NOTES JANUARY Tuesday 1 Wednesday 2 Thursday 3 Staff INSET Friday 4 Staff INSET Saturday 5 Sunday 6 1 JANUARY Monday 7 Staff INSET 3.00pm Boarding Houses open 3.45pm Years 7 and 8 Boys: Pre-season Hockey 3.45pm Years 7 and 8 Girls: Pre-season Netball 5.00pm Midwinter Feast 6.30pm Evening Activities 7.30pm Years 5 and 6 Pupils return to the Boarding House or collection for home 8.00pm Years 7 and 8 Pupils return to the Boarding House or collection for home Tuesday 8 8.00am Term begins (Day Pupils) 7.00pm Orangery Lecture: A Boer, a Rooinek, an Indian and a few Idiosyncrasies… (Mark Middleton, Head of Maths) Wednesday 9 12.20pm Games Committee Meeting 2 JANUARY Thursday 10 11.20am Cross Country: Suffolk Schools’ Championships - B Race (at Woodbridge School) Friday 11 8.20am Friends of Orwell Park Reps’ Meeting (HM Study) Saturday 12 Boarders' In Weekend Year 4 Scholarships for Year 5, 2019 2.00pm Boys' Hockey: Senior and Colts House matches 2.00pm Netball: Senior and U11 House matches Sunday 13 Boarders' In Weekend 10.00am Boarders' Trip to Anglia Karting 3 JANUARY Monday 14 5.00pm Pastoral Committee Meeting Tuesday 15 Years 3 and 4: Life in Ancient Egypt Workshop 11.15am HSMs’ Meeting 7.00pm Orangery Lecture: History? What’s it all about? (Roy Watson-Davies, Head of History, RHS) Wednesday 16 1.45pm Boys' Hockey: 5th & 6th and Colts E vs Framlingham Prep (at Framlingham College) 2.00pm Girls' Hockey: U9A & B vs Barnardiston (H) 2.15pm Tag Rugby: U8A & B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (H) 2.15pm Rugby: U9A vs Framlingham Prep, Culford & South Lee (H) 2.15pm Rugby: U9B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & 2nd vs Barnardiston (A) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 4th vs Gresham's (at UEA, Sports Park, Norwich) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts A & B vs Barnardiston (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts C & D vs Ipswich High School (A) 2.30pm Netball: 1st & 2nd vs Barnardiston (A) 2.30pm Netball: 5th vs Framlingham Prep (H) 2.30pm Netball: U11A & C vs Barnardiston (H) 2.30pm Netball: U11B & D vs St Felix (A) 4 JANUARY Thursday 17 5.00pm Data and Technology Committee Meeting 7.00pm Orangery Recital: Years 7 and 8 Friday 18 Saturday 19 10.00am Senior Schools’ Fair 2.00pm Boys’ Hockey: Colts A & C vs New Hall (H) 2.00pm Netball: U11A, B, C & D vs New Hall (H) 2.45pm Boys' Hockey: Colts B & D vs New Hall (H) Sunday 20 10.00am Boarders' Trip to LaserTag 5 JANUARY Monday 21 1.00pm Middle School Staff Meeting 5.00pm Health and Safety Committee Meeting 5.00pm Swimming: Framlingham College Gala (Years 3-8) (A) 5.00pm Years 3 and 4 Boarding Taster Night Tuesday 22 8.20am Parents' Coffee Morning (North Hall) 1.30pm Pupils' Academic Focus Group Meeting 7.00pm Orangery Lecture: Daily Life in Ancient Rome (Sam Dewhurst, Housemaster of Meadhurst, Uppingham School) Wednesday 23 1.45pm Girls' Hockey U9A, B & C vs South Lee (H) 2.15pm Tag Rugby: U8A & B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (at Culford) 2.15pm Rugby: U9A vs Framlingham Prep, South Lee & Culford (at Culford) 2.15pm Rugby: U9B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (at Culford) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & 2nd vs South Lee (at Nowton Park) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts A & C vs South Lee (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts E vs Framlingham Prep & Town Close (at Harleston Magpies) 2.30pm Netball: 1st & 2nd vs South Lee (A) 2.30pm Netball: 3rd, 4th & 5th vs St Felix (H) 2.30pm Netball: U11A, B & C vs Littlegarth & South Lee (at Littlegarth) 2.30pm Netball: U11D vs Littlegarth (A) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: Colts B & D vs South Lee (H) 6.00pm Year 7 Parents' Meeting 6 JANUARY Thursday 24 9.15am KS1 Problem Solving Workshop 1.30pm Pupil Catering Committee Meeting Friday 25 1.30pm Boys' Hockey: 1st and Colts A Suffolk In2Hockey Championships (at Rushmere) 3.30pm Long Weekend begins Saturday 26 Sunday 27 7 JANUARY Monday 28 7.00pm Long Weekend ends Tuesday 29 11.00am Education Committee Meeting 7.00pm Orangery Lecture: Tales of the Anglo-Saxons (William Gunson, Head of Trivium and Quadrivium, Oundle School) Wednesday 30 2.00pm Girls’ Hockey: U9A, B & C vs Ipswich High (H) 2.15pm Netball: 1st, 3rd & 5th vs Felsted (H) 2.15pm Tag Rugby: U8A & B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (at Brandeston) 2.15pm Rugby: U9A vs Framlingham Prep, South Lee & Culford (at Brandeston) 2.15pm Rugby: U9B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (at Brandeston) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 5th vs Felsted (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & Colts A, C & E vs Felsted (A) 2.30pm Netball: U11A, B, C & D vs Felsted (A) 3.00pm Netball: 2nd & 4th vs Felsted (H) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: 4th & 6th vs Felsted (H) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & Colts B & D vs Felsted (A) 8 JANUARY Thursday 31 10.00am Safeguarding and Welfare Committee Meeting 1.30pm School Council Meeting FEBRUARY Friday 1 Effort and Attainment 1 10.00am Boys' Hockey: 1st IAPS Regional Qualifier (at St Faith's) 10.00am Open Morning 7.00pm Orwell Park Open Exhibition: Art Show and Music Evening Saturday 2 Cross Country: Anglian Schools' Championships (Lincolnshire) 1.00pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & 4th vs Ipswich School (H) 1.45pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & 3rd vs Ipswich School (H) Sunday 3 10.00am Boarders' Trip to Felixstowe Leisure Centre 9 FEBRUARY Monday 4 CE Mock French Orals and Listening Exam Week 4.30pm Squash: U11 vs Ipswich Prep (H) Tuesday 5 Chinese New Year Day 7.00pm Orangery Lecture: Physics and the Electric Guitar (Nick Weaver, Headmaster of Ipswich School) Wednesday 6 2.00pm Girls' Hockey: U9A, B & C vs Finborough (H) 2.15pm Tag Rugby: U8A vs Finborough & Framlingham Prep (at Finborough) 2.15pm Tag Rugby: U8B vs Framlingham Prep (at Finborough) 2.15pm Rugby: U9A vs Finborough & Framlingham Prep (at Finborough) 2.15pm Rugby: U9B vs Framlingham Prep (at Finborough) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & 4th vs Holmwood House (H) 2.30pm Netball: 1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th vs Norwich School (A) 2.30pm Netball: 2nd vs Holmwood House (H) 2.30pm Netball: U11A, B & C vs Holmwood House (A) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 5th vs Holmwood House (H) 6.00pm Year 5 Parents' Meeting 10 FEBRUARY Thursday 7 Pre-Prep Cake Sale (Reception LJB) 1.00pm Middle School Staff Meeting 4.00pm Cross Country: Inter House Race (Years 3-8) Friday 8 Pre-Prep Cake Sale (Reception LJB) 11.00am F&GP Meeting 3.45pm Back to the 80s: Play Rehearsal Saturday 9 1.30pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & 4th vs RHS (H) 2.00pm Boys' Hockey: Colts A, B & C Ipswich Prep Tournament (at Rushmere) 2.00pm Netball: U11A & B Ipswich Prep Tournament (at Rushmere) 2.15pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & 5th vs RHS (H) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 6th vs RHS (H) 5.30pm Year 7: Beowulf Winter Camp Sunday 10 10.00am Boarders' Trip to Woodbridge 2.00pm Back to the 80s: Full Cast and Technical Rehearsal 11 FEBRUARY Monday 11 10.00am Boys' Hockey: Colts A IAPS Regional Qualifier (at Framlingham College) 6.30pm Back to the 80s: Technical Rehearsal Tuesday 12 3.00pm Pre-Prep Parents' Assembly 4.00pm Back to the 80s: School Performance Wednesday 13 2.00pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & 3rd vs Framlingham Prep (H) 2.00pm Girls' Hockey: U9A & B vs Framlingham Prep (at Framlingham College) 2.15pm Tag Rugby: U8A & B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (H) 2.15pm Rugby: U9A & B vs Framlingham Prep & Culford (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts A & C vs Framlingham Prep (at Framlingham College) 2.30pm Netball: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th vs Framlingham Prep (at Brandeston) 2.30pm Netball: U11A, B, C & D vs Framlingham Prep (H) 2.45pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & 4th vs Framlingham Prep (H) 2.45pm Girls' Hockey: U9C vs Framlingham Prep (at Framlingham College) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: Colts B, D & E vs Framlingham Prep (at Framlingham College) 3.30pm Boys' Hockey: 5th & 6th vs Framlingham Prep (H) 12 FEBRUARY Thursday 14 6.30pm Back to the 80s (followed by Cheese and Wine for Parents) Friday 15 2.00pm Back to the 80s 3.30pm Half-term begins Saturday 16 Mayo College Trip departs Sunday 17 Monday 18 Tuesday 19 Wednesday 20 Thursday 21 Friday 22 Saturday 23 Sunday 24 7.00pm Half-term ends 13 FEBRUARY Monday 25 7.00pm Choral Society reconvenes Tuesday 26 Mayo College Trip returns Year 8 Examinations (four days) 5.00pm Staff Catering Committee Meeting Wednesday 27 2.00pm Girls’ Hockey: U9A, B & C vs Elm Green (H) 2.00pm Netball: U11A, B & C vs Finborough (A) 2.00pm Tag Rugby: U8A vs Elm Green & Framlingham Prep (H) 2.00pm Tag Rugby: U8B vs Elm Green, Barnardiston & Framlingham Prep (H) 2.00pm Rugby: U9A vs Elm Green, South Lee & Framlingham Prep (H) 2.00pm Rugby: U9B vs Barnardiston & Framlingham Prep (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & Colts A vs Town Close (at Norwich Dragons Hockey Club) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 5th vs New Hall (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey: Colts C & E vs Town Close (at Harleston Magpies) 2.30pm Netball: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th vs Finborough (H) 2.30pm Netball: 5th vs Framlingham Prep (at Brandeston) 3.15pm Boys’ Hockey: 2nd and Colts B vs Town Close (at Norwich Dragons Hockey Club) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: 4th & 6th vs New Hall (H) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey: Colts D vs Town Close (at Harleston Magpies) 14 FEBRUARY Thursday 28 10.00am Netball: U11A IAPS Regional Qualifier (at Felsted) 1.00pm Tutors' Meeting (HM Study) 6.15pm Orangery Recital: Years 5 and 6 MARCH Friday 1 Boys' Hockey: Colts A In2Hockey Regional Finals (venue tbc) 10.00am Netball: 1st IAPS Regional Qualifier (at Felsted) 11.00am HSMs' Meeting Saturday 2 10.00am Governors’ Meeting 1.15pm Netball: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th vs RHS (A) 1.30pm Boys' Hockey: 3rd & 6th vs RHS (H) 2.15pm Boys' Hockey: 2nd & 5th vs RHS (H) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey: 1st & 4th vs RHS (H) Sunday 3 Cross Country: East Anglian Prep Schools' Championships (Years 3-8) (at Woodbridge School) 10.00am Boarders' Bowling Trip 15 MARCH Monday 4 5.00pm