| JANUARY | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 4 | LENT TERM BEGINS Boarders return p.m. 2.00p.m. – 5.00p.m. HMSSO Workshop (HMSG) |
| Tuesday | 5 | 8.35a.m. Day boys return Form V Mock Examinations start (Blake Theatre) |
| Wednesday | 6 | EPIPHANY Form V Mock Examinations 1.45p.m. Meeting for General Entry Interviewers (William Jones Room) Sixth Form Industry Visit: Tri-wall (Monmouth) p.m. |
| Thursday | 7 | Form V Mock Examinations General Entry Interviews |
| Friday | 8 | Form V Mock Examinations General Entry Interviews |
| Saturday | 9 | General Entry Interviews 9.00a.m. – 12.30p.m. Form V ISCO-MORRISBY Test (Blake Theatre) Soccer: v. Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital, Bristol: 1st, 2nd, 3rd XIs (H) K.O. 2.15p.m. U16, U15A, U14A XIs (A) Lunch 11.50a.m. v. St John’s-on-the-Hill: U14B XI (H) K.O. 2.15p.m. |
| Sunday | 10 | BAPTISM OF JESUS 10.15a.m. Chapel: Morning Prayer 11.00a.m. – 5.00p.m. South Pacific (Blake Theatre) Boarders’ activity: Ten-pin Bowling |
| Monday | 11 | Form V Mock Examinations No Headmaster’s Assembly A Level Module Examinations start; end 28 January (Old Grange Hall) General Entry Interviews 1.50p.m. – 2.30p.m. Form VI Leadership Committee Meeting (Sixth Form Centre) 4.15p.m. APRC |
| Tuesday | 12 | Form V Mock Examinations Period 4: Form V return to lessons 4.15p.m. Form VI Tutors Meeting (Sixth Form Centre Seminar Room) |
| Wednesday | 13 | Sixth Form Industry Visit: EADS (Newport) p.m. Rugby: v. Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital, Bristol: U13A, B, C & D XVs (H) K.O. 2.30p.m. |
| Thursday | 14 | 8.45a.m. Form V Biology GCSE Module (Blake Theatre) Release of November 2009 GCSE Science module results |
| Saturday | 16 | Open Morning Rugby: v. The King’s School, Worcester: U13A & B XVs (A) Depart 12.40p.m., K.O. 2.30p.m. U12A & B XVs (H) K.O. 2.00p.m. Soccer: v. King’s College, Taunton: 1st, 2nd, 3rd XIs (A) Depart 11.30a.m. U16, U15 XIs (H) K.O. 2.15p.m. v. Monmouth Town: U14A XI (H) |
| Sunday | 17 |
EPIPHANY 2 Canoeing trip |
| Monday | 18 | No Headmaster’s Assembly 8.45a.m. Form V Chemistry GCSE Module (Blake Theatre) 1.30p.m. VI.1 ALIS Baseline Tests (Blake Theatre) Form V AS Briefing: 1.40p.m. – 2.05p.m. Oxbridge (R1) 2.10p.m. – 2.35p.m. Physics (P1) 4.15p.m. Heads of Department (William Jones Room) Soccer: v. Wycliffe College: U15A, U15B, U14A, U14B XIs (A) Depart 1.00p.m. |
| Tuesday | 19 | 1.00p.m. Mock Grades Form V AS Briefing: 1.40p.m. – 2.05p.m. Art: Print Making (A1) 2.10p.m. – 2.35p.m. Computing (COM1) 4.15p.m. CCF Staff Meeting (William Jones Room) 5.45p.m. Chapel (School House) |
| Wednesday | 20 | 8.45a.m. Form V Physics GCSE Module (Blake Theatre) Sixth Form Industry Visit: Npower (Didcot) p.m. Rugby: v. Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital, Bristol: U12A, B, C & D XVs (A) Depart 1.00p.m. v. King Henry VIII, Abergavenny: U13A & B XVs (A) Depart 1.45p.m. |
| Thursday | 21 | 8.40a.m. Chaplain’s Assembly (Blake Theatre) Form V AS Briefing: 1.30p.m. – 1.55p.m. Medicine/Veterinary Science/Dentistry (B2) Form VI Academic Audit (MS and HMSG) 4.00p.m. Form V Mock Grades to Parents Boarders’ activity: Years 9 & 10 Joint HMSG & MS Quiz Night 7.45p.m. (HMSG) Soccer: v. Wycliffe College: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16 XIs (H) K.O. 2.30p.m. |
| Friday | 22 | Form V AS Briefing: 1.40p.m. – 2.05p.m. Religious Studies (R1) 2.10p.m. – 2.35p.m. English (E5) 4.00p.m. Exeat begins 4.30p.m. VI.1 Parents’ Evening (Library and Science Block) 7.30p.m. FOMS Burns Night Celebration (Pavilion) - CANCELLED House Cross-Country: Forms I & II: 12.15p.m. Forms III & IV: 2.45p.m. |
| Saturday | 23 | Exeat Madagascar training weekend |
| Sunday | 24 | EPIPHANY 3 Exeat Madagascar training weekend Boarders return from 7.00p.m. |
| Monday | 25 | THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL Coursework Status Check: Forms V, VI.1 & VI.2 Form V AS Briefing: 1.40p.m. – 2.05p.m. Geography (G1) 2.10p.m. – 2.35p.m. Economics (EC) 1.45p.m. Games Committee 4.15p.m. ICT Strategy Group (Conference Room) 6.00p.m. Agincourt Society (HMSG Garden Rooms) Soccer: v. Rougemont: U15A, U14A XIs (H) K.O. 2.15p.m. |
| Tuesday | 26 | 1.40p.m. School Council (William Jones Room) 4.00p.m. Exam Accompaniments (Music School) 7.00p.m. Form V Parents’ Evening (Blake Theatre) |
| Wednesday | 27 | 11+ Sports Trials Sixth Form Industry Visit: Precision Engineering Ltd (Monmouth) p.m. 6.30p.m. ‘Youth Speaks’ Public Speaking Competition (William Jones Room) 7.30p.m. Merlin: Harpham Quartet and James Meldrum, Clarinet (Blake Theatre) Rugby: v. Caerleon Comprehensive School: U13A & B XVs (A) Depart 1.45p.m. |
| Thursday | 28 | General Entry Interviews Schroders’ Economics Prize presentation (Haberdashers’ Hall) Cross-country: Brecon League #4 (Brecon) Depart 2.30p.m. |
| Friday | 29 | 8.45a.m. Chapel (Hereford House) AS Choices to Tutors: Form V A2 Choices to Tutors: Form VI.1 12.00p.m. Form VI Lecture: Mr R D Powell: People Trafficking (Blake Theatre) |
| Saturday | 30 | No lessons for Forms I & II General Entry Examinations Soccer: v. Old Monmothians: 1st XI (H) K.O. 2.15p.m. v. Downside: 3rd, U16, U15B XIs (A) Lunch 11.50a.m. U14A & B XIs (H) K.O. 2.15p.m. v. Monmouth Town: U15A XI (H) K.O. 2.15p.m. Rowing: Private Time Trial v. King’s School Chester and Cheltenham College: J14 - J18 (H) 2.00p.m. |
| Sunday | 31 | EPIPHANY 4 Boarders’ activity: LC2 Swansea Interactive play area 11.00a.m. – 3.00p.m. South Pacific principals and band (Music School) |
| FEBRUARY | ||
| Monday | 1 | 4.15p.m. Library Committee 4.15p.m. William Jones Society: Mr D G Hope: Democracy – Ancient and Modern (William Jones Room) 7.00p.m. Form II Parents’ Evening (Blake Theatre) |
| Tuesday | 2 | PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD – CANDLEMAS 4.00p.m. Exam Accompaniments (Music School) 4.00p.m. HMSG 2nd Grades for Years 12 and 13 4.15p.m. Boarding Housemasters (Conference Room) |
| Wednesday | 3 | Senior Team Maths Challenge National Final (London) CCF: RAF flying (St Athan) Depart 10.30a.m., return 6.00p.m. Sixth Form Industry Visit: Sofa Sofa (Rhymney) p.m. 4.15p.m. Joint Steering (HMSG) |
| Thursday | 4 | 8.45a.m. Sixth Form Chapel Intermediate Maths Challenge 1.00p.m. First Grades due: all Forms except V Boarders’ activity: Year 11 Joint HMSG & MS Quiz Night 7.45p.m. (HMSG) 7.00p.m. Monmouth’s Got Talent (Blake Theatre) |
| Friday | 5 | 4.30p.m. – 6.30p.m. Forms I & II Disco (HMSG) 6.00p.m. – 6.45p.m. Form V Joint Quiz (HMSG) 7.00p.m. – 9.00p.m. Form V Disco (HMSG) |
| Saturday | 6 | Rugby: v. Bishop of Hereford Bluecoat School: U13A, B & C XVs (H) K.O. 2.00p.m. U12A, B & C XVs (A) Depart 1.40p.m., K.O. 2.30p.m. Soccer: v. Malvern College: 1st, 2nd, 4th, U14A & B XIs (A) Lunch 12.15p.m. 3rd, U16, U15A & B XIs (H) K.O. 2.15p.m. Rowing: Hampton IVs and VIIIs Head (J14 – J18) |
| Sunday | 7 | 2ND SUNDAY BEFORE LENT 10.15a.m. Chapel: Holy Eucharist Boarders’ activity: Go-Karting |
| Monday | 8 | 8.30a.m. Symphonic Winds play in HMSG Assembly 4.15p.m. Form VI: Literary Society Lecture: Professor Rebecca Stott (William Jones Room) 6.30p.m. Information Presentation for Parents of Form III (Library) 7.00p.m. Form III Parents’ Evening (Blake Theatre) |
| Tuesday | 9 | 9.00a.m. Tutor Period Sixth Form Sports Scholarship Trials Form II: Form III subject choices to Tutors 5.45p.m. Chapel (Weirhead House) |
| Wednesday | 10 | 8.45a.m. Form V GCSE Exams Entries Meeting (Blake Theatre) Associated Board Music Examinations (Music School) Young Enterprise Company Training Event (County Hall, Cwmbran) Depart 9.00a.m., return 2.00p.m. 12.00 noon Interim Reports to be completed in PASS: all Forms except II, III & V Monmouth Science Initiative visit to Cardiff University. Depart 12.00 noon, return 6.00p.m. Sixth Form Industry Visit: British Telecom Earth Satellite Station (Madley) p.m. Cardiff Maths Club. Depart 4.15p.m. 4.15p.m. Common Room Meeting (William Jones Room) Rugby: v. Monmouth Comprehensive School: U13A & B XVs (H) |
| Thursday | 11 | 8.40a.m. Chaplain’s Assembly (Blake Theatre) Associated Board Music Examinations (Music School) Rugby: U12A Rugby tour departs 2.00p.m. Soccer: v. Rougemont: 1st/2nd, U16 XIs (H) K.O. 2.15p.m. |
| Friday | 12 | 8.45a.m. Chapel (Monmouth House) 9.00a.m. Interim Reports to Headmaster’s Office: all Forms except II, III & V Exam Board deadline for GCSE Entries for Summer 2010 4.00p.m. HALF-TERM BEGINS Ski trip to Austria departs (to 20 February) Rugby: U12A v. Kirkham Grammar School (Tour) K.O. 3.45p.m. |
| Saturday | 13 | Half-term Rugby: U12A v. King Edward VII, Lytham (Tour) K.O. 10.00a.m., return 5.00p.m. |
| Sunday | 14 | SUNDAY NEXT BEFORE LENT Half-term |
| Monday | 15 | Half-term |
| Tuesday | 16 | Half-term |
| Wednesday | 17 | ASH WEDNESDAY – LENT BEGINSHalf-term |
| Thursday | 18 | Half-term |
| Friday | 19 | Half-term |
| Saturday | 20 | Half-term Rowing: GB Junior Trials: selected athletes (Boston) |
| Sunday | 21 | LENT 1 Half-term Boarders return from 7.00p.m. Rugby: Christ College, Brecon: Invitation Sevens (U18) Rowing: GB Junior Trials: selected athletes (Boston) |
| Monday | 22 | Sixth Form Scholarship Examinations Form III: GCSE Choices to Tutors 4.15p.m. ICT Departmental Reps |
| Tuesday | 23 | Sixth Form Scholarship Examinations Mufti Day - For Purple Week (Eradication of Polio) 4.15p.m. Housemasters (William Jones Room) |
| Wednesday | 24 | 4.15p.m. Study Support Meeting (Conference Room) 7.00p.m. MS and HMSG Higher Education Forum (HMSG Hall) 7.30p.m. Merlin: Bartholomew Lafollette, ‘Cello and Alasdair Beatson, Piano (Blake Theatre) |
| Thursday | 25 | Final day for Summer calendar entries Soccer: v. Bristol Grammar School: 1st, 2nd, 3rd XIs (A) Depart 12.50p.m. |
| Friday | 26 | 2.00p.m. Monmouth School Executive Committee (William Jones Room) Rugby: v. Market Harborough RFC: U13A & B XVs (H) 12.15p.m. |
| Saturday | 27 |
Saturday Lessons Reverse Cross-Country: Welsh Wchools National Cross-Country Championships, Brecon Depart 11.15p.m. Return 5.00p.m. |
| Sunday | 28 | LENT 2 11.00a.m. – 5.00p.m. South Pacific rehearsals: full cast and band (Blake Theatre) Boarders’ activity: Swansea Laser Zone Rugby: Marches Sevens, Hereford Cathedral School (U18) Rowing: Head of the Trent: J14 –J18 ‘A’ crews (Nottingham) |
| MARCH | ||
| Monday | 1 | ST DAVID Eisteddfod (HMSG) Foundation Scholarship Examinations Form V History Revision Conference (Cardiff) Depart 12.00 noon, return 5.00p.m. 1.00p.m. Grange Eisteddfod (Blake Theatre) 4.00p.m. South Pacific technical rehearsal 4.15p.m. ICT Strategy Group 6.00p.m. Agincourt Society (William Jones Room) |
| Tuesday | 2 | Foundation Scholarship Examinations 4.00p.m. South Pacific dress rehearsal (Blake Theatre) |
| Wednesday | 3 | Foundation Scholarship Examinations 8.45a.m. Form IV GCSE Science Unit 1 Objective Tests (Blake Theatre) CCF: RAF flying (St Athan) Depart 10.30a.m., return 6.00p.m. Rugby: Fraser Bird Sevens: U18, U15, U13 (Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy) K.O. 12 noon v. Monmouth Comprehensive School: U12A & B XVs (A) |
| Thursday | 4 |
8.45a.m. Sixth Form Chapel Cross-Country: Tockington Manor Cross-Country Relays (U13) Depart 1.30p.m. Return 5.15p.m. |
| Friday | 5 | 7.30p.m. South Pacific (Blake Theatre) Rugby: Monmouth School Invitation Sevens (U14) |
| Saturday | 6 | Grange Entry Assessments 7.30p.m. South Pacific (Blake Theatre) Rugby: Warwick Sevens (U12) Soccer: v. Marlborough College: 1st, 2nd, U15A, U14A XIs (H) K.O. 2.15p.m. 3rd, 4th, U16A & B XIs (A) Depart 11.00a.m. v. Bromsgrove: U15B XI (H) K.O. 2.15p.m. Rowing: Head of the Taff: J14 – J18 ‘B’ crews (Cardiff) |
| Sunday | 7 | LENT 3 Boarders’ activity: West Midlands Safari Park Canoeing trip Golf: v. Shrewsbury School: ISGA Plate Final (Little Ashton Golf Club, Birmingham) Depart 10.00a.m. |
| Monday | 8 | 4.00p.m. HMSG Reports due for Years 12 and 13 4.15p.m. Library Committee |
| Tuesday | 9 | CCF Field Day (to 10 March) depart 4.00p.m. 1.30p.m. VI.2 Extended ALIS Tests (Blake Theatre) 4.15p.m. Calendar Planning (William Jones Room) 5.45p.m. Chapel (St James) |
| Wednesday | 10 | 8.45a.m. Chapel (Form IIF) CCF Field Day Final Coursework Deadline: Forms V, VI.1 & VI.2 6.00p.m. – 8.30p.m. MS and HMSG Careers and Gap Convention (Blake Theatre) 7.00p.m. Kent-Dodsworth Brass Competition (Music School) Rugby: v. Corpus Christi: U12A & B XVs (H) K.O. 2.30p.m. Soccer: v. Crickhowell High School: U14A & B XIs (H) K.O. 4.15p.m. |
| Thursday | 11 | 8.40a.m. Chaplain’s Assembly (Blake Theatre) CANCELLED Release of January GCSE and A Level Results 7.00p.m. Chamber Concert: Form V GCSE Musicians (Music School) Boarders’ activity: Sixth Form Joint HMSG & MS Quiz Night 7.45p.m. (HMSG) Soccer: v. Royal Grammar School, Worcester: U15A & B XIs (H) K.O. 4.30p.m. Rowing: Schools’ Head of the River: J15 – J18 (London) |
| Friday | 12 | 4.00p.m. Second Grades due: all Forms 4.00p.m. Reports to Tutors: Forms I, V, VI.1 & VI.2 Confirmation Retreat (Ty Mawr Convent) Depart 10.30a.m., return 3.30p.m. 7.30p.m. Confirmation Service (St Mary’s Church) Rowing: National Sculling Head: J14 – J18 (Dorney) |
| Saturday | 13 | 12.30p.m. Leave-out begins Rugby: Millfield Preparatory School Sevens (U13) Soccer: v. Clifton College: 1st, 2nd, U15A & B XIs (A) Lunch 11.50a.m. |
| Sunday | 14 | LENT 4 Leave-out Boarders return from 7.00p.m. Rugby: West of England Sevens, Taunton (U18, U16) Dean Close Sevens (U14) Llandovery College Sevens (U15) |
| Monday | 15 | 8.40a.m. Headmaster’s Assembly: Junior Symphonic Winds Visit to Haberdashers’ Hall 13+ Examinations (Conference Room) Internal deadline for GCSE Entries for Summer 2010 7.30p.m. Merlin: The Denner Ensemble (Blake Theatre) Rugby: County Day School, Toronto arrive 3.45p.m. |
| Tuesday | 16 | 4.15p.m. Joint Steering (MS) Golf: West of England Public Schools’ Championships (Burnham and Berrow Golf Club) Depart 12.15p.m. Rugby: v. County Day School, Toronto: A XV (H) K.O. 4.15p.m. |
| Wednesday | 17 |
ST PATRICK Cardiff Maths Club Depart 4.15p.m. Return 7.30p.m. |
| Thursday | 18 | 18 Exam Board deadline for request for photocopied scripts from January 2010 1.40p.m. School Council (William Jones Room) 7.00p.m. Chamber Concert: A level Musicians (Music School) Golf: West of England Public Schools’ Championships. Return 4.00p.m. |
| Friday | 19 | ST JOSEPH 8.45a.m. Chapel (Severn House) 9.00a.m. Reports to Housemasters: Forms I, V & VI.2 9.00a.m. VI.1 Geography Field Course departs (to 22 March) Form IV Biology visit to Cardiff Museum. Depart 9.00a.m., return 3.45p.m. Cross-country: St John’s School, Porthcawl Cross-Country Tournament: Forms I – V. Depart 12.15p.m. |
| Saturday | 20 | Exam Board deadline for GCE Entries for Summer 2010 Soccer: v. King’s School, Worcester: 1st, 2nd, U14A & B XIs (A) Lunch 11.50a.m. 3rd, U16, U15A & B XIs (H) K.O. 2.15p.m. Rowing: MSRC Annual Ball (Blake Theatre) 7.30p.m. |
| Sunday | 21 | LENT 5 – PASSIONTIDE BEGINS 9.15a.m. Chamber Choir rehearsal (Chapel) 10.15a.m. Chapel: Passiontide Eucharist 12.00 noon – 4.00p.m. HMSSO rehearsals (HMSG) Boarders’ activity: Paintballing (Forms III – VI) 2.00p.m. St James v. School House Quiz Afternoon (HMSG) Rugby: U13 squad leave for National Sevens (London) Depart 5.00p.m. |
| Monday | 22 | Haberdashers' Deputation 8.40a.m. Chaplain’s Assembly (Blake Theatre) 1.50p.m. Junior History Society Trial of Ivan the Terrible (Blake Theatre) VI.1 Geography Field Course returns 4.00p.m. 4.15p.m. William Jones Society: Dr A V Francis: Junk Science (William Jones Room) Rugby: U18 squad leave for National Sevens (London) Depart 4.00p.m. |
| Tuesday | 23 | Haberdashers' Deputation 8:40a.m. Form VI Chapel 1.30p.m. – 5.00p.m. Concert rehearsals (St Mary’s Church) 7.30p.m. Choral and Orchestral Concert: Adams A Short ride in a fast machine, Sibelius Karelia Suiteand Mozart Requiem (StMary’sChurch) Rugby: U13 squad return U16 squad leave for National Sevens (London) Depart 2.30p.m. |
| Wednesday | 24 | 10.00a.m. Governors’ Full Board (William Jones Room) 12.00 noon Interim Reports to be completed in PASS: Forms II, III & IV 4.15p.m. Common Room Meeting (William Jones Room) Rugby: Forms I & II Seven-a-side Rugby Competition U18 squad return |
| Thursday | 25 | ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD Sixth Form visit to Greece departs (to 30 March) 8.40a.m. Headmaster’s Final Assembly (Blake Theatre) 6.30p.m. House Drama Competition (Blake Theatre) Rugby: U16 squad return |
| Friday | 26 | Exam Board deadline for Enquiries About Results and request for original scripts for January 2010 9.00a.m. Interim Reports to Headmaster’s Office: Forms II, III, & IV 4.00p.m. Reports to Headmaster’s Office: Forms I, V, VI.1 & VI.2 4.00p.m. TERM ENDS French trip to Brittany departs (to 31 March) |
| Saturday | 27 | Sixth Form visit to Paris departs (to 31 March) Spanish trip to Santander departs (to 1 April) Rowing: Head of the River Race: 1st, 2nd & 3rd VIIIs (London) |
| Thursday | 2 | Autumn term begins |