POTCHEFSTROOM HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

TERM PLANNER
Term 3 2016
Week

Day

Date

Sun

17 July

Mon

18 July

Day 1

Tues

12:00 17:00

Admin offices open

13:00 17:00

Boarders return

07:10

School starts

14:15

Exam catch up as per timetable

17:30 19:00

Grade 11 and 12 Extra class Life Sciences (Hall)

19 July

Day 2

Wed

Activity

20 July

Evacuation
14:15

Exam catch up as per timetable

17:30 19:00

Grade 11 and 12 Extra class Life Sciences (Hall)

14:15

Exam catch up as per timetable

Day 3
Thurs

21 July

Day 4

Fri

22 July

Day 5
Sat

Grade 12 formal test

07:00 15:00

Grade 11 Workshop

17:30 19:00

Grade 11 and 12 Extra class Life Sciences (Hall)

14:15 15:30

Detention

14:15 17:15

Grade 12 English Winter School

23 July

Cross Country
08:30 12:30

Grade 12 English Winter School

09:00 12:30

Grade 8 Visual Literacy workshop

09:00 12:30

Grade 11 Accounting
Maths Olympiad

Mon

25 July

Chess: @ Meiringspark Klerksdorp

Formal Assembly Overview and purpose of
Mandela Week

Day 6
Tues

26 July

Day 7

14:00 18:00

School Science Expo (school hall)

14:15 15:15

Grade 12 Life Sciences assignment

LEC Meeting
Grade 12 formal test
Mandela Project proposals

Wed

27 July

Day 1

17:30 19:00

Grade 11 CAT & Physical Science

17:30 19:00

Grade 12 B Afrikaans

07:10 07:30

LEC Assembly

14:00 16:00

SAIPA Accounting Olympiad (round 2)

14:00 16:00

Consumer Studies Olympiad

14:15 17.00

Maths Olympiad (round 3)

Afrikaans: Speaker; author Jaco Jacobs

Thurs
Day 2

28 July

14:15 17:00

Grade 12 English Creative writing (hall)

Fri

29 July

Grade 12 formal test

Choir performance in Potchefstroom
14:15 15:30

COMPULSORY WEEKEND IN UNTIL AFTER

PARENTS DAY

Day 3
Sat

Mon

30 July

07:00 14:00

Eskom Expo Potchefstroom Area Competition

08:00 13:00
09:30 10:15
11:00 12:00

Parents Day meeting with educators

Guest Speaker Growth Mindset
Grade 9 Parents meeting subject choices

14:00 17:00

Grade 12 Physical Science

Womens day Assembly

1 Aug

Day 4
Tues

Detention

2 Aug

Day 5

13:30 17:00

Grade 12 Consumer studies prac (leave at

12:45)

08:00

Final Subject Changes grades 10 and 11

13:30 17:00

Grade 12 Consumer studies prac (leave at

12:45)

14:15 14:50

LRC Meeting

17:30 19:00

Grade 10 Physical Science

17:30 19:00

Grade 12 English
Grade 12 formal test

Wed

3 Aug
14:00 17:00

Day 6
Thurs

4 Aug

Day 7
Fri

LEC Assembly
SAICA Accounting Olympiad
Grade 12 formal test
13:30 17:00

Grade 12 Consumer studies prac (leave at

12:45)

18:30 20:00

Debating versus Boys High @ Girls High

08:30 12:00

Grade 12 Consumer Studies prac

13:30

School closes

5 Aug

Day 1

COMPULSORY WEEKEND OUT

Sat

6 Aug

COMPULSORY WEEKEND OUT

Sun

7 Aug

COMPULSORY WEEKEND OUT

Mon

8 Aug

School Holiday
COMPULSORY WEEKEND OUT

Tues

9 Aug

COMPULSORY WEEKEND OUT

Womens Day Public Holiday

Wed

10 Aug

Grade 12 formal test

Day 2

Blood Donation
Final day grade 9 subject choices

Thurs

11 Aug

07:00 17:00

Grade 11 Leadership Training

Day 3
Fri

12 Aug

Mandela Week ends

14:15 15:30

Day 4

Detention
Grade 12 formal test

Sat

13 Aug

U17 Hockey tournament

Athletics NW Cross Country League 9
Chess: @ Banketsaal Potchefstroom

Mon

15 Aug

Day 5
Tues

16 Aug

Day 6

Wed

14:15 17:00

Grade 12 Afrikaans Creative writing (hall)

14:15 17:00

Derby Squash

14:00 17:00

Derby Chess

14:15 14:50

LEC meeting

18:00 20:00

Derby Debating
LEC Assembly

17 Aug

Day 7

Thurs

Blanket competition; last day for handing in

completed blankets

18 Aug

Day 1
Fri

19 Aug

Day 2

14.00 17.00

Derby Hockey and Netball practices

15:00 17:00

Derby Tennis

14:00 17:00

Derby Hockey and Netball practices

14:15 17:00

Derby Public Speaking

07:00-18:00

Regional Science Expo at Banquet Hall

14:15 15:30

Detention

15:00 17:00

Derby Tennis
Drummies: Provincial Colours Trials
Blanket Competition

COMPULSORY WEEKEND IN
Sat

20 Aug

09:00 13:15

Derby Day

14:00

Big Walk

16:00

Boma Braai
Athletics Cross Country ACNW X/C Champs
NWU-Pukke Joolplaas
Drummies: Provincial Colours Trials
COMPULSORY WEEKEND IN

Mon

22 Aug

14:15

Inter-house cross country

23 Aug

14:15 14:50

LRC Meeting

13:30 17:00

Grade 11 Consumer studies prac (leave at

12:45)

Day 3
Tues
Day 4

Grade 8 11 formal tests

SCA Spirit week
Wed

24 Aug

Day 5

07:10 07:30

LEC Assembly

08:30

Prelims: CAT P1 Practical

SCA Spirit week

Thurs

25 Aug

14:15 14:50

LEC Detention

Day 6

SCA Spirit week

13:30 17:00

Grade 11 Consumer studies prac (leave at

12:45)

18:30 20:00

Debating versus Ferdies @ Girls High

Grade 8 11 formal tests

Fri

SGB Golf day Potch Country Club

26 Aug
14:15 15:30

Day 7

Detention
SCA Spirit week

Sat

27 Aug

08:30

Prelims: Physical Science P1 Chemistry

09:00 12:30

Grade 10 Accounting
U14 & 15 Hockey tournament
Chess Trials: @ Driefonteine

Mon

29 Aug

08:30

Prelims: Physical Science P2 Physics

Day 1
Tues
Day 2

Wed

Mon

2 Sept

13:30 17:00

Grade 11 Consumer studies prac (leave at

12:45)
LEC Assembly

14:15 14:50

LEC Detention

08:30

Prelims: Maths P1 & Maths Literacy P1

13:30 17:00

Grade 11 Consumer studies prac (leave at

12:45)

08:30

Prelims: Life Orientation

14:15 15:30

Detention
Optional Change to Summer Uniform
Prelims: Maths P2 & Maths Literacy P2
Grade 8 11 formal tests

6 Sept
14:00 16:00

Junior Afrikaans Olimpiade (Room V)

14:15 14:50

LRC Meeting

08:30

Prelims: English (HL) P2

7 Sept

LEC Assembly
Radikale Redenaars NW final

Day 1
08:30
12:30
Thurs

Prelims: English (HL) P1

Grade 8 11 formal tests

08:30

Day 7

Wed

Prelims: Afrikaans (FAL) P1

5 Sept

Day 6
Tues

12:30

1 Sept

Day 5
8

LEC Meeting

08:30

Day 4

Fri

14:15 14:50

31 Aug

Day 3
Thurs

Grade 8 11 formal tests

30 Aug

Prelims: Afrikaans (FAL) P2

Prelims: Accounting
Grade 8 11 formal tests

8 Sept

Day 2
Fri

9 Sept

08:30

Prelims: Life Sciences P2

Day 3

12:30

Prelims: Business Studies

14:15 15:30

Detention

Sat

10 Sept

Chess: @ Driefonteine

Mon

12 Sept

Grade 10 Camp

Day 4
Tues

Official change to Summer Uniform

13 Sept

Grade 10 Camp
14:15 14:50

Day 5

LEC Meeting
Grade 8 11 formal tests

Wed

14 Sept
08:30

Day 6
Thurs

LEC Assembly

15 Sept

Spelkompetisies (WOW) @ Mooirivier Laerskool

Grade 8 11 formal tests

Day 7
08:30
12:30
Fri

10

Mon

Prelims: Dramatic Arts

16 Sept

Prelims: Geography P1
Prelims: Geography P2
Spring / Arbour / Heritage day

08:30

Prelims: Visual Arts

14:15 15:30

Detention

19 Sept

08:30

Prelims: Consumer Studies

20 Sept

14:15 14:50

LRC Meeting

Day 1
Tues
Day 2
Wed

21 Sept

Day 3

Thurs

LEC Assembly
08:30

Prelims: CAT P2

18:00 20:00

Grade 8 Miss Rosenhoff

Grade 12 normal teaching resumes

22 Sept

Day 4
Fri

23 Sept

14:15 15:30

Detention

Day 5

11

Sat

24 Sept

Mon

26 Sept

Day 6

Public Holiday: Heritage Day

14.00-17.00

Hockey Summer League

16:00 21:00

DAD Festival
Group Photos

Tues

27 Sept

Day 7

14:00 17:00

Hockey Summer League

14:30 21:00

DAD Festival
LEC Meeting
Group Photos

Wed

28 Sept

Day 1

Thurs

29 Sept

LEC Assembly
14:00 17:00

Hockey Summer League

14:30 21:00

DAD Festival
General Knowledge Quiz

Day 2

Fri

14:00 17:00

Hockey Summer League

18:00

Father / Daughter Dance

30 Sept

Day 3

Reports home
10:00

School closes
London & Paris / Italy tour group departs

PRELIMINARY DATES TERM 4 (SUMMARY)

Fri

6 Oct

Sun

9 Oct

Mon

10 Oct

SAASTA (Science) Schools Debate National

Competition
12:00 17:00

Admin offices open

13:00 17:00

Boarders return

16:00 17:00

Parents meeting Budget 2017

07:00

School reopens

Day 3
Tues

11 Oct

Overseas Tour returns to South Africa

14:15 15:00

Wed

12 Oct

Thurs

13 Oct

LEC Meeting

Grade 12 Cocktail Function

Prize-Giving Practice
Last day of Grade 12 teaching

Fri

14 Oct

Mon

17 Oct

Tue

18 Oct

Wed

19 Oct

14:15 15:15

Grade 11 Life Sciences Assignment

08:00 09:00

Grade 12 NSC Matric Exam Training

10:00 11:00

Grade 12 Valedictory Service

17:00 21:00

Prize-Giving

08:00 13:30
13:30

Grade 11 camp at school in hall

Grade 11 leave for Elgro Lodge

14:00
18:30

Grade 11 camp at Elgro Lodge

Grade 11 return to school
Grade 11 Pledge ceremony in hall

18:00

Junior House Plays Performance

Thur

20 Oct

Fri

21 Oct

Sat

22 Oct

Mon

24 Oct

Grade 12 Final Matric Exams Start

Wed

26 Oct

Childrens Day

Thur

27 Oct

Grade 10 and 11 Study day

Fri

28 Oct

Grade 10 / 11 Exams start

Mon

7 Nov

Grade 8 and 9 Exams start

Wed

23 Nov

School exams end

Tue

29 Nov

Matric Exams End

5 Jan 2017

Study Day at School

09:00 12:00

Mother / Daughter Tea

Matric Results Announced