APRIL 2018 Monday 16 Staff INSET Tuesday 17 Staff INSET Wednesday 18 7.00pm Staff INSET Term begins (for Boarders)
APRIL 2018 Thursday 19 Friday 20 9.00am 8.20am 7.15pm Saturday 21 12.20pm Sunday 22 3.00pm 3.00pm Bentley Photographic (Pre-Prep, Whole School, Choir, Orchestra and Leavers' Photos) OPS Challenge: Year 6 Norfolk Trip departs (returns Sunday) Friends of Orwell Park Reps Meeting (HM Study) Year 5 Kingswood Residential Trip departs (returns Sunday) Hockey: Staff v Parents MUN Event at RHS Games Committee Meeting Boys' Cricket: Senior House matches Girls' Cricket: Senior House matches MUN Event at RHS Boarders' Bushcraft Activity Year 5 return from Kingswood OPS Challenge: Year 6 Norfolk Trip returns 1
APRIL 2018 Monday 23 7.30pm Tuesday 24 3.45pm 7.00pm Wednesday 25 2.30pm 2.30pm Safeguarding Workshops (Years 3-6) Choral Society reconvenes Goldies and Blueys commence (Years 3-5) Pupils' Catering Committee Meeting Tennis: U13B Boys vs Felixstowe Academy (H) Orangery Lecture: Physics and the Search for Magic (John Chilton, Head of Physics, Oakham School) Boys' Cricket: Colts A & B and U9 A & B vs South Lee (A) Girls' Cricket: 1st, 3rd & 4th vs Felsted (H) Girls' Cricket: 2nd, U11A & B and U9A & B vs South Lee (H) Girls' Cricket: U11C vs Framlingham Prep (A) Boys' Cricket: 1st & 3rd vs King's Ely (A) Boys' Cricket: 2nd & 4th vs King's Ely (H) 2
APRIL 2018 Thursday 26 8.20am 4.30pm 4.30pm Friday 27 8.20am 4.00pm 4.15pm Saturday 28 10.30am Sunday 29 Year 3 Viking Day (ends 3.30pm) UK Maths Challenge Tennis: U13A & B Girls vs Framlingham Prep (A) Tennis: Mini Orange Boys A vs Framlingham Prep & Ipswich Prep (at Framlingham Prep) Computing Festival at Orwell Park Year 3 Health and Hygiene Talk (School Nurse) Tutor Group Lunches Tennis: U11B Boys vs South Lee (H) Tennis: Mini Green Boys B vs Framlingham Prep, Ipswich Prep & St Felix (at Framlingham Prep) 150th School Commemoration Service at Aldeburgh Church Boys' Cricket: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th vs Norwich School (H) Boys' Cricket: Colts A, B & C vs Felsted (H) Girls' Cricket: 1st vs St Joseph's (H) Boarders Trip to Jump Street 3
APRIL 2018 Monday 30 3.45pm 4.30pm Tuesday 1 3.40pm 4.00pm 5.15pm 7.00pm Wednesday 2 10.40am Year 6 5 Challenge Workshop Athletics: 3000m Finals Tennis: Mini Red Girls A vs Framlingham Prep & St Joseph's (at Framlingham Prep) MAY 2018 Middle School Staff Meeting Pupils' Academic Focus Group Years 6, 7 and 8 Talk: Body Image and the Pressures of Physical Appearance (Dr Aric Sigman) Pre-Prep Parents' Meeting Staff Talk: Body Image and the Pressures of Physical Appearance (Dr Aric Sigman) Parents' Lecture: Body Image and the Pressures of Physical Appearance (Dr Aric Sigman) HSMs Meeting Boys' Cricket: U9 House matches Boys' Cricket: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th vs New Hall (A) Boys' Cricket: Colts A vs St Felix (Suffolk Schools Cup) (A) Boys' Cricket: Colts B & D vs St Joseph's (H) Boys' Cricket: Colts C vs St Felix (A) Girls' Cricket: 1st, 2nd & 3rd vs Norwich Girls' Cricket: U11A & C vs St Felix (A) Girls' Cricket: U11B vs St Joseph's (H) Girls' Cricket: U9A & B vs Culford (H) 4
MAY 2018 Thursday 3 4.00pm Pre-Prep Parents' Meeting 4.00pm Tennis: Mini Orange Girls C vs Framlingham Prep & Ipswich High (H) 4.30pm Tennis: U13A Girls, U13A Boys & U11A Boys vs Culford (A) 4.30pm Tennis: Mini Red Boys A vs St Pancras & Framlingham Prep (at Framlingham Prep) 5.00pm ICT Committee Meeting 7.00pm Orangery Recital: Years 7 and 8 Friday 4 8.00am 8.00am 8.20am 4.15pm 7.00pm Parents' Coffee Morning (North Hall) OPS Challenge: Year 7 Brecon Beacons Trip departs (returns Sunday 6th) Year 5 Health and Hygiene Talk (School Nurse) Tennis: U11A & B Boys vs Framlingham Prep (H) Scholars' Art, DT and Music Evening Saturday 5 11.00am Year 6 Induction for current Year 5 Parents 4.00pm Bank Holiday Weekend begins after Games/ Matches (Boarders to go home for the Weekend) Sunday 6 5
MAY 2018 Monday 7 7.00pm Bank Holiday Bank Holiday ends (Boarders return) Tuesday 8 Effort and Attainment Grades (Year 8 only) French Mock Orals 4.15pm Tennis: U13B Girls vs Ipswich High (A) 4.15pm Athletics: 1500m Finals (Years 6-8) 5.00pm Athletics: 1500m Finals (Years 3-5) 7.00pm Orangery Lecture: Decision making Influencing choice and how brands get you to buy them (Siemon Scamell-Katz) Wednesday 9 Boys' Cricket: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th vs Woodbridge (H) Boys' Cricket: Colts A & C vs Littlegarth (A) Boys' Cricket: Colts B & D vs Littlegarth (H) Boys' Cricket: U9A, B, C & D vs Framlingham Prep (A) Girls' Cricket: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th vs Woodbridge (A) Girls' Cricket: U9A, B & C vs Framlingham Prep (H) 6
MAY 2018 Thursday 10 Year 7 Geography Coursework Day Year 6 Stem Day at Oundle 11.00am Education Committee Meeting 4.00pm Tennis: Mini Orange Girls B vs Culford & The Abbey (H) 4.30pm Staff Catering Committee Meeting 6.15pm Orangery Recital: Years 5 and 6 Friday 11 3.45pm 6.30pm Saturday 12 Sunday 13 Tennis: U13B Girls vs Woodbridge (H) Battle of the Bands Open Morning Boys' Cricket: Colts A & B vs Kent College (H) Girls' Cricket: U11A, B & C vs Kent College (H) Girls' Cricket: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th vs Ipswich School (H) Boarders' Bushcraft Activity 7
MAY 2018 Monday 14 4.00pm 4.30pm 6.00pm Tuesday 15 4.00pm 4.15pm 4.45pm 7.00pm Wednesday 16 2.30pm 2.30pm Effort and Attainment Grades (Years 3-7) Mental Maths CE Examination Pre-Prep Book Fair (finishes on 25th May) Tennis: U11B Boys vs Ipswich Prep (H) Tennis: Mini Orange Girls A vs South Lee & St Joseph's (at South Lee) Boys' Cricket: U12A & Colts A vs North Essex (H) French CE Listening Examination School Council Meeting Tennis: Mini Green Boys A vs South Lee, OBH & St Pancras (H) Tennis: U13A Boys & U13A Girls vs Ipswich School (A) Health and Safety Committee Meeting Orangery Lecture: Women s Fashion through the Ages (Year 8 Scholars) IAPS Sailing Regatta departs (returns 17th May) Boys' Cricket: Colts A & B vs Ipswich Prep (A) Girls' Cricket: U9A House matches Boys' Cricket: 1st & 3rd vs Holmwood House (A) Boys' Cricket: 2nd vs Holmwood House (H) Boys' Cricket: 4th vs Framlingham Prep (H) Boys' Cricket: Colts C & D vs Ipswich Prep (H) Girls' Cricket: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th and U11A, B & C vs King's Ely (H) Orangery Recital: Pre-Prep 8
MAY 2018 Thursday 17 11.00am 4.00pm 4.30pm 5.00pm Friday 18 Saturday 19 5.30pm 7.30pm Sunday 20 Pre-Prep Cake Sale (Year 1 SMP) Desert Rats Memorial Service Middle School Staff Meeting Tennis: U11A Boys vs The Abbey (H) Tennis: U13B Girls vs Thomas Mills (H) Pastoral Committee Meeting Common Entrance French Orals (2 days) Pre-Prep Cake Sale (Year 1 SMP) Boys' Cricket: U9A & C vs OBH (H) Boys' Cricket: U9B vs St Felix (H) Girls' Cricket: U9A & C vs OBH (H) Girls' Cricket: U9B vs St Felix (H) Old Orwellian Day Boys' Cricket: 1st & 3rd vs Ipswich School (H) Boys' Cricket: 2nd & 4th vs Ipswich School (A) Boys' Cricket: Colts House matches Girls' Cricket: U11 House matches OPS Challenge Overnight Camp Choral Society Concert Boarders Trip to Felixstowe Beach 9
MAY 2018 Monday 21 4.30pm Tuesday 22 4.30pm 7.00pm Wednesday 23 Pre-Prep Book Fair Years 5 & 6 Exam Week (four days) Middle School Staff Meeting Girls' Cricket: 1st vs Framlingham Prep (Suffolk Schools Cup at Framlingham College) Tennis: U13B Boys and Girls vs East Bergholt High (A) Orangery Lecture: Athenian Trireme (Andrew Morrison) Athletics: Middle School Sports Day Boys' Cricket: 1st, 3rd & 4th vs RHS (A) Boys' Cricket: U12A vs RHS (Suffolk Schools Cup) (A) Girls' Cricket: 1st & 2nd vs RHS (H) 10
MAY 2018 Thursday 24 2.30pm Friday 25 9.00am 3.30pm Pre-Prep Grandparents' Afternoon House Solo Singing Competition Athletics: Senior School Sports Day Middle School Open Afternoon for Parents Half-term begins Saturday 26 Sunday 27 Monday 28 Bank Holiday Tuesday 29 Wednesday 30 Thursday 31 JUNE 2018 Friday 1 Saturday 2 Sunday 3 7.00pm Half-term ends (for Boarders) 11
JUNE 2018 Monday 4 Tuesday 5 Wednesday 6 1 2.30pm Boys' Cricket: Colts A Suffolk Schools' Finals Day (at Ipswich School) Common Entrance begins (4 days) Year 1: Visit to Foxburrow Farm Year 7 Exams (four days) Team Photos Girls' Cricket: U9A OPS Tournament (H) Boys' Cricket: U9A, B, C & D vs Framlingham Prep (H) Girls' Cricket: U9B & C vs Framlingham Prep (H) Boys' Cricket: U12A vs Essex Boys' Club (H) 12
JUNE 2018 Thursday 7 6.15pm Orangery Recital: Years 3 and 4 Friday 8 9.30am 11.30am 4.00pm 4.00pm Saturday 9 10.30am 10.30am Sunday 10 9.00am 6.30pm Tennis: Mini Red Girls A County Finals (at Framlingham Prep) Athletics: East Area Prep Schools' Championships (Years 6-8) (at Bedford International Stadium) Tennis: Mini Red Boys A County Finals (at Framlingham Prep) Governors' Meeting Year 8 Ardèche Trip departs Boys' Cricket: Colts A OPS 6s (H) Girls' Cricket: U11A OPS 6s (H) Mayo College Party arrives Boarders Trip to Thorpeness Mere Choral Society Evensong 13
JUNE 2018 Monday 11 Tuesday 12 11.00am Wednesday 13 Year 6: Trip to Ypres Year 6: Trip to Ypres Nursery: Teddy Bears' Picnic Pupils' Academic Focus Group Blue Book Deadline Boys' Cricket: U12A and Colts A vs Town Close (A) Boys' Cricket: Colts B & C vs Finborough (H) Boys' Cricket: U9A & C vs South Lee (H) Boys' Cricket: U9B & D vs Finborough (H) Girls' Cricket: U12A vs RHS (A) Girls' Cricket: U11B & C and U9B vs Finborough (A) Girls' Cricket: U9A & C vs South Lee (H) 14
JUNE 2018 Thursday 14 6.00pm Friday 15 8.15am 3.30pm Saturday 16 11.00am 6.30pm Pre-Prep Cake Sale (Nursery and Reception) Middle School Play: The Amazing Adventures of Superstan Effort and Attainment Grades (Years 3-7) Gordonstoun Challenge departs (returns Sunday) Pre-Prep Cake Sale (Nursery and Reception) Pre-Prep Parents' Coffee Morning Middle School Play: The Amazing Adventures of Superstan Long Weekend begins ABRSM Theory Exams Year 8 Ardèche Trip returns 150th Anniversary Ball Sunday 17 15
JUNE 2018 Monday 18 7.00pm Tuesday 19 9.30am 12.30pm 2.30pm 5.30pm 7.00pm Tennis: Mini Green Boys A & B County Finals (at Woodbridge School) Long Weekend ends (Boarders return) Year 8 Leavers' Course begins Tennis: Girls' U11A County Finals (at Framlingham Prep) Boys' Cricket: U12A Suffolk Schools' Finals Day (at Orwell Park) Tennis: U11A & B Boys County Finals (at Framlingham Prep) Middle School Staff Meeting School Council Meeting Pre-Prep Verse Speaking (Reception) Visit by Andrew Shedden, Registrar of Winchester College Orangery Lecture: How Smart is your Brain? (Dr A Savory, Head of Biology, Winchester College) Wednesday 20 Boys Cricket: Colts A ESCA Regional Finals (at Chigwell School) 9.30am Tennis: U13A Boys County Finals (at Framlingham College) Boys' Cricket: 1st, 3rd, Colts B & D and U9A, B, C & D vs Framlingham Prep (H) Boys' Cricket: 2nd, 4th, Colts A & C vs Framlingham Prep (A) Girls' Cricket: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th vs Framlingham Prep (at Framlingham College) 16
JUNE 2018 Wednesday 20 (cont) Girls' Cricket: U11A, B & C vs Framlingham Prep (H) Girls' Cricket: U9A, B & C vs Framlingham Prep (A) 2.30pm Pre-Prep Verse Speaking (Years 1 & 2) 3.00pm Art Summer Show 6.00pm Pre-Prep Parents' Induction Evening Thursday 21 9.00am 9.30am 6.00pm 6.00pm Friday 22 9.30am 11.30am 6.00pm Mayo College Party departs HPV Vaccinations for Year 8 Girls Tennis: Mini Orange Girls A, B & C County Finals (at Woodbridge School) Girls' Cricket: U11A Suffolk Schools' Finals Day (at Orwell Park) Tutor Group Lunches Tennis: Mini Orange Boys A County Finals (at Woodbridge School) Pre-Prep Sports Day and Summer Fête Dorm Captains' Drinks Year 3 Induction for Year 2 Parents Tennis: U13B Boys and Girls County Finals (at Framlingham College) Girls' Cricket: 1st St Joseph's 6s (A) Blue Book Meeting Year 6 Outdoor Play: Romeo and Juliet Saturday 23 Sunday 24 Boarders Trip to Pleasurewood Hills 17
JUNE 2018 Monday 25 1 2.30pm 4.30pm 6.00pm 7.15pm Tuesday 26 7.00pm Wednesday 27 Leavers Careers Day Pre-Prep Theme Week Athletics: East Area Prep Schools' Championships for Years 4 & 5 (at Bury St Edmunds Leisure Centre) Pre-Prep Summer Concert Public Speaking Competition Finals, Years 3 & 4 Public Speaking Competition Finals, Years 5 & 6 Public Speaking Competition Finals, Years 7 & 8 Whole School Induction Day for September 2018 Girls' Cricket: 1st Suffolk Schools' Finals Day (at St Joseph s) Boys' Cricket: 1st vs Sussex House (H) Orangery Lecture: 20 th Century in a Nutshell (Jim Reddy, Housemaster of Fircroft House, Uppingham) Boys' Cricket: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Colts A & D and U9A & B vs Culford (H) Boys' Cricket: 4th vs Framlingham Prep (H) Boys' Cricket: Colts B & C vs Culford (A) Boys' Cricket: U9C & D vs Framlingham Prep (A) Girls' Cricket: 1st, 2nd & 3rd vs Culford (A) Girls' Cricket: 4th vs Framlingham Prep (at Framlingham College) Girls' Cricket: U11A, B & C and U9A & B vs Culford (H) 18
JUNE 2018 Wednesday 27 6.30pm Thursday 28 6.15pm Friday 29 6.30pm Saturday 30 2.30pm 2.30pm (cont) Girls' Cricket: U9C vs Framlingham Prep (A) Senior Pupils' Games Dinner Heads of Department Meeting Primary Schools' Sports Afternoon Cricket: Staff vs Parents Summer Concert at Snape Maltings Boys' Cricket: Colts B & D vs Ashford School (H) Girls' Cricket: U11C and U9B vs Ashford School (H) Boys' Cricket: 1st, 3rd and Colts A & C vs Barnardiston (H) Boys' Cricket: U9A vs Barnardiston (A) Girls' Cricket: 1st, 2nd and U11A & B vs Barnardiston (H) Girls' Cricket: U9A & C vs Barnardiston (A) Boys' Cricket: 2nd & 4th vs Ashford School Girls' Cricket: 3rd & 4th vs Ashford School (H) JULY 2018 Sunday 1 Boarders Bushcraft Activity 19
JULY 2018 Monday 2 3.45pm Tuesday 3 9.30am 3.45pm Wednesday 4 9.30am 11.45am ABRSM Practical Exams Tennis: U11 House matches ABRSM Practical Exams Leavers Engineering Day Athletics: National Prep Schools Championships (at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham) Tennis: U13 House matches Drugs Talk for Leavers (Peter Hall) Drugs Talk for Leavers' Parents (Peter Hall) Boys' Cricket: 1st, 2nd & 3rd vs OBH (H) Boys' Cricket: Colts A & C vs Holmwood House (H) Boys' Cricket: Colts B & D and U9A & B vs Holmwood House (A) Girls' Cricket: 1st & 3rd vs OBH (A) Girls' Cricket: 2nd vs Holmwood House (A) Girls' Cricket: U11A & B vs Holmwood House (A) Girls' Cricket: U9A & B vs Holmwood House (H) 20
JULY 2018 Thursday 5 Swimming: Middle School Gala (Years 3-5) 4.00pm Swimming: Senior School Gala (Years 6-8) Friday 6 11.45am 3.30pm 3.30pm 3.30pm 6.30pm Internal Prize Giving Middle School Afternoon Event Pre-Prep Prize Giving, followed by Parents' Picnic Boys' Cricket: Leavers XI vs Staff Girls' Cricket: Leavers XI vs Staff Years 3-7 may go home Leavers' BBQ Saturday 7 Speech Day Leavers' Service (St Martin s Church) 11.15am Prize Giving and Speeches 12.30pm Picnic Lunches Afternoon Activities begin Cricket: Leavers Match 3.00pm Strawberry Tea 3.30pm Term ends (Years 3-7) 7.30pm Leavers' Ball 12.00am Year 8 Leavers depart 21
TERM DATES AUTUMN TERM 2018 Term begins Long Weekend begins Long Weekend ends Half-term begins Half-term ends Long Weekend begins Long Weekend ends Term ends Monday 3 September (7.00pm) Friday 21 September (3.30pm) Monday 24 September (7.00pm) Friday 12 October (3.30pm) Sunday 28 October (7.00pm) Thursday 15 November (3.30pm) Sunday 18 November (7.00pm) Wednesday 12 December (12 noon) SPRING TERM 2019 Term begins Long Weekend begins Long Weekend ends Half-term begins Half-term ends Term ends Monday 7 January (7.00pm) Friday 25 January (3.30pm) Monday 28 January (7.00pm) Friday 15 February (3.30pm) Sunday 24 February (7.00pm) Wednesday 27 March (3.30pm) SUMMER TERM 2019 (provisional) Term begins Bank Holiday Half-term begins Half-term ends Common Entrance Long Weekend begins Long Weekend ends Term ends Wednesday 24 April (7.00pm) Monday 6 May Friday 24 May (3.30pm) Sunday 2 June (7.00pm) Tuesday 4 June Friday 8 June Friday 14 June (3.30pm) Monday 17 June (7.00pm) Saturday 6 July (3.30pm) (Year 8 Leavers: 12 midnight) 22