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Events, Edington 8 - 13

Summer Term 2008
April
20th Sunday Boarders Return
21st Monday Day Pupils Return – Term commences
22nd Tuesday u13’s Mixed Rounders – Trials
  Colts Cricket – Trials
26th SaturdayBristol Zoo
28th MondayCreSTeD Inspection
29th Tuesdayu13’s Mixed Rounders – Trials
  Colts Cricket Trials
May
2nd Friday – 5th Monday EXEAT
6th Tuesday Colts Cricket v Sidcot School (A) 3.30 p.m. start
8th Thursday School Photograph
9th Friday GRADES (1)
10th Saturday Diggerland
12th Monday Friday 16th Key Stage 2 SATS
13th Tuesday Colts Cricket v Chilton Cantelo (A) 2.30 p.m. start
17th Saturday Brean Down and Brean Leisure Park
19th Monday Whole School – Techniquest visit Cardiff – “Flash, Bang, Wallop”.
20th Tuesday u13’s Mixed Rounders A & B fixtures v Churchill (H) 2.15 p.m start
  Colts Cricket v Downside School (H) 3.00 p.m. start
23rd Friday GRADES (2)
23rd Friday - Sunday 1st June HALF TERM
June
2nd Monday Prefect trials begin
3rd Tuesday Interschool Cricket match 2.30 p.m. start
6th Friday ISA Athletics Trials – Yeovil
7th Saturday Aquarium and Weston-Super-Mare
9th Monday – 13th Friday Exam Week (1)
10th Tuesday u13’s Mixed Rounders
  A & B Fixtures v Chilton Cantelo (A) 2.30 p.m. start
  Colts Cricket v Sidcot School (H) 3.30 p.m start
12th Thursday France Testing begins
13th Friday GRADES (3)
14th Saturday Longleat
16th Monday – 20th Friday Exam Week (2)
17th Tuesday Colts Cricket v Chilton Cantelo (H) 2.30 pm. start
18th Wednesday National ISA Championships – Birmingham
20th Friday Sports Day p.m. – Shapwick
20th Friday – 22nth Sunday EXEAT
23rd Monday – 27th Friday Weights and Measures week (Maths Department)
24th Tuesday Colts Cricket v Downside School (A) 2.30 p.m. start
25th Wednesday Quantocks Challenge Day (Juniors)
28th SaturdayButlins, Minehead
July
3rd Thursday GRADES (4)
4th Friday – 6th SundayYear 8 Camp
5th SaturdayRemaining Boarders – overnight trip
8th Tuesday Presentation of Gideon Bibles to Year 8
  u13’s Mixed Rounders House Matches
  Staff v Year 7/8 1st team (Rounders)
  Colts Cricket House Matches
9th WednesdayArts Day at Shapwick
10th ThursdayReserve Sports day p.m.
  Parents Evening – Tom Mogg
11th Friday Prize giving at Shapwick
  End of Term

Sports Day

Unfortunately this years sports day which was due to take place on the 10th July has had to be cancelled due to bad weather. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Cross Country at Millfield

On the 19th March Edington and Shapwick U14 Girls’ and Boys’ went to Millfield to compete in the Cross Country.

Click here to read our recent sucess in the Independent Schools Cross Country Championship!

Featured Articles

Outstanding Examination results

Yet again our students continue to outperform national averages, this year over 70% achieved five or more GCSE Grades A* to C.

Past Pupils' Reunion

Following a very successful reunion in the autumn term of 2006 we are proposing to hold another similar event on: Saturday 4th October 2008

Boarding at Edington

At our boarding house there are chickens, dens and acres of space to play ballgames, hide in trees, set up water slides and have BBQ's. Girls and boys enjoy playing games of football together, swinging on the tree swing or just relaxing outside.

£3 Million Project to help dyslexic children with dyslexia

A 3m programme to help dyslexic children who are struggling to read and write has been announced by the be announced by the Government.

Is society failing to help to children with dyslexia?

Sadly, dyslexia means that ‘failure’ can pursue boys and girls throughout their school days. One could argue that that this proportion is actually growing with the ever-growing emphasis on literacy.