Co-Curricular Upper School UIV – UV 2019 Weekend Activities Programme

#GetInvolved Weekend Activities - Michaelmas Term 2019

DATE CHAPEL IMPORTANT/HOUSE EVENTS OPEN EVENT (FREE) C0-CURRICULAR EVENT

SAT 7 SEP Beginning of Year Closed Weekend (R-UVI) DVD and Popcorn Chapel Service SUN 8 SEP Closed Weekend (R-UVI) House Teambuilding Day SAT 14 SEP Pamper Box Cinema Trip SUN 15 SEP House Prayers Bike and Bite Royal County of Cookery Workshop Show Tree Runners SAT 21 SEP Presentation of House House Bingo Sixth Form to UV SUN 22 SEP Evensong Cookery Workshop Up at the O2 Red Kangaroo

Short Exeat Friday 27 September at 12.00noon – Sunday 29 September at 8.00pm

SAT 5 OCT Closed Weekend (R-LVI) Bake Box Cinema Trip UIV Social with Radley SUN 6 OCT Harvest Festival Closed Weekend (R-LVI) Cookery Workshop Ten Pin Bowling House Drama Rehearsals Water Fun SAT 12 OCT Friendship Bracelet Making SUN 13 OCT House Prayers House Drama Competition

Long Exeat Friday 18 October at 12.00noon – Tuesday 29 October at 8.00pm SAT 2 NOV Closed Weekend (R-UV) Drama Scholars’ Wellington Firework Social Display SUN 3 NOV House Prayers Closed Weekend (R-UV) Cookery Workshop Lush and Shopping at UV Language Oral Gong Bath Festival Place practise sessions DH Firework Display SAT 9 NOV AGN Charity Evening Pizza Box Cinema Trip LV Social at Radley SUN 10 NOV Remembrance Music Award Holders’ Dance Workshop Escape Room Service Recital Cookery Workshop

Short Exeat Friday 15 November at 12.00noon – Monday 18 November at 8.00pm SAT 23 NOV Michaelmas Concert DVD, Hot Chocolate and Marshmallows SUN 24 NOV Evensong UIV Parcel Fund Cake Walk Sno Tubing Volunteering Cookery Workshop SAT 30 NOV UIV Parents Meeting Make your own Blenheim Lights UV Geography Trip Christmas Baubles SUN 1 DEC Evensong UV Geography Trip Christmas Crafts Sleeping Beauty Tedworth House Chapel Cookery Workshop Pantomime Cinema Trip SAT 7 DEC Closed Weekend (R-LVI) House Christmas Parties SUN 8 DEC Matins Closed Weekend (R-LVI) House Christmas Trips Junior Carol Service rehearsal

All free events highlighted in orange will take place on Saturday and Sunday. See House notice boards for activities and events planned in House. Dear Parents

We would like to introduce you to the programme of weekend activities planned for the Michaelmas Term for the Upper School. Looking back, the Summer Term was an incredibly busy one and highlights include clay pigeon shooting, a neon disco, learning to cook an array of different dishes as well as a great trip to Thorpe Park! We hope you enjoy seeing what the girls are up to on our social media and through our e-newsletters.

We regularly meet with the girls in our student forums and together we have put together a diverse and engaging programme of events. I hope there is something for everyone, including a trip to the O2 Academy to climb the roof of the largest indoor venue in London, socials with other schools, the opportunity to relax with a gong bath and lots of activities to be enjoyed in House.

As ever, we strive to keep the costs of activities to a minimum, however, as you will notice, a few of the key events cost more than £30 and we will seek your agreement in advance for these. Your daughter will be able to sign up for events costing £30 or less on a weekly basis in House. However, if you do not wish your daughter to have this option, please confirm this in section 4, ‘Opt Out of House Sign-Up’ on the online booking form.

Please do always get in touch with any feedback. We would love to hear what you or your daughter are enjoying and if there is anything different that you would like to see added to the weekend programme.

Looking forward to welcoming the girls both new and those returning, back for a busy, exciting and challenging term ahead!

With best wishes

Hannah Pilgrim Head of Co-Curricular Activities Email: [email protected] Tel: 01635 204669 SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER CLOSED WEEKEND

VENUE: DOWNE HOUSE DVD AND POPCORN COST: FREE EVENT Enjoy a night relaxing with your friends in the comfort of your own Common Room with a TIME: 7.30pm - 10.00pm DVD and fresh bowl of warm popcorn. OTHER EVENTS • Closed Weekend (R - UVI) SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER CLOSED WEEKEND

VENUE: VARIOUS HOUSE TEAMBUILDING COST: £35.00 A day full of fun teambuilding events held at various off-site locations. Enjoy taking part in an TIME: 9.00am - 6.00pm array of activities including climbing, jumping OTHER EVENTS and learning to ride the water on kayaks. • Closed Weekend (R - UVI) Others will be working as a team to complete obstacle courses which see them climbing over cargo nets and over vertical walls. A wonderful opportunity to catch up with your friends about your Summer break and to welcome your new housemates into their new home!

To finish off your exciting day, there will be a delicious BBQ in the Cloisters. SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER

VENUE: IN HOUSE PAMPER BOX COST: FREE EVENT After a busy week, come and let the worries melt away with a glorious evening of pampering TIME: ALL DAY and relaxation with your friends! Treat yourself to a face mask or a manicure….enjoy and relax, OTHER EVENTS you deserve it for all your hard work! The • Cinema Trip perfect opportunity to recharge and look after one another.

VENUE: LOCAL CINEMA CINEMA TRIP COST: £20.00 Enjoy a night at the cinema seeing the latest release. With a choice of films on offer, an TIME: 6.30pm - 10.30pm entertaining evening is unavoidable! OTHER EVENTS • Pamper Box SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

VENUE: LOCAL AREA BIKE AND BITE COST: FREE EVENT Make the most of the great outdoors by taking a leisurely ride on our very own Downe House TIME: 11.00am – 1.30pm bikes. We will find a great spot to enjoy a delicious picnic too. OTHER EVENTS • Chapel: House Prayers • Cookery Workshop • The Royal County of Berkshire Show • Tree Runners

VENUE: COOKERY ROOM COOKERY WORKSHOP COST: FREE EVENT OREO BROWNIE CAKES TIME: 3.30pm – 5.00pm Learn how to make these irresistible Oreo brownie cakes. They are fudgy, chocolatey and out of this world. Delicious! OTHER EVENTS

• Chapel: House Prayers • Bike and Bite • The Royal County of Berkshire Show • Tree Runners SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

VENUE: NEWBURY THE ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE SHOWGROUND SHOW COST: £20.00 Be part of this nationally recognized county show packed with things to watch, do, smell 10.00am – 5.00pm TIME: and taste.

OTHER EVENTS One of Britain’s top ten agricultural shows with • Chapel: House Prayers a unique shopping experience including fashion, crafts and a sumptuous food hall. • Bike and Bite • Cookery Workshop • Tree Runners

VENUE: ANDOVER TREE RUNNERS COST: £45.00 Enjoy a giant obstacle course in the trees! From high wires to zip lines to mountain biking TIME: 10.00am – 2.30pm between trees!! It’s great safe fun for all ages! OTHER EVENTS

• Chapel: House Prayers • Bike and Bite • The Royal County of Berkshire Show • Cookery Workshop SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER

VENUE: IN HOUSE HOUSE BINGO COST: FREE EVENT Feel the thrill as you race your friends to a full house in the comfort of your pyjamas! TIME: 7.00pm – 9.00pm

OTHER EVENTS • Presentation of Downe House Sixth Form to UV SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER

VENUE: O2 ACADEMY, UP AT THE O2 LONDON Climb the roof of the largest indoor venue in London and take in the spectacular views COST: £60.00 across the capital. You will follow a guide along TIME: 10.00am – 5.30pm a fabric walkway stretching across the O2 towards the centre of the arena. There you can OTHER EVENTS pause, enjoy your accomplishment and behold • Chapel: Evensong the metropolis around you. • Cookery Workshop • Red Kangaroo SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER

VENUE: COOKERY ROOM COOKERY WORKSHOP COST: FREE EVENT TUNA PASTA BAKE TIME: 3.30pm – 5.00pm Come and learn how to make a tasty and classic meal that everyone loves. The tuna pasta bake is made with mostly store-cupboard ingredients OTHER EVENTS and can be whipped up anytime. • Chapel: Evensong It is a great dish to have up your sleeve that will • Up at the O2 serve you for years to come. • Red Kangaroo

VENUE: READING RED KANGAROO COST: £25.00 A trip to Red Kangaroo means there will be backflips and bounces aplenty. Push your limits TIME: 1.00pm – 5.00pm and have a giggle with friends with an afternoon OTHER EVENTS of trampolining.

• Chapel: Evensong • Up at the O2 • Cookery Workshop SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER CLOSED WEEKEND

VENUE: IN HOUSE BAKE BOX COST: FREE EVENT Is there anything more satisfying than eating TIME: 7.00pm – 10.00pm something you have prepared yourself? An in-House bake box takes the hard work out of baking and instead gives you more time to OTHER EVENTS decorate your wonderful creations with friends. • Closed Weekend (R - LVI) • UIV Social with Radley • Cinema Trip

VENUE: DOWNE HOUSE SOCIAL WITH RADLEY (UIV) COST: £25.00 Always a popular evening socialising and making new friends with the boys at Radley TIME: 7.00pm – 9.30pm College. With a disco and delicious nibbles, this OTHER EVENTS is sure to be a very enjoyable evening.

• Closed Weekend (R - LVI) • Bake Box • Cinema Trip SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER CLOSED WEEKEND

VENUE: LOCAL CINEMA CINEMA TRIP COST: £20.00 Enjoy a night at the cinema seeing the latest release. With a choice of films on offer, an TIME: 6.30pm – 10.30pm entertaining evening is unavoidable.

OTHER EVENTS • Closed Weekend (R - lVI) • UIV Social with Radley • Bake Box SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER CLOSED WEEKEND

VENUE: LAKESIDE TEN PIN BOWLING SUPERBOWL Whether you are a strike queen or a gutter- ball belle, bowling is sure to be a fun and COST: £25.00 entertaining afternoon. TIME: 1.00pm – 3.30pm

OTHER EVENTS

• Closed Weekend (R - LVI) • Chapel: Harvest Festival • House Drama rehearsals • Water inflatables • Cookery Workshop SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER CLOSED WEEKEND

VENUE: COOKERY ROOM COOKERY WORKSHOP COST: FREE EVENT CHILLI BEAN NACHO BASKETS TIME: 3.30pm - 5.00pm Spice up your life with a taste of Mexico with our chilli bean nacho baskets. These baskets are tasty, filling and the perfect comfort food to OTHER EVENTS enjoy on a cold day. • Closed Weekend (R - LVI) • Chapel: Harvest Festival • House Drama Rehearsals • Water inflatables • Ten Pin Bowling

VENUE: DOWNE HOUSE WATER FUN COST: £10.00 Enjoy an afternoon of playing in the pool with your friends. TIME: 2.00pm – 4.00pm

OTHER EVENTS • Closed Weekend (R - LVI) • Chapel: Harvest Festival • House Drama rehearsals • Cookery Workshop • Ten Pin Bowling SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER

VENUE: IN HOUSE FRIENDSHIP BRACELET MAKING COST: FREE EVENT Looking for a fun way to show a friend how much you care? A friendship bracelet is the TIME: ALL DAY perfect way to say it. Spend some time making them in House! SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER CLOSED WEEKEND

VENUE: WELLINGTON COLLEGE WELLINGTON FIREWORK DISPLAY COST: £20.00 Get your warm layers on and join the group heading to Wellington College to watch the TIME: 6.00pm – 9.30pm spectacular fireworks display. Let your senses be wowed by the blazing colours, crackles and booms. An experience that will stay with you for OTHER EVENTS years to come. • Closed Weekend (R - UV) SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER CLOSED WEEKEND

VENUE: COOKERY ROOM COOKERY WORKSHOP COST: FREE EVENT ROCKY ROAD CHEESECAKE CAKES TIME: 3.30pm - 5.00pm We’ve blended two tempting sweet treats - Rocky Road and cheesecake. Enjoy making this OTHER EVENTS mouth-watering chocolate cheesecake which is packed with marshmallows and topped with • Closed Weekend (R - UV) melted chocolate. Sharing is optional! • Chapel: House Prayers • Gong Baths • Downe House Fireworks • LUSH & Shopping at Festival Palace

VENUE: DOWNE HOUSE GONG BATHS COST: £15.00 Come and experience a form of meditation that has been practised for thousands of years. Let TIME: 4.00pm – 5.00pm the gong vibrations wash over you and feel the OTHER EVENTS peacefulness surround you. You can even take your quilt. • Closed Weekend (R - UV) • Chapel: House Prayers • Cookery Workshop • Downe House Fireworks • LUSH & Shopping at Festival Palace SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER CLOSED WEEKEND

VENUE: UNIQUE OUTDOORS DOWNE HOUSE FIREWORKS COST: FREE EVENT What could be better that wrapping up warm and heading over to the playing fields TIME: 7.00pm – 7.30pm to be amazed by the astounding Downe OTHER EVENTS House fireworks display. The skies will fill with technicolour. This is a date in the school • Closed Weekend (R - UV) calendar not to be missed! • Chapel: House Prayers • Cookery Workshop • Gong Baths • LUSH & Shopping at Festival Palace

VENUE: FESTIVAL PLACE, LUSH AND SHOPPING BASINGSTOKE LUSH is just as it sounds. They produce fresh, handmade cosmetics that are 100% vegetarian, COST: £35.00 never tested on animals and have the least TIME: 10.00am – 5.00pm amount of packaging possible. Your senses will explode in the workshop run by a member of OTHER EVENTS their team. Be prepared for delightful scents • Closed Weekend (R - UV) and bright colours. Not only do you get to • Chapel: House Prayers spend time in LUSH but you also get to do more • Cookery Workshop shopping in Festival Place, Basingstoke. • Downe House Fireworks • Gong Baths SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER

VENUE: RADLEY COLLEGE LV SOCIAL WITH RADLEY COST: £15.00 A great chance to spend some time with friends new and old at Radley College. The boys will TIME: 6.30pm – 10.30pm host you at their school and a fun evening is in store. OTHER EVENTS • AGN Charity Evening • Cinema Trip • Pizza Box

VENUE: LOCAL CINEMA CINEMA TRIP COST: £20.00 Time to put your feet up and relax in front of the latest box office hit. What better way to spend TIME: 6.30pm – 10.30pm a Saturday night than with your friends and a large tub of popcorn! OTHER EVENTS

• AGN Charity Evening • Pizza Box • LV Social at Radley SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER

VENUE: DOWNE HOUSE DANCE WORKSHOP COST: FREE EVENT An exciting opportunity to learn a new dance routine with your friends. Come along and give TIME: 1.30pm – 2.30pm it a go, you are bound to have a great time! OTHER EVENTS • Remembrance Day Service • Music Award Holders’ Recital • Cookery Workshop • Escape Room

VENUE: COOKERY ROOM COOKERY WORKSHOP COST: FREE EVENT TIRAMISU CHOCOLATE ECLAIRS TIME: 3.30pm – 5.00pm When a traditional French dessert meets an Italian treat, yumminess ensues. This is a OTHER EVENTS delicious dessert perfect for everyone who likes pastry, cream and chocolate. • Remembrance Day Service • Music Award Holders’ Recital • Dance Workshop • Escape Room SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER

VENUE: READING ESCAPE ROOM COST: £30.00 Looking for something different to do on a Saturday night? If you love mental challenges, TIME: 1.00pm – 4.00pm puzzles and quizzes, then this is the activity for OTHER EVENTS you! • Remembrance Day Service By working as a team, you will have 60 minutes • Music Award Holders’ Recital to solve the puzzles, find the keys and crack the codes to unlock the door, breakout and escape! • Dance Workshop • Cookery Workshop SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER

VENUE: IN HOUSE DVD, HOT CHOCOLATE AND COST: FREE EVENT MARSHMALLOWS TIME: 7.00pm – 9.00pm Take the time to just relax and snuggle up on the sofa with a great film and a cup of delicious OTHER EVENTS hot chocolate. • Michaelmas Concert SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER

VENUE: LOCAL AREA CAKE WALK COST: FREE EVENT Lift your spirits and blow away the cobwebs with a walk in the beautiful TIME: 10.30am – 1.30pm countryside! Finish off your wonderfully relaxing day with a delicious slice of cake and a hot OTHER EVENTS drink. • Chapel: Evensong • UIV Parcel Fund Volunteering • Cookery Workshop • Sno Tubing

VENUE: COOKERY ROOM COOKERY WORKSHOP COST: FREE EVENT CHEESE AND TOMATO CORN BREAD WITH QUICK TOMATO SOUP TIME: 3.30pm – 5.00pm What better way to warm up on a cold day than making your own delicious soup. Of course, OTHER EVENTS no soup is complete without dunking some • Chapel: Evensong homemade bread into it. Yum! • UIV Parcel Fund Volunteering • Cake Walk • Sno Tubing SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER

VENUE: BRACKNELL SNO TUBING COST: £25.00 Come and have a fun afternoon on the dry ski TIME: 12.30pm – 3.30pm slope but instead of skiing or snowboarding, fly down the slope in a large inflatable ring. OTHER EVENTS Prepare yourself for some serious fun! • Chapel: Evensong • UIV Parcel Fund Volunteering • Cake Walk • Cookery Workshop SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER

VENUE: IN HOUSE MAKE YOUR OWN CHRISTMAS COST: FREE EVENT BAUBLES TIME: ALL DAY What better way to personalise your Christmas tree than with homemade baubles. OTHER EVENTS Ideal bespoke Christmas presents for your friends and family. You will be provided with • Blenheim Lights transparent baubles and craft materials such as ribbons, sequins, glitter and feathers. Pop on some Christmas music and get into the festive spirit!

VENUE: BLENHEIM PALACE BLENHEIM LIGHTS COST: £30.00 As the stunning lights trail at Blenheim Palace is revealed, the countdown to Christmas truly TIME: 6.30pm – 10.00pm begins! Enjoy the spectacular light displays whilst keeping yourselves warm with a delicious OTHER EVENTS hot chocolate. • Make Your Own Baubles SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER

VENUE: DOWNE HOUSE CHRISTMAS CRAFTS WITH MRS HARTLEY COST: FREE EVENT With the festive season fast approaching, you TIME: 3.00pm – 5.00pm will have the opportunity to create something special by making a variety of festive gifts for OTHER EVENTS family or friends – the gift with the personal • Chapel: Evensong touch! • Cookery Workshop • Sleeping Beauty Pantomime • Cinema Trip

VENUE: COOKERY ROOM COOKERY WORKSHOP COST: FREE EVENT PRETTY LITTLE CHRISTMAS CAKES TIME: 11.00am – 12.30pm Get into the festive spirit by making some delightful mini fruitcakes. These beautiful and tasty little cakes make lovely gifts for OTHER EVENTS your family and friends to enjoy. Prepare to • Chapel: Evensong impress! • Christmas Crafts • Sleeping Beauty Pantomime • Cinema Trip SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER

VENUE: CORN EXCHANGE, SLEEPING BEAUTY PANTOMIME NEWBURY Once upon a time in a land not so far away the beautiful Princess Aurora is tricked by an COST: £25.00 evil fairy and falls into a deep sleep. A hush TIME: 12.00noon – 3.00pm falls over the castle as they wait for her true love to awaken her from her slumber… OTHER EVENTS This spell-binding production is full of songs • Chapel: Evensong to sing along to and stunning dance routines, • Cookery Workshop plus plenty of magic and sparkle. • Christmas Crafts • Cinema Trip

VENUE: LOCAL CINEMA CINEMA TRIP COST: £20.00 Enjoy a night with friends at the cinema watching the latest blockbuster! The big TIME: 1.00pm – 5.00pm decision is whether you opt for sweet or salted popcorn! OTHER EVENTS

• Chapel: Evensong • Christmas Crafts • Sleeping Beauty Pantomime • Cookery Workshop SUNDAY 8 DECEMBER CLOSED WEEKEND

VENUE: VARIOUS HOUSE CHRISTMAS TRIPS COST: £35.00 To celebrate the end of a busy term, head out with your House to a surprise venue to TIME: 11.30am - 6.00pm unwind, have fun and make lots of lovely memories! OTHER EVENTS • Closed Weekend (R-LVI) • Chapel: Matins • Junior Carol Service Rehearsal Book onto Co-Curricular Events using the Downe House Parent Zone Look back at the Summer Term To access the Co-Curricular Events Booking Form, please follow these simple instructions.

Visit https://extranet. downehouse.net/ and log in using your personal Username and Password. Select the ‘My Daughter’ menu option which will take you to the following options

Click the Online Forms tile and select the Co-Curricular Weekend Events Michaelmas 2019 Form relevant to your daughter’s year group.

This form enables you to give consent for your daughter to take part in specific events that cost more than £30. We have not included the events that cost £30 or less as we run an in-House sign up for these on a week-by-week basis. If you wish to opt out of the in-House sign up, please check the ‘Opt Out’ box on Section 4 of the form. Once complete, simply submit the form. Look back at the Summer Term

It was really fun to go clay pigeon shooting because I had never done it before! It was a really fun experience. I had my exchange over from South Africa and it was her first time too! We both had a lot of fun.

Airlie, LV, Tedworth

We got to see so many cute, little ducks and even swans in their natural habitat. It was really fun, windy yet enjoyable!

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