Dear DCIS Parents,
We had a great first week of Term 3 and I enjoyed meeting some of our new parents at the coffee morning last Friday.
Our first House Day of the term was very successful with a variety of Maths activities throughout the school. Congratulations to all the students involved in the ACSIS finals on Saturday. It was a very successful day, with our Secondary students participating in the Athletics finals and the U11 Netball players participating in the Netball finals. All our students did really well and brought back a great collection of medals. Worth mentioning is our U12 boys who placed 1st overall at the ACSIS Athletics, and the girls who placed 4th, out of 15 participating schools, with some fantastic individual results. In Netball, Dover Court came 1st and 2nd in Division 4 and 2nd and 6th in Division 2. I would also like to congratulate all the students who took part in the Meta Sprint Triathlon competition on the East Coast yesterday.
Four intrepid Year 5 students, accompanied by Mr Baines, set off for Boston yesterday to represent the school at the annual Nord Anglia Education MIT STEAM fair. We look forward to hearing how they get on through their busy and inspiring week. The Year 5s in school still have a very exciting week with their House Swim Gala and trip to Centre Stage. We have a series of swimming galas this week so we will once again be looking favourably at the weather clouds.
On Friday it was my turn to run the Lower and Upper Primary assemblies. With recent events I focussed on Kindness and how it links to the words in our Vision; especially Care, Collaboration and Global Citizenship. As part of this I showed both assemblies a new video our media team have made to show parents how we should use the drop off and pick up at the turning circle. The system we have works quite well but there is always room for improvement as we promote kindness to other car users and, of course, safety. Please click here to watch the video – Primary children will be able to tell you whether you should be the red car or the silver car!
The Secondary Student Council is organising a clothes drive this week. They will be collecting donations between 8.00 and 8.30am at the front steps and at the car drop-off, by the turning circle. All clothes will be donated to the charity Anak Tnk, that will distribute them to street children in Manila.
Our IB exams start this week and we wish Year 13 well as they start their three weeks of examinations as a culmination of their two years of hard work.
If you haven’t already, there is still time to sign up for the DCA Parent Social, that will be held at the British Club on 11th May, it was a wonderful event last year.
Please note that tomorrow is the withdrawal deadline for those leaving us at the end of Term 3.
I wish you all the best for the week ahead. A reminder that due to the May Day Public Holiday there is no school on Wednesday, I hope families enjoy their extra day together.
Mr Christopher Short
Principal
Calendar Events
Here is a list of the main events happening this week (do check our website calendar or the parent portal calendar for updated events over the year)
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Sunday 28th April -
Saturday 4th May
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Year 5 MIT Trip
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Monday 29th April
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Swimming Galas Year 5
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Tuesday 30th April
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Swimming Galas Year 6
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Tuesday 30th April
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17:00
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18:00
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Year 3 Residential Preparation Meeting,
Cooper Hall
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Tuesday 30th April
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Year 5 Trip - Centre Stage School of the Arts
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Tuesday 30th April
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17:00
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Withdrawal deadline for end of Term 3
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Wednesday 1st May
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Public Holiday - Labour Day
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Thursday 2nd May
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08:45
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11:00
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Year 7 Swim Gala
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Thursday 2nd May
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11:30
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13:30
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Year 8 Swim Gala
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Thursday 2nd May
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14:00
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15:00
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Year 9 Water Polo Competition
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Thursday 2nd May
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Year 5 Trip - Centre Stage School of the Arts
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Friday 3rd May
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08:45
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11:00
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Years 10 and 12 Water Polo Competition
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Friday 3rd May
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13:35
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13:55
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Primary Assemblies: 6CP & 6SB
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Friday 3rd May
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Year 13 IB Exams
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Sport Fixtures, Events and ECAs
Our DCIS students are competing in the following fixtures. Good luck to all!
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Monday 29th April
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16:00
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Year 3 Plus, Swim Meet at Chatsworth, Bukit Timah.
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Tuesday 30th April
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16:30
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Under 12 Girls Football at DCIS.
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Thursday 2nd May
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16:30
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Under 11 Boys Rugby at TRC, Turf City.
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Thursday 2nd May
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16:30
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Under 14 Boys Rugby at SAS.
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Friday 3rd May
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16:00
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Year 3 Plus, Swim Meet at DCSG.
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Saturday 4th May
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Athletics Meet at Cha Chou Chang.
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Communication Reminder
We try to capture key information in this week ahead. We are increasingly using the Parent Portal for updates and to upload relevant documents. For any questions regarding the parent portal, please email parentportal@dovercourt.edu.sg. Many articles are also published regularly and available to read on our School New and Events web page. Further details on weekly events and student achievements are also highlighted on the website homepage and on Facebook. For any communications related issues, please email us at communications@dovercourt.edu.sg.
School news, blog and Facebook highlights from last week include (click to connect):
Fantastic Results for DCIS in the ACSIS Middle School Athletics Finals
Dover Court Student Story - Emily and Becky's Beach Clean-up
Dover Court Lions Hosted Under 8 Tournament
Secondary School Updates
News and events in Secondary School are highlighted in the weekly Secondary School Spotlight.
Lunch Service: Victus Catering
You can access the Campus Online page at this link.
Victus Catering Menu April - June 2019
For more information, please contact Victus Catering via email at: catering@dovercourt.edu.sg
www.victuscatering.asia
DCIS May Calendar Events:
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Monday 6th May
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08:45
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09:30
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Parents' Support Network, Café
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Monday 6th May
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Year 2 Trip - Science Centre Snow City
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Monday 6th May
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Year 13 IB Exams
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Monday 6th May
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iGCSE Exams
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Tuesday 7th May
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08:45
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09:30
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Parent workshop - Year 6 Sex and Relationships Education, Academy
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Tuesday 7th May
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Year 13 IB Exams
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Tuesday 7th May
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iGCSE Exams
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Tuesday 7th May
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iGCSE ICT Practical Exam
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Tuesday 7th May
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Year 2 Trip - Science Centre Snow City
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Wednesday 8th May -
Sunday 12th May
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FOBISIA U11 Primary Games
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Wednesday 8th May
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Year 13 IB Exams
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Wednesday 8th May
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iGCSE Exams
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Wednesday 8th May
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Year 6 Trip - Centre Stage School of the Arts
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Wednesday 8th May
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Year 2 Trip - Science Centre Snow City
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Thursday 9th May
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Year 13 IB Exams
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Thursday 9th May
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iGCSE Exams
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Thursday 9th May
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Year 6 Trip - Centre Stage School of the Arts
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Friday 10th May
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Diversity Day
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Friday 10th May
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Primary Assembly 6LC/5-6MS/6KK
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Friday 10th May
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Year 13 IB Exams
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Friday 10th May
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iGCSE Exams
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Friday 10th May
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Year 6 Trip - Centre Stage School of the Arts
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Saturday 11th May
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DCA Parent Social
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Monday 13th May
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Term 3 ECAs Commence
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Monday 13th May
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15:30
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17:30
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Pathways ILP Parent Meetings
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Tuesday 14th May
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08:45
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09:30
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Parent Workshop - Practical Strategies for Pathways
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Tuesday 14th May
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17:00
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19:00
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Pathways ILP Parent Meetings
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Tuesday 14th May
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Year 13 IB Exams
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Tuesday 14th May
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iGCSE Exams
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Wednesday 15th May
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Year 4 Trip - Centre Stage School of Arts
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Wednesday 15th May
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Year 13 IB Exams
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Wednesday 15th May
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iGCSE Exams
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Thursday 16th May
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Year 4 Trip - Centre Stage School of Arts
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Thursday 16th May
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Year 13 IB Exams
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Thursday 16th May
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iGCSE Exams
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Friday 17th May
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Year 13 IB Exams
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Friday 17th May
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iGCSE Exams
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Friday 17th May
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Newsletter to parents
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Monday 20th May
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Public Holiday - Vesak Day
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Monday 20th May
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Year 13 IB Exams
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Monday 20th May
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iGCSE Exams
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Tuesday 21st May
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School Holiday
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Tuesday 21st May
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Year 13 IB Exams
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Tuesday 21st May
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iGCSE Exams
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Wednesday 22nd May
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Year 13 IB Exams
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Wednesday 22nd May
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iGCSE Exams
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Thursday 23rd May
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Year 13 IB Exams
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Thursday 23rd May
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iGCSE Exams
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Thursday 23rd May
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Year 3 Residential Trip - Singapore Zoo Group 1
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Thursday 23rd May
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18:00
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21:00
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Year 13 Graduation and Celebration
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Friday 24th May
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House Day - Creative Arts
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Friday 24th May
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iGCSE Exams
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Friday 24th May
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Year 3 Residential Trip - Singapore Zoo Group 1
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Friday 24th May
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13:00
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13:20
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Primary Assembly RNS/RPW/RDP
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Friday 24th May
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13:35
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13:55
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Primary Assembly 4RG/4AV
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Monday 27th May
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Secondary Parent/Teacher Conferences,
Cooper Hall
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Monday 27th May
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Year 1 Trip
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Monday 27th May
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Year 2 Trip - Centre Stage School of the Arts
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Monday 27th May
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Year 12 IB Biology and ESS Trip
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Tuesday 28th May
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Year 6 Transition Day
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Tuesday 28th May
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Secondary Parent/Teacher Conferences,
Cooper Hall
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Tuesday 28th May
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Year 1 Trip
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Tuesday 28th May
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Year 2 Trip - Centre Stage School of the Arts
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Tuesday 28th May
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Year 12 IB Biology and ESS Trip
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Wednesday 29th May
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Year 3 Residential Trip - Singapore Zoo Group 2
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Wednesday 29th May
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Year 1 Trip
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Wednesday 29th May
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Year 2 Trip - Centre Stage School of the Arts
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Wednesday 29th May
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Year 12 IB Biology and ESS Trip
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Thursday 30th May
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Year 3 Residential Trip - Singapore Zoo Group 2
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Thursday 30th May
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Year 1 Trip
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Thursday 30th May
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Year 12 IB Biology and ESS Trip
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Friday 31st May
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Swimming Gala EYFS
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Friday 31st May
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Year 12 IB Biology and ESS Trip
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Friday 31st May
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13:00
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13:20
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Primary Assembly 1AP/1AS/1AH
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Friday 31st May
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13:35
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13:55
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Primary Assembly 4CP/4EB/3/4PS
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