| DATES FOR 
                                    WINTER TERM 2003 | 
                                
                                 
                                  | SEPTEMBER | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 1 - Wednesday 
                                    3 | 
                                  Staff Inset Days | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 6 | 
                                  Orientation for new 
                                    students : 9 am - 12 noon | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 7 | 
                                  Start of term for all 
                                    students | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Wednesday 10 | 
                                  Yr 10 KS3 SATs issued | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Wednesday 10 | 
                                  School Photographs  | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 13 | 
                                  School Photographs | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 15 | 
                                  Year 7 Parents' Information 
                                    Evening : 7 pm | 
                                
                                 
                                  | *Wednesday 24 | 
                                  Ascension Day : school closed | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 29 | 
                                  Year 8 Parents' Information 
                                    Evening : 7 pm | 
                                
                                 
                                  | OCTOBER | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Wednesday 1 | 
                                  Year 7 visit to Wild 
                                    Wadi (am) | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 5 - Tuesday 7 | 
                                  NFER CATS Tests (all 
                                    new students) | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 20 | 
                                  Year 11 Parents' Information 
                                    Evening : 7 pm | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Wednesday 22 | 
                                  Open Day : 2 - 4 pm | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 25 | 
                                  UAE Inter-school vocal 
                                    solo competition hosted by JC | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 25 - Wednesday 
                                    29 | 
                                  Open Week (tours of 
                                    the school during normal working week) | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 27 | 
                                  Yr 7 Tutor Evening : 
                                    4 pm | 
                                
                                 
                                  | (*Monday 
                                    27 possible start of Ramadan) | 
                                
                                 
                                  | NOVEMBER | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 1/Sunday 2 | 
                                  (inclusive) Half Term 
                                    - school closed | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 8 - Wednesday 
                                    12 | 
                                  Year 7 Fujairah Camp | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 10 | 
                                  Year 10 Parents' Information 
                                    Evening : 7 pm | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Wednesday 12 | 
                                  Yr 11 Interim Reports 
                                    issued | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 17 | 
                                  Yr 9 Interim Reports 
                                    issued | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Tuesday 18 | 
                                  Yr 11 Parents' Evening 
                                    : 4 - 6 pm | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Thursday 21/Friday 22 | 
                                  DoE Expedition | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 23 | 
                                  Year 8 Sharjah Museum 
                                    Field Trip | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 23 | 
                                  Careers Evening : 7 
                                    pm | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 24 | 
                                  Year 9 Parents' Evening 
                                    : 4 - 6 pm | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Tuesday 25 | 
                                  Year 8 Interim Reports 
                                    issued | 
                                
                                 
                                  | (*Wednesday 
                                    26/Saturday 29 Eid Al Fitr)  | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 30 | 
                                  Year 8 Parents' Evening 
                                    : 4 - 6 pm | 
                                
                                 
                                  | DECEMBER | 
                                
                                 
                                  | *Tuesday 2 - Wednesday 
                                    3 | 
                                  National Day - school 
                                    closed | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 6 - Tuesday 
                                    9  | 
                                  School Production 'A 
                                    Christmas Carol' | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 8 | 
                                  Year 10 Geography Coastal 
                                    Field Trip | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Thursday 11/Friday 12 | 
                                  DoE Expedition | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 14 | 
                                  Inter-house Netball/Football | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Tuesday 16 | 
                                  Charity Non-uniform 
                                    day | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Wednesday 17 | 
                                  End of Term | 
                                
                                 
                                  |  DATES 
                                    FOR SPRING TERM 2004 | 
                                
                                 
                                  | JANUARY | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 3/Thursday 
                                    8 | 
                                  Staff Inset Day | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 4 | 
                                  Start of term | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 4 - Wednesday 
                                    7  | 
                                  Year 11 Mocks | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 10 | 
                                  Year 11 Mocks | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Wednesday 14 | 
                                  Year 10 Interim Reports 
                                    issued | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Thursday 15/Friday 16 | 
                                  DoE Expedition | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Tuesday 20 | 
                                  Year 10 Parents' Evening | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Thursday 22 | 
                                  Entry Assessment Tests 
                                   | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 24 - Wednesday 
                                    28 | 
                                  Inter-house Music | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Thursday 29 | 
                                  Varkey Staff inter-unit 
                                    Sports | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Friday 30 - Saturday 
                                    7 | 
                                  February Ski Trip to 
                                    Verbier, Switzerland  | 
                                
                                 
                                  | FEBRUARY | 
                                
                                 
                                  | (*Monday 
                                    2/Wednesday 4 Eid Al Adha)  | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 1 | 
                                  Year 11 Full Reports 
                                    issued | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 7 | 
                                  Start of Sheik Mohammed 
                                    Fitness & Nutrition Programme  | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 8 | 
                                  Year 11 Parents' Evening | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 9 | 
                                  Year 7 Dubai Settlement 
                                    Field Trip | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 14 | 
                                  Start of Year 10 Work 
                                    Experience | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Tuesday 17 | 
                                  Year 9 Full Reports 
                                    issued | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Tuesday 24 | 
                                  Year 9 Parents' Evening 
                                   | 
                                
                                 
                                  | (*Sunday 
                                    22 Islamic New Year) | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 28 | 
                                  Start of Trampoline 
                                    Competition | 
                                
                                 
                                  | MARCH | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 1 | 
                                  Year 9 Parents' Information 
                                    Evening | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 6 - 10 Wednesday | 
                                  Year 8 Oman Camp | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Tuesday 9 | 
                                  Year 7 Interim Reports 
                                    issued 
                                    Year 11 Drama performance | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 15 | 
                                  Year 7 Parents' Evening | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Tuesday 16 | 
                                  Inter-house Basketball/Hockey | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 21 | 
                                  Music Concert | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 22 | 
                                  Year 7 Mushrif Park 
                                    Field Trip | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Wednesday 24 | 
                                  Charity non-uniform 
                                    Day  
                                    PE GCSE Moderation 
                                    Yr 10/11 Netball Tournament | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Wednesday 31  | 
                                  End of Term | 
                                
                                 
                                  |  DATES 
                                    FOR SUMMER TERM 2004 | 
                                
                                 
                                  | APRIL | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Thursday 1 - Thursday 
                                    8 | 
                                  Diving trip to Tanzania | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 17/Thursday 
                                    22 | 
                                  Staff Inset Day | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 18 | 
                                  April Start of Term | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 24 - Wednesday 
                                    28 | 
                                  Year 10 Examinations 
                                    PE GCSE Moderation 
                                    end April/beg May Yr 11 Photograph - Students 
                                    and Tutors | 
                                
                                 
                                  | MAY | 
                                
                                 
                                  | (*Sunday 
                                    2 Prophet's Birthday - school closed) | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 8 - Tuesday 
                                    11 | 
                                  Year 9 Key Stage 3 SATS 
                                    examinations | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Wednesday 12 | 
                                  End of Year 11 teaching 
                                    - Study Leave starts | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 15 - Wednesday 
                                    19  | 
                                  Year 8 Examinations | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Wednesday 19 | 
                                  Primary Swimming Gala 
                                    at JC | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Tuesday 25 | 
                                  Year 10 Full Reports 
                                    issued | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 23 - Wednesday 
                                    26 | 
                                  Year 7 Examinations | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Wednesday 26 | 
                                  Gym and Dance Display | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 29 | 
                                  GCSE | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 29/Sunday 30 
                                   | 
                                  Year 5 Taster Days | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 31  | 
                                  Year 10 Parents' Evening | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 31 | 
                                  Inter-house Swimming 
                                    and Badminton | 
                                
                                 
                                  | JUNE | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 5 | 
                                  Year 9 End of Key Stage 
                                    Tas | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 5/Monday 7 | 
                                  Year 5 Taster Days | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 12/Monday 14 | 
                                  Year 5 Taster Days | 
                                
                                 
                                  |   | 
                                  Charity non-uniform 
                                    Day | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 14 | 
                                  Year 8 Full Reports 
                                    issued | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 19/Sunday 20 | 
                                  Year 5 Taster Days | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Tuesday 22 | 
                                  Year 7 Full Reports 
                                    issued | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Monday 21 | 
                                  Year 8 Parents' Evening | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Wednesday 23 | 
                                  Inter-house Scrabble 
                                    and Charity Non-uniform Day | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Saturday 26 - Wednesday 
                                    30 | 
                                  DoE Expedition | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Sunday 27 | 
                                  Inter-house Quiz | 
                                
                                 
                                  | Wednesday 30 | 
                                   
                                      June End of Term 
                                   | 
                                
                                 
                                  | (*actual 
                                    date to be confirmed) |