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School Officers
HEAD GIRLS
Emmeline Plews and Anneliese Ward

HOUSE CAPTAINS

Julia Fischel and Olivia Payne - Ashcombe
Florence Fletcher and Isabella Weyman - Merriman
Yasmin Macé and Poppy Drayton - Midleton
Alexandra Courage and Evelyn Tinker - Musgrave
Shu Fei Wong and Amy Howell - Russell Baker
Rosanna Townshend and Hannah Fisher - Stoner

SENIOR BOARDERS

Jessica Bricknell
Holly Dempster
Helen Guo
Melissa Jowett
Sarah Bishop
Amelia Whitehouse
Charlotte Webb-Bowen
Veronica So

SCHOOL GAMES CAPTAINS

Hannah Bundy and Olivia Muir

PREFECTS

Kristine Erwin and Jennifer Frostick - Public Relations
Catherine Corrie and Rhea Stafford-Smith - The Association
Sarah David and Joanna Mills - Chapel/Senior Readers
Philippa Vega and Lara Ulrich - Music
Sarah David - Choir Leader
Hannah Cary - Sport
Lucie Crawford and Caroline Brown - Drama
Amelia Gibbs and Pippa Atkins - Art
Katherine Soper and Elizabeth Schenk - Library

SCHOOL PREFECTS

Katy Allison
Emma Austin
Isabel Powell
Natasha Charlesworth
Katherine Drewek
Eleanor Duckworth
Amanda Froud
Hannah Hillcox
Annabelle Hsu
Abigail Riley
Catherine Thompson
Helena Worrall
TERM DATES 2008
AUTUMN TERM 2008

Thursday 4 September 2008 - Thursday 11 December 2008

Half Term 18 October - 26 October 2008

Carol Service Monday 8 December at 7.30pm
in Guildford Cathedral
All Senior School girls must be present

NOTES
1. All terms end at 1.00pm (12.00 noon and 12.30pm for Prep School).
2. May Bank Holiday Exeat and Half Terms commence at 4.10pm on Friday
afternoons.
3. After Half Terms, boarders return at the earliest by 6.00pm or at the latest
by one hour before bedtime.

CHAPEL SERVICES / ASSEMBLIES / SPECIAL EVENTS
CHAPEL SERVICES

TUESDAYS
9.50am Prep School Chapel

WEDNESDAYS
8.40am Middle School Chapel
6.40pm Boarders’ Chapel

THURSDAYS
8.40am Fifth Form Chapel

FRIDAYS
8.40am Sixth Form Chapel

ASSEMBLIES

MONDAYS
8.40am Whole School Assembly in Speech Hall

TUESDAYS
8.40am House Meetings

WEDNESDAYS
8.40am Senior School Assembly in Speech Hall

THURSDAYS
8.40am Middle School Assembly in Speech Hall
Sixth Form Tutor Time

FRIDAYS
8.40am Senior School Tutor Time
CALENDAR - AUTUMN TERM 2008
SEPTEMBER Week1
Mon 1
9.00am L6 Introduction to Sixth Form Lecture Theatre
2.00pm L6 leave for Induction course in the New Forest, Brockenhurst

Wed 3
1.00pm L6 return from the New Forest
2.20pm AMP to talk to all new parents and girls in Speech Hall
3.45pm Tea in Dining Room for all new parents and girls
6.00pm All U4, L5, U5 and U6 Boarders return
6.40pm Boarders’ Chapel
7.00pm High Table

Thu 4
First Day of Term
8.30am Registration and start of form time
10.00am House photographs

Fri 5
8.40am Chapel session for all new girls in U3 - L6
All day Upper 5 trip to National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery
O-Pro Dentist to fit mouth guards
1.00pm Individual photos in Speech Hall for U3
1.30pm Photographs for all new girls in L4-L5 in Speech Hall
4.30-6.30pm Rehearsal for “Alice”
4.30-6.30pm Singing auditions for “The Matchgirls” in Music Centre
7.30pm Party for U3-U4 weekly and full boarders and L5 and U5 full boarders in Speech Hall

Sat 6
All day Bronze D of E Training Weekend on site
U3-U4 Bonding Experience
7.30pm L5-U6 Boarders to West Side Story - Woking

Sun 7
Annual Old Girls’ Day
9.30am Old Girls’ Choir rehearsal
10.30am Old Girls’ Communion Service, Chapel, all boarders attend (not U3)
11.15am-3.30pm U3 Fun Day
Boarders Local Walk and Cream Tea Party until 6.00pm
Bronze D of E training weekend on site
SEPTEMBER Week 2
Extra-curricular activities commence
Mon 8
Final date for instrumental lesson discontinuation
3.00pm Australian interviews
4.15pm Symphony Orchestra play through. Strings in Recital Room, Woodwind and Brass in Speech Hall
6.30-9.00pm Tante Marie Cookery

Tue 9
9.00am Australian interviews
4.30-6.30pm Sixth Form auditions for “The Matchgirls”
8.00pm PTA Committee Meeting in Conference Room

Wed 10
4.15pm Auditions for Middle Chamber Choir and Middle School Cantores
4.30pm “Alice” Drama rehearsal in Speech Hall
6.40pm Boarders’ Chapel Service
7.45pm Association Choir Rehearsal

Thu 11
Individual instrumental music lessons begin
9.00am 6th Form Art students to Tate Britain and Tate Modern
9.30am Prospective Parents’ Morning
6.00pm UCAS Evening for U6, their Parents and Tutors in Speech Hall

Fri 12
4.30pm L6 Parents’ Informal Tea Party with Tutors and girls in Dining Room
4.30-6.30pm “Alice” Drama rehearsal in Drama Studio
4.30-6.30pm “The Matchgirls” auditions
6th Form Boarders to host Main School Boarders for activities
6.00-10.40pm Culture Vultures to West Side Story, Woking

Sat 13
All day Boarders to Doctor Who Exhibition at Earls Court
2.00pm Jumble Sale

Sun 14
9.45am Boarders attend Holy Trinity Church
Boarders Cookery in School
SEPTEMBER Week 3
Mon 15
9.10am L5 Art students to Cowdray Ruins
6.30-9.00pm Tante Marie Cookery

Wed 17
4.30-6.30pm “Alice” Drama Rehearsal
6.40pm Boarders’ Chapel Service
7.45pm Association Choir Rehearsal

Thu 18
4.15pm Scholars’ Tea in Lecture Theatre

Fri 19
L5 History Battlefields trip
4.30-6.30pm “Alice” Drama Rehearsal
Pm Boarders Big Screen DVD in-house

Sat 20
Boarders Punting in Oxford
L5 History Battlefields trip return
10.00am-6.00pm “Alice” rehearsal
Boarders U4 Social at Eton

Sun 21
9.45am Boarders attend Holy Trinity Church
Boarders Bowling at Spectrum
SEPTEMBER Week 4
Mon 22
3.30pm Prospective Parents’ Evening
6.30-9.00pm Tante Marie Cookery

Tue 23
10.30am PTA Coffee Morning for parents of U3 and other parents of new girls in Speech Hall
11.50am L6 HE students visit Slyfield Recycling Centre

Wed 24
4.30-6.30pm Drama Rehearsal
6.40pm Boarders’ Chapel Service
7.45-9.45pm Association Choir rehearsal

Fri 26
The Wheel published
8.40am SP to meet U5 in Lecture Theatre to distribute 6th Form Booklet
4.30-6.30pm “Alice” Drama Rehearsal
Boarders Swimming in School
7.30pm Africa evening for Michael Kingscote to meet girls and parents

Sat 27
All day Regatta at Littleton Sailing Club
9.30am-12.30pm Sixth Form Open Morning
10.00am-6.00pm “Alice” rehearsal
5.00pm Boarders to see “Flashdance” in Woking
Sun 28
9.45am Boarders attend Holy Trinity Church
10.00am Russell Baker House Communion in Chapel
Boarders Jewellery Making
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER Week 5
Mon 29
6.30-9.00pm Tante Marie Cookery

Tue 30
6.00pm Old Girls’ Committee Meeting in Conference Room

Wed 1
6.40pm Boarders’ Chapel Service
7.45-9.45pm Association Choir rehearsal

Thu 2
6.00-7.30pm House Art Competition Adjudicator local artist - Brian Dunce
Poetry Society meeting in Hall House

Fri 3
9.30am Prospective Parents’ Morning
4.30-6.30pm “Alice” Drama Rehearsal
Boarders Ice Cream and Karaoke Party

Sat 4
Boarders to The London Bridge Experience

Sun 5
9.45am Harvest Festival Service at Holy Trinity for boarders
10.00am Ashcombe House Communion in Chapel
Boarders to Cinema
OCTOBER Week 6
Mon 6
All day ‘Girls go Green’ Day
6.30-9.00pm Tante Marie Cookery

Tue 7
7.30pm U6 Discussion Evening at Thorncombe House

Wed 8
6.40pm Boarders’ Chapel Service
7.45-9.45pm Association Choir rehearsal

Thu 9
8.30am-4.10pm U4 Fieldtrip to Docklands
8.30am-4.30pm L5-U6 Textiles Students to Knitting and Stitch Show at Alexandra Palace
4.30 - 6.00pm U3/L4 Film Club
7.30pm Wind and Brass Section Concert in Speech Hall

Fri 10
1.00pm Musgrave Informal House Concert
Stoner House to see Hairspray
Culture Vultures ‘Miro, Calder,Giacometti,Braque’ Royal Academy

Sat 11
Official opening of Sports Pavilion
Boarders to National Trust Property

Sun 12
9.45am Boarders attend Holy Trinity Church
Boarders Trampolining at Spectrum
OCTOBER Week 7
Middle School Production Week. Work experience week for L6
Mon 13
6.30-9.00pm Tante Marie Cookery
4.30-10.00pm “Alice” production.
First night preview for Prep School parents and boarders

Tue 14
Sixth Form Taster Day for U5

Wed 15
Sixth Form Taster Day for U5
am L5 Study Skills with Linda Greatham
1.00pm Musicians attend Blunden Court
6.40pm Boarders’ Chapel Service
7.45-9.45pm Association Choir rehearsal in Dining Hall

Thu 16
All day Governors’ Day
7.30pm Middle School Production of “Alice” in Speech Hall

Fri 17
The Wheel published
Mufti Day
7.30pm Middle School Production of “Alice” in Speech Hall

Sat 18 Half Term
Sun 19 Half Term
OCTOBER Week 8
Mon 20 Half Term
Tue 21 Half Term
Wed 22 Half Term
Thu 23 Half Term
Fri 24 Half Term
Sat 25 Half Term
Sun 26 Half Term
OCTOBER Week 9
Tue 28
6.30-9.00pm Tante Marie Cookery

Wed 29
6.40pm Boarders’ Chapel Service
7.45-9.45pm Association Choir rehearsal

Thu 30
During the day - Creative Response Art Workshop for Senior School Artists and after school for L5
4.10-5.00pm Confirmation Class Room 4
5.00-11.30pm GCSE Drama and L6 Th St students to ‘The War Horse’, London

Fri 31
Sixth Form Boarders to host Main School boarders for activities

Sat 1
9.30am-12.30pm Taster Day for 11+ entry 2009 in Dining Hall
Symes Boarders’ Taster Week-end
Main School Boarders to Cinema
7.30pm Cantores and Ian Young’s Band
8.00pm Sixth Form Boarders to “The Witches of Eastwick”, Woking

Sun 2
9.45am Boarders attend Holy Trinity Church
Symes Boarders Taster Week-end
Boarders - Go Karting
NOVEMBER Week 10
Mon 3
6.30pm Tante Marie Cookery
8.00pm Boarders attend Compline in the Parish Church

Tue 4
9.30am Prospective Parents’ Morning
6.30-9.30pm U3 Parents’ Evening in Millenium Building

Wed 5
5.30pm Guildford Chorale to sing Evensong at Guildford Cathedral
7.45-9.45pm Association Choir rehearsal in Speech Hall

Thu 6
During day Senior Maths Challenge
1.00pm L6 Geography Field Trip, Medina Field Centre, IoW
4.10-5.00pm Confirmation Class Room 4
5.00pm Grade 5 Music examinations in Millennium Building

Fri 7
All day L6 Geography Field Trip, Medina Field Centre, IoW
1.00pm Merriman Informal House Concert
5.40pm Culture Vultures to Hansel and Gretel, Woking Theatre

Sat 8
All day Sixth Form Scholarship Auditions Music School
All day L6 Geography Field Trip, Medina Field Centre, IoW
Boarders to Hampton Court

Sun 9
10.45am Remembrance Sunday at War Memorial
pm return L6 Geography fieldtrip, Medina Field Centre, IoW
Boarders - Origami
NOVEMBER Week 11
Mon 10
6.30-9.00pm Tante Marie Cookery

Tue 11
4.30-6.00pm Guildford Maths Quiz at Charterhouse
7.30pm Informal Concert

Wed 12
All day L6/U6 Physics study day at London Institute of Education
1.00pm Midleton Informal House Concert
6.40pm Boarders’ Chapel Service
7.45-9.45pm Association Choir rehearsal

Thu 13
4.10-5.00pm Confirmation Class Room 4
6.30-9.30pm U6 Parents’ Evening in Millennium Building

Fri 14
4.30-6.30pm Senior Drama Production Rehearsal
In-house Big Screen DVD for Boarders
4.30-6.00pm Creative Response Art workshop for Middle School girls
6.45-8.00pm Private View Creative Response November Exhibition in John Palmer Centre
7.30 pm Boarders’ Parents Dinner Party

Sat 15
7.30pm Boarders to The Nutcracker, Woking
7.30pm Association Choir Concert including Senior Chamber Choir and Camerata at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford
Rehearsal 2.00-5.00pm Performance 7.30pm

Sun 16
9.45am Boarders attend Holy Trinity Church
10.00am Stoner House Communion in Chapel
Boarders to Laser Quest
NOVEMBER Week 12
Mon 17
11.30am-3.15pm “Safe Drive, Stay Alive” Presentation in Dorking for L6 and U6
6.30-9.00pm Tante Marie Cookery

Tue 18
6.30pm L4 Parents’ Evening in Millennium Building

Wed 19
6.40pm Boarders’ Chapel Service
7.30pm Vocal Concert in Speech Hall

Fri 21
St Catherine’s Day
7.30pm St Catherine’s Day Gala Concert - Dining Room

Sat 22
Ice Skating at Natural History Museum’s Outside Rink
L5 Boarders Social with Eton at St Catherine’s

Sun 23
9.45am Boarders attend Holy Trinity Church
Boarders Pottery Painting
NOVEMBER Week 13 Associated Board and Trinity Guildhall Music Exams all week
Mon 24
6.30-9.00pm Tante Marie Cookery
6.30-9.30pm L5 Parents’ Evening in Millennium Building

Tue 25
7.30pm L6 discussion evening in Thorncombe House

Wed 26
6.40pm Boarders’ Chapel Service

Thu 27
4.10-5.00pm Confirmation Class Room 4

Fri 28
1.20pm Merriman Christmas Fair
Sixth Form Boarders to host Main School Boarders for activities

7.00pm L6 Presentation Evening

Sat 29
LAMDA exams in Room 8 / Drama Studio
Boarders to IMAX Cinema

Sun 30
9.45am Boarders attend Holy Trinity Church
Boarders Swimming in School
DECEMBER Week 14
Mon 1
4.15-6.00pm Midleton Dress rehearsal
6.30-9.00pm Tante Marie Cookery

Tues 2
4.15-6.00pm Ashcombe Dress Rehearsal in Speech Hall
6.15-8.00pm Merriman Dress Rehearsal in Speech Hall
7.30pm Chorale to sing at RGS Concert in Holy Trinity, Guildford

Wed 3
4.15-6.00pm Russell Baker Dress Rehearsal in Speech Hall

Thu 4
4.15-6.00pm Stoner Dress Rehearsal in Speech Hall
6.15-8.00pm Musgrave Dress rehearsal in Speech Hall

Fri 5
4.30-6.30pm Senior Drama Production rehearsal in studio
4.30pm Gold D of E to Dartmoor
Boarders to “Aladdin” at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

Sat 6
Gold D of E Training in Dartmoor
7.30pm PTA Christmas Dinner Dance in Dining Hall
Boarders Christmas Shopping at Blue Water

Sun 7
9.45am Boarders attend Holy Trinity Church
Gold D of E Training in Dartmoor
Boarders Christmas Card Making
DECEMBER Week 15
All girls should have taken home all of their PE kit by the end of Tuesday of this week.
All lockers will need to be left open for checking and holiday cleaning.

Mon 8
There will be no late buses for girls
7.00pm All girls should arrive at Cathedral and check in with Tutor
7.30pm Carol Service, Guildford Cathedral - includes premier of 2008 carol competition
8.45pm Boarders return to school in coaches

Wed 10
10.45am House Drama Competition
4.15pm Tea for House Captains, Drama Prefects, SHMs and Adjudicator in Conference Room
6.40pm Compline
7.00pm High Table

Thu 11
Last day of term
The Wheel published
9.00-10.00am End of Term Lecture
11.00am Long Parliament
12.30pm House Meetings
JANUARY Week 1
Tues 6
6.00pm Borders return by 6.00pm
6.40pm Boarders’ Chapel Service
7.00pm High Table

Wed 7
First Day of Term