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Stratton-on-the-Fosse  Radstock  Bath  BA3 4RJ  United Kingdom  Tel 01761 235100  Email registrar@downside.co.uk


 

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DOWNSIDE THIS WEEK

Saturday 30th August
14.00 New Prefects’ Induction Retreat
   
Sunday 31st August
  New Prefects’ Induction Retreat
14.00 Houses’ Meeting
   
Monday 1st September
  New Prefects’ Induction Retreat
09.30 Staff INSET, St Bede Centre
   
Tuesday 2nd September
Michaelmas Term opens
10.30 Conference for Senior School new pupils and their parents
12.00 Earliest return for boarders
14.00 Induction programme for Senior School new pupils
16.00 Conference for St Oliver’s new pupils and their parents
19.00 Schola Cantorum auditions
by 20.00 Senior School boarders return
   
Wednesday 3rd September
Summer timetable in operation until Half Term
  Day pupils return
08.20 Schola Cantorum rehearsal, Abbey Church
09.00 Opening Mass of the School Year, Abbey Church
09.50 Heads of English, EAL, French, History, Latin, Mathematics, Religious Studies and Science to meet and set new pupils in the Upper Second Form, Supervised Study Room, New Classrooms
10.15

Pupils wishing to change options to see the Director of Studies Heads of English, EAL, Mathematics, RS and Science to meet and set new pupils in the Fourth Form, Supervised Study Room, New Classrooms

11.25 Classes begin for all except the Lower Sixth Form
  Lower Sixth Form Meeting, Theatre
12.55 Upper Sixth Form Meeting, Theatre
13.40 Head Master’s Assembly, Theatre
  No Period 7
14.30 Third Form Meeting, Theatre
16.00 St Oliver’s Schola Cantorum Auditions, Breakspear
16.45 Fourth Form Meeting, Theatre
17.30 Fifth Form Meeting, Theatre
18.40 Schola Cantorum re-auditions
   
Thursday 4th September
18.30 Oxbridge Preparation class, Sligger Library
18.40 Schola Cantorum auditions, new pupils, Breakspear
   
Friday 5th September
07.00 OG Golf Day, Frilford Heath Golf Club, Oxford
11.05 Head Master’s briefing, Common Room
11.30 Music Staff INSET
13.40 Science Faculty meeting
15.00 First Meeting of the Orchestra and Concert Band
16.00 Meeting for all Music Scholars and Choral Exhibitioners, Gasquet Hall
   
Saturday 6th September
  Non-Exeat Weekend
  Barlow House Duty
  Deputy: Mr Gushurst-Moore
13.30 Hockey Training Match U15 v Prior Park College (H)
14.00 Rugby Trial matches (All teams except 1st XV / Colts A)
14.30 Hockey Training Match U14 v Prior Park College (H)
15.00 Hockey Training Match 1st XI, 2nd XI v Monkton Combe School (A) dep 13.30
19.30 Fourth & Fifth Form Social
   
Sunday 7th September
  Full Schola
  Rugby Tournament 1st XV, Junior Colts A, Kings Edward VI School, Southampton (A) dep 07.00
12.30 Bath Trip
12.30 Paintballing Trip

 

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