Term 22015

TERM DATES FOR 2015

TERM 1: 07h30 Wednesday 14 January – 10h00 Friday 17 April

Half Term: 12h00 Thursday 26 February – 07h30 Tuesday 3 March

Public Holiday: Saturday 21 March (Human Rights Day)

Easter Weekend: Friday 3 April (Good Friday) – Monday 6 April (Easter Monday)

TERM 2: 07h30 Tuesday 5 May – 10h00 Friday 7 August

Half Term: 14h40 Friday 26 June – 07h30 Monday 6 July

School Holiday: Monday 15 June

Public Holiday: Tuesday 16 June (Youth Day)

TERM 3: 07h30 Tuesday 8 September – 10h00 Wednesday 4 December

Half Term: 12h00 Thursday 22 October – 07h30 Tuesday 27 October

Public Holidays: Thursday 24 September (Heritage Day)

School Holiday: Friday 25 September

JUNIOR SCHOOL WEEKLY EVENTSMonday 06h50 – 07h45 Orchestra 07h45 – 08h30 Assembly Tuesday 07h30 – 08h30 Grade 4 – 7 Choir/Marimbas 08h00 – 08h30 Senior Primary Chapel/Hymn Practice 12h30 – 13h00 Junior Primary Choir

Wednesday 06h45 – 07h30 Marimba Ensemble 07h45 – 08h30 Grade 5 – 7 Cycle Test 07h45 – 08h15 Grade 1 Chapel 12h30 – 13h00 Junior Primary Choir 12h30 – 13h15 Senior Primary Choir

Thursday 06h50 – 07h45 Orchestra 07h45 – 08h15 Grade 2 & 3 Chapel Friday 06h45 – 07h30 Marimba Ensemble/Clarinet Ensemble

JUNIOR SCHOOL FINISHESMonday Grades 000 – 0 12h30 Grades 1 – 2 13h00 Grades 3 – 7 14h30

Tuesday Grades 000 – 0 12h30 Grades 1 – 3 13h00 Grades 4 – 7 14h30

Wednesday Grades 000 – 0 12h30 Grades 1 – 3 13h00 Grades 4 – 7 14h30

Thursday Grades 000 – 0 12h30 Grades 1 – 7 13h00

Friday Grades 000 – 0 12h30 Grades 1 – 7 13h00

SENIOR SCHOOL WEEKLY EVENTS

Monday 07h25 Registration 11h35 Assembly 15h30 Extra-Curricular Programme Starts*

Tuesday 07h00 Prayer Time in Chapel – All Welcome 07h25 Registration 14h20 Extra-Curricular Programme Starts* 14h30–16h30 GradeCo-ordinators’Meeting 14h30 – 16h30 Academic Committee Meeting 14h45 Supervised Prep (Learning Centre)

Wednesday 07h25 Registration 14h45 Extra-Curricular Programme Starts* 14h45 Supervised Prep (Learning Centre)

Thursday 07h05 – 07h30 General/Academic KRC (alternate weeks) 07h25 Registration 14h20 Extra-Curricular Programme Starts* 14h45 Supervised Prep (Learning Centre)

Friday 07h30 Registration 14h45 Extra-Curricular Programme Starts* 14h45 Detention

*Extra-Curricular times as per EC schedule

SENIOR SCHOOL FINISHES

Monday Grades 8 – 12 15h30Tuesday Grades 8 – 12 14h20Wednesday Grades 8 – 12 14h40Thursday Grades 8 – 12 14h20Friday Grades 8 – 12 14h40

MAY Week 18

Fri 1 All Day SACEE National Debating Competition Sat 2 All Day SACEE National Debating Competition Sun 3 All Day SACEE National Debating Competition

MAY Week 19

Mon 4 08h00 – 16h00 Junior and Senior School Staff Development 10h00–10h30 Eucharist(StBrigid’sChapel)Tues 5 School Opens All Day Kingsmead Book Fair Drive Starts – please bring gently worn and loved books to school 18h30 – 20h30 FEDA Rehearsals (Drama Room) Wed 6 15h00 – 17h30 Senior School Netball vs Holy Rosary (Holy Rosary)Thurs 7 13h15 – 16h15 Junior School Netball vs Kings College Bryanston (only AB teams). (U11, 12 and 13 at Kings College U9, 10 at Kingsmead) 17h00 – 19h00 Grade 8, 10 & 11 Parents, Girls & Teachers Interviews (Lange Hall )Fri 8 All Day U14 Hockey and Netball Festival (Roedean)Sat 9 All Day U14 Hockey and Netball Festival (Roedean) 11h30 – 14h30 Senior School Orchestra and Glee Workshops (Rehearsal Space)Sun 10 Mother’sDay All Day U14 Hockey and Netball Festival (Roedean) All Day FEDA Rehearsals (Drama Room)

MAY Week 20

Mon 11 13h15 – 16h30 Junior School Netball vs Grayston Prep 14h35 – 17h00 Career Day (Compulsory for Grades 10-12) (Lange Hall) 17h00 – 17h30 OKA Meeting (KMHBR)Tues 12 AllDay NewHeads’Workshop(LearningCentre) 13h15 – 16h30 Junior School Netball vs Grayston Prep 17h00 – 19h00 Grade 9 & 12 Parents, Girls & Teachers Interviews (Lange Hall)Wed 13 AllDay NewHeads’Workshop(LearningCentre) 06h00 – 06h30 Grade 9s leave for camp (Lapalala) 06h30 – 07h00 Grade 5s leave for camp (Parnassus) 10h35 – 13h25 PopArt Theatre. Hamlet for Grade 12s (Lange Hall) 14h00 – 16h00 Mathematics Olympiad Second Round 15h00 – 17h30 Senior School Netball vs St Dominic (Kingsmead College) 19h30 – 22h30 Grade 10-12 Drama Theatre Outing (The Market Theatre, Newtown)Thurs 14 AllDay NewHeads’Workshop(LearningCentre) All Day Grade 9s on camp (Lapalala) All Day Grade 5s on camp (Parnassus) 07h00 – 08h30 PTA EXCO Meeting (KMHBR) 13h15 Junior School Netball Match vs Redhill 17h00 – 21h00 Tour De Maths (Roedean)Fri 15 All Day Grade 9s on camp (Lapalala) 13h00 – 13h30 Grade 5s return from camp (Parnassus) 13h15–16h45 JuniorSchoolHockeyMatchvsStAndrew’s 14h30 – 17h00 Grade 12 Life Science Portfolio TaskSat 16 All Day FEDA Rehearsals (Drama Room) 07h30 – 12h00 St Andrews U13 Netball Festival 09h00 – 11h30 Glee Practice (Rehearsal Space) 09h00 – 12h00 Junior School Staff Development (Learning Centre) 15h00 – 15h30 Grade 9s return from camp (Lapalala)Sun 17 All Day FEDA Rehearsals (Drama Room)

MAY Week 21

Mon 18 All Day Book Week 14h35 – 17h00 Matric English Orals (Classrooms)Tues 19 All Day Book Week All Day Junior School Choir Eisteddfod (Jan Celliers) 14h30–18h00 SeniorSchoolHockeyvsStMary’s 15h00 – 17h00 Matric English Orals (Classrooms) 18h00 – 20h30 FEDA Final Rehearsals (Drama Room) 18h00 – 20h30 Grade 2 and 3 Choir “Let the Children Sing” (StJohn’s)Wed 20 All Day Book Week 15h00 – 17h00 Matric English Orals (Classrooms) 15h00 – 17h30 Senior School Netball vs Redhill (Redhill)Thurs 21 All Day Book Week 08h00–11h00 FEDATechnicalRehearsals(Jo’burgTheatre) 08h00 – 16h00 Rock & Pop Practical Exams (Beethoven Room) 13h15 – 16h15 Junior Netball Matches 15h00 – 18h30 Senior School Hockey vs Hyde Park 18h00 – 21h00 PITT Production (Afrikaans Setwork) (Lange Hall) 19h00–23h00 FEDAPerformance(Jo’burgTheatre)Fri 22 All Day Book Week 11h00 Junior School Early Closing 12h00 Senior School Early Closing 13h15–16h45 JuniorSchoolHockeyMatchvsStMary’s 18h30 – 23h00 2015 FEDA Festival FINALSSat 23 All Day Kingsmead Book FairSun 24

Mon 25 17h00 – 18h00 Council Meeting (KMHBR)Tues 26 15h00 – 18h30 Senior School Hockey vs Parktown 18h30 – 20h30 Senior School Inter-schools Orchestra & Ensemble Festival (Linder Auditorium)Wed 27 15h00 – 17h30 Senior School Netball vs Roedean (U14/U15 at Roedean U16/1st and 2nd at Kingsmead) 18h30 – 20h30 Senior School Inter-schools Orchestra & Ensemble Festival (Linder Auditorium)Thurs 28 07h00 – 08h30 PTA General Meeting (Sports Centre) 13h15 – 16h30 Junior School Netball vs Heron Bridge (U10, 11 and 12 at Heronbridge U9 and 13 at Kingsmead) 15h00 – 18h30 Senior School Hockey vs BryanstonFri 29 13h15 – 16h45 Junior School Hockey Match vs APPSSat 30 All Day Grade3,4&5C&DNetballFestival(StPeter’s) 07h30 – 10h30 Mathematics Lit Project Group Portfolio piece (Classroom)Sun 31

MAY Week 22

JUNE Week 23Mon 1 14h30 – 16h30 Junior School Netball vs DLSHCC (U9 10 at Kingsmead, U11, 12 & 13 at DLSHCC) 17h00 – 18h00 OKA Meeting (KMHBR) 18h00–19h30 ElizabethLeaverTessoftheD’Urbervilleslecture (Compulsory for Grades 11 and 12) (Lange Hall)Tues 2 14h30 – 18h00 Senior School Hockey vs Helpmekaar 14h30–16h30 JuniorSchoolnetballvsStMary’s(OnlyABteams) (U10 and 11 at St Marys U12 and 13 at Kingsmead) 18h00 – 20h00 Junior School Orchestra and Ensemble Festival (Lange Hall)Wed 3 All Day ABRSM Practical exams (Beethoven Room) 18h00 – 20h00 Junior School Orchestra and Ensemble Festival (Lange Hall) 15h00 – 16h30 Auditions Variety Show (Drama Room) 15h00 – 17h30 Senior School Netball vs Heronbridge (Kingsmead College) 18h00 – 20h00 Junior School Orchestra and Ensemble Festival (Lange Hall)Thurs 4 All Day ABRSM Practical exams (Beethoven Room) 13h15 – 16h30 Junior School Netball vs St Stithians (U11 and 13 at St Stithians U10 and 12 at Kingsmead) 15h00 – 16h30 Auditions Variety Show (Drama Room) 18h00 – 19h30 Afrikaans Enrichment (Learning Centre)Fri 5 12h00 – 15h00 Lunch with Soweto Headmistresses (Learning Centre) 13h15 – 16h45 Junior School Hockey vs RoedeanSat 6 All Day Aurora All Day First Aid Course (Learning Centre) 07h00 Senior School Hockey vs Roedean 07h30 – 10h30 U9 and 10 Netball Festival (Holy Rosary) Sun 7

JUNE Week 24

Mon 8 18h00–19h30 Grade9SubjectChoiceParents’Evening

Tues 9 07h30 – 13h30 Grade 9 Banango Traders (Lange Hall) 09h00 – 10h30 Grade 12 Dramatic Arts IEB ESIT Written Examination (Conference room) 15h00 – 16h00 OHS Meeting (KMHBR) 19h00 – 20h30 Junior Schools Music Festival (Jan Celliers)Wed 10 14h00 – 17h30 ABRSM Theory Exams (Learning Centre) 15h00 – 17h30 Senior School Netball vs Assumption Convent (Assumption Convent) 18h00 – 20h30 Senior School Variety Show Tech Rehearsal (Lange Hall) Thurs 11 09h00 – 11h00 Life Orientation Cat Section B (Classrooms) 13h15 – 16h15 Junior School Netball vs Dainfern 14h30 – 16h30 Grade 12 Life Sciences Origin Visit 18h30 – 20h00 Senior School Variety Show (Lange Hall)Fri 12 All Day ISSF (Senior Sports Festival) (Epworth)Sat 13 All Day ISSF (Senior Sports Festival) (Epworth)Sun 14

JUNE Week 25Mon 15 All Day School HolidayTues 16 All Day Youth Day - Public HolidayWed 17 15h00 – 17h30 Senior School Netball vs Dainfern (Kingsmead College) 19h00 – 23h30 Grade 10-12 Drama Theatre outing (Monte Casino)Thurs 18 07h30 – 14h20 Grade 8 Science Expo Judging (Science Labs) 08h00–09h30 Grade0Father’sDayBreakfast(LangeHall) 17h00 – 21h00 Tour De Maths (St Stithians) 19h00–20h30 StDavid’sandKingsmeadMusicConcert(LangeHall)Fri 19 19h00–20h30 JuniorSchoolHockeyvsStTeresa’sSat 20 All Day First Aid Course (Learning Centre) All Day SAWAG (Lange Hall) 07h30–14h00 Grade6&7BandCHockeyFestival(StMary’s)Sun 21 Father’sDay All Day SAWAG (Lange Hall)

JUNE Week 26Mon 22 17h00 – 18h00 OKA Meeting (KMHBR) 19h00–20h30 StJohn’sandKingsmeadMusicConcert (StJohn’sReneeEnglandAuditorium)Tues 23 14h30 – 18h00 Senior School Hockey vs Roedean 14h30 – 18h00 Grade 12 Afrikaans Oral Examination (Classrooms) 18h00 – 19h30 Grade 8 Science Expo Parents Viewing (Science Labs) 19h00 – 20h30 Grade 7 production (Gym)Wed 24 09h30 – 17h00 SANBS Blood Drive (Science Foyer) 14h30 – 18h00 Grade 12 Afrikaans Oral Examination (Classrooms) 19h00 – 20h30 Grade 7 production (Gym)Thurs 25 Grade5-9FathersandDaughters’Dance 07h30 – 16h00 Grade 11 Life Science outing to Sterkfontein 15h00 – 17h30 Senior School Hockey vs St Stithians (Bring & Braai) (St Stithians) 15h00 – 18h00 District Netball Play-off (St Stithians)Fri 26 AllDay President’sAwardAdventurousJourney 13h00 – 13h30 Junior School closes for Half-term 14h40 – 15h10 Senior School closes for Half-termSat 27 All Day Half-term AllDay President’sAwardAdventurousJourneySun 28 All Day Half-term AllDay President’sAwardAdventurousJourney

JUNE Week 27

Mon 29 All Day Half-term AllDay President’sAwardAdventurousJourneyTues 30 AllDay President’sAwardAdventurousJourney

JULY Wed 1 All Day Half-term AllDay President’sAwardAdventurousJourney 18h30 National Arts Festival Tour Leaves (Grahamstown)Thurs 2 All Day Half-term AllDay President’sAwardAdventurousJourney All Day National Arts Festival Tour (Grahamstown)Fri 3 All Day Half-term AllDay President’sAwardAdventurousJourney All Day National Arts Festival Tour (Grahamstown)Sat 4 All Day Half-term AllDay President’sAwardAdventurousJourney All Day National Arts Festival Tour (Grahamstown)Sun 5 All Day Half-term AllDay President’sAwardAdventurousJourney All Day National Arts Festival Tour Returns (Grahamstown)

JULY Week 28Mon 6 School Re-opens 10h00 National Arts Festival Tour Returns 11h35 – 12h15 Combined Mandela Assembly (Lange Hall) 14h35 – 16h35 Grade 11 Life Science Paper 3 (Science Labs)Tues 7 14h40 – 17h40 Grade 12 Life Science Paper 3 (Science Labs)Wed 8 17h30 – 18h30 Junior School Contemporary Music Evening (Rehearsal Space)Thurs 9 All Day Internal Music Exams (Beethoven Room) Fri 10 Senior School Exams Start All Day Internal Music Exams (Beethoven Room) 07h30 – 12h00 Grade 9 Subject Choice Testing (Learning Centre) 13h15 – 16h45 Junior School Hockey vs Holy Rosary Sat 11 Senior School Exams 07h00 – 14h00 Junior School Hockey Festival Grade 4A, B and C (StMary’s) 07h00 – 14h00 Junior School Hockey Festival Grade 5A and B (St Stithians) Sun 12

JULY Week 29Mon 13 Senior School Exams 07h30 – 12h00 Grade 9 Subject Choice Testing (Learning Centre) 12h00 – 16h00 Strategic Planning Workshop for Whole School ExecTues 14 Senior School Exams 07h30 – 12h00 Grade 9 Subject Choice Testing (Learning Centre) 08h00 – 16h00 Strategic Planning workshop for Whole School ExecWed 15 Senior School Exams 17h30 – 18h30 Grade 1-4 Music Concert (Rehearsal Space)Thurs 16 Senior School Exams 15h00 – 16h00 Employment Equity Meeting (KMHBR)Fri 17 Senior School Exams 13h15–16h45 JuniorSchoolHockeyvsStKatharine’sSat 18 Senior School Exams Mandela Day 07h00 – 13h00 Junior School Hockey Festival (Grade 2 and 3) (RoedeanSun 19

JULY Week 30

Mon 20 Senior School Exams 17h00 – 18h00 Council Meeting (KMHBR)Tues 21 Senior School ExamsWed 22 Senior School Exams 17h30 – 18h30 Grade 5-7 Music Concert (Rehearsal Space)Thurs 23 Senior School Exams Fri 24 Senior School Exams 12h00 Junior School Hockey (Riverside Festival Grade 6A and 7A) Sat 25 Senior School Exams All Day Junior School Hockey (Riverside Festival Grade 6A and 7A) 07h30 – 10h30 Pullen/ Howell Pool Matches (St Andrews)Sun 26

JULY Week 31

Mon 27 Senior School Exams 16h00 – 18h00 Grade 5 Parent Interviews (Learning Centre)Tues 28 Senior School Exams 15h30 – 19h00 Pullen/ Howell Quarters 16h00 – 18h00 Grade 6 Parent Interviews (Learning Centre) 17h00 – 18h30 Vera Paver Trust Meeting (KMHBR)Wed 29 Senior School Exams 16h00 – 18h00 Grade 7 Parent Interviews (Learning Centre)Thurs 30 Senior School Exams End 14h00 – 16h00 Grade 000-4 Parent Interviews (Classrooms)Fri 31 09h00 – 12h00 Senior School Inter-house Athletics (Compulsory for all grades) (Wanderers)AUGUSTSat 1 07h30–10h00 Pullen/HowellFinalPlacingMatches(StAndrew’s) 10h00–13h00 MothersandDaughters’breakfast(MusicLawns)Sun 2

AUGUST Week 32

Mon 3 Inter-house Arts Week (Lange Hall)Tues 4 Inter-house Arts Week (Lange Hall)Wed 5 Inter-house Arts Week (Lange Hall) 07h30–08h30 “Let’sConnect”OKANetworkingbreakfastThurs 6 Inter-house Arts Week (Lange Hall) 08h00 – 09h30 Grade 1-7 Extra Curricular assembly (Lange Hall) 10h00 – 11h30 Senior School Extra Curricular Assembly (Lange Hall) 10h15 Junior School dismissed 10h15 Last day for Grade 000-0 18h30 – 21h00 Inter-house Arts Competition (Lange Hall)Fri 7 08h00 – 09h30 Junior School Final Assembly and Awards (Lange Hall) 10h00 Junior School dismissed 10h00 – 11h30 Senior School Awards Assembly (Lange Hall) 12h00 – 12h30 Senior School Dismissed School closes for holidays Sat 8 GoldandSilverPresident’sAward Adventurous JourneySun 9 GoldandSilverPresident’sAward Adventurous Journey

AUGUST Week 33

Mon 10 GoldandSilverPresident’sAward Adventurous JourneyTues 11 GoldandSilverPresident’sAward Adventurous JourneyWed 12 Thurs 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Sun 16

SENIOR SCHOOL TIMETABLE 2015First bell will ring at 07h25

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

07h50 07h25 07h25 07h25 07h25 10 min Form / 5 min 10 min 5 min Registration Chapel Registration Registration Registration

07h35 08h00 07h30 07h35 07h30 Lesson 1 Lesson 1 Lesson 1 Lesson 1 Lesson 1

08h30 08h55 08h25 08h30 08h25 Lesson 2 Lesson 2 Lesson 2 Lesson 2 Lesson 2

09h25 09h50 09h20 09h25 09h20 Break Break Lesson 3 Break Lesson 3

09h45 10h10 10h15 09h45 10h15 Lesson 3 Lesson 3 Break Lesson 3 Break

10h40 11h05 10h35 10h40 10h35 Lesson 4 Lesson 4 Lesson 4 Lesson 4 Lesson 4

11h35 12h00 11h30 11h35 11h30 40 min Lunch Lesson 5 Pastoral Lesson 5 Assembly

12h15 12h30 12h25 12h00 12h25 Lunch Lesson 5 Lunch Lunch Lunch

12h45 13h25 12h50 12h30 12h50 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 6 Lesson 5 Lesson 6

13h40 14h20 13h45 13h25 13h45 Lesson 6 Finish Lesson 7 Lesson 6 Lesson 7

14h35 14h40 14h20 14h40 Lesson 7 Finish Finish Finish

15h30 Finish