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Pupils and parents should note that the times of these arrangements are subject to change. Alterations or additions may only be made with the Head Master’s permission.
WEEK 1A
Sunday 31 August
Monday 1 September
9.00 Foundation staff meeting (BS)
10.00 Common Room meeting (BS)
10.40 House tutor team meetings (Houserooms)
11.10 Break
11.30 Housemasters’ meeting (EL)
  Tutor training Y7, Y8 (Garner block), Y10, Y11 (Undercroft), Y12, Y13 (BS)
1.00 Lunch
1.30 Induction for Y8 begins (BS)
2.00 Induction for Y12 (BS)
Tuesday 2 September
9.00 Common Room meeting (BS)
9.30 Department meetings
11.15 Break
11.30 Health and Safety briefing for all Foundation Games staff (MC)
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Induction for Y9 pupils new to school (BS)
2.00 Induction for Y7 (BS)
5.00 Reception for new staff (MC)
5.30 Welcome reception for all staff (MC)
Wednesday 3 September
TERM BEGINS
8.45 Registration, Tutor group meetings Y9-Y13
  Y7, Y8 Assembly (BS) followed by Form meetings
10.10 Whole School Assembly (MSC)
10.30 Break
11.15 Normal lessons begin
1.00 Music Award Holders’ meeting with Director of Music (Music Dept.)
Thursday 4 September
4.15 Physics Society (P3)
Friday 5 September
8.00 Y7 Outward Bound trip to West Runton, Norfolk (depart MSC) (return Sunday 7 September)
1.30 History Society: The Ideologues and a History of Ideology, Alex Franklin (R11)
4.00 Prefects’ meeting (Undercroft)
Saturday 6 September
9.00 Netball: Y8, Y9 trials
10.00 Football: U16A, U16B, U15A, U15B, U14A, U14B v Hampton (H)
12.00 Football: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th v Old Cholmeleians (H)
   
WEEK 2B
Sunday 7 September
9.00 Football: ISFA 6-a-side competition (Winchester ) (depart MSC 7.30)
Monday 8 September
1.35 Economics Society: The Economics of Healthcare, Robbie Hurwitz Bremner (DH1)
Tuesday 9 September
9.15 Open morning (11+, 13+)
1.35 Politics Society
8.00 Parents’ Association open meeting (MC)
Wednesday 10 September
9.15 Open morning (11+, 13+)
1.35 Societies’ Fair (BS)
2.15 Football: Senior House competition
4.10 Y7/8 Science Club (B3)
Thursday 11 September
8.40 Art: Y11 GCSE pupils visit St Paul’s and Sir John Soane Museum (depart MC)
1.35 Classics Society (Room 10)
2.15 Football: Junior House competition
4.15 Chemistry Society (P3)
Friday 12 September
1.30 History Society: The Easter Rising, Mr McCombes (Room 11)
2.15 House Music competition: Vocal heat (BS)
Saturday 13 September
10.00 Football: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16A, U12B v Alleyn’s, Dulwich (A) (depart MSC 8.15)
  Football: 4th, U16B, U15A, U15B, U14A, U14B, U13A, U13B, U12A v Alleyn’s, Dulwich (H)
   
WEEK 3A
Sunday 14 September
Monday 15 September
Music department rehearsals begin
1.10 Junior Biology Society (B3)
1.35 Economics Society: The Beijing Olympics:What Can We Learn?, Sarah Clarke (DH1)
4.15 Health and Safety Committee meeting (MC)
4.30 Golf: Arnot trophy (HGC)
7.00 The Cosmic Ray Detector, Professor Alan Michette (MC)
Tuesday 16 September
10.30 House Photographs (FG, QG, KG)
1.00 Modern Languages Society (Undercroft)
1.35 Politics Society
6.00 Coeducation Information meeting for Prep School Heads (MC)
  Finance and General Purposes Committee meeting
7.30 House Music competition: vocals finals (BS)
Wednesday 17 September
1.10 Junior Mathematical Society
3.00 Football: U13A v Berkhamsted (A) (ISFA 1st round )(depart Quad 1.05)
4.10 Y7/8 Science Club (B3)
4.45 Open evening for Y12 applicants
Thursday 18 September
Y12 Geography pupils to Barnsbury and South Oxfordshire
1.00 Sixth Form Council meeting (Undercroft)
1.10 Senior Mathematical Society
1.35 Classics Society: From Monarchy to Republic, Josh Emden (Room 10)
4.15 Biology Society (B1)
  Netball: U18A, U18B v Channing (H)
  Water Polo: U19 v Bedford Modern, City of London (H)
4.30 Music: Y11-13 performance platform (BS)
7.00 Y7 parents’ welcome evening with tutors and senior staff (BS)
Friday 19 September
10.30 House Photographs (SH, GH, TL)
1.30 History Society: Britain’s Worst General, Julius Grower (Room11)
Saturday 20 September
London Open House
9.30 Netball: U12A, U12B, U12C v North London Collegiate (A) (depart MSC 8.30)
  Netball: U14B, U13B v Aldenham (H)
1.15 Football:U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B v Kimbolton (A) (depart MSC 10.45)
2.30 Football: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, U16A, U16B, U16C v Eton (H)
  Football: U15A, U15B, U15C, U15D, U14A, U14B, U14C, U14D, U14E, v Eton (A) (depart MSC 11.30)
   
WEEK 4B
Sunday 21 September
10.30 Finsbury Park Cancer Research 10 km road race U19 and staff
6.00 Evensong (Chapel)
Monday 22 September
1.10 Reptile Society (B1)
1.35 Economics Society: Game Theory, Ioannis Monios and Akash Saha (DH1)
4.15 Y12 Academic Forum (Undercroft)
  Y13 Academic Forum (MC)
5.00 Swimming: U19, U16, U14, U13, U12 boys’ and girls’ gala v Mill Hill (A) (depart Quad 4.05)
7.00 Y9 parents’ welcome evening with Housemasters and senior staff (BS)
Tuesday 23 September
Visit of Army Officer Careers Advisor
10.30 House Photographs (SG, NG, MG)
1.35 Politics Society
2.00 Y10 drugs education presentation, Jonnie Leach
3.10 Y11 drugs education presentation, Jonnie Leach
4.30 Y13 Interview skills workshop (MC)
  Basketball: U14 v University College School (H)
  Netball: U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B v South Hampstead High School (A) (depart MSC 3.40)
5.00 Water Polo: U16 v Queen Elizabeth’s, Barnet (A) (depart Quad 4.05)
7.00 Parents’ Association: Drugs education presentation, Jonnie Leach (BS)
Wednesday 24 September
Y10 Environmental Project day (KG, SH)
8.45 Art: Y10 GCSE visit to Kew Gardens
2.15 Football: ISFA Cup v City of London 1st round (1st)
4.10 Y7/8 Science Club (B3)
4.15 Y9 Academic Forum (Library)
4.30 Music: Y7-10 performance platform (BS)
6.00 Information meeting for 11+ girls (2009 entry) (MC)
7.30 Theatre Society: 365, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith
Thursday 25 September
10.30 House Photographs (WG, EG, HG)
1.00 Y13 Heads of House meeting (Undercroft)
1.35 Classics Society: Fall of the Roman Empire, Will Richardson (Room 10)
3.00 Football: U15A v Forest (H) (ISFA 1st round)
4.15 Physics Society: Uses of Smart Materials, Professor Ton Anson, Brunel University
  Heads of Department meeting (EL)
4.45 Netball: U14A, U14B v City of London (H)
7.00 Y8 parents’ social evening with Tutors and senior staff (BS)
Friday 26 September
Y12 Interim grades
European Languages Day
1.00 Société Francophile: L’équipe nationale de la France et le désastre d’Euro 2008, Tom Manuel and Tim Sheppard Garcia (Room 17)
1.30 History Society: Augustus the Strong, Max Jamilly (Room 11)
4.00 Duke of Edinburgh Silver assessed canoeing expedition departs (returns Monday)
  Duke of Edinburgh Silver assessed walking expedition departs (returns Monday)
  Duke of Edinburgh Gold practice expedition to Brecon Beacons (returns Monday)
7.00 Chomeleian Society Annual Dinner (MC/Dining Hall)
Saturday 27 September
   
WEEK 5A
Sunday 28 September
CCF overnight exercise (Pippingford Park) (returns Monday pm)
Monday 29 September
1.05 Y12 Tutors’ meeting (Undercroft)
1.10 Junior Biology Society (B3)
  School Council meeting (EL)
1.35 Economics Society: Does Money Make You Happy?, Henrik Sundvik, Aria Khani, Marcus Constantine (DH1)
2.00 Barbirolli Quartet workshop (music department)
4.15 Y11 Academic Forum (MC)
5.00 Water Polo: U15 v Haberdashers’ Aske’s (A) (depart Quad 4.05)
Tuesday 30 September
Jewish New Year
1.00 Modern Languages Society (Undercroft)
1.35 Politics Society
3.00 Football: 1st v Bradfield College (H)
4.30 Y13 Interview Skills workshop (MC)
5.00 Water Polo: U15 v City of London (H)
Wednesday 1 October
Jewish New Year
2.15 Football: 1st, 3rd, 4th v John Lyon (A) (depart Quad 1.05)
  Football: 2nd, U16A v Harrodian (A) (depart Quad 1.05)
4.00 Netball: U18A, U18B v City of London (A) (depart MSC 3.00)
4.10 Y7/8 Science Club (B3)
Thursday 2 October
Y13 Interim grades
11.15 Preparatory schools’ science presentation (MSC)
12.25 St Michael’s Service
  Jewish Circle (BS)
  Dyne House Assembly (Caen Wood Hall)
  Roman Catholic Mass (Undercroft)
  Greek Orthodox Liturgy (Chapel)
1.35 Classics Society: Roman architecture, Connie Mantle (Room 10)
4.15 Y8 Academic Forum (Library)
4.30 Water Polo: U19 v Queen Elizabeth’s, Barnet (A) (depart Quad 4.05)
  Music: Y11-13 performance platform (BS)
4.45 Open evening for Y12 applicants
Friday 3 October
Y10 Interim grades
11.15 History of Art: Y12 pupils visit National Gallery (depart Quad)
1.05 Y13 Tutors’ meeting (EL)
1.30 History Society: Aethelstan and Edward the Elder, Agnes Arnold-Foster (Room11)
4.15 Foundation Management Committee meeting (MC)
4.30 Basketball: U16 v University College School (H)
Saturday 4 October
Open day
10.00 Football: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16A v Chigwell (H)
  Football: U15A, U15C, U14A, U14C v Chigwell (A) (depart MSC 8.30)
  Football: U16B, U15B, U14B v Harrodian (A) (depart MSC 8.15)
  Football: U13A v Harrodian (H)
10.00 Netball: U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B v Haileybury (A) (depart MSC 8.30)
   
WEEK 6B
Sunday 5 October
7.30 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze assessed expedition departs (returns Monday )
11.00 Highgate Fun Run 5 Km (Whittington Hospital, Building for Babies Appeal) (Pond Square)
6.00 Evensong for Harvest Thanksgiving (Chapel)
Monday 6 October
1.10 Y10 Tutors’ meeting (EL)
  Reptile Society (B1)
1.35 Economics Society: India-an Economic Miracle, Dr Matthew McCartney (SOAS) (DH1)
4.15 Housemasters’ meeting (EL)
4.30 Swimming; U13, U12 v Aldwickbury (H)
7.00 Lyttelton finals (MC)
Tuesday 7 October
Y11 Interim grades
9.40 Y12 Art, Y13 History of Art visit to Tate Britain (depart Quad)
10.30 House Photographs (reserve date)
1.10 Y11 Tutors’ meeting (EL)
1.35 Politics Society
4.10 Netball: U13A, U12A, U12B v City of London (A) (depart MSC 2.45)
4.30 Water Polo: U19 v Cranleigh (H)
  Y13 Interview Skills workshop (MC)
5.30 Governors’ meeting
7.30 Foundation Dinner
Wednesday 8 October
Y9 Community programme (NG, TL)
Y10 Environmental Project day (WG, TL)
2.15 Football: ISFA Cup 2nd round (1st)
4.00 Netball: U18A, U18B v Henrietta Barnett (A) (depart MSC 3.00)
4.10 Y7/8 Science Club (B3)
4.15 Y10 Academic Forum (Library)
4.30 Music: Y7-10 performance platform (BS)
  Netball: U14A v South Hampstead High School (H)
7.00 Y12 parents’ social evening with Housemasters, tutors and senior staff (BS)
Thursday 9 October
NATIONAL POETRY DAY
Jewish Day of Atonement
Y8 Interim grades
Cross-country: English Schools’ Cup (first round) U16, U14 boys and girls
1.35 Classics Society: Women in Virgil’s Aeneid, Joe Cunningham (Room 10)
4.15 Biology Society (B3)
7.30 Y10 concert (BS)
Friday 10 October
1.00 Société Francophile: Le monde politique français, Max Leonardo (Room 17)
1.30 History Society: Pol Pot, Sarah Clarke (Room 11)
4.15 Games Management Committee meeting (MC)
5.15 Basketball: U19 v Latymer Upper (H)
Saturday 11 October
9.30 Netball: U14A, U14B, U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B v St Paul's (A) (depart MSC 8.15)
10.00 Football: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16A, U15A, U15B v Forest (A) (depart MSC 8.30)
  Football: U14A, U14B, U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B v Forest (H)
  Football: 4th, U16B, U16C, U15C, U15D, U14C, U14D, U14E v Eton (A) (depart MSC 11.30)
   
WEEK 7A
Sunday 12 October
9.00 Climbing Club visit to Tunbridge Wells (depart Quad) (return 4.00)
6.00 Evensong: Guest Preacher Rev. Dr. Thaddeus Birchard (Chapel)
Monday 13 October
Y7 Interim grades
1.10 Junior Biology Society (B3)
1.35 Economics Society: What is Private Equity?, Jesse Portner (DH1)
4.15 Y12 Academic Forum (Undercroft)
  Y13 Academic Forum (Library)
5.00 Water Polo: U14 v Haberdashers’ Aske’s (H)
Tuesday 14 October
Y9 Interim grades and comments
9.15 Open morning (16+)
1.00 Modern Languages Society (Undercroft)
1.35 Politics Society
3.45 Swimming: U19, U16, U14 London Schools gala at St Paul's (depart quad 3.45)
4.15 Netball: U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B v Latymer Upper (A) (depart MSC 2.45)
5.00 Basketball: U14 v St Paul's (A) (depart Quad 3.45)
7.30 Theatre Society: No Man’s Land, Duke of York’s Theatre
Wednesday 15 October
9.15 Open morning (11+, 13+)
9.30 HPV vaccination for Y8 girls
2.15 Football: Senior House competition
2.30 Cross-Country:U19 v St Albans (H)
4.10 Y7/8 Science Club (B3)
6.00 Y7 Parents’ consultation evening (Dining Hall)
Thursday 16 October
1.30 Y9, Y10 team photos (Senior Field)
1.35 Classics Society: Sexuality in Greek Tragedy, Guy Woolf (Room 10)
2.15 Football: Junior House competition
  Y6 parents visit Senior School
2.45 Netball: U14A, U14B v Latymer Upper (H)
4.15 Y7 Academic Forum (Library)
  Heads of Department meeting (EL)
4.30 Music: Y11-13 performance platform (BS)
5.00 Water Polo: U16 v Haberdashers’ Aske’s (A)
7.30 Y9 concert (BS)
8.00 Physics Society: Professor John Zarnecki OC(MC)
Friday 17 October
1.30 History Society: Mary I: A Missed Opportunity, Lucien George
4.00 Prefects’ meeting (Undercroft)
5.30 Basketball: U19 v St Paul’s (H)
Saturday 18 October
9.00 Saturday detention (ends 12.00) (BS)
10.00 Netball: U13 Belmont festival (depart MSC 8.50)
11.00 Tour of School by Old Chomeleians, followed by lunch
1.15 Football: U15A, U14A v Kimbolton (A) (depart MSC 10.45)
2.15 Football: 1st, 2nd, 3rd v Kimbolton (H)
   
WEEK 8B
Sunday 19 October
11.00 Hatfield House Cancer Research 10km road race (U19 and staff) (depart MSC 8.30)
Monday 20 October
African Stone Carving workshop Y10 (all day)
1.10 Reptile Society (B1)
1.35 Economics Society: It’s Just Not Cricket: The Free Market at Work, Mr Aniket Gocoldas (DH1)
4.00 Netball: U13A, U13B, U13C, U12A, U12B, U12C v Belmont (A)
4.15 Common Room meeting (BS)
Tuesday 21 October
9.15 Open morning (11+, 13+)
1.35 Politics Society
7.30 Y8 concert (BS)
Wednesday 22 October
9.15 Open morning (11+, 13+)
2.15 Football: Senior House competition
4.00 Netball: U18A, U18B v South Hampstead High School (A) (depart MSC 3.30)
4.00 Half-Term begins
Thursday 23 October
HALF TERM
Choir tour to Florence and Rome departs (returns 27th)
Friday 24 October
HALF TERM
Saturday 25 October
HALF TERM
Netball tour to Costa Brava departs (returns Thursday 30th)
   
WEEK 9
Sunday 26 October
HALF TERM
British Summer Time ends
Monday 27 October  
HALF TERM  
Tuesday 28 October  
HALF TERM  
4.45 Classics trip to Rome (depart North road) (return 1/11)
Wednesday 29 October
HALF TERM
Thursday 30 October
HALF TERM
Friday 31 October
HALF TERM
Saturday 1 November
HALF TERM
   
WEEK 10A
Sunday 2 November
HALF TERM
Monday 3 November
1.10 Junior Biology Society (B3)
  Senior Debating: SH v EG (E35)
1.35 Economics Society: The Economics of Happiness, Joel Bowman (DH1)
4.15 Y11 Academic Forum (MC)
  Health and Safety meeting (MC)
Tuesday 4 November
1.00 Modern Languages Society (Undercroft)
1.10 School Council (EL)
  Senior Debating: QG v KG (E35)
1.15 Y7, Y8 sports team photos (Senior Field)
1.35 Politics Society
3.45 Netball: U13B, U12B v the Mount (A) (depart MSC 2.50)
4.30 Basketball: U14 v University College School (H)
Wednesday 5 November
Y9 Community programme (NG, SG)
Y10 Environmental Project day (NG,SG)
9.15 Open morning (11+, 13+)
1.15 Senior sports team photos (Senior Field)
4.10 Y7/8 Science Club (B3)
4.30 Music: Y7-10 performance platform
7.00 A level information evening for Y11 pupils and parents
Thursday 6 November
Lessons from Auschwitz, day visit to Poland
9.00 Senior Mathematics challenge (BS)
1.05 Sixth Form Council meeting (EL)
1.35 Classics Society: Ancient Medicine, Ale Sanchez (Room 10)
2.15 Swimming: Senior House competition
4.15 Biology Society (B3)
  Netball: U14B v The Mount (H)
Friday 7 November
1.30 History Society: History of Money, Miss K Norris (Room 11)
4.45 Basketball: U16 v Forest (A) (depart Quad 3.45)
Saturday 8 November
Cross-Country: English Schools Cup Regional Final U16, U14 boys and girls
9.00 Assessment day for Y12 applicants
9.30 Hockey: U14, U13 girls’ hockey camp (A) (University College School)
10.00 Football: 1st, 3rd, U14A, U14C v Aldenham (H)
  Football: 2nd, U16A v Ibstock Place (A) (depart MSC 8.15)
  Football: 4th, U16B, U15A, U15C v Aldenham (A) (depart MSC 8.30)
  Football: U15B, U14B v Ibstock Place (H)
  Football: U13A, U13B v Berkhamsted (H)
  Football: U12A, U12B v Berkhamsted (A) (depart MSC 8.15)
10.30 Netball: U12A, U12B v Queenswood (H)
   
WEEK 11B
Sunday 9 November
9.00 Meteorological Society visit to New Forest
6.00 Service of Remembrance (Chapel)
Monday 10 November
Y13 Politics pupils to American Politics conference, British Library
1.10 Senior Debating: GH v WG (E35)
  Reptile Society (B1)
1.35 Economics Society: The Economics of the Media, Daniel Wolfe (DH1)
4.30 Swimming: U14, U13, U12 boys and girls v Latymer Upper (H)
Tuesday 11 November
1.10 Senior Debating: SG v MG (E35)
1.35 Politics Society
4.45 Basketball: U14 v Forest (H)
  Swimming; U18, U16, U14 gala v Forest (H)
6.00 Finance and General Purposes Committee meeting
8.00 Parents’ Association open meeting (MC)
Wednesday 12 November
1.10 Junior Mathematical Society
2.45 Cross-Country: U19 Haskell Cup Royal Grammar School, Guildford (depart Quad 1.00)
4.00 Netball: U18A, U18B v Westminster (A) (depart MSC 2.30)
4.10 Y7/8 Science Club (B3)
7.30 Y7 concert (BS)
Thursday 13 November
1.35 Classics Society: How brave was Cicero? Jesse Portner, Jack Secunda (Room 10)
4.15 Physics Society (P3)
4.30 Music: Y11-13 performance platform (BS)
5.00 Water Polo: U16 v City of London (H)