School Calendar for This Term

  1. January 2012

    1. Jan 09 Mon

      1. All boarders to have returned to School by 18:30
      2. 08:30
        Senior Management Meeting
      3. 10:00-16:30
        Boys' Hockey: Pre-Season Training - 1st, 2nd Squads (H)
      4. 10:00-14:30
        Netball: Pre-Season Training - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16A, U16B (H)
      5. 10:00
        Common Room Meeting (Farmer Music Room)
      6. 11:15
        Staff INSET
      7. 13:00
        Department Meetings
      8. 14:45-16:45
        Fire Training for all Science Staff and Boarding Housemasters and Housemistresses

    2. Jan 10 Tue

      1. Chair Duty: Jeanne/Fitzmaurice
      2. Duty Staff: JFOH/MRD/LKH/KEM/EHS/DVJ
      3. Tea Duty: Lambert
      4. 08:35
        Head Master's Assembly (Memorial Hall)
      5. 08:55
        Lessons commence
      6. 14:00-16:00
        Boys' Hockey: Trials - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16A

    3. Jan 11 Wed

      1. 5th Form Mock Examinations start
      2. GCE January Examinations start
      3. 14:30-16:00
        Boys' Hockey: Lower School Trials

    4. Jan 12 Thu

      1. 08:35
        Upper School and Lower School Tutor Period

    5. Jan 13 Fri

      1. 16:20-17:20
        Clubs and Societies Fair (Sports Hall)
      2. 17:30-22:00
        Manor Trip to Dick Whittington, Theatre Royal, Bath

    6. Jan 14 Sat

      1. Boys' Hockey: vs Bristol Grammar School - U16A, U15A, U15B, U14B, U12A 7s, U12B 7s (H) 1st, U13A (A - both depart at 12:15) 2nd, U14A, U13B (A)
      2. 13:30-14:30
        Netball: Match Play Practice & Training - 1st Form, 2nd Form (H)
      3. 14:00-16:00
        Football: Trials - 1st, 2nd (H)
      4. 14:30-16:15
        Netball: Match Play Practice & Training - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16A, U16B (H)
      5. 14:30-16:00
        Netball: Match Play Practice & Training - U15, 3rd Form (H)

    7. Jan 15 Sun

      1. 10:00-15:30
        Boys' Hockey: Dauntsey's Invitational Tournament - 1st (H)
      2. 10:00
        Morning Prayer (Memorial Hall); chairs - Evans

    8. Jan 16 Mon

      1. Chair Duty: Evans/Mercers
      2. Duty Staff: LLJ/ALE/ECG/AMP/PJW
      3. Tea Duty: Farmer
      4. 15:45
        L6th Theatre Studies Trip: 'Hamlet' (Young Vic, London)
      5. 16:00-17:00
        Hockey: Mercian Kit Sale (Sports Pavilion)
      6. 16:20-17:20
        National Chess Challenge (N8)
      7. 16:20
        Full Tutorial Board (G2)
      8. 17:15-19:30
        Swimming: vs Monkton Combe Prep - Girls' and Boys' U12 and U13 (A)

    9. Jan 17 Tue

      1. 08:35
        Upper School and Lower School Tutor Period
      2. 13:50-14:45
        2nd Form Lecture: 'William Wilberforce and Slavery' (Library)
      3. 16:20
        Games Committee Meeting (Pavilion)
      4. 19:30
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    10. Jan 18 Wed

      1. 16:00
        5th Form Mock Examinations end
      2. 16:15-17:20
        6th Form History Lecture: Dr Michael Broers (LMH, Oxford) - 'Napoleon and Europe'
      3. 19:30
        History Society Lecture: Dr Michael Broers (LMH, Oxford) - title TBC

    11. Jan 19 Thu

      1. 08:35
        Upper School and Lower School Tutor Period
      2. 10:30
        Governors' Meeting - Estates and Assets Committee (William Dauntsey Room)
      3. 14:00-17:30
        Shooting: vs Marlborough College (A - Sandleaze Range, Potterne Wick)
      4. 16:20-17:20
        Lower School Inter-House Chess Competition (N8)
      5. 17:00-19:00
        French Soiree - Artwork, Music and Food with a French flavour - all welcome (Art Department)

    12. Jan 20 Fri

      1. 08:20-08:50
        Junior Scholars' Society
      2. 14:30-23:59
        L6th Art Trip to The Grayson Perry Exhibition (British Museum)

    13. Jan 21 Sat

      1. 00:00-12:00
        L6th Art Trip to The Grayson Perry Exhibition (British Museum)
      2. Boys' Hockey: vs Clayesmore Prep - U13A, U13B (H) U12A'7', U12B'7' (A - both depart at 12:15)
      3. Boys' Hockey: vs Millfield - 1st, 2nd, U14A (H) U16A, U15A (A - both depart at 12:15) U15B, U14B (A)
      4. County Schools Cross Country Championships (Grittleton House)
      5. 13:30
        Netball: vs Salisbury Cathedral - U13A, U13B, U12A (H)
      6. 14:45
        Football: vs Clayesmore - 1st, 2nd (H)
      7. 14:45
        Netball: vs Bradfield College - U15A, U15B, U14A, U14B (H) 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16A, U16B (A)

    14. Jan 22 Sun

      1. 07:30-20:00
        AS PE Mountain Walking Trip
      2. 10:00-18:00
        Badminton: Dauntsey's Badminton Open (H)
      3. 10:00-17:00
        Manor Shopping and Bowling Trip to Cribbs Causeway

    15. Jan 23 Mon

      1. 4th Form ESB Exam (SSW's Set)
      2. Chair Duty: Jeanne/Fitzmaurice
      3. Duty Staff: AJP/MC/DCH/FJM/GRP/JPP
      4. Tea Duty: King-Reynolds
      5. 08:35
        Head Master's Assembly (Memorial Hall)
      6. 16:00
        Deadline for 5th Form Examination Results
      7. 16:00
        U6th Theatre Studies Trip: 'LoveSong' (Lyric Hammersmith)
      8. 16:20-17:20
        National Chess Challenge (N8)
      9. 16:20
        ICT Committee Meeting (H1)
      10. 17:00-19:00
        Swimming: vs Godolphin Girls' Senior, U15 and U13 (A)
      11. 17:30-19:00
        Head Master's Essay Society - Flora Sagers

    16. Jan 24 Tue

      1. 08:35
        Upper School and Lower School Tutor Period
      2. 09:30-16:00
        Entrance Examination - 1st Form for September 2012 (Memorial Hall)

    17. Jan 25 Wed

      1. 08:35
        5th Form Option Choice Meeting (Memorial Hall)
      2. 15:45
        Boys' Hockey: vs West Hill Park Prep - U13A 7s, U13B 7s (H)
      3. 16:20-17:20
        Upper School Debating Society - Willaim Dauntsey Room
      4. 19:30
        'Subscript' (Annabel's)
      5. 19:45-21:45
        Dauntsey's School Sceptics' Society - Evans House

    18. Jan 26 Thu

      1. Entrance Interviews - 1st Form for September 2012
      2. 08:35
        Lower School Service/Upper School Tutor Period
      3. 14:30
        Football: vs Beechen Cliff - 1st, 2nd (A)
      4. 15:00
        Netball: vs St Mary's, Calne - U15A, U15B (A)
      5. 16:00-17:00
        U6th Theatre Studies Trip: 'Loving' (Lyric Hammersmith)
      6. 16:20-17:20
        Lower School Inter-House Chess Competition (N8)
      7. 19:30
        Chinese New Year Dinner
      8. 19:30
        'Subscript' (Annabel's)

    19. Jan 27 Fri

      1. Entrance Interviews - 1st Form for September 2012
      2. 08:20-08:50
        Junior Scholars' Society
      3. 08:35
        6th Form Service/Lower School and 4th/5th Form Tutor Period
      4. 16:20
        Upper School: Talk by BSES Expeditions (William Dauntsey Room)
      5. 18:30-20:30
        Staff Meeting for Parents and Pupils in the 5th Form (Memorial Hall)
      6. 19:30
        'Subscript' (Annabel's)

    20. Jan 28 Sat

      1. Basketball: vs King's Bruton - 1st (A)
      2. Boys' Hockey: vs KES Bath - U15A, U15B, U14A, U14B (H) 2nd (A - depart at 12:15) U16A (A)
      3. Netball: vs Downe House - U15A, U15B, U14A, U14B (H) 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16B (A)
      4. 13:30-14:30
        Netball: Internal Matches - 1st and 2nd Form
      5. 14:00-18:00
        Recording Day for AS & A2 Music Technology Pupils (Old Hall)
      6. 14:45
        Football: vs Bristol Grammar School - 1st, 2nd (H)

    21. Jan 29 Sun

      1. 09:00-16:00
        Recording Day for AS &A2 Music Technology Pupils (Old Hall)
      2. 10:00
        Morning Prayer (Memorial Hall); chairs - Fitzmaurice
      3. 11:00
        Upper School Boarders' Shopping Trip to Bristol
      4. 13:00
        Boys' Hockey: vs Uppingham - Boarding Schools' Cup - 1st (H)

    22. Jan 30 Mon

      1. Chair Duty: Evans/Mercers
      2. Duty Staff: KSC/NDC/RSM/VRM/MR
      3. GCE January Examinations End
      4. Tea Duty: Hemens
      5. 08:35
        Head Master's Assembly (Memorial Hall)
      6. 15:15
        Netball: vs Prior Park, Cricklade - U13A, U13B, U12A (A)
      7. 16:10
        Unisex Haircuts (San)
      8. 16:15-17:20
        Dauntsey's School Charity Reels Practice Session 1 (Memorial Hall)
      9. 16:20-17:20
        National Chess Challenge (N8)
      10. 16:20
        Talk by the Founders of the Mustard Seed Project - 'Trip to Kenya'
      11. 17:30-19:00
        Head Master's Essay Society - Katie Alexander
      12. 19:30-20:30
        Studio Play (Venue 2)

    23. Jan 31 Tue

      1. 08:00-20:00
        U6th Form Economics Trip to London
      2. 08:35-17:00
        3rd Form Geography Trip to the Earth Galleries, Natural History Museum
      3. 08:35
        4th and 5th Form Service/Lower School and 6th Form Tutor Period
      4. 15:15
        Netball: vs South Wilts Grammar School - 1st, U16A (H)
      5. 16:20-17:20
        5th Form Subject Choice Consultation Period
      6. 16:30-17:30
        Studio Play (Venue 2)
      7. 17:30-22:00
        Farmer House 6th Form Post-Exam Trip

  2. February 2012

    2. Feb 01 Wed

      1. Lower School Exams start (Sports Hall)
      2. Squash: vs Monkton Combe School (H)
      3. 08:35
        L6th - A2 Option Choice Meeting (Memorial Hall)
      4. 13:30
        Middle School Music Competition Heats (Old Hall)
      5. 16:10
        Middle School Music Competition Heats (Old Hall)
      6. 16:15-17:20
        Dauntsey's School Charity Reels Practice Session 2 (Memorial Hall)
      7. 16:20-17:20
        5th Form Subject Choice Consultation Period
      8. 19:30-20:30
        Studio Play (Venue 2)
      9. 19:30
        History Society: Steve Williams - 'The Life of a First World War Soldier' (William Dauntsey Room)

    3. Feb 02 Thu

      1. 08:35
        Lower School Service/Upper School Tutor Period
      2. 09:30
        Careers: Visit of Lt. Col. S.Thornton, Army Careers Adviser
      3. 09:30
        Governors' Meeting - Finance and General Purposes Committee (William Dauntsey Room)
      4. 11:55-13:00
        L6th Form Alcohol Awareness Workshop - Dr Aric Sigman (Library)
      5. 13:45-14:45
        5th Form Alcohol Awareness Workshop - Dr Aric Sigman (Library)
      6. 13:50
        Academic Steering Group (N2)
      7. 14:00
        Governors' Meeting - Future Planning Group (William Dauntsey Room)
      8. 14:00
        Lower School Council Meeting (H2)
      9. 14:30
        Basketball: vs Marlborough College - 1st (H)
      10. 14:30
        Football: vs KES Bath - 1st (H)
      11. 14:45
        Boys' Hockey: vs KES Bath - 1st (A)
      12. 15:00
        Netball: vs St Mary's Calne - U16A, U16B (A)
      13. 16:20-17:20
        Intermediate Maths Challenge (Maths Department)
      14. 16:20-17:20
        Lower School Inter-House Chess Competition (N8)
      15. 17:00
        6th Form Discussion Group with Lord Levene of Portsoken KBE (The Head Master's House)
      16. 18:00
        Parents' Alcohol Awareness Workshop - Dr Aric Sigman (William Dauntsey Room)
      17. 19:30-20:30
        Mercers' Lecture: Lord Levene of Portsoken KBE - 'St Paul’s, the City and International Business' (Memorial Hall)

    4. Feb 03 Fri

      1. 07:45-17:15
        L6th Philosophy & Ethics Conference Oxford
      2. 08:20-08:50
        Junior Scholars' Society
      3. 08:35
        6th Form Service/Lower School and 4th/5th Form Tutor Period
      4. 10:50-17:20
        Lambert House 'Charity Spa Day'
      5. 14:00
        First Friday - Guitar Recital (Old Hall)
      6. 18:30-20:30
        Staff Meeting for Parents and Pupils in the L6th Form (Memorial Hall)

    5. Feb 04 Sat

      1. Boys' Hockey: vs Clifton College - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16A (H) U15B, U14A, U14B (A - all depart at 12:15) U15A (A)
      2. Netball: vs Prior Park College - U15A, U15B, U14A (A - all depart at 12:30) U14B, U13A, U13B (A)
      3. 13:00-17:30
        Shooting: Southern Schools (A - Marlborough College)
      4. 13:00
        Boys' Hockey: Internal Matches - U12
      5. 13:15-18:00
        Badminton: Mid Wilts Junior Tournament (H)
      6. 13:30
        Work Party on Jolie Brise (Hamble) departs
      7. 19:30-23:00
        Dauntsey's School Charity Reels Evening

    6. Feb 05 Sun

      1. 07:30-20:00
        AS PE Mountain Walking Trip
      2. 10:00-18:00
        Badminton: Mid Wilts Junior Tournament (H)
      3. 10:00
        Manor Trip to Splashdown
      4. 16:30
        Chamber Choir Rehearsal (Old Hall)
      5. 18:00
        ** Candlemas Service (All Saints' Church)
      6. 18:30
        Work Party on Jolie Brise (Hamble) returns
      7. 19:30
        Middle School Music Competition Final (Old Hall)

    7. Feb 06 Mon

      1. 5th Form French GCSE controlled assessments (All week)
      2. Chair Duty: Jeanne/Fitzmaurice
      3. Duty Staff: LS/AJSE/PJH/AJL/PAM
      4. Tea Duty: Lambert
      5. 08:35
        Head Master's Assembly (Memorial Hall)
      6. 15:45
        L6th and 5th Form Drama Trip: 'One Man and 2 Guvnors' (London)
      7. 16:00
        GRADES: 4th Form
      8. 16:00
        Hemens and Farmer Theatre Trip: 'One Man, Two Guvnors' (London)
      9. 16:15
        Academic Board (H2)
      10. 16:20-17:20
        National Chess Challenge (N8)
      11. 17:30-19:00
        Head Master's Essay Society - Ruby Cumming
      12. 17:30-19:00
        Swimmng: vs Kingswood - Girls' and Boys' Senior, U16 and U14 (H)

    8. Feb 07 Tue

      1. 08:35
        Upper School and Lower School Tutor Period
      2. 10:15-11:50
        4th Form: Maths Enrichmend Lecture
      3. 13:50-14:45
        1st Form History Lecture: Paul Harding - 'Living with the Black Death' (Library)
      4. 16:10-17:20
        Swimming: Senior and Intermediate Boys' Inter-House Gala
      5. 17:30-18:45
        Music Department Staff Meeting (Farmer Room)
      6. 19:00-21:30
        King-Reynolds House Supper
      7. 19:00-20:30
        Music Department Parents' Meeting (Music Department)
      8. 20:45-22:00
        D Factor Round Three (17 Club)

    9. Feb 08 Wed

      1. Boys' Hockey: vs Marlborough College - U14C, U14D (H) U14A, U14B (A)
      2. 08:35
        Full School Service (Lesson One starts after the service)
      3. 13:45
        Boys' Hockey: vs West Hill Park 7s - U13A (A - depart at 11:15)
      4. 15:00
        Netball: vs Warminster - U13A, U13B (H) U12A, U12B (A)
      5. 16:20-17:20
        Sixth Form Business Studies Lecture: Kevin Stone - 'Brand Strategies' - POSTPONED
      6. 16:20-17:20
        Upper School Debating Society (William Dauntsey Room)
      7. 19:30
        Dance Show
      8. 19:45-21:45
        Dauntsey's School Sceptics Society (Evans House)

    10. Feb 09 Thu

      1. 3rd Form 'Romeo and Juliet' Trip to Nuffield Theatre, Southampton - CANCELLED
      2. Boys' Hockey: vs Marlborough College - 1st, 2nd, U15A, U15B (H) 3rd, U16A (A)
      3. 08:35
        Upper School and Lower School Tutor Period
      4. 10:30
        Governors' Meeting - HR Committee (William Dauntsey Room)
      5. 11:00
        Swimathon: 24 Hour Swimathon Starts
      6. 13:15
        Boarding Meeting (The Manor)
      7. 14:30
        Basketball: vs Sherborne School - 1st (H)
      8. 14:30
        Football: vs Culverhay - 1st (A)
      9. 14:45
        Football: vs Monkton Combe - 2nd (A)
      10. 14:45
        Netball: Intermediate & Senior House Matches
      11. 19:30
        Dance Show

    11. Feb 10 Fri

      1. 09:00
        U6th Historians depart for Paris
      2. 11:00
        Swimathon: 24 Hour Swimathon Ends
      3. 12:00
        3rd Form Option Choice Presentation for Pupils and Parents (Memorial Hall)
      4. 13:00
        Devizes to Westminster Support Crew Meeting (G2)
      5. 13:00
        Half-Term starts
      6. 13:30
        School transport departs

    12. Feb 11 Sat

      1. 12:00
        Lower School Ski Trip departs to Pila

    13. Feb 12 Sun

      1. 08:00
        DW Team: Waterside A Race (Great Bedwyn to Newbury)

    14. Feb 13 Mon

      1. 21:00
        U6th Historians return from Paris

    15. Feb 14 Tue

      1. Feb 15 Wed

        1. Feb 16 Thu

          1. Feb 17 Fri

            1. Feb 18 Sat

              1. Feb 19 Sun

                1. Boarders return after 18:00 and before 20:30
                2. 13:00
                  Lower School Ski Trip returns
                3. 19:00
                  External candidates arrive for 3rd Form Academic Scholarships

              2. Feb 20 Mon

                1. 13+ Boarding Scholarship Examinations and Interviews (The Manor and Main School)
                2. 1st Form Language Changeover Day
                3. 5th Form GCSE French controlled assessments (All week)
                4. Chair Duty: Evans/Mercers
                5. Duty Staff: SN/NJE/AEJ/AAP/NJW
                6. Tea Duty: Farmer
                7. 08:35
                  Head Master's Assembly (Memorial Hall)
                8. 16:20-17:20
                  National Chess Challenge (N8)
                9. 16:20
                  3rd Form Options Advice - Scott House (H4)
                10. 16:20
                  GCSE Geography DME Presentation (William Dauntsey Room)
                11. 17:30-19:00
                  Head Master's Essay Society - Joshua Mastin-Lee

              3. Feb 21 Tue

                1. 13+ Boarding Scholarship Examinationsand Interviews (The Manor and Main School)
                2. 08:35
                  3rd Form Options Advice - Rendell House (H4)
                3. 08:35
                  Upper School and Lower School Tutor Period
                4. 15:30
                  Basketball: vs Bishop Wordsworth's School - 1st (A)
                5. 16:20
                  3rd Form Options Advice - Forbes House (H4)
                6. 19:30
                  Recital of Solo, Vocal and Instrumental Music (Old Hall)

              4. Feb 22 Wed

                1. 13+ Boarding Scholarship Examinations and Interviews (The Manor and Main School)
                2. ASH WEDNESDAY
                3. 08:35
                  Full School Service (Lesson One starts after the service)
                4. 09:00-12:00
                  L6th Form Business Studies Visit - D.S. Smith Packaging
                5. 14:00
                  Maths Team Challenge (4 pupils from 4th and 5th Form)
                6. 14:30
                  Netball: vs Millfield Prep - U14A, U13A, U13B, U12A (H)
                7. 16:10-17:20
                  Swimming: Senior and Intermediate Girls' Inter-House Gala
                8. 16:20-17:20
                  Upper School Debating Society (William Dauntsey Room)
                9. 16:20
                  3rd Form Options Advice - Manor (H4)
                10. 19:30-21:30
                  GSW's Prefect Group Dinner

              5. Feb 23 Thu

                1. 13+ Boarding Scholarship Examinations and Interviews (The Manor and Main School)
                2. 4th Form Drama Trip to 'Matilda'
                3. 08:35
                  2nd Form Option Choice Meeting (Memorial Hall)
                4. 08:35
                  Upper School and Lower School Tutor Period
                5. 11:55
                  Careers: L6th Centigrade Questionnaire (Memorial Hall)
                6. 16:20
                  Lower School Talent Show (Memorial Hall)
                7. 17:00-23:30
                  Lambert Theatre Trip

              6. Feb 24 Fri

                1. 13+ Boarding Scholarship Examinationsand Interviews (The Manor and Main School)
                2. 13:00-17:15
                  Girls' Hockey: English Schools Mini Hockey (Wilts Round) - U13A (A)
                3. 18:30-20:30
                  3rd Form Parents' Meeting (Memorial Hall)
                4. 18:30
                  Boarding Open Evening (The Manor)

              7. Feb 25 Sat

                1. Boys' Hockey: vs Prior Park College - U15A, U15B, U14A, U14B (H) 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16A (A)
                2. Netball: vs KES Southampton - 1st, 2nd, U16A, U16B, U15A, U15B, U14A, U14B (H) U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B (A)
                3. 13:00-17:30
                  Shooting: vs Abingdon & Marlborough (A - Patterdown Range, Chippenham)
                4. 13:00
                  Boys' Hockey: Internal Matches - U13
                5. 13:30
                  Work Party on Jolie Brise (Hamble) departs
                6. 14:30
                  Football: vs Marlborough College - 1st, 2nd (H)
                7. 19:30-23:00
                  17 Club Valentine's Ball

              8. Feb 26 Sun

                1. Rugby: Bryanston 7s - 1st (A)
                2. 07:30-20:00
                  AS PE Mountain Walking Trip
                3. 08:30
                  DW Team: Waterside B Race (Newbury to Aldermaston and back)
                4. 09:00-12:30
                  Farmer and Hemens : Paintballing
                5. 18:00
                  Work Party on Jolie Brise (Hamble) returns

              9. Feb 27 Mon

                1. Chair Duty: Jeanne/Fitzmaurice
                2. Duty Staff: EMC/AA/SEB/MDC/WJC/BAN
                3. Tea Duty: King-Reynolds
                4. 08:35
                  Head Master's Assembly (Memorial Hall)
                5. 09:00-16:00
                  Physics Monmouth Group Meeting (William Dauntsey Room)
                6. 13:00-17:15
                  Boys' Hockey: English Schools Mini Hockey (Wilts Round) - U13A (A)
                7. 16:15-17:20
                  6th Form Physics Lecture: Dr Tara Shears (University of Liverpool) - 'Massive Science - the Large Hadron Collider and the Hunt for Higgs' (William Dauntsey Room)
                8. 16:20-17:20
                  National Chess Challenge (N8)
                9. 19:30-20:30
                  Physics Society Lecture: Dr Tara Shears (University of Liverpool) - 'Latest News from CERN's Large Hadron Collider' (William Dauntsey Room)

              10. Feb 28 Tue

                1. 08:35
                  4th and 5th Form Service/Lower School and 6th Form Tutor Period
                2. 13:50
                  Food Committee (N5)
                3. 15:00
                  Netball: vs St Mary's Calne - 1st, 2nd (H)
                4. 16:20
                  GCSE Geography DME Presentation (William Dauntsey Room)This is an event reminder
                5. 16:20
                  Lower School Tutorial Board (G2)
                6. 19:00
                  Barron Prize: 6th Form Instrumentalists' Competition (Old Hall)
                7. 19:30
                  'Road' (Annabel's)

              11. Feb 29 Wed

                1. Squash: vs Monkton Combe School (A)
                2. 11:00
                  Careers: Visit of Flt. Lt .S. Hamon, RAF Careers Adviser
                3. 12:15
                  Cross-Country Relays at Clayesmore - U12, U13 (teams of 4)
                4. 15:00
                  Boys' Hockey: vs Prior Park College - U13A, U13B (H) U12A 7s, U12B 7s (A)
                5. 15:30
                  Netball: vs West Hill Park - U13A, U13B (A)
                6. 16:20-17:20
                  Upper School Debating Society (William Dauntsey Room)
                7. 19:30
                  'Road' (Annabel's)
                8. 19:45-21:45
                  Dauntsey's School Sceptics' Society (Evans House)

            2. March 2012

              2. Mar 01 Thu

                1. 08:35
                  Lower School Service/Upper School Tutor Period
                2. 09:30
                  Governors' Meeting - Finance and General Purposes Committee
                3. 14:30
                  Football: vs Warminster - 1st, 2nd (H)
                4. 15:00
                  Netball: vs Hampshire Collegiate - U15A, U15B (H)
                5. 15:00
                  Netball: vs Warminster - 1st, 2nd, 3rd (H)
                6. 17:00
                  6th Form Discussion Group with Sir Frank Chapman (The Head Master's House)
                7. 17:00
                  Associated Board Music Theory Examinations (Farmer Room)
                8. 19:30
                  Mercers' Lecture: Sir Frank Chapman (Memorial Hall)
                9. 19:30
                  'Road' (Annabel's)

              3. Mar 02 Fri

                1. 05:30
                  Paris Half-Marathon Trip departs
                2. 08:20-08:50
                  Junior Scholars' Society
                3. 08:35
                  6th Form Service/Lower School and 4th/5th Form Tutor Period
                4. 14:00
                  First Friday - Music Theatre Recital (Old Hall)
                5. 18:30-20:30
                  2nd Form Parents' Evening (Memorial Hall)

              4. Mar 03 Sat

                1. Netball: vs Hampshire Collegiate - U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B (A - all depart at 12:30) U14A, U14B (A)
                2. 13:30
                  Boys' Hockey: Intermediate and Senior Inter-House Matches
                3. 13:45
                  Boys' Hockey: vs Clifton College Prep - U12A'7', U12B'7' (A - both depart at 12:15)
                4. 14:30
                  Basketball: vs King's Bruton - 1st (H)
                5. 14:30
                  Netball: vs Marlborough College - U15A, U15B (H) 2nd, 3rd, U16A, U16B (A)
                6. 19:00
                  6th Form International Society Dinner

              5. Mar 04 Sun

                1. 10:00
                  Morning Prayer (Memorial Hall); chairs - Mercers
                2. 11:00-17:00
                  Manor Ice Skating and Shopping Trip to Swindon
                3. 11:45
                  Paris Half-Marathon Trip returnsThis is an event reminder
                4. 19:30
                  Rockfest (Memorial Hall) - Rehearsals from 13:30
                5. 23:45-23:59
                  Paris Half-Marathon Trip returns

              6. Mar 05 Mon

                1. 00:00-00:45
                  Paris Half-Marathon Trip returns
                2. Chair Duty: Evans/Mercers
                3. Duty Staff: ESC/CDJ/JLL/TP/PDP
                4. Tea Duty: Hemens
                5. 08:35
                  Head Master's Assembly (Memorial Hall)
                6. 16:20-17:20
                  National Chess Challenge (N8)
                7. 16:20
                  Upper School Tutorial Board (G2)
                8. 17:30-19:00
                  Head Master's Essay Society: Isobel Simpson
                9. 19:30-22:30
                  SJH's Prefect Group Dinner

              7. Mar 06 Tue

                1. 08:35
                  Upper School and Lower School Tutor Period
                2. 14:00
                  Lower School Council Feedback Meeting (H2)
                3. 16:00
                  Netball: vs Hampshire Collgiate - 1st, U16A (A)
                4. 16:20
                  Lower School Inter- House Maths and English Competition

              8. Mar 07 Wed

                1. Boys' Hockey: vs Monkton Prep - U13A, U12A'7', U12B'7' (H) U13B (A)
                2. Squash: vs Bryanston (A)
                3. Third Form OptionsSchoolThis is an event reminder
                4. World Maths Day
                5. 08:35
                  Hymn Practice
                6. 09:00-12:00
                  L6th Form Business Studies Visit - D.S. Smith PackagingThis is an event reminder
                7. 16:00-17:15
                  Football: Lower School House Matches
                8. 16:15-17:20
                  6th Form History Lecture: Professor Simon Dixon (UCL, London) - 'Russia' (William Dauntsey Room)
                9. 19:30
                  History Society: Professor Simon Dixon (UCL, London) - 'Radical Monks in Tsarist Russia' (William Dauntsey Room)

              9. Mar 08 Thu

                1. 08:35
                  Upper School and Lower School Tutor Period
                2. 14:30
                  Basketball: vs Bradfield College - 1st (A)
                3. 15:45
                  Boys' Hockey: vs All Stars XI - 1st (H)
                4. 19:30
                  Upper School Public Speaking Competition (Old Hall)

              10. Mar 09 Fri

                1. 08:35
                  Hymn PracticeThis is an event reminder
                2. 10:00-18:30
                  Swimming: Crystal Palace Relay Competition
                3. 13:15
                  DW Training Group depart
                4. 16:30
                  Boys' Hockey: vs Old Dauntseians - 2nd (H)
                5. 16:30
                  OD Hockey Matches
                6. 17:45
                  Girls' Hockey: vs Old Dauntseians - 1st (H)
                7. 19:30
                  ODA Annual Dinner

              11. Mar 10 Sat

                1. Boys' Hockey: vs Kingswood - U14A, U14B, U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B (H) U15A, U15B (A - both depart at 12:15) 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16A (A)
                2. Netball: vs St Mary's, Shaftesbury - U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B (H) 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16B, U15A, U15B, U14A, U14B (A)
                3. 08:30
                  DofE Gold Kayak Training Expedition departs
                4. 09:00
                  DofE Gold Walking Training Expedition starts
                5. 09:15-10:30
                  Chamber Choir Rehearsal (Memorial Hall)
                6. 11:00
                  ** Commemoration Service (Memorial Hall) - Preacher: The Ven Alan Jeans, Archdeacon of Sarum
                7. 14:30
                  Football: vs Sherborne - 1st, 2nd (A)
                8. 18:45
                  International Society Cinema Trip

              12. Mar 11 Sun

                1. 09:30-18:00
                  Wiltshire Closed Table Tennis Championships (Sports Hall)
                2. 10:00-13:00
                  Netball: Marlborough College Tournament - 1st, U16A (A)
                3. 10:30-16:30
                  DofE Bronze Walking Training Expedition at School
                4. 16:30
                  DofE Gold Walking Training Expedition ends
                5. 18:00
                  DW Training Group returns
                6. 18:30
                  DofE Gold Kayak Training Expedition returns

              13. Mar 12 Mon

                1. Chair Duty: Jeanne/Fitzmaurice
                2. Duty Staff: AJFB/DSI/RVL/BHS/GSW
                3. Tea Duty: Lambert
                4. 08:35
                  Head Master's Assembly (Memorial Hall)
                5. 16:10
                  Unisex Haircuts (San)
                6. 17:30-19:00
                  Head Master's Essay Society: Isabelle Thompson

              14. Mar 13 Tue

                1. 08:35
                  4th and 5th Form Service/Lower School and 6th Form Tutor Period
                2. 10:00
                  A2 PE 'E&A' Oral Examination
                3. 16:30
                  GCSE Drama Performance
                4. 17:30
                  Basketball: vs Marlborough College - 1st (A)
                5. 19:30
                  GCSE Drama Performance

              15. Mar 14 Wed

                1. 08:30-18:00
                  U6th Particle Physics Masterclass (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
                2. 14:45
                  Netball: Lower School Inter-House Matches
                3. 16:20-17:20
                  Upper School Debating Society (William Dauntsey Room)
                4. 16:30
                  GCSE Drama Examination PerformancesThis is an event reminder
                5. 16:30
                  GCSE Drama Performance
                6. 19:30
                  GCSE Drama Performance
                7. 19:30
                  Spring Ensembles Concert (Memorial Hall) - rehearsals from 16:10

              16. Mar 15 Thu

                1. 07:15-17:45
                  AS and A2 PE Revision Course, Strode's College, Egham
                2. 08:35
                  Lower School Service/Upper School Tutor Period
                3. 13:15
                  Boarding Meeting (The Manor)
                4. 15:00
                  Football: vs Downside - 1st, 2nd (H)
                5. 16:15-17:20
                  History Society Lecture: Professor the Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield (Queen Mary, University of London) - 'Watching Prime Ministers' (William Dauntsey Room)
                6. 16:30-18:00
                  Swimming: vs St John's, Marlborough - Boys' and Girls' Senior, U15 & U13 (H)
                7. 16:30-17:30
                  GCSE Drama Exam Performances
                8. 18:00-20:00
                  Lower School Outdoor Disco (The Manor)

              17. Mar 16 Fri

                1. Team Maths Challenge (team of 4 from 2nd and 3rd Form)
                2. 08:20-08:50
                  Junior Scholars' Society
                3. 08:35
                  6th Form Service/Lower School and 4th/5th Form Tutor Period
                4. 18:30-20:30
                  1st Form Parents' Evening (Memorial Hall)

              18. Mar 17 Sat

                1. Boys' Hockey: vs Canford - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16A (H) U14A, U14B (A - both depart at 12:15) U15A, U15B (A)
                2. Boys' Hockey: vs KES Bath - U12A, U12B (H) U13B (A - depart at 12:15) U13A (A)
                3. Netball: vs Kingswood - U14A, U14B, U13A, U13B, U12B (H) 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16A, U15A, U15B (A - all depart at 12:30)
                4. St. Patrick's Day (N. Ireland)United Kingdom
                5. 09:00-12:15
                  Sports Outreach: Primary Schools' Football Festival
                6. 10:45-12:15
                  U6th Biology EMPA - BIO6XThis is an event reminder
                7. 13:15
                  Boys' Hockey: Internal Matches - U14
                8. 13:30
                  Netball: Internal Matches - U12, U13
                9. 19:30-22:30
                  Evans House Party

              19. Mar 18 Sun

                1. 09:00-16:30
                  Manor Trip to Hampton Court
                2. 18:30
                  Evening Prayer (Memorial Hall); chairs - Evans

              20. Mar 19 Mon

                1. 4th Form Examinations start
                2. Chair Duty: Evans/Mercers
                3. Duty Staff: SBMG/CLH/RLJ/AML/SM/DAW
                4. Tea Duty: Farmer
                5. 08:35
                  Head Master's Assembly (Memorial Hall)
                6. 13:00
                  School FinishesThis is an event reminder
                7. 13:30
                  School buses departThis is an event reminder
                8. 14:30
                  Coaches depart from School for 'Miss Saigon' (TBC)This is an event reminder
                9. 16:00
                  GRADES: 1st - 5th Forms
                10. 16:00
                  Reports Deadline: 4th and 5th Forms
                11. 19:00
                  'Miss Saigon' in the West End (The Prince Edward Theatre)This is an event reminder

              21. Mar 20 Tue

                1. 08:35
                  U6th Photograph
                2. 08:35
                  Upper School and Lower Tutor Period
                3. 10:00
                  AS PE EPIP Oral Examination
                4. 14:00-14:40
                  New Lower School Boys' Tennis Session
                5. 16:00
                  GRADES: 1st-3rd Form and 5th FormThis is an event reminder
                6. 16:00
                  Reports Deadline: 4th and 5th FormThis is an event reminder
                7. 16:00
                  Summer Term Calendar Entry Deadline
                8. 17:00
                  6th Form Discussion Group with Dr Tony Hayward (Head Master's House) - POSTPONED
                9. 19:30
                  Mercers' Lecture: Dr Tony Hayward (Memorial Hall) - POSTPONED

              22. Mar 21 Wed

                1. 4th Form Examinations startThis is an event reminder
                2. 08:35
                  Full School Service (Lesson One starts after the service)
                3. 16:00
                  Reports Deadline for 6th Form
                4. 16:15
                  Football: Head Master's XI vs Bursar's XI
                5. 18:30
                  GCSE and A Level Music Open Evening (Music Department)
                6. 19:30
                  Music Rcital by GCSE and A Level Musicians (Old Hall)
                7. 19:45-21:45
                  Dauntsey's School Sceptics Society - Evans House

              23. Mar 22 Thu

                1. Basketball: vs St John's, Marlborough - 1st (H)
                2. 08:35
                  Careers: L6th Presentation - 'Centigrade and Report Hand-over' (Library)
                3. 08:35
                  Upper School and Lower School Tutor Period
                4. 10:00
                  Governors' Meeting - Full Board (William Dauntsey Room)
                5. 13:30
                  AS Mountain Walking Assessed Expedition departs
                6. 16:00
                  Netball: vs Royal High School Bath - 1st, U16A, U15A (A)
                7. 16:15
                  Football: Warminster 6 a-side Tournament (A)
                8. 16:20
                  Lower School Inter-House General Knowledge (Annabel's)
                9. 19:00
                  Listening Service Dinner

              24. Mar 23 Fri

                1. 08:20-08:50
                  Junior Scholars' Society
                2. 08:35
                  6th Form Games Options Meeting (Dining Hall)
                3. 16:20
                  Calendar Meeting (N1)
                4. 17:00
                  6th Form Discussion group with Anne Widdecombe (Head Master's House)
                5. 19:30
                  Mercers' Lecture: Anne Widdecombe (Memorial Hall)

              25. Mar 24 Sat

                1. Boys' Hockey: vs Lord Wandsworth College - 1st, U16A, U15A, U15B, U14A, U14B, U14C (H) 3rd, U12A 7s (A - both depart at 12:15) 2nd, U13A 7s, U13B 7s, U12B 7s (A)
                2. Netball: vs Bristol Grammar School - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U16A, U13A, U13B, U12A, U12B (H) U15A, U14A (A - both depart at 12:30) U15B, U14B (A)

              26. Mar 25 Sun

                1. 11:00-15:00
                  'Brief Encounter' rehearsal
                2. 11:00
                  Upper School Boarders' Shopping Trip to Bath
                3. 14:00-17:00
                  Choral Concert rehearsal
                4. 19:30
                  Choral Concert - Haydn's 'Nelson Mass' (Memorial Hall)
                5. 22:00
                  AS Mountain Walking Assessed Expedition returns

              27. Mar 26 Mon

                1. Chair Duty: Jeanne/Fitzmaurice
                2. Duty Staff: JFOH/MRD/LKH/KEM/EHS/DVJ
                3. Tea Duty: King-Reynolds
                4. 08:35
                  Head Master's Assembly (Memorial Hall)
                5. 09:00-17:00
                  Music Theatre Examinations (Farmer Room)
                6. 11:15
                  Boys' Hockey: Lower School Inter-House Matches - 3rd Form
                7. 13:00-17:00
                  5th Form Art Examination (Session One)
                8. 14:45
                  Boys' Hockey: Lower School Inter-House Matches - 1st Form, 2nd Form
                9. 16:00
                  House Reports Deadline: 4th and 5th Forms
                10. 16:20
                  Full School Tutorial Board (Head Master's House)
                11. 17:30-19:00
                  Head Master's Essay Society: Norton Yeung
                12. 19:30
                  'Brief Encounter' Dress Rehearsal (Memorial Hall)
                13. 19:30
                  Football Dinner

              28. Mar 27 Tue

                1. 07:30-19:00
                  Rugby: Rosslyn Park 7s Qualifying - 1st (A)
                2. 08:35
                  4th and 5th Form Service/Lower School and 6th Form Tutor Period
                3. 09:00-17:00
                  Music Theatre Examinations (Farmer Room)
                4. 14:00-17:00
                  5th Form Art Examination (Session Two)
                5. 14:30-17:30
                  Football: Senior Inter-House Matches
                6. 16:20
                  Netball: Staff vs Leavers
                7. 19:30
                  'Brief Encounter' (Memorial Hall)
                8. 19:30
                  Netball Dinner

              29. Mar 28 Wed

                1. 07:30-19:00
                  Rugby: Rosslyn Park 7s Finals (if qualified) - 1st (A)
                2. 08:25-17:15
                  6th Form Latin Texts Day (Reading University)
                3. 09:00-17:00
                  Music Theatre Examinations (Farmer Room)
                4. 14:00-16:00
                  Swimming: Lower School Inter-House Gala
                5. 16:00
                  House Reports Deadline: 6th Form
                6. 16:15
                  Football: Staff vs Leavers
                7. 16:20-17:20
                  Upper School Debating Society (William Dauntsey Room)
                8. 19:30-22:00
                  Senior Boys' Hockey Dinner
                9. 19:30
                  'Brief Encounter' (Memorial Hall)

              30. Mar 29 Thu

                1. Mufti Day in Aid of School Charity
                2. 08:35
                  Lower School Service/Upper School Tutor Period
                3. 13:00-16:00
                  5th Form Art Examination (Session Three)
                4. 14:30-15:45
                  L6th and U6th Biology EMPA retakes - BIO3XThis is an event reminder
                5. 16:30
                  School transport departs
                6. 17:00-20:30
                  Lower Chamber Choir Pizza Night
                7. 19:30
                  'Brief Encounter' (Memorial Hall)

              31. Mar 30 Fri

                1. SATURDAY MORNING LESSONS AND TIMINGS
                2. 02:00
                  Classics Trip to Sorrento departs
                3. 04:30
                  Senior Football Tour to Amsterdam departs (ftime tbc)
                4. 08:45
                  Head Master's Assembly (Memorial Hall)
                5. 12:45
                  Term ends
                6. 13:30
                  DofE Gold Walking Practice Expedition departs
                7. 13:30
                  School transport departs

              32. Mar 31 Sat

                1. 08:00
                  DW Team Training (Reading to Marlow)
                2. 08:30
                  DofE Gold Kayak Practice Expedition departs

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