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Autumn Term 2017

Week 1 Monday 4th September STAFF INSET 9.30am Kindergarten Induction Session Tuesday 5th September STAFF INSET Wednesday 6th September Start of Term Thursday 7th September 8.45am Yellis Testing for Year 10 and New pupils Friday 8th September 8.45am Midyis Testing for Year 7 and New pupils 1.30pm Extra Curricular Fayre Saturday 9th September Sunday 10th September

Week 2 Monday 11th September Kindergarten & Reception Baseline Assessments week Individual School Photographs 4.00pm U15 Netball trials @ King James High School Tuesday 12th September Year 10 & Year 11 Art Trip to Hepworth and Yorkshire Sculpture Park Wednesday 13th September Year 6 Cranedale Residential Trip departs 1.30pm Year 1 visit from Mr Bhasin 3.20pm Year 11 Assembly 3.30pm Year 11 Netball Triangular Fixture @ High School Thursday 14th September 4.30pm Year 7 & 8 House Bowling 7.00pm EYFS & Pre Prep Informal Parents’ Evening in the Performance Studio Friday 15th September 2.00pm EYFS British Values Tea Party 2.00pm Senior School Council meeting Year 6 Cranedale Residential Trip returns Saturday 16th September County Netball Tournament 10.00am U13 & U15 Football @ Ackworth School Sunday 17th September

Week 3 Monday 18th September GCSE Athletics meet @ Spring Hall Halifax 2 Autumn Term 2017

Tuesday 19th September WWI Virtual Reality Experience for Year 6 & Year 9 2.30pm U15 Netball @ Fulneck School 4.00pm House Bake Off Round 1 4.00pm Silver D of E Completion Session Wednesday 20th September Birthday Cake with the Headmaster for September Birthdays 3.30pm Year 11 Netball Triangular Fixture @ Shelley High School 4.00pm Year 3 Informal Parents’ Evening 4.00pm Silver D of E Final Session Thursday 21st September Year 11 Art Trip to Huddersfield University 8.30am Kindergarten & Reception Stay and Play 4.00pm Health & Safety Committee Meeting 5.00pm Dubai Netball Tour Parents’ Information Evening in the Performance Studio Friday 22nd September 9.00am Pre Prep Read Write Inc Parent Workshop Saturday 23rd September Sunday 24th September Year 5 to 11 House Colour Run @ Oakwell Hall for Kirkwood Hospice

Week 4 Monday 25th September 4.00pm U13 Kirklees Netball Trials @ King James High School 6.00pm Year 8 French Trip Parents’ Meeting in the Performance Studio Tuesday 26th September MFL Day at Akeley Wood School for some Year 10 students 2.30pm U14 & U15 Netball @ Crossley Heath School Wednesday 27th September Junior Swimming Gala @ Queen Ethelburga’s Schoool 9.30am Kindergarten Local Area visit 3.20pm Year 10 Assembly 3.30pm Year 11 Netball Triangular Fixture @ 4.00pm Year 7 Parents’ Evening to meet Form Tutors in St David’s Building 6.00pm Year 10 Parents’ Evening to meet Form Tutors in the Performance Studio Thursday 28th September 9.00am Year 11 Visit to Huddersfield University 1.30pm Shakespeare for Schools Festival Company Workshop at The Lawrence Batley Theatre 2.30pm U13 Netball @ Fulneck School 6.00pm Year 10 Parents’ Evening

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Friday 29th September Year 7 Lakeside Residential Trip departs 7.30am MacMillan Coffee Morning in the Dining Hall 9.00am Pre Prep Abacus Maths Parent Workshop 4.00pm U11 Football v Beech House and Royds Hall High School @ HGS Saturday 30th September Year 7 Lakeside Residential Trip returns Sunday 1st October

Week 5 Monday 2nd October Tuesday 3rd October 1.30pm U13, U14 & U15 Netball @ Woodhouse Grove School 6.00pm Year 11 Parents’ Evening Wednesday 4th October 9.30am Kindergarten Local Area Visit 3.10pm U14 & U15 Netball @ 4.00pm Duke of Edinburgh meeting Thursday 5th October 3.00pm U12 & U13 Netball @ Wakefield Girls Grammar School U16 ISA Netball tournament @ Abbey Gate College, Chester Friday 6th October 2.00pm Senior School Council meeting 2.00pm EYFS Harvest Celebration and Scarecrow Festival 4.00pm U11 Football @ Reinwood Junior School 6.00pm ESSA Swimming Relays at Huddersfield Leisure Centre Saturday 7th October U14 & U16 National Schools Netball @ Silcoates School Sunday 8th October

Week 6 Monday 9th October 6.00pm Senior School Prize Night at The Town Hall Tuesday 10th October Year 1 Trip to Eureka Wednesday 11th October Birthday Cake with the Headmaster for October Birthdays Streamlined Reports to Year 8, 9 & 10 3.30pm Debating match v Urmston Grammar School Thursday 12th October 12.05am Year 8 French Trip Departs Year 9 & 10 PSHE Carousel Streamlined Reports to Year 3 - 6 9.00am Year 2 visit to Huddersfield Art Gallery 12.00pm ISA Swimming Gala at Huddersfield Leisure Centre

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Friday 13th October 10.00am EYFS Trip to the Rex Cinema, Elland Year 9 Netball Trip to Dubai departs Saturday 14th October Sunday 15th October

Week 7 Monday 16th October Half Term 8.00am Year 8 French Trip returns Tuesday 17th October Half Term Wednesday 18th October Half Term Thursday 19th October Half Term Friday 20th October Half Term Saturday 21st October Sunday 22nd October Year 9 Netball Trip returns from Dubai

Week 8 Monday 23rd October Half Term Tuesday 24th October Half Term Wednesday 25th October Half Term Thursday 26th October Half Term Friday 27th October Half Term Saturday 28th October Sunday 29th October

Week 9 Monday 30th October Start of Term Tuesday 31st October 2.00pm EYFS Halloween Party Wednesday 1st November Senior Swimming Gala @ Queen Ethelburga’s School 7.30pm GCSE Music and Drama Trip to see ‘Blood Brothers at The Alhambra Theatre Thursday 2nd November Friday 3rd November HGS Firework Evening Saturday 4th November U13 & U15 A&B Teams Football v Hulme Grammar School Sunday 5th November

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Week 10 Monday 6th November GCSE Art Mock Exam starts Tuesday 7th November 1.45pm U16 8-a-side ISA Football @ Abbey Gate School, Chester 2.30pm U14 & U15 Netball @ Hipperholme Grammar School Wednesday 8th November 9.00am Flu nasal spray to be administered to Reception & Years 1 to 4 pupils 3.00pm U12 & U13 Netball v Honley High School 4.00pm Year 7-11 House Debating Thursday 9th November Prep & Senior Tea Time Concert in the Performance Studio Friday 10th November 2.00pm Senior School Council Meeting Saturday 11th November 11.00am Year 2 & Prep Head Boy and Head Girl to attend the Remembrance Day Parade at Greenhead Park Sunday 12th November

Week 11 Monday 13th November EYFS Children In Need Week Tuesday 14th November Birthday Cake with the Headmaster for November Birthdays Wednesday 15th November Reception Distance Swim 2.00pm EYFS Children In Need ‘Big Spotacular Hunt’ and Bake Sale 3.00pm U14 & U15 Netball v Honley High School 6.00pm Duke of Edinburgh Presentation Evening Thursday 16th November Friday 17th November Children In Need Spotacular Non Uniform Day Preps Got Talent 8.00am Year 11 GCSE Geography Compulsory Fieldwork Residential Trip departs Saturday 18th November 1.00pm ISA North Junior Swimming @ Macclesfield Sunday 19th November

Week 12 Monday 20th November 4.30pm Year 11 GCSE Geography Compulsory Fieldwork Residential Trip returns Tuesday 21st November 9.00am Shakespeare for Schools Festival Dress Rehearsal at The Lawrence Batley Theatre 1.30pm Year 1 & 2 Sport Hall Athletics @ 6.00pm Shakespeare for Schools Festival Performance at The Lawrence Batley Theatre

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Wednesday 22nd November Year 1 & 2 Distance Swim 8.30am Kindergarten Stay and Play Focus: Phonics 1.00pm U14 ISA mixed Basketball @ Rochdale Leisure Centre Thursday 23rd November Year 5 Distance Swim 4.00pm EYFS & Pre Prep Parents’ Evening in the Performance Studio Friday 24th November Year 3, 4 & 6 Distance Swim 2.00pm Senior School Council Meeting Saturday 25th November Sunday 26th November

Week 13 Monday 27th November Tuesday 28th November 2.00pm Safeguarding Governance Meeting 3.30pm U14 Netball v High School Wednesday 29th November Kindergarten Taster Day for January Starters 1.00pm U11 ISA mixed Basketball Tournament – venue tbc 3.20pm Year 7 House Spelling Bee Thursday 30th November 9.30am ‘A Christmas Carol’ performance by Manchester Actors for Year 10 & 11 3.15pm U12 & U13 Netball v Friday 1st December Birthday Cake with the Headmaster for December Birthdays Prep Dragon’s Den House Competition Saturday 2nd December Christmas Stay and Play Sunday 3rd December

Week 14 Monday 4th December 2.00pm Pre Prep Nativity Dress Rehearsal in the Performance Studio Tuesday 5th December 9.00am Year 9 STEM Careers Day in school 2.00pm Pre Prep Nativity in the Performance Studio 4.00pm House Bake Off Round 2 Wednesday 6th December 2.00pm Pre Prep Nativity in the Performance Studio Year 10 & 11 ‘Top Ten’ Merit Trip Year 6 Debating Workshops and Senior school Debating Team

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Thursday 7th December STEM Club trip to the Observatory at Crosland Hill Year 3 Trip to Bagshaw Museum 4.00pm Prep Parents’ Evening in the Performance Studio Friday 8th December 9.30am EYFS Nativity in the Performance Studio Prep & Senior Christmas Debate Assembly Staff v Pupils Saturday 9th December Sunday 10th December

Week 15 Monday 11th December 1.00pm KS3 Food Bank delivery 1.30pm EYFS & Pre Prep Trip to the Pantomime ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ at The Lawrence Batley Theatre 3.20pm Year 7 & 8 House Merit Assembly in the Sports Hall Tuesday 12th December 7.00pm Senior Carol Service Wednesday 13th December Streamlined Reports to Year 11 Full Reports to Year 7 to 10 8.45am Year 9 PSHE Carousel 10.45am Year 10 PSHE Carousel 1.30pm Pre Prep Christmas Party 2.30pm Year 9 & GCSE Award House Merit Assembly 3.15pm U13 & U15 Netball @ All Saints High School 7.00pm Prep Carol Service Thursday 14th December Non Uniform - Christmas Jumper Day 9.00am Prep School to watch ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ at The Lawrence Batley Theatre 9.00am Year 7-9 ‘Top Twenty’ House Merit trip to watch ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ at The Lawrence Batley Theatre End of Term after Christmas Lunch: 12.30pm EYFS and Pre Prep 1.00pm Prep School 1.15pm Senior School

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Weekly Clubs & Activities Calendar: Autumn Term 2017 Monday 7.50am GCSE Italian Miss Newton 8.15am Wake Up Shake Up Miss Halstead 11.20am Prefects Meeting in R2 Mrs Holmes 12.00pm Year 1 Gymnastics Mrs Foster 12.15pm Year 2 Ocarina Club Miss Beer 12.25pm Prep Gymnastics Mrs Foster 12.45pm Prep Ukulele Mrs Warlop 12.45pm Prep Lego Club Mr Renshaw 12.45pm Year 3 Back to Basic Maths Club Mrs Malik 12.45pm Year 5&6 Back to Basic Maths Club (by invitation) Mrs Nash 12.45pm Year 5&6 Gifted and Talented Maths Club (by invitation) Mr Smaldon 1.00pm Prep Back to Basics Club (by invitation) Miss Charleton 1.05pm Senior Gymnastics Mrs Foster 1.05pm Chess Club Mr Haigh 1.20pm Careers Drop-In/Q&A 1st Monday of every month (see school notice board) Mrs Doyle 1.20pm Senior ‘LAMDA’ Group Miss Haigh 3.15pm EYFS & Pre-Prep Music & Movement Miss Halstead & Mr Naylor 3.15pm Year 2 Cookie Monsters Mrs Hardcastle & Miss Johnstone 3.45pm Year 5 & 6 Football Mr Barrett 3.45pm Year 5 & 6 Netball Miss Shibil & Miss Gledhill 4.00pm Year 9-11 Basketball Mr Crookes & Mr Smaldon 4.00pm Year 3 & 4 Football Mr David 4.00pm Shakespeare Rehearsal Club Miss Haigh & Mrs Simmons

Tuesday 7.50am GCSE Italian Miss Newton 8.15am Wake Up Shake Up Miss Halstead

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11.30am Pre-Prep Tap Club* Mrs Van-Bellen 11.20am Flute Choir Mrs Warrington 12.15pm Fantastic Phonics (by invitation) Mrs Greenway 12.15pm Year 1 Clay Modelling Mrs Hardcastle 12.15pm Year 2 Chess Club Mrs Smith 12.25pm Prep Ballet Club* Mrs Van Bellen 12.50pm Year 5 & 6 Gifted & Talented (Sep-Oct ½ term) Mr Crookes Year 5 & 6 Basketball (after Oct ½ Term) Mr Crookes 12.50pm Year 3 & 4 Netball Mrs Rhodes & Mrs Robinson 1.00pm Prep Tap Dance Club* Mrs Van Bellen 1.05pm Technology Club Dr Dean & Mrs Holmes 1.20pm Senior School Improvisation Club Miss Haigh 1.25pm Senior School Ballet Club* Mrs Van Bellen 1.30pm Senior Poetry Club Mr Lloyd 3.15pm Year 2 Number Crunchers (by invitation) Miss Beer 3.15pm Reception Lego Club Mrs Wareham 3.15pm Pre-Prep Chatterboxes (by invitation) Miss Halstead 3.30pm U14 & U15 Football Club at Leeds Road Mr Crookes & Mr Barrett 4.00pm Prep Rugby Mr Bell 4.00pm Prep Baking Club Mrs Rhodes & Mrs Robinson 4.00pm Prep Arts & Crafts Club Miss Charleton 4.00pm Year 3 & 4 Netball Mrs Rhodes & Mrs Robinson 4.00pm U14, U15 & U16 Netball Training/Fixtures Miss Shibil & Miss Gledhill 4.00pm U12 & U13 Football at HGS Mr Haigh 5.30pm Trampolining at the Sports Centre* Mrs Foster

Wednesday 8.15am EYFS & Pre Prep Wake Up Shake Up Mr Naylor & Miss Halstead 11.20am African Drumming Mrs Fitzpatrick 12.15pm Year 2 Story Detectives (by invitation) Mrs Smith 12.25pm Prep School Council in W1 Mrs Nash 12.30pm Reception Craft Club Mrs Beaumont, Miss Haigh & Miss Johnstone 12.45pm Prep STEM Club Mr Renshaw

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12.45pm Prep French Club Mrs FitzSimmons 12.50pm Year 3 Toastmasters Mrs Malik 12.50pm String Group Mrs Francis 1.20pm Argyle Voices Mrs Fitzpatrick 1.20pm Idea Club Mrs Ackroyd 1.30pm Creative Writing Club Ms Cronin 3.15pm Year 1 Drama Club Mrs Hirst 3.20pm Pre-Prep Football Club Mr Naylor & Mr David 3.40pm Prep Cross-Country Club Mrs Howarth & Mrs Jordan 3.50pm Judo Club* Mrs Jessop (Sports Hall) 3.50pm Prep Drama Club Mrs Warlop 4.00pm Year 7 Debating Club Mrs Kelly 4.00pm KS4 Senior Debating Society Mr Poulter-Dunford 4.00pm Year 7-9 Cooking Club Mrs Richards 4.00pm Senior Netball Fixtures Miss Shibil & Miss Gledhill 4.15pm Racketball at Royds Hall Mr Haigh

Thursday 7.15am Senior Fitness Club Miss Shibil 8.15am Wake Up Shake Up Miss Halstead 12.00pm Year 2 Gymnastics Club Mrs Foster 12.15pm Year 2 Board Games Mrs Wilkinson 12.15pm Rec Yoga Bears Mrs Atkinson 12.25pm Prep School Gymnastics Club Mrs Foster & Miss Shibil 12.50pm News Club Miss Charleton 12.50pm Match Attax Mrs Rhodes 12.50pm Prep Recorder Club Mrs Warlop 1.05pm Prep Debating Society in W1 Mrs Nash 1.05pm Senior Gymnastics Club Mrs Foster 1.05pm Brass Group Mr Smaldon 1.05pm Senior School Media Club Mrs Davison 1.20pm Art Club Mrs Davis 1.20pm Shakespeare Club Mrs Simmons & Miss Haigh

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1.20pm Boys Choir MRs Fitzpatrick 4.00pm U12 & U13 Netball Training/Fixtures Miss Shibil & Miss Gledhill 4.00pm U12 & U13 Football Club at Leeds Road Mr Barrett 4.00pm U14 & U15 Football at HGS Mr David 4.00pm Senior STEM Club Mrs Nemyria, Mrs Rudkin & Mrs Watson 4.00pm GCSE Food Folders Mrs Richards 4.00pm GCSE Italian Mrs Simoni

Friday 8.15am Wake Up Shake Up Miss Halstead 12.15pm Year 2 Needlework Club Mrs Wareham & Mrs Wilkinson 12.15pm Year 1 Art Club Mrs Habib 12.40pm Prep Choir Mrs Warlop & Mr Renshaw 1.20pm Senior School Choir Mrs Fitzpatrick 1.20pm Senior Creating Performance Club Miss Haigh 1.30pm “Canon Club” Stretch & Challenge Literature Mrs Simmons 3.15pm EYFS & Pre-Prep Sports Club Mr Naylor, Miss Halstead & Mrs Beaumont 4.00pm Prep Football Club Mr Barrett 4.00pm Indian Dance Class Mrs Mazumdar 4.00pm Year 7 & 8 Basketball Practice Mr Crookes 4.00pm Senior Girls Football Miss Halstead 4.00pm Year 9 & 10 Astronomy Club Mrs Watson 4.30pm Trampolining at the Sports Centre* Mrs Foster 5.30pm Trampolining at the Sports Centre* Mrs Foster

* Denotes an additional charge. 12 Autumn Term 2017

Important - please read

• Senior School Study Room - This room is offered as a facility to allow students involved in extra-curricular activities to complete work at lunchtime. • Senior School Homework Club - This takes place every evening 4.00 – 5.30pm • Academic Support Groups - The following support activities are provided:

Monday 1.05pm Food Nutrition Mrs Richards 1.20pm GCSE Maths Booster Mrs Barber

Tuesday 1.05pm Food Nutrition Mrs Richards 4.00pm Chemistry Booster Mrs Holmes 4.00pm Geography Booster

Wednesday 1.05pm Food Nutrition Mrs Richards 1.30pm GCSE English Booster Mrs Kelly 4.00pm GCSE Drama Rehearsal Session Miss Haigh 4.00pm GCSE Dual Award Science Mrs Rayner

Thursday 1.05pm Food Nutrition Mrs Richards 1.30pm GCSE Higher Maths Mrs Rudkin 4.00pm GCSE Art Mrs Davis 4.00pm GCSE Computer Science Mrs Ackroyd

Friday 1.05pm GCSE English Booster Session Mrs Kelly 4.00pm Year 9 Cooking Club Mrs Richards 1.05pm GCSE English Booster Session Mrs Kelly

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• Please note that children attending clubs and societies will have priority lunches to be followed daily by Year 11 and then the rota system. • Additional sports fixtures may be arranged throughout the week. • Peripatetic Music Lessons are available in the following; Piano, Flute, Violin, Brass, Clarinet, Guitar, Saxophone, Drums & Singing. • Study Room is provided to allow Senior School students involved in extra-curricular activities, or providing parental notification of evening activities, to complete work at lunchtime. • Standards Detentions are held every day at 1.05pm – 1.30pm for pupils that have failed to complete satisfactory homework. • Senior School Detention is held every Wednesday and Friday, 4.00 - 5.00pm in R3. • Please note that Dr Dean, Deputy Head, is the Designated Safeguarding Lead Person. Mrs Holmes is the Deputy Designated Person. Miss Halstead is the Designated Safe- guarding Lead Person for the Early Years Foundation Stage. • The Out of School Club is available from 7.30am to 8.30am and 3.15pm to 6.00pm each school day during term time. All children between 3 and 16 years are welcome to join. Parents may book individual days as required or block book if preferred, with the Play-leader at the club or by telephoning the School Office. • A ‘waiters’ session for Pre Prep and Prep children operates until 3.50pm each day for any children with a sibling in a higher year group than themselves.

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