ABBOTSHOLME SCHOOL – SPRING TERM 2012
Week 1
Monday 9 January
08.30 INSET Training Day for staff
Boarders Return
Tuesday 10 January
08.30 All pupils return
AS/A2 Examinations begin
Wednesday 11 January
FORMAL UNIFORM
Beginning of Term Service
U13 & U12 Netball (friendly) v Yarlet (H) – 13.30
All Teams Training
Thursday 12 January
November GCSE Results
Sunday 15 January
Orienteering, Shining Cliff
Basketball Trip: British Basketball League, Birmingham (SK)
Week 2
Wednesday 18 January
FORMAL UNIFORM
Holocaust Memorial Chapel
U18/U16/U15 Netball v Chellaston (A) – 15.15
U14/U13/U12 Netball v Chellaston (H) – 15.15
1st Football v Royal Wolves (H) – 14.30
U15 & U13 Football v Royal Wolves (A) – 15.30
Friday 20 January
16.30 Year 6 into Year 7 evening (NK)
Saturday 21 January
Year 7-9 Foundry Climbing Trip (ARW/GS)
Sunday 22 January
Year 7-9 Foundry Climbing Trip (ARW/GS/AG/RS)
Week 3
Monday 23 January
16.00 Year 11/Sixth Form University Life (Lancaster) talk, Alex Sternfeld
Casasnovas
Tuesday 24 January
08.20 Sixth Form Group Inter House Music Rehearsals
Wednesday 25 January
FORMAL UNIFORM
U18/U15/U14 Netball v Wrekin (A) – 14.30
U13 & U12 Netball v Grace Dieu (H) – 14.30
U15 Football v Denstone College (A) – 14.30
Thursday 26 January
Chinese New Year Chapel
Friday 27 January
08.30-10.30 Year 10 Trading Game (ZK)
08.55 Year 11 EAL Breakfast
10.35-12.35 Year 11 Trading Game (ZK)
17.15 Year 11 Parents Evening & Options Meeting
20.00 Arts Society, Jack Liebeck and Kataya Apekesheva
RS Heads and Reps
Saturday 28 January
RS Heads and Reps
Gold D of E Training (RS/HC)
Sunday 29 January
RS Heads and Reps
Gold D of E Training (RS/HC)
Fencing West Midlands Regional Competition (Epee), Birmingham
Cinema Trip (EAM)
Week 4
Monday 30 January
Year 11 AX Change
Period 9/10 – Sixth Form Group Inter House Music Rehearsal
Year 11 Mock Examinations begin
Tuesday 31 January
08.30 Inter House Music Rehearsal
Year 10/11/Lower Sixth Drama, Manchester Royal Exchange
Year 11 Mock Examinations
Wednesday 1 February
FORMAL UNIFORM
U18/U16/U14/U13/U12 Netball v Denstone (A) – 14.30
U11/U10 Netball v Yarlet (H) – 14.30
1st/U15 Football v Concorde College (H) – 14.15
U13 Football v Grace Dieu (H) – 14.30
U11 (A & B) Football v Smallwood (H) – 15.00
Year 11 Mock Examinations
Thursday 2 February
Intermediate Maths Challenge
EAL Students Dinner
Year 11 Mock Examinations
AS/A2 Examinations Finish
Friday 3 February
RS Senior Conference Switzerland
17.30 Year 9 Parents’ Evening
Year 11 Mock Examinations
Saturday 4 February
Year 11-U6th Cultural City Visit
RS Senior Conference, Switzerland
Young Enterprise Trade Fair, Burton
Silver D of E Training (HC/PV)
Sunday 5 February
RS Senior Conference, Switzerland
Week 5
Monday 6 February
Period 9/10 Senior Inter House Music Rehearsal
Tuesday 7 February
08.30 Inter House Music Rehearsal
Sixth Form Formal Dinner
Wednesday 8 February
FORMAL UNIFORM
am Junior Inter House Music Competition
pm Senior Inter House Music Competition
U11 Netball v St Bedes (H) – 14.30
Thursday 9 February
08.55 Year 10 EAL Breakfast
Scent with Love
Mufti Day
Fashion Show
Friday 10 February
17.00 Half Term begins
Saturday 11 February
Scottish Winter Mountaineering Trip A departs
Wednesday 15 February
Scottish Winter Mountaineering Trip A returns
Scottish Winter Mountaineering Trip B departs
Sunday 19 February
Scottish Winter Moutaineering Trip B returns
Week 6
Monday 20 February
All pupils return
Year 10 Work Experience
Tuesday 21 February
Year 10 Work Experience
Wednesday 22 February
FORMAL UNIFORM
Year 10 Work Experience
U15 & U14 Netball v Friary (A) – 14.30
U13 & U12 Netball v St Bedes (A)
1st/U15/U13 Football v SIGS (H) – 14.30
Thursday 23 February
Year 10 Work Experience
Friday 24 February
Year 10 Work Experience
U6th BASE Competition
Boarders’ Trip, London
Saturday 25 February
Boarders’ Trip, London
Sunday 26 February
Boarders’ Trip, London
Orienteering Event, Lindop
Week 7
Monday 27 February
U18 Netball v Abbots Bromley (A) – 16.00
U14 & U13 Netball v Lichfield (H) – 16.00
Tuesday 28 February
20.00 Arts Society, London Baroque
Wednesday 29 February
FORMAL UNIFORM
U16 & U13 Netball v Friary (H) – 14.30
U12 Netball v Yarlet (A) – 14.30
U11 Netball v Smallwood (H) – 14.00
1st/U15 Football v Chellaston (A)
Saturday 3 March
Open Day
14.30 OA Netball/Football
Art Day
RS Adventure Race Training (TEP)
Year 7/8 Adventure Weekend (ARW/MH)
Sunday 4 March
RS Adventure Race Training (TEP)
Year 7/8 Adventure Weekend (ARW/MH)
Week 8
Monday 5 March
ERA Week begins
Tuesday 6 March
12.35 EAL Lunch
Wednesday 7 March
FORMAL UNIFORM
U18 & U16 Netball v St Josephs (H) – 14.30
1st/U15 Football v Concord College (A) – 14.30
U13 Football v Grace Dieu (A) – 14.30
Friday 9 March
17.30 Year 7/8 Parents’ Evening
Saturday 10 March
Silver D of E Training
Sunday 11 March
Silver D of E Training
Week 9
Monday 12 March
Lunchtime Concert
Wednesday 14 March
FORMAL UNIFORM
U18/U15/U14/U13 Netball v SIGS (H) – 14.30
1st/U15 Football v Thomas Alleynes
U9 Football v Smallwood (A) – 15.00
Thursday 15 March
Year 7-9 School Play
U13 Netball Tournament
Year 10 Big Bang Birmingham
Friday 16 March
Year 7-9 School Play
Saturday 17 March
Year 11 Weekend
Sunday 18 March
Year 11 Weekend
Cinema Trip (EAM)
Visit by Pupils from Russian School begins
Week 10
Monday 19 March
Art Exam: GCSE Session 1 08.55-14.25
AS/A2 Session 1 15.10-17.10
Tuesday 20 March
Art Exam: AS/A2 Session 2 08.55-14.25
GCSE Session 2 15.10-17.10
18.00 Junior School Evening of Music
Wednesday 21 March
FORMAL UNIFORM
U18/U16/U14 Netball v Thomas Alleynes (H) – 15.45
U13/U12/U11/U10 Netball v Trent (A) – 14.30
1st/U15/U13 Football v QEGS - 16.15
Thursday 22 March
GCSE Drama Exam
20.00 Arts Society, Nemtsov Duo
Friday 23 March
Mufti Day – Sports Relief
Gold D of E Canoe Training, Lakes
U13 Rugby & Hockey to Cardiff
Saturday 24 March
IELTS Examination
OA Committee Meeting
Gold D of E Canoe Training, Lakes
U13 Rugby & Hockey to Cardiff
Sunday 25 March
15.00 Overseas Students Afternoon Tea, Melbourne
Gold D of E Training, Lakes Canoe
U13 Rugby & Hockey to Cardiff return
Week 11
Monday 26 March
Art Exam: AS Session 3 08.55-11.05
A2 Session 3 08.55-14.25
GCSE Session 3 15.10-17.10
U11 Rugby
Tuesday 27 March
Art Exam: GCSE Session 4 08.55-11.05
A2 Session 4 15.10-17.10
Wednesday 28 March
FORMAL UNIFORM
08.30 Easter Service
U14 & U12 Netball v Lichfield (A) – 14.30
U16 & U15 Netball v St Josephs (A) – 14.30
Inter House Football
Thursday 29 March
Year 11 Formal Dinner
Friday 30 March
Visiting Russian School departs
17.00 End of Term
Summer Term 2012
Boarders return Monday 23 April 2012
All Pupils return Tuesday 24 April 2012
Half Term begins Friday 1 June 2012
Half Term ends Sunday 10 June 2012
End of Term Sunday 8 July 2012
Autumn Term 2012
New Boarders arrive Tuesday 4 September 2012
New Day Pupils and all juniors arrive Wednesday 5 September 2012
All Pupils return Thursday 6 September 2012
Half Term begins Friday 19 October 2012
Half Term ends Sunday 28 October 2012
End of Term Friday 14 December 2012
Spring Term 2013
Termbegins 7/8 January 2013
Half Term begins 8 February 2013
Half Term ends 17 February 2013
End of Term 22 March 2013
Summer Term 2013
Term begins 15/16 April 2013
Half Term begins 24 May 2013
Half Term ends 2 June 2013
End of Term 7 July 2013
