Dear DCIS Parents,
The 2019-2020 academic year is now in full swing. It is always amazing to see how quickly the new students settle in! I would like to thank our new parents for their support and our returning students for helping their new friends feel welcome and part of the DCIS community.
Congratulations to last year’s Year 11 students on their fantastic GCSE results. We are very proud of their achievements. This year 78% of our students achieved five GCSEs between 4-9 (C-A**), with 21% achieving five or more GCSEs between 7-9 (A-A**). Attainment is only one measure of how our students have performed and we are proud that our school has supported students on average to achieve almost half of a grade better progress than they were expected to achieve. The results are testament to the resilience and determination of our talented students and staff and the support of our parent body.
We will hold our first Parent Workshop of the term tomorrow, Tuesday 27th August, 8.45am-9.30am in Cooper Hall. Our counsellor Ian Moody will lead the workshop Living in Singapore – Tips for Settling in, focussing on transitions and reactions to change, such as a relocation. We hope to see our new parents there!
Ms Lebihan and our Primary School staff look forward to welcoming all Primary parents to this year’s Curriculum Evening. The evening will start in Cooper Hall with a presentation of the Primary team and our Primary Curriculum and then we will split up into year groups for more year group specific information. Please note that there are two sessions as lined out in the attached Curriculum Evening letter.
I enjoyed meeting our Years 7-8 and our Nursery and Reception parents during last week’s two coffee mornings. The coffee mornings are a great opportunity to connect with other parents in your class and to meet our leadership team. This Thursday, 29th August, 8.45am we will welcome parents of students in Years 9 and 10 to the Red Dot Restaurant and on Friday, 30th August, 8.45am, we look forward to seeing our Years 1 and 2 parents in the Main Canteen.
We had our first week of sports trials last week. Well done to all triallists! This week the PE Department will run the second week of trials, for more information about sports and timings, please refer to the Parent Portal and the Sports Calendar on our website.
Dover Court Association are busy with the preparations for the Welcome Picnic on Saturday, 4-7pm. If you are able to help out during the event, please send them an email: dovercourtassociation@gmail.com I look forward to seeing you there!
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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Monday 26th August
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13:20
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13:50
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Secondary U12 Girls Basketball Team Trials
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Tuesday 27th August
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08:45
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09:30
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Parent Workshop: Living in Singapore - tips for settling in, Cooper Hall
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Tuesday 27th August
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15:00
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16:00
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Year 4 Boys Football Team Trials, Field
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Tuesday 27th August
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15:00
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16:00
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Years 4 & 5 Mixed Netball Trials
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Tuesday 27th August
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18:30
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19:30
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World Scholars Cup Parent Information Evening, Cooper Hall
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Wednesday 28th August
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15:00
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16:00
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Year 4 Girls Football Team Trials
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Thursday 29th August
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08:45
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09:30
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Years 9 & 10 parents' coffee morning in Red Dot Restaurant
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Thursday 29th August
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15:00
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16:00
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Year 6 boys basketball team trials (U11 Team)
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Thursday 29th August
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17:00
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19:00
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Primary curriculum evening
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Friday 30th August
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Year 7 Head Teacher Reward
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Friday 30th August
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ECA confirmations sent to parents
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Friday 30th August
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08:45
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09:30
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Years 1 & 2 parents' coffee morning in the canteen
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Friday 30th August
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08:45
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09:30
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Year 6 Parents Tic Tac Toe information meeting in The Academy
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Friday 30th August
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15:00
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16:00
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Years 5 & 6 Contact Rugby Team Trials
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Saturday 31st August
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09:30
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13:00
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Year 3 Optional trip "Walking with dinosaurs"
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Saturday 31st August
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16:00
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19:00
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DCA Welcome back family picnic
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Sports Trials, Fixtures, Events and ECAs
Our DCIS students are welcome to attend the following sports trials: Sports Trials Term 1. Please note that sign-up is required for all Primary trials and swimming. Invitations have been sent out, to either one or both parents. We advice that you check both registrered email accounts and your junk mail. Please contact Head of PE, Mr Holmes mark.holmes@dovercourt.edu.sgor Primary PE Coordinator Mr Johnson liam.johnson@dovercourt.edu.sgif you have any questions. Good luck to all!
New Sports Page and Calendar
We now have a Sports page on our website. There you will be able to find the Sports Calendar with all trial dates and fixtures, you can meet our PE team and see photos of our sports teams in action.
Sports Page
Sports Calendar
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 the Summer Break include (click to connect):
Dover Court International School GCSE Results 2019
Dover Court Secondary Students participate in Study Skills Workshop
Lunch Service: Victus Catering
You can access the Campus Online page at this link.
Victus Catering Menu August - December 2019
For more information, please contact Victus Catering via email at: catering@dovercourt.edu.sg
www.victuscatering.asia
DCIS September Calendar Events:
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Monday 2nd September
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IB Mock Exams
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Monday 2nd September
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08:45
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09:30
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PSN - Parents' Support Network
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Monday 2nd September
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15:00
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16:00
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U11 FOBISIA & NAE Games trials - boys t-ball
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Monday 2nd September
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15:00
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16:00
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U11 FOBISIA & NAE Games trials - girls athletics
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Tuesday 3rd September
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IB Mock Exams
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Tuesday 3rd September
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08:45
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09:30
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Secondary assessment & reporting,
Cooper Hall
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Tuesday 3rd September
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15:00
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16:00
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U11 FOBISIA & NAE Games trials - girls t-ball
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Tuesday 3rd September
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15:00
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16:00
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U11 FOBISIA & NAE Games trials - boys swimming
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Wednesday 4th September
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IB Mock Exams
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Wednesday 4th September
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15:00
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16:00
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U11 FOBISIA & NAE Games trials - boys athletics
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Wednesday 4th September
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15:00
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16:00
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U11 FOBISIA & NAE Games trials - girls basketball
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Wednesday 4th September
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17:30
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18:30
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Parent workshop: Elevate Education (for parents of years 9 & 10)
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Wednesday 4th September
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18:30
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19:30
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Secondary curriculum evening
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Thursday 5th September
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IB Mock Exams
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Thursday 5th September
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World Scholars Cup - Manila
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Thursday 5th September
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08:45
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09:30
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Years 11, 12 and 13 parents' coffee morning
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Thursday 5th September
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09:00
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12:00
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Year 4 Mandarin theatre trip
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Thursday 5th September
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15:00
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16:00
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U11 FOBISIA & NAE Games trials - boys basketball
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Thursday 5th September
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15:00
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16:00
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U11 FOBISIA & NAE Games trials - girls football
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Friday 6th September
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IB Mock exams
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Friday 6th September
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18:30
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19:30
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World Scholars Cup - Manila
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Friday 6th September
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08:45
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09:30
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Years 3 & 4 parents' coffee,
Canteen
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Friday 6th September
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09:00
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12:00
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Year 5 Mandarin theatre trip
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Friday 6th September
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09:15
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09:45
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Lower Primary Assembly - 2MD / 2HP,
Cooper Hall
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Friday 6th September
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11:00
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11:30
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Upper Primary Assembly - 6KK / 6TC / 6JH
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Friday 6th September
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15:00
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16:00
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U11 FOBISIA & NAE Games trials - boys football
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Friday 6th September
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15:00
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16:00
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U11 FOBISIA & NAE Games trials- girls swimming
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Saturday 7th September
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World Scholars Cup - Manila
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Saturday 7th September
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Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Trip
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Sunday 8th September
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World Scholars Cup - Manila
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Sunday 8th September
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Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Trip
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Monday 9th September
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World Scholars Cup - Manila
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Monday 9th September
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IB Mock exams
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Monday 9th September
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15:00
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16:00
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U13 FOBISIA Trials - basketball
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Tuesday 10th September
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World Scholars Cup - Manila
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Tuesday 10th September
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08:45
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09:30
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Parent workshop: Primary Assessment & Reporting, Cooper Hall
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Tuesday 10th September
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15:00
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16:00
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U13 FOBISIA Trials - football
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Wednesday 11th September
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World Scholars Cup - Manila
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Wednesday 11th September
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15:00
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16:00
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U13 FOBISIA trials - athletics
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Wednesday 11th September
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20:00
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21:00
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DCA Annual General Meeting,
The Academy
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Thursday 12th September
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World Scholars Cup - Manila
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Thursday 12th September
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08:45
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09:30
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Years 5 & 6 coffee morning,
Red Dot Restaurant
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Thursday 12th September
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15:00
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16:00
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U13 FOBISIA trials - swimming
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Thursday 12th September
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16:30
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17:30
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U11 NAE Games Presentation,
Room A023
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Friday 13th September
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Year 7 Red Dot Museum Trip
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Friday 13th September
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EYFS International Dot Day Celebration
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Friday 13th September
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09:00
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13:30
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Year 6 trip - Bedok Reservoir Park Forest Adventure
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Friday 13th September
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15:00
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16:00
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Term 1 ECAs commence
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Friday 13th September
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16:30
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17:30
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NAE Primary Games presentation,
Cooper Hall
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