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Year 5 A, B and C (whole class) Team Netball v Glendower
24th January 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Battersea Park, Chelsea Bridge
Collection from Battersea Park
Burns Day Assembly
25th January 2019 @ 8:45 am - 9:15 am
Big Room
All girls are welcome to come to school in kilts or with Scottish accessories!
Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 walk to Penywern Road after assembly for Burns Day celebrations
25th January 2019 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Swimming Squad to Bute House Gala
25th January 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Luxemburg Gardens, London, W6 7EA
The children will be taken to the gala by coach but will need to be collected from the swimming pool.
Parents must wait outside the swimming pool gates to collect their children after the gala and not in the Pool foyer.
There is a new ticketing system in place due to fire regulations and only parents with a ticket will be able to watch the gala. Unfortunately the number of tickets is rather limited and we will be emailing separately regarding this.
Year 4 Parents' Evening
28th January 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Falkner House Girls School, 19 Brechin Pl, Kensington, London SW7 4QB, UK
Individual appointments will be sent out closer to the time but do let us know if you have a preference for either date.
Year 4 Parents' Evening
29th January 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Falkner House Girls School, 19 Brechin Pl, Kensington, London SW7 4QB, UK
Individual appointments will be sent out closer to the time but do let us know if you have a preference for either date.
Year 4 A, B & C (whole class) Team Netball v Glendower
30th January 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Battersea Park, Chelsea Bridge side
Collection from Battersea Park
Parents of girls in Year 4 to 6 invited to Internet Safety Talk
31st January 2019 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Parents of girls in Years 4 to 6 are invited to a talk from our head of IT, Mrs Post on the digital world and how to prepare your child.
Year 5 A and B Team Netball v Norland Place
31st January 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Battersea Park, Chelsea Bridge side
Collection from Battersea Park
Year 6 A Team Netball at ISA Championships
4th February 2019 @ 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Magnet Leisure Centre, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 8AW
The girls will travel to the tournament by coach and will need a packed lunch with plenty of snacks and water. The first games are at 11.15 am. The girls hope to be back at school for 5.30 pm.
Parents are more than welcome to come along and support this event, however there do have limited space in and around the courts.
Parking
Please use the pay and display machines at the Magnet Leisure Centre or you can park for free outside the Magnet Leisure Centre, down a side road called Kennet Road or Norfolk Road.
Falkner House Inter-house Swimming Gala for all girls in Years 3 to 6
6th February 2019 @ 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Chelsea Sports Centre, Chelsea Manor Street, SW3 5PL
Girls to come into school wearing their PE kit. They must have their full swim kit and will provided with a house coloured hat.
If the girls have instruments in school on Wednesday these will need to be collected from Falkner House or left at school as we will be unable to take them to the pool.
Parents are most welcome to come and support!
Girls are to be dismissed from the pavement outside of Chelsea Sports Centre at 3.15 pm
There will be no after school clubs for Years 3 to 6.
UPDATE - Year 3 visit to British Library
7th February 2019 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB, UK
UPDATE - Please note the girls do not need a packed lunch as they will return to school for lunch. I hope this doesn't cause immense disappointment for the girls!
The girls will travel by coach there and back and full winter uniform should be worn. Thank you.
Reception to Penywern Road for the Dragon Lion Dance Troop
12th February 2019 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am
We would ask for the Reception girls to be dropped off at Penywern Road between 8.30 am and 8.45 am to join the boys for their Chinese New Year celebrations. They are also welcome to be an early bird from 7.45 am at Penywern Road if that helps with your logistics. The girls will walk back to Brechin Place.
Chinese New Year
12th February 2019 @ 8:45 am - 9:45 am
The girls are welcome to dress up as their Chinese zodiac animal if they would like.
Penywern Road having managed to secure a Lion Dance Troop this year (!) if any sisters would like to join their brothers at drop off at 8.30am they are very welcome to be there first thing and we will then walk them back to Brechin Place. In the spirit of happy competition Brechin Place hopes to secure the troop for 2020!
Reception visit Gloucester Road Tube Station
12th February 2019 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The girls will walk to the tube station to meet the Station Master.
Year 4 A and B Team Netball v Norland Place
13th February 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Battersea Park, Chelsea Bridge side
Collection from Battersea Park
Year 5 A Team Netball Tournament at Bute House
14th February 2019 @ 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Bute House Preparatory School for Girls, London W6 7JS, UK
The A team will travel by coach to Bute House and will need a packed lunch in a disposal bag. They will need to wear their full PE kit. Pick up from Bute House at 4.30 pm or from Falkner House at 5.00pm/5.15pm.
Year 6 to Natural History Museum
15th February 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
As part of their science and geography work, Year 6 are visiting the Natural History Museum. They will walk there and back, accompanied by the Upper School staff.
School finishes at 3.00 pm
15th February 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This a regular school day and the girls will work until the end of the day at 3.00 pm.
Year 5 A and B Team Netball v Garden House
27th February 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Battersea Park, Chelsea Bridge Road
Collection from Battersea Park
Founder's Day - Explorers and Exploration
1st March 2019 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
This year's theme is Explorers and Exploration! The girls are encouraged to come in dressed accordingly.
Parents of girls in Reception to Year 3 invited to Internet Safety Talk
4th March 2019 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Parents of girls in Reception to Year 3 are invited to a talk from our head of IT, Mrs Post on the digital world and how to prepare your child.
Year 5 Visit to Hampton Court
4th March 2019 @ 8:45 am - 3:30 pm
KT8 9AU , United Kingdom
The girls will travel by coach and will need a packed lunch in a disposable bag with no nuts, seeds, fizzy drinks or yoghurt cartons. Girls should come to school in full winter uniform with cloak and jelly bag hat.
Year 6 Pancake Run
5th March 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Battersea Park, Chelsea Bridge side by the netball courts
Parents are most welcome to come and support!
Year 6 visit to The Purcell Room
6th March 2019 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Year 6 will travel by public transport to and from the Purcell Room. They will be accompanied by Mr Kibblewhite and Mrs Rogers and will travel back to school for lunch.
Year 3 A, B & C (whole class) Team Netball v Norland Place
6th March 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Battersea Park, Chelsea Bridge side
Collection from Battersea Park
Spring Concert
6th March 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Big Room
Girls have been invited to perform in the concert. They should wear home clothes and arrive at 5.45 pm to allow us to tunes instruments and seat everyone comfortably.
Year 4 A, B and C (whole class) versus Kensington Prep.
13th March 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Battersea Park, Chelsea Bridge side
Collection from Battersea Park.
Year 5 and Year 6 A and B Team Netball versus Bute House
14th March 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Collection from Battersea Park.
Falkner House Cross Country (Nursery to Year 6)
15th March 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Battersea Park, London SW11 4NJ, UK
The first race will start at 1.00 pm with Nursery. Collection will be after the medal presentation for each year group.
Apologies for any confusion but the meeting place for the cross country is actually on the grass area by the tennis courts on the way to the Millennium Arena and not near the band stand as previously mentioned on the calendar. We have attached the Battersea Park map which shows the location as well as the Falkner House Cross Country Programme.
The children should come in dressed in PE kit for the day.
All children will be dismissed to the care of their parents or carer by their class teacher.
Year 3 A, B and C (whole class) Team Netball versus Kensington Prep
20th March 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Battersea Park, Chelsea Bridge side
Collection from Battersea Park.
Year 2 - European Day
21st March 2019 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
As part of Year 2’s geography topic on Europe they will be having a ‘European Day’. We would be most grateful if your daughter could bring in some food (e.g. a packet of Greek olives or Italian salami) that the girls can sample and discuss its country of origin. Please ask your daughter to label the food clearly with her name, the name of the food and its country of origin so that she can present it to the class (any other information about the country would be more than welcome!). Please make sure that there are no eggs, nuts or seeds in the food samples.
The girls are also welcome to come in the national dress of their chosen country.
Thank you!
Year 6 A and B Team Netball v Norland Place
21st March 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Battersea Park, Chelsea Bridge side
Collection from Battersea Park
Reception London trip
25th March 2019 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
The girls will have a morning tour of London with a blue badge guide and will be travelling by coach.
Girls to wear full winter uniform with cloaks and jelly bag hats. They will be back in time for lunch and collection will be as normal at 3.00 pm or 3.30 pm from waiting sisters.
Year 3 to Royal Academy of Arts
26th March 2019 @ 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
Girls should arrive as normal for 8.30 am. The girls will travel by coach and wear their full winter uniform including the jelly bag hat and cloak. Please could the girls bring a packed lunch in a disposable bag (no glass bottles, nuts, seeds or fizzy drinks). They will be back for afternoon lessons.
Year 3 A, B and C (whole class) Team Netball versus Glendower
27th March 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Battersea Park, Chelsea Bridge side
Collection from Battersea Park.
Start of Term
24th April 2019 @ 8:30 am - 8:30 am
Clubs, early/late birds, music groups and music lessons start as normal.
Early/late birds, clubs and individual music lessons start
24th April 2019 @ 7:45 am - 8:45 am
Year 2 visit to Holland Park Ecology Centre
16th May 2019 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
The girls are to come to school wearing their PE kit. They will travel by coach and be back in time for lunch.
Year 5 to Camp Oppidan
5th June 2019 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Details of the camp will follow.
Year 2 trip to the Ragged School Museum
6th June 2019 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
The girls should dress as a poor Victorian school child and bring a packed lunch in a disposable bag (no glass bottles, nuts, seeds or fizzy drinks please). They will be travelling by coach there and back.
Sports Day - full details to follow
28th June 2019 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Full details to follow in due course.
Ballet Exams
1st July 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Big Room
Information on individual timings and uniform have been emailed. No normal after school ballet classes.
Musical Theatre Show
2nd July 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Big Room
Parents and/or carers are welcome to come and watch the girls perform their routines.
Street Dance Show
4th July 2019 @ 4:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Big Room
The girls in Street Dance Club would like to show off their latest moves to their parents and/or carers at 4.15 pm.
Whole school production of Oliver
9th July 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, South Bank, London SE1 8XX, UK
All the girls from Reception - Year 6 and boys from Reception - Year 3 will be part of the whole school production of Oliver!
Parents will be invited to one of the evening performances and it is likely that there will be two tickets allocated per family. If grandparents and/or nannies would also like to watch we will organise tickets for the dress rehearsals. Year 6 parents will be likely to have tickets for both nights. All details will be confirmed nearer the time.
Whole school production of Oliver
11th July 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, South Bank, London SE1 8XX, UK
All the girls from Reception - Year 6 and boys from Reception - Year 3 will be part of the whole school production of Oliver!
Parents will be invited to one of the evening performances and it is likely that there will be two tickets allocated per family. If grandparents and/or nannies would also like to watch we will organise tickets for the dress rehearsals. Year 6 parents will be likely to have tickets for both nights. All details will be confirmed nearer the time.
End of Term and Year 6 Prize Giving
12th July 2019 @ 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm
Year 6 parents invited to prize giving at 11.20 am.
Start of Term
4th September 2019 @ 8:30 am - 8:30 am
Early birds, clubs, music lessons, etc. start as normal.
End of Term for Reception to Year 6
12th December 2019 @ 3:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Please note later pick up for Reception and Year 1 girls.
Start of the Spring Term
6th January 2020 @ 8:30 am - 8:30 am
Early birds, wind band, cubs, late birds, etc. start as usual.
School finishes at 3.00 pm
14th February 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This a regular school day and the girls will work until the end of the day at 3.00 pm.