Useful Telephone numbers PROVISIONAL TERM DATES

School Office: 01243 575209 SUMMER TERM 2016

Wednesday 13th April Term begins 8.30am Friday 27th May Half Term starts 3.30pm/4.15pm Monday 6th June Term resumes 8.30am Thursday 14th July Term ends 1.30pm (for Nursery E-mail addresses & Kindergarten) 4.00pm Headteacher: [email protected] (for PP and PS after Speech Day) Assistant Head: [email protected] MICHAELMAS TERM 2016 Bursar: [email protected] Wednesday 7th September Term begins 8.30am Head of Academics: [email protected] Friday 21st October Half Term starts 3.30pm/4.15pm Monday 7th November Term resumes 8.30am Head of Pastoral Care: [email protected] Thursday 15th December Term ends for Pre-Prep 3.30pm Friday 16th December Term ends Prep School (after Carol Service) Assistant Bursar: [email protected] SPRING TERM 2017 Marketing & Admissions: [email protected] Wednesday 11th January Term begins 8.30am Headteacher’s PA: [email protected] Friday 10th February Half Term starts 3.30pm/4.15pm Monday 20th February Term resumes 8.30am Reception: [email protected] Friday 24th March Term ends 3.30pm/4.15pm

FAMILY SERVICES

To contact staff please use their first name initial St Mary's Church, Funtington St Andrew's Church, West Stoke followed by their [email protected] Family Service: 11am Family Service: 11am Sunday 1st January 2016 Sunday 8th January 2016 Sunday 5th February 2016 Sunday 12th February 2016 Sunday 5th March 2016 Sunday 12th March 2016 Sunday 2nd April 2016 Sunday 9th April 2016 SPRING TERM 2016

Website St Mary's Church, Sennicotts Family Service: 11am Sunday 22nd January 2016 www.oakwoodschool.co.uk Sunday 26th February 2016 Sunday 26th March 2016 CALENDAR Sunday 23rd April 2016

Classrooms open from 8.15am Registration from 8.30am to 8.40am

All matches, unless otherwise stated, start at 2.30pm. Spectators are always very welcome.

Match Teas for parents will be served in the Library. JANUARY FEBRUARY Rugby: U10A 7s Tournament @ PGS – 1.30pm Netball: U10A Tournament @ Prebendal – 2pm WEEK 1 WEEK 5 Netball: U11A, B & C Tournament @ Oakwood Tuesday 5th Staff Inset Day Wednesday 3rd Pre-Prep Parents’ Evening, Gym – 4pm onwards Year 6 Leavers’ Programme Evening, Library – 7pm Wednesday 6th Spring Term begins – 8.30am Rugby: U11A v (A) Thursday 3rd World Book Day (Charity Day in aid of St Wilfrid’s Hospice) Friday 8th No Lyne Hall Assembly Rugby: U10 A&B v (H) Year 4 DC Beagle Maths Challenge at Christ’s Hospital Saturday 9th Assessment Morning Netball: U11C/U10B v Sompting Abbotts (A) Netball: U11A Regional Tournament @ Roedean School Thursday 4th Rugby: U9A & U8 v Prebendal (H) Rugby: U9B v Shoreham College (H) WEEK 2 Rugby: U9B v Westbourne House (A) FOO Meeting – 8pm Monday 11th Lunchtime and After School Activities begins Netball: U9A & U9B v Westbourne House (A) Friday 4th Assembly Presentation – 5Q “Introduction to Reception” drop-in morning for Little Oaks parents Friday 5th Assembly Presentation – Year 1 Rugby: U10B TAG Festival @ Conifers (A) – 2pm – 8.45-10am Saturday 6th Festival (Speech and Drama), Central School Saturday 5th Chichester Festival (Recorders), School Tuesday 12th Year 6 French Trip Meeting for Parents, Lyne Hall – 5.30pm Chichester Festival (Guitars), Regis School of Music Chichester Festival (Brass), Central School Wednesday 13th School Council Meeting Sunday 7th Chichester Festival (Speech and Drama), Central School Sunday 6th Year 6 French Trip departs Rugby: U11A & B & U10A & B training game v Meoncross & Chichester Festival (Guitars), Regis School of Music Ryde School (H) - 3pm WEEK 9 Netball: U11A @ PGS Tournament - 1pm WEEK 6 Monday 7th Board of Governors’ meeting – 6pm Netball: U11B & U11C v PGS (H) Monday 8th Finance & General Purposes committee meeting – 5pm Tuesday 8th Year 1 Trip to The Weald and Downland Open Air Museum Netball: U10A v Churcher’s College (A) – 3.30pm Tuesday 9th Nursery Trip to Chichester Library Year 5 Musical Theatre Evening – 6pm Thursday 14th Rugby: U9 A&B and U8 A&B v Sherborne House (H) Lent Assemblies with Father Charles Wednesday 9th Rugby: U10A&B v Pennthorpe and College (H) High School for Girls Activities Afternoon “Introduction to Reception” drop-in afternoon – 2-4.30pm Netball: U10 v Conifers (A) Year 4 hands-on coding and physical computing workshop Wednesday 10th Rugby: U11 A&B v PGS (H) Netball: U9A & U9B Tournament @ Prebendal Friday 15th Assembly Presentation – 5H Rugby: U10 A&B v PGS (A) Thursday 10th Rugby: U9A & U8 Festival @ PGS (A) - 1.30pm Lavant House School Entrance Exams Netball U11A & U11B Tournament @ Prebendal – 2pm Pre-Prep parents’ meeting “top tips to support English and maths” – 3.30pm Portsmouth High School for Girls Activities Afternoon Thursday 11th Reception, Year 1 and 2 Trip to see “Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang” at Prep School parents’ meeting “top tips to support English and maths” – 4.30pm Saturday 16th Portsmouth High School for Girls Assessment Morning The Mayflower Theatre, Friday 11th Assembly Presentation – 4B St John’s College Entrance Exams Rugby: U9 Festival at Oakwood – 2pm Netball: U10A Tournament @ Conifers - 2pm Netball U9 Festival at Oakwood – 2pm Year 6 French Trip returns – 7pm WEEK 3 Friday 12th Assembly Presentation – 4M Lunchtime and after school activities end Monday 18th Marketing committee meeting – 5pm House Meetings Saturday 12th Chichester Festival (Piano), Year 5 DC Beagle Maths Challenge @ PGS – 2pm Choral Day at Christ’s Hospital Chichester Festival (Choirs), Swimming: Year 3 & 4 v Conifers (H) Half term begins Netball: IAPS U11 National Finals @ Roedean School Tuesday 19th Swimming: Year 5 & 6 v Conifers (H) Saturday 13th Chichester Festival (Guitars), Regis School of Music Sunday 13th Chichester Festival (Piano), Westbourne House School Wednesday 20th Rugby: U10 A&B v West Hill Park School (H) Chichester Festival (Dance), Lavant House School Highfield School Cross Country Rugby: U11 A&B v Haslemere School (A) Sunday 14th Chichester Festival (Guitars), Regis School of Music Netball: U11A @ Bryanston School Tournament (all day) Chichester Festival (Dance), Lavant House School WEEK 10 Netball: U11B & U11C v Dorset House (H) Monday 14th Pre-Prep “Egg-citing” Easter Events and Easter Egg Hunt Thursday 21st Year 5 Portsmouth High School Festival of Languages Morning Monday 15th Chichester Festival (Dance), Lavant House School Year 3 Trip to Butser Farm Rugby: U9 A&B v PGS, Haslemere & Ryde (H) Tuesday 16th Chichester Festival (Dance), Lavant House School Heads of Department Meeting – 4.30pm Rugby: U8 A&B v PGS, Haslemere & Ryde (H) Wednesday 17th Chichester Festival (Dance), Lavant House School Tuesday 15th Inter-House Day including House Music Competition (Years 3-6) Netball: U9A & U8 v Churcher’s College (A) - 3.30pm Saturday 20th Chichester Festival (Junior Singing), Christ Church Prep School Easter Egg Hunt Netball: U9/8B v Prebendal (H) 2pm Sunday 21st Chichester Festival (Junior Singing), Christ Church Wednesday 16th Pre-Prep Spring Concert, Lyne Hall – 9.30am Netball: U9/8B v St John’s (H) 2.30pm Pre-Prep Easter Bonnet Parade – 10.30am FOO Meeting – 8pm WEEK 7 Pre-Prep 40th Anniversary Celebration Event Friday 22nd Assembly Presentation – 2R Monday 22nd Spring Term resumes Rugby: U11A & B v Churcher’s College (H) Saturday 23rd The Portsmouth Grammar School Entrance Exams Curriculum & Standards committee meeting – 5pm Rugby: U10A & B v Churcher’s College (A) Wednesday 24th Prep School Trip to see “Matilda” at the Cambridge Theatre, London Girls’ Football: U11 v Conifers (H) WEEK 4 Thursday 25th Rugby: U9A v Shoreham College (A) Netball: U11A Tournament @ Lavant House Monday 25th Buildings & Grounds committee meeting – 5pm Netball: U9B v Conifers (H) Netball: U10A v West Hill Park (H) Swimming: IAPS Regional Swimming @ – 5.30pm Friday 26th Assembly Presentation – Year 2Z Thursday 17th Easter Assembly with Father Charles – 11am Tuesday 26th Year 3 Parents’ Evening, Gym – 4.45pm onwards House Meetings Netball: U9B v Conifers (A) Wednesday 27th Entrance Exams Saturday 27th Biology Workshop, Science Lab. – 10am-12pm Friday 18th Assembly Presentation – Year 6 Rugby: U11A v Dorset House (H) Chichester Festival (Woodwind), Central School Term ends for Pre-Prep – 3.30pm Rugby: U10A v Dorset House (A) Sunday 28th Chichester Festival (Recorders), Central School Term ends for Prep School – 4.15pm Rugby: U11B & U10B v Seaford College (H) Saturday 19th Ski Trip departs Netball: U11A v Windlesham House (H) WEEK 8 Sunday 20th Chichester Festival Winners (Concert), Westbourne House School Netball: U11B v Conifers (A) Monday 29th Peri Week Netball: U11C/U10B v Sompting Abbotts (H) Book Week Sunday 27th Ski Trip returns Netball: U10A v Windlesham House (H) Thursday 28th Rugby: U8 TAG Festival at Oakwood - 2pm MARCH Netball: U8 Netball Festival at Oakwood - 2pm Friday 29th Assembly Presentation – Year 3 Tuesday 1st Reception Trip to the Planetarium in Chichester Saturday 30th Churcher’s College Entrance Exams Wednesday 2nd School Council Meeting Rugby: U11 Oakwood 7s