Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys School Calendar for the Academic Year 2015/2016 The attached 2015/2016 calendar provides the most accurate information presently available about key events for the forthcoming academic year. The calendar is produced for staff and governors of the school. Key information is also included in students planners. A/AS level Results day Thurs 18 th August 2016 GCSE Results Thurs 25 th August 2016 The next Academic Year 2016/2017 Starts Mon 5 th September 2016 Last revised: 12/11/2015 1
Term One Tuesday 1 st Sept Wednesday 2 nd Sept Thursday 3 rd Sept Staff Development Day Friday 4 th Sept Staff Development Day Yr 7 induction Sat/Sun 5 th /6 th Sept Rowlyn 10 Monday 7 th Sept Week Term begins all students Tuesday 8 th Sept A Wednesday 9 th Sept Thursday 10 th Sept AS Theatre Studies Marlowe Theatre Workshop (3.00pm) Friday 11 th Sept Sat/Sun 12 th /13 th Sept Rowlyn 11 Monday 14 th Sept Week 2 nd Translation Symposium all day Tuesday 15 th Sept B Yr 12/13 Oxford Drama School visit all day Wednesday 16 th Sept CERN@school Research Symposium at QM University Thursday 17 th Sept Individual Photographs, Years 7, 10 and 12 Friday 18 th Sept Yr 10 trip An Inspector Calls All day Sat/Sun 19 th /20 th Sept Rowlyn 12 Monday 21 st Sept Week Languages Week (until 25 th ) Tuesday 22 nd Sept A UKCAT - Last date for registering Wednesday 23 rd Sept Monologue Performance A2 Drama Yr 7 Learning at the Langton Medipix Collaboration meeting CERN (until 24 th ) Thursday 24 th Sept Drama & Arts Award 2.30pm Blood Brothers Marlowe Theatre for Yrs. 9, 10 & 11. Languages Quiz Evening Friday 25 th Sept Sat/Sun 26 th /27 th Sept Uganda Visitors arrive (27 th 5 th Oct) Monday 28 th Sept Week B Yr 12 Learning at the Langton (6.00pm) House football - all week Tuesday 29 th Sept Yr 12/13 Drama trip all day to Our Country s Good /National Theatre Conference Wednesday 30 th Sept Internal deadline for UCAS applications for Oxbridge, dentistry, medicine and veterinary medicine MBP 2 Day Thursday 1 st Oct BMAT standard Entry closing date Magna Carta Talk by Dr David Starkey (6.45pm) Friday 2 nd Oct Public Observing (from 7.30pm) Non-uniform day for Dr Obote College Sat/Sun 3 rd /4 th Oct Monday 5 th Oct Week A Yr 10 Flensburg Exchange arrive until 12 th Oct Open Day Study Abroad Roadshow Event (10am 1pm) Tuesday 6 th Oct UKCAT last date for testing Open Day Wednesday 7 th Oct Open Day Yr 6 Open Evening (5.45pm 8.00pm) Thursday 8 th Oct Open Day Freshly Squeezed music concert (6.00pm) featuring new musicians Friday 9 th Oct Sat/Sun 10 th /11 th Oct Monday 12 th Oct Week Tuesday 13 th Oct B ICAEW BASE prize - Employability Training all day Wednesday 14 th Oct Last revised: 12/11/2015 2
Thursday 15 th Oct UCAS Oxbridge, medicine etc. final deadline Yr 11 Mock Interview Day Yr 12 & 13 Gulbenkian Trip to see Hamlet (7.00pm) Friday 16 th Oct Sat/Sun 17 th /18 th Oct Monday 19 th Oct Week A Headteacher Evaluation Eco/Bus (all week) Yr 8 Geography Fieldwork (M & S) Tuesday 20 th Oct Open Day Wednesday 21 st Oct Yr 12/13 trip to CERN (until 24 th ) Thursday 22 nd Oct Yr 8 Geography Fieldwork (B & H) Canterbury Festival lunchtime concert (1.00pm) GCSE music compositions concert (6.00pm) Friday 23 rd Oct Sponsored Walk Sat/Sun 24 th /25 th Oct Monday 26 th Oct Holiday Tuesday 27 th Oct Wednesday 28 th Oct Thursday 29 th Oct Friday Sat/Sun 30 th Oct 31 st Oct/ 1 st Nov Last revised: 12/11/2015 3
Term Two Monday 2 nd Nov Week House cross country all week Tuesday 3 rd Nov B Recommended internal deadline for all UCAS applications Wednesday 4 th Nov BMAT and Oxford admissions tests Thursday 5 th Nov Learning Reports Issued Yrs 10, 11,12 & 13 Bronze Arts Award Evening Friday 6 th Nov Public Observing (from 7.30pm) Sat/Sun 7 th /8 th Nov Monday 9 th Nov Week Tuesday 10 th Nov A Wednesday 11 th Nov Remembrance Assembly GCSE Devised Performance Evening Yr 12/13 trip to CERN (until 14 th ) Thursday 12 th Nov Yr 13 Parents Evening Friday 13 th Nov Sat/Sun 14 th /15 th Nov Monday 16 th Nov Week Yr 11 Science ISA (P1-5) Tuesday 17 th Nov B Yr 11 Sixth Form briefing (2.45pm) Sixth Form Information Evening for external students (7.00pm) Wednesday 18 th Nov Yr 10 Barbican, London trip all day to see Henry V Thursday 19 th Nov Yr 11 Science ISA (P1-5) Yr 9 Ypres trip 1 St. Peter s Methodist Church Concert (7.00pm) Friday 20 th Nov Yr 9 Ypres trip 1 Sat/Sun 21 st /22 nd Nov PA Christmas Fair (21 st ) Rehearsal weekend for Play 22 nd (2.00pm onwards) Monday 23 rd Nov Week Yr 11 Science ISA (P1-5) Tuesday 24 th Nov A Wednesday 25 th Nov BMAT results released Authentic Biology Symposium at the Wellcome Trust Thursday 26 th Nov Langton Live 7.00pm (Hall) Yr 12 Design trip to Jaguar & Morgan (until 27 th ) Yr 9 Ypres trip 2 Yr 12 Spanish Exchange 26 th - 3 rd Dec Barcelona to Canterbury Friday 27 th Nov UCAS: Final deadline for all university applications for candidates wishing their applications to be sent by the end of term. Yr 9 Ypres trip 2 House swimming gala Chamber Choir Tour to Isle of Wight (until 30 th ) Sat/Sun 28 th /29 th Nov Monday 30 th Nov Week Chamber Choir Tour to Isle of Wight (until 30 th ) Tuesday 1 st Dec B Wednesday 2 nd Dec School Play Evening Performance Thursday 3 rd Dec School Play Evening Performance Friday 4 th Dec School Play Evening Performance Public Observing (from 7.30pm) Non-uniform day for Dr Obote College Sat/Sun 5 th /6 th Dec Monday 7 th Dec Week House rugby all week Tuesday 8 th Dec A Yr 11 Microsoft Think Computer Science Conference all day Yr 8 Regional Lego League Competition Wednesday 9 th Dec MBP 2 Day Yr 8 Regional Lego League Competition Last revised: 12/11/2015 4
Thursday 10 th Dec Yr 12 Parents Evening 4.30pm (A K) Learning Reports Issued Yrs 7, 8 & 9 Friday 11 th Dec Yr 12 Exchange to Berlin until 18 th Dec Sat/Sun 12 th /13 th Dec 1248 Dinner Monday 14 th Dec Week B Tuesday 15 th Dec Carol Service (7.30pm) Wednesday 16 th Dec Thursday 17 th Dec Friday 18 th Dec End of Term Yr 12 Politics trip to Parliament Yr 12 Parents Evening 4.30pm (L Z) Yr 10 GCSE Pantomime Assessment (Day to be confirmed) Last revised: 12/11/2015 5
Term Three Monday 4 th Jan 2016 Week Staff Development Day Tuesday 5 th Jan A Term Begins Wednesday 6 th Jan Thursday 7 th Jan Yr 13 Chemistry investigation day Friday 8 th Jan Public Observing (from 7.30pm) Sat/Sun 9 th /10 th Jan Monday 11 th Jan Week House Basketball all week (during lunchtime activities) Tuesday 12 th Jan B Yr 13 Chemistry investigation day Wednesday 13 th Jan Silver Arts Award Evening Thursday 14 th Jan Yr 13 Chemistry investigation day Friday 15 th Jan External deadline for UCAS applications Sat/Sun 16 th /17 th Jan Chamber Choir Concert at St. Dunstan s Church (16 th at 7.00pm) Monday 18 th Jan Week House Basketball all week (during lunchtime activities) Tuesday 19 th Jan A Wednesday 20 th Jan Thursday 21 st Jan Yr 7 Parents Evening (4.30pm) Three Choirs Festival in Cathedral (all day) Yr 10 HenryV at Barbican (7.15pm) Yr 13 Model United Nations Conference Friday 22 nd Jan Yr 13 Model United Nations Conference Sat/Sun 23 rd /24 th Jan Monday 25 th Jan Week Yr 11 mock examinations (until 29 th ) Tuesday 26 th Jan B Wednesday 27 th Jan Yr 13 European Theatre Evening (LS) 6:30pm Thursday 28 th Jan Yr 13 Chemistry investigation day Learning Reports Issued Yrs 10,12 & 13 Strings Concert 7.00pm (KS3, 4 & 5) Friday 29 th Jan Sat/Sun 30 th /31 st Jan Monday 1 st Feb Week A Yr 12 Geography Urban Fieldwork House Basketball all week (during lunchtime activities) Tuesday 2 nd Feb Sixth Form Open Evening (7.00pm) Yr 13 Chemistry investigation day Wednesday 3 rd Feb Thursday 4 th Feb Intermediate Maths Challenge Yr 13 Chemistry investigation day Friday 5 th Feb Public Observing (from 7.30pm) Non-uniform day for Dr Obote College Sat/Sun 6 th /7 th Feb Monday 8 th Feb Week B Yr 10 Spanish trip to Barcelona (until 12 th ) Prospective Sixth Form Interviews Tuesday 9 th Feb Prospective Sixth Form Interviews Wednesday 10 th Feb MBP 2 Day Prospective Sixth Form Interviews Thursday 11 th Feb Prospective Sixth Form Interviews Yr 11 Parents Evening (inc. mock results) Friday 12 th Feb Prospective Sixth Form Interviews Sat/Sun 13 th /14 th Feb Monday 15 th Feb Holiday Tuesday 16 th Feb Wednesday 17 th Feb Thursday 18 th Feb Friday 19 th Feb Last revised: 12/11/2015 6
Term Four Sat/Sun 20 th /21 st Feb Monday 22 nd Feb Week A Yr 12 mock examinations (until 4 th March) Yr 12 Geography Rural Fieldwork ICAEW BASE Kent Regional competition in Maidstone Tuesday 23 rd Feb Wednesday 24th Feb Thursday 25th Feb Friday 26th Feb Sat/Sun 27 th /28 th Feb Yr 10 French exchange depart 28 th - 4 th March Monday 29 th Feb Week Yr 9 Geography Fieldwork S & H Tuesday 1 st Mar B Yr 9 Options Evening (7.00pm) Wednesday 2 nd Mar Thursday 3 rd Mar Yr 9 Geography Fieldwork M & B Friday 4 th Mar Yr 13 Photographs/Tutor Groups Public Observing (from 7.30pm) Sat/Sun 5 th /6 th Mar Yr 12 Spanish Exchange 6 th - 13 th Canterbury to Barcelona Monday 7 th Mar Week Tuesday 8 th Mar A Wednesday 9 th March School music concert (7.00pm) Thursday 10 th Mar Yr 9 Parents Evening (4.30pm) Yr 9 Enterprise Day Friday 11 th Mar Sat/Sun 12 th /13 th Mar Monday 14 th Mar Week Tuesday 15 th Mar B Wednesday 16 th Mar Thursday 17 th Mar Yr 12 Coastal Geography Fieldwork Friday 18 th Mar Yr 10 French Exchange arrive 18 th 25th Non-uniform day for Dr Obote College Sat/Sun 19 th /20 th Mar Monday 21 st Mar Week Tuesday 22 nd Mar A AS/A2 mock music recital (5.00pm) Wednesday 23 rd Mar A2 Biology ISA Written Paper Thursday 24 th Mar Learning Reports Issued Yrs 7, 8 & 12 End of term Dong Chen International Friday 25 th Mar Holiday Sat/Sun 26 th /27 th Mar Last revised: 12/11/2015 7
Term Five Sat/Sun 9 th /10 th Apr Monday 11 th Apr Week B Term begins House Hockey all week Tuesday 12 th Apr Wednesday 13 th Apr Thursday 14 th Apr Friday 15 th Apr Sat/Sun 16 th /17 th Apr Monday 18 th Apr Week Tuesday 19 th Apr A AS/A2 mock recital (7.00pm) Wednesday 20 th Apr Thursday 21 st Apr Yr 9 examinations (until 26 th ) Friday 22 nd Apr Sat/Sun 23 rd /24 th Apr Monday 25 th Apr Week Tuesday 26 th Apr B Wednesday 27 th Apr Thursday 28 th Apr Junior Maths Challenge Friday 29 th Apr Sat/Sun 30 th Apr/1 st May Monday 2 nd May Week Bank Holiday Tuesday 3 rd May A Wednesday 4 th May Yr 9 Drama Club Play Thursday 5 th May Yr 9 Drama Club Play Friday 6 th May Sat/Sun 7 th /8 th May Rowlyn 1 Monday 9 th May Week Tuesday 10 th May B Wednesday 11 th May Commemoration Service at Cathedral 2.30pm Thursday 12 th May Yr 10 Parents Evening (4.30pm) Learning Reports Issued Yrs 11 & 13 Friday 13 th May Leaver s events. Study Leave begins Sat/Sun 14 th /15 th May Rowlyn 2 Monday 16 th May Week Public Examinations begin Tuesday 17 th May A Yr 10 Geography Fieldwork Wednesday 18 th May Yr 10 Geography Fieldwork Yr 8 Parents Evening (4.30pm) Thursday 19 th May Friday 20 th May Sat/Sun 21 st /22 nd May Rowlyn 3 Monday 23 rd May Week Tuesday 24 th May B Wednesday 25 th May Thursday 26 th May Friday 27 th May Learning Reports Issued Year 9 Sat/Sun 28 th /29 th May Monday 30 th May Holiday Tuesday 31 st May Wednesday 1 st Jun Thursday 2 nd Jun Friday 3 rd Jun Last revised: 12/11/2015 8
Term Six Sat/Sun 4 th /5 th Jun Rowlyn 4 Monday 6 th Jun Week Revised Term Six Timetable begins Tuesday 7 th Jun A Wednesday 8 th Jun Yr 7 & 8 examinations (until 17 th ) Thursday 9 th Jun Friday 10 th Jun Sat/Sun 11 th /12 th Jun Rowlyn 5 Monday 13 th Jun Week Yr 10 examinations (until 17 th ) Tuesday 14 th Jun B Learning at Langton 9+ Wednesday 15 th Jun Thursday 16 th Jun Friday 17 th Jun Sat/Sun 18 th /19 th Jun Rowlyn 6 Yr 10 Exchange to Flensburg until 25 th Jun Monday 20 th Jun Week Tuesday 21 st Jun A Wednesday 22 nd Jun Thursday 23 rd Jun Yr 12 Biology Field Trip to Folkestone Friday 24 th Jun Yr 12 Biology Field Trip to Folkestone Sat/Sun 25 th /26 th Jun Rowlyn 7 Yr 12 Berlin Exchange arrive until 2 nd Jul Monday 27 th Jun Week Yr 12 Biology Field Trip to Folkestone Tuesday 28 th Jun B Wednesday 29 th Jun Pre-Sixth Form Course Yr 10 GCSE Scripted Play Thursday 30 th Jun Pre-Sixth Form Course Yr 10 GCSE Scripted Play Friday 1 st Jul Pre-Sixth Form Course Sat/Sun 2 nd /3 rd Jul Rowlyn 8 Monday 4 th Jul Week Pre Sports Day event all week Tuesday 5 th Jul A Wednesday 6 th Jul Thursday 7 th Jul Yr 6 Induction Langton Celebration Concert (7.00pm) Friday 8 th Jul Sports Day Yr 12 Geography trip to Cevennes (until 15 th ) Sat/Sun 9 th /10 th Jul Rowlyn 9 Monday 11 th Jul Week Yr 10 History trip to Berlin (until 14 th ) Tuesday 12 th Jul B Wednesday 13 th Jul Thursday 14 th Jul Learning Reports Issued Yrs. 7, 8 & 10 Lower School Awards Evening (7.00pm) House Cricket for Year 10 Friday 15 th Jul Non-uniform day for Dr Obote College Sat/Sun 16 th /17 th Jul Monday 18 th Jul Week House Cricket for Yrs. 7 & 8 Tuesday 19 th Jul A House Cricket for Year 9 Wednesday 20 th Jul End of Term Thursday 21 st Jul Staff Development Day Friday 22 nd Jul Staff Development Day Sat/Sun 23 rd /24 th Jul AS/A level results day: 18 th August 2016 GCSE results day: 25 th August 2016 Last revised: 12/11/2015 9
Start of next term: Monday 5 th September 2016 Last revised: 12/11/2015 10