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Summer Term 2010
Week 1
Mon 19th April
0900 Staff INSET
pm Boarders Return
Tue 20th April
0835 Start of Summer Term
1400 Cricket v Forty Club: 1st (h)
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until1700)
Wed 21st April
1400 Cricket v Cottingham: U15A (h)
1400 Tennis (B) v St Peter’s: U15 (a)
1600 Tennis (B) v St Peter’s: 1st, 2nd (h)
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until1700
1600 PMG Meeting (Sixth Form Centre)
1930 3rd Year Parents’ Evening
Thu 22nd April
CCF: Air Experience Flying, Church Fenton (depart 0830; return 1545)
0930 GCSE PE Moderation (at Pocklington)
1400 Religious Studies Sixth Form: Rabbi Kleimann talking to students (Gruggen Room)
1400 Strensall Ranges, York (depart 1310; return 1545)
1400 Obstacle Course, QE Barracks, York (depart 1310; return 1545)
1600 Pocklington Management Group
1630 Rounders v Queen Margaret’s: U15, U14 (h)
Fri 23rd April
0915 Whole School Church Service
1615 Welbeck Leadership Competition (4th Year): Team departs (return Sunday 1500)
Sat 24th April
1130 Cricket v Ampleforth: 1st (a)
1330 Cricket v Ampleforth: 2nd, U15 (h)
1330 Cricket v St Martin’s: U13 (h)
1330 Cricket v St Martin’s: U12 (a)
1330 Cricket v Ampleforth: U14 (a)
Welbeck Leadership Competition (return Sunday 1500)
1330 Rounders v Queen Margaret’s & St Martin’s: U13A, U12A (h)
1400 Tennis (B) v Silcoates: 1st, 2nd (h)
1400 Tennis(G) v Queen Margaret’s: 1st, 2nd, U15, U14, U13 (a)
Sun 25th April
0930 Morning Prayer
Welbeck Leadership Competition (return 1500)
1330 Cricket v Yorkshire Gents: 1st (h)
Junior Boarders’ trip: Lazer Quest (SAH/HMY)
Senior Boarders’ trip: Cliftoon Moor Cinema (DAG)
Week 2
AS Drama priority week
Mon 26th April
AS Photography Group 1: all day preparation for exam
HPV vaccinations for girls in 2nd, 4th, 5th, L6th and U6th
0900 Overseas Agents’ Workshop at St Peter’s School
1315 Auditions for Michaelmas Term’s Cinderella Pantomime in the New Drama Studio in Old L6 Common Room (until 1415). All welcome
1600 Tennis (B) v Ashville: 1st, 2nd (h)
1600 Health & Safety Committee
Tue 27th April
AS Art/AS Photography Group 2: all day preparation for exam
1420 Tennis (B): Senior House Matches
1600 ICT Committee
1600 Boarding Committee
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until1700)
1700 GCSE Drama exam (exact time to be confirmed)
Wed 28th April
A2 Art/A2 Photography Group 1: all day preparation for exam
0845 L6th Geography field trip: Lake District Glaciation (return by 2000)
1000 Cricket v St Peter’s & Scarborough College: 1st (Twenty20 Competition)
1415 Rounders v Cundall Manor: U15A, U14B (h)
1545 Tennis (B) v Scarborough Sixth-form College: 1st, 2nd (h)
1545 Warhammer Battle - ICT4 (until 1830)
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until1700)
1600 PMG Meeting (Sixth Form Centre)
Thu 29th April
A2 Photography Group 2: all day preparation for exam
UKMT Junior Maths Challenge
1400 Strensall Ranges, York (depart 1310; return 1545)
1430 Cricket v St Olave’s: U13A, U13B (a)
1430 Cricket v St Olave’s: U12A, U12B (h)
1540 Rounders v Cundall Manor: U13A, U12A (a)
Fri 30th April
L6 Drama Practical exam
1145 Overseas Agents’ Visit. Lunch (1230) and Tour (until 1545)
1600 House Trampolining (all ages)
Sat 1st May
1130 Cricket v Worksop: 1st (a)
1330 Cricket v Worksop: 2nd, U14A and B (h)
1330 Cricket v Worksop: U15 (a)
1330 Cricket v Ranby: U13, U12 (a)
1400 Tennis(B) v Leeds: 1st, 2nd, U15, U14 (a)
1400 Rounders v Ashville: U16, U15, U14, U13, U12 (h)
tbc Athletics (B) v Barnard Castle: U19, U17, U15 (a)
Sun 2nd May
Junior Boarders’ trip: Paintballing (AET/JM)
Senior Boarders’ trip: Paintballing (RPB, NW)
Week 3
Mon 3rd May
1315 Auditions for Michaelmas Term’s Cinderella Pantomime in the New Drama Studio (Old L6 Common Room). All welcome (until 1415)
1630 Tennis (G) v Queen Margaret’s (York Area League): U13A (h)
1630 Tennis (B) v Bootham: U13 (AEGON) (a)
Tue 4th May
1400 Tennis (B) v QEGS: 1st, 2nd (a)
1415 Tennis(G) v Hymers: 1st, 2nd, 3rd (h)
1305 Middle School Cluster Meeting in Art Department
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until1700)
1930 Pocklington 500: "Cockfighting and All That" - An Illustrated Talk on recent discoveries about School's history by Mr Darrell Buttery in the Tom Stoppard Theatre
Wed 5th May
Business Studies Workshops for all U6th and L6th Business Studies Students (Leeds all day)
am GCSE Music (no exam leave)
1400 Cricket v Headlands: U14 (County Cup) (h)
1400 Cricket v Cundall Manor: U15 (h)
Athletics v Gateshead: U18, U16, U14 (B); U16, U14 (G) (a)
1600 Pastoral Committee
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until1700)
1630 Tennis (G) v Bootham (York Area League): U15B (h)
1630 Tennis (G) v Bootham (York Area League): U13A (a)
Thu 6th May
am Young Enterprise Adjudications
1330 CCF Biennial Inspection dress rehearsal
1430 Cricket v Scarborough College: U13A and B (h)
1600 Tennis (G) v Queen Margaret’s: U15 A and B (h)
1600 Pocklington Management Group
1730 6th Form Drama perform A Level pieces at
Pocklington Arts Centre
1930 Swing Band Concert at Warter Church (depart 1830; return 2200)
Fri 7th May
1100 Former Staff coffee morning in the Staff Common Room
1445 Reception for Boarding Parents
1545 Exeat
Sat 8th May
Exeat
Sun 9th May
Exeat
Cricket: Regional Twenty20 Finals Day
Boarders return
Week 4
Mon 10th May
0845 School resumes
A2 Art and Photography: all work to be displayed by today
1600 Heads of Department Committee
1630 Tennis (B) v St Olave’s: U13 (AEGON) (a)
Tue 11th May
6th Formers’ Non-Uniform Day [with eco-friendly cakestall] for Green Awareness (wear something green)
1600 Tennis (G) v Silcoates: U15, U14 (h)
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until 1700)
1600 Marketing and Recruitment Group
1615 Tennis (B) v Hymers: 1st, 2nd (a)
1630 Tennis (G) v Bootham: U13 B (a)
1700 Governors’ Academic Committee: 1700 Tuesday, 11 May
Wed 12th May
1400 Cricket v St Peter’s: U15A and B (a)
1400 Cricket v St Peter’s: U14A and B (h)
1430 Tennis(G) v Bradford: U15, U14 (h)
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until1700)
Thu 13th May
1200 CCF Biennial Inspection commences
1400 Athletics v St Olave’s: U13, U12 (a)
1415 Cricket v Headlands: U12A and B (h)
1430 Cricket v Bramcote: U13 (a)
Fri 14th May
1400 OPs v Old Peterites Cricket Match (TBC)
1630 Tennis (B) v Bootham: U15 (AEGON) (h)
1900 Inauguration of the Mayor Ceremony, Tom Stoppard Theatre (Swing Band performing)
Sat 15th May
1000 Athletics (G) v Huntington: U15 - U12 (a)
1200 Cricket v Ashville: 1st (a)
1330 Cricket v Ashville: U15, U12 (a)
1400 Cricket v Ashville: 2nd, U14, U13 (h)
1400 Tennis (B) v Worksop: 1st, 2nd (h)
Sun 16th May
0930 Holy Communion
OPs v Old Peterites Cricket Match (TBC)
Junior Boarders’ trip: Waterworld (AET/JM)
Senior Boarders’ trip: York (MPN)
Week 5
Mon 17th May
U13 A & 15 A on Monday 17th May 4:30pm
pm AS Business Studies (exam leave: am)
1630 Tennis (G) v Queen Margaret's (York Area League): U13B (h)
1630 Tennis (G) v The Mount: U15A, U13A (h)
Tue 18th May
pm AS Spanish (exam leave: am)
pm A2 ICT (exam leave: am)
pm GCSE Religious Studies (exam leave: am)
1330 Lower School Play rehearsal (until 2000)
1600 Tennis v Hymers: U13 (6 couples) (h)
Wed 19th May
am GCSE Spanish (no exam leave)
1300 Rounders - Terrington Tournament: U13 (a)
1430 Tennis(G) v Hymers: U14 (24)
1430 Cricket v Hill House: U15A (a)
1600 PMG Meeting (Sixth Form Centre)
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until1730)
1615 Tennis (B) v Joseph Rowntree: U13 (AEGON) (h)
Thu 20th May
1400 Strensall Ranges, York (depart 1310; return 1545)
1415 Tennis (G) v Silcoates: U13, U12 (h)
1430 Cricket v Bramcote: U13 (a)
1430 Rounders v Bramcote: U13B (a)
1500 Cricket v Read: U13, U12 (a)
1600 Pocklington Management Group
1630 Tennis (G) v Bootham (York Area League): U15A (h)
Fri 21st May
am AS Geography
am AS German
am AS Philosophy
am GCSE Biology 2 and 3
[exam leave Thurs 20th May]
pm AS Chemistry
pm AS Theatre Studies
pm AS Politics
pm GCSE PE
[exam leave: Thurs 20th May + Fri 21st May am]
Sat 22nd May
Normal teaching ceases for Lower Sixth after morning school
1200 Cricket v Hymers: 1st (h)
1330 Cricket v Hymers: 2nd, U15B, U14A and B, U13 (a)
1330 Cricket v Hymers: U15, U12 (h)
1330 Rounders v Bootham: U14B, U13B, U12B (a)
1330 Tennis (G) v Bootham: U15 (a)
1400 Tennis (G) v Barnard Castle: 1st, 2nd (a)
1400 Tennis (B) v Barnard Casstle: 1st, 2nd, U15 (h)
Sun 23rd May
0930 Morning Prayer
Junior Boarders’ trip: Cinema (SAH/HMY)
Senior Boarders’ trip: Go-karting (PMD)
Week 6 - Internal School Exam Week
Lower Sixth on Exam Leave
Mon 24th May
am AS ICT [no exam leave: (U6 only)]
am AS French [no exam leave: (U6 only)]
am GCSE Religious Studies [no exam leave]
pm AS Maths C1/M1 [exam leave: am (U6 only)]
pm GCSE Spanish [exam leave: am]
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until1730)
Tue 25th May
am AS Biology
am AS Business Studies
am AS Latin
am AS Philosophy
[exam leave: Mon 24th May (U6 only)]
am GCSE English [exam leave: Mon 24th May]
pm AS Geography [exam leave: am (U6 only)]
1600 ICT Committee
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until1730)
Wed 26th May
am AS History [exam leave Tues 25th May (U6 only)]
am GCSE Chemistry 2 and 3 [exam leave: Tues 25th May following revision sessions]
pm GCSE Design [no specific exam leave: revision session am]
1545 Warhammer Battle - ICT4 (until 1830)
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until1700)
Thu 27th May
CCF: Air Experience Flying, Church Fenton (depart 0830; return 1545)
am AS Maths D1/S1 [exam leave: Wed 26th May (U6 only)]
am GCSE Spanish [exam leave: Wed 26th May]
1415 Rounders v St Olave’s: U13A, B and C; U12A, B and C (h)
1430 Cricket v Woodleigh: U13A (a)
1930 Faircote House Dinner in the Dining Room
Fri 28th May
Normal teaching ceases for 5th and Upper Sixth at end of morning school
Leavers’ Day
am AS Design [exam leave: Thurs 27th May (U6 only)]
am AS Politics [exam leave: Thurs 27th May (U6 only)]
am AS Music [exam leave: Thurs 27th May (U6 only)]
am AS PE [exam leave: Thurs 27th May (U6 only)]
am GCSE Physics 2 and 3 [exam leave: Thurs 27th May following revision session(s)]
pm AS Economics [exam leave: Fri 28th (U6 only)]
1220 Half term
Half Term Events
Sun 30th May
2400 2nd Year Paris Trip departs (midnight Sunday/Monday) (returns 2000 Fri 4th May)
Sun 6th June
Trampolining: Grade D - G Regional Competition at Gemtec Arena, Hull (Elite) (depart 0700; return 1900)
1130 Cricket: U15 Yorks v Lancs Roses Match at school
Boarders return
Week 7
Mon 7th June
0835 School resumes
0900 1st Year History trip to Pickering Castle and Reivaulx Abbey (return 1600)
1600 Lower School Play Initial Set Layout instalment (until 1730)
Horse And Bamboo Theatre Company: workshop and performance
Tue 8th June
1330 Lower School Play: Technical rehearsal (until 1830)
1600 Lower School Play Technical Priority in TST/Rehearsal (until 1700)
1600 Boarding Committee
1630 Tennis (G) v The Mount: U15B, U13B (h)
Wed 9th June
1400 Tennis (B) v Bradford: U15, U14 (a)
1415 Cricket v Read: U15, U14 (h)
1600 Lower School Play Technical Priority in TST/Rehearsal (until 1700)
1600 PMG Meeting (Sixth Form Centre)
1615 Rounders v Silcoates: U15A, U14A and B (a)
Thu 10th June
1400 Strensall Ranges, York (depart 1310; return 1545)
1415 Rounders v Silcoates: U13A and B, U12A and B (h)
1430 Cricket v Hill House: U13A, U12A (h)
1600 Lower School Play Set Completion (until 1800)
1600 Pocklington Management Group
Fri 11th June
AS Art and Photography: all work to be displayed by today
Sat 12th June
1130 Cricket v Leeds GS: 1st (a)
1330 Cricket v Leeds GS: 2nd, U15, U13 (h)
1400 Cricket v Leeds GS: U15, U14A and B, U12 (a)
1400 Tennis (G) v Mount St Mary’s: 1st, 2nd (h)
1400 Tennis (B) v Ampleforth: 1st, 2nd (a)
1400 Rounders v Mount St Mary’s: U15, U14, U13, U12A and B (h)
Sun 13th June
0930 Morning Prayer
Junior Boarders’ trip: AET/JM Allerthorpe Lakeland Park -Watersports
Senior Boarders’ trip: Shopping Designer Outlet (JK)
Priority Week for Lower School Drama
Week 8
Mon 14th June
1330 Student Council meeting: Lower School (Gruggen Room)
1600 Heads of Department Committee
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until 1900)
1630 Tennis (B) v Terrington: U13 (AEGON) (h)
1700 Tennis (B) v Hymers: U15, U14 (a)
Tue 15th June
1330 Lower School Play rehearsal (until 1800)
1330 Student Council meeting: Middle School (Gruggen Room)
1430 Cricket v Scarborough College: U15A (h)
1300 Athletics v Woodleigh at Ryedale Stadium
1600 ICT Committee
1600 Marketing and Recruitment Group
Wed 16th June
3rd Year Geography field trip: Flamborough Coastal studies (depart 0845; return 1545)
1330 Student Council meeting: Boarders (Gruggen Room)
1400 Cricket v Cundall Manor: U13 A, U12 A (a)
1400 Cricket v Cundall Manor: U13 B, U12 B (h)
1400 Rounders v Cundall Manor: U15B, U14 (h)
1420 Tennis (B): House Matches (U15/14)
1545 Warhammer Battle - ICT4 (until 1830)
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until1800)
Thu 17th June
CCF: Air Experience Flying, Church Fenton (depart 0830; return 1545)
1400 Strensall Ranges, York (depart 1310; return 1545)
1400 Map and Compass Exercise, Allerthorpe Common (depart 1310; return 1600)
1430 Tennis v Hymers: U12 (whole year group) (h)
1400 Cricket v Fulneck: U13A, U12A (h)
1600 Lower School Play rehearsal (until1800)
Fri 18th June
Lyndhurst ‘Come see us at work’
1600 Lower School Play : Dress Rehearsal 1 (until 1900)
pm Governors’ Meeting + Governors’ Garden Party
Sat 19th June
0900 Pocklington ‘Come see us at work’ (until 1200)
1130 Cricket v Woodhouse Grove: 1st (h)
1330 Cricket v Woodhouse Grove: U14, U12 (h)
1400 Cricket v Woodhouse Grove: 2nd, U15, U13 (a)
1400 Rounders v Hull Collegiate: U15, U14, U13, U12 (h)
1400 Athletics (B/G) v Barnard Castle: U15 - U12 (a)
Sun 20th June
0930 Holy Communion
Junior Boarders’ trip: AET/JM Monster Truck Festival
Senior Boarders’ trip: Cliftoon Moor Cinema (KJC)
1000 Cricket - Prep Schools Tournament: U13 (6-a-side) (h)
Week 9
Mon 21st June
1600 Cricket v Hull Collegiate: U13 (Twenty20) (h)
1600 Lower School Play: Dress Rehearsal 2 (until 1800)
1930 Historia presents The Annual Dolman Lecture: Dr Mark Nicholls, President, St John's College, Cambridge
Tue 22nd June
Non-uniform day
1130 Cricket v MCC: 1st (h)
1305 Middle School Cluster Meeting in Art Department
1400 Lower School Play: Matinee performance for Primary Schools
1600 Pastoral Committee
1930 Lower School Play: Performance 1
Wed 23rd June
4th Year Geography field trip: York Urban studies (depart 0824; return 1545)
1330 Student Council meeting: Sixth Form (Gruggen Room)
1415 Cricket v Fulneck: U15A, U14 (h)
1430 Cricket v Scarborough College: 1st (h)
1430 Tennis (G) v Hymers: U15 (24) (a)
1600 PMG Meeting (Sixth Form Centre)
1930 Lower School Play: Performance 2
Thu 24th June
School Walk for Charity
Fri 25th June
1430 Dress rehearsal for ‘The Last 5 Years’ in Music School (until 2200)
Sat 26th June
Sports Day
0915 Tennis (B): Northern Schools U14 and U12 Championships (h)
Sun 27th June
OP Day
Cricket and Tennis v OP
Junior Boarders’ trip: SAH/HMY Cinema (SAH/HMY)
Senior Boarders’ trip: Wind-surfing and Kayaking (JD, NW)
1815 Evening Prayer
Week 10
Pocklington School 5th Year Work Experience:
Monday 28th June to Friday 2nd July (except those taking GCSE ICT, in which case the dates are Tuesday 29th June to Friday 2nd July)
Mon 28th June
0900 2nd Year History Trip to Beamish (return 1700)
TBC Cricket - Pocklington 6-a-side tournament: U14 (h)
1600 Staff Meeting
1930 Musical: ‘The Last Five Years’ - in the Music School
Tue 29th June
1600 Charity Concert rehearsal (until late)
pm Staff Leaving Dinner
Wed 30th June
Oxford and Cambridge visit (returning 2nd July)
1300 Cricket v Trent College: 1st (a)
1415 Rounders v St Peter’s: U15A and B, U14 A and B (h)
1430 Cricket v Hull Collegiate: U14, U15 (h)
TBC Tennis (G) - Bradford GS Tournament: U15, U13 (a)
1600 PMG Meeting (Sixth Form Centre)
1600 ICT Committee
1900 Charity Concert (organised by L6 committee)
Thu 1st July
0900 Induction day for new Lower School pupils
1400 Strensall Ranges, York (depart 1310; return 1545)
1400 Cricket v Terrington: U13A (h)
1430 Rounders v Terrington: U13
1600 Pocklington Management Group
Fri 2nd July
0845 4th Form Art Trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park (until 1545)
Sat 3rd July
1130 Cricket v St Peter’s: 1st (h)
1300 Rounders House Matches: Middle School, Junior School
1300 Cricket House Matches: Middle School, Junior School
1330 Cricket v St Peter’s: 2nd (a)
1930 Party at Pock
Sun 4th July
0930 Morning Prayer
Senior Boarders’ trip: Scarborough (JK, JS)
Junior Boarders’ trip: Flamingo Land (AET/JM)
Week 11
Mon 5th July
Cricket: YSSCA U19 Trials
1900 Summer Concert in the Tom Stoppard Theatre (in combinationwith Lyndhurst School)
Tue 6th July
Primary Schools Activities Day
Cricket Tour: 1st XI at QEGS
Wed 7th July
Lyndhurst Speeches
Cricket Tour: 1st XI at QEGS
1420 Rounders House Matches: Middle School
1420 Rounders House Matches: Junior School
Thu 8th July
Staff Film (pm activities) Tom Stoppard Theatre
1900 The Wilberforce Lecture: Dr Marek Kukula, Public Astronomer,
Royal Observatory, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Fri 9th July
1100 Prizegiving and reception
Prizes to be presented by Phil Packer - 26 Miles for 26 Charities in 26 Hours
End of Term
1900 Leavers’ Ball
Summer Holiday Events
Sat 10th July
CCF Annual Camps at RAF Wittering and Wathgill depart at 1200 [return: 1400 (RAF) and 1100 (Army), Sat 17th July]
Sun 11th July
York Mystery Plays, in York (involving mainly sixthformers)
Mon 12th July
Residential Course for Action English starts (until 2nd Aug)
Sun 18th July
York Mystery Plays, in York (involving mainly sixthformers)
Mon 2nd Aug
Residential Course for Action English ends
Sat 7th Aug
Wedding Reception Marquee & Pavilion
Sat 14th Aug
Watersports trip to Azu Rivage departs (returns 1645, Sat 21st Aug)
Mon 6th Sept
INSET for staff
Pre-season Hockey and Rugby Training. All ages. Times to be confirmed
Tue 7th Sept
Induction Day for New Pupils
Pre-season Hockey and Rugby Training. All ages. Times to be confirmed
Boarders return
Wed 8th Sept
0835 Michaelmas Term Starts