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School Calendar

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APRIL
Monday 22 9.00am – 4.00pm Jt Staff INSET Day
2.00pm Boarders return from 2.00pm
Tuesday 23 St George’s Day
8.40am School resumes
Wednesday 24 Rounders: U14 Wales Trials at Llandaff
4.00 – 5.15pm HMSG TV in the Drama Studio
Thursday 25 St Mark’s Day
Junior Maths Challenge
9.00am – 1.00pm AS Chinese Oral Exam
12.00 – 4.00pm AS/A2 PE Moderation
2.15 – 4.00pm Interviews for Senior Prefects in the Headmistress’s Study
4.15 – 7.15pm World Challenge Expedition Preparation Conference in Room 214
7.00 – 9.30pm Symphonic Winds Farewell Concert (with MS) in the Blake Theatre
Friday 26 Habs 7 Sports & Dance Day at Elstree
4.15 – 5.15pm GCSE/AS Music Composition Showcase Concert in Hamersley Hall
Saturday 27 Bronze DofE training weekend
9.00am – 5.00pm GCSE Drama practical rehearsals in the Hall
2.00 – 4.00pm Tennis: HMSG v Malvern College, 1st, 2nd, U15, Home, Mixed Doubles with MS
Sunday 28 Bronze DofE training weekend
Rowing: GB Selection Regatta at Dorney
9.00am – 5.00pm GCSE Drama practical rehearsals in the Hall
9.40am – 4.00pm Matthew Bourne Dance Workshop in the Gym
10.15 – 11.00am Boarders: Yrs 4 – 11 MS Chapel Service
11.30am – 5.00pm Boarders: Yrs 9 – 13 trip to Cheltenham
12.00 – 5.00pm Boarders: Jt HMSG (Yrs 4 – 13) & MS trip to Cardiff International Pool
1.30 – 5.30pm Years 10 – 13 Classics trip to Lydney Park
Monday 29 4.00 – 4.30pm Year 6 Manor Adventure Parents meeting in Inglefield House
4.15 – 4.45pm Friends of HMSG meeting in Inglefield House
4.15 – 6.00pm GCSE Drama practical rehearsals in the Hall
Tuesday 30 Monmouth Schools’ Confirmation
Rounders: U16 Wales Trials at Llandaff
9.40am – 3.40pm Pre-Confirmation Retreat at Tymawr Convent
11.30am – 5.30pm Athletics: Powys and East Wales Schools Multi-events Championships, Years 8 & 9 at Brecon
1.30 – 3.45pm Years 5 & 6 Percussion Workshop at Monmouth School
2.15 – 4.00pm GCSE English revision session in Hamersley Hall
4.15 – 6.00pm GCSE Drama practical rehearsals in the Hall
7.30 – 9.00pm Confirmation Service at St Mary’s Church
MAY
Wednesday 1 2.30 – 5.30pm Rounders: HMSG v Hereford Cathedral School, U11A, U11B, U10A, U10B, Away
4.00 – 6.00pm Rounders: HMSG v Royal Grammar School Worcester, U13A & U13B, Away
5.00 – 9.30pm German Poetry Competition at Clifton College
6.30 – 9.00pm Harris Society Annual Dinner in the Dining Hall
7.30 – 10.00pm GCSE Drama Practical Performance in the Hall
Thursday 2 8.45 – 8.55am Announcement of Prefects
9.10am – 4.00pm A Level German Oral Examinations
9.30am – 1.00pm GCSE Drama Practical in the Hall
9.30 – 11.30am WJEC GCE Music MUI Practicals
4.15 – 5.30pm Swimming: HMSG v Clifton College, U12, U13 & U15 at Monmouth School
6.00 – 9.00pm Mayor’s Spectacular in the Hall
Friday 3 9.00 – 11.00am Whole School Photograph & Year 13 Photograph
11.00am – 4.00pm GCSE PE Moderation
2.45 – 3.30pm Oxbridge presentation to Years 10 – 12 in Monmouth School Library
4.00 – 8.30pm Art Department Open Evening
4.15 – 5.30pm Inglefield House Tea Concert in Inglefield Hall
7.00 – 8.30pm Oxbridge Forum at Monmouth School
Saturday 4 9.00am – 4.00pm AS Drama rehearsals in the Hall
12.30pm Boarding Houses Close
2.15 – 5.00pm Tennis: HMSG v Cheltenham Ladies College, 2nd, U15B & U14B (3 pairs), Away
2.15 – 4.00pm Tennis: HMSG v Cheltenham Ladies College, U15C, U14C, U13B, U13C, U12B & U12C (3 pairs), Home
Sunday 5 Boarding Houses closed
Rogation Sunday
Rowing: Wallingford Regatta
9.00am – 4.00pm AS Drama rehearsals in the Hall
Monday 6 Bank Holiday
Red Cross Week
4.00pm Boarding Houses re-open
4.15 – 7.00pm AS Drama rehearsals in the Hall
Tuesday 7 LAMDA Exams
Mufti Day – Senior School and Inglefield House
9.10am – 4.00pm AS German Oral Exams
1.30 – 2.15pm Food Forum Meeting in the Garden Room
4.15 – 7.00pm AS Drama rehearsals in the Hall
6.30 – 9.00pm Joint Strings Concert with MS at the Savoy Theatre
Wednesday 8 LAMDA Exams
9.10 – 4.00pm AS German Oral Exams
1.10 – 2.15pm School Council in Room 214
2.30 – 5.00pm Rounders: HMSG v The Elms School Malvern, U11A & U10A, Away
2.30 – 4.00pm Rounders: HMSG v The Elms School Malvern, U13A & U13B, Home
2.30 – 5.00pm Tennis: HMSG v Clifton College, U12 (3 pairs), Away
7.00 – 9.30pm AS Drama Practical in the Hall
Thursday 9 Ascension Day
LAMDA Exams
9.00am – 5.30pm Year 8 Geography Coasts fieldtrip to Ogmore and Barry Island
12.00 – 6.00pm Inglefield House Ballet trip to see Sleeping Beauty at the Bristol Hippodrome
7.00 – 9.30pm AS Drama Practical in the Hall
Friday 10 LAMDA Exams
1.15 – 2.10pm VI Form Geography Lecture – ‘When do natural hazards become disasters?’ in Room 223
1.30 – 2.10pm Final meeting with Year 13 Senior Prefects in the Headmistress’s Study
4.00 – 4.30pm Year 11 & Year 12 Study Leave begins
4.15pm Bronze DofE expedition to the Wye Valley departs
Saturday 11 9.00am – 1.30pm Open Morning
11.00am – 5.00pm Boarders: Yrs 4 – 13 trip to St Fagans National History Museum
2.00pm Bronze DofE expedition to the Wye Valley returns
2.00 – 4.30pm Rounders & Tennis: HMSG v Malvern St James, U12, U13, U14, U15, 1st (tennis 4 pairs), Home
Sunday 12 12.45 – 5.00pm Boarders: Jt HMSG (Yrs 4 – 13) & MS trip to Pedalabikeaway
7.30 – 8.00pm Boarders: Voluntary Compline in School House
Monday 13 GCSE and GCE written examinations commence
Year 6 trip to Manor Adventure Shropshire (to 15.5.13)
4.00 – 6.00pm Rounders: HMSG v Howells, U15A, U15B, Away
4.15 – 5.15pm Joint Steering Meeting at HMSG
Tuesday 14 Year 6 trip to Manor Adventure Shropshire (to 15.5.13)
6.15pm Pre-Nice trip meeting for Parents & Pupils in Room 214
Wednesday 15 Christian Aid Week
Jewish Festival of Weeks
Year 6 trip to Manor Adventure Shropshire (to 15.5.13)
1.00 – 4.00pm Rounders: Tournament, U12, U13, Home
2.00 – 4.30pm Rounders: HMSG v Redmaid’s School, U10A, U10B, U10C, U10D, Away
4.00 – 6.00pm Rounders: Tournament, U14, U15, Home
Thursday 16 9.00am – 12.30pm Athletics: District Schools Championships, Years 8 – 11 at Spytty Stadium Newport
4.00 – 6.00pm Actors’ Lab rehearsals in the Hall
4.15 – 5.30pm Swimming: HMSG v Hereford Cathedral, U12, U13, U15 at Monmouth School
Friday 17 12.30 – 2.00pm MS and HMSG Joint Schools Committee meeting at MS
2.00pm HMSG School Committee meeting in the Headmistress’s Study
4.15 – 5.15pm Senior School Tea Concert in Hamersley Hall
7.00 – 11.00pm Friends of HMSG Curry and Quiz Night in the Dining Hall
Saturday 18 Equestrian NSEA – Stonar ISODE in Wiltshire
IAPS Fencing Championships at Millfield School, Years 4, 5 & 6
10.00am – 12.00pm Rounders: HMSG v Badminton, U14, U13 & U12, Home
10.00am – 12.00pm Tennis: HMSG v Badminton, 1st & U15 (3 pairs), Home
11.30am – 5.00pm Boarders: Yrs 4 – 8 trip to Bristol Zoo
Sunday 19 Pentecost (Whit Sunday)
Equestrian NSEA – Stonar ISODE in Wiltshire
IAPS Fencing Championships at Millfield School, Yrs 4, 5 & 6
9.00am – 4.00pm Actors’ Lab rehearsals in the Hall
10.15 – 11.00am Boarders: Yrs 4 – 11 MS Chapel Service
11.30am – 5.00pm Boarders: Yrs 9 – 13 trip to Bath
11.45am – 5.00pm Boarders: Jt HMSG (Yrs 4 – 13) & MS trip Windsurfing and Dinghy Sailing
5.15 – 6.15pm Boarders: Jt HMSG (Yrs 4 – 13) & MS Supper at HMSG & MS
Monday 20  
Tuesday 21 1.00 – 6.00pm Year 10 Drama trip to Bristol
4.15 – 5.15pm Health & Safety Meeting in Room 214
Wednesday 22 Associated Board practical exams
1.30 – 2.00pm USMs meet with the Headmistress in the Headmistress’s Study
2.00 – 4.00pm Rounders: HMSG v St John’s on the Hill, U8 & U9 Workshops, Away
2.30 – 4.00pm Rounders: HMSG v St John’s on the Hill, U10A, U11A,
Colts C (U10/11 mixed), Home
2.30 – 4.30pm Rounders: HMSG v St John’s on the Hill, U13A, Away
4.15 – 5.15pm Prefects Leavers Tea in the Old Gaol
Thursday 23 Associated Board practical exams
1.30 – 4.00pm Swimming: Inglefield House Gala at HMSG
4.00 – 4.30pm Year 13 Study Leave begins
4.00 – 6.00pm Actors’ Lab rehearsals in the Hall
Friday 24 Rowing: National Schools’ Regatta (to 26.5.13)
Year 8 trip to Paris (to 27.5.13)
4.15 – 5.15pm Senior School Tea Concert in Hamersley Hall
Saturday 25 Half term
Rowing: National Schools’ Regatta (to 26.5.13)
Year 8 trip to Paris (to 27.5.13)
Sunday 26 Half term
Rowing: National Schools’ Regatta (to 26.5.13)
Rowing: Monmouth Regatta
Year 8 trip to Paris (to 27.5.13)
Monday 27 Half term
Year 8 trip to Paris (to 27.5.13)
Tuesday 28 Half term
Wednesday 29 Half term
Thursday 30 Half term
Friday 31 Half term
7.00pm – 12.00am HMSGRC Ball at the Old Court, Whitchurch
JUNE
Saturday 1 Half term
Sunday 2 Half term
Monday 3 Inglefield House Summer Assessments
School Exams
13+ Common Entrance
Tuesday 4 Inglefield House Summer Assessments
School Exams
13+ Common Entrance
Wednesday 5 World Environment Day
Inglefield House Summer Assessments
School Exams
13+ Common Entrance
9.30am – 3.00pm Athletics: County Championships, Years 8 – 13 at Spytty Stadium Newport
2.30 – 5.30pm Rounders: HMSG v The Downs School Malvern, U12A, U13A, Away
Thursday 6 Inglefield House Summer Assessments
School Exams
13+ Common Entrance
9.00am – 4.00pm Junior Olympics: HMSG v Malvern St James, U8, Away
9.30am – 12.30pm Inglefield House Class Photographs in Inglefield Hall
4.00 – 6.00pm Actors’ Lab rehearsals in the Hall
Friday 7 School Exams
5.00 – 8.00pm Golf: Gloucester League, U12, U13, U14 at Ross-on-Wye
Saturday 8 World Oceans Day
Bronze DofE expedition
OGA Family Day
12.30 – 4.00pm Year 8 Charity Walk
1.00 – 5.00pm Swimming: HMSG v Cheltenham Ladies College, U12, U14, U15, Away
1.30 – 5.00pm Boarders: Yrs 4 – 7 trip to the Sculpture Trail Beechenhurst
2.00 – 4.00pm Tennis: HMSG v Wycliffe College Mixed Doubles with MS,
1st & 2nd, Home
6.00 – 10.00pm Boarders: Yrs 9 – 13 trip to Newport Cinema Complex
Sunday 9 Bronze DofE expedition
7.00am – 7.00pm Boarders: Jt HMSG (Yrs 4 – 13) & MS trip to Warner Bros Studio Tour London (Harry Potter) at Leavesden
9.00am – 4.00pm Actors’ Lab Rehearsal in the Hall
7.30 – 8.00pm Boarders: Voluntary Compline in Augusta House
Monday 10 National School Grounds’ Week
Year 12 return to lessons
Tuesday 11 ‘Lab in a Lorry’ Years 7 – 9 during Science lessons
12.40 – 2.00pm Joint Schools’ Council at Monmouth School
1.30 – 4.00pm Inglefield House Sports Day
Wednesday 12 HMSG/MS Medics workshop at Monmouth School
‘Lab in a Lorry’ Years 7 – 9 during Science lessons
Senior School Sports Day
10.00 – 11.30am Year 4 Summer Woodland trip
12.30 – 2.00pm Year 3 Summer Woodland trip
2.30 – 5.00pm Rounders: HMSG v Malvern St James, U11, U10, U9, Away
Thursday 13 Year 12 UCAS day
10.00 – 11.30am Year 6 Summer Woodland trip Group 1
12.30 – 2.00pm Year 6 Summer Woodland trip Group 2
1.10 – 2.15pm School Council in Room 214
4.00 – 6.00pm Actors’ Lab rehearsals in the Hall
4.00 – 9.00pm Year 12 trip to Cardiff
Friday 14 9.30am – 3.00pm Athletics: Interschools Cup, Years 7 – 10 at Spytty Stadium Newport
10.00 – 11.30am Year 5 Summer Woodland trip
1.30 – 2.10pm Headmistress to meet with new Prefects in Salter House
6.00 – 11.00pm Friends of HMSG Jazz Café Evening in Hamersley Hall
Saturday 15 The Queen’s Official Birthday
Rowing: Reading Regatta
9.30am – 12.00pm Prep Schools Ceramics Morning
10.00am – 1.00pm Associated Board Theory Examinations
1.30 – 5.00pm Boarders: Yrs 4 – 8 trip to Wye Valley Butterfly Park Maze & Miniature Golf at Ross-on-Wye
1.30 – 5.30pm Rounders: HMSG v Westonbirt School, U12/U13 mixed, U14, U15, Away
1.30 – 5.30pm Tennis: HMSG v Westonbirt School, U12, U13, U14, U15, Away
6.00 – 10.00pm Boarders: Yrs 9 – 13 trip to Newport Cinema Complex
Sunday 16 Father’s Day
Rowing: Reading Regatta
9.00am – 4.00pm Actors Lab rehearsals in the Hall
10.00 – 11.00am Boarders: Yrs 4 – 11 Church Service in Hamersley Hall
1.15 – 4.45 pm Boarders: Jt HMSG (Yrs 4 – 13) & MS trip Canoeing & Kayaking
Monday 17 Recycle week
11.50am – 1.00pm Rounders: House Matches, U12, Home
3.00 – 4.00pm Year 11 Farewell Tea in the Dining Room
Tuesday 18 9.00am – 5.30pm Year 7 fieldtrip to Cardiff Bay
10.35 – 11.45am Rounders: House Matches, U13, Home
1.30 – 4.00pm Inglefield House Sports Day (Reserve date)
Wednesday 19 Senior School Sports Day (Reserve date)
9.00am – 3.30pm Year 3 visit to Caerleon Roman Museum
9.30am – 3.00pm Athletics: Interschools Cup Final, Years 7 – 10 at Spytty Stadium Newport
2.00 – 4.30pm Rounders: HMSG v Redmaid’s School, U11A, U11B, U11C, U11D, Away
4.15 – 5.15pm Joint Steering Meeting at Monmouth School
Thursday 20 Year 10 Sixth Form Visit (tbc)
Year 12 trips to Birmingham/Bath University
8.00am – 7.00pm Year 9 trip to Oxford: Museum of the History of Science, Pitt Rivers Museum and Botanical Gardens
Friday 21 Inglefield House and Senior School Induction day
9.10am – 4.00pm Year 10 Fine Art and Ceramics Controlled Assessment
12.00 – 1.00pm HMSG/MS Sixth Form Lecture at Monmouth School
4.00pm ‘Next step in boarding’ weekend begins (current Year 8)
4.15 – 5.15pm Senior School Tea Concert in Hamersley Hall
6.00 – 10.00pm Inglefield House Midsummer Concert in the Auditorium
Saturday 22 ‘Next step in boarding’ weekend (current Year 8)
Rowing: Women’s Henley
10.00am – 1.00pm Tennis & Rounders: HMSG v Pate’s Grammar School, U12, U13, U14, U15, Home
2.00 – 5.00pm Boarders: Yrs 4 – 8 Walk along the Wye
6.00 – 10.00pm Boarders: Yrs 9 – 13 trip to Newport Cinema Complex
Sunday 23 Rowing: Women’s Henley
10.15 – 11.00am Boarders: Yrs 4 – 11 MS Chapel Service
2.00 – 5.00pm Boarders: Jt HMSG (Yrs 4 – 13) & MS Fun Day at HMSG
7.30pm ‘Next step in boarding’ weekend (current Year 8) ends
Monday 24 8.50am – 3.30pm Year 10 Classics trip to Bath
1.30 – 3.30pm Year 7 Historians visit the Shire Hall
4.00 – 5.30pm Rounders: HMSG v Colston’s Girls’ School, U14A & B,
U15A & B, Home
6.00 – 7.00pm Year 13 Leavers Service & Drinks in the Hall
7.00 – 10.00 Leavers Dinner in the Dining Room
Tuesday 25 Year 12 UCAS Day
10.30am – 2.00pm Athletics: District Minors Championships, Years 7 & 8 at Spytty Stadium Newport
1.30 – 2.00pm USMs meet with the Headmistress in the Headmistress’s Study
4.00 – 6.00pm Junior performance rehearsals in the Hall
6.30 – 8.00pm UCAS Parents Information Evening
Wednesday 26 16+ Induction Day
2.00pm CCF Summer field trip departs
2.00 – 4.00pm Rounders: HMSG v Howells, U11A, U11B, U11C, U10A, U10B, U10C
3.00 – 5.00pm Rounders: HMSG v Colston’s Girls School, U12A, U12B, U13A, U13B (time & venue tbc)
4.00 – 5.15pm HMSG TV in the Drama Studio
4.00 – 6.00pm Junior performance rehearsals in the Hall
6.00 – 7.00pm Junior Music Competition in Hamersley Hall
Thursday 27 Joint HMSG/MS trip to Oxford universities, HMSG A2 lessons as usual, EPQ in pm, no lessons at MS
9.00am – 3.30pm Science & German workshop for local primary schools
10.45am – 12.45pm Year 7 Historians visit the Shire Hall
4.00pm CCF Summer field trip returns
7.00 – 9.30pm Years 7 – 9 Production in the Hall
Friday 28 Inglefield House Speech Day
Rowing: Henley Qualifiers
9.00am – 12.45pm IDTA Examinations in the Hall
1.30 – 4.00pm IDTA Awards – Open Awards Performance in Inglefield House
Saturday 29 Armed Forces Day
Feast of Sts Peter and Paul
Senior School Speech Day
7.30pm – 12.00am Sixth Form Summer Ball
Sunday 30 Equestrian NSEA – SJ @ Kings EC, Bromyard – Qualifier for the NSEA Championships
Rowing: GB U16 Trials at Nottingham
9.00am – 4.00pm Actors’ Lab rehearsals in the Hall
10.30am – 6.00pm Boarders: Jt HMSG (Yrs 4 – 13) & MS trip to Barry Island
6.00 – 7.30pm Boarders: Jt HMSG (Yrs 4 – 13) BBQ at HMSG
JULY
Monday 1 MS/HMSG Oxbridge Day
Tuesday 2 Rowing: Henley Royal Regatta (to 7.7.13)
9.15am – 12.00pm IDTA Awards – Formal Dance Awards (Senior School and Inglefield House)
1.00 – 4.00pm IDTA Open Dance Awards (Senior School parents invited)
Wednesday 3 ‘Big Bang Cymru’ EESW Team
9.30am – 4.00pm IDTA Senior School (Formal Exams)
10.30am – 3.00pm Athletics: County Minors Championships Years 7 & 8 at Spytty Stadium Newport
1.00 – 11.30pm Drama workshop and performance at Cardiff Millennium Centre
6.00 – 7.00pm Junior Summer Concert in Hamersley Hall
6.30 – 8.00pm Year 6 Musical Theatre Performance in Inglefield Hall
7.30pm Charity Teenager Cancer Trust concert at the Blake Theatre
Thursday 4 HMSG/MS Cambridge University visit
4.00 – 6.00pm Actors’ Lab rehearsals in the Hall
Friday 5 2.00 – 5.00pm Governors’ meeting in the BAR
4.00pm Term Ends