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What’s on Summer Term 2015
Art
Dame Bradbury’s School presents
Dame Bradbury’s Annual Art Exhibition
Theatre, Dame Bradbury’s
Monday 18 May to Thursday 21 May 8.00am-6.00pm daily
Private View Monday 18 May 6.30pm-8.30pm
Friday 22 May from 8.00am-1.30pm
Art Exhibition 2015 - Four Seasons
Exhibition open
Monday 18 to Thursday 21 May
8.00am-6.00pm daily
Friday 22 May - 8.00am-1.30pm
Dame Bradbury’s School
Ashdon Road, Saffron Walden,
CB10 2AL - 01799 522348
www.damebradburys.com
A school of the Stephen Perse Foundation
GCSE/A Level Art Exhibition
Visual Arts Centre
Private View Friday 19 June 6.00pm-8.00pm
Saturday 20 June 10.00am-12.30pm
Students, friends, parents and artists are welcome to join us for our
annual Summer Art Exhibition. Work on display will reflect an
excellent standard of achievement across Animation, Digital Art, Film,
Fine Art, Sculpture and Textiles at GCSE and A Level.
Drama
Junior School Year 6 Play
Senior School Hall
Friday 5 June 7.00pm
Dame Bradbury’s Year 6 Play
Theatre, Dame Bradbury’s
Thursday 2 July 1.30pm & 7.00pm
Friday 3 July 7.00pm
Junior School
Year 5 Play
Dame B’s
Year 1 & 2 Play
‘As You Like It’
Senior School Hall
Thursday 2 July & Friday 3 July, 7.30pm
Our year-long celebration of Shakespeare culminates in a performance of
one of his best loved plays, As You Like It, performed by members of Year
9. Join Celia, Rosalind, Orlando and Duke Ferdinand in exile in the
Forest of Arden for an evening of comedy, mistaken identity and romance.
6th Form Summer Performance
Stephen Perse 6th Form College
Wednesday 8 July 8.00pm
The theme of this year’s summer performance is still in the planning stages
but will include new writing by members of the 6th form.
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What’s on Summer Term 2015
Music
There are a number of concerts this term to which everyone is warmly invited. If your son or daughter is performing in any of
these concerts, please could you keep the date free and let the music department know immediately of any potential problems.
Michaelhouse lunchtime concerts
Trinity Street, Cambridge
Friday 8 May 12.30pm
Friday 12 June 12.30pm
Friday 26 June 12.30pm
Our well established series of lunchtime concerts in the atmospheric
surroundings of Michaelhouse chapel on Trinity Street, Cambridge, continues.
Starting at 12.30pm and lasting for around 30 minutes, different instruments
and styles will be heard each week. Relax with a cup of coffee or lunch in
the Michaelhouse Café before or after the performance. Concerts take place
approximately every second Friday.
Dame Bradbury’s Junior Concert
Theatre, Dame Bradbury’s
Friday 8 May 2.00 pm and 6.00pm
Dame B’s
musicians
Dame Bradbury’s Pre-Prep Concert
Theatre, Dame Bradbury’s
Friday 19 June 7.30pm
Jazz on a Summer’s Evening
Senior School Hall
Friday 19 June 7.30pm
A hugely popular event, Jazz on a Summer’s Evening features the Big Band,
choirs and a large number of soloists playing and singing music in a wide range
of Jazz, Pop, Rock, Latin-American and Show styles. A great evening of foottapping entertainment awaits!
Junior School Summer Concert
West Road Concert Hall
Thursday 25 June 7.00pm
The Junior School Summer Concert is the musical highlight of the Junior
School year. Every student in the school will perform in this concert, which
features lots of singing, as well as instrumental items.
Pre-tour Concert
St Paul’s Church, Cambridge
Sunday 5 July 7.00pm
Our biennial music tour takes us to the Moselle area of Germany, where we
will be performing three concerts of instrumental and choral music. Join us for
a Pre-tour Concert in St Paul’s Church the weekend before we leave.
Sports’Days
Pre-prep Sports Morning
Monday 22 June
Junior School Sports
Afternoon
Thursday 4 June
Dame Bradbury’s Sports Day
Tuesday 30 June
Senior School Sports Day
Thursday 9 July
(last day of term)
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Events
Upcoming PFA / PTA Events
Join us for a fun quiz evening based Hardy’s Far From the Madding Crowd, WednesQuiz Night in Cambridge
on
day, 3rd June, 8pm (contact Adele Warner,
All things Food & Drink
01223 365991). If you are interested in finding out
All things Food & Drink
more, please contact Martha Crouch for details
Friday 15 May 2015
(07768311015
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Senior School Hall
Term Dates
2016 - 2017
7.30pm
We have now confirmed our term dates for the 2016 to
2017 academicTeams
year. of 6-8
Tickets include supper
Autumn Term
Thursday, Bring
8 September
– drinks
Friday 16 December 2016
your own
Half Term: Monday 24 October – Friday 28 October
Raffle
Spring Term
Tuesday 10 January – Friday 31 March 2017
Half Term: Monday 13 February – Friday 17 February
Summer Term
Thursday 20 April – Wednesday 12 July 2017
Bank Holiday: Monday 1 May
Half Term: Monday 29 May – Friday 2 June
Competitive Universities
Wednesday 17 June
The P.F.A. would like to thank all those who
supported the Christmas Fair and Christmas
This event will be for Year 9 to Upper 6th. Details will
pudding sales.
be coming to you via SchoolPost in the near future.
We look forward to seeing you at our future
events.
PTA Summer Ball
Dame Bradbury’s
Saturday 13 June 2015
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Year 10 Parents’ Coffee Morning
The Stephen Perse PFA warmly invite you to a Quiz Evening on all things food & drink, on Friday 15th May 2015
at the Senior School Hall from 7.30pm. Teams are to be 6-8 people and the ticket price of £10 includes a delicious supper of
either Grilled Chicken, Moroccan Meatballs or Sweet Potato Falafel - all served with super slaw and Italian brown rice.
Please feel free to bring any liquid refreshments.
We will be arranging a loose cannon team, so if you can’t get a full team of 6 to 8 people, please join us and we will add you to
a team!
Please return the form below to your school office by WEDNESDAY 6th MAY. We look forward to seeing you there,
The Stephen Perse Foundation PFA
Friday 15th May 2015
7.30pm at Senior School Hall
Teams of 6-8
£10 per head to include supper
Bring your own drink
-------------------------------------------------------------Order Form
Team Name: ...............................................................................................
Number in team: .......................................................................................
Supper Choice (number of each):
Grilled Chicken: …………………. Moroccan Meatballs: ……………..
Sweet Potato Falafel (V): ……………….
All served with super slaw and Italian brown rice
Please make your cheque payable to: The Stephen Perse Foundation PFA
and hand this form along with your cheque to your child’s School Office
or the Senior School Reception