HOLMFIRTH HIGH SCHOOL – CALENDAR 2013-2014 Training Day Heads of Department Meeting Tues 3 Sept Autumn starts for pupils Y11 controlled assessment starts until Friday 29 November Y11 GCSE Art Controlled Assessment until 6 May Y10 Controlled Assessment until 18 July Wed 4 Sept Thurs 5 Sept Photographs Fri 6 Sept Mon 9 Sept Working Groups/Departmental Meeting Y11 SLT Data Group Meeting HHS students depart on French Exchange until 18 September College/Collegiate courses begin Tues 10 Sept Wed 11 Sept Thurs 12 Sept German Exchange departs until 19 September MMR Vaccination in school Fri 13 Sept Mon 16 Sept Year Teams Meeting Y7 Sponsored Read until 18 October Tues 17 Sept Wed 18 Sept Thurs 19 Sept Fri 20 Sept Mon 23 Sept Departmental Meeting Geography Field trip departs, returns Wednesday 25 September Tues 24 Sept Wed 25 Sept Clerical & Technician Meeting 11.30am Understanding the Teenage Years HHSA Meeting Thurs 26 Sept Fri 78 Sept Mon 30 Sept No Meeting Y10 Core ISA until 25 October Tues 1 Oct Wed 2 Oct Understanding the Teenage Years Thurs 3 Oct Training Day Open Evening Fri 4 Oct Mon 7 Oct Teaching and Learning Meeting Tues 8 Oct Reading Week 1 Y6 Teacher Meeting Wed 9 Oct Reading Week 1 Understanding the Teenage Years Thurs 10 Oct Reading Week 1 Besancon students arrive on French Exchange Parent Awareness Evening Fri 11 Oct Lamplighters Concert Mon 14 Oct Departmental Meeting Tues 15 Oct Non Uniform Day 1 – Skate4Isaac Northern History Network Meeting Wed 16 Oct Understanding the Teenage Years Thurs 17 Oct Fri 18 Oct Mon 21 Oct Heads of Department Meeting Tues 22 Oct Wed 23 Oct Understanding the Teenage Years Mon 2 Sept
Thurs 24 Oct Fri 25 Oct Sat 26 Oct Sun 27 Oct Mon 4 Nov
Tues 5 Nov Wed 6 Nov Thurs 7 Nov Fri 8 Nov Mon 11 Nov
HHSA Meeting Post 16 Opportunities Event – John Smiths Stadium Pupils break for half term Berlin Trip departs, returning 29 October Barcelona Trip departs, returning 1 November Term re-starts for pupils Staff Meeting Y11 SLT Data Group Meeting Y11 Personal Exercise Programme write up until Friday 22 November Y11 Computer Science Controlled Assessment until 28 November Y11 History Controlled Assessment until 29 November Y11 Maths Exam (ext) Y7 Settling in Parents Evening Y11 Maths Exam (ext) Working Groups/Departmental Meeting Y11 Pupils receive Art Mock Examination Paper
Tues 12 Nov Wed 13 Nov Thurs 14 Nov Fri 15 Nov Mon 18 Nov Departmental Meeting Start of 3 weeks of planning and preparation for Y11 Art Mock Examination Tues 19 Nov Wed 20 Nov Geekz United Event 1 Thurs 21 Nov Fri 22 Nov Sat 23 Nov New College Open Morning 10am – 1pm Mon 25 Nov Teaching and Learning Meeting Y11 Theatre in Education Moderation until 6 December Science Trip to Manchester Tues 26 Nov Wed 27 Nov Cologne Christmas Markets trip until 30 November HHSA Meeting Thurs 28 Nov Y11 Progress Review Evening Fri 29 Nov Training Day Mon 2 Dec No Meeting Y10 Interim Reports Issued this week Tues 3 Dec Wed 4 Dec Thurs 5 Dec Non Uniform Day 2 – The Teenage Cancer Trust Y10 Parents Evening Fri 6 Dec Mon 9 Dec Departmental Progress Review Meeting (1) Y10 Extended Reading Controlled Assessment deadline Clothes Show (Provisional) Y11 Mock Exams until Friday 20 December Y9 Interim Reports Issued this week Tues 10 Dec Wed 11 Dec Thurs 12 Dec Fri 13 Dec Mon 16 Dec Year Teams Meeting Carol Service Y10 PE Personal Exercise Programme write up until Friday 17 January Y7 Interim Reports Issued this week Y8 Interim Reports Issued this week Tues 17 Dec Wed 18 Dec HHSA Meeting Thurs 19 Dec KMS Concerts
Fri 20 Dec Pupils break for end of term Spring term starts for pupils Staff Meeting Mon 6 Jan Y11 PE analysis of performance until 17 January Y11 Computer Science Controlled Assessment until 7 March Y11 Additional ISA until 31 January Tues 7 Jan Wed 8 Jan Thurs 9 Jan Greenhead College Open Evening Fri 10 Jan Sun 12 Jan School Production Rehearsal Mon 13 Jan Heads of Department Y11 pupils receive the AQA Art GCSE Examination paper Y10 Iconic Song Moderation until 17 January Tues 14 Jan Greenhead Open Evening Wed 15 Jan Thurs 16 Jan New College Open Evening 6.30 – 9pm Fri 17 Jan Sun 19 Jan School Production Rehearsal Mon 20 Jan No Meeting Start of 7 weeks of planning and preparation for Y11 GCSE 10 hours Art Examination Greenhead Open Evening Y11 Interim Reports Issued this week Tues 21 Jan New College Open Evening 6.30 -9pm Wed 22 Jan Thurs 23 Jan Y8 Parents Evening Fri 24 Jan Sun 26 Jan School Production Rehearsal Mon 27 Jan Departmental Meeting Y11 SLT Data Group Meeting Week 2 of planning for Y11 GCSE Art Examination School Production Rehearsal Y11 Computer Science Controlled Assessment until 23 May Tues 28 Jan School Production Rehearsal Wed 29 Jan School Production Rehearsal School Production Clerical & Technicians Meeting 11.30am HHSA Meeting Thurs 30 Jan School Production Fri 31 Jan School Production Sat 1 Feb School Production No Meeting Mon 3 Feb Y9 Options Information Evening Week 3 of planning for Y11 GCSE Art Examination Tues 4 Feb Reading Week 2 Reading Week 2 Wed 5 Feb Non Uniform Day 3 – STEM4 (Stemming Teenage Mental Illness) Reading Week 2 Thurs 6 Feb Y11 Parents Evening Y9, Y10 and Y11 Intermediate Maths Challenge Fri 7 Feb Working Groups/Departmental Meeting Week 4 of planning for Y11 GCSE Art Examination Mon 10 Feb Y7 Exams until Friday 14 February Y10 Exams until Friday 21 February Tues 11 Feb Wed 12 Feb Thurs 13 Feb Fri 14 Feb Mon 17 Feb Year Teams Meeting
Week 5 of planning for Y11 GCSE Art Examination Y11 Design & Technology Controlled Assessment deadline Y9 Exams until Friday 21 February Tues 18 Feb Y6 Teacher Meeting Wed 19 Feb Parent Awareness Evening HHSA Meeting Thurs 20 Feb Fri 21 Feb Pupils break for half term Ski Trip departs returning on Saturday 1 March Mon 3 Mar Term re-starts for pupils Teaching and Learning Meeting Week 6 of planning for Y11 GCSE Art Examination GCSE Business Studies Controlled Assessment starts until 10 April Tues 4 Mar Technology Tournament – 9.30am – 3pm @ Kirklees College Wed 5 Mar Y11 Photographs Thurs 6 Mar World Book Day Fri 7 Mar Staff Meeting Mon 10 Mar Week 7 of planning for Y11 GCSE Art Examination Young Musician of the Year Competition Tues 11 Mar Young Musician of the Year Competition Northern History Network Meeting Wed 12 Mar Young Musician of the Year Competition Understanding the Teenage Years Y11 Interviews at Greenhead Thurs 13 Mar Young Musician of the Year Competition Fri 14 Mar Young Musician of the Year Competition Mon 17 Mar No Meeting 10 hour GCSE Art Examination Y10 Spoken Language Controlled Assessment deadline National Science & Engineering Week (STEM Fair) until Thursday 20 March Y7 Interim Reports Issued this week 10 hour GCSE Art Examination Tues 18 Mar D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm 10 hour GCSE Art Examination Wed 19 Mar Understanding the Teenage Years 10 hour GCSE Art Examination Thurs 20 Mar Y9 Parents Evening D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm Fri 21 Mar Training Day Departmental Progress Review Meeting (2) Y11 SLT Data Group Meeting GCSE Business Studies write up begins Mon 24 Mar Work Experience until Friday 4 April Primary Masterclasses until 4 April Biology Challenge until 5 April Y6 Teacher Meeting Non Uniform Day 4 - The Holme Valley Mountain Rescue and Caulwell Children Tues 25 Mar (children's charity) Understanding the Teenage Years Wed 26 Mar HHSA Meeting Thurs 27 Mar Y9 Science London Trip (returning Sunday 30 March) Fri 28 Mar Mon 31 Mar Departmental Meeting Y10 SLT Data Group Meeting Y8 Interim Reports Issued this week Tues 1 Apr Wed 2 Apr Understanding the Teenage Years Geekz United Event 2 Thurs 3 Apr
Fri 4 Apr Young Musician of the Year Final Concert Sat 5 Apr Homestart Concert Mon 7 Apr Heads of Department Meeting Y11 Food & Nutrition Controlled Assessment deadline Tues 8 Apr Work Experience Debrief D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm Wed 9 Apr Final PE Practical Moderation until Friday 11 April Understanding the Teenage Years Work Experience Debrief Thurs 10 Apr Work Experience Debrief D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm Fri 11 Apr Pupils break for end of term Summer term starts for pupils Mon 28 Apr Working Groups/Departmental Meeting Tues 29 Apr D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm Weds 30 Apr HHSA Meeting Thurs 1 May Y7 Paris Trip departs returning 5 May Y7 & Y8 Junior Maths Challenge D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm Y11 Final Moderation until 2 May Fri 2 May BTEC Concert Mon 5 May May Day Bank Holiday Art GCSE Portfolio/Coursework deadline Tues 6 May D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm Y8 Exams until Friday 9 May Weds 7 May Thurs 8 May D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm Fri 9 May Y7 Stayawake Mon 12 May GCSE Exams until Monday 23 June (ext) Heads of Department Meeting Tues 13 May D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm Weds 14 May Clerical & Technicians Meeting Thurs 15 May Y10 Progress Review D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm Fri 16 May Spring Concert Mon 19 May Teaching and Learning Meeting Tues 20 May D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm Weds 21 May Parent Awareness Evening Thurs 22 May D of E After School Training 3.30 – 4.45pm HHSA Meeting Fri 23 May Pupils break for half term Sun 25 May Pupils depart for Bude returning on Friday 30 May Mon 2 June Term re-starts for pupils Staff Meeting Y10 Separate Science ISA until 20 June Y7 exams until 6 June Tues 3 June Weds 4 June Understanding the Teenage Years Thurs 5 June Fri 6 June Sat 7 June D of E Practice Expedition 1 until Sunday 8 June Mon 9 June Working Groups/Departmental Meeting Y7, Y8, Y9 & Y11 Data Capture Tues 10 June Weds 11 June Understanding the Teenage Years Thurs 12 June Fri 13 June Sat 14 June D of E Practice Expedition 1 until Sunday 145 June
No Meeting Mon 16 June Primary Masterclasses until 27 June Y10 Unit 2 Science ISAs until 12 July Tues 17 June Reading Week 3 Weds 18 June Reading Week 3 Understanding the Teenage Years Thurs 19 June Y7 Parents Evening Reading Week 3 Fri 20 June Mon 23 June No Meeting Y10 SLT Data Group Meeting Tues 24 June Evening of Excellence Weds 25 June Understanding the Teenage Years HHSA Meeting Thurs 26 June Sports Day Fri 27 June Sports Day (reserve) Y10 morning at New College Mon 30 June Departmental Progress Review Meeting (3) Music Week Y10 Reports Issued this week Y10 Blood Brothers Moderation until 4 July Y10 Greenhead Open Morning Y10 morning at New College Tues 1 July Y6 Transition Music Week Y10 morning at New College Northern History Network Meeting Weds 2 July Music Week Understanding the Teenage Years Y10 morning at New College Thurs 3 July Music Week Y10 morning at New College Fri 4 July Music Week Mon 7 July Heads of Department Meeting Y10 Significance of Shakespeare and the English Literary Heritage Controlled Assessment deadline Year 9 GCSE English 'Creative Writing' Controlled assessment deadline Y10 morning at New College Tues 8 July Geekz United Event 3 Weds 9 July Y6 Parents Evening Thurs 10 July D of E Final Expedition until 11 July Fri 11 July Mon 14 July Year Teams Meeting
Y9 Teacher Assessment Report Issued Tues 15 July Wed 16 July Thurs 17 July Fri 18 July Mon 21 July
Y10 Food & Nutrition Research Task due this week D of E Final Expedition until 16 July HHSA Meeting Pupils break for end of year Training Day
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