Senior School Calendar Spring 2017 06 January 2017 - 24 March 2017
Head Boy: Joshua Haines Head Girl: Claudia Eeles STATEMENT OF INTENT
The Warminster education aims to encourage each boy and girl to fulfil their academic potential and to promote intellectual curiosity and a love of learning. In addition, the School provides a secure and supportive pastoral environment, with an emphasis on character, values, leadership and service. The School believes in an all-round education and offers a wide range of co-curricular opportunities and experiences; it fosters a culture of enthusiasm, optimism and participation. A Warminster education prepares the pupils for life beyond school, at university and in the world of work. We are a community in which each boy and girl is valued and nurtured on the basis of who they are, whatever their year group, gender, natural gifts or background. It is preparation for life.
1 FUTURE TERM DATES
Spring 2017 Staff Inset Friday 6 January Boarders return Sunday 8 January Day pupils return Monday 9 January Quiet weekend Fri-Sun 27-29 January Half Term begins Friday 10 February Boarders return Sunday 19 February Day pupils return Monday 20 February Term Ends Friday 24 March
Summer 2017 Staff Inset Tuesday 18 April Boarders return Tuesday 18 April Day pupils return Wednesday 19 April Quiet weekend Fri-Mon 28 April - 1 May Speech Day Senior School/Half Term Saturday 27 May Boarders return Sunday 4 June Day pupils return Monday 5 June Term Ends Friday 7 July
Autumn 2017 Staff Inset Monday 4th September Boarders return Tuesday 5th September Day pupils return Wednesday 6th September 1st Quiet weekend Fri 29th Sep - Sun 1st October Two Week Half Term begins Friday 20th October Boarders return Sunday 5th November Day pupils return Monday 6th November 2nd Quiet weekend Fri-Sun 24th - 26th November Term Ends Friday 15th December
Open Day – Saturday 7 May 2017 Speech Day - Saturday 27 May 2017
On Open Days and Speech Day, pupils may not leave before 1.30pm At the start of Half Terms and ends of Terms pupils may not leave before 4.00pm At the start of Quiet Weekends pupils may not leave before 5.00pm
2 Sunday 01 January 2017
Monday 02 January 2017
Tuesday 03 January 2017
Wednesday 04 January 2017
Thursday 05 January 2017
Friday 06 January 2017 08:15 - 17:00 Staff INSET 15:00 - 17:00 Hockey Boys v West Buckland (h) 1st XI 15:30 - 17:00 ADHD presentation
Saturday 07 January 2017 09:30 - 11:30 Hockey Boys training (h) U15, U14 12:00 - 18:00 Netball Girls Pre-Season Tournament (a) 1st, U15, U14, U13, U12 13:00 - 16:00 Hockey Boys v Monkton Combe & West Buckland (h) 1st XI
Week 1 B
Sunday 08 January 2017 All Day Hockey Boys training (h) U13 & U12 16:00 - 23:00 Boarders return
Monday 09 January 2017 08:30 Day pupils return 15:00 - 17:00 Visit of RAF Band: Workshops with Concert Orchestra.
Tuesday 10 January 2017 16:00 - 17:00 Sixth Form Lecture
Wednesday 11 January 2017 14:00 - 16:00 Netball Girls Masterclass at St Francis Prep 18:00 - 23:00 Cinema Trip for IB2 English B pupils
Thursday 12 January 2017 07:15 - 17:00 First Lego League event 18:00 - 21:30 Hockey Boys v Salisbury HC Mens 1st XI (a)
Friday 13 January 2017 08:45 - 17:00 Upper Sixth Photography Exam
3 Saturday 14 January 2017 Netball Girls v Downside (h) 1st, 2nd, U15A, U14A (a) U13A, U12A Hockey Boys v Downside (a) 1st XI, U15A (h) 2nd XI, U14A Hockey Boys v Dauntseys (h) U15B, U14B Hockey Boys Internal matches (h) U13/12 A-E Hockey Boys v Pangbourne (h) 3rd XI Football v Wells Cathedral School (h) 1st XI Football v Sherborne School 5ths (h) 2nd XI 18:30 - 19:45 Confirmation Service
Week 2 A
Sunday 15 January 2017 Ten Tors day walk 11:00 - 11:30 Morning Service 13:00 - 17:30 Boarders on site activity
Monday 16 January 2017 Year 11 Mock Exams Upper Sixth A Level Mock Exams IB2 Mock Exams
Tuesday 17 January 2017 Year 11 Mock Exams Upper Sixth A Level Mock Exams IB2 Mock Exams 08:35 - 16:45 Assessment Day for Year 7 & Year 9
Wednesday 18 January 2017 Year 11 Mock Exams Upper Sixth A Level Mock Exams IB2 Mock Exams
Thursday 19 January 2017 Year 11 Mock Exams Upper Sixth A Level Mock Exams IB2 Mock Exams 13:00 - 17:00 Boys Hockey U15 ISHC Cup - Round 1 v Wells Cathedral School 16:15 - 17:45 Hockey Boys v Gillingham (h) 1st XI
Friday 20 January 2017 Year 11 Mock Exams Upper Sixth A Level Mock Exams IB2 Mock Exams 4 Saturday 21 January 2017 Netball Girls v Dauntseys (a) 2nd, 15A, U14A (h) U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B Hockey Boys v St Johns College, Southsea (h) 2nd XI (a) U15B, U14B Hockey Boys v Clayesmore (a) U13A, U13B (h) U13C, U13D, U13E Netball Girls & Hockey Boys Festival (h) U8 & U9 Netball Girls v Old Verlucians (h) 1st Snr Badminton Team League Match (a) 1pm Football v Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School 4ths (a) 2nd XI Hockey Boys v Old Verlucians (h) 1st XI Football v Sherborne International School (h) 1st XI Hockey Girls v Old Verlucians (h) 1st XI 19:00 - 23:00 OV Hockey dinner
Week 3 B
Sunday 22 January 2017 09:00 - 16:00 Fencing South West Region Tournament (a) Millfield 11:00 - 11:30 Morning Service 13:00 - 18:00 Boarders Ice Skating trip
Monday 23 January 2017 Year 11 Mock Exams IB2 Mock Exams
Tuesday 24 January 2017 Year 11 Mock Exams IB2 Mock Exams Year 7 trip to Bristol Zoo
Wednesday 25 January 2017 Year 11 Mock Exams IB2 Mock Exams 09:20 - 12:40 Visit by Sutton Veny Primary School Year 5 13:30 - 14:00 Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 26 January 2017 Year 11 Mock Exams IB2 Mock Exams 16:00 - 17:00 Netball Girls v St Mary's, Calne (h) 2nd, 3rd 16:00 - 17:45 Hockey Boys v Beechen Cliff (h) 1st XI
5 Friday 27 January 2017 Year 11 Mock Exams IB2 Mock Exams 16:00 - 19:00 Year 9 Options Evening followed by Parents' Evening 17:00 Quiet weekend begins
Saturday 28 January 2017
Week 4 A
Sunday 29 January 2017 09:00 - 16:00 Fencing South West Region Tournament (a) Millfield 16:00 Quiet weekend ends
Monday 30 January 2017 One Way Exchange - French School 14:00 - 17:00 Wiltshire Hockey U16 Cup (h)
Tuesday 31 January 2017 08:00 - 16:40 Scholarship Day at Warminster School 12:50 - 13:30 Netball Girls Photographs, All Squads 13:45 - 16:45 Scholarship Interviews with the Headmaster 16:00 - 21:30 Upper Sixth GoKarting Trip
Wednesday 01 February 2017 16:00 - 19:00 Year 11 Options Evening followed by Parents' Evening
Thursday 02 February 2017 09:00 - 11:00 Intermediate UKMT Maths Challenge 15:50 - 17:30 Football v Kingswood School (h) 1st XI 17:00 - 22:00 6th Form Geography Forum 19:00 - 21:30 TA Lecture: Richard van Emden 'Meeting the Enemy'
Friday 03 February 2017 15:45 - 17:15 Hockey Boys v Walhampton (h) U11, U13 15:45 - 17:15 Netball Girls v Walhampton (h) U11, U13 19:00 - 21:00 Scholars Recital Evening
6 Saturday 04 February 2017 Hockey Boys v Wells Cathedral (a) 1st XI, U15A, U13A, U13B, U13C, U13D (h) 2nd XI, 3rd XI, U14A Hockey Boys v Pangbourne (h) U15B, U14B Netball Girls v Wells Cathedral (h) U13A, U12A, U13/U12B 09:00 Ten Tors Dartmoor Netball Girls v Bishopstrow (h) U14B Football v Milton Abbey School (a) 1st XI 2nd XI Netball Girls v Clayesmore (h) 1st, 2nd, U15A, U14A 18:00 - 23:00 Boarders cinema trip
Week 5 B
Sunday 05 February 2017 Ten Tors training 11:00 - 11:30 Holy Communion
Monday 06 February 2017 15:50 - 17:00 Upper 6th Mock Exam Results Issued
Tuesday 07 February 2017 14:00 - 17:00 Wiltshire Hockey U14 Cup 16:00 - 17:00 Netball Girls v Sherborne International School (h) U14B 16:00 - 17:00 Sixth Form Lecture
Wednesday 08 February 2017 All Day ICAEW BASE National Business and Accounting Competition
Thursday 09 February 2017 15:50 - 17:30 Netball Girls v Monkton Combe (h) 1st, 2nd 15:50 - 17:30 Football v Sexey's School 1st X1 (h) 18:15 - 21:15 Hockey Boys v West Wilts HC Mens 1st XI (a) 1st XI
Friday 10 February 2017 15:45 Half term begins 16:00 - 18:00 Upper 6th Parents' Evening
Saturday 11 February 2017
7 Week 6 Half Term
Sunday 12 February 2017
Monday 13 February 2017
Tuesday 14 February 2017 Hockey Camp
Wednesday 15 February 2017 Hockey Camp
Thursday 16 February 2017 Hockey Camp
Friday 17 February 2017
Saturday 18 February 2017
Week 7 A
Sunday 19 February 2017 16:00 Boarders return
Monday 20 February 2017 Test week for Lower Sixth A Level classes
Tuesday 21 February 2017 19:00 - 21:00 Pre-tour Piano recital with James Brown
Wednesday 22 February 2017 16:00 - 17:30 Hockey Boys v Beechen Cliff (h) U12A, U12B 17:00 - 19:00 Year 8 Parents' Evening
Thursday 23 February 2017
Friday 24 February 2017 12:40 - 13:30 International Festival Day 19:30 - 23:30 WSPA Quiz & Curry Night
8 Saturday 25 February 2017 Netball Girls v Bruton School for Girls (h) 1st, 2nd, U15A, U14A (a) U13A, U12A, U13/12B Ten Tors Training Hockey Boys v Clayesmore (a) 1st XI, U15B, U14A (h) 2nd XI, 3rd XI, U14B Hockey Boys v Port Regis (h) U13A, U13B, U13E (a) U13C, U13D Snr Badminton Team League Match (a) 1pm Football v Sherborne School (h) 1st XI 2nd XI
Week 8 B
Sunday 26 February 2017 Ten Tors Training 11:00 - 11:30 Morning Service 13:00 - 18:00 Boarders Paintballing trip
Monday 27 February 2017 14:00 - 17:00 Wiltshire Hockey U13 Cup
Tuesday 28 February 2017 09:00 - 16:00 HMC CPD course 11:30 - 12:40 Year 9 RS: BMCS visitor, Rizwan Ahmed 16:00 - 17:00 Lower Sixth Form Lecture 16:00 - 17:00 Upper Sixth Form Lecture
Wednesday 01 March 2017 10:00 - 14:00 Pianos being tuned 12:45 - 16:45 Cross Country Boys & Girls Event (a) U10, U11, U12, U13 16:00 - 17:00 Netball Girls v St Mary's, Calne (h) U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B 19:00 - 22:00 Musical Guest Night
Thursday 02 March 2017 15:50 - 17:30 Football v The Park School (h) 1st XI 17:00 - 18:30 Hockey Boys v Stonar (h) U12A
Friday 03 March 2017 16:00 - 21:00 Bath International Schools' Model United Nations Conference 18:05 - 22:05 Bloody 11th dinner
9 Saturday 04 March 2017 Netball Girls v Stonar (a) 1st, 2nd,U15A, U14A (h) U13A, U12A Hockey Boys v Milton Abbey (h) 1st XI, U15A (a) 2nd XI, U14A Hockey Boys v Kingswood (a) U15B, U14B Hockey Boys v Millfield (a) U13A, U13B, U13C, U13D, U13E Netball v Stonar - (a) 1st , U15A, 2nd, U14A, (h) U13A , U12A 08:30 - 18:00 Bath International Schools' Model United Nations Conference Football Boys v Canford School (h) 1sts 2nds Snr Mixed Badminton v Sherborne International School (h) 3pm
Week 9 A
Sunday 05 March 2017 Ten Tors Training 08:30 - 16:00 Bath International Schools' Model United Nations Conference 11:00 - 11:30 Morning Service 13:00 - 18:00 Boarders trip to Splashdown
Monday 06 March 2017 One Way Exchange French School All Day Ten Tors Training 16:00 - 17:00 National Citizen Service lecture 18:00 - 19:30 Meet the Music Teacher 19:30 - 22:00 Thomas Arnold Lecture - Harry Parker, Walking with the Wounded
Tuesday 07 March 2017
Wednesday 08 March 2017 13:30 - 14:00 GCSE Musicians Lunchtime Concert 16:00 - 17:00 Netball Girls v Chafyn Grove (h) U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B 18:30 - 20:30 Badminton Staff v Pupils
Thursday 09 March 2017 18:00 - 23:00 Cinema Trip for IB1 English B pupils 18:30 - 21:00 LAMDA Performance Evening
Friday 10 March 2017 17:00 - 19:00 Lower 6th Parents' Evening
10 Saturday 11 March 2017 Netball Girls v Hampshire Collegiate (a) 1st, U15A, U14A Netball Girls v Millfield Prep (h) U13A, U12A, U13B, U12B Hockey Boys v Bryanston (a) 1st XI, 2nd XI, U15A, U14A (h) 3rd XI, U15B, U14B 08:00 - 20:00 12 hr Tennisathon 09:05 Ten Tors training Snr Badminton Team League Match (a) 1pm Football v Millfield School (h) 1st XI, 2nd XI 18:00 - 23:00 Boarders cinema trip
Week 10 B
Sunday 12 March 2017 Ten Tors training 11:00 - 11:30 Morning Service
Monday 13 March 2017 07:30 - 18:00 Year 10 Geography fieldtrip 16:00 - 21:00 Mentoring Speakers Event for Year 12
Tuesday 14 March 2017 08:45 - 10:15 Netball Girls Inter House Years 7/8 16:00 - 17:00 Sixth Form Lecture 16:00 - 17:00 Sixth Form Lecture 19:00 - 21:30 Physics society dinner
Wednesday 15 March 2017 08:45 - 10:15 Netball Girls Senior Inter House 09:00 - 17:00 Cabaret rehearsals all day 13:00 - 18:30 Hockey Boys U16 Tournament (a) 16:00 - 17:00 Netball Girls v St Francis (h) U13A, U12A, U13B, U12B 16:45 Cognac Exchange pupils arrive
Thursday 16 March 2017 08:45 - 10:15 Netball Girls Inter House Years 9/10 12:30 - 17:30 Football Warminster School Six a Side (h) 1st VI 16:00 - 17:30 Hockey Boys v Winchester College (h) 1st XI
Friday 17 March 2017 19:00 - 22:00 CABARET
11 Saturday 18 March 2017 Hockey Boys v Monkton Combe (h) 1st XI, U15A, U15B (a) 2nd XI, 3XI, U14A, U14B Hockey Boys v Downside (a) U13A, U13B LTA Tennis Tournament Mini Red & Orange Snr Badminton Team League Match (a) 1pm Football v Wells Cathedral School (a) 1st XI Football v Sherborne International School (a) 2nd XI Netball Girls v Milton Abbey (h) 1st, 2nd, U15A, U14A 19:00 - 22:00 CABARET
Week 11 A
Sunday 19 March 2017 10:00 - 14:00 Netball Girls Two Counties Tournament (a) U12, U14, U16 11:00 - 11:30 Holy Communion
Monday 20 March 2017 14:00 - 15:45 French Onatti Play Years 7-11 19:00 - 22:30 Provisional A Level Drama Exam Show
Tuesday 21 March 2017 13:15 - 17:30 Fives U14 & U15 Boys and Girls v Marlborough College (a) 18:00 - 22:30 Theatre trip: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Bath 19:00 - 22:30 Provisional A Level Drama Exam Show
Wednesday 22 March 2017 Cognac Exchange pupils leave 09:00 - 14:00 Adolescent booster vaccinations Year 9 & 11 19:30 - 22:00 Thomas Arnold Lecture - Peter Nixon, National Trust. 'Love land and nature.'
Thursday 23 March 2017 History/RS trip to Germany/Poland departs 18:00 - 21:30 Football v Kingdown School (a) 1st XI
Friday 24 March 2017 History/RS trip to Germany/Poland 15:00 - 15:40 End of Term Easter Service 15:45 End of Term
Saturday 25 March 2017
12 SCHOOL TIMES Senior School Monday - Friday 08.35 - 17.00 Lunchtime Activities
Monday 12.40-13.20 Badminton Club Sports Hall 13.10-13.40 Music Surgery Music Dept 13.10-13.40 Rock Bands Music Dept 13.10-13.40 LS Play Rehearsal Drama studio 12.40-13.20 Strength & Conditioning Gym 13.10-13.40 LS DT Club DT2
Tuesday 12.40-13.20 Strength & Conditioning Gym 12.50-13.30 Indoor Football League Sports Hall 13.10-13.40 Hockey Astro 13.10-13.40 Chamber choir Music Dept 13.10-13.40 Drum Corps Music Dept 13.10-13.40 DT Club DT1
Wednesday 12.40-13.20 Strength & Conditioning Gym 12.40-13.40 Netball Shooting & Ball skills Sports Hall 13.10-13.40 Special Junior Singers Music Dept 12.40-13.20 DT Club DT3 13.10-13.40 Hockey General Astro
Thursday 12.40-13.20 Strength & Conditioning Gym 12.40-13.40 Netball Shooting & Ball skills Sports Hall 13.00-13.40 Ukelele orchestra Music Dept 12.40-1.20 Badminton for All Sports Hall 13.00-13.40 Hockey Corner Practice Astro
Friday 13.10-13.40 Concert Band Music Dept 13.00-13.30 Trampolining Sports Hall
13 SCHOOL TIMES Senior School Monday - Friday 08.35 - 17.00 After School Activities
Monday 17.00-18.00 Strength & conditioning Gym 17.00-18.00 Prep Hockey/General Hockey Astro 17.00-18.00 Running club Around grounds 17.00-18.00 Supervised music practise Music Dept 19.00-20.30 West Wilts Hockey Club Sports Hall 20.30-21.30 Indoor Hockey Sports Hall 21.30-22.00 Basketball Sports Hall
Tuesday 17.00-18.00 Fencing club Prep school Hall 17.00-18.00 Hockey general & Boys U14 Astro 17.00-18.00 Gym Gym 17.00-18.00 Jazz Band Music Dept 17.00-18.00 Cricket Sports Hall 17.00-18.00 Squash Squash Courts 17.30-18.15 Judo (after Half term) Prep School Hall 18.00-20.00 Netball training Sports Hall 21.00-22.00 Gym – Girls only Gym
Wednesday 17.00-18.00 Hockey GK clinic/ Boys U15 Astro 17.00-18.00 Netball Years 7-10 Sports Hall 17.00-18.00 Warminster Singers Music Dept 17.00-18.00 Music practice Music Dept 18.30-20.30 Badminton coaching Sports Hall 20.30-21.30 Indoor Hockey Sports Hall 21.30-22.00 Basketball Sports Hall 21.00-22.00 Gym Gym
Thursday 17.00-18.00 Senior Hockey 1st XI Astro 17.00-18.00 Senior Netball Sports Hall 17.00-18.00 Football Astro 17.00-18.00 Music practice Music Dept 17.00-18.00 LS Play Rehearsal Drama Studio 18.00-19.30 Futsal Sports Hall 21.00-22.00 Gym Gym
Friday 17.00-18.00 Gym Gym 18.00-19.30 Futsal Sports Hall 19.30-20.30 Futsal for boarders Sports Hall 20.05-21.20 Gym Gym 14 TELEPHONE NUMBERS All numbers preceded by Warminster code 01985
Reception 210100 Bursar 210105 Headmaster 210101 Bursar’s PA 210189 Deputy Head 210171 Bursar’s Fax 847525 Deputy Head (Academic) 210110 Accounts Office 210109 PA to Deputy Heads 210103 CCF 210118 Admissions 210160 Senior School Staff Room 210115 Head of Co-Curricular 210112 PE Office 210117 Head of Boarding 210137 Music Department 210162 Absence Reporting 210165 School Nursing Sister 210139 Emergency Boarding Fax 210151 Chaplain 210114 Main School Fax 214129 Beeline (School Bus Service) 213503
Senior School Boarding Houses
St. Boniface House Ivy House Mr and Mrs Bonnell 210134 Mr and Mrs Crinion 224871 House Tutor 210136 House Office 224870 House Office 210137 House Tutor 224873/4 House mobile 07597886602 House mobile 07561092137 St. Denys House Mr and Mrs Miller 210130 Emergency Numbers - House Tutor 210131 If the 2101XX range of numbers are not House Tutor 210132 working due to a technical fault these House Office 210133 numbers may be used. House mobile 07561092138 Stratton House Office Hours 847322 Mr and Mrs Knapman 210140 Out of Hours or weekends 847471 House Tutor 210141 Security 210116 House Office 210143 House mobile 0774388119 School Uniform Ordering Old Vicarage School Blazer Limited Mr and Mrs Mercer 210181 www.schoolblazer.com House Tutor 210191 House Office 210180 House mobile 07597886594
School e-mail address [email protected]
Warminster School Church Street, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 8PJ Tel: 01985 210100 Fax: 01985 214129 www.warminsterschool.org.uk