QUEEN

VICTORIA SCHOOL

DIARY OF EVENTS

SPRING

2019

DIARY OF EVENTS – SPRING 2019

WEEK 16 – JANUARY 2019

MONDAY 7th IN SERVICE DAY (See Separate Notice)

TUESDAY 8th IN SERVICE DAY (See Separate Notice) Duty SLT: Miss Phipps SPRING TERM BEGINS - PUPILS RETURN TO SCHOOL BY 2000 HRS

WEDNESDAY 9th Academic SLT: Conference Room: 1000 - 1110 CCF: 1445 – 1625 Utility Period: Principal Teacher Meeting: 1455 – 1625 Duty SLT: Mr Adams

THURSDAY 10th John Swinney Visiting QVS: 0900 - 1030 SHE&SD Working Lunch Meeting: Conference Room: 1215 – 1305 HoMs’ Development Meeting: Conference Room: 1315 - 1415 Singing Lessons: Theatre: 1630 – 2100 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

FRIDAY 11th S4 Profiling Feedback: Theatre: 1445 - 1555 Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 School Wind Band: Chapel: 1830 – 2130 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

SATURDAY 12th Rugby: 1st XV v Kelvinside (A): Dep: 0815 KO: 1000 U16 v Kelvinside (A): Dep: 0815 KO: 1000 S3 v Kelvinside (H): KO: 1000 S2 v Kelvinside (H): KO: 1000

S1 v Kelvinside (H): KO: 1000 P7 v Kelvinside (A): Dep: 0815 KO: 1000

Hockey: Seniors v Mary Erskine’s (A): Dep: Start: U15 v Mary Erskine’s (A): Dep: Start: P7 v Mary Erskine’s (H): Start:

Scottish Clarinet Choir: Chapel: 1300 – 1800 Haig House Murder Mystery Meal for S5: Common Room: 1900 – 2100 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

SUNDAY 13th School Service: Chapel: 1100 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

WEEK 17 – JANUARY 2019

MONDAY 14th Amanda Tyler, Educational Psychologist Visiting QVS: All Day GIRFEC Meetings: Pupil Support Dept: 0850 – 1110 & 1315 – 1625 GPC Meeting: Conference Room: 1400 S4 Interviews: Colours Room: All Day SLT Meeting: Conference Room: 1110 - 1210 Tutor Period: 1445 – 1515 Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 Supervised Prep/Supported Study in Teaching Block: Week 2 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

TUESDAY 15th Amanda Tyler, Educational Psychologist Visiting QVS: All Day S4 Interviews: Colours Room: All Day Percussion Lessons: Theatre: 1630 - 2100 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

WEDNESDAY 16th Amanda Tyler, Educational Psychologist Visiting QVS: All Day Miss Phipps out of School on Course: All Day Mrs Scott Laing out of School on Course: All Day S4 Interviews: Colours Room: All Day Academic SLT: Conference Room: 1000 - 1110 CCF: 1445 – 1625 Utility Period: Working Group Meetings: 1455 – 1625 Amanda Tyler Mindfulness Session: 1455 – 1625 Duty SLT: Mr Adams

THURSDAY 17th HoMs’ Development Meeting: Conference Room: 1315 - 1415 Singing Lessons: Theatre: 1630 – 2100 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

FRIDAY 18th Non Uniform Day & Coffee Morning in Support of Abbie’s Sparkle Foundation: All Day Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 Cunningham S1 Pizza Night in Common Room: 1800 School Wind Band: Chapel: 1830 – 2130 Duty SLT: Mr Adams

SATURDAY 19th Rugby: 1st XV v Marr (H): KO: 1000 U16 v Marr (H): KO: 1000 S3 v Marr (A): Dep: 0730 KO: 1000 S2 v Marr (A): Dep: 0730 KO: 1000

S1 v Marr (A): Dep: 0730 KO: 1000 Hockey: Seniors v Watson’s (A): Dep: Start:

U15 v Watson’s (A): Dep: Start: P7 v Watson’s (H): Start:

Duty SLT: Mr Adams

SUNDAY 20th School Service: Chapel: 1100 Duty SLT: Mr Adams

WEEK 18 – JANUARY 2019

MONDAY 21st Junior Rewards Running From 21st January until 25th February GIRFEC Meetings: Conference Room: 0850 – 1110 & 1315 – 1625 SLT Meeting: Conference Room: 1110 - 1210 Tutor Period: 1445 – 1515 Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 Supervised Prep/Supported Study in Teaching Block: Week 1 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

TUESDAY 22nd Miss Phipps out of School on Course: All Day Percussion Lessons: Theatre: 1630 - 2100 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

WEDNESDAY 23rd Cunningham House Council Meeting in Common Room: 0950 - 1010 Academic SLT: Conference Room: 1000 - 1110 CCF: 1445 – 1625 Utility Period: House Team Meetings: 1455 – 1625 Cunningham S1 Tutor Trip: Megazone & Pizza Hut, Falkirk: 1630 – 2030 Duty SLT: Mr Adams

THURSDAY 24th S2 Careers Options Talk with SDS in History Hut: S2A – Periods 1 & 2; S2B Periods 3 & 4: 0850 - 1110 HoMs’ Development Meeting: Conference Room: 1315 - 1415 Singing Lessons: Theatre: 1630 – 2100 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

FRIDAY 25th Non Uniform Day: All Day Chapel Presentation for GAP Year: 0835 - 0850 Mongolia Expedition Briefing Afternoon: Conference Room: 1300 – 1800 Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 School Wind Band: Chapel: 1830 – 2130 Haig House Burns Supper: Dining Hall: 1900 - 2100 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

SATURDAY 26th Head out of School at Stirling University: All Day Rugby: 1st XV v George Watson’s (A): Dep: 0800 KO: 1000 U16 v George Watson’s (A): Dep: 0800 KO: 1000 S3 v George Watson’s (H): KO: 1000 S2 v George Watson’s (H): KO: 1000

S1 v George Watson’s (H): KO: 1000 P7 v George Watson’s (A): Dep: 0800 KO: 1000

Hockey: Seniors v High School of Dundee (H):Start: U15 v High School of Dundee (H): Start: U13 v High School of Dundee (A): Dep: Start: P7 v Mary Erskine’s (H): Start:

Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

SUNDAY 27th School Service: Chapel: 1100 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

WEEK 19 – JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019

MONDAY 28th S4 – S6 PRELIMS BEGIN (END ON FRI 8th FEB) THEATRE OUT OF BOUNDS FROM 28TH JAN – 8TH FEB GIRFEC Meetings: Conference Room: 0850 – 1110 & 1315 – 1625 SLT Meeting: Conference Room: 1110 - 1210 Tutor Period: 1445 – 1515 Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 Supervised Prep/Supported Study in Teaching Block: Week 2 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

TUESDAY 29th Percussion Lessons: 1630 - 2100 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

WEDNESDAY 30th Academic SLT: Conference Room: 1000 - 1110 CCF: 1445 – 1625 Utility Period: Teaching Staff Meeting: 1455 – 1625 Duty SLT: Mr Adams

THURSDAY 31st Education & Welfare Committee Meeting: Conference Room: 1210 - 1415 HoMs’ Development Meeting: Location TBC: 1315 - 1415 Singing Lessons: 1630 – 2100 Mrs Nicolson, Mrs Hiddleston & Miss Taylor’s Tutor Trip – Shopping & McDonald’s, Stirling: 1645 - 2030 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

FRIDAY 1st FEBRUARY Full Report for S2 Due In Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 Cunningham S4 Pancake Night in Common Room: 1800 School Wind Band: Chapel: 1830 – 2130 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

SATURDAY 2nd Rugby: 1st XV v Hutcheson’s (A): Dep: 0800 KO: 1000 U16 v Hutcheson’s (A): Dep: 0800 KO: 1000 S3 v Hutcheson’s (H): KO: 1000 S2 v Hutcheson’s (H): KO: 1000 S1 v Hutcheson’s (H): KO: 1000 P7 v Hutcheson’s (A): Dep: 0800 KO: 1000 Hockey: Seniors v Dollar (H): Start:

U15 v Dollar (H): Start: U13 v Dollar (H): Start:

P7 v Mary Erskine’s (H): Start: Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

SUNDAY 3rd School Service: Chapel: 1100 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

WEEK 20 – FEBRUARY 2019

MONDAY 4th GIRFEC Meetings: Location TBC 0850 – 1110 & 1315 – 1625 HMC Meeting: Conference Room: 1100 - 1630 SLT Meeting: Location TBC: 1110 - 1210 Tutor Period: 1445 – 1515 Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 Supervised Prep/Supported Study in Teaching Block: Week 1 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

TUESDAY 5th Percussion Lessons: 1630 - 2100 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

WEDNESDAY 6th Academic SLT: Conference Room: 1000 - 1110 CCF: 1445 – 1625 Utility Period: Working Group Meetings: 1455 – 1625 Duty SLT: Mr Adams

THURSDAY 7th SHE&SD Working Lunch Meeting: Conference Room: 1215 – 1305 HoMs’ Development Meeting: Conference Room: 1315 - 1415 Singing Lessons: 1630 – 2100 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

FRIDAY 8th S4 – S6 PRELIMS END MID TERM BREAK BEGINS AFTER PERIOD 12 – 16.25

SATURDAY 9th Ski Trip to Aosta, Italy Departs at 1000; Returns Sun 17th Feb approx 1700

SUNDAY 10th

FEBRUARY 2019

MONDAY 11th

TUESDAY 12th

WEDNESDAY 13th

THURSDAY 14th

FRIDAY 15th

SATURDAY 16th Central AC Cross Country Championships at QVS: All Day

SUNDAY 17th Ski Trip Returns: 1700 END OF MID TERM BREAK – PUPILS RETURN TO SCHOOL BY 2000 HRS Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

WEEK 21 – FEBRUARY 2019

MONDAY 18th GIRFEC Meetings: Conference Room: 0850 – 1110 & 1315 – 1625 SLT Meeting: Conference Room: 1110 - 1210 Tutor Period: 1445 – 1515 Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 Supervised Prep/Supported Study in Teaching Block: Week 2 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

TUESDAY 19th Live-N-Learn Visiting QVS: P7 – S6: Theatre: 0850 - 1625 Percussion Lessons: Theatre: 1630 - 2100 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

WEDNESDAY 20th Live-N-Learn Visiting QVS: P7 – S6: Theatre: 0850 - 1625 Academic SLT: Conference Room: 1000 - 1110 CCF: 1445 – 1625 Utility Period: Principal Teacher Meeting: 1455 – 1625 Duty SLT: Mr Adams

THURSDAY 21st Live-N-Learn Visiting QVS: P7 – S6: Theatre: 0850 - 1625 HoMs’ Development Meeting: Conference Room: 1315 - 1415 Singing Lessons: Theatre: 1630 – 2100 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

FRIDAY 22nd Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 Cunningham S5 Chinese New Year Meal (Year of the Pig): 1800 School Wind Band: Chapel: 1830 – 2130 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

SATURDAY 23rd Rugby: 1st XV v High School of Glasgow (A): Dep: 0815 KO: 1000 S3 v High School of Glasgow (H): KO: 1000 S2 v High School of Glasgow (H): KO: 1000 S1 v High School of Glasgow (H): KO: 1000 P7 v High School of Glasgow (A): Dep: 0815 KO: 1000 Hockey: Seniors v Boroughmuir: Start:

U15 v Boroughmuir: Start: U13 v Boroughmuir: Start: P7 v Boroughmuir: Start:

P7 v Mary Erskine’s (H): Start: Haig House S4 Chinese New Year Social: Common Room: 1900 - 2100 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

SUNDAY 24th School Service: Chapel: 1100 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

WEEK 22 – FEBRUARY/MARCH 2019

MONDAY 25th GIRFEC Meetings: Conference Room: 0850 – 1110 & 1315 – 1625 SLT Meeting: Conference Room: 1110 - 1210 Tutor Period: 1445 – 1515 Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 Supervised Prep/Supported Study in Teaching Block: Week 2 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

TUESDAY 26th Percussion Lessons: Theatre: 1630 - 2100 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

WEDNESDAY 27th Academic SLT: Conference Room: 1000 - 1110 CCF: 1445 – 1625 Utility Period: Working Group Meetings: 1455 – 1625 Post Prelim Tracking Report Due in for S4 – S6 Cunningham S3 St David’s Day Welsh Cakes in Mr Eastham’s Flat: 1630 Duty SLT: Mr Adams

THURSDAY 28th HoMs’ Development Meeting: Conference Room: 1315 - 1415 Singing Lessons: Theatre: 1630 – 2100 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

FRIDAY 1st MARCH Parade Practice: 1635 School Wind Band: Chapel: 1830 – 2130 Duty SLT: Mr Adams

SATURDAY 2nd Rugby: 1st XV v Wellington (H): KO: 1000 U16 v Wellington (H): KO: 1000 S3 v Wellington (A): Dep: 0730 KO: 1000 S2 v Wellington (A): Dep: 0730 KO: 1000 S1 V Wellington (A): Dep: 0730 KO: 1000 P7 v Wellington (H): KO: 1000 Hockey: Seniors v Linlithgow (H): Start: Cunningham House Parade Trip - TBC Duty SLT: Mr Adams

SUNDAY 3rd OV PARADE SUNDAY: REVIEWING OFFICER: TBC: CHAPEL: 1100 Duty SLT: Mr Adams

WEEK 23 – MARCH 2019

MONDAY 4th Admissions Board: All Day Tutor Period: 1445 – 1515 Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 Supervised Prep/Supported Study in Teaching Block: Week 2 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

TUESDAY 5th Admissions Board: All Day Percussion Lessons: Theatre: 1630 - 2100 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

WEDNESDAY 6th Admissions Board: All Day CCF: 1445 – 1625 Utility Period: House Team Meetings: 1455 – 1625 Duty SLT: Mr Adams

THURSDAY 7th Admissions Board Wash up Meetings: Conference Room: All Day SHE&SD Working Lunch Meeting: Conference Room: 1215 – 1305 HoMs’ Development Meeting: Location TBC: 1315 - 1415 Singing Lessons: Theatre: 1630 – 2100 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

FRIDAY 8th Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 School Wind Band: Chapel: 1830 – 2130 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

SATURDAY 9th Head out of School at Stirling University: All Day Rugby: 1st XV v St Columba’s (H): KO: 1000 U16 v St Columba’s (H): KO: 1000 S3 v St Columba’s (A): Dep: 0730 KO: 1000 S2 v St Columba’s (A): Dep: 0730 KO: 1000 S1 V St Columba’s (A): Dep: 0730 KO: 1000 P7 v St Columba’s (H): KO: 1000 Hockey: P7 v Mary Erskine’s (H): Start: Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

SUNDAY 10th NO CHAPEL Brunch for All Houses: 1000 - 1200 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

WEEK 24 – MARCH 2019

MONDAY 11th GIRFEC Meetings: Conference Room: 0850 – 1110 & 1315 – 1625 S5 Review Interviews: Colours Room: 0850 - 1625 SLT Meeting: Conference Room: 1110 - 1210 Tutor Period: 1445 – 1515 Full Report Due In for S3 Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 Supervised Prep/Supported Study in Teaching Block: Week 2 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

TUESDAY 12th S5 Review Interviews: Colours Room: 0850 - 1625 Percussion Lessons: Theatre: 1630 - 2100 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

WEDNESDAY 13th Academic SLT: Conference Room: 1000 - 1110 High School Senior 7’s (A): Dep: 1200 Return: 1730 CCF: 1445 – 1625 Utility Period: Principal Teacher Meeting: 1455 – 1625 Junior Rewards Evening: Location TBC Duty SLT: Mr Adams

THURSDAY 14th HoMs’ Development Meeting: Conference Room: 1315 - 1415 Singing Lessons: Theatre: 1630 – 2100 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

FRIDAY 15th Employability Workshop: Theatre: 1445 - 1555 Tracking Progress Report Due in for P7 & S1 Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 Mongolia Practise Expedition, Comrie Croft: Dep: 1700 Return Sun 17th Mar – 1600 Cunningham S6 Cook Irish Stew for St Patrick’s Day: 1800 School Wind Band: Chapel: 1830 – 2130 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

SATURDAY 16th Rugby: 1st XV v Balfron (A): Dep: 0830 KO: 1000 U16 v Balfron (A): Dep: 0830 KO: 1000 S3 v Balfron (H): KO: 1000 S2 v Balfron (H): KO: 1000 S1 v Balfron (H): KO: 1000

P7 v Balfron (A): Dep: 0830 KO: 1000 Hockey: S2 v Knox (A): Dep: Start: S1 v Knox (A): Dep: Start: Band & Dancers at Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Fund Raiser, Stirling Castle: 1800 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

SUNDAY 17th School Service: Chapel: 1100 Mongolia Practise Expedition Returns Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

WEEK 25 – MARCH 2019

MONDAY 18th GIRFEC Meetings: Conference Room: 0850 – 1110 & 1315 – 1625 SLT Meeting: Conference Room: 1110 - 1210 Tutor Period: 1445 – 1515 Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 Supervised Prep/Supported Study in Teaching Block: Week 2 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

TUESDAY 19th Percussion Lessons: Theatre: 1630 - 2100 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

WEDNESDAY 20th CCF Field Day for S2 & S3 Pupils: All Day Academic SLT: Conference Room: 1000 - 1110 CCF: 1445 – 1625 Utility Period: Working Group Meetings: 1455 – 1625 Duty SLT: Mr Adams

THURSDAY 21st HoMs’ Development Meeting: Conference Room: 1315 - 1415 S5 Employability Workshop: Theatre: 1315 - 1415 Singing Lessons: Theatre: 1630 – 2100 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

FRIDAY 22nd Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 School Wind Band: Chapel: 1830 – 2130 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

SATURDAY 23rd Rugby: 1st XV v Morrison’s (A): Dep: 0815 KO: 1000 U16 v Morrison’s (A): Dep: 0815 KO: 1000 S3 v Morrison’s (H): KO: 1000 S2 v Morrison’s (H): KO: 1000 S1 v Morrison’s (H): KO: 1000 P7 v Morrison’s (A): Dep: 0815 KO: 1000 Hockey: Seniors v High School of Dundee (A): Dep: Start:

U15 v High School of Dundee (A): Dep: Start: U13 v High School of Dundee (H): Start: P7 v Mary Erskine’s (H): Start: Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

SUNDAY 24th School Service: Chapel: 1100 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

WEEK 26 – MARCH 2019

MONDAY 25th GIRFEC Meetings: Conference Room: 0850 – 1110 & 1315 – 1625 SLT Meeting: Conference Room: 1110 - 1210 Tutor Period: 1445 – 1515 Tracking Progress Report Due in for S2 Band Practice: Band Hut: 1645 – 1745 Supervised Prep/Supported Study in Teaching Block: Week 2 Duty SLT: Mr Shaw

TUESDAY 26th Percussion Lessons: Theatre: 1630 - 2100 Duty SLT: Miss Phipps

WEDNESDAY 27th Academic SLT: Conference Room: 1000 - 1110 CCF: 1445 – 1625 Utility Period: Teaching Staff Meeting: 1455 – 1625 Cunningham S2 Easter Baking in Mr Eastham’s Flat: 1630 Duty SLT: Mr Adams

THURSDAY 28th HoMs’ Development Meeting: Conference Room: 1315 - 1415 Singing Lessons: Theatre: 1630 – 2100 Haig House Easter Scavanger Hunt: Fields: 1700 - 1800 Duty SLT: Mrs Scott Laing

FRIDAY 29th Lessons end after Period 4: 1110 Wavell House Easter Egg & Poster Competition Parent/Teacher Meeting: S2, S3, S4, S5 & S6: 1330 - 1700 ALL PUPILS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE PARENT/TEACHER APPOINTMENTS WITH THEIR PARENTS NB: DRESS RULE FROM 1330 HOURS ONWARDS IF NOT IN HOUSES - KILT, SHIRT SLEEVE ORDER AND TIE SPRING TERM ENDS

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