HOLMFIRTH HIGH SCHOOL – CALENDAR 2013-2014

Mon 2 Sept Training Day Heads of Department Meeting

Tues 3 Sept Autumn starts for pupils Y11 controlled assessment starts until Friday 29 November Y11 GCSE Art Controlled Assessment until 6 May Y10 Controlled Assessment until 18 July

Wed 4 Sept Thurs 5 Sept Photographs

Fri 6 Sept Mon 9 Sept Working Groups/Departmental Meeting

Y11 SLT Data Group Meeting HHS students depart on French Exchange until 18 September College/Collegiate courses begin

Tues 10 Sept Wed 11 Sept

Thurs 12 Sept German Exchange departs until 19 September MMR Vaccination in school

Fri 13 Sept Mon 16 Sept Year Teams Meeting

Y7 Sponsored Read until 18 October Tues 17 Sept Wed 18 Sept

Thurs 19 Sept Fri 20 Sept

Mon 23 Sept Departmental Meeting Geography Field trip departs, returns Wednesday 25 September

Tues 24 Sept Wed 25 Sept Clerical & Technician Meeting 11.30am

Understanding the Teenage Years HHSA Meeting

Thurs 26 Sept Fri 78 Sept

Mon 30 Sept No Meeting Y10 Core ISA until 25 October

Tues 1 Oct Wed 2 Oct Understanding the Teenage Years

Thurs 3 Oct Training Day Open Evening

Fri 4 Oct Mon 7 Oct Teaching and Learning Meeting

Tues 8 Oct Reading Week 1 Y6 Teacher Meeting

Wed 9 Oct Reading Week 1 Understanding the Teenage Years

Thurs 10 Oct Reading Week 1 Besancon students arrive on French Exchange Parent Awareness Evening

Fri 11 Oct Lamplighters Concert Mon 14 Oct Departmental Meeting

Tues 15 Oct Non Uniform Day 1 – Skate4Isaac Northern History Network Meeting

Wed 16 Oct Understanding the Teenage Years Thurs 17 Oct

Fri 18 Oct Mon 21 Oct Heads of Department Meeting

Tues 22 Oct Wed 23 Oct Understanding the Teenage Years

HHSA Meeting Thurs 24 Oct Post 16 Opportunities Event – John Smiths Stadium

Fri 25 Oct Pupils break for half term Sat 26 Oct Berlin Trip departs, returning 29 October

Sun 27 Oct Barcelona Trip departs, returning 1 November Mon 4 Nov Term re-starts for pupils

Staff Meeting Y11 SLT Data Group Meeting Y11 Personal Exercise Programme write up until Friday 22 November Y11 Computer Science Controlled Assessment until 28 November Y11 History Controlled Assessment until 29 November

Tues 5 Nov Wed 6 Nov Y11 Maths Exam (ext)

Thurs 7 Nov Y7 Settling in Parents Evening Fri 8 Nov Y11 Maths Exam (ext)

Mon 11 Nov Working Groups/Departmental Meeting Y11 Pupils receive Art Mock Examination Paper

Tues 12 Nov Wed 13 Nov

Thurs 14 Nov Fri 15 Nov

Mon 18 Nov Departmental Meeting Start of 3 weeks of planning and preparation for Y11 Art Mock Examination

Tues 19 Nov Wed 20 Nov Geekz United Event 1

Thurs 21 Nov Fri 22 Nov

Sat 23 Nov New College Open Morning 10am – 1pm Mon 25 Nov Teaching and Learning Meeting

Y11 Theatre in Education Moderation until 6 December Science Trip to Manchester

Tues 26 Nov Wed 27 Nov Cologne Christmas Markets trip until 30 November

HHSA Meeting Thurs 28 Nov Y11 Progress Review Evening

Fri 29 Nov Training Day Mon 2 Dec No Meeting

Y10 Interim Reports Issued this week Tues 3 Dec Wed 4 Dec

Thurs 5 Dec Non Uniform Day 2 – The Teenage Cancer Trust Y10 Parents Evening

Fri 6 Dec Mon 9 Dec Departmental Progress Review Meeting (1)

Y10 Extended Reading Controlled Assessment deadline Clothes Show (Provisional) Y11 Mock Exams until Friday 20 December Y9 Interim Reports Issued this week

Tues 10 Dec Wed 11 Dec

Thurs 12 Dec Fri 13 Dec

Mon 16 Dec Year Teams Meeting Carol Service Y10 PE Personal Exercise Programme write up until Friday 17 January Y7 Interim Reports Issued this week Y8 Interim Reports Issued this week

Tues 17 Dec Wed 18 Dec HHSA Meeting

Thurs 19 Dec KMS Concerts

Fri 20 Dec Pupils break for end of term

Mon 6 Jan

Spring term starts for pupils Staff Meeting Y11 PE analysis of performance until 17 January Y11 Computer Science Controlled Assessment until 7 March Y11 Additional ISA until 31 January

Tues 7 Jan Wed 8 Jan

Thurs 9 Jan Greenhead College Open Evening Fri 10 Jan

Sun 12 Jan School Production Rehearsal Mon 13 Jan Heads of Department

Y11 pupils receive the AQA Art GCSE Examination paper Y10 Iconic Song Moderation until 17 January

Tues 14 Jan Greenhead Open Evening Wed 15 Jan

Thurs 16 Jan New College Open Evening 6.30 – 9pm Fri 17 Jan

Sun 19 Jan School Production Rehearsal Mon 20 Jan No Meeting

Start of 7 weeks of planning and preparation for Y11 GCSE 10 hours Art Examination Greenhead Open Evening Y11 Interim Reports Issued this week

Tues 21 Jan New College Open Evening 6.30 -9pm Wed 22 Jan

Thurs 23 Jan Y8 Parents Evening Fri 24 Jan

Sun 26 Jan School Production Rehearsal Mon 27 Jan Departmental Meeting

Y11 SLT Data Group Meeting Week 2 of planning for Y11 GCSE Art Examination School Production Rehearsal Y11 Computer Science Controlled Assessment until 23 May

Tues 28 Jan School Production Rehearsal Wed 29 Jan School Production Rehearsal

School Production Clerical & Technicians Meeting 11.30am HHSA Meeting

Thurs 30 Jan School Production Fri 31 Jan School Production Sat 1 Feb School Production

Mon 3 Feb No Meeting Y9 Options Information Evening Week 3 of planning for Y11 GCSE Art Examination

Tues 4 Feb Reading Week 2

Wed 5 Feb Reading Week 2 Non Uniform Day 3 – STEM4 (Stemming Teenage Mental Illness)

Thurs 6 Feb Reading Week 2 Y11 Parents Evening Y9, Y10 and Y11 Intermediate Maths Challenge

Fri 7 Feb

Mon 10 Feb

Working Groups/Departmental Meeting Week 4 of planning for Y11 GCSE Art Examination Y7 Exams until Friday 14 February Y10 Exams until Friday 21 February

Tues 11 Feb Wed 12 Feb

Thurs 13 Feb Fri 14 Feb

Mon 17 Feb Year Teams Meeting

Week 5 of planning for Y11 GCSE Art Examination Y11 Design & Technology Controlled Assessment deadline Y9 Exams until Friday 21 February

Tues 18 Feb Y6 Teacher Meeting Wed 19 Feb Parent Awareness Evening

HHSA Meeting Thurs 20 Feb

Fri 21 Feb Pupils break for half term Ski Trip departs returning on Saturday 1 March

Mon 3 Mar Term re-starts for pupils Teaching and Learning Meeting Week 6 of planning for Y11 GCSE Art Examination GCSE Business Studies Controlled Assessment starts until 10 April

Tues 4 Mar Technology Tournament – 9.30am – 3pm @ Kirklees College Wed 5 Mar Y11 Photographs

Thurs 6 Mar World Book Day Fri 7 Mar

Mon 10 Mar Staff Meeting Week 7 of planning for Y11 GCSE Art Examination Young Musician of the Year Competition

Tues 11 Mar Young Musician of the Year Competition Northern History Network Meeting

Wed 12 Mar Young Musician of the Year Competition Understanding the Teenage Years Y11 Interviews at Greenhead

Thurs 13 Mar Young Musician of the Year Competition Fri 14 Mar Young Musician of the Year Competition

Mon 17 Mar No Meeting 10 hour GCSE Art Examination Y10 Spoken Language Controlled Assessment deadline National Science & Engineering Week (STEM Fair) until Thursday 20 March Y7 Interim Reports Issued this week

Tues 18 Mar 10 hour GCSE Art Examination D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm

Wed 19 Mar 10 hour GCSE Art Examination Understanding the Teenage Years

Thurs 20 Mar 10 hour GCSE Art Examination Y9 Parents Evening D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm

Fri 21 Mar Training Day

Mon 24 Mar

Departmental Progress Review Meeting (2) Y11 SLT Data Group Meeting GCSE Business Studies write up begins Work Experience until Friday 4 April Primary Masterclasses until 4 April Biology Challenge until 5 April Y6 Teacher Meeting

Tues 25 Mar Non Uniform Day 4 - The Holme Valley Mountain Rescue and Caulwell Children (children's charity)

Wed 26 Mar Understanding the Teenage Years HHSA Meeting

Thurs 27 Mar Y9 Science London Trip (returning Sunday 30 March) Fri 28 Mar

Mon 31 Mar Departmental Meeting Y10 SLT Data Group Meeting Y8 Interim Reports Issued this week

Tues 1 Apr Wed 2 Apr Understanding the Teenage Years

Geekz United Event 2 Thurs 3 Apr

Fri 4 Apr Young Musician of the Year Final Concert Sat 5 Apr Homestart Concert

Mon 7 Apr Heads of Department Meeting Y11 Food & Nutrition Controlled Assessment deadline

Tues 8 Apr Work Experience Debrief D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm

Wed 9 Apr Final PE Practical Moderation until Friday 11 April Understanding the Teenage Years Work Experience Debrief

Thurs 10 Apr Work Experience Debrief D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm

Fri 11 Apr Pupils break for end of term

Mon 28 Apr Summer term starts for pupils Working Groups/Departmental Meeting

Tues 29 Apr D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm Weds 30 Apr HHSA Meeting Thurs 1 May Y7 Paris Trip departs returning 5 May

Y7 & Y8 Junior Maths Challenge D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm Y11 Final Moderation until 2 May

Fri 2 May BTEC Concert Mon 5 May May Day Bank Holiday

Tues 6 May Art GCSE Portfolio/Coursework deadline D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm Y8 Exams until Friday 9 May

Weds 7 May Thurs 8 May D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm

Fri 9 May Y7 Stayawake Mon 12 May GCSE Exams until Monday 23 June (ext)

Heads of Department Meeting Tues 13 May D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm

Weds 14 May Clerical & Technicians Meeting Thurs 15 May Y10 Progress Review

D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm Fri 16 May Spring Concert

Mon 19 May Teaching and Learning Meeting Tues 20 May D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm

Weds 21 May Parent Awareness Evening Thurs 22 May D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm

HHSA Meeting Fri 23 May Pupils break for half term

Sun 25 May Pupils depart for Bude returning on Friday 30 May Mon 2 June Term re-starts for pupils

Staff Meeting Y10 Separate Science ISA until 20 June Y7 exams until 6 June

Tues 3 June Weds 4 June Understanding the Teenage Years Thurs 5 June

Fri 6 June Sat 7 June D of E Practice Expedition 1 until Sunday 8 June

Mon 9 June Working Groups/Departmental Meeting Y7, Y8, Y9 & Y11 Data Capture

Tues 10 June Weds 11 June Understanding the Teenage Years Thurs 12 June

Fri 13 June Sat 14 June D of E Practice Expedition 1 until Sunday 145 June

Mon 16 June No Meeting Primary Masterclasses until 27 June Y10 Unit 2 Science ISAs until 12 July

Tues 17 June Reading Week 3 Weds 18 June Reading Week 3

Understanding the Teenage Years Thurs 19 June Y7 Parents Evening

Reading Week 3 Fri 20 June

Mon 23 June No Meeting Y10 SLT Data Group Meeting

Tues 24 June Evening of Excellence Weds 25 June Understanding the Teenage Years

HHSA Meeting Thurs 26 June Sports Day

Fri 27 June Sports Day (reserve) Y10 morning at New College

Mon 30 June Departmental Progress Review Meeting (3) Music Week Y10 Reports Issued this week Y10 Blood Brothers Moderation until 4 July Y10 Greenhead Open Morning Y10 morning at New College

Tues 1 July Y6 Transition Music Week Y10 morning at New College Northern History Network Meeting

Weds 2 July Music Week Understanding the Teenage Years Y10 morning at New College

Thurs 3 July Music Week Y10 morning at New College

Fri 4 July Music Week Mon 7 July Heads of Department Meeting

Y10 Significance of Shakespeare and the English Literary Heritage Controlled Assessment deadline Year 9 GCSE English 'Creative Writing' Controlled assessment deadline Y10 morning at New College

Tues 8 July

Weds 9 July Geekz United Event 3 Y6 Parents Evening

Thurs 10 July D of E Final Expedition until 11 July Fri 11 July

Mon 14 July Year Teams Meeting Y9 Teacher Assessment Report Issued Y10 Food & Nutrition Research Task due this week

Tues 15 July D of E Final Expedition until 16 July Wed 16 July HHSA Meeting

Thurs 17 July Fri 18 July Pupils break for end of year

Mon 21 July Training Day DATE IN AUGUST TBA – GCSE Results Day KEY = WEEK 1 = WEEK 2