School Calendar Academic Year 2008/9

SCHOOL TERM DATES for the ACADEMIC YEAR 2008/9

Term Dates 2008/2009

NB: Monday 1st September 2008 and Monday 20th July 2009 are designated as staff development days when students are NOT in school. The additional dates set as staff development days by the school are: Friday, 26th September, Monday, 3rd November and Friday, 1st May 2009.

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term

Mon 1st Sept 2008 to
Fri 19th Dec 2008

School commences for students on Tuesday 2nd September 2008

Mon 5th Jan 2009 to
Fri 3rd April 2009

School commences for students on Monday 5th January 2009

Mon 20th April 2009 to
Mon 20th July 2009

School commences for students on Monday 20th April 2009 and closes for students on Friday, 17th July 2009

Half-term -
Mon 27th Oct 2008 to
Fri 31st Oct 2008

Half-term -
Mon 16th Feb 2009 to
Fri 20th Feb 2009

Half-term -
Mon 25th May 2009 to
Fri 29th May 2009

Autumn Term 2008:

Monday 1st September

Term Begins. 
Staff Development Day

Tuesday 2nd September

WEEK 1.
School opens to students (staggered start).

Monday 8th September

WEEK 2.
Photographs for Years 7, 8 and 10.  New Staff photographs.
Staff Meeting at 3.30 pm

Friday 12th September

 National Fishing Championships

Monday 15th September

WEEK 1.
9G – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’
Estimated Entries’ deadline for January GCSE
MidYIS tests this week.   
Meeting: Middle Managers.

Tuesday 16th September

 9G – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’

Wednesday 17th September

Year 11 Geography field trip all day.  

Thursday 18th September

Year 11 Geography field trip all day. 
Ten Yr9 students visit Hethel Engineering Centre for the day.

Friday 19th September

Ten Yr10/11 students visit Hethel Engineering Centre for the day.

Monday 22nd September

WEEK 2.
9R – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’
Input of Year 9 data/comments for Full Report
Meetings: SEN / Union Reps / Gifted & Talented / 14-19

Tuesday 23rd September

9R – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’
European Languages' Day

Thursday 25th September

MacMillan Coffee Morning. 
TA Induction Training

Friday 26th September

Staff Development Day - Performance Management/SIMS training/European Driving Licence.

Monday 29th September

WEEK 1.
9L – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’.
Entry deadline for November GCSEs.
Meeting: Curriculum Area 1. 

Tuesday 30th September

9L – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’

Thursday 2nd October

'Circuit Wizard' inset training (with visiting school) in Room 39
Autumn School Census. 
GTP Training Day

Friday 3rd October

Deadline for Input of Year 9 Full Report info (Data and Written).

 

Work Experience (Year 11) - 6th to 15th Inclusive.
Pupils from Thailand to 14th October

Monday 6th October

WEEK 2.
9E – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’
Estimated entries’ deadline for March/Summer exams.
Year 9 Full Report produced (AL) – Cause for Concern identified.
Meetings:  Year Teams.

Tuesday 7th October

9E – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’

Wednesday 8th October

Admin prepares stationery for Y9 Full Reports

Thursday 9th October

GTP Training Day

Monday 13th October

WEEK 1.
9M – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’
Meetings: CC’s & HoS / T & L

Tuesday 14th October

9M – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’
Year 9 Full Report/letter goes home to parents.

Wednesday 15th October

Head/Asst Head of Lower School determines Year 9 students to be mentored.

Thursday 16th October

9S – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’
TA Induction Training.
Year 7 Prospective Parents' Evening

Friday 17th October

9S – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’

Monday 20th October

WEEK 2.
9T – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’.
Estimated Entry deadlines for January GCSE/BTEC.
Input into Assessment Manager of Year 7 Data and Target Setting.
Meetings:  Curriculum Area 2. 

Tuesday 21st October

9T – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’
Year 7 Visit Time & Tide Museum (Geog fieldwork).

Wednesday 22nd October

Year 7 Visit Time & Tide Museum (Geog fieldwork).
Admin issues Year 9 Mentoring letters.

Thursday 23rd October

 

Friday 24th October

School closes for half-term.   

Monday 3rd  November

Staff Development Day - Launch of T & L Policy.
Staff Meeting.

Tuesday 4th November

WEEK 1.
School re-opens to students.  
Data and Target Setting input for Y10 Short Reports.
Head of Upper School determines Year 11 students to be mentored.
3.45-5.45 Enterprise Unit 2 Team Work & Communication.

Wednesday 5th November

Year 9 Mentoring.

Thursday 6th November

GCSE Maths 1 (Non-Calculator) – (one candidate)
Senior Maths Challenge.
Year 9 Mentoring.
ENSFC Open Day – GRLEM visit a.m. (Reg/P1/2) – STNH visit p.m. (Reg/p5/6).

Friday 7th November

Deadline for Year 7 Data entry and Target Setting.
Year 9 Mentoring.

Monday 10th November

WEEK 2.
9N – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’
Year 10 Inoculations.
Entry deadline for March ELCs.
Year 7 Short Reports printed by AL.  Cause for Concern identified.
Data input and Target Setting for Y8 Short Reports.  .
Meeting: Middle Managers.

Tuesday 11th November

9N – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’
Admin prepares stationery for Y7 Short Reports.
3.45-5.45 Enterprise Unit 2 Team Work & Communication.

Wednesday 12th November

GCSE Maths 2 (Calculator) – (one candidate)
Admin issues Year 11 Mentoring letters.
Pathways Evening – Year 11.

Thursday 13th November

TA Induction Training.
GYC Open Day – groupings tba.
Twilight INSET 1 1530 - 1700

Friday 14th November

Deadline for Data and Target Setting input for Year 10 Short Reports.

ENTERPRISE WEEK              

Monday 17th November

WEEK 1.
9H – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’
Year 10 Short Reports produced (AL).  Cause for Concern identified.
Short Report/letter home to Year 7 parents.   
Make Your Mark Challenge. 
Meetings: SEN / Union Reps / Gifted & Talented / 14-19  

Tuesday 18th November

9H – Enterprise ‘Lift Off’
Admin prepares stationery for Y10 Short Reports.
3.45-5.45 Enterprise Unit 2 Team Work & Communication.

Wednesday 19th November

 

Thursday 20th November

GCSE Science OT Modules
Ex Year 11 Awards' Evening

Friday 21st November

Deadline for data input and Target Setting for Y8 Short Reports.
Year 10 Short Report/letter goes home to Parents.

Sunday, 23rd November

Christmas Market GY (Enterprise Groups)

Monday 24th November

WEEK 2.
Year 11 Mentoring. 
Y8 Short Reports printed by AL.  Cause for Concern identified.
Data/statement input for Y11 Full Reports.
Meetings: Curriculum Area 1.

Tuesday 25th November

Year 11 Mentoring.
Admin prepares stationery for Y8 Short Reports. 
3.45-5.45 Enterprise Unit 4 Time, Management & Using Initiative.
Year 7 Parents' Consultation Evening.
Art GCSE Mock Exams. 

Wednesday 26th November

Year 11 Mentoring.
Art GCSE Mock Exams.

Thursday 27th November

Art GCSE Mock Exams. 

Friday 28th November

 

Monday 1st December

WEEK 1.
Letter & Short Report home to Year 8 parents.
Meetings: Year Teams

Tuesday 2nd December

3.45-5.45 Enterprise Unit 4 Time, Management & Using Initiative.
GYSMA Carol Service at Hippodrome 7.00 p.m.

Wednesday 3rd December

GYSMA Carol Service at Hippodrome 7.00 p.m.

Thursday 4th December

TA Induction Training.
Loire Valley/Futuroscope (MFL) Trip 4th - 7th December

Friday 5th December

Christingle Service p.m. (Year 6 Feeder middle schools)
Deadline for input of Y11 Full Report Data/Statements.

Monday 8th December

WEEK 2.
Y11 Full Reports produced (AL).  Cause for Concern identified.
Meetings: CC’s & HoS / T & L

Tuesday 9th December

3.45-5.45 Enterprise Unit 4 Time, Management & Using Initiative.

Wednesday 10th December

Year 8 Parents' Consultation Evening.

Thursday 11th December

Admin prepares stationery for Y11 Full Reports.
GTP Training day

Friday 12th December

Senior Citizens' Party (Year 10). 

Monday 15th December

WEEK 1.
Meetings:  Curriculum Area 2

Tuesday 16th December

Lynn Grove Carol Service at St Andrew's Church 7.30 pm

Wednesday 17th December

Year 11 Full Report/letter goes home to parents.

Thursday 18th December

School Christmas Dinner.

Friday 19th December

School closes for Christmas holiday.

Spring Term 2009:

 

Year 11 Mock Exams in Hall on Wednesday.

Monday 5th January

WEEK 2.
Term begins for all.  
Staff Meeting

Wednesday 7th January

Mid-Year exams commence

Thursday 8th January

Twilight INSET.

Monday 12th January

WEEK 1.
GCSE Science Biology Written Paper (Tri.Sc)
Entry deadline for March GCSEs.
Data input for Year 11 Mock Report.
Meeting:  Middle Managers

Tuesday 13th January

GCSE Applied Business

Thursday 17th January

GCSE Science Chemistry Written Paper
GCSE Applied Science
Spring School Census.

Monday 19th January

WEEK 2.
GCSE Science Physics Written Paper (Tri Sc)
Meetings:  SEN / Union Reps / Gifted & Talented / 14-19

Wednesday 21st January

Data input for Year 9 Short Reports.

Thursday 22nd January

GTP Training Day

Friday 23rd January

Deadline for Data input for Y11 Mock Report

Monday 26th January

WEEK 1.
Year 11 Mock Report produced (AL).  Cause for Concern identified.
Meetings:  Curriculum Area 1.

Tuesday 27th January

Admin prepares stationery for Y11 Mock Report. 

Monday 2nd February

WEEK 2.
Year 11 Mock Report/letter home to parents.
Head/Asst Head of Lower School to ascertain Year 8 students to be mentored. 
Meetings:  Year Teams. 

Wednesday 4th February

Deadline for data input for Y9 Short Reports.

Thursday 5th February

Year 9 Short Reports produced (AL).  Cause for Concern identified.
Intermediate Maths Challenge 

Monday 9th February

WEEK 1.
Admin prepares stationery for Y9 Short Reports
Admin issues Year 8 Mentoring Letters.  
Meetings:  CC's & HoS /T & L

Tuesday 10th February

Year 11 Parents’ Consultation Evening.

Thursday 12th February

Deadline for GCSE Summer Entries.  
Year 9 Short Report/letter goes home to parents.

Friday 13th February

Interhouse Science Competition.
School Closes for half-term.

Monday 23rd February

WEEK 2.
School Re-opens
Year 8 Mentoring. 
Meetings:  Curriculum Area 2.

Tuesday 24th February

Year 8 Mentoring.

Wednesday 25th February

Year 8 Mentoring.
Year 9 Parents’ Consultation Evening

Friday 27th February

Year 11 Photographs p.m.

Monday 2nd March

WEEK 1.
Modern Languages Mock Speaking GCSE this week.
Data input and Target Setting for Y7 Short Reports.
Staff Meeting. 

Wednesday 4th March

Data/statement and Target Setting input for Year 10 Full Reports.
GCSE Science OT Modules

Thursday 5th March

World Book Day.

Monday 9th March

WEEK 2.
Science/Engineering Week.
Meeting:  Middle Managers   

Thursday 12th March

Twilight INSET.

Friday 13th March

Deadline for input of data and Target Setting for Y7 Short Reports.

Monday 16th March

WEEK 1.
Entry deadline for Summer Applied GCSE & FSMQ,
Year 7 Short Reports produced (AL).  Cause for Concern identified.
Meetings: SEN / Union Reps / Gifted & Talented / 14-19

Tuesday 17th March

Admin prepares stationery for Y7 Short Reports.
3.45-5.45 Enterprise Unit 3 Problem Solving & Creative Thinking.

Wednesday 18th March

Deadline for input of Y10 Full Report data and Target Setting /statements.

Friday 20th March

Year 10 Full Report produced (AL).  Cause for Concern identified.
Year 7 Short Report/letter goes home to parents. 

Monday 23rd March

WEEK 2.
Data and Target Setting/Statement input for Year 8 Full Reports
Meetings: Curriculum Area 1

Tuesday 24th March

Admin prepares stationery for Y10 Full Reports.
3.45-5.45 Enterprise Unit 3 Problem Solving & Creative Thinking.

Friday 27th March

Year 10 Full Report goes home to parents.

Monday 30th March

WEEK 1.
Enterprise Day.
Data and Target Setting input for Year 10 Short Reports. 
Meetings: Year Teams.

Tuesday 31st March

Head of Upper School determines Year 10 students for Mentoring.
3.45-5.45 Enterprise Unit 3 Problem Solving & Creative Thinking.

Friday 3rd April

School Closes for Easter Holiday

Summer Term 2009:

Monday 20th April

WEEK 2.
School opens for Summer Term for all. 
Admin issues Year 10 Mentoring letters.
Meetings:  CC's / HoS / T & L

Tuesday 21st April

 Deadline for Data and Target Setting/Statements input for Y8 Full Reports.

Thursday 23rd April

Year 8 Full Reports produced (AL).  Cause for Concern identified.

Friday 24th April

Deadline for Data and Target Setting input for Y10 Short Reports.
Admin prepares stationery for Y8 Full Reports.

Monday 27th April

WEEK 1.
Year 10 Short Reports produced (AL).  Cause for Concern identified.
GCSE MFL Oral Exams to Friday, 1st May
Meetings:  Curriculum Area 2

Tuesday 28th April

Year 10 Mentoring.

Wednesday 29th April

Year 10 Mentoring.
Admin prepares stationery for Y10 Short Reports.

Thursday 30th April

Year 10 Mentoring.
Year 8 Full Report goes home to parents.
Junior Mathematics Challenge.

Friday 1st May

Staff Development Day - T & L Policy.

Monday 4th May

BANK HOLIDAY - School Closed.

Tuesday 5th May

WEEK 2.
Year 10 Short Report/letter goes home to parents.
KEY STAGE THREE EXAMS THIS WEEK

Wednesday 6th May

Music Integrated Assignment.

Monday 11th May

WEEK 1.
Data and Target Setting/statements input for Year 7 Full Reports.
Staff Meeting.

Wednesday 13th May

Year 10 Parents’ Consultation Evening.

Thursday 14th May

Final Twilight INSET.
Summer School Census.

Friday 15th May

American Exchange – visitors arrive in England to 22nd May

Monday 18th May

WEEK 2.
Meeting:  Middle Managers

Wednesday 20th May

EMA Evening – Year 11 (SK)

Thursday 21st May

Summer School Census
GTP Training Day.

Friday 22nd May

Deadline for Data and Target Setting /Statement input for Y7 Full Reports.
School closes for half-term.   

Monday 1st June

WEEK 1.
School re-opens.
Year 7 Full Report produced (AL).  Cause for Concern identified.
Meetings:  SEN / Union Reps / Gifted & Talented / 14-19

Tuesday 2nd June

Admin prepares stationery for Y7 Full Report.

Friday 5th June

Year 7 Full Report goes home to Parents.

Monday 8th June

WEEK 2.
Data input for Y9 Summative Short Reports.
Head/Assistant Head of Lower School determines Year 7 students for Mentoring.
Meetings:  Curriculum Area 1

Monday 15th June

WEEK 1.
Admin issues Year 7 Mentoring letters.
Meeting:  Year Teams

Tuesday 16th June

New Intake Evening for Prospective Year 8 Parents  

Thursday 18th June

Year 8 KS3 French Trip Departs.  Returns Sunday, 21st June.

Friday 19th June

Deadline for input of Y9 Summative Short Report data.

Monday 22nd June

WEEK 2.
Data and Target Setting input for Year 8 Short Reports.
Year 9 Short Reports (End KS3) produced (AL).  Cause for Concern identified.
GCSE Exams conclude.
Meeting:  CCs & HoS / T & L

Tuesday 23rd June

Admin prepares stationery for Y8 Short Reports.

Wednesday 24th June

Year 7 Mentoring.
Year 6/9 Science Projects. 

Thursday 25th June

Year 7 Mentoring.
Year 6/9 Science Projects. 

Friday 26th June

Year 7 Mentoring.
Year 9 Short Report goes home to parents.
Year 11 Leavers' Ball.  

Monday 29th June

WEEK 1.
Year 7 induction day. 
Meetings:  Curriculum Area 2

Tuesday 30th June

Year 7 induction day

Wednesday 1st July

Further & Higher Career Presentation Evening 6.30 pm - 10.00 pm.  (Rehearsals P5 & 6).

Monday 6th July

WEEK 2.
ACTIVITIES WEEK
Deadline for data input and Target Setting for Y8 Short Reports.
Staff Meeting.

Tuesday 7th July

Preparing for Opportunities' Conference

Wednesday 8th July

Year 8 Short Report produced (AL)
Enterprise Day - Year 10

Thursday 9th July

Enterprise Day - Year 10

Monday 13th July

WEEK 1.
Admin prepares stationery for Y9 Summative Reports.
Rewards Trip? 

Wednesday 15th July

Awards Day Rehearsal

Thursday 16th July

Year 8 Short Report goes home to parents.
Awards Day

Friday 17th July

Term Ends.

Monday 20th July

Staff Development Day.