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Lent Term 2020 Weekend Activities
Week 1 – 11th & 12th January
Saturday – House Evening
Have fun in house catching up with old friends
and swapping Christmas stories. An evening of
games, competitions and of course food.
Sunday – 4th and Remove Inter-house sports
competition
Pit your athletic skills in a variety of sports to
see which house can out compete the others.
Enthusiasm more important than skill!
Week 4 – 1st & 2nd February
Week 2 – 18th & 19th January
Saturday – 5th form dinner
Saturday – School Disco A celebration of the end of trial exams – by
Start 2020 at the school disco. Dance the night invitation only.
away and beat the January blues over drinks Inter-house gaming competition
and snacks. Competition for the best group
dance. Test your digital reflexes in a virtual inter-house
competition.
Sunday – Paintballing
Sunday – 4th and Remove charity shop
War of the houses. Day trip to a nearby fashion rummage
paintballing venue to battle supreme.
Scour the local charity shops for the best
6th Form social costume to win the coveted House Fashion
Join with the rest of the 6th form in the Social Prize.
Centre for drinks and refreshments.
Week 5 – 8th & 9th February
Week 3 – 25th & 26th January
Saturday – 4th and Remove Old Gym Fun and
Exeat weekend Games
This is an optional exeat which means the Initiative exercise challenge. Bring your brains
school will be open for those boarders who as well as your brawn!
wish to stay. There may be a need to move to Sunday – boarders swim
a different house and there will be a charge.
Spaces by advance arrangement only. Let off steam with a splash in the pool.
Spring Concert
Saturday is Chinese
New Year so all Dean Close’s musical highlight at the Pittville
those that stay Pump rooms.
will be given an
opportunity to 15th –23rd February
celebrate at a
special meal. HALF TERM
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Week 7 – 29th February and 1st
March
Saturday – International dinner
A celebration of cultural diversity by sharing
food and good company – by invitation only.
House cinema evening
Take your pick from 6 films, each shown in a
different house, with snacks and soft drinks on
the side.
Sunday – 4th and Remove cultural visit to
Blenheim Palace
Birthplace of Winston Churchill and home to
the Dukes of Marlborough this 300 year old Week 9 – 14th & 15th March
palace is central to the history of England.
Saturday – Remove Murder Mystery Dinner
6th Form social
Another member of SLT murdered? Who will
Join with the rest of the 6th form in the Social
solve the clues? – by invitation only.
Centre for drinks and refreshments.
Inter-house snack safari
Make your way around the houses, solving
Week 8 – 7th & 8th March clues and eating delicious snacks.
Exeat weekend Sunday – Inter-house football competition
This is an optional exeat which means the GTA led competition between house teams.
school will be open for those boarders who Acoustic night
wish to stay. There may be a need to move to a
A chance to listen to Dean Close singers and
different house and there will be a charge.
songwriters. A chilled evening of amazing
Spaces by advance arrangement only.
talent.
There may be a trip to Crufts Dog Show on
one of the days.
Week 10 – 21st & 22nd March
Saturday - House Evening
Have fun in house catching up with old friends
and swapping Easter plans. An evening of
games, competitions and of course food.
Drama Scholar’s play A View From The Bridge
Individual house arrangements.
Sunday – Shopping trip to the Bull Ring,
Birmingham
Travel to the Bull Ring to do some shopping,
eat well, visit the cinema or just chill!
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Lent Term 2020 – Key Dates
The most up to date information about school events can be found
on the online calendar on the school website
https://www.deanclose.org.uk/news–events/senior–school–calendar/
Chapel Sports Matches
Most Friday afternoons there is a whole Friends and family of pupils are very welcome
school Chapel service commencing at 4.30pm. to attend sports matches and have match tea
This is compulsory for all pupils unless they in the Dining Hall afterwards.
have has dispensation from Mr Hall
(ashall@deanclose.org.uk). Parents and Bacon Theatre
guardians are very welcome to attend services,
There are many events in the Bacon Theatre
but please do notify the school in advance.
this term. School events include the Junior play
Lent Addresses 27th – 29th January - the ‘Our Town’ on Wednesday 4th and Thursday
School hosts a visiting team from a Christian 5th March and the Drama Scholar’s play ‘View
organisation that run evening activities and From The Bridge’ on Friday 20th and Saturday
events. 21st March. There are also a number of exciting
Thursday 19th March Community Evensong – musical events including the Spring Concert
an opportunity to hear sung evensong by the at the Pittville Pump Room on Saturday 9th
choir in Chapel February and the Sherratt Cup on Wednesday
25th March. Please look out for separate
Parent Receptions mailings.
Parent receptions take place in the Dining Hall
and are an opportunity for conversations with
your child’s Housemaster or mistress, tutor and
academic teachers. Pupils are encouraged to
attend with their parent/guardian but must be
in full school uniform.
6.30 – 8.00pm Monday 6th January - GCSE and
pastoral presentation to 4th form parents.
4.00 – 5.30pm Friday 24th January - Remove
parents/guardians and pupils.
12.00 – 1.30pm Friday 14th February - 4th
form parents/guardians and pupils.
12.00 – 12.30pm Friday 27th March - UCAS
and careers presentation to parents and L6th.
12.00 – 1.30pm Friday 27th March - Sixth form
parents meeting (L6th and U6th).
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