Spring Term 2018 www.quintonhouseschool.co.ukwww.quintonhouseschool.co.uk SpringSummerTerm Term2018 2017 Week 1 WEEK 1 Monday 8th January Start of Term Junior School Enrichment Clubs Start (external providers start 15th January) Senior School Enrichment Clubs Start (external providers start 15th January) Q13 Mock Examination Week Thursday 11th January 14.00-14.50 Q12 Study Skills Talk Facilitated by an Outside Speaker from Northampton University 14.00-15.45 Q9, Q10 & Q11 to watch "A Christmas Carol" by Visiting Theatre Company 18.00-19.30 Q11 Sixth Form Destination Evening (Upton Hall) WEEK 2 Monday 15th January Q11 Boosters and Vaccinations (Boys and Girls) 16.00-17.00 Q5 & Q6 Production Auditions 16.00-17.00 Q7-Q10 High School Musical Launch Evening (Drama Studio) Wednesday 17th January Q6 Height and Weights Check 13.45-17.00 Q7 & Q8 Netball Training Game v Winchester House 18.00-19.00 Q10 Geography Trip to Kingswood Information Evening Thursday 18th January 14.00-14.50 Q12 & Q13 Introduction to University Life Talk Facilitated by an Outside Speaker from Northampton University 16.15-19.00 Q11 Parents' Evening Friday 19th January Q7 Internal Scholarship Candidate Interviews 09.30-11.30 Q3 Trip to Saints Study Centre Saturday 20th January Q7 Scholarship Exam, Sports Assessments, Music Auditions and External Candidate Interviews WEEK 3 Monday 22nd January 16.00-16.45 Tea Time Concert 14.00-14.50 Junior School Assembly with a Visiting Golf Professional 16.00-17.00 Q5 & Q6 Production Auditions 16.00-17.00 Q7-Q10 High School Musical Auditions (Drama Studio) 2 www.quintonhouseschool.co.ukwww.quintonhouseschool.co.uk SpringSummerTerm Term2018 2017 Week 1 Wednesday 24th January 11.00-19.00 Q8 & Q9 Trip to see Wicked in the West End Thursday 25th January Q4 & Q5 Gurdwara Trip Friday 26th January 10.45 Senior Students Birthday Cake with the Headmaster in the Head's Study (January Birthdays) 13.15 Junior School Birthday Cake with the Headmaster in the Ballroom (January Birthdays) Q3 Full Reports Sent Home 19.00-22.00 Q6 - Q13 House Pizza and Disco WEEK 4 Monday 29th January Q7 Scholarship Results Posted this Week STEM Focus Week in the Junior School 11.00-23.15 Q5 & Q6 + Q7 & Q8 Choir Young Voices Trip to O2 (London) Tuesday 30th January 09.15-14.00 Q7 Trip to Orchestra Concert in Birmingham 07.30-18.00 Q10 & Q11 ISA Boys Football Match at Nottingham University Wednesday 31st January 09.00-10.00 Q5-Q6 Stay and Learn Maths Focus 18.00-19.00 Q8 Bushcraft Information Evening Thursday 1st February 09.00-10.00 Q3-Q4 Stay and Learn Maths Focus 16.15-19.00 Q9 Parents' Evening Friday 2nd February Debating Club and A Level Politics Trip to Houses of Parliament 09.00-10.00 QN-Q2 Stay and Learn Maths Focus 09.30-11.30 Q4 Trip to Saints Study Centre WEEK 5 Monday 5th February Q7-Q13 E-Safety Workshops 08.30-14.00 Q9 & Q10 Netball County Plate Tournament @ Caroline Chisholm Tuesday 6th February 18.00-19.30 Parents Guide to Social Media Use - PSHE Information Evening in the Conservatory Thursday 8th February Q6 Trip to Cadbury's World 16.15-19.00 Q7 Parents' Evening 3 www.quintonhouseschool.co.ukwww.quintonhouseschool.co.uk SpringSummerTerm Term2018 2017 Week 1 Friday 9th February 09.00-11.00 Q12 EPQ Workshop (Referencing & Research Ethics) Q4 Full Reports Sent Home WEEK 6 Monday 12th February Half Term Holiday (Pupils Return Monday 19th February) WEEK 7 Tuesday 20th February 08.30-15.00 Q8 Netball County Plate Tournament @ Kettering Buccleuch Academy 16.00-17.30 Q10 Geography Trip Drop in Session Wednesday 21st February 14.00-15.00 School Lunch for Parents Thursday 22nd February 15.00-16.30 Q5 Class Assembly and Q5 Sharing of Work 18.00-19.30 Q9 GCSE Options Evening Friday 23rd February 10.45 Senior Students Birthday Cake with the Headmaster in the Head's Study (February Birthdays) 13.15 Junior School Birthday Cake with the Headmaster in the Ballroom (February Birthdays) 14.00-16.30 Q8 & Q10 Football v Huddersfield Grammar Touring Teams WEEK 8 Monday 26th February Growth Mindset Day (Junior School) 09.00-13.00 GCSE Food Preparation Practical Exam Wednesday 28th February 08.30-15.00 Q7 Netball County Plate Tournament @ Sponne School 10.00-17.45 Q9 Trip to Royal & Derngate to see the RSC Production of Hamlet with a Pre-Show Shakespeare Workshop Thursday 1st March World Book Day - Non-Uniform day for Junior School Pupils Senior School Reading Buddies to attend Junior School Lessons Period 5. Junior School 'Book Share' Day. 13.00 Rugby 7s Tour to York Departs (Return Friday 2nd March at 19.00) 14.00-14.50 Q12 & Q13 Talk on Poverty Facilitated by an Outside Speaker from the Hope Centre 16.15-19.00 QR Parents' Evening 18.00-19.30 QN Parents' Evening Friday 2nd March Q9 Cadbury World Geography Trip 4 www.quintonhouseschool.co.ukwww.quintonhouseschool.co.uk SpringSummerTerm Term2018 2017 Week 1 WEEK 9 Monday 5th March 12.00-16.30 Q7 & Q8 Netball County Cup @ Oundle School 16.00-16.45 Tea Time Concert Tuesday 6th March 09.00-15.45 Features of a Church Study Workshops for Q1, Q3 and Q4 in St Michael's Church. Kindly Provided by the Churches Conservation Trust. 12.00-16.15 Q10 Netball County Cup @ Oundle School Wednesday 7th March Q9 School Nurse Talks Periods 1,2 and 3 Freshwater Theatre Company Visiting Q1, Q2 and Q3 (Storytelling Workshops) 09.00-15.45 Light and Colour Art Workshops in St Michael's Church for QR, Q2 and Q5. Kindly Provided by the Churches Conservation Trust. Thursday 8th March 07.00-19.00 Q10 & Q11 7s Rugby Tournament @ Maidenhead 09.00-11.00 Open Morning 14.50-15.45 Q7-Q13 Pupils to Watch a German Play 15.00-16.30 Q4 Class Assembly and Q4 Sharing of Work 16.15-19.00 Q1 & Q2 Parents' Evening Friday 9th March 09.30-11.30 Q5 Trip to Saints Study Centre WEEK 10 Monday 12th March GCSE Art Examination Q10 Geography Fieldtrip departs (Returns Wednesday 14th March) 09.00-10.00 Nursery to Reception Open Morning 18.00-19.00 Spring Choral Concert Tuesday 13th March GCSE Art Examination Poetry Workshops in St Michael's Church for Q6, Q7 and Q8. Kindly Provided by the Churches Conservation Trust. Wednesday 14th March GCSE Photography Examination Thursday 15th March GCSE Photography Examination QR Trip to Holdenby Education Centre for a Stickman Session with Campfire and Woodland Art 14.00-14.50 Q12 & Q13 Talk on Student Finance Facilitated by an Outside Speaker from Northampton University 16.15-19.00 Q5 Parents' Evening 5 www.quintonhouseschool.co.ukwww.quintonhouseschool.co.uk SpringSummerTerm Term2018 2017 Week 1 Friday 16th March Q11 History Trip - London 09.30-11.30 Q6 Trip to Saints Study Centre 10.45 Senior Students Birthday Cake with the Headmaster in the Head's Study (March Birthdays) 13.15 Junior School Birthday Cake with the Headmaster in the Ballroom (March Birthdays) Q11 Full Reports Sent Home WEEK 11 Monday 19th March Whole School Art Exhibition Week in St Michael's Church House Performing Arts Festival (Drama, Music and Dance) Tuesday 20th March House Performing Arts Festival (Drama, Music and Dance) Q3 Trip to Northampton Shoe Museum and Saints Rugby Coaching 09.00 QR Heights and Weights Wednesday 21st March Q6 Trip to Black Country Museum Life Bus @ Juniors Happy Puzzle Company Visiting Q7, Q8 and Q9 to Deliver Problem Solving Workshops Thursday 22nd March Life Bus @Juniors House Sports Relief 09.30-16.00 Q6 Football Festival @ Akeley Wood School 16.15-19.00 Q6 Parents' Evening Friday 23rd March House Singing Quinton House School 'Good Egg' Awards for Upholding the School Ethos Q8, Q12 and Q13 Full Reports Sent Home 15.45 End of Term WEEK 12 Monday 26th March Easter Holidays (Pupils Return Thursday 12th April) WEEK 13 Monday 2nd April Easter Holidays (Pupils Return Thursday 12th April) Silver Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition (3rd-5th April) Saturday 7th April Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition (7th-8th April) 6 www.quintonhouseschool.co.ukwww.quintonhouseschool.co.uk SpringSummerTerm Term2018 2017 Week 1 WEEK 14 Monday 9th April Easter Holidays (Pupils Return Thursday 12th April) Thursday 12th April Pupils Return 7 www.quintonhouseschool.co.ukwww.quintonhouseschool.co.uk Holiday DatesDates 2017/18 Autumn Half Term Monday 23rd October 2017 Friday 3rd November 2017 Christmas Holidays Monday 18th December 2017 Friday 5th January 2018 Spring Half Term Monday 12th February 2018 Friday 16th February 2018 Easter Holidays Monday 26th March 2018 Wednesday 11th April 2018 Summer Half Term Monday 28th May 2018 Friday 1st June 2018 Summer Holidays Monday 16th July 2018 Tuesday 4th September 2018 8 www.quintonhouseschool.co.ukwww.quintonhouseschool.co.uk Extra-CurricularWeekly Clubs & ActivitiesClubs JuniorEarly YearsSchool & Pre- Spring Prep School2018 Summer 2017 Monday 12.50-13.20 Q4-Q5 Handicraft Miss Reeves 12.50-13.20 Q3-Q6 Spanish Club* Mrs Culverhouse (external) 12.50-13.20 Q3-Q4 Arts & Crafts Club Miss Miller-Chalk 12.50-13.20 Q4-Q6 Boomwackers Club Miss Stone 13.20-13.50 Q1 Story Club Mrs Pearson 13.20-13.50 QR-Q2 Spanish Club* Mrs Culverhouse (external) 16.00-16.50 Q5-Q6 Maths Challenge Miss Cheney 16.00-16.50 Q3-Q6 Quiz Club Mr Capuano 16.00-16.50 Q5-Q6 Football Mr Clarke 16.00-16.50 Q5-Q6 Netball Miss Power Tuesday 08.00–08.40 Q5-Q6 Theory Club Mr White 12.50–13.20 Q3-Q6 Tables Badges Mrs Herbert 12.50–13.20 Q3-Q5 Junior African Beaters* Mr Diedhiou (external) 13.10-13.50 QR Games Club Miss Billington 13.20–13.50 Q1-Q2 Recorders Miss Stone 13.20–13.50 Q1-Q2 Little African Beaters* Mr Diedhiou (external) 16.00-16.50 Q3-Q4 Netball Mrs Masnica Wednesday 07.45-08.30 Q3-Q6 Climbing up the Wall Mr Muskin/Mr Clarke 12.50-13.20