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Michaelmas 2008

Wednesday 3 September
Term begins

Saturday 6 September, 12.00pm
Senior School: Football: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th v Old Cholmeleians (H)

Tuesday 9 September, 8.00pm, Mills Centre
Senior School: Parents’ Association open meeting

Thursday 11 September, 7.00pm, Junior School

Junior School: Year 3 Curriculum Evening

Friday 12 September, 2.15pm, Big School
Senior School: House Music competition: Vocal heat

Tuesday 16 September, 7.30pm, Big School
Senior School: House Music competition: vocals finals

Wednesday 17 September, 4.45pm
Open evening for Y12 applicants

Thursday 18 September, 4.30pm, Big School
Senior School: Music: Y11-13 performance platform

Thursday 18 September, 7.00pm, Big School
Senior School: Y7 parents’ welcome evening with tutors and senior staff

Saturday 20 September

London Open House

Sunday 21 September, 6.00pm, Chapel
Evensong

Monday 22 September, 7.00pm, Big School
Senior School: Y9 parents’ welcome evening with Housemasters and senior staff

Tuesday 23 September, 7.00pm, Big School
Senior School: Parents’ Association: Drugs education presentation, Jonnie Leach

Tuesday 23 September, 7.00pm, Dining Hall      
Junior School:  Welcome Party for New Parents

Wednesday 24 September
Senior School: Y10 Environmental Project day (KG, SH)

Wednesday 24 September, 7.00pm
Junior School: Year 4 Curriculum Evening

Wednesday 24 September, 6.00pm, Mills Centre
Information meeting for 11+ girls (2009 entry)

Thursday 25 September, 7.00pm, Big School
Senior School: Y8 parents’ social evening with Tutors and senior staff

Friday 26 September, 7.00pm, Mills Centre/Dining Hall

Chomeleian Society Annual Dinner

Saturday 27 September
Junior School: Junior School Open Morning: Prospective 7+ candidates

Thursday 2 October, 11.15am, Mallinson Sports Centre
Preparatory schools’ science presentation

Thursday 2 October, 4.45pm
Open evening for Y12 applicants

Saturday 4 October
Open day

Sunday 5 October, 6.00pm, Chapel

Evensong for Harvest Thanksgiving

Sunday 5 October, 7.00pm, Mills Centre
Senior School: Lyttelton finals

Monday 6 October
Junior School: Children’s Book Week

Tuesday 7 October, 7.00pm
Junior School: Year 5 Curriculum Evening

Wednesday 8 October
Senior School: Y9 Community programme (NG, TL)
Senior School: Y10 Environmental Project day (WG, TL)

Wednesday 8 October, 7.00pm, Big School
Senior School: Y12 parents’ social evening with Housemasters, tutors and senior staff

Thursday 9 October, 7.30pm, Big School
Senior School: Y10 concert

Sunday 12 October, 6.00pm, Chapel
Evensong: Guest Preacher Rev. Dr. Thaddeus Birchard

Wednesday 15 October, 6.00pm, Dining Hall
Senior School: Y7 Parents’ consultation evening

Thursday 16 October, 2.15pm
Junior School: Year 6 parents visit Senior School

Thursday 16 October, 7.30pm, Big School
Senior School: Y9 concert

Thursday 16 October, 7.30pm, Dining Hall
Junior School: Parents’ Association Welcome Drinks

Thursday 16 October, 8.00pm, Mills Centre
Senior School: Physics Society: Professor John Zarnecki OC

Saturday 18 October, 11.00am
Tour of School by Old Chomeleians, followed by lunch

Tuesday 21 October, 5.30pm, Cholmeley
Junior School: Years 3 and 4 Parent Consultation Evening

Tuesday 21 October, 7.30pm, Big School
Senior School: Y8 concert

Wednesday 22 October, 4.00pm
Half-Term begins

Thursday 23 October – Sunday 2 November
Half Term

 Tuesday 4 November, 5.30pm, Cholmeley
Junior School: Year 5 Parent Consultation Evening

Wednesday 5 November
Senior School: Y9 Community programme (NG, SG)
Senior School: Y10 Environmental Project day (NG, SG)

Wednesday 5 November, 4.30pm

Senior School: Music: Y7-10 performance platform

Wednesday 5 November, 7.00pm
Senior School: A level information evening for Y11 pupils and parents

Thursday 6 November, 5.30pm, Dining Hall
Junior School: 6M and 6S Parent Consultation Evening

Sunday 9 November, 6.00pm, Chapel
Service of Remembrance

Tuesday 11 November
Junior School: Parents’ Association Meeting

Tuesday 11 November, 8.00pm, Mills Centre
Parents’ Association open meeting

Wednesday 12 November, 5.30pm, Cholmeley

Junior School: Year 5 Parent Consultation Evening

Wednesday 12 November, 7.30pm, Big School
Senior School: Y7 concert

Sunday 16 November, 6.00pm, Chapel
Evensong

Monday 17 November, 4.30pm, Big School

Senior School: Music: singing competition

Tuesday 18 November, 10.00am, music department
Senior School: Barbirolli Quartet workshops

Tuesday 18 November, 4.00pm, Central Hall/Undercroft
Senior School: Joûtes oratoires

Tuesday 18 November, 4.30pm, Big School
Senior School: Music: string competition

Tuesday 18 November, 6.00pm, Dining Hall

Senior School: Y8 parents’ consultation evening

Wednesday 19 November
Junior School: Year 5 ‘Make a Play’ Day

Wednesday 19 November, 4.30pm, Big School
Senior School: Music: wind and brass competition

Thursday 20 November, 4.30pm, Big School
Senior School: Music: piano competition

Thursday 20 November, 5.30pm, Dining Hall
Junior School: 6C and 6H Parent Consultation Evening

Thursday 20 November, 7.30pm, Big School
Senior School: Music: Grand Final

Friday 21 November, 1.00pm
Senior School: Barbirolli Quartet concert at St Luke’s (depart Quad 11.30)

Saturday 22 November, 7.00pm
Cholmeleian Society Reunion dinner, 1959-1970

Monday 24 November

Senior School: Africa Week week begins

Wednesday 26 November, 4.30pm, Big School

Senior School: Music: Y7-10 performance platform

Wednesday 26 November, 7.00pm, Mills Centre
Senior School: Photographing the Maasai, by Bob Wezell

Thursday 27 November, 6.00pm, Dining Hall/Mills Centre
Senior School: Y13 parents’ consultation evening

Sunday 30 November, 6.00pm, Chapel

Words and Music for Advent

Wednesday 3 December, 7.00pm, Big School
Junior School: Christmas Concert for Years 3 and 4

Wednesday 3 December – Saturday 6 December, 7.30pm, Drama Studio
Senior School: Drama

Thursday 4 December, 7.30pm, Big School
Senior School: Band concert (BS)

Friday 5 December, 8.00pm, Dining Hall
Junior School: Parents’ Association Christmas Fair

Friday 5 December, 10.00pm, Science Quad

Senior School: Staff charity event: Knight under the stars

Thursday 11 December, 2.00pm, Caen Wood Hall
Junior School: Robin Hood and The Quest for Christmas

Thursday 11 December, 7.30pm, Big School
Senior School: Orchestral concert

Sunday 14 December, 4.00pm, St Mark’s, Dalston

Service of Lessons and Carols

Monday 15 December
Junior School: House Singing Competition

Wednesday 17 December, 7.30pm, Chapel
Service of Lessons and Carols

Thursday 18 December, 2.00pm, St Michael’s Church, South Grove, Highgate
Junior School: Carol Service at St Michael’s Church

Thursday 18 December, 6.30pm, Pond Square
Carols in Pond Square (Symphonic band and concert choir)

Thursday 18 December, 6.30pm, The Wrestlers Pub, Highgate
Cholmeleian Society: Recent leavers’ drinks in the Wrestlers, Highgate

Friday 19 December, 9.30am, Dining Hall
Junior School: Final Assembly – award of prizes

Friday 19 December
Term ends

Monday 12 January
Lent term begins