CALENDAR Lent Term 2010 Prep Pupils should wear Blazers on Wednesdays & Saturdays, to outside events & to matches (H*) Home hockey matches played at Daventry Astroturf Thurs 7 Jan 9.30am Staff Meeting followed by INSET Fri 8 Jan 9.30am INSET Sat 9 Jan Sun 10 Jan Boarders Return by 4.30pm Mon 11 Jan Term Starts 8.25am Day Children Return 10.00am New Children Arrive Tues 12 Jan 3.00pm Guitar & Drums Demonstration Wed 13 Jan Thurs 14 Jan 10.15am - 4.00pm Juniors, 3rd & 4th Form Theatre Trip: 'Beauty & the Beast', Mirror Tent, Oxford Fri 15 Jan 8.15am - 10.30am 'FAB' Breakfast Club - All Welcome in the Pugin Library 4.30pm Health & Safety Committee Meeting 7.00pm Reception for Prospective & Current Parents, Episode Hotel, Leamington Spa Sat 16 Jan 10.40am Junior Forms' Meeting of Teachers 11.30am Year 2 Parents' Lunch at Prep Department 2.00pm Boys' Hockey 1st XI v Winchester House (A) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey 2nd & 3rd XI v Winchester House (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey Colts C & D v Winchester House (H) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey Colts A & B v Winchester House (A) 3.30pm Girls' Netball U13A v Rugby School (H) Sun 17 Jan Full Boarders' Trip: Falstaff's Experience ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Mon 18 Jan Tues 19 Jan 8.30am - 9.45am 'FOPP' Coffee Morning in the Pre-Prep Hall - All Welcome 6.15pm Junior Forms' Parents' Meeting Wed 20 Jan 2.00pm Boys' Hockey Colts A & B v Foremarke Hall (H*) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey 1st & 2nd XI v Foremarke Hall (A) 2.30pm Girls' Hockey U12/U11 Mixed & U10/U9 Mixed v Great Houghton (A) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey Colts C & D v Foremarke Hall (H*) Thurs 21 Jan 11.30am - 3.30pm CBSO Schools' Concert Workshop, Birmingham City Hall, Elgar's Enigma Variations Fri 22 Jan 8.30am Prep Assembly, Conduct Cup to be awarded 10.40am Section Assemblies 11.30 Chapel Service, Preacher, Mr Jeremy Goulding, Headmaster of Shrewsbury School (Junior & 3rd Forms to attend) 12.15pm Reception & Year 1 Exeat begins 12.30pm Prep & Years 2 & 3 Exeat begins ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- E X E A T Sun 24 Jan Boarders return by 7.30pm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Mon 25 Jan Tues 26 Jan 2.00pm - 3.00pm St John's Museum visiting Year 1 6.30pm - 7.30pm Skern Lodge Presentation to Parents of Junior & 3rd Forms Wed 27 Jan 2.00pm Boys' Hockey 1st XI v Spratton Hall (A) 2.00pm Girls' Hockey U13/U12A, B & C v Beachborough (H*) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey 3rd XI & BG Lions v Spratton Hall (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey Colts C v Beachborough (H) 2.30pm Girls' Hockey U11A & B and U10 v Beachborough (A) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey 2nd XI v Spratton Hall (A) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey Colts D v Beachborough (H) Thurs 28 Jan 1.10pm Heads of Department Meeting 1.30pm - 4.00pm Rugby School's Performance of 'Pirates of Penzance' Fri 29 Jan 1.00pm Games Committee Meeting 8.00pm 'FAB' Quiz & Curry Night Sat 30 Jan 10.40am Meeting of 3rd Form Teachers 10.30am Boys' & Girls' Hockey U8 & U9 Festival at Foremarke Hall 1.30pm Boys' Hockey Colts A & B v Princethorpe College (A) 2.00pm Girls' Hockey Senior Section Matches (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey 2nd XI v Princethorpe College (A) 3.30pm Boys' Hockey 1st XI v Princethorpe College (A) Sun 31 Jan Full Boarders' Trip: Climbing Wall ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Mon 1 Feb 1.15pm School Council Meeting 6.30pm Informal Concert in the Music School Tues 2 Feb 6.30pm 3rd Form Parents' Meeting Wed 3 Feb 9.15am - 3.00pm Year 2 visit to Holdenby House 2.30pm Boys' Hockey BG Lions v Beachborough (H) 2.30pm Girls' Hockey U9 v Swanbourne House (H) 2.45pm Girls' Hockey 2nd XI, U11A & B and U10 v The Croft (H) 3.00pm Girls' Hockey 1st XI v Swanbourne House (H*) Thurs 4 Feb 9.00am Boys' Hockey U11 IAPS Midland Qualifiers at Repton School 6.30pm 4th & 5th Form Parents' Drinks Reception Fri 5 Feb 9.00am Boys' Hockey U13 IAPS Midland Qualifiers at Repton School 10.00am Executive Governors' Committee Meeting 6.00pm - 8.00pm Senior Schools' Fair Sat 6 Feb Academic Scholarship & Bursary Selection Day 10.40am Meeting of 6th Form Teachers 2.00pm Boys' Hockey BG Lions & U10B v Dragon (A) 2.15pm Girls' Hockey Junior & Senior Valentine Tournaments 3.00pm Boys' Hockey 3rd XI & U10A v Dragon (A) 4.00pm Boys' Hockey U13 Oakham Tournament Depart Sun 7 Feb 10.30am Boarders' Visit to St Peter's Church, Dunchurch, for Education Sunday Service 3.30pm Boys' Hockey U13 Oakham Tournament Return Full Boarders' Trip: Sea Life Centre ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Mon 8 Feb 9.00am - 4.00pm Music for Youth, Birmingham Symphony Hall Tues 9 Feb 8.30am - 5.00pm 3rd Form Trip to RAF Museum, Hendon Wed 10 Feb SATIPS Art History Course, hosted by the Art Department Year 3 Viking Day 2.00pm Boys' Hockey Colts A & B v Great Houghton (H*) 2.15pm Boys' Hockey U9A v Winchester House (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey BG Cubs v Winchester House (A) 2.30pm Girls' Hockey U11A & B and U9 v Warwick Prep (H) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey 1st XI & 2nd VII v Great Houghton (H*) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey U9B v Winchester House (H) 3.45pm Girls' Hockey 2nd XI v Kenilworth High (A) 4.30pm Girls' Hockey 1st XI v Kenilworth High (A) Thurs 11 Feb ABRSM Music Examinations in the Music School Fri 12 Feb 8.30am Prep Assembly, Conduct Cup to be awarded 10.40am Section Meetings 11am - 12.15pm 'FAB' Pre-Holiday 'Coffee Break' - All Welcome in the Pugin Library 12.15pm Reception & Year 1 Half Term begins 12.30pm Prep & Years 2 & 3 Half Term begins 12.45pm 6th Form Parents' Meeting ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- H A L F T E R M Sun 21 Feb Boarders return by 7.30pm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Mon 22 Feb 8.25am Day Children Return Tues 23 Feb Common Entrance & Scholarship Mock Examinations for 6th Form 4.00pm Finance Committee Meeting 4.15pm - 5.50pm Year 3 (Avon) DT Activity at Prep Department Wed 24 Feb Common Entrance & Scholarship Mock Examinations for 6th Form Practice SATs for 4th Form 2.00pm Boys' Hockey 3rd XI v Trent College (H*) 2.00pm Boys' Hockey 1st XI v Trent College (A) 2.15pm Boys' Hockey U9A v Winchester House (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey Colts A & B v Beachborough (A) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey BG Cubs v Winchester House (H) 2.30pm Girls' Hockey U13/U12A & B, U11A & U10 v Stoneygate (H) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey 2nd XI v Trent College (A) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey BG Lions v Trent College (H*) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey U9B v Winchester House (H) 3.10pm Girls' Hockey U11B & U9 v Stoneygate (H) Thurs 25 Feb Common Entrance & Scholarship Mock Examinations for 6th Form Practice SATs for 4th Form Year 1 DT Day Fri 26 Feb Common Entrance & Scholarship Mock Examinations for 6th Form Practice SATs for 4th Form 10.00am Full Governors' Committee Meeting 12.00pm Bilton Grange Trust Limited AGM 7.00pm Charity Concert by Bilton Grange Musicians at All Saint's Church, Braunston Sat 27 Feb 10.30am School Open Morning 2.00pm Boys' Hockey BG Lions v Foremarke Hall (A) 2.00pm Girls' Hockey 2nd XI v Winchester House (A) 2.30pm Girls' Hockey U11A & B v Winchester House (H) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey 3rd XI v Foremarke Hall (A) 3.00pm Girls' Hockey 1st XI v Winchester House (A) 3.10pm Girls' Hockey U10 & U9 v Winchester House (H) 7.15pm - 10.30pm 'FAB' Family Ceilidh Sun 28 Feb 8.00am - 3.00pm Boys' Hockey U11 & U13 Warwickshire Finals Full Boarders' Trip: Ice Skating ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Mon 1 Mar Travelling Books Book Fair 11.00am Samba Workshop & Concert 1.15pm School Council Meeting 2.00pm Junior Team Photographs Tues 2 Mar Travelling Books Book Fair 8.30am - 9.45am 'FOPP' Coffee Morning in the Pre-Prep Hall - All Welcome 12.30pm - 3.30pm4th Form Trip to Northampton Hebrew Congregation 1.10pm Exam Meeting for 6th Form Teachers 3.00pm Senior Team Photographs 4.15pm - 5.50pm Year 3 (Trent) DT Activity at Prep Department 6.30pm Informal Concert in the Music School Wed 3 Mar 6th Form French Orals 10.40am 5th Form Meeting of Teachers 2.00pm Boys' Hockey Junior & Senior Section Matches (H) 2.30pm Girls' Hockey U11B & U9 v Swanbourne House (A) 3.10pm Girls' Hockey U11A & U10 v Swanbourne House (A) 4.00pm Girls' Hockey 1st XI v King's High (A) Thurs 4 Mar World Book Day 4.00pm Girls' Hockey 1st XI County Prelims (A) Fri 5 Mar 8.30am Prep Assembly, Conduct Cup to be awarded 10.40am Section Meetings 11.30am Chapel Service, Preacher, Mr Charles Bush, Headmaster of Oundle School (4th & 5th Forms to attend) 12.15pm Reception & Year 1 Exeat begins 12.30pm Prep & Years 2 & 3 Exeat begins 1.30pm Parents' Hockey v Boys & Girls ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- E X E A T Sun 7 Mar Boarders return by 7.30pm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Mon 8 Mar 2.00pm Years 2 & 3 Swimming Gala Tues 9 Mar 1.00pm Games Committee Meeting 4.00pm - 7.00pm Years 2 & 3 Parents' Meetings Wed 10 Mar 8.20am - 10.20am Reception Parents' Meeting 2.00pm Boys' Hockey 1st & 3rd XI v Bedford (A) 2.00pm Boys' Hockey Colts A & B v Bedford (H*) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey BG Cubs v Bedford (H) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey U9A v Milton Keynes (A) 2.30pm Girls' Hockey U11A & U10A v Wellingborough (A) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey 2nd XI & BG Lions v Bedford (A) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey Colts C & D v Bedford (H*) 3.15pm Boys' Hockey U9B v Milton Keynes (A) 4.00pm Girls' Hockey 1st XI County Finals (A) Thurs 11 Mar 10.30am - 4.45pm Uppingham Orchestral Day 4.00pm - 7.00pm Reception & Year 1 Parents' Meetings 6.45pm de Morpurgo Poetry Declamation Final - Adjudicator, Mr Dominic Rose, Head of English at Stowe School Fri 12 Mar Owl Trophy Starts 8.15am - 10.30am 'FAB' Breakfast Gathering - All Welcome in the Pugin Library 7.00pm 'Pugin & the Architecture of Bilton Grange', Lecture in the Pugin Library by Dr Linda Monkton, English Heritage Sat 13 Mar 10.15am OBS Committee Meeting in the Staff Bar 10.40am 4th Form Meeting of Teachers 2.00pm Girls' Hockey Junior Section Matches (H) 2.15pm Girls' Hockey 1st XI v Wellingborough (A) 2.30pm Hockey OBS XI v Nicholson XI (H) Sun 14 Mar Full Boarders' Trip: Quasar ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Mon 15 Mar 9.00am Boys' Hockey U11 IAPS National Finals at Clifton College Tues 16 Mar 9.00am Girls' Hockey U11 Warwickshire County Finals 1.10pm Heads of Department Meeting 5.30pm Creative Arts Evening 6.30pm End of Term Concert in the Ravenscroft Theatre Wed 17 Mar 9.30am - 10.30am 4th Form Play, Dress Rehearsal to Whole School 2.00pm Boys' Hockey 1st XI v Bromsgrove (H*) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey 3rd XI & Colts A, B, C & D v Bromsgrove (A) 2.30pm Boys' Hockey U9A v Beachborough (H) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey 2nd XI v Bromsgrove (H*) 3.00pm Boys' Hockey U9B v Beachborough (H) 4.00pm Girls' Hockey U11A & B v Bilton High (A) 4.00pm Girls' Hockey 1st & 2nd XI v Princethorpe College (H) Thurs 18 Mar Year 1 Teddy Day 9.00am Boys' Hockey U13 IAPS National Finals at Millfield School 9.00am Girls' Hockey U13 Warwickshire County Finals 6.45pm - 7.45pm 4th Form Play, Performance to Parents Fri 19 Mar Owl Trophy Ends 8.30am Prep Assembly, Conduct Cup to be awarded 10.40am Section Assemblies 12.15pm Pre-Prep End of Term Begins (Reception & Year 1) 12.30pm Prep & Pre-Prep (Years 2 & 3) End of Term Begins E N D O F T E R M ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- HOLIDAY EVENTS Gresham's Hockey Tournament, Saturday 27 - Monday 29 March French Trip, Wednesday 7 - Saturday 10 April FUTURE TERM DATES 2010/11 These dates are for Boarders - Day children return the following day Summer Term 2010 Staff INSET Tuesday 13 April Staff INSET Wednesday 14 April Wednesday 14 April - Friday 2 July Exeat Friday 30 April - Monday 3 May Half Term Thursday 27 May - Wednesday 2 June Exeat Saturday 19 June - Monday 21 June Prep Sports Day Saturday 19 June OB Day Saturday 26 June Summer Ball Saturday 26 June Prize Giving Friday 2 July Michaelmas Term 2010 Staff INSET Monday 6 September Staff INSET Tuesday 7 September Tuesday 7 September - Tuesday 14 December Exeat Friday 1 October - Sunday 3 October Half Term Friday 22 October - Monday 1 November Exeat Friday 19 November - Monday 22 November Lent Term 2011 Staff INSET Monday 10 January Monday 10 January - Friday 25 March Exeat Friday 28 January - Sunday 30 January Half Term Friday 18 February - Sunday 27 February Exeat Friday 11 March - Sunday 13 March Bilton Grange Headmaster: J P Kirk B.Sc. 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