ASHFIELD SCHOOL

ASHFIELD SCHOOL
STUDENT CALENDAR
2012 - 2013

Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Mon 03/09/2012 INSET Day
Tues 04/09/2012 School Open for P16 sign in
Wed 05/09/2012 Y7 students start
Thurs 06/09/2012 School starts for all students
Fri 07/09/2012
Mon 10/09/2012 Y11 Assembly (where possible every Monday until 1st June)
Tues 11/09/2012 Y10 Assembly (where possible every Tuesday until 2nd July)
Wed 12/09/2012 Y9 Assembly (where possible every Wednesday until 17th July)
Thurs 13/09/2012 Y7 Assembly (where possible every Thursday until 18th July)
Fri 14/09/2012 Y8 Assembly (where possible every Friday until 19th July)
Mon 17/09/2012 Y11 Geography Field Trip - to Bakewell
Tues 18/09/2012 Y11 Geography Field Trip - to Bakewell
Wed 19/09/2012 P16 Y12 Welcome to Post 16 Evening (6pm to 8pm)
Thurs 20/09/2012
Fri 21/09/2012
Mon 24/09/2012 Y11 History National Mining Museum Trip
Tues 25/09/2012 Y9 Stratford Upon Visit
P16 Y13 Interviews - 3.30 to 6pm
Wed 26/09/2012 P16 Open Evening 6 - 8pm
Y9 Stratford Upon Visit
P16 Y13 Interviews - 3.30 to 6pm
Thurs 27/09/2012 Y9 / 10 Statford RST trip
P16 Y13 Interviews - 3.30 to 6pm
Fri 28/09/2012 Y11 History National Mining Museum Trip
Sat 29/09/2012 Fun Bugsy Malone Day for the Cast of Bugsy Malone
Mon 01/10/2012 Y11 History National Mining Museum Trip
Tues 02/10/2012 Year 6 intake Evening 4.30pm onwards
Y11 History National Mining Museum Trip
Wed 03/10/2012 Welcome to Y10 Parents Evening 6pm-7pm
P16 AS Physics CERN trip till Friday 5th October 2012
Thurs 04/10/2012 Y11 History National Mining Museum Trip
P16 Uniformed Services Awards Evening (6pm-8pm)
Fri 05/10/2012 House Competition 1 - Rowing
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Week 6
Week 1
Week 7
Week 2
Mon 08/10/2012 Y8 'What is Sport' themed week till Friday 12th October
Tues 09/10/2012
Wed 10/10/2012 Y8 HPV injections round 1
Y7 Pastoral Evening 5pm-7pm (Literacy Event 4.30pm & 6pm)
Thurs 11/10/2012
Fri 12/10/2012 P16 Application window 1 opens till 9th November
Y11 Taster Day in Post 16
Mon 15/10/2012
Tues 16/10/2012
P16 - Y13 UCAS Deadline for Medical, Veterinary, Dentistry, Oxford and Cambridge
Y8 Winter Games - Periods 1 and 2
Y11 Expressive Arts Practical Exam (provisional) - students not in lessons all day
Wed 17/10/2012 Y10 Diptheria/Tetnus/Polio injections
P16 (Students In Final Year of Courses) Parents Consultation Evening (4pm to 7pm)
P16 Year 12 Geography Residential Fieldwork to 19th Oct 2012
Y11 Expressive Arts Practical Exam (provisional) - students not in lessons all day
Thurs 18/10/2012
Fri 19/10/2012 Y11 Grade Run 1 to Parents Via the Portal
Last Day of Term
HALF TERM
Mon
29/10/2012 P16 Spanish Valencia Visit (to 2nd Nov)
Tues 30/10/2012
Wed 31/10/2012
Thurs 01/11/2012
Y7 to Y10 Literacy - Oracy Focus Month - Faculties focus on oracy for the month of
November
Fri 02/11/2012
Mon
05/11/2012 Y9 'Conflict' Themed Week till Friday 9th November
Tues 06/11/2012 Senior Maths Challenge Y13/12 - Further Maths and Exceptional Year 11
Wed 07/11/2012 Y8 HPV injections Round 2
Thurs
Fri
08/11/2012 Y11 Parents Consultation Evening (4pm-7pm)
09/11/2012 Y8 Grade Run 1 to Parents Via the Portal
Y9 Winter Games - Period 3 and 4
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Week 6
Week 3
Week 4
Week 7
Week 5
Mon 12/11/2012
Tues 13/11/2012
Wed 14/11/2012
Thurs 15/11/2012
Y11 MFL Writing Assessment in MFL lessons till 16th November (duration
1 hour)
Fri 16/11/2012 Y11 PDE - Diversity Day
Mon 19/11/2012 Year 7 & Year 8 Anti Bullying Themed Week to 23rd November 2012
Tues 20/11/2012
Wed 21/11/2012
Thurs 22/11/2012
Fri 23/11/2012
Y7 Winter Games - Period 5 and 6
P16 - AS/A2 Mock Exams (to 28th November)
Y10 MFL Writing Assessment in MFL lessons till 16th November (duration
1 hour)
Sat 24/11/2012 Bugsy Malone - School Show Dress Rehearsal
Sun 25/11/2012 Bugsy Malone - School Show Dress Rehearsal
Mon 26/11/2012 Y11 Interviews for Post 16 (to 7th December)
Tues 27/11/2012
Wed 28/11/2012 Y7 G&T Activity Day
Thurs 29/11/2012 INSET Day
Fri 30/11/2012 INSET Day
Y10 Grade Run 1 to Parents Via the Portal
Mon 03/12/2012
Bugsy Malone Matinee Performance for Feeder Primary school (cast off
timetable)
Tues 04/12/2012 House Competition 2 - Chess
Wed 05/12/2012 School Show - Bugsy Malone 7pm
Y11 PDE - Crime and safety day
Thurs 06/12/2012 School Show - Bugsy Malone 7pm
Fri 07/12/2012 Y7 Literacy - Design a book trailer day
School Show - Bugsy Malone 7pm
Mon 10/12/2012
Y7 Themed Week 'The E Factor' - during tutor launch in assembly in the
Hall
10/12/2012 Y9 'Technology' themed week till 14th December
Tues 11/12/2012
Y11 Mock Exams till 21st December
Wed 12/12/2012 P16 Chemistry Spectroscopy trip to Notts University
Thurs 13/12/2012
Fri 14/12/2012 Y9 Grade Run 1 to Parents Via the Portal
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Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 8
Week 4
Mon
17/12/2012 Carol Concert 7.00pm
Tues 18/12/2012
Wed
Thurs
Fri
19/12/2012 Celebration evening (6pm-8pm)
20/12/2012 Trip Day (all years)
21/12/2012 Activity Day (all years)
P16 Grade Run to Parents Via the Portal
Last Day of Term
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
Mon 07/01/2013 GCE/GCSE Exams start till 1st Feb 2013
P16 Application window 2 opens till 15th February
Tues 08/01/2013
Wed 09/01/2013
Thurs 10/01/2013
Fri 11/01/2013
Mon 14/01/2013 Y7-11 Literacy - Get Caught Reading Week
Y11 Interviews with VAS till 1st February
Tues 15/01/2013 P16 - Y13 UCAS Deadline
Wed 16/01/2013
Thurs 17/01/2013 Y11 and Y10 'Blood Brothers' Theatre visit
Fri 18/01/2013
Mon 21/01/2013
Tues 22/01/2013
Wed 23/01/2013
Thurs 24/01/2013 Y9 Options Evening (4pm to 7pm)
Fri 25/01/2013 Y11 Grade Run 2 to Parents Via the Portal
Mon 28/01/2013 Y9 Options Interviews (to 8th February)
Tues 29/01/2013
Wed 30/01/2013 House Competition 3 - Spelling Bee
Thurs 31/01/2013
Fri 01/02/2013 Y11 Grade Run 2 to Parents Via the Portal
Y7 Grade Run 1 to Parents Via the Portal
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Week 5
Week 1
Week 6
Week 2
Mon 04/02/2013
Tues 05/02/2013
Wed
Thurs
Y11 MFL Speaking Assessment - students will be out of lessons to complete
exam
Y8 'Crime and Punishment' Themed Week till 7th February
Y11 Winter Games - Period 3 and 4
Y8 Literacy - National Storytelling week
06/02/2013 Y8 Trip to Galleries of Justice
P16 Y12 Performance Studies practical exam - students out of lessons all
day
07/02/2013 Intermediate Maths Challenge Year 11/Year 10 Top sets, Year 9 selected
Fri 08/02/2013
Y8 Trip to Galleries of Justice
Mon 11/02/2013
Tues 12/02/2013 Y10 PDE - Diversity Day
Wed 13/02/2013
Thurs 14/02/2013 Y10 Winter Games Period 3 and 4
Fri 15/02/2013 Last Day of Term
HALF TERM
Mon 25/02/2013
Tues 26/02/2013
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Mon
P16 AS Art and Photography Exams to 1st Mar 2013 - students out of lessons
during the week
P16 AS/A2 PE internal moderations till 15th March 2012
27/02/2013 Y8 G&T Activity Day
P16 Y13 Finance Talk to parents from Nottingham Trent University (6pm)
28/02/2013 GCSE November Exam Results Day
01/03/2013 Y8 Grade Run 2 to Parents Via the Portal
04/03/2013 Y7 'Life on Mars' Themed Week
Y8 and Y9 Swimming Gala during this week - day to be confirmed
Y10 Expressive Arts Exam - students out of lessons for part of the day
P16 Y13 Budgeting workshops for students applying for Higher Education
Tues 05/03/2013 (all morning)
Wed 06/03/2013
Thurs
07/03/2013 GCE January Exam Results Day (to students)
Fri 08/03/2013
Y8 Parents Consultation evening and Options Evening (4pm-7pm)
Y7, 8 and 9 Literacy - World Book Day
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Week 3
Week 2
Week 4
Week 1
Week 5
Mon
Tues
Wed
11/03/2013 INSET Day
12/03/2013 Y7 Swimming Gala during this week - day to be confirmed
13/03/2013 P16 Y13 Drama and Theatre Studies practical exam students out of lessons all day
P16 Y12 Higher Education talk for Parents (6pm-7pm)
Thurs 14/03/2013
Fri 15/03/2013 House Competition 4 - Talent Show
Y10 Grade Run 2 to Parents Via the Portal
Mon 18/03/2013
Y11 Expressive Arts Practical Exam - students out of lessons between 18-22nd
March for 2 days
Tues 19/03/2013 Easter Concert
Wed 20/03/2013
Thurs 21/03/2013 BBC Schools Report
Y10 Parents Consultation Evening (4pm to 7pm)
Fri 22/03/2013
Mon 25/03/2013
Y11 Art and Photography Exams till 29th March - students out of lessons for 2
days
Tues 26/03/2013 P16 Advanced Learning Skills Workshop (P1- Y12 & P2 - Y13)
Wed 27/03/2013
Thurs 28/03/2013 Last Day of Term - Easter Holidays Start
Y10 GCSE Dance exam students out of lessons for part of the day
Y9 Grade Run 2 to Parents Via the Portal
Sat
06/04/2013 Ski Trip
EASTER HOLIDAYS
Mon
15/04/2013 P16 - AS/A2 Mock Exams (to 26th April)
Tues 16/04/2013
Wed 17/04/2013
Thurs
Fri
18/04/2013 GCSE March Exam Results day (to students)
19/04/2013 Y16 Grade Run 2 to Parents Via the Portal
Mon 22/04/2013
Tues 23/04/2013
Wed 24/04/2013 Y8 HPV injections Round 3
Thurs
Fri
P16 (Students in the First Year of a Two Year Course) Parents Consultation Evening
(4pm to 7pm)
25/04/2013 Junior Maths Challenge Year 8 top sets and Year 7 top 10 from each set
26/04/2013 Y11 Grade Run 3 to Parents Via the Portal
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Week 4
Week 3
Week 5
Week 6
Mon 29/04/2013
Tues
P16 A2 Exams for Art and Photography to 12th May - students out of lesson
all week
Y10 MFL Writing Assessment in MFL lessons till 3rd May (duration 1 hour)
30/04/2013 Y11 Dance Exam students out of lessons all day
Wed 01/05/2013
Thurs 02/05/2013
Fri 03/05/2013
Mon
06/05/2013 Bank Holiday
Tues 07/05/2013
Wed
08/05/2013 P16 Y13 Performance Studies exam - students out of lessons all day
Thurs 09/05/2013 House Competition 5 - House Challenge
Fri
10/05/2013 Y7 Grade Run 2 to Parents Via the Portal
Mon 13/05/2013 GCE/GCSE Exams start till 28th June 2013
Y10 Enterprise day (80 students involved)
Tues 14/05/2013 Y10 Enterprise day (80 students involved)
Wed 15/05/2013 Y10 Enterprise day (80 students involved)
Thurs 16/05/2013 Y7 Parents Consultation Evening (4pm to 7pm)
Y10 Enterprise day (80 students involved)
Fri 17/05/2013 Y10 Enterprise day (80 students involved)
Mon 20/05/2013 Y10 Performing Arts practical exam - students out of lessons all day
Tues 21/05/2013
Wed 22/05/2013
Thurs 23/05/2013
Fri 24/05/2013 Last Day of Term
Y8 Grade Run 3 to Parents Via the Portal
P16 Y12 Drama and Theatre Studies performance exam - students out of
lessons all day
HALF TERM
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Week 2
Week 3
Week 1
Week 4
Sun
02/06/2013 Y9 France Trip to 5th June
Mon 03/06/2013
Tues 04/06/2013
Wed 05/06/2013
Thurs 06/06/2013
Fri 07/06/2013
Mon 10/06/2013
Tues 11/06/2013
Wed 12/06/2013
Thurs 13/06/2013
Y7-11 Literacy - Ashfield Young Writer Competition closes 28th June Entries
accepted from all yr groups.
Fri
14/06/2013 Y10 Grade Run 3 to Parents Via the Portal
Mon 17/06/2013
Tues 18/06/2013
Wed
19/06/2013 Y9 G&T Activity Day
Thurs 20/06/2013
Fri
21/06/2013 Y9 Grade Run 3 to Parents Via the Portal
Mon 24/06/2013
Tues 25/06/2013
Wed 26/06/2013 INSET Day
Thurs 27/06/2013
Fri 28/06/2013 Arts Award Charity Show - 7pm to 9pm
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Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Mon 01/07/2013 P16 Year 12 Biology Trip to 5th July 2013
Y10 MFL Speaking Assessment till 5th July - students out of lessons for 20
minutes
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Mon
Tues
Wed
02/07/2013 Y10 PDE - Health and Wellbeing Day
03/07/2013 Y10 PDE - Health and Wellbeing Day
Y6 Intakes Parents Evening 6pm-7.30pm
04/07/2013 Y10 GCSE Dance exam - twilight
Summer Concert
05/07/2013 P16 Summer Ball
08/07/2013 Y10 Work Experience till 19th July
09/07/2013 P16 Y12 Nottingham Trent Campus Visit
P16 Induction Day
10/07/2013 House Competition 6 - KS3 Sports Day
Thurs 11/07/2013
Fri
Mon
P16 Student Management Team Hagg Farm Residential to 12th July
12/07/2013 Y16 Grade Run 3 to Parents Via the Portal
Y7 Grade Run 3 to Parents Via the Portal
15/07/2013 Y7 'Crystal Maze' Themed Week till Friday 12th July
Tues 16/07/2013
Wed
Y8 'Olympics' Themed Week till Friday 12th July
Y9 'Space' Themed Week till Friday 12th July
Y9 Space Centre Visit
17/07/2013 Celebration evening (6pm-8pm)
Thurs 18/07/2013
Fri 19/07/2013
Mon
Tues
22/07/2013 Trip Day (all years)
Y7 Boulogne Trip to 12th July
23/07/2013 Last Day of Term (Summer Holidays till 3rd September)
Activity Day (all years)
END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR
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Thurs 15/08/2013 Summer GCE Results Day(to students)
Thurs 22/08/2013 Summer GCSE Results Day (to students)
Tues 03/09/2013 New School Year Starts
KEY
Y7
Y8
Y9
Y10
Y11
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