In this section you can find the upcoming key dates. Events highlighted in bold are those where parents are invited to attend.
April
25 Apr: First day of summer term
27 Apr: Second hand uniform sale, 8.15-8.45am, Lower School studio
27 Apr: Junior Maths Challenge
28 Apr: U11 Netball v Lexden (away), 4.30pm return
29 Apr: Year 5 Netball v St Teresa’s (away), 4.30pm return
May
3 May: Class photos and Year 6 individual and leavers photographs
4 May: Mini Explorers Forest School session for 2-4 year olds, 10-11am
5 May: Year 4 public speaking competition
6 May: Prep-Year 3 group LAMDA exams
6 May: Open classrooms, after school until 4pm
9-13 May: Year 6 SATs week
10 May: Kindergarten parents’ evening, times TBC
12 May: Years 1 and 2 Fun Run (selected girls), 1-3pm
17 May: Junior parents breakfast meeting, 8.30-9.30am
17 May: Year 6 Rounders Tournament (selected girls), 1.30-4.30pm
17 May: Year 6 Maths Challenge vs Littlegarth TBC
18 May: Year 2 visit to RHS Hyde Hall
18 May: Second Hand Uniform Sale, 8.15-8.45am, Lower School studio
19 May: Prep-Year 2 parents breakfast meeting, 8.30-9.30am
19 May: Meeting for Prep Class September 2022 parents, 6.30-7.30pm
20 May: Platinum Jubilee Day
20 May: Open Classrooms, after school until 4pm
20 May: Prep-Year 2 Disco, 4.30-5.15pm
20 May: Years 3-6 Disco, 5.30-6.30pm
24 May: Maths Online Quiz (selected girls)
24-27 May: Year 5 and 6 residential visit to Malham Tarn
25 May: Prep Class September 2022 familiarisation session, 9-10am
25 May: Year 2-4 Music and Drama individual performances, 3.45-4.30pm
27 May: Year 1 visit to RHS Hyde Hall
30 May-3 Jun: Half term
30 May-1 Jun: SMASH
June
6 Jun: Years 3-6 Inter-School General Knowledge Quiz
7 Jun: Years 3 and 4 visit to BeWilderwood, 8.15am-4.30pm
7 Jun: Years 5 and 6 (selected girls) Aquathon at Holmwood House, 3-6.15pm
8 Jun: Years 5 and 6 Music and Drama individual performances, 3.45-4.30pm
9 Jun: Prep Class September 2022 familiarisation session, 9-10am
9 Jun: Years 5-6 Netball Tournament (selected girls)
14 Jun: Year 4 Creative Workshop and Year 5 STEM Workshop at the Senior School
15 Jun: Second Hand Uniform Sale, 8.15-8.45am, Lower School studio
15 Jun: Eco Swishing Event
15 Jun: Prep visit to Pizza Express and Hollytrees Museum
16 Jun: Years 5 and 6 Sports Day with Senior School students, The Garrison Track, 8.30am-12pm
17 Jun: Kindergarten and Lower School Open Morning
21 Jun: 2 Johns’s E-Safety Training for pupils
22 Jun: Kindergarten, Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 Sports Day, 1.20-3pm at the Lower School
23 Jun: Years 3 and 4 Sports Day, 1.30-3.30pm at the Lower School
23 Jun: 2 John’s E-safety Training for parents, 8-9.30pm
24 Jun: Charity Committee Dress up Day (who or what you aspire to become)
24 Jun: Prep Class September 2022 familiarisation session, 9-10am
24 Jun: Open Classrooms, after school until 4pm
29 Jun: Year 6 Crucial Crew
July
1 Jul: Moving up day and parents meet new teacher for 2022-23, 3.25pm
1 Jul: Outdoor Immersion Theatre Production, 4.30-7pm at the Lower School
6 Jul: Second hand uniform sale, 8.15-8.45am, Lower School studio
6 Jul: New St Mary’s Year 7 Student and Parent induction, 1.30-3.30pm at the Senior School
6 & 7: Jul Years 5 & 6 Production, 7-8pm, at the Lower School
11 Jul: Year 6 Leavers Assembly, 9-9.30am
9 Jul: PTA Platinum Party at the Lower School, 7-11pm
11 Jul: Sports Awards (selected Year 6 girls) at the Lower School, 6-8pm
12 Jul: Prize Giving, 9.30-10am for Kindergarten, 10.30-11.45am for Lower School, at the Lower School
12 Jul: Last Day of summer term, Lower School girls finish after Prize Giving
April
25 Apr: First day of summer term
25-29 Apr: Year 11 Mock Exams
26 Apr: Year 9 Sports Leaders helping Years 5-6 at Change for Life Festival, 12:30-3pm
26 Apr: Year 8 Parents’ Evening via Teams and face-to-face, 5-7pm
27 Apr: Year 7 Football Tournament (away) at St Helena School, 3.30-5pm
27 Apr: Year 9 Athletics at The Grammar School, 3.30-5.30pm
28 Apr: Year 8 Athletics at The Grammar School, 3.30-5.30pm
28 Apr: Grub in a Tub launched in assembly
May
2-4 May: Year 9 Bronze DofE Qualifying Expedition, The Chilterns
3-6 May: Year 10 Assessment Week
4 May: Year 7 Football Tournament (away) at St Helena School, 3-6pm
4 May: Year 7 Athletics at The Grammar School, 3.30-5.30pm
5 May: Year 10 Athletics at The Grammar School, 3.30-5.30pm
5 May: Year 11 Group Photo
6 May: Year 11 Leavers’ Day
11 May: U14’s Football tournament at St Helena School, 3.30-5pm
12 May: Colchester Schools Athletics Championships, Garrison Track (selected girls), 11am-3.45pm
16 May: Year 11 GCSE exams begin
17 May: Year 9 Sports Leaders helping Year 6 rounders tournament, 12.30-4pm
18 May: Heads of House Meeting
18 May: Year 8 Parents’ Meeting for residential trip to Cornwall, 3.45pm
19 May: Year 7 CV Rounders, 3.15-5.45pm
18 May: U14’s Football tournament at St Helena School, 3.30-5pm
20 May: Jubilee celebration, afternoon, 3-4.30pm
23 May: Parents Feedback Meeting on Reports, 4-5pm or 5-6pm
21-24 May: Year 10 Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme Qualifier, River Wye
23-27 May: KS3 Assessments Week
25 May: Year 11 GCSE Breakfast, 8.15-8.45am
25 May: U16’s Football tournament at St Helena School, 3.30-5.30pm
25 May: Year 10 Parents’ Evening via Teams, 4.30-6.15pm and face-to-face, 6.45-8.15pm
26 May: Feet and Shoe Bake Sale
27 May: Launch of the ‘Design a Shoe’ competition and the ‘Walkathon’ (Catherine Bullen Foundation)
30 May-3 Jun: Half term
June
6 Jun: Year 7 Geography Fieldtrip to Walton-on-the-Naze, 9.15am-3.30pm
6 Jun: Year 7 Paddle Boarding and Kayaking Sessions, Mersea, after school
7 Jun: Year 11 GCSE Breakfast, 8.15-8.45am
7 Jun: Year 9 Paddle Boarding and Kayaking Sessions, Mersea, after school
7 Jun: Year 8 Science visit to Colchester Zoo, 9.30am-3pm
7 Jun: Year 10 parents’ meeting for residential trip to Somerset, 3.45pm
7 June: Year 7 CV Rounders, 3.15-5.45pm
7 Jun: Year 9 Musical Showcase, 11.30am-12pm
8 Jun: ‘Anything but School Shoes’ Day (Catherine Bullen Foundation)
8 Jun: Year 7 parents’ meeting for residential trip to Harrogate and York, 3.45pm
9 Jun: Bags2School collection
9 Jun: Year 10 sailing and kayaking at Alton Walter, 9am-3.30pm
9 Jun: Art & Photography GCSE Summer Show 2022, 5.30-7.30pm
10 Jun: Year 11 GCSE Breakfast, 8.15-8.45am
10 Jun: House Meeting
10 Jun: Deadline of the ‘Design a Shoe’ competition (Catherine Bullen Foundation)
10 Jun: ‘Wear it Purple’ Day – Non-Uniform
13 Jun: Year 11 GCSE Breakfast, 8.15-8.45am
13 Jun: Eco Team Bake Sale
13 Jun: Year 10 Geography trip meeting, 3.45pm
14 Jun: Year 9 Sports Leaders Commonwealth Games Day at Corporal Budd Gymnasium, 9am-3pm
14 Jun: Year 9 parents’ meeting for residential trip to Isle of Wight, 3.45pm
15 Jun: Year 11 GCSE Breakfast, 8.15-8.45am
15 Jun: Years 8, 9 and 10 Spanish Language Play, 1.30-2.45pm
15 Jun: Year 8 Rounders Tournament at St Benedict’s, 3-5.30pm
16 Jun: Sports Day, The Garrison Track, 9am-3pm
17 Jun: Deadline for Year 10 submitting entries for designing a ‘Garden of Remembrance’
17 Jun: Year 8 Science Fair
17 Jun: Year 7 and 8 Musical Showcase, 2.30-3.30pm
20 Jun: Year 11 GCSE Breakfast, 8.15-8.45am
20 Jun: Year 10 Graduate Fashion Week trip to London
20 Jun: Year 8 Paddle Boarding and Kayaking Taster Sessions, Mersea, after school
21 Jun: 2 Johns’s e-safety training for students
21 Jun: Year 7 CV Rounders, 3.15-5.45pm
22 Jun: Year 9 Sports Partnership
23 Jun: Year 11 GCSE Breakfast, 8.15-8.45am
23 Jun: 2 John’s e-safety training for parents, 8-9.30pm
24 Jun: Eco non-uniform day (£2 donation)
27 Jun-1 Jul: Activities Week
July
4 Jul: Year 8 DofE Intro Day
4-8 Jul: Year 10 Geography residential trip to Snowdonia
4-5 Jul: Year 11 residential trip to London
6 Jul: New Year 7 Parents’ Afternoon, 1.30-3pm
6 Jul: Moving up and meet the Principal evening, 6-7.30pm
8 Jul: Year 8 Textiles visit to Braintree Museum and Warner’s Silk Archive
8 Jul: Year 11 Prom at the Lower School, 7.30pm
9 Jul: Tendring Show
9 Jul: PTA Platinum Party at the Lower School, 7-11pm
11 Jul: Sports Awards Evening at the Lower School, 6-8pm
12 Jul: Prize Giving at the Lower School, 1.45-3pm
12 Jul: Last day of term