Line-Up, Autumn Term 2019

Line up

AUTUMN 2019

Welcome to the Autumn Term!

This booklet is called the Line-Up, and contains many of the important
events going on in our community for the remaining months of 2019. We
hope to see you at many of these events; supporting your family, friends
and colleagues as they challenge themselves throughout the year.

WEDNESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER

Term Begins
08:35

MONDAY 2 SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER

Sixth Form Consultation Year 7 Induction and
Evening S P Team Building S
16:00 - 17:30, Sports Hall
08:45 - 15:30
For those students who may wish to
consider changes to A Level options, Year 7 Pupils’ first day at
following GCSE Results. Heads of Reading Blue Coat. Pupils
Departments will be available to give will get to know one another
advice where needed. through team building and
trust exercises, while exploring
the School site and getting to
know the community.

STUDENTS S PARENTS P O L D B L U E S OB ALL A

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SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER - SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER

EST2 Junior Expedition S
Stonehills Farm, Tilford Road, Tilford, Surrey

SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER

Second-hand Uniform Sale P
09:00 - 10:00, Pavilion

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SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER

Old Blues’ 20 Year Reunion Family Day OB
13:00 - 16:00, Buttery and Back Lawn

TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER (every Tuesday) THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER

Community Choir Rehearsal A Year 7 Parents and
19:30, Buttery Tutors’ Reception P
18:00 - 20:00, Way Hall

An opportunity for parents of
Year 7 pupils to meet their sons’
tutors and discuss any pastoral
matters with Reading Blue Coat
staff.

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WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER

Whole School Photograph S
11:15 - 14:00

TUESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER

YEAR 13 Geology Field Trip S
07:30 - 18:00, Kilve, Somerset

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WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER

Parents’ Information Evening: Year 12 Geography Trip to
Geography Field Trip to Iceland Jubilee River S
and New York S P 16:10 - 19:30, Jubilee River
19:00 - 20:00, Middle School

Common Room

THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER

Year 13 Art Trip to Tate
Modern and Tate Britain S
08:00 - 18:00, London

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FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER

Music Scholars’
Concert A
13:30 - 14:00, Buttery

Our young Music Scholars’
first opportunity to
show off their talents to
the Reading Blue Coat
community. Definitely not
to be missed by lovers of
the arts!

SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER

Sonning Village Show A
12:30 - 17:30, Sonning
This year, the Reading Blue Coat Dixieland Jazz Band will be
performing at the Sonning Village Show.

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MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER

Parents’ Prayer Sixth Form Taster Day
Group P 09:05 - 16:30
19:30 - 21:00, Pavilion
In readiness for 2020, our Year 11 students have
the opportunity to see what life is like in the Sixth
Form

MONDAY 23 TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER Year 12 Art Trip to National
Gallery and National
Year 10 PE Portrait Gallery S
Practical Parents’
Information 08:00 - 18:00, London
Evening P
19:00 - 20:00,
Middle School
Common Room

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THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER

Year 11 Geography Coastal Field Trip
08:45 - 18:00, Studland Beach, Dorset S

WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER

Year 12 Parents and Tutors’
Reception P
18:00 - 20:00, Way Hall

An opportunity for parents of Year
12 pupils to meet their child’s tutors
and discuss any pastoral matters
with Reading Blue Coat staff.

TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER

Friends of Boating
Meeting
19:30 - 22:00, Aldworth

Lodge Room

FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER

Newcomers’ Concert A
19:00 - 21:00, Buttery

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TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 2
OCTOBER
Year 11 Art Trip to the
Ashmolean Museum S Year 9 Geneva
08:00 - 18:00, Oxford Trip, Parents
Information
Evening P
19:00 - 20:00,
Buttery

TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER

Year 7 History Trip to Hastings S Year 13 Physics Trip to
08:00 - 18:00, Hastings Thorpe Park S
08:50 - 16:00, Thorpe

Park, Chertsey

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THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER

Year 12 Parents and Pupils’ General Open Morning A
Consultation Evening S P 08:45 - 13:00, Whole School
16:45 - 19:00, Sports Hall

An opportunity for parents of Year
12 to meet their son or daughter’s
tutors and discuss any academic
matters with Reading Blue Coat
staff.

THURSDAY 3 FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER

OCTOBER Year 7 Rosebowl
Competition S
Poetry Café 13:00 - 14:00, Sports
16:30 - 18:00,
Way Hall A Hall

A particularly unique
event on the Blue Coat
calendar, in which our
Year 7 pupils showcase
their hobbies for the
chance at winning the
coveted Rosebowl!

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MONDAY 7 OCTOBER - WEDNESDAY 9 OCTOBER

Middle School Production of ‘Private Peaceful’
19:00 - 21:30, Way Hall A

Written by Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful is the story of Thomas
‘Tommo’ Peaceful looking back on his life from the trenches of World War
1 France, underlining the senselessness of war and the ineptitude of the
commanding officer.

WEDNESDAY 9 THURSDAY 10 THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER

OCTOBER OCTOBER Year 13 Coastal Field Trip
08:00 - 20:00, Dorset S
Berkshire Book World Mental
Award Launch Health Day
12:00 - 16:10, St. All Day
George’s School,
Ascot

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FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER

Year 6 Taster Day
09:15 - 16:00, Buttery and Pavilion

THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER

Old Blues’ Aldworth
Lunch
11:30 - 15:00, Buttery OB

The inaugural lunch for Old
Blues who left the School
before 1979.

THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER

Years 10-12 Drama Pupils’ Theatre Makers’ Day S
09:00 - 23:00, London

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MONDAY 14 OCTOBER Wednesday 16 October

Old Blues’ Meeting OB Year 9 CCF Flying S
19:30 - 21:00, Pavilion 07:15 - 13:00, RAF Benson

TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER

Sixth Form Open Evening A
17:00 - 20:00, Sports Hall

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Wednesday 16 October

Year 8 History Trip S
08:00 - 16:00, Hampton Court Palace

THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER

Chamber Concert A
19:00 - 21:00, Buttery

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TUESDAY 22 OCTOBER

House Drama A
19:00 - 21:00, Drama Studio

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THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER

Year 11 Geology Trip S
08:00 - 17:30, Whatley Quarrey, Somerset

THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER

Non-Uniform Day in aid of Half Term Commences
the Aldworth Partnership S 16:10

The Aldworth partnership is an
opportunity for all students to serve
in their local community and further
afield. By working with other people
through a range of different activi-
ties our students will experience
transformational service and help
them formulate and understand
their role in the local and global
community.

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THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER - SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER S

Year 9 French Trip, Annecy, France and Geneva, Switzerland

THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER - MONDAY 28 OCTOBER

Years 10-11 History Trip, Berlin S
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THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER -

WEDNESDAY 30 OCTOBER

Sixth Form Geography Trip
To Iceland and New York S

WEDNESDAY 30 OCTOBER - TUESDAY 5 NOVMEBER

Senior Public Speaking S
Boston, USA

TUESDAY 5 NOVMEBER

Term Resumes
08:35

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THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBER

Family Fireworks Evening
18:30 - 20:00 A

Join us for another incredible
fireworks display by
Sonning Fireworks, who are
celebrating their 20th year
with a real BANG!

SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER

Sixth Form Assessments
08:00 - 12:00

SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER

13+ Assessments
13:00 - 17:00

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SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER

Remembrance Day
Service A
08:30 - 10:00

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WEEK COMMENCING TUESDAY 9 NOVEMBER

MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER Year 9 Parents and Pupils’
Consultation Evening S P
Anti-Bullying Week 16:45 - 19:00, Sports Hall

An opportunity for parents of Year 9
pupils to meet their son’s tutors and
discuss any academic matters with
Reading Blue Coat staff.

MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER

Year 8 Geography Trip S
09:00 - 17:00, Olympic Park, London

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WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER SATURDAY 16

Cheeky Speaky A NOVEMBER
16:30 - 20:30, Buttery
Sixth Form
THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER Assessments
08:00 - 12:00
Kitzbuhel Parents’
Information Evening

SP

18:00 - 19:30, Buttery

FRIDAY 15 NOVEMBER

Parents of Year 8 Coffee Morning P
09:45 - 11:00, Buttery

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FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER

Years 9 - 12 Drama Junior Music Recital
Students’ Theatre Centre 13:30 - 14:00, Buttery
Visit S

10:35 - 13:00, Way Hall

TUESDAY 19 NOVEMBER

Grand Concert 2019 A
19:00 - 21:30, Way Hall

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WEDNESDAY 27 NOVEMBER FRIDAY 29

Inspire@Reading Blue Coat NOVEMBER
17:00 - 19:00, Way Hall A
Open Day
Join us as pupils present on topics Holiday
of their own interest and choosing. All Day

TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER

Ski Racing Trip - LAMDA Examinations S
Parents’ Information 08:30 - 17:00, Buttery and
Evening S P Boardroom

13:30 - 14:00, Buttery

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TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER

Year 10 Geography Trip

S

09:00 - 16:10, Reading and
West Berskhire

THURSDAY 5 DECEMBER

Christmas Cracker A
18:30 - 20:30, Buttery

WEDNESDAY 4 DECEMBER

Year 10 Parents and Pupils’
Consultation Evening P
16:45 - 19:00, Sports Hall

An opportunity for parents of Year
10 pupils to meet their son’s tutors
and discuss any academic matters
with Reading Blue Coat staff.

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FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER

Parents of Year 7 Coffee Morning
09:30 - 11:00, Buttery P

FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER -
SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER

Sixth Form Sleep Out
19:00, Magnolia Walk S

FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER

Christmas Jumper Day in aid of Aldworth Lodge Carol
Launchpad S Concert S P
All Day 19:30 - 21:00, Berkshire Masonic

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TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER

U13 Rugby Dinner Christmas Lunch S
16:15 - 18:45, tbc S 12:40 - 14:00, Dining Hall

MONDAY 9 TUESDAY 10 WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER

DECEMBER DECEMBER Year 8 Parents and
Pupils’ Consultation
U12 Rugby Senior Rugby Evening S
Dinner S Dinner S P 16:45 - 19:00, Sports Hall
16:15 - 18:45, tbc 19:00 - 21:30,
Buttery An opportunity for parents
of Year 8 pupils to meet their
son’s tutors and discuss any
academic matters with Reading
Blue Coat staff.

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THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER - MONDAY 16 DECEMBER

Years 10 - 13 Design Technology Study Trip S
Budapest

THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER - WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER

Ski Racing Trip S
Les Deux Alps, France

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FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER - SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER

Ski Trip S
Wildkogel and Kitzbuhel, Austria

THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER

Family Carol Service A
19:00 - 20:15, St. Andrew’s Church, Sonning

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FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER TUESDAY 7 JANUARY 2020

Term Ends Term Resumes
13:00 08:35

FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 25 DECEMBER
- WEDNESDAY 1 JANUARY
School Carol Service S
11:15 - 12:15, St. Andrew’s Merry Christmas and a
Church, Sonning Happy New Year!

Please note that the School
will be closed at this time.

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