(Pre-Prep. Department events are denoted by *)
SEPTEMBER
Fri 3
10.00 am - 4.00 pm Orchestral Course
10.00 am - 3.30 pm Coach Education Course for Staff: Soccer and Hockey
1.30 pm SMT Meeting
Sun 5
8.30 am - 4.00 pm Rescue Test for Swimming Teachers
WEEK ONE
Mon 6
9.00 am Crisis Management Meeting
10.00 am Mathematics Department Meeting
Tue 7
9.00 am Staff Meeting
10.00 am Football & Tennis Courses
1.30 pm Heads of Department Meeting
2.40 pm English Department Meeting
3.40 pm Lower School Department Meeting
4.30 pm HMMS Meeting
Wed 8
10.00 am Staff Inset: ‘Assessment’ – Diane Gardner
1.45 pm Health & Safety Committee Meeting
3.30 pm Science Department Meeting
Term begins: Boarders to return to School by 5.30 pm
Thu 9
8.30 am
Term begins for Day Pupils
*8.45 am Pre-Prep Department: Term begins
10.30 am New Pupils arrive
Fri 10
6.30 pm Golf: 1st VI v The Staff (H)
Sat 11
Full Brambletye Weekend
2.30 pm Football: 1st & Colts Extended Games Session
6.30 pm ‘History in Brass’ Activity
Sun 12
1.00 pm: Charterhouse Six-a-side Football Tournament
2.00 pm Brambletye Safari Challenge
6.30 pm Evensong. Preacher: The Rev’d. Canon Julia Peaty, St Swithun’s Church, East Grinstead
WEEK TWO
Mon 13
9.30 am O-Pro Mouthguard fittings
Music Lessons begin
Ballet, Golf & Taekwondo begin
Activities, Clubs and Societies begin
6.00 pm Squash: 1st V v The Ladies (H)
Tue 14
Wed 15 2.30 pm Football v Cottesmore:
1st XI, 3rd IX, Colts C, Under 9 (A)
2nd IX, 4th VII, Colts A & B (H)
2.30 pm Hockey v Cottesmore: 1st, 2nd (H)
2.30 pm Netball v Cottesmore: U11, U10/9 (A)
2.30 pm Netball v St Aubyns: U9/8 (H)
Thu 16
Carpentry, Dance & Trampolining begin
10.45am Visit by Miss Antonia Beary, Headmistress, St Leonards-Mayfield
Fri 17
Fencing begins
*2.50 pm Pre-Prep Department: Year 2 Parents’ Assembly
*6.30 pm Pre-Prep. Department: Drinks Reception
6.30 pm Subject Secretaries’ Meeting at Brambletye – District 3
Sat 18
12 noon Academic Presentation in the School Theatre
2.30 pm Football v Windlesham House:
1st XI, 3rd IX, Under 9 A & B (H)
2nd IX, 4th IX, Colts C & D (A)
Colts A & B Triangular with Windlesham and Trasmallo FC, Spain (H)
2.30 pm Hockey v Windlesham House: 1st, 2nd (A)
2.30 pm Netball v Windlesham House: U11, U11B, U10 (H)
7.15pm Canoe Polo at East Grinstead
Year 7 Charades
Sun 19
10.30 am Matins. Preacher: James Stileman, Esq.
WEEK THREE
Mon 20
Preparatory Schools’ Orchestral Course at Lancing College
9.00 am Year 6 Visit to Sea Life Centre, Brighton
9.30 am O-Pro Mouthguard fittings
1.45 pm Football: Colts to Lancing Six-a-side Tournament
5.00 pm Senior Swimming v Cottesmore (H)
Chess and Speech & Drama begin
6.15 pm Squash: 1st V v The Bandits (H)
Tue 21
*Pre-Prep Department: Arsenal F.C. Tiny Tots Morning (Reception and Nursery)
Wed 22
2.30 pm Football v Copthorne:
1st XI (Sale Cup), Colts A & B, Under 8 (H)
2nd IX, 3rd IX, Colts C & D, Under 9 A & B (A)
2.30 pm Hockey v Copthorne: 1st, 2nd (H)
2.30 pm Netball v Copthorne:
U11B, U10, U9/8 (A)
U9 (H)
Fri 24 WEEKEND EXEAT
8.25 am School Assembly: ‘The Chestnut Tree House Hospice’ – Mrs Laura Sale
12.30 pm Learning Development Parents’ Meetings
Geography Association Conference at Brambletye
2.45 pm Pupils free to leave
Train arrives at 4.00 pm at Victoria Station
Sun 26
Pupils return by bedtimes
Meet at Victoria Station at 6.10 pm for the train to East Grinstead
WEEK FOUR
Mon 27
French Day
Wed 29
2.30 pm Football v Great Walstead:
1st XI, Colts A & B, Under 9 A & B (Away)
2nd IX, 3rd IX, 4th VII, Colts C & D, Under 8 (H)
2.30 pm Hockey v Great Walstead:
1st/2nd (H); 2nd/3rd (A)
2.30 pm Netball v Great Walstead: U9, U9/8 (Coaching) (H)
2.30 pm Pop Lacrosse v Great Walstead: U10 Coaching (H)
7.00 pm Brambletye Reception at The House of Commons
Thu 30
8.30 am Marketing Committee Meeting
9.00 am Year 8 Art Scholars to The Tate Modern
OCTOBER
Fri 1
11.20am Talk: ‘The Himalayan Trust’ – George Band, O.B.E.
*Pre-Prep Department: Harvest Festival
Sat 2
11.15am Talk: ‘Internet Safety’ (pupils and parents of Years 7 and 8) – Alex Payne, Esq.
2.00 pm Football v Rose Hill:
1st XI, Colts A & B, Under 9 A & B (A)
2nd XI, 3rd VII, Colts C & D (H)
2.00 pm Hockey v Rose Hill: 1st & 2nd Triangular (A)
2.00 pm Pop Lacrosse v Rose Hill: U11 Coaching (H)
2.30pm Under 10 Netball Tournament at Woldingham School
6.45 pm Talk: ‘Hollywood Films – The Art of Special Effects’ – Nick Davis, Esq.
Sun 3
11.45 am Football v North Bridge House: 1st XI (H)
6.30 pm Harvest Festival. Preacher: Jonathan Gillespie, Esq., Headmaster of Lancing College
WEEK FIVE
Mon 4
3.00 pm Headmasters’ Meeting – Brambletye
4.30 pm Swimming: Seniors v Copthorne (H)
Tue 5
IAPS District 3 Meeting at Handcross Park
Wed 6
2.30 pm Football v Tavistock & Fonthill: Colts A & B, Under 9 A (H)
2.30 pm Football v Tavistock:
2nd IX, Under 8 (A)
Colts C (H)
3.00 pm Football v Lingfield Notre Dame: 1st XI (A)
2.30 pm Netball v Tavistock: U9, U8 (A)
Senior House Hockey
Middle House Netball
Thu 7
National Poetry Day
ISEB Modern Languages Meeting at Epsom College
Headmasters’ Meeting at Sunningdale
Fri 8 WEEKEND EXEAT
Effort Grades
10.45 am Staff Meeting
12.30 pm Learning Development Parents’ Meetings
2.45 pm Pupils free to leave
Train arrives at 4.00 pm at Victoria Station
Sun 10
Pupils return by bedtimes
Meet at Victoria Station at 6.10 pm for the train to East Grinstead
WEEK SIX
Mon 11
1.00 pm Football: Copthorne Sixes (1st Team)
Wed 13
2.30 pm Football v Handcross Park:
1st XI, 3rd VII, Colts C VII, Under 9 A VI (A)
U8 (H)
2.30 pm Football v Handcross Park & Lingfield Notre Dame: Colts A & B (H)
2.45 pm Football v Beechwood: 2nd IX (H)
2.30 pm Hockey v Hurstpierpoint Prep
1st, 2nd (A); 3rd (H)
2.30 pm Pop Lacrosse v Hurstpierpoint Prep: 4th Coaching (H)
2.30 pm Netball v Hurstpierpoint Prep
U11, U10 (H); U9, U8 (Coaching) (A)
Thu 14
10.30 am Curriculum Committee Meeting at Charterhouse
Fri 15
*2.50 pm Pre-Prep Department: Year 1 Parents’ Assembly
3.30 pm Football: Primary Schools’ Under 9 Football Festival (H)
Sat 16
10.00 am Open Morning
2.30 pm Football v Ashdown House:
1st XI, Colts A & B (H)
3rd VII, Colts C, Under 9 (A)
2.30 pm Hockey v Ashdown House: 1st, 2nd (Away at EGSC)
2.30 pm Netball v Ashdown House: U11 (A); U10, U9 (H)
6.45 pm Talk: ‘The Tree House Diary’ – Nick Weston, Esq.
Sun 17
10.00 am School Council Meeting
2.00 pm Squash: 1st & 2nd Vs v Wellesley House (at Tonbridge School)
2.00 pm Minor Sports with Ashdown House (H)
6.30 pm Evensong. Preacher: The Rev’d Mark Eminson, St Swithun’s Church, East Grinstead
WEEK SEVEN
Tue 19
9.30 am Autumn Fair: Sports Hall
*Pre-Prep Department: Parent/Teacher Consultations
6.00 pm Executive Committee Meeting
Wed 20
10.45 am Staff Meeting
2.30 pm Football v Cumnor House:
1st XI, 3rd IX, Colts A & B, Under 9 A & B (A)
2nd IX, 4th IX, Colts C & D, Under 8 (H)
2.30 pm Hockey v Cumnor House:
1st, 3rd (Away at EGSC); 2nd (H)
2.30 pm Netball v Cumnor House:
U11, U9A, U9B (H); U10, U9C (A)
Thu 21 HALF TERM
Half Term Assessments
2.45 pm Pupils free to leave
Train arrives at 4.00 pm at Victoria Station
WEEK EIGHT
Mon 25 HALF TERM WEEK
Fri 29
Independent Schools Exhibition, Battersea Park
Fri 29 Independent Schools Exhibition, Battersea Park
Sat 30
Independent Schools Exhibition, Battersea Park
Sun 31
Pupils return by bedtimes
Meet at Victoria Station at 6.10 pm for the train to East Grinstead
NOVEMBER WEEK NINE
Mon 1
Winter Timetable begins
1.30 pm Football: Brambletye Sixes
Wed 3
2.30 pm Football v Ardingly:
1st XI, Colts C & D, Under 9 A & B, Under 8 A & B (H)
2nd IX, 3rd VII, 4th VII, Colts A & B (A)
2.00 pm Hockey v Ardingly: 1st, 2nd (A)
2.15 pm Hockey v Ardingly: 3rd, 4th (H)
Junior House Netball
Fri 5
10.00 am IAPS Geography Conference for Pre-Prep. Geography at Brambletye
2.45 pm Football v Lingfield Notre Dame: Under 8 (H)
*2.50 pm Pre-Prep Department: Reception and Nursery Parents’ Assembly
Sat 6
2.10 pm Football v Vinehall:
1st XI, Colts A & B, Under 9 A & B (A)
2nd IX, 3rd IX, Colts C (H)
2.30 pm Hockey v Holmewood House
1st (A); 2nd (H)
2.30 pm Netball v Holmewood House
U11, U10 (A); U11B, U9 (H)
5.45 pm Fireworks Display
Sun 7
10.30 am Matins. Preacher: The Rev’d S. M. Beaumont, Chaplain, Tonbridge School
1.30 pm Golf v Ashdown House (A)
WEEK TEN
Mon 8
9.15 am English CE Meeting at Port Regis
2.30 pm Swimming: Seniors v Ashdown House (A)
Wed 10
2.30 pm Football v Dorset House & St Aubyns:
1st XI, 2nd VII, 3rd VII, Under 9 A & B (H)
Colts A & B (Away at Dorset House)
2.30 pm Football v Ashdown House & Fonthill Lodge: U8 (Away at Ashdown House)
2.30 pm Hockey v Handcross Park: 1st (A); 2nd (H)
2.30 pm Netball v Handcross Park:
U11, U10, U8 (A); U9 (H)
Thu 11
Remembrance Day
Inter-House Football
6.00 pm Copthorne Indoor Hockey Tournament
Fri 12 WEEKEND EXEAT
2.45 pm Pupils free to leave
Train arrives at 4.00 pm at Victoria Station
Sun 14
Remembrance Sunday
Pupils return by bedtimes
Meet at Victoria Station at 6.10 pm for the train to East Grinstead
WEEK ELEVEN
Mon 15
Rugby begins
Football & Hockey team photos
6.00 pm Squash: 1st V v Holmewood House (H)
Tue 16
7.00 pm Governors’ Meeting
Wed 17 School Examinations begin
12.45 pm East Grinstead Hockey Tournament
2.15 pm Great Walstead U8 Netball Festival
Thu 18
Tonbridge Junior Foundation Scholarship
6.00 pm Squash: Colts v The Parents (H)
Fri 19
*7.30 pm Pre-Prep Department: Quiz Night
Sat 20
2.00 pm Netball v Cottesmore & Rose Hill: 2nd (H)
2.00 pm Pop Lacrosse v Cumnor House: U10 A & B (H)
2.30 pm Netball v Cottesmore: 1st (H)
5.00 pm Senior Poetry & Verse Speaking Competition Adjudicators: Mr and Mrs Christopher Everett
7.15 pm Canoe Polo at East Grinstead
Sun 21
10.30 am Matins. Preacher: The Rev’d P. V. Parker, Chaplain, Cranleigh School
2.15 pm Golf v Cottesmore (A)
WEEK TWELVE
Mon 22
6.15 pm Squash: 1st V v Cottesmore (H)
Wed 24
2.30 pm Netball v Great Walstead:
1st/2nd, 2nd/3rd (H); U11 (A)
2.30 pm Hockey v Copthorne: U10 Coaching (H)
2.30 pm Netball v Copthorne: U8/9 (A)
Thu 25
10.45 am Staff Meeting
10.45 am Autumn Concert Rehearsal for the remainder of the day
Fri 26 WEEKEND EXEAT
Effort Grades
8.50 am - 12.25 pm Autumn Concert Rehearsal
1.15 pm Autumn Concert
2.45 pm Pupils free to leave
Train arrives at 4.00 pm at Victoria Station
Sun 28
6.00 pm Parent/Teacher Meeting for Year 8
Pupils return by bedtimes
Meet at Victoria Station at 6.10 pm for the train to East Grinstead
WEEK THIRTEEN
Mon 29
Tue 30
DECEMBER
Wed 1
2.30 pm Rugby v Sackville: 1st XV (H)
2.30 pm Rugby v Tavistock:
2nd IX, Under 9 (H)
Colts A & B (A)
2.15 pm Girls’ Football: 1st & 2nd to Great Walstead Festival
2.30 pm Hockey v St Aubyns: U10/9 Coaching (H)
Thu 2
Fri 3
8.50 am Junior Play Rehearsals
2.00 pm Squash: 1st V v Westbourne House (A)
*Pre-Prep Department: School Play
Sat 4
Full Brambletye Weekend
Senior House Rugby
6.45 pm Boarders’ Christmas Disco
Sun 5
2.15 pm Choir to visit local Homes for the Elderly
4.15 pm Decorating of dormitories
6.30 pm Advent Hymns and Carols
WEEK FOURTEEN
Mon 6
8.50 am Junior Plays: Dress Rehearsal
2.30 pm Swimming: Seniors v Ardingly (H)
6.15 pm Squash: Juniors v Cottesmore (H)
Tue 7
10.45 am Staff Meeting
2.30 pm Christmas Tea: Ashurst Wood Senior Citizens
*Pre-Prep Department: Carols around the Christmas Tree
4.30 pm Performance of Junior Plays
Wed 8
*Pre-Prep Department: Secret Santa
2.30 pm Rugby v Lingfield Notre Dame: Colts A XII (H)
Thu 9
9.00 am Packing of school trunks
Christmas Lunch
2.00 pm - 5.00 pm Carol Service Rehearsal at St Swithun’s
Fri 10
*Pre-Prep Department: Christmas Treat
2.00 pm - 5.00 pm Carol Service Rehearsal at St Swithun’s
2.30 pm Entertainment for Years 3, 4 and 5
6.00 pm Christmas Feast
7.00 pm Carols around the Christmas Tree
Sat 11
Year 3 in School
10.45 am Prize Giving
11.55 am House Meetings
12.15 pm Lunch
2.00 pm Carol Service at St Swithun’s Church, East Grinstead
4.00 pm Term Ends
FUTURE EVENTS
Fri 8 & Sat 9 January Rugby Course
Future Dates
Spring Term 2011
Term begins: Sunday, 9th January
(Boarders return)
21st - 23rd January: Weekend Exeat
4th - 6th February: Weekend Exeat
18th - 27th February: Half Term
11th - 13th March: Weekend Exeat
Term ends: Wednesday, 30th March
Summer Term 2011
Term begins: Wednesday, 27th April
(Boarders return)
13th - 15th May: Weekend Exeat
27th - 30th May: Weekend Exeat
11th June: Sports & Open Day
11th - 19th June: Half Term
Term ends: Saturday, 9th July (12.15 pm)
Autumn Term 2011
Term begins: Wednesday, 7th September
(Boarders return)
23rd - 25th September: Weekend Exeat
7th - 9th October: Weekend Exeat
20th - 30th October: Half Term
11th - 13th November: Weekend Exeat
25th - 27th November: Weekend Exeat
Term ends: Saturday, 10th December
(2.00 pm Carol Service)
Parents are reminded that these dates should be adhered to, and so should book flights well in advance. If exceptional circumstances arise, a written application for permission to leave early or return late must be sent to the Headmaster.