The Chorister School

SUMMER TERM 2018

The Chorister School Headmaster Mr Ian Wicks Postal Address The Chorister School The College Durham DH1 3EL Telephone 0191 384 2935 Email chris.wright@thechoristerschool.com (PA to the Headmaster) jill.finch@thechoristerschool.com registrar@thechoristerschool.com Website www.thechoristerschool.com 2

Term Dates Michaelmas Term 2018 Staff Inset Days Choristers/Probationers/Boarders return Term begins Half-term begins for all Girl Choristers return Probationers, Boy Choristers and Boarders return Term resumes Term ends for Day Pupils/Probationers/Boarders Term ends after Evensong for Choristers Lent Term 2019 Choristers/Probationers/Boarders return Term begins Half-term begins for all Boy Choristers return Probationers, Girl Choristers and Boarders return Term resumes Term ends for All Choristers return for Holy Week Chorister Period Chorister Period ends Summer Term 2019 Staff Inset Day Choristers/Probationers/Boarders return Term begins Half-term begins for Day pupils/boy Choristers/ Probationers/Boarders Half-term begins for Girl Choristers Choristers, Probationers and Boarders return Term resumes Term ends for Day Pupils/Probationers/Boarders Term ends after Evensong for Choristers Monday 3 September Tuesday 4 September Tuesday 4 September Wednesday 5 September Wednesday 17 October Saturday 27 October Sunday 28 October Monday 29 October Friday 14 December Tuesday 25 December Sunday 6 January Monday 7 January Friday 15 February Saturday 23 February Sunday 24 February Monday 25 February Friday 29 March Saturday 13 April Sunday 21 April Friday 26 April Sunday 28 April Monday 29 April Friday 24 May Sunday 26 May Sunday 2 June Monday 3 June Friday 12 July Sunday 21 July 3

APRIL Friday 20 April The Chorister School Summer Term 2018 Saturday 21 April Sunday 22 April 1515 Choristers/Probationers return 1600-1715 Boy and Girl Choristers rehearse 1900 Boarders return Week 1B Monday 23 April Term Begins St George Prep Assembly Theme: Seeing is believing Pre-Prep Assembly Theme: Get your thinking cap on! 0930 School Assembly in Cathedral Tuesday 24 April 1615 Staff Meeting Wednesday 25 April St Mark 0900-1130 Pre-School Trip to Broom House Farm 1330 Boy and Girl Choristers sing Commonwealth Service 1715 Boy Choristers sing Festal Evensong Thursday 26 April Morning Selected 4th to 6th Form complete UK Maths Trust Challenge 1430 U13 and U12 Cricket v Durham (away) Friday 27 April 1600-1700 Galilee Choir Weekend rehearsal 4

Saturday 28 April Morning Galilee Choir Weekend rehearsals 1000-1200 Open Morning 1015-1115 Boy and Girl Choristers and Probationers and Galilee Choir sing for visitors 1230-1800 Boy and Girl Choristers and Probationers participate in the Chorister Experience Afternoon Sunday 29 April 1000 Girl Choristers sing Matins 1115 Girl Choristers sing the Sung Eucharist 1530 Boy Choristers sing Evensong with Installation of the Chapter Clerk Week 2A Monday 30 April Prep Assembly Theme: Now is the month of Maying Pre-Prep Assembly Theme: Our Animal Friends 1300 1st XI Cricket v Loretto (Durham City), depart at 1130 MAY Tuesday 1 May St Philip and St James 1615 Staff Meeting: Pupil Work Scrutiny 1715 Girl Choristers sing Festal Evensong Wednesday 2 May 1330 U8 Cluster Schools Tennis (Durham High), depart at 1300 Thursday 3 May 1400 U11 Cricket v Red House (Durham City), depart at 1330 1430 U11A and U11B Rounders v Durham High (home) 5

Friday 4 May 1715 Junior Boy and Girl Choristers sing Evensong 1900 Senior Boy and Girl Choristers sing Concert at Ushaw College, depart at 1600 Saturday 5 May 1010 Boarders Activity: TBC Sunday 6 May Durham Hockey Academy Training 1000 Boy Choristers sing Matins 1115 Boy Choristers sing Sung Eucharist 1530 Girl Choristers sing Readings and Music for the Resurrection Week 3B Monday 7 May Bank Holiday No School for Day Pupils/Boarders; no duties for Choristers Mr and Mrs Wicks attends CSA Heads Conference in London (until 10 May) 2000 Choristers/Probationers/Boarders return Tuesday 8 May Prep Assembly Theme: God is gone up! Pre-Prep Assembly Theme: Don t worry, you ve got this Pre-Prep and Pre-School Assessment Week All day Gold Class Visit to the Cathedral and Education Centre Morning Prep School Pupils sit Progress in English Tests 1615 Staff Meeting Wednesday 9 May Morning Prep School Pupils sit Progress in Maths Tests 1715 Boy Choristers are excused from Evensong 6

Thursday 10 May Ascension Day School Ascension Day Service in Cathedral: 0930 Rehearsal 1100 Service 1400 1st XI v Durham (Durham City), depart at 1330 1400 Pre-School and Purple Class Trip to the Gala Theatre 1415 U13 and U12 Rounders v Barnard Castle (away), depart at 1315 1930 Boy Choristers sing Sung Eucharist Friday 11 May 0750-0840 Galilee Choir Rehearsal (Cathedral) 0900-1300 Sports Team Photographs 1555 Boy Choristers and Boy Probationers Exeat Weekend Saturday 12 May All day Rowing Team Compete in Durham City Regatta 1010 Boarders Activity: Surprise! 1715 Junior Consort of Singers sing Evensong Sunday 13 May 1000 Girl Choristers sing Matins 1115 Girl Choristers sing Sung Eucharist 1530 Girl Choristers sing Evensong 1730 Girl Choristers sing the DCCA Concert 1800-2000 Boy Choristers and Probationers return 7

Week 4A Monday 14 May Prep Assembly Theme: Rings and Promises Pre-Prep Assembly Theme: Kindness in Jesus Eyes Proposed week for 6th Form Common Entrance French Aural Exams Michael James Music Competition First Round performances, all week Common Entrance French Oral exams, all week Common Entrance Mental Maths exams, all week 1415 U13 and U12 Rounders v Red House (home) Galilee Choir sings Evensong in Cathedral: 1600 Rehearsal 1715 Service Tuesday 15 May St Matthias Common Entrance French Listening exams All day Gold Class Trip to National Railway Museum Shildon 1615 Staff Meeting Wednesday 16 May 1400 1st XI Cricket v Mowden Hall (away), depart at 1300 Thursday 17 May 0930-1555 1st Form Visit to the Botanic Gardens 1400 U11A and U11B Rounders v Bow A (home) 1515 U13 and U12 Rounders League v Durham (Durham) 1615 U13 and U12 Rounders League v Durham High (Durham) Friday 18 May Afternoon Pre-Prep and Pre-School Royal Wedding 1300 U11 Cluster Schools 6-aside Cricket Tournament (Durham), depart at 1230 1400 U11A and U11B Rounders v Red House (home) 8

Saturday 19 May All day Rowing Team Compete in Tees Regatta 1010 Boarders Activity: In domo relaxat Afternoon Boy and Girl Choristers sing Evensong at St Hilda s, Hartlepool Sunday 20 May 1000 Boy Choristers sing Matins 1115 Boy Choristers sing Sung Eucharist 1530 Girl Choristers sing Evensong and Procession Week 5B Monday 21 May Prep Assembly Theme: Love one another Pre-Prep Assembly Theme: Being Mindful 1400 Senior and Intermediate Athletics Heats and Finals (Palmers) Tuesday 22 May All day Silver Class Trip to Souter Lighthouse 1330 Informal Music Recital (Assembly Hall) 1400 Junior Athletics Heats and Finals (Palmers) 1615 Staff Meeting Wednesday 23 May Thursday 24 May 1430 U13 and U12 Rounders League v Durham Johnston (away) 1430 1st XI Cricket v NSB (Durham City) 1600 U13 and U12 Rounders League v Park View (North Lodge) 1900 Music Recital (Assembly Hall) 9

Friday 25 May St Bede 1430 U11 Cricket v NSB (Durham City), depart at 1400 and Procession Half Term Begins 1515 Pre-Prep 1530 Pre-School 1600 Day Pupils/Boarders 1710 Boy Choristers and Boy Probationers 1815 Girl Choristers and Girl Probationers Saturday 26 May Sunday 27 May Monday 28 May Tuesday 29 May Wednesday 30 May Thursday 31 May JUNE Friday 1 June Saturday 2 June All day Rowing Team Compete in Hexham Regatta 1030-1100 Boy and Girl Choristers return 1100 Tours of the School for Friends of the Cathedral 1145 Chorister Period Rehearsal 1400 Chorister Period Rehearsal attended by the Friends of the Cathedral Sunday 3 June 1000 Girl Choristers sing Matins 10

1115 Girl Choristers sing Sung Eucharist 1530 Boy Choristers sing Evensong 1800-2000 Boarders return Week 6A Monday 4 June Term Resumes Prep Assembly Theme: Row, row, row your boat Pre-Prep Assembly Theme: A Bigger Picture 1330 U9 Cluster Schools Rounders (Barnard Castle), depart at 1230 1500 U11 Cricket v Bow (Durham City) Tuesday 5 June 6th Form Common Entrance Exams (until Friday) 1400 U8 Pairs Cricket v Yarm (away), depart at 1300 1415 U9 Rounders v Red House (away), depart at 1315 1930 DCSA Committee Meeting (Library) Wednesday 6 June 0915 Whole School Photograph 1400 U11A, U11B and U9 Pairs Cricket v Mowden Hall (away), depart at 1300 Thursday 7 June All day Purple Class Visit to Gibside Friday 8 June 1130-1555 6th Form Turbine Trip 1330 U11 and U10 Cluster Schools Rounders (Teesside High), depart at 1230 Saturday 9 June All day Rowing Team Compete in Durham Regatta 1010 Boarders Activity: Climbing 11

Sunday 10 June All day Rowing Team Compete in Durham Regatta 1000 Boy Choristers sing Matins 1115 Boy Choristers sing Sung Eucharist 1330 DCCA Committee Meeting (Library) 1530 Girl Choristers sing Evensong Week 7B Monday 11 June Prep Assembly Theme: Time Pre-Prep Assembly Theme: Families in the Bible 1330 Lindisfarne Plate Athletics (Monkton Stadium), depart at 1200 Tuesday 12 June 1st to 5th Form School exams (until Friday) 6th Form Choristers are excused from Cathedral duties until 1.55 p.m. on 15 June 0830 6th Form Outward Bound Residential Trip to Kirkley Hall (until Friday lunchtime) 1615 Staff Meeting Wednesday 13 June 1300 U13 6-aside Cricket Tournament (Durham), depart at 1230 Thursday 14 June All day Pre-School Trip to Broom House Farm Friday 15 June All day 1416 Society Golf Day 1400-1450 6th Form Choristers rehearse 1900-2100 5th and 6th Form Three Schools Disco (Durham High) Saturday 16 June 1010 Boarders Activity: Barrington House Sports Day 12

Sunday 17 June 1000 Girl Choristers sing Matins 1115 Girl Choristers sing Sung Eucharist 1530 Boy Choristers sing Evensong Week 8A Monday 18 June Prep Assembly Theme: Reach for the skies Pre-Prep Assembly Theme: Earth Defenders TBC Pre-School and Purple Class Fathers Day Breakfast 1400 1st XI Cricket v Red House (away), depart at 1315 1530 U13 Rounders League v Hermitage Academy (home) Tuesday 19 June 0900-1230 Boy and Girl Choristers participate in Outreach Visit (Group 1) 0925-1555 6th Form Art and DT Exhibition Preparation 1400 U9 Pairs Cricket v NPS (Durham City) 1530 Pre-Prep and EYFS Transition Staff Meeting 1600 U9 Rounders v Bow (away) 1615 Staff Meeting Wednesday 20 June All day 6th Form Production Rehearsal 0900-1000 Opro Gum Shield fitting 1300 U11 Cluster Schools Girls Kwik Cricket (Durham High), depart at 1230 1430 Pre-Prep and Pre-School Summer Concert in Assembly Hall Thursday 21 June All day Pre-School and Purple Class Trip to South Shields 0900-1230 Boy and Girl Choristers participate in Outreach Visit (Group 2) 0925-1315 6th Form Art and DT Exhibition Preparation and Mentoring 1230 1st XI Cricket Team Departs on Tour 1430 1st XI Cricket v St Martin s Ampleforth (away) 1530 U13 and U12 Rounders League v St Bede s (Lanchester) 1610 U13 and U12 Rounders League v Framwellgate (Lanchester) 13

Friday 22 June 1130-1555 6th Form Visit to the National Trust 1000 1st XI Cricket v Terrington Hall (away) 1555 Girl Choristers and Girl Probationers Exeat Weekend Saturday 23 June All day Rowing Team Compete in Bradford Regatta 1010 Boarders Activity: Surprise! 1400 Boy Choristers sing RAF 100 Special Service 1715 Consort of Singers sing Evensong Sunday 24 June 1000 Boy Choristers sing Matins 1115 Boy Choristers sing Sung Eucharist 1530 Boy Choristers sing Evensong 1800-2000 Girl Choristers return Week 9B Monday 25 June Prep Assembly Theme: In perfect harmony Pre-Prep Assembly Theme: What would you do? Morning 6th Form Walk and BBQ Lunch 1400 U11A and U11B Rounders v Polam Hall (away), depart at 1315 1400 U11 Cricket v NPS (Durham City) Tuesday 26 June 1530 Pre-Prep and EYFS Transition Staff Meeting 1615 Staff Meeting 1730 Girl Choristers sing Evensong 1900 Summer Concert (Elvet Methodist Church), rehearsals all morning Wednesday 27 June 0925-1555 6th Form Art and DT Exhibition Preparation 1330 Pre-Prep Sports Day (Palmers Garth) 1730 Boy Choristers sing Evensong 1900 Michael James Music Competition Final (Assembly Hall) 14

Thursday 28 June 0800 5th Form Depart for World Challenge in Borrowdale 0925-1315 6th Form Production Rehearsal 1300 U11 Cluster Schools Athletics Challenge (Palmers Garth), depart at 1215 Friday 29 June All day 6th Form Production Rehearsal 1430-1515 Gold Parents Meeting (Middle School) 1300 U11 6-aside Cricket Tournament (Durham) 1545 5th Form return from World Challenge 1515-1700 Moette Sports Kit and Swimwear Ordering (Gold Class) Saturday 30 June All day Rowing Team Compete in Talkin Tarn Regatta 1010 Boarders Activity: Fun and Games at Seaton Carew beach 1715 Boy Choristers sing Ordination of Priests JULY Sunday 1 July 1000 Girl Choristers sing Ordination of Deacons 1530 Boy Choristers sing Evensong Week 10A Monday 2 July Prep Assembly Theme: Break a leg! Pre-Prep Assembly Theme: Famous Fables Morning 6th Form Production Rehearsal 1400 U9 Rounders v Polam Hall (away), depart at 1315 1400 U11A and U11B Rounders v RGS (away) 15

Tuesday 3 July St Thomas All day 6th Form Production Rehearsal 1400 U9 Rounders v RGS (home) 1615 Staff Meeting 1715 Girl Choristers sing Solemn Evensong Wednesday 4 July 0925-1315 6th Form Production Rehearsal 1130 6th Form Production Dress Rehearsal for Prep and Pre-Prep 1900 6th Form Production: A Midsummer Night s Dream (Deanery Garden) Thursday 5 July 1400 Junior House Cricket Semi Finals (Durham City) 1900 6th Form Production: A Midsummer Night s Dream (Deanery Garden) Friday 6 July 0900-1555 6th Form Trip to Lightwater Valley Saturday 7 July 1010 Boarders Activity: Kiln Pottery Studio All day Boy Choristers participate in the Northern Cathedrals Festival in Ripon 1715 Girl Choristers are excused from Evensong Sunday 8 July 1000 Boy Choristers sing Matins 1115 Boy Choristers sing Sung Eucharist 1530 Girl Choristers sing Evensong Week 11B Monday 9 July Prep and Pre-Prep Assembly Theme: Don t be sad because it s over, be happy because it happened! Proposed Week for ABRSM Music Exams 16

1400 House Rounders Competition (Potters Bank) 1400 Senior and Intermediate House Cricket Semi Finals (Durham City) 1615 Staff Meeting Tuesday 10 July Wednesday 11 July St Benedict Boy and Girl Choristers and Probationers (Group 1) participate in Music Outreach Celebration: 1030-1200 Rehearsal 1340 Concert and Procession Thursday 12 July 1400 Senior and Intermediate House Cricket Finals (Durham City) 1800 Summer Art and DT Exhibition Preview Evening Friday 13 July Morning Pre-Prep and Pre-School Trip to the Gala Theatre 1200-1530 Sports Day (Palmers) 1400 Pre-Prep and Pre-School Parents Come and Play Session 1615-1800 Summer Art and DT Exhibition Open Evening Saturday 14 July Choristers resident for the Weekend 1010 Boarders Activity: Fun on the Field 1500 Boy and Girl Choristers sing Durham Miners Festival Service Sunday 15 July 1100 Boy and Girl Choristers sing Matins for the Courts of Justice 1530 Boy Choristers sing Evensong 17

Week 12A Monday 16 July Prep Assembly Theme: Setting sail Pre-Prep Assembly Theme: On to bigger things Morning reserved for Sports Day if bad weather on 13 July 1100 Final Assembly (or 0900 if Sports Day) 1900 6th Form Leavers Dinner Tuesday 17 July 0930-1030 Pre-Prep and Pre-School rehearsal in Cathedral 1030-1200 Prep School rehearsal in Cathedral 1430 Pre-Prep and Pre-School End of Term Service in Cathedral Term Ends 1515 Pre-Prep/Pre-School Wednesday 18 July No morning school for Prep School pupils 1300 Rehearsal for Choristers, Probationers and Galilee Choir for End of Term Service 1400 End of Term Service with Prizegiving in Cathedral, Attended by all Prep School pupils and Gold Class 1545 Afternoon tea on College Green Term Ends 1555 Day Pupils/Probationers/Boarders Chorister Period Begins Thursday 19 July Chorister Period: Morning rehearsals Friday 20 July Chorister Period: Morning rehearsals 1930 Boy and Girl Choristers sing a Concert as part of Durham Brass Festival 18

Saturday 21 July Chorister Period: Morning rehearsals All day Durham Chorister School Association Reunion (past pupils) 1715 Boy and Girl Choristers sing Evensong joined by members of Durham Cathedral Old Choristers Association Sunday 22 July 1000 Boy and Girl Choristers sing Matins 1115 Boy and Girl Choristers sing Sung Eucharist 1530 Boy and Girl Choristers sing Evensong and Dismissal Chorister Period Ends 1645 Boy and Girl Choristers 19

The School Day This is the usual routine; refer to the termcard for variations. WEEK A&B Timings: Weekdays 0700 Supervised instrumental practice by rota 0755 Lead on (Choristers and Probationers), except Wednesdays for girls and Thursdays for boys 0800-0855 Rehearsals in Song School and Prior s Hall (Choristers and Probationers) 0800 School opens for Day Pupils 0830 Morning Pre-School begins School starts for Prep: Form Period 0855 School starts for Pre-Prep 0900 Assembly 0925 Lessons/Games 1130 Morning Pre-School ends 1230 Afternoon Pre-School begins 1515 End of School for Pre-Prep 1530 End of School for Pre-School 1555 End of School for Prep 1600 Activities/Prep 1800 School closes for Day Pupils Monday afternoons (for Choristers and Probationers) 1605 Lead on (boys A, girls B) 1610-1705 Rehearsal in Song School (boys A, girls B) 1710-1810 Music Theory lessons and supervised instrumental practice by rota (boys A, girls B) Tuesday afternoons (for Choristers and Probationers) 1605 Supervised instrumental practice by rota (boys) 1605 Lead on (girls) 1615-1705 Rehearsal in Song School / Stalls (girls) 1715 Evensong (girls) 20

Wednesday afternoons (for Choristers and Probationers) 1605 Supervised instrumental practice by rota (girls) 1605 Lead on (boys) 1615-1705 Rehearsal in Song School / Stalls (boys) 1715 Evensong (boys) Thursday afternoons (Choristers and Probationers) 1605 Free time/leave out Friday afternoons (Choristers and Probationers) 1605 Lead on (boys and girls) 1610-1710 Rehearsal in School (girls A, boys B) 1615-1710 Rehearsal in Song School / Stalls (boys A, girls B) 1710-1810 Supervised instrumental practice by rota (girls A, boys B) 1715 Evensong (boys A, girls B) Saturdays (Choristers) 0835 Lead on (boys and girls) 0840-1000 Rehearsals in Song School and Prior s Hall (boys and girls) 1605 Lead on (girls A, boys B) 1615-1705 Rehearsal in Song School / Stalls (girls A, boys B) 1715 Evensong (girls A, boys B) Sundays (Choristers) 0840 Lead on (boys A, girls B) 0850-0950 Rehearsal in Song School / Stalls (boys A, girls B) 1000 Matins (boys A, girls B) 1115 Sung Eucharist (boys A, girls B) 1440 Lead on (girls A, boys B) 1450-1520 Rehearsal in Song School (girls A, boys B) 1530 Evensong (girls A, boys B) Who can I turn to if I am unhappy about something? A friend An older pupil Your Form Teacher Any member of Staff A Housemother 21