SUMMER TERM 2021 The Chorister School
Headmaster Mr Ian Wicks
Postal Address The Chorister School The College Durham DH1 3EL
Telephone 0191 384 2935
Email [email protected] (PA to the Headmaster) [email protected] [email protected] To email any other member of staff, please use the following format: [email protected]
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Term Dates
Summer Term 2021 Staff Inset Day Friday 16 April Choristers/Probationers/Boarders return Sunday 18 April Term begins Monday 19 April Bank Holiday—no school Monday 3 May Half-term begins for all except Girl Choristers Friday 28 May Half-term begins for Girl Choristers Sunday 30 May Choristers/ Probationers/Boarders return Sunday 6 June Term resumes Monday 7 June Term ends for Day Pupils/Probationers/Boarders Friday 9 July Term ends for Choristers Sunday 11 July
2 Term Dates
Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation
Michaelmas Term 2021 Staff Inset Days Thursday 2 September Friday 3 September Monday 6 September Choristers/Probationers/Boarders return Monday 6 September Term begins Tuesday 7 September Half-term begins for Day Pupils, Boy Choristers and and all Probationers Friday 22 October Half-term begins for Girl Choristers Sunday 24 October Boarders return Sunday 7 November Term resumes Monday 8 November Term ends for all Friday 17 December Chorister Period begins Sunday 19 December Term ends for Choristers Saturday 25 December
Lent Term 2022 Staff Inset Day Monday 10 January Boarders return Monday 10 January Term begins Tuesday 11 January Half-term begins for all Friday 18 February Boarders return Sunday 27 February Term resumes Monday 28 February Term ends for all Friday 1 April Chorister Period begins Saturday 9 April Term ends for Choristers Sunday 17 April
Summer Term 2022 Boarders return Sunday 24 April Term Begins Monday 25 April Bank holiday—no school Monday 2 May Half-term begins for all Friday 27th May Boy Choristers return Saturday 4 June Choristers/Probationers/Boarders return Sunday 5 June Term resumes Monday 6 June Term ends for Day Pupils/Probationers/Boarders Friday 1 July Term ends for Choristers Sunday 10 July
3 The Chorister School Summer Term 2021
APRIL Sunday 18 April 1600 Choristers, Boarding Probationers and Boarders return ______Week 1A Monday 19 April TERM BEGINS 0900 School Assembly 1610 Choir Practice (B)
Tuesday 20 April 1615 Staff Meeting 1715 Evensong (G)
Wednesday 21 April 1715 Evensong (B)
Thursday 22 April
Friday 23 April 1715 Evensong (B)
Saturday 24 April 1715 Evensong (G)
Sunday 25 April 0930 First Eucharist (B) 1130 Second Eucharist (B) 1530 Evensong and Installation of Canons (G) ______Week 2B Monday 26 April 1610 Choir Practice (G)
4 Tuesday 27 April 1615 Staff Meeting 1715 Evensong (G)
Wednesday 28 April 1715 Evensong (B)
Thursday 29 April
Friday 30 April All day Sir Captain Tom Moore Foundation 100 Challenge 1715 Evensong (G)
MAY Saturday 1 May 1715 Evensong (B)
Sunday 2 May 0930 First Eucharist (G) 1130 Second Eucharist (G) 1530 Evensong (B) ______Week 3A Monday 3 May BANK HOLIDAY—no school or chorister duties
Tuesday 4 May 1400 U9 Cricket boys and girls 1615 Staff Meeting 1715 Evensong (G)
Wednesday 5 May 1715 Evensong (B)
Thursday 6 May
Friday 7 May 1300-1545 Year 5 and 6 boys Cricket with Bow
5 1300-1545 Year 5 and 6 girls Rounders with Bow, Potters Bank 1715 Evensong (B)
Saturday 8 May 1715 Evensong (G)
Sunday 9 May 0930 First Eucharist (B) 1130 Second Eucharist (B) 1530 Evensong (G) ______Week 4B Monday 10 May 1600-1730 Year 6, 7 & 8 pupils and parents invited to visit Durham School 1610 Choir Practice (G)
Tuesday 11 May 1615 Staff Meeting 1715 Evensong (G)
Wednesday 12 May 1715 Evensong (B)
Thursday 13 May Ascension Day 1600-1730 Music Recital - Years 5 - 8
Friday 14 May All day Pre-School and Pre-Prep Pyjamarama 1715 Evensong (G)
Saturday 15 May 1715 Evensong (B)
Sunday 16 May 0930 First Eucharist (G) 1130 Second Eucharist (G) 1530 Evensong (B)
6 ______Week 5A Monday 17 May 1610 Choir Practice (B)
Tuesday 18 May 1615 Staff Meeting 1715 Evensong (G)
Wednesday 19 May 1715 Evensong (B)
Thursday 20 May
Friday 21 May 1330 Music Recital - Years 5 - 8 1715 Evensong (B)
Saturday 22 May 1715 Evensong (G)
Sunday 23 May Pentecost 0930 First Eucharist (B) 1130 Second Eucharist (B) 1530 Evensong (G) ______Week 6B Monday 24 May 1400-1445 Tea and Cakes —Parents of Year 1 and 2, Durham School 1500-1545 Tea and Cakes —Parents of Year 3, 4 and 5, Durham School 1610 Choir Practice (G)
Tuesday 25 May St Bede 1400-1445 Tea and Cakes —Parents of Pre-School and Reception, Durham School 1500-1545 Tea and Cakes —Parents of Years 6, 7 and 8, Durham School
7 1615 Staff Meeting 1715 Evensong (G)
Wednesday 26 May 1715 Evensong (B) Thursday 27 May 1600-1730 Music Recital - Years 5 - 8
Friday 28 May All day National Festival of Art - Pre-School and Pre-Prep 1715 Evensong (G)
HALF TERM BEGINS FOR: 1515 Pre-Prep 1530 Pre-School 1555 Boy Choristers, Boy Probationers and Prep School pupils; Girl Choristers and Girl Probationers resident all weekend
Saturday 29 May 1715 Evensong (G)
Sunday 30 May Trinity Sunday 0930 First Eucharist (G) 1130 Second Eucharist (G) 1530 Evensong and Installation of Cannons (G) 1630 Half-term begins for Girl Choristers and Girl Probationers
______Monday 31 May - Saturday 5 June - Half Term
Sunday 6 June 1600 All Boarding Choristers, Boarding Probationers and Boarders return ______
8 Week 7A Assessment week JUNE Monday 7 June 1610 Choir Practice (B)
Tuesday 8 June All day Year 2 - World Oceans Day 1615 Staff Meeting 1715 Evensong (G)
Wednesday 9 June 1715 Evensong (B)
Thursday 10 June
Friday 11 June 1715 Evensong (B)
Saturday 12 June 1715 Evensong (G)
Sunday 13 June 0930 First Eucharist (B) 1130 Second Eucharist (B) 1530 Evensong (G) ______Week 8B Assessment Week Monday 14 June 1000-1600 Year 6 - Weardale Outdoor Adventure Centre 1610 Choir Practice (G)
Tuesday 15 June TBC Years 5 - 6 - Joint Singing Day with Bow 1615 Staff Meeting 1715 Evensong (G)
9 Wednesday 16 June 1715 Evensong (B)
Thursday 17 June 0800-1600 Year 6, 7 and 8 Transition Day at Durham School
Friday 18 June 1330 Music Recital - Middle School 1715 Evensong (G)
Saturday 19 June 1715 Evensong (B)
Sunday 20 June 0930 First Eucharist (G) 1130 Second Eucharist (G) 1530 Evensong (B) ______Week 9A Monday 21 June 0900 Year 7 and 8 depart for Kingswood, Dearne Valley residential trip until Wednesday 23rd 1415 Pre-School and Pre-Prep Summer Concert for Middle School 1610 Choir Practice (B)
Tuesday 22 June 0945-1100 Whole school photograph 1615 Staff Meeting 1715 Evensong (G)
Wednesday 23 June 1000 Pre-School and Pre-Prep Summer Concert 1600 Year 7 and 8 return from Kingswood residential trip 1715 Evensong (B)
Thursday 24 June 1400-1600 Years 3 - 6 - Athletics Event with Bow at Palmers
10 Friday 25 June TBC Year 7 and 8 - Beach Clean Up 1715 Evensong (B) TBA Friends Summer BBQ
Saturday 26 June 1715 Evensong (G)
Sunday 27 June 0930 First Eucharist (B) 1130 Second Eucharist (B) 1530 Evensong (G) ______Week 10B Monday 28 June All Day ABRSM Music Exams 0900-1300 Year 8 - Escape Rooms 1000-1300 Year 6 - Climb Newcastle 1400-1600 House Rounders, Potters 1610 Choir Practice (G)
Tuesday 29 June Morning Year 8—1st HPV vaccine 1330 Pre-School and Pre-Prep Sports Day, Palmers 1615 Staff Meeting 1715 Evensong (G)
Wednesday 30 June All day Galilee Choir and Chamber Orchestra to Holy Island 1715 Evensong (B)
JULY Thursday 1 July All day Year 2 Pirate Day 1000-1600 House Cricket at DCCC, DH1 3JU
Friday 2 July 1200-1530 Prep School Sports Day, Palmers 1715 Evensong (G) 11 Saturday 3 July 1715 Ordination of Priests (B)
Sunday 4 July 0930 First Eucharist (G) 1000 Ordination of Deacons (G) 1530 Evensong (B) ______Week 11A Monday 5 July Morning reserved for Sports Day if bad weather on 2 July 1610 Choir Practice (B) 1800-2100 Year 7 - Leavers’ Dinner
Tuesday 6 July 0900-1600 Flamingo Land Trip - Year 7 and 8 1615 Staff Meeting 1715 Evensong (G) 1800-2100 Year 6 - Leavers’ Dinner
Wednesday 7 July 1100 Final Assembly, Sports Hall 1400 Play Premiere 1715 Evensong (B) 1800-2100 Year 8 - Leavers’ Dinner
Thursday 8 July 0930-1030 Pre-Prep and Pre-School rehearsal in Cathedral 1030-1200 Prep School rehearsal in Cathedral 1430 Pre-Prep and Pre-School End of Term Service in Cathedral 1515 TERM ENDS for Pre-School and Pre-Prep
Friday 9 July No morning school for Prep School Pupils 1300 Rehearsal for Choristers, Probationers and Galilee Choir for End of Term Service 1400 End of Term Service with Prize giving in Cathedral, Attended by all Prep School pupils and Year 2
12 1545 Afternoon tea on College Green
1555 TERM ENDS for Day Pupils / Probationers / Boarders 1715 Evensong (Lay Clerks and Choral Scholars)
CHORISTER PERIOD BEGINS
Saturday 10 July 1715 Evensong (B & G)
Sunday 11 July 0930 First Eucharist (B & G) 1130 Second Eucharist (B & G) 1530 Evensong and Dismissal (B & G)
1630 TERM ENDS for Choristers
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13 The School Day
This is the usual routine; refer to the term card for variations.
WEEK A&B Timings:
Weekdays 0700 Supervised instrumental practice by rota* 0745 Day Choristers arrive except Wednesdays for girls and Thursdays for boys 0755 Lead on (Choristers and Probationers), except Wednesdays for girls and Thursdays for boys 0800-0855 Rehearsals in Song School and Prior’s Hall (Choristers and Probationers) 0800 School opens for Day Pupils and Day Choristers on Thursdays 0830 Morning Pre-School begins School starts for Prep 0855 School starts for Pre-Prep 0900 Assembly/PSHCE/House Meetings 0925 Lessons/Games 1130 Morning Pre-School ends 1230 Afternoon Pre-School begins 1515 End of School for Pre-Prep 1530 End of School for Pre-School 1555 End of School for Prep 1615 Activities/Prep 1800 School closes for Day Pupils
Monday afternoons (for Choristers and Probationers) 1605 Lead on (boys A, girls B) 1605 Supervised instrumental music practice by rota (boys B, girls A)* 1605-1710 Day Choristers collected or can remain for Day pupils’ activities/Prep or supervised instrumental practice (girls A, boys B) 1610-1710 Rehearsal in Song School (boys A, girls B) 1715 All remaining Day Choristers collected (boys and girls)
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Tuesday afternoons (for Choristers and Probationers) 1605 Day Boy Choristers collected (or can remain for Day pupils’ activities/Prep/supervised instrumental practice) 1605 Supervised instrumental practice by rota (boys)* 1605 Lead on (girls) 1615-1705 Rehearsal in Song School / Stalls (girls) 1715 Evensong (girls) 1815 Day Girl Choristers collected
Wednesday afternoons (for Choristers and Probationers) 1605 Day Girl Choristers collected (or can remain for Day pupils’ activities/Prep/supervised instrumental practice) 1605 Supervised instrumental practice by rota (girls)* 1605 Lead on (boys) 1615-1705 Rehearsal in Song School / Stalls (boys) 1715 Evensong (boys) 1815 Day Boy Choristers collected
Thursday afternoons (Choristers and Probationers) 1605 Day Boy and Girl Choristers collected (or remain for Day pupils’ activities/Prep) 1605 Girl and Boy Choristers Free time/Leave out
Friday afternoons (Choristers and Probationers) 1605 Lead on (boys and girls) 1610-1710 Rehearsal in Prior’s Hall (girls A, boys B) 1615-1705 Rehearsal in Song School / Stalls (boys A, girls B) 1715 Day Choristers collected (girls A, boys B) 1710-1810 Supervised instrumental practice by rota (girls A, boys B)* 1715 Evensong (boys A, girls B) 1815 Day Choristers collected (boys A, girls B)
Saturdays (Choristers) 0815 Day Choristers arrive 0820 Music Theory lessons (boys and girls) 0855 Lead on (boys and girls)
15 0900-1025 Rehearsals in Song School and Prior’s Hall (boys and girls) 1030 Day Choristers collected (unless registered for Saturday activities) 1545 Day Choristers arrive (girls A, boys B) 1605 Lead on (girls A, boys B) 1615-1705 Rehearsal in Song School / Stalls (girls A, boys B) 1715 Evensong (girls A, boys B) 1815 Day Choristers collected (girls A, boys B)
Sundays (Choristers) 0815 Day Choristers arrive (boys A, girls B) 0835 Lead on (boys A, girls B) 0840-0920 Rehearsal (boys A, girls B) 0930 Sung Eucharist (boys A, girls B) 1130 Sung Eucharist (boys A, girls B) 1245 Day Choristers collected (boys A, girls B) 1400 Day Choristers arrive (girls A, boys B) 1425 Lead on (girls A, boys B) 1435-1520 Rehearsal in Song School (girls A, boys B) 1530 Evensong (girls A, boys B) 1630 Day Choristers collected (girls A, boys B)
* Supervised instrumental practice by rota is for Boarders; Day Choristers remain for supervised instrumental practice on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday by
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