 4th & 6th vs New Hall (H) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: Colts D vs Town Close (at Harleston Magpies)
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FEBRUARY
Thursday 28 10.00am Netball: U11A IAPS Regional Qualifier (at Felsted) 1.00pm Tutors' Meeting (HM Study) 6.15pm Orangery Recital: Years 5 and 6
MARCH
Friday 1 Boys' Hockey: Colts A In2Hockey Regional Finals (venue tbc) 10.00am Netball: 1st IAPS Regional Qualifier (at Felsted) 11.00am HSMs' Meeting
Saturday 2 10.00am Governors’ Meeting 1.15pm Netball: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th vs RHS (A) 1.30pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 6th vs RHS (H) 2.15pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & 5th vs RHS (H) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & 4th vs RHS (H)
Sunday 3 Cross Country: East Anglian Prep Schools' Championships (Years 3-8) (at Woodbridge School) 10.00am Boarders' Bowling Trip
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MARCH
Monday 4 5.00pm Revision Session for Year 7 Pupils and Parents
Tuesday 5 Effort and Attainment 2 1.00pm Heads of Department Meeting 3.30pm Team photos 7.00pm Orangery Lecture: British Sign Language (Lucie Calow, Headteacher of Granta School)
Wednesday 6 8.30am Prep School Ash Wednesday Service (St Martin's Church) 1.45pm Boys' Hockey: Colts E vs Ipswich Prep (H) 2.00pm Girls' Hockey: U9A Framlingham Prep Tournament (at Framlingham College) 2.00pm Girls' Hockey: U9B & C vs Framlingham Prep (H) 2.00pm Tag Rugby: U8A Framlingham Prep Festival (at Brandeston) 2.00pm Rugby: U9A Framlingham Prep Festival (at Brandeston) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts A & C vs Ipswich Prep (H) 2.30pm Netball: 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th vs Norwich School (H) 2.30pm Netball: U11A, B, C & D vs Ipswich Prep (at Rushmere) 2.30pm Tag Rugby: U8B vs Framlingham Prep (H) 2.30pm Rugby: U9B vs Framlingham Prep (H) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: Colts B & D vs Ipswich Prep (H) 5.00pm Associated Board Theory Exams 6.00pm Year 6 Parents' Meeting
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MARCH
Thursday 7 Blue Book Deadline Pre-Prep Cake Sale (Reception VMW) World Book Day Year 8: History, TPE and English Trip to Canterbury
Friday 8 Pre-Prep Cake Sale (Reception VMW) Young Art East Anglia Exhibition -Peter Pears Gallery in Aldeburgh (ends 10th March) 8.00am Pre-Prep Coffee Morning 1.30pm Pupils’ Academic Focus Group Meeting 7.00pm Friends of Orwell Park Quiz Night
Saturday 9 Eco Day
Sunday 10 IAPS Ski Championship Team departs (returns 15th March) 10.00am Boarders' Bushcraft Activity
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MARCH
Monday 11 6.30pm Indoor Cricket: Boys’ 1st vs OBH (H)
Tuesday 12 Boys' Hockey: 1st In2Hockey Regional Finals (venue tbc) 6.30pm Evening Recital at St Mary Abchurch, City of London
Wednesday 13 1.45pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & 4th vs Woodbridge School (A) 1.45pm Boys' Hockey: Colts E vs The Abbey (H) 2.00pm Netball: 1st, 3rd & 5th vs Woodbridge School (H) 2.15pm Tag Rugby: U8A vs Culford, Finborough & Framlingham Prep (at Culford) 2.15pm Tag Rugby: U8B vs Culford & Framlingham Prep (at Culford) 2.15pm Rugby: U9A vs Culford, South Lee, Finborough & Framlingham Prep(at Culford) 2.15pm Rugby: U9B vs Culford & Framlingham Prep (at Culford) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & 5th vs Woodbridge School (A) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts B & D vs The Abbey (H) 2.30pm Netball: U11A, B, C & D vs The Abbey (A) 3.00pm Netball: 2nd & 4th vs Woodbridge School (H) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 6th vs Woodbridge School (A) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: Colts A & C vs The Abbey (H)
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Thursday 14 1.30pm School Council Meeting 6.15pm Orangery Recital: Years 3 and 4
Friday 15 IAPS Ski Championships Team returns 6.00pm Middle School Service
Saturday 16 Cross Country: English Schools' Championships (Leeds) 1.45pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 6th vs OBH (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & 5th vs OBH (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts A & C vs OBH (A) 2.30pm Netball: 1st & 3rd vs OBH (A) 2.30pm Netball: U11A & C vs OBH (H) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & 4th vs OBH (H) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: Colts B & D vs OBH (A)
Sunday 17 10.00am Boarders' Cinema Trip
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Monday 18 2.00pm Pre-Prep Play Dress Rehearsal 4.30pm Boarding House Open Afternoon 4.30pm Squash: U9 vs Ipswich Prep (A) 6.30pm Indoor Cricket: Girls’ 1st vs OBH (H)
Tuesday 19 Boys' Hockey: 1st IAPS National Finals (at Millfield) 9.00am Reading Competition Finals: Years 3 and 4 2.00pm Pre-Prep Play 6.00pm Reading Competition Finals: Years 5 and 6 7.00pm Reading Competition Finals: Years 7 and 8
Wednesday 20 Hockey: Colts A IAPS National Finals (at Rugby School) 1.45pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & 4th and Colts A & C vs Culford (A) 2.00pm Boys' Hockey:1st OPS Tournament (H) 2.00pm Tag Rugby: U8A & B vs Culford (H) 2.00pm Rugby: U9A OPS Festival (H) 2.00pm Rugby: U9B vs Culford (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 5th vs Culford (A) 2.30pm Girls' Hockey: U9A & B vs Culford (A) 2.30pm Netball: 1st, 3rd & 5th vs Culford (H) 2.30pm Netball: U11A, B, C, & D vs Culford (A) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: 6th and Colts B, D & E vs Culford (A) 3.15pm Netball: 2nd & 4th vs Culford (H) 6.00pm Prefects’ Dinner
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Thursday 21 Games Changeover Netball: U11A IAPS National Finals (at Epsom College) 2.00pm Pre-Prep Play
Friday 22 Netball: 1st IAPS National Finals (at Epsom College) 3.45pm Squash: U13 House matches
Saturday 23 4.00pm Hockey: Staff vs Parents
Sunday 24 10.00am Boarders' Ipswich Museum Trip
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Monday 25 Associated Board Practical Exams 3.45pm Squash: U11 House matches
Tuesday 26 Associated Board Practical Exams 6.00pm Spring Concert (Orangery)
Wednesday 27 9.00am Pre-Prep Internal Prize Giving 12.00pm Prep Internal Prize Giving 2.00pm Middle School Easter Event 3.30pm Term ends
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TERM DATES
SUMMER TERM 2019
Term begins Wednesday 24 April (7.00pm) Bank Holiday Monday 6 May Half-term begins Friday 24 May (3.30pm) Half-term ends Sunday 2 June (7.00pm) Common Entrance Tuesday 4 June – Friday 7 June Long Weekend begins Friday 14 June (3.30pm) Long Weekend ends Monday 17 June (7.00pm) Term ends Saturday 6 July (3.30pm) (Year 8 Leavers: 12 midnight)
AUTUMN TERM 2019
Term begins Wednesday 4 September (7.00pm) Long Weekend begins Friday 27 September (3.30pm) Long Weekend ends Monday 30 September (7.00pm) Half-term begins Friday 18 October (3.30pm) Half-term ends Sunday 3 November (7.00pm) Long Weekend begins Thursday 21 November (3.30pm) Long Weekend ends Sunday 24 November (7.00pm) Term ends Wednesday 11 December (12 noon)
SPRING TERM 2020
Term begins Tuesday 7th January (7.00pm) Long weekend begins Friday 24th January (3.30pm) Long weekend ends Monday 27th January (7.00pm) Half-term begins Friday 14th February (3.30pm) Half-term ends Sunday 23rd February (7.00pm) Term ends. Wednesday 25th March (3.30pm)
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TERM DATES
SUMMER TERM 2020 (provisional)
Term begins Wednesday 22 April (7.00pm) Bank Holiday Monday 4 May Half-term begins Friday 22 May (3.30pm) Half-term ends Sunday 31 May (7.00pm) Common Entrance Tuesday 2 June – Friday 5 June Long Weekend begins Friday 12 June (3.30pm) Long Weekend ends Monday 15 June (7.00pm) Term ends Saturday 4 July (3.30pm) (Year 8 Leavers: 12 midnight)
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