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] Website www.thechoristerschool.com Follow us Facebook and Twitter @ChoristerSchool 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