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We publish a termly Calendar in advance. In this section you can see the full Calendar, which will be updated from time to time. For School Term dates please go to the Admissions section.

Calendar - Summer 2012

Saturday 21st April   Staff Meetings
Sunday 22nd April 6.30pm Boarders return
Monday 23rd April   Day pupils return
    All clubs start
Tuesday 24th April 5.15pm Evensong: Keith Pusey, Winchester College, to preach – all welcome
Wednesday 25th April 2.30pm 1st Cricket v Fettes (h) CANCELLED
  2.30pm U11 Cricket v Belhaven (h) CANCELLED
  2.30pm 2nd Cricket v Fettes (a) CANCELLED
  2.30pm 1st and U9 Rounders v Fettes (h) CANCELLED
  2.30pm 2nd and U11 Rounders v Fettes (a) CANCELLED
Friday 27th April   Orchestra Day at Fettes College
Saturday 28th April 1.30pm 1st and 2nd Cricket v Merchiston (h)
  1.30pm U11 Cricket v Merchiston (a)
    Boarding Weekend: Golf Weekend at Edzell, Kayaking, Cricket, Time Capsule, Photography, Cramond Island Adventure, Crafts, Stained Glass making, Carpentry.
Sunday 29th April   Boarding Weekend: Golf Weekend at Edzell, Sailing, Mountain Biking, Thai Cuisine, Music Composition and playing, Film Making, Art, Beach combing, Volleyball
Monday 30th April   Winchester Election
  3.00pm Dandylion Rounders Trials
Tuesday 1st May 9.00am Chapel: Gary Phillips, Registrar at Oundle to preach – all welcome
  9.45am Form 5 to Glasgow Science Centre
  7.00pm Drama Group to Iolanthe at Festival Theatre
Wednesday 2nd May 2.00pm Dandylion v WOSPS Rounders at Ardvreck
  2.30pm 1st Cricket v Craigclowan (a)
  2.30pm 2nd and U11 Cricket v Craigclowan (h)
  2.30pm 3rd Cricket v George Watson’s (a)
  2.30pm U9 Cricket v Belhaven (h)
  2.30pm U11 Rounders v Ardvreck (a)
  2.30pm U9 and U8 Rounders v Loretto and Belhaven at Loretto
Thursday 3rd May   Upper School Book Fair
  9.15am P3 Science Festival
  1.30pm P2 Science Festival
Saturday 5th May 2.00pm 1st Cricket v Sedbergh (h)
Sunday 6th May   Glenalmond 6-a-Side Cricket Tournament
Monday 7th May   Burn Trip
Tuesday 8th May   Burn Trip
    Rugby Academic Scholarship
  5.00pm Form 7 ‘Rockets’ workshop by Gregor McSkimming from Loretto
Wednesday 9th May   Burn Trip
    Oundle Art Scholarship
  1.00pm Rounders Tournament at Kilgraston
  2.00pm 2nd Cricket v St Mary’s (a)
  2.00pm U11 and U9 Cricket v St Mary’s (h)
  2.15pm 1st Cricket v Pentland (h)
  2.30pm U11 and U10 Rounders v Fettes (h)
  2.30pm U9 Rounders v Fettes (a)
Friday 11th May 9.00am Nursery to Traverse Theatre
Saturday 12th May 2.30pm 2nd Cricket v Belhaven (a)
    Boarding Weekend: Junior Camp (Forms 4 & 5), Flower Arranging, Film Making, Cricket Nets, Quad Biking, Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting, Pizza Making, Ceramic Painting, Visit to Beecraigs Park, Film Making, Paintballing
Sunday 13th May   Boarding Weekend: Junior Camp (Forms 4 & 5), Sailing, Macrame, Trampolining, Tennis, Form 6 Drama Day, Window Shopping/Café (Form 8), Cricket Nets, Tennis, Photography
Monday 14th May 9.00am Nursery to Traverse Theatre
  9.00am CE Mental Maths exam
  12.30pm P1 to Edinburgh Arts Centre
  6.45 Drinks in HMs House for parents wishing to meet staff Eve Jardine Young and Fiona Weldin from Cheltenham Ladies’ College
Tuesday 15th May 9.00am Chapel: Eve Jardine-Young, Principal of Cheltenham Ladies College to preach – all welcome
  6.00pm Drinks in HMs House with Guy Steele-Bodger, Registrar of Rugby School
Wednesday 16th May    
  2.00pm U13 Rounders v St Mary’s and Belhaven (h)
  2.00pm U10 Cricket v Edinburgh Academy (a)
  2.30pm 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cricket v Loretto (a)
  2.30pm U11 Cricket v Loretto (h)
  2.30pm U11 Rounders v Kilgraston (h)
Thursday 17th May   French and Spanish oral and listening exams
    Form 7 English Speaking Board Exams
    P2 to National Museum of Scotland
Friday 18th May   French and Spanish Orals
    Form 7 ESB
  5.00pm Form 5 Poetry Recital
Monday 21st May 6.45pm Drinks in HMs House with Robin Case
Tuesday 22nd May 9.00am Chapel: Robin Case, Shrewsbury, to preach – all welcome
  5.30pm CHAS talk to Forms 4/5/6
Wednesday 23rd May 11.00am Whole School Photo and Team Photographs
  2.15pm 1st Cricket v East of Scotland (h)
  2.15pm U11 Cricket v Ardvreck (a)
  2.30pm 2nd Cricket v Watson’s at Myreside (a)
  2.30pm  3rd Cricket v Merchiston (a)
  2.30pm U9 Cricket v Loretto (a)
  2.30pm 1st and 2nd Rounders v Belhaven (h)
  2.30pm U11, U10 and U9 Rounders v Belhaven (a)
Thursday 24th May 9.30am P2 to Falkirk Wheel
Saturday 26th May   Boarding Weekend: Form 6 Camp/Outdoor Pursuits, Form 8 Bivouacking/Kayaking, T Shirt Making/Tie Die, Kite Making, Fun Science Morning, Golf Coaching, Camp Cooking, Kite Flying, Time Capsule, Cake Baking, Cricket Nets, Archery, 9 Hole Golf.
Sunday 27th May   Boarding Weekend: Form 6 Camp/Outdoor Pursuits, Incholm Island Adventure/Film Making, Silk Painting, Treasure Hunt, Archery, Cricket Nets, Tennis, Cross Stitch Cards, Tennis, Camp Cooking, Volleyball, Horse Riding.
Monday 28th May   Form 6 to Writers’ Museum
  1.00pm P3 Dress Rehearsal
  5.00pm Finance and General Purposes Meeting
Tuesday 29th May 2.00pm P3 Play
  7.00pm Mini Concert
Wednesday 30th May 10.30am P3 Play Rehearsal
  2.00pm U10 Cricket v Merchiston (h)
  2.30pm 1st Cricket v Belhaven (a)
  2.30pm 2nd Cricket v Stewart’s Melville (a)
  2.30pm 3rd Cricket v Stewart’s Melville (h)
  2.30pm U11 and U9 Cricket v Fettes (a)
  2.30pm 1st, 2nd, U11, U10 and U9 Rounders v Loretto (a)
Thursday 31st May   Sean Lambert, from Eton, to visit
  2.00pm P3 Play
Friday 1st June   ABRSM Music Exams
  from 3.15pm Form 6 Parent/Teacher Meetings
  5.00pm Form 4 Poetry Recital
  6.00pm Half Term Begins
Monday 11th June   Common Entrance Examinations
  5.00pm Governors’ Meeting
Tuesday 12th June   Common Entrance Examinations
Wednesday 13th June   Common Entrance Examinations
  2.30pm 2nd and U11 Cricket v Riley (a)
  2.30pm U10 Cricket v Loretto (h)
  2.30pm U9 Cricket v Compass (h)
  2.30pm 2nd Rounders v Riley (h)
  2.30pm U11 Rounders v St. Mary’s (h)
  2.30pm U9 and U8 Rounders v St. Mary’s (a)
    Party to Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Thursday 14th June   Common Entrance Examinations
    Form 5 English Speaking Board Exams
  9.30am Nursery to Botanic Gardens
    Party to Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Friday 15th June   Form 5 English Speaking Board Exams
    P1 to Botanic Gardens
    O-PRO Mouthguard Fitting
Saturday 16th June   ABRSM  Grade 5  Music Theory Exams
    Boarding Weekend: Sailing, Drama Competition, Photography, Mask Making, Soccer Coaching/Matches, Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting, Mosaics, Leavers’ Camp Preparation, Tennis, Time Capsule, Volleyball.
Sunday 17th June 9.30am Leavers’ Camp Departs
    Boarding Weekend: Cricket Nets, Music Day, Film Making, Visit to Edinburgh Zoo, Graffiti Art, Sky Ride/High Ropes at Ratho, Croquet, Boules, Tennis, Volleyball
Monday 18th June   Leavers’ Camp
  7.00pm Mini Concert
Tuesday 19th June   Leavers’ Camp
Wednesday 20th June   Leavers’ Camp
    Exams for Forms 6, 7 and 8
  10.00am P3 Puppet Show/Storytelling
  2.00pm U12 Cricket v Loretto (a)
  2.00pm U11 Cricket v South Morningside (h)
  2.00pm U10 Cricket v Clifton Hall (h)
  2.00pm U9 Cricket v St. Mary’s (a)
Thursday 21st June   Leavers’ Camp
    Exams for Forms 6, 7 and 8
  9.30am Nursery to Botanic Gardens
Friday 22nd June   Leavers’ Camp
    Exams for Forms 6, 7 and 8
  6.00pm Pre-Prep Ceilidh
Saturday 23rd June   Leavers’ Camp returns
Sunday 24th June   IAPS Athletics at Fettes
Monday 25th June 6.15pm Wallace and Graham Barbecue
Tuesday 26th June 3.00pm Form 7 Plays
  4.00pm From 7 Parent/Teacher Meeting
  6.15pm Stuart and Bruce Barbecue
Wednesday 27th June 2.00pm 1st and 3rd Cricket v Loretto (h)
  2.00pm 2nd Cricket v Loretto (a)
  2.00pm U13 Rouders v Criagclowan (a)
  2.00pm U11 Rounders v Craigclowan (h)
Thursday 28th June 2.00pm 1st and 2nd Cricket v Ardvreck (h)
  2.00pm U11, U10 and U9 Cricket v Ardvreck (a)
  2.00pm 1st, 2nd and U9 Rounders v Ardvreck (a)
Friday 29th June 2.00pm Pre-Prep Mini Concert
  pm Form 4 Parent/Teacher Meeting
Saturday 30th June   Peter Pan Dress Rehearsal
    Boarding Weekend: Tennis, Golf Coaching/Playing, Cricket, Sailing, Volleyball, Beauticians Day, Cooking, Beach Barbecue/ Games, Photography, Film Making, Beach Combing, Sandcastle Competition, Kite Flying
Sunday 1st July   Boarding Weekend: SUMMER FAIR for all children
Monday 2nd July 11.00am Nursery Sports Day
  2.00pm Pre-Prep Sports Day
  7.00pm Peter Pan Dress Rehearsal
Tuesday 3rd July 10.45am Nursery Concert
  7.00pm Play Performance: Peter Pan
Wednesday 4th July   Pentland Round and Charity Day
Thursday 5th July   Nursery Visit to Almond Valley Farm
  3.00pm Upper School Sports Day
Friday 6th July 9.30am End of Year Service
  11.30am Prize Giving for P2, P3 and Upper School
  1.00pm End of Term
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