Calendar
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- September 2011
Sunday 4th
Monday 5th
No individual lessons or after school activities this week.
8.25am All day children arrive
Tuesday 6th
No individual lessons or after school activities this week.
1.50 - 3.50pm Whole school walk to the Poet's Stone
Wednesday 7th
No individual lessons or after school activities this week.
1.50 - 3.50pm Blocks walk to Petersfield
4.00 - 5.30pm Block and Groups Football Trials
4.00 - 5.30pm Blocks and Groups Netball Trials
Thursday 8th
Block I Study Skills / Team Building
No individual lessons or after school activities this week.
6.00 - 7.00pm Childtalk: Darran Kettle
'Block I Study Skills'
Friday 9th
Block I Study Skills Day / Team Building
No individual lessons or after school activities this week.
4.30 - 5.30pm JAW: Rear Admiral John Lippiett CB MBE
'Mary Rose - Past, Present and Future'
Saturday 10th
Groups Activity
12.15pm Welcome for New Parents
In the Dunannie Library
Monday 12th
Activities and individual lessons start this week.
Tuesday 13th
1.10 - 2.00pm OPRO mouthguard fittings
3.50 - 5.30pm Groups Class Teacher/Parent initial consultations.
Wednesday 14th
2.00 - 4.00pm U8/9 Netball Festival at Dunhurst
2.30 - 5.00pm U11 A & B VI Football v Prebendal (A)
2.30 - 5.30pm U9 A & B VI Football v Prebendal (A)
2.30 - 5.30pm U13 B XI Football v St Edmund's (A)
2.30pm U13 A XI Football v Frensham (H)
4.30 - 5.30pm U13 A & B Netball v St Swithuns (H)
Thursday 15th
3.50 - 5.30pm Groups Class Teacher/Parent initial consultations.
Friday 16th
4.30 - 5.30pm JAW: Elaine Ford
'Day in the Life of a Stunt Woman'
pm Groups Buddy-Up afternoon
Saturday 17th
Peer Lsitening Traning Weekend
On the Isle of Wight
11.00 - 1.00pm FoDs' Welcome to New Parents and Coffee
In the Dunannie Library
11.00 - 1.00pm Groups Activity - Outdoor Work
Sunday 18th
4.00pm approx Peer Listeners return
Monday 19th
8.45 - 9.45am Bedales Literary Review
In Dunhurst Dining Room
4.00 - 6.00pm U11 VII Football v Frensham (A)
4.30 - 5.30pm U9, U10 and U11 Netball v St Ives
6.00pm Block II Parent Meetings with Keith, Dominic and Jane
In Dunannie Library
Wednesday 21st
Peace One Day
2.00 - 4.30pm U13 Netball Tournament at Dunhurst
2.30 - 4.30pm U11 VII Football v Alton (H)
2.30 - 5.30pm U13 XI Football v Sherfield (A)
2.30 - 5.30pm U13 B XI Football v Haslemere Prep (A)
2.30 - 5.30pm U11 A & B Netball v Alton Convent (A)
Thursday 22nd
Group 3 visit to Staunton Park
Friday 23rd
4.30 - 5.30pm Badley JAW: Kathy Misson
'What makes us who we are?'
Saturday 24th
Sunday 25th
tbc Butser Challenge Boys and Girls U13, U12, U11, U10, U9.
Monday 26th
4.00 - 6.00pm U9 VII Football v Frensham (A)
4.15 - 5.30pm U11, U10 Netball v Churchers Junior School (H)
Tuesday 27th
4.30 - 5.30pm Childtalk: Kate Olphert
'What do the Groups do all day?'
Wednesday 28th
2.00 - 4.00pm U13 A & B 7 a-side Girls' Hockey v Lord Wandsworth (H)
2.00 - 5.30pm U13 Football Tournament at Highfield
2.00 - 5.30pm U13 A VII Girls Hockey Tournament at Highfield
2.30 - 4.00pm U11 Netball v Ditcham Park (A)
2.30 - 4.30pm U11 VII Football v Ditcham (A)
8.45 - 1.00pm Group 2 Trip to a Planetarium
Thursday 29th
1.30 - 3.30pm Dance Workshop for Groups
9.00 - 1.00pm Dance Workshop for Blocks
Friday 30th
4.00pm Leave Weekend
No JAW
- October 2011
Saturday 1st
Sunday 2nd
7.00pm Boarders return from leave weekend
Monday 3rd
Group 1 and 2 Camp in New Forest
Tuesday 4th
Group 1 and 2 Camp in New Forest
Wednesday 5th
2.00 - 4.30pm U10 Netball Tournament at Dunhurst
2.30 - 4.00pm U11 VIII Football v Mayville (H)
2.30 - 4.00pm U11 Netball v Mayville (H)
In Sports Hall
2.30 - 4.30pm U13 XI A Football v Seaford (H)
2.30 - 5.30pm U13 XI B Football v Seaford (A)
3.30 - 5.30pm U9 VII Football v Churcher's (A)
3.30 - 5.30pm U10 VII Football v Churcher's (A)
4.00 - 5.00pm U13 A & B Netball v Alton Convent (A)
Friday 7th
4.30 - 5.30pm JAW: Frances Hatch
'Thinking Allowed'
6.30 - 9.00pm FoD Quiz Night
Saturday 8th
Groups Activity
1.30 - 5.30pm U12 Versatility Netball Tournament at Windlesham
Monday 10th
2.00pm Visiting Macbeth tour in the Well
Tuesday 11th
Wednesday 12th
8.30 - 8.55am Groups Pupil Academic Forum
2.00 - 4.00pm U13 A & B Netball v Mayville (H)
2.00- 5.30pm U11 B Netball Tournamnet at Westbourne House
2.30 - 5.30pm U11 VIII Football v Kingscourt (A)
2.30 - 5.30pm U13 A & B XI Football v Mayville (A)
4.00 - 5.30pm U12 A & B Netball v Alton Convent (A)
Thursday 13th
4.30 - 5.30pm U11 & U9/10 Netball v Kingscourt
Friday 14th
1.30 - 2.00pm Blocks Pupil Academic Forum
4.00 - 6.00pm Block 1 Parent/Teacher meetings
4.30 - 5.30pm JAW: Victoria Lambert
Saturday 15th
Groups Activity
11.00 - 1.00pm Block 1 Parent/Teacher meetings
Monday 17th
Group 3 overnight stay at Sustainability Centre
tbc - East Meon
Tuesday 18th
Group 3 at Sustainability Centre
tbc - East Meon
2.15 - 4.00pm Open Afternoon for prospective parents
Wednesday 19th
1.30 - 5.00pm Dunhurst U11 6-a-side Football Tournament
2.00 - 3.30pm U13 Girls 7-a-side Hockey v Meoncross (H)
2.30 - 5.30pm U13 A & B VII Football v Great Ballard (A)
3.30 - 5.30pm U9 & U10 Netball v Churcher's Junior School (A)
Thursday 20th
All day QI Blocks trip
tbc
Friday 21st
2.30pm Celebration Assembly 'The Olympics'
In the Bedales Olivier Theatre
4.00pm Halff Term begins - No JAW
Sunday 30th
7.00pm Half term ends: Boarders return
Monday 31st
Groups Readathon Week
8.25am Day children return
8.30 - 9.30am FoD coffee
In the dining room
- November 2011
Tuesday 1st
Groups Readathon Week
8.45 - 9.45am Bedales Literary Review
In the Dunhurst dining room
All day IAPS Girls' U13 Hockey Tournament
At Queenswood School, Hatfield
Wednesday 2nd
Groups Readathon Week
1.00 - 5.30pm U10 Netball Tournament at Portsmouth Grammar School
2.00 - 5.30pm U12 Girls' Hockey Tournament at Westbourne House
2.30 - 5.00pm U11 VIII A & VII B Football v Oakwood (A)
2.30 - 5.00pm U12 XI Football v Haslemere Prep (H)
5.00pm Associated Board Music Theory Examinations
Thursday 3rd
Friday 4th
Groups Readathon Week
4.30 - 5.30pm JAW: Dr Paul Strickland
'Exploring Time, Creative Oppotunities in a Time Machine'
6.00 - 7.15pm Bonfire Night
Saturday 5th
Monday 7th
Groups Play Week
Blocks Author Week
Tuesday 8th
Groups Play Week
Blocks Author Week
Childnet sessions with Group 3 and Blocks
4.00 - 5.00pm Childnet: Pippa Green
'Childnet'
Wednesday 9th
Groups Play Week
Blocks Author Week
1.30 - 5.30pm U11 Netball Tournament at Churcher's Junior School
2.30 - 4.00pm U11A & B VII Football v Meoncross (H)
2.30 - 4.30pm U13 Girls' Hockey XI v Portsmouth Grammar School (H)
2.30 - 5.00pm U13 A XI Football v Ditcham Park (A)
4.45 - 5.30pm U12 & U13 Swimming Gala v The Royal (H)
Thursday 10th
Groups Play Week
Blocks Author Week
4.45 - 5.30pm U9, U10, U11 Swimming Gala v Neoncross (H)
Friday 11th
Groups Play Week
Blocks Author Week
2.30pm Groups play dress rehearsal to Blocks
In the Well
4.30pm Groups Play
In the Well
6.30pm Groups Play
In the Well
Saturday 12th
11.00 - 1.00pm FoD meeting
In Dunannie Library
Monday 14th
Life Education - Groups PSHE
Tuesday 15th
Life Education - Groups PSHE
HPV 2 vaccinations
Wednesday 16th
8.30 - 8.55am Groups Pupil Academic Forum
1.30 - 5.30pm U11 6-a-side Football Tournament at Churcher's
tbc
2.00 - 5.30pm U13 Girls Hockey Tournament at Westbourne House
2.30 - 4.00pm U9 VI & U10 VI Football v Seaford (H)
2.30 - 5.30pm U13 A XI v King Edward's Witley (H)
Friday 18th
1.30 - 2.00pm Blocks Pupil Academic Forum
4.00pm Leave Weekend begins
No JAW
Saturday 19th
Sunday 20th
7.00pm Boarders return from Leave Weekend
Tuesday 22nd
Block II Drama, History, MFL cross-curricular trip
Wednesday 23rd
1.30 - 5.00pm Dunhurst U13 6-a-side Football Tournament
1.30 - 5.30pm U13 Netball Tournament at Highfield
2.00 - 5.30pm U10 Netball Tournament at Westbourne House
2.30 - 5.00pm U11 A & B VII Football v St John's (A)
2.30 - 5.00pm U11 Netball v St John's (A)
Thursday 24th
Friday 25th
4.00 - 6.00pm Block II Parent/Teacher meetings
4.30 - 5.30pm JAW: Children's presentations for HOPiT Fair
Saturday 26th
11.00 - 1.00pm Block II Parent/Teacher meetings
Tuesday 29th
6.15pm Christmas Strings and Vocal Platform Concert
Wednesday 30th
2.30 - 4.00pm U8/9 & U11 Netball v Meoncross (H)
tbc
4.30 - 6.00pm U13 & U12 Netball v Portsmouth High School (H)
- December 2011
Thursday 1st
Block II History and English trip
tbc
Block II tutor parties
6.15pm Christmas Brass, Woodwind and Piano Platform Concert
Friday 2nd
4.30 - 5.30pm JAW: Fran Box
'The Christian Story of Christmas'
Saturday 3rd
11.00 - 1.00pm HOPiT Fair
Groups children to arrive at 10.30am
Monday 5th
Block II tutor parties
All day Rehearsals for concert
Tuesday 6th
3.50pm No Group Activities
Group children to go home and return for the concert at 6.30pm
7.00pm Concert in the Quad
All day Rehearsals for concert
Wednesday 7th
Associated Board Music Practical Exams
Boarders Christmas Party
Day pupils to take all PE kit home
1.30 - 4.00pm Block I Bowling Party
2.15 - 5.30pm U13 B XI v King Edward's School Witley (A)
2.30 - 5.30pm U13 A XI v More House (H)
Thursday 8th
Associated Board Practical Exams
11.45 - 2.00pm OPRO mouthguard fittings
Friday 9th
1.00pm Christmas Lunch
4.00pm End of term
- January 2012
Sunday 8th
Monday 9th
Wednesday 11th
10.00am - 1.00pm U13 Netball Tournament at PGS at PGS Playing Fields, Hilsea
2.30 - 4.30 U13B & U12 Netball v Westbourne House (H)
3.30pm - 5.30pm U13A & B 7s Boys’ Hockey v King Edwards Witley (A)
4.15pm - 5.30pm U13B & U12 Girls’ Hockey v Alton Convent (H)
Friday 13th
4.30pm - 5.30pm Jaw: David Ellis ‘Plastic Oceans’
Saturday 14th
All in weekend for Blocks Play
10.45am - 1.00pm Bedales Open Morning for prospective parents
11.00am - 1.00pm Groups Activity - Outdoor Work
Sunday 15th
All in weekend for Blocks Play
7.00pm Boarders Return
Monday 16th
4.30pm U11 and U9 Netball v Alton Convent (H)
All Day Play Rehearsals (Blocks)
Tuesday 17th
4.30pm - 5.30pm TBC Childtalk
Taryn Samways 'How to talk to your child about sex and relationships'
All Day Play Rehearsals (Blocks)
Wednesday 18th
Play Rehearsals (Blocks)
am Dress rehearsal for 'Oliver!'
2.00pm U13A & B Boys’ Hockey 7s v Meoncross (H)
2.00pm U11 Rugby 7s v Oakwood (H)
TBC
2.00pm - 5.00pm Girls U9, U10, U11, U12, U13 (4 per age group) Cross Country
at Westbourne House
Thursday 19th
7.30pm Production of 'Oliver!' on the Olivier Theatre
Friday 20th
4.30pm - 5.30pm Jaw: Mike Yule ‘Our Diverse and Interconnected World'
7.30pm Production of 'Oliver!' on the Olivier Theatre
Saturday 21st
11.30am - 1.00pm Groups' Activity - Drama
8.30am - 1.00pm Block I Parents appointments with Jane/Alan/Kathy
2.30pm Production of 'Oliver!' in the Bedales Olivier Theatre
Sunday 22nd
Monday 23rd
13+ Art Scholarships
4.00pm U11 Boys’ Hockey IX v Churcher’s (H)
Wednesday 25th
1.30pm - 5.00pm TBC U12 & U13 Girls South East Hants X Country at Oaklands S
2.30pm U13 A & B Boys’ Hockey v Lord Wandsworth College (H)
3.30pm U11 Boys’ Hockey 7s v Frensham Heights (A)
4.15pm - 5.30pm U13 A & B Girls’ Hockey v Alton Convent (H)
Thursday 26th
U8, U9 Netball v St Edmund’s (H)
Friday 27th
HOPiT Fancy Dress Day
4.00pm Leave Weekend begins for everyone
Saturday 28th
Sunday 29th
Monday 30th
10.15am - 11.15am Block 2 Music scholar auditions
4.10pm - 5.30pm U11 & U10/9 Girls’ Hockey v Churcher’s Junior School (H)
Tuesday 31st
5.30pm - midnight Block 2 theatre trip ‘Wicked’
- February 2012
Wednesday 1st
8.28am - 8.55am Groups’ Pupil Academic Forum
8.40am - 8.55am Block 1 Assembly
2.00pm - 4.30pm U12 Netball v St Edmunds (A)
2.00pm - 4.30pm TBC U11 Netball v Ditcham Park (A)
2.00pm - 5.00pm U13 Netball Tournament at Westbourne House
2.30pm - 4.00pm U11 Rugby 9s v Great Ballard (A)
2.30pm - 4.00pm U9 Tag Rugby v Great Ballard (A)
4.00pm U13 Boys’ Hockey A&B VIIs Round Robin v Frensham Heights (A)
TBC World Book Day
Friday 3rd
2.30pm - 5.00pm TBC U10, U11 Boys’ & Girls’ Cross Country at Oakwood School
4.30pm - 5.30pm Jaw: Rear Admiral John Lippiett CB MBE - The Mary Rose
Saturday 4th
Groups - Shakespeare in a weekend
10.45am Open Morning for prospective parents
11.00am - 1.00pm FODs meeting in Dunannie Library
Sunday 5th
Monday 6th
9.00am - 4.10pm Group 2 trip to St Paul’s Cathedral
4.10pm - 5.30pm U11 Girls' Hockey v St Ives (H)
Morning Music scholarship auditions for Group 1-3 & Block 1
Tuesday 7th
All Day Group 1 Science trip to Wisley
Wednesday 8th
8.25am - 8.55am Pupil Academic Forum (Blocks)
1.00pm - 4.30pm U13 Boys’ Hockey 7s Tournament at West Hill Park
2.00pm - 5.30pm U12 Netball Tournament at Westbourne House
2.15pm & 3.00pm U11 Boys’ Hockey A & B VII v Meoncross (A)
2.30pm - 4.30pm TBC U11 Netball v Mayville (H)
4.40pm - 5.30pm U13A Girls’ Hockey v Lavant House (H)
6.30pm - 9.00pm Blocks Disco
Friday 10th
10.15am - 1.15pm Block 2 Flamenco in the Hall
1.00pm - 4.30pm U9, U10, U11, U12, U13 Boys’ & Girls’ X Country at Highfield
4.00pm Half Term begins
Saturday 11th
Sunday 12th
Monday 13th
Tuesday 14th
Wednesday 15th
Thursday 16th
Friday 17th
Saturday 18th
Sunday 19th
Tuesday 21st
4.00pm - 7.00pm Parent/teacher meetings for individual music lessons
Wednesday 22nd
U1, U9/10 Netball v Portsmouth High School (A)
2.30pm - 4.30pm U12 Girls’ Hockey v St Edmunds 6 aside no Goalkeeper (H)
2.30pm - 4.30pm U8/9 Tag Rugby v. Seaford (H)
2.30pm - 4.30pm U9/10 Tag Rugby v. Seaford (H)
4.15pm - 5.30pm U13A, U12A Hockey v Ditcham Park (H)
Afternoon Bedales Academic Scholarships
TBC U13 Football Festival at Mayville
Thursday 23rd
2.30pm - 4.00pm U11, U10 Netball v Kingscourt (H)
4.15pm - 5.30pm U11 A & B Boys’ Hockey v Oakwood (H)
4.30pm - 5.30pm Childtalk by Bob Tait from Drugs Education UK
All Day Bob Tait from Drugs Education UK
Friday 24th
8.30am - 5.30pm Groups 2 & 3 ‘Science, History and the Big Outdoors Day’
4.00pm - 6.00pm Block 2 Parent / teacher meeting (All staff)
4.30pm - 5.30pm JAW - Keith Budge - 'Head, Heart and Hand'
Saturday 25th
10.30am - 1.00pm Block 2 Parent / teacher meeting (All staff)
11.00am - 1.00pm Groups' Activity - Outdoor Work
TBA Block 1 Familiarisation am at Bedales (children & parents)
Sunday 26th
Monday 27th
1.00pm - 5.30pm TBC U13 Netball Tournament at Churcher’s
Wednesday 29th
8.40am - 8.55am Block 2 Assembly
1.00pm - 4.30pm U11 Boys’ Hockey 7s Tournament at West Hill Park
1.00pm - 4.30pm TBC U13 A & B Boys’ Hockey XI v Seaford
2.00pm - 5.30pm U9 Netball Tournament at Westbourne House
3.30pm - 5.30pm U11 Netball v Churcher’s Junior School (A)
- March 2012
Thursday 1st
World Book Day
4.00pm - 5.00pm U10/9 Girls’ coached Hockey game with Portsmouth High School
Friday 2nd
4.30pm - 5.30pm JAW: Mike Yule - 'Sustainability - moving beyond recycling'
All Day IAPS Netball Tournament (U13 & U12)
Saturday 3rd
Shakespeare in a Weekend option for Blocks 1 & 2
11.30am - 1.00pm Groups' Activity - Drama
Sunday 4th
Shakespeare in a Weekend option for Blocks 1 & 2
7.00pm Boarders return
Monday 5th
4.30pm - 5.30pm U11 & U10/9 Girls’ Hockey v Ditcham Park (H)
Wednesday 7th
am Pupil academic forum (Blocks Scholars)
am Block 2 Bedales Assessments
2.30pm U11 Rugby v St John’s B (A)
2.30pm - 4.00pm U11 Netball v Meoncross (H)
2.30pm - 4.00pm U8/9 Tag Rugby v Seaford (H)
2.30pm - 4.00pm U9/10 Tag Rugby v Seaford (H)
Thursday 8th
4.00pm - 6.00pm Groups Parent/Teacher meetings
Friday 9th
4.00pm - 6.00pm Groups Parent/Teacher meetings
4.30pm - 5.30pm JAW: Martina Gruppo - Miraflor update
Saturday 10th
10.00am Bikeability level 1 course
10.45am - 1.00pm Bedales Open Morning for prospective parents
11.00am - 1.00pm Groups’ Activity – Outdoor Work
11.00am - 1.00pm FoDs meeting in Dunannie Library
Sunday 11th
Monday 12th
9.00am - 11.00am Block I Careers morning
4.00pm U11 Boys’ Hockey 7s v Frensham Heights (H)
Tuesday 13th
Group 1 parents invited in for Greek Week activity
Wednesday 14th
8.25am - 8.55am Pupil academic forum (Groups)
8.40am - 8.55am Block I Assembly
1.30pm - 5.00pm U13 Dunhurst Boys’ Hockey Tournament 7-a-side
Thursday 15th
4.30pm - 5.30pm Groups and parents quizzes ‘Are you Cleverer Than a ....?'
6.00pm - 7.00pm Blocks and parents quizzes ‘Are you Cleverer Than a ....?'
Friday 16th
4.00pm Leave weekend begins for everyone
Saturday 17th
Sunday 18th
Monday 19th
Block 1 trip to Portchester Castle
9.00am - 10.05am Visiting French play for Groups in the Hall
Tuesday 20th
Block 2 final HPV for girls
6.00pm - 8.00pm Dunnie Awards
Wednesday 21st
Group 2 depart on French trip
1.30pm - 5.00pm U13 Dunhurst Girls’ Hockey Tournament
2.30pm U13 XII Rugby v Great Ballard (A)
2.30pm U11 IX Rugby v Great Ballard (A)
Thursday 22nd
Friday 23rd
3.50pm approx Group 2 return from France
4.30pm - 5.30pm JAW: Lamda
Saturday 24th
11.00am - 1.00pm FODs Parents' Effort
11.30am - 1.00pm Groups’ Activity - Drama
Sunday 25th
Monday 26th
All Day Concert rehearsals
Tuesday 27th
7.00pm Spring Concert in the Bedales Quad
All Day Concert rehearsals
Wednesday 28th
11.00am Blocks depart on Spanish trip
1.30pm - 5.30pm U11 Girls’ Hockey Festival at Ditcham Park
Thursday 29th
10.40am - 3.50pm Group 1 trip to Marden Farm to see lambing
Friday 30th
Saturday 31st
4.00am Latin trip departs from Bedales
- April 2012
Sunday 1st
6.00pm approx Blocks’ Spanish trip returns
Saturday 7th
4.00pm approx Latin trip returns to Bedales
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