GENERAL INFORMATION EVENTS / TRIPS / PARENTS' EVENINGS EXAMS / CAs

Mon 3 Sept TRAINING DAY

Wed 5 Sept

Thurs 6 Sept School Photographs

Fri 7 Sept

Tues 11 Sept

Wed 12 Sept

Thurs 13 Sept

Fri 14 Sept Science Trip to Nuclear Fusion

Sun 16 Sept German Exchange until Sunday 23 September

Mon 17 Sept History GCSE Parent Meeting (Eve)

Tues 18 Sept

Wed 19 Sept Y9 World Challenge Launch

Thurs 20 Sept

Fri 21 Sept

Mon 24 Sept Y11 Geography Field Trip until Friday 28 September

Tues 25 Sept Venice Trip Parent Meeting (Eve)

Wed 26 Sept Understanding the Teenage Years (session 1)

Thurs 27 Sept Y10 Parents Evening (Introduction to KS4)

Fri 28 Sep

Mon 1 Oct Readathon begins

Tues 2 Oct Y11 Science controlled assessments until 19 October

Wed 3 Oct Understanding the Teenage Years (session 2)

Thurs 4 Oct TRAINING DAY Open Evening

Fri 5 Oct

Mon 8 Oct Childline Week

Tues 9 Oct HPV Vaccines

Wed 10 Oct Reading Week 1 Understanding the Teenage Years (session 3)

Thurs 11 Oct Reading Week 1

Fri 12 Oct Reading Week 1

Mon 15 Oct Non-uniform Day 1 (Forget me not)

Tues 16 Oct

Thurs 18 Oct

Fri 19 Oct Readathon ends

Mon 22 Oct

Tues 23 Oct Berlin Trip departs

Thurs 25 Oct HHSA Raffle Draw

Fri 26 Oct Pupils break for half term

Sat 27 Oct Venice Trip Departs

Sun 28 Oct Barcelona Trip Departs

Tues 6 Nov

Wed 7 Nov

Thurs 8 Nov Y7 Settling in/Information Evening Y11 Unit 2 GCSE Maths Exam

Fri 9 Nov

Sat 10 Nov New College Open Morning

Mon 12 Nov Y10 Interim 1 reports issued this week

Tues 13 Nov

Wed 14 Nov Parent Awareness Evening

Thurs 15 Nov Y10 Hit the Mark

Fri 16 Nov

Mon 19 Nov Science Enrichment Lectures, Manchester EE Y11 Modern World History controlled assessments (in lessons)

until 21 December

Tues 20 Nov HPV Vaccines

Wed 21 Nov New College Open Evening

Business Studies Midlands trip departs until 22 November

Thurs 22 Nov Y10 Parents Evening Y11 Geography controlled assessment ends

Fri 23 Nov TRAINING DAY

Mon 26 Nov

Tues 27 Nov GCSE Presentation Evening

Wed 28 Nov HHSA Meeting

HOLMFIRTH HIGH SCHOOL - CALENDAR 2012-2013

Tues 4 Sept Autumn Term starts for pupils Y11 Geography controlled assessment begins

Y10 & Y11 Art controlled assessments begin

Mon 10 Sept French Exchange until 19 September Collegiate

courses begin

Wed 17 Oct French Exchange students arrive until 26 October

Understanding the Teenage Years (session 4)

Mon 5 Nov Term re-starts for pupils

Y9 Interim 1 reports issued this week

November series Exams until 12 November

Understanding the Teenage Years (session 5)

HHSA Meeting

Wed 24 Oct

Thurs 29 Nov Y11 Full report issued Y11 Hit the Mark

Fri 30 Nov

Mon 3 Dec

Tues 4 Dec

Wed 5 Dec Non-uniform Day 2 (Malawi)

Thurs 6 Dec Y11 Progress Review Evening

Fri 7 Dec

Mon 10 Dec Y8 Interim 1 reports issued this week Y11 Mock Examinations until 21 December

Tues 11 Dec Y10 Clothes Show Trip (provisional)

Wed 12 Dec

Thurs 13 Dec

Fri 14 Dec

Mon 17 Dec Y7 Interim 1 reports issued this week Carol Service

Tues 18 Dec

Wed 19 Dec HHSA Meeting

Thurs 20 Dec Y10 English controlled assessment completion

Fri 21 Dec Pupils break for half term

Mon 7 Jan Spring term starts for pupils Y10 Science controlled assessments until 25 January

Tues 8 Jan

Wed 9 Jan January series Exams until 30 January

Thurs 10 Jan Greenhead Open Evening

Fri 12 Jan

Sun 13 Jan Show rehearsal

Mon 14 Jan Y11 Interim mock results issued this week Pupils receive GCSE Art Examination paper

Tues 15 Jan Greenhead Open Evening

Wed 16 Jan New College Open Evening Understanding the Teenage Years (session 1)

Thurs 17 Jan

Fri 18 Jan

Sun 20 Jan Show rehearsal

Mon 21 Jan Greenhead Open Evening Start of 7 weeks planning & preparation for GCSE Art

Examination

Tues 22 Jan Kirklees College Open Evening Y11 Biology Exam

Wed 23 Jan Understanding the Teenage Years (session 2)

Thurs 24 Jan Y8 Parents Evening Y11 Chemistry Exam

Sun 27 Jan Show rehearsalMon 28 Jan Show rehearsal after school

Tues 29 Jan Show rehearsal after school

Sat 2 Feb School Production

Tues 5 Feb

Wed 6 Feb Non-uniform day 3 (FEDS) Understanding the Teenage Years (session 4)

Thurs 7 Feb Intermediate UK Maths Challenge Y11 Parents Evening

Fri 8 Feb Science Enrichment Lectures, Manchester RG

Mon 11 Feb

Tues 12 Feb

Thurs 14 Feb Y9 Full report issues Provisional Faraday Challenge

Fri 15 Feb Pupils break for half term Ski Trip departs until 23 February Controlled Assessment GCSE Technology deadline

Tues 26 Feb

Thurs 28 Feb New College Interviews Gym and Dance show

Fri 1 Mar New College Interviews

Mon 4 Mar Y8 Interim 2 reports issued this week Y10 Work Experience until Friday 15 March Y11 Unit 2 GCSE Maths resit

Tues 5 Mar

Wed 6 Mar Greenhead Interviews

Fri 8 Mar

Fri 25 Jan Y11 Physics Exam

Y10 Science Mock Exam (provisional)

Thurs 31 Jan School Production

Reading week 2

Fri 1 Feb School Production

Reading week 2

Mon 4 Feb

Wed 30 Jan School Production

Reading week 2

Understanding the Teenage Years (session 3)

Y11 completion of English controlled assessment

Y9 Options Evening Year 10 Exams until 8 February Y11

GCSE Business Studies controlled assessment - deadline

18.3.12

Wed 13 Feb Understanding the Teenage Years (session 5)

Provisional Faraday Challenge

Y10 Trial Examinations until 2 March

Year 9 Exams until 8 March

Wed 27 Feb New College Interviews HHSA Meeting Y11 Unit 1 GCSE Maths resit

March Series Exams until 8 March

Thurs 7 Mar Y11 Photographs World Book Day

HHSA Pamper Evening

Mon 25 Feb Term re-starts for pupils

Mon 11 Mar Y7 interim 2 reports issued this week Maths & ICT Masterclasses (provisional)

Tues 12 Mar Kirklees College Open Evening

Wed 13 Mar

Thurs 14 Mar Y9 Parents Evening

Fri 15 Mar Deadline for Food & Nutrition coursework

Mon 18 Mar Non-uniform day 4 (Huw Thatcher/Welcome

Centre)

Y10 Work Experience Debrief

Science & Engineering week (inc. STEM fair)

Mon 25 Mar

Tues 26 Mar Y11 Conference day

Thurs 28 Mar TRAINING DAY

Mon 15 Apr Summer term starts for pupils

Wed 17 Apr PE GCSE final practical moderation

Fri 19 Apr PE GCSE final practical moderation

Mon 22 Apr

Wed 24 Apr HHSA Meeting

Thurs 25 Apr Y7/8 Junior UK Maths Challenge Drama Moderation

Mon 29 Apr

Tues 30 Apr HPV Vaccines D of E Expedition Training Session (Afterschool til 4.45) Y10 Completion of English controlled assessment

Wed 1 May Understanding the Teenage Years (session 2) Y11 English Literature Unit 2 Exam this month

Fri 3 May

Mon 6 May May Day Bank Holiday

Weds 8 May Understanding the Teenage Years (session 3)

Fri 10 May Y7 Stayawake

Mon 13 May May/June Series Exams until 26 June

Weds 15 May Understanding the Teenage Years (session 4) Media Studies pre-released materials to students

Fri 17 May Spring Concert

Weds 22 May Understanding the Teenage Years (session 5)

Thurs 23 May Y7 Full report issued D of E Expedition Training Session (Afterschool til 4.45) Y11 Physics Exam

Fri 24 May Pupils break for half term Y10 & 11 Art controlled assessments finish

Sun 26 May Bude trip departs until Friday 31 May

Mon 3 June Term restarts for pupils

Tues 4 June

Weds 5 June Y7 Summer Activity Trip until 9 June Y10 combined GCSE Science Exam paper 1

Thurs 6 June

Fri 7 June

Mon 10 June

Tues 11 June

Mon 20 May Y7 Exams until 7 June

Y11 Chemistry Exam

Tues 14 May D of E Expedition Training Session (Afterschool til 4.45) Additional Applied Science Exam

Y11 Biology Exam

Thurs 16 May Y6 Feel Good Day D of E Expedition Training Session (Afterschool til 4.45)

Y10 Progress Review Evening

Young Musician of the Year Gala Concert D

of E Expedition Training Session (Afterschool til 4.45)

Drama Moderation

Thurs 9 May London Science Trip until Sunday 12 May D

of E Expedition Training Session (Afterschool til 4.45)

Tues 7 May D of E Expedition Training Session (Afterschool til 4.45) Art & Design Portfolio coursework deadline Y7&8

End of year Maths Exams unitl 17 May

Tues 23 Apr Understanding the Teenage Years (session 1)

Provisional Faraday challenge

D of E Expedition Training Session (Afterschool til 4.45)

Fri 26 Apr

Thurs 18 Apr D of E Expedition Training Session (Afterschool til 4.45)

Provisional Faraday challenge

PE GCSE final practical moderation

Y10 Work Experience Debrief GCSE Art 10 hour controlled testFri 22 Mar

Thurs 21 Mar Y10 Work Experience Debrief GCSE Art 10 hour controlled test

Wed 20 Mar Y10 Work Experience Debrief

Parent Awareness Evening

Provisional date for Spanish Exchange until 27 March

GCSE Art 10 hour controlled test

Tues 19 Mar Y10 Work Experience Debrief GCSE Art 10 hour controlled test

Y10 Conference day

D of E Expedition Training Session (Afterschool til 4.45)

HHSA Quiz

Wed 27 Mar Pupils break for half term

Y10 Full reports issued

HHSA Meeting Y9 Mock Trial (provisional)

Tues 21 May D of E Expedition Training Session (Afterschool til 4.45)

HHSA Meeting

Tues 16 Apr D of E Expedition Training Session (Afterschool til 4.45)

Y10 Hit the Mark

Thurs 2 May

Weds 12 June

Thurs 13 June Y7 Parents Evening Y10 combined GCSE Science Exam paper 2

Fri 14 June

Sat 15 June D of E Practice Expedition 1 (until Sunday 16 June)

Mon 17 June Y9 Interim 2 issued this week Y11 Unit 3 GCSE Maths Exam

Tues 18 June Y6 Teacher Meeting Maths & ICT Masterclasses (provisional)

Weds 19 June Reading Week 3 Parent Awareness Evening

Thurs 20 June Reading Week 3

Fri 21 June Reading Week 3 Family Book Quiz

Mon 24 June Y10 Interim 2 reports issued this week National Schools Sports Week Y9 End of Year Maths Exam

Tues 25 June Evening of Excellence (provisional)

Weds 26 June HHSA Meeting

Thurs 27 June Sports Day

Fri 28 June Reserve Sports Day

HHSA Sponsored Walk

Sat 29 June D of E Practice Expedition 2 (until Sunday 30 June)

Mon 1 July TRAINING DAY

Tues 2 July Music Week

Weds 3 July Music Week

Thurs 4 July Music Week

Fri 5 July Music Week

Mon 8 July

Tues 9 July

Weds 10 July New College visit

Thurs 11 July Y8 Full report issued

Fri 12 July

Mon 15 July D of E Final Expedition 1 until Tuesday 16 July

Tues 16 July

Wed 17 July HHSA Meeting

Thurs 18 July D of E Final Expedition 2 until Friday 19 July

Fri 19 July

Mon 22 July Y10 Completion of English controlled assessment

Tues 23 July Pupils break for half term

GCSE RESULTS DAY - tba

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