MARU-A-PULA CALENDAR FOR TERM 3 2016

SEPTEMBER
WEEK 1 / Monday 12th / 8.30 am
10.00 am
11.15 am / Staff Meeting
Departmental Meetings
General Science Meeting
Tuesday 13th / 8.30 am
4.00 pm / Staff/Student Boundaries talk and CIE Invigilator Training for all new teachers
Boarders Arrive
Wednes.14th / 1 / 7.00 am
11.55 am
2.00 pm
2.15 pm / Third Term begins:
Assembly and extended Form Period
SPE Sign Up
Presentations by UBC and Toronto University
MAPTA General Meeting
Thursday 15th / 2 / 2.15 pm
2.15 pm
6. 15 pm / MaP Sports Committee Meeting
Library Committee Meeting
Parents’ Workshop with Psychologist Mark Kluckow
Friday 16th / 3 / 2.15 pm
2.15 pm / Adding and Dropping of SPE Activities ends
ISSSA meeting@ Phakalane
CIE Invigilator Refresher course for rest of staff
CIE Workshops @ MaP / Saturday 17th / 9.00 am / CIE Workshop @ Maru-a-Pula
Sunday 18th / 9.00 am / CIE Workshop @ Maru-a-Pula
WEEK 2
IGCSE Music Recording 19 Sept. - 7 Oct. / Monday 19th / 4 / 12.45 pm / SPE Activities begin
Thursday 22nd / 1 / 2.00 pm
5.30 pm / Presentation by Monash University, Australia
Form Six Subject Fair
Friday 23rd / 2 / 2.15 pm / General Staff Meeting
Saturday 24th / 8 - 4.00 pm / 3rd Debswana RE BA BONA HA Basketball Invitational tourn. @ MaP
Setswana Week
WEEK 3
IGCSE Music Recording 19 Sept. - 7 Oct. / Monday 26th / 3 / 2.00 pm / UK University Fair in the Walkway
Tuesday 27th / 4 / 4.00 – 6 pm / Form Four Parents’/Guardians’ Evening
Wednes. 28th / 5 / 12.45 pm / School closes for long week-end.
Boarding houses open for Exam Candidates only
Long Week-end / Thursday 29th / Public Holiday /
Friday 30th / 8.00 am / Botswana 50th Anniversary Departure of U14 & U16 Basketball teams to ISSA Festival, Mafikeng
OCTOBER
Library Month
Saturday 1st / 7.00 am / U14 & U16 Basketball ISSA Festival, Mafikeng
Sunday 2nd / 5.00 pm / Return of U14 & U16 Basketball teams from ISSA Festival, Mafikeng
Boarders return from 2pm onwards
WEEK 4
IGCSE Music Recording 19 Sept. - 7 Oct. / Monday 3rd / 6 / 7.00 am / School reopens
Deadline for internal A Level applications
IGCSE Setswana exam
Start of the IGCSE French, Spanish and Hindi Oral exams
Tuesday 4th / 1 / IGCSE Oral exams
Wednes. 5th / 2 / IGCSE Oral exams
Thursday 6th / 3 / IGCSE Oral exams
IGCSE Setswana exam
Friday 7th / 4 / IGCSE Oral exams
Last day for L6 and U6 students
Library Month Activity
Saturday 8th
WEEK 5 / Tuesday 11th / 6 / IGCSE ICT Practical
First AS Level Written Paper: Mathematics
Thursday 13th / 2 / 2.00 pm / ISSSA Developmental Gala @ MaP
Friday 14th / 3 / 9.00 am
2.15 pm / Last day for Form 5s
Departure of MaP Cricket team to JMS, Francistown for Pro-10 event.
Library month activity
Saturday 15th / 7.00 am / MaP Cricket team @ JMS, Francistown for Pro-10 event
CIE Workshop @ St. John’s, Jhb
Sunday 16th / 5.00 pm / Return of MaP Cricket team from JMS, Francistown
CIE Workshop @ St. John’s, Jhb
WEEK 6 / Monday 17th / 4 / First A2 Written Paper: Mathematics
Friday 21st / 2 / 2.15 pm / HoDs Meeting
Library month activity
Saturday 22nd / 7.00 am / ISSSA Softball Tournament @Al-Nur (boys), Westwood (girls)
WEEK 7 / Monday 24th / 3 / 10.00 am / Deadline for mid-term assessment grades and
updating of SPE lists on Entimex
Tuesday 25th / 4 / 2.15 pm / Assessment meetings Forms 4 and M6
Afternoon activities cancelled except for some services
Wednesday 26th / 5 / 2.00 pm
2.15 pm / CIS US University Fair in the Walkway
Assessment meetings Forms 1, 2 and 3
Afternoon activities cancelled except for some services
Thursday 27th / 6 / 2.00 pm / ISSSA Developmental Gala @ The Learning Centre
Friday 28th / 1 / Mid-term “blue” report cards issued
Library month activity
Saturday 29th / 7.00 am
7.00 am / ISSSA Girls Football Tournament @ Westwood
ISSSA Cricket Tournament @ MaP
NOVEMBER
WEEK 8 / Tuesday 1st / 3 / 4.00 – 6pm / Form 1J&K Parents’/Guardians’ Evening
Wednes. 2nd / 4 / 4.00 – 6pm / Form 1L&M Parents’/Guardians’ Evening
Thursday 3rd / 5 / 11– 12.45
12.45pm
12.45 pm
2.00 pm / Form 1 Swimming Gala @ MaP during PE lessons.
SPEs end for Form 4
Long Weekend begins for Forms 1 – 4 and M6
Boarding houses open for Exam Candidates only
ISSSA Developmental Gala @ Westwood
Long Weekend
for Forms 1, 4, M6 / Friday 4th
Saturday 5th
Sunday 6th / Boarders return from 2pm onwards
WEEK 9 / Monday 7th / 6 / 4 – 6 pm / School reopens
Middle 6 Parents’/Guardians’ Evening
Tuesday 8th / 1 / Sports Committee Meeting
Wednes. 9th / 2 / Open Morning for incoming 2017 Form One students
Thursday 10th / 3 / Last AS Level Written Paper: Economics
Friday 11th / 4 / 11.55am
2.15 pm / SPE Activities end for Forms 1, 2, 3 and M6
Grounds & Development Committee Meeting
Saturday 12th / 6.30 pm / Form 3 Film Festival
WEEK 10 / Monday 14th / 5 / 5.00 pm / Form 4 exams begin
Deadline for entry of SPE grades, update of lists and activity booklet
HR Sub-committee meeting
Tuesday 15th / 6 / Form Three Geography Trading Game
Welcome function for new Form One Parents
Wednes. 16th / 1 / 5.00 pm
6.00 pm / Last IGCSE Written Paper: Geography
Inter-House Mathematics Competition: First Round
Innovation Committee Meeting
Finance Committee Meeting
Thursday 17th / 2 / Last A2 Written Paper: English Language
Friday 18th / 3 / 7.00 pm / Form Five Leavers’ Dinner
Saturday 19th / 7.00 pm / Upper Sixth Leavers’ Dinner
WEEK 11 / Tuesday 22nd / 5 / Standard 5 Mathematics Competition
Wednes. 23rd / 6 / Inter-House Mathematics Competition: Second Round
Thursday 24th / 1 / Form 2, 3 and Middle Sixth exams begin
Friday 25th / 2 / 3.00 pm
7.00 pm / Bursary Committee Meeting
President’s Concert
Saturday 26th / 9.00 am / School Council Meeting
Monday 28th / 3 / Form 1 exams begin
Wednes. 30th / 5 / 2.15 pm / General Staff Meeting for Non-teaching Staff
DECEMBER
WEEK 12 / Thursday 1st / 6 / Last day of exams
Friday 2nd / 10.00am
7.00 pm / School closes for students
Staff Party
Saturday 3rd
Monday 5th / 9.00 am
2.15 pm / Grades due
Absolute deadline for reports to checkers
Assessment Meetings Forms 1, 2 and 3
Tuesday 6th / 9.00 am
2.15 pm / Deadline for entry of report comments
Printing and checking of reports
Assessment Meetings Forms 4 and Middle Sixth
Report checking continues
Wednesday 7th / 8.30 am
12.30pm / Final report check
Final staff meeting.
JANUARY 2017
Tuesday 10th / AS/A Level results published
WEEK 1 / Monday 16th / 8.30 am
11.00 am
4.00 pm / Staff meetings
Form 1 Scholarship students arrive
Form 1boarders arrive
Tuesday 17th / 8.00 am
2.30 pm / Form 1 Orientation
Remaining boarders arrive
Wednesday 18th / 7.00 am
9.25 am / School begins
L6 Boarders arrive
Thursday 19st / L6 Orientation
Friday 20th / 11.55 am / SPE sign-up

2017 TERM DATES

TERM 1

Monday 16th January Staff Meetings

Tuesday 17th January Form 1 Orientation

Wednesday 18th January Classes begin

Thursday 19th January L6 Orientation

Friday 24th February MaP Long Weekend

Monday 27th February MaP Long Weekend

Thursday 13th April School closes at 10.00 am for staff and students

Easter Long Weekend

Friday 14th April Good Friday

Monday 17th April Easter Monday

TERM 2

Monday 15th May Staff Meetings

Tuesday 16th May School begins

Thursday 25 May Ascension Day

Long Weekend

Monday 3rd July Seretse Khama Day

Long Weekend

Monday 17th July President’s Day

Tuesday 18th July Public Holiday

Friday 11th August School closes at 10.00 am for students

Wednesday 16th August School closes for staff

TERM 3

Monday 11th September Staff Meetings

Tuesday 12th September School begins

Long Weekend

Saturday 30th September Botswana Day

Monday 2nd October Public Holiday

Half Term (students only) Friday 3rd / Monday 6th November

Friday 1st December School closes at 10.00 am for students

Wednesday 6th December School closes for staff