PREPARATORY SCHOOL CALENDAR Summer Term 2019 Term Dates SUMMER TERM 2019 Staff In Service Training Friday 26 April Boarders Return Sunday 28 April Summer Term Begins Monday 29 April May Day Bank Holiday Monday 6 May Half Term Begins (after classes) Friday 24 May Boarders Return Sunday 2 June Classes Begin Monday 3 June Summer Term Ends (after classes): Friday 5 July AUTUMN TERM 2019 New Staff Induction Day Wednesday 28 August Staff In Service Training Day Thursday 29 August New Student Induction Day Friday 30 August Existing Boarders Return Sunday 1 September Autumn Term Begins Monday 2 September Half Term Begins (after classes) Friday 18 October Boarders Return Sunday 3 November Half Term Ends (classes begin) Monday 4 November Autumn Term Ends (after classes) Friday 13 December SPRING TERM 2020 Staff In Service Training Friday 3 January Boarders Return Sunday 5 January Spring Term Begins Monday 6 January Half Term Begins (after classes) Friday 14 February Boarders Return Sunday 23 February Half Term Ends (classes begin) Monday 24 February Spring Term Ends (after classes) Friday 27 March Important Telephone Numbers POSITION NAME TELEPHONE NUMBER Senior School Reception 01509 817000 Preparatory School Reception 01509 817010 Headmaster Mr J Reddin Via Reception Senior Deputy Head Mr K Ryce Via Reception Deputy Head (Pastoral) Mr C Donegan Via Reception Assistant Head Academic Ms J Davis Via Reception Assistant Head & Mr J Neville Via Reception Head of Sixth Form Head of Preparatory School Father C Cann Via Preparatory School Reception Head of Nursery Miss R Green 01509 817088 Father President Father Philip Sainter 01509 817009 Bursar Mr C Bellamy Via Reception Head of Boarding & Mrs J Leite 07850 709881 Girls' Housemistress Boys' Housemaster Mr P Gilchrist 07850 709882 Medical Centre Duty Sister 01509 817016 Registrar's Office Miss K Smith 01509 817031 01509 817072 School Fax 01509 817004 Email [email protected] Website www.ratcliffecollege.com Preparatory School - Positions Of Responsibility HEAD BOY: Alfie Stevenson HEAD GIRL: Gracie Smith DEPUTIES Eddie Karanja Imogen Barker HEADS OF HOUSE ARUNDEL: Hermione Bruiners EMERY: Megha Thakrar DE LISLE: Olivia Lynch LEETHAM: Arabella Hampson CAPTAINS OF SPORT Rugby Captain Girls’ Hockey Captain Harry Martin Charlotte Shield Boys’ Hockey Captain Netball Captain Freddie Daynes Lily Stevenson Boys’ Cricket Captain Girls’ Cricket Captain Krish Tailor Romy Totton Boys’ Athletics Captain Girls’ Athletics Captain Tomas Mason Connie Bowden Boys’ Swimming Captain Girls’ Swimming Captain Hendrik Tang Harriet Dickerson Lunchtime Activities ACTIVITY YEAR GROUP TIME VENUE STAFF MONDAY Ballet Year 1 12.30pm-1.00pm Newman Hall CCH LAMDA (Group lesson) Year 6 Session 1 12.30pm-1.00pm Art Room SG* Year 6 Session 2 1.00pm-1.30pm Art Room SG* Preparatory School Choir Years 3-6 12.30pm-1.15pm Music Room MM TUESDAY Music Making Years 1 and 2 12.30pm-12.45pm Music Room LW LAMDA (Group lesson) Year 5 Session 1 12.30pm-1.00pm Art Room SG* Year 5 Session 2 1.00pm-1.30pm Art Room SG* Chess Club Years 3-6 12.45pm-1.10pm Library PEn First Holy Communion Years 3-6 12.30pm-1.15pm Year 2 Classroom DG WEDNESDAY Chapel Choir Years 5 and 6 8.10am-8.30am Music Room MM LAMDA (Group lesson) Years 3 and 4 12.30pm-1.30pm Art Room RM* Music Theory Club Years 2-6 12.40pm-1.00pm Music Room KT THURSDAY String Stars Years 1-6 8.10am-8.35am Music Room MM/BM/ EW/RF LAMDA Years 2 and 3 12.30pm-1.00pm Art Room RM* LAMDA Years 4 and 5 1.00-1.30pm Art Room RM* FRIDAY Orchestra Years 5-8 8.00am-8.30am Newman Hall MM/RA/ BM/RF/KV Art Club Year 3 12.30pm-1.10pm Art Room AF Yoga Years 1-6 12.30pm-1.00pm Newman Hall EA* This programme is accurate at the time of printing but may change. Please view the most current version at www.ratcliffecollege.com After School Activities ACTIVITY YEAR GROUP TIME VENUE STAFF MONDAY Girls’ Cricket Years 5 and 6 3.50pm-5.15pm Nets/Field BS/GS/Grads Boys’ Cricket Years 5 and 6 3.50pm-5.15pm Nets/Field WF/JF/ PEnGrads Mathemagicians! Years 3 and 4 4.15pm-5.15pm Year 3G classroom NG Private Tennis Coaching Years 1 and 2 3.50pm-4.15pm Tennis Courts R2R* Private Tennis Coaching Years 3 and 4 4.15pm-5.00pm Tennis Courts R2R* Private Tennis Coaching Years 5 and 6 5.15pm-6.00pm Tennis Courts R2R* STEM Science Club Year 6 4.15pm-5.15pm Science Room LOW* LAMDA Swans 3.30pm-4.00pm Nursery School SG* TUESDAY LAMDA Years 1 and 2 3.30pm-4.00pm Art Room SG* Super Star Sports Nursery 3.30pm-4.30pm Nursery Super Star Sports Girls' Cricket Year 4 3.50pm-5.15pm Prep Field BS Boys' Cricket Year 4 3.50pm-5.15pm Prep Field BP Swimming Lessons Nursery 3.45pm-4.45pm Pool External Coach* Mass Pupils taking First 3.50pm-4.30pm Chapel DG Communion Swimming Training Years Selected 5.00pm-6.00pm Pool DT Swimmers Ballet Swans 3.30pm-4.00pm Theatre CCH* Ballet Years 2 and 3 4.30pm-5.00pm Theatre CCH* Ballet Year 4 5.00pm-5.30pm Theatre CCH* Ballet Years 5 and 6 5.30pm-6.10pm Theatre CCH* This programme is accurate at the time of printing but may change. Please view the most current version at www.ratcliffecollege.com After School Activities cont. ACTIVITY YEAR GROUP TIME VENUE STAFF WEDNESDAY Fencing Years 3-5 4.15pm-5.15pm Newman Hall RS* Fencing Year 6 5.15pm-6.15pm Newman Hall RS* LAMDA Years 1 and 2 3.30pm-4.00pm Art Room RM* Swimming Lessons Nursery - Year 4 3.45pm onwards Pool External Coach* THURSDAY Dance Club Years 3 - 6 4.15pm-5.15pm Newman Hall LC* Cookery Club Year 4 4.15pm-5.15pm Food Tech CL Athletics Years 3 - 6 3.50pm-5.15pm Track WF/AF/DK//BS Swimming Lessons Nursery - Year 4 3.45pm onwards Pool External Coach* LAMDA Years 3 and 4 3.45pm-4.15pm Art Room RM* FRIDAY Taekwon-Do Beginners 4.15pm-5.00pm Newman Hall VD* Taekwon-Do Intermediate/Advanced 5.00pm-5.45pm Newman Hall VD* LAMDA (Group lesson) Years 3 and 4 3.45pm-4.15pm Computer Room MJ* Boys' Tennis Year 6 3.50pm-5.15pm Courts WF Girls' Tennis Year 6 3.50pm-5.15pm Courts BS Film Club Years 3 - 6 5.15pm-6.15pm Computer Room CC This programme is accurate at the time of printing but may change. Please view the most current version at www.ratcliffecollege.com Preparatory School - Calendar Dates APRIL 26 Fri Staff Inset Day 28 Sun Second Sunday of Easter Boarders return 29 Mon Week 2 Classes begin 30 Tue Preparatory School Chaplaincy Assembly, Newman Hall – 8.40am Life Education Bus, Nursery – Year 4 Parents’ Association Tea for Parents/Guardians and Uniform Sale, Newman Hall – 3.30pm-5.30pm MAY 1 Wed Mothers’ Prayers, Nursery – 8.30am Year 4 Residential Trip to Edgmond Hall departs 9.00am (until 3rd May) Life Education Bus, Nursery – Year 4 ICT Steering Group Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm 2 Thur Preparatory School Assembly, Newman Hall – 8.40 (Mrs Southwell’s Year 5 Class) Nursery, Storytelling and Creative Writing Day 3 Fri Saints Philip and James, Apostles (Feast) Mr Finn’s Year 6 Class - Charity Cake Sale Year 4 Residential Trip to Edgmond Hall returns 4 Sat The English Martyrs (Feast) 5 Sun Third Sunday of Easter Mass, The College Chapel – 9.30am 6 Mon Week 1 May Day Bank Holiday (School Holiday) 7 Tue Preparatory School Co-Curricular Programme commences (until 28th June) Wild Things Workshop, Preparatory School, Year 4 Preparatory School Council Meeting – 12.30pm Parents’ Association Meeting, Old Library – 7.30pm 8 Wed Mothers’ Prayers, Nursery – 8.30am Preparatory School Mass, College Chapel – 9.00am Boys’ Cricket v Fairfield, U11A, U11B & U11C (H) – 2.30pm Girls’ Cricket v Fairfield, U11A, U11B, U10A & U10B (H) – 2.30pm Preparatory School - Calendar Dates 9 Thur Annual Religious Education Day Preparatory School Assembly, Newman Hall – 8.40 (Mr Enoux’s Year 5 Class) Year 5 Trip to Space Centre, 9.15-3.30pm Year 4 Retreat Day at Ratcliffe College with Grace Dieu Pastoral Meeting, Conference Room – 4.20pm 12 Sun Fourth Sunday of Easter Mass, The College Chapel – 9.30am Boarding Community Charity Event for Cancer Research, ‘Pretty Muddy’ 13 Mon Week 2 Year 6 PGL Residential Trip to Caythorpe departs 1.30pm (until 17th May) Babygigs, Concert 5 Nursery and Lower Prep, Newman Hall, Doors Open at 10.00am 14 Tue St Matthias, Apostle (Feast) Preparatory School Chaplaincy Assembly, Newman Hall – 8.40am Years 4 Informal Concert, Newman Hall – 2.30pm Student E-Safety Meeting, Conference Room – 1.15pm Whole School Staff Meeting, Old Library – 4.30pm – 6.00pm 15 Wed Mothers’ Prayers, Nursery – 8.30am Nursery and Lower Prep Mass, Newman Hall – 8.40am Year 3 Residential Trip to Beamanor departs 9.30am (until 17th May) Staff E-Safety Meeting, Old Library – 4.20pm 16 Thur Preparatory School Assembly, Newman Hall – 8.40am (Mrs Grant’s Year 1 Class) Years 4-6 Quad Kids Athletics at Leicester Grammar Junior School – 3.45pm 17 Fri Casuals Day in aid of ‘Faith in Families’ Year 1 and Year 2 ‘Oh I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside’ Day Year 3 Residential Trip to Beaumanor returns at 3.00pm Year 6 PGL Residential Trip to Caythorpe returns at 3.30pm 19 Sun Fifth Sunday of Easter Mass, The College Chapel – 9.30am Ballet Examinations, Newman Hall – 9.00am-2.00pm 20 Mon Week 1 Sports Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 1.00pm Pastoral, Boarding and Child Protection Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 2.00pm Education Committee Meeting, Conference Room – 3.30pm Staff Teaching and Learning Forum, Media Studies Classroom 2 – 4.20pm-5.10pm 21 Tue Preparatory School May Procession – 8.40am 22 Wed Mothers’ Prayers, Nursery – 8.30am Year 3 Mass, Newman Hall – 8.40am Boys’ Cricket v Leicester Grammar Junior School, U11A & U11B (H) – 2.00pm Girls’ Cricket v Leicester Grammar