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If you don't think
every day is a
good day, just try
missing one.
THE SCHOOL DAY
Leave out of school
Requests involving the absence of any boy for more than a
day of school time should be made in writing to the
Headmaster. His Housemaster may deal with requests
involving absence of a day or less.
Parents are strongly requested not to take their sons out of
school for any but the most pressing reasons. It must be
said that we object strongly to applications for leave that
have the effect of extending the already generous school
holidays.
Absence from Sports Fixtures
Boys are expected to be available for matches against
other schools unless specific permission has been sought
from and granted by the Headmaster. Any request should
be made well in advance,
at least one week
before the
fixture and copied to the Director of Sport and PE.
Saturdays
On Saturdays large numbers of boys will be required to
play school games as well as being involved in other
school activities, such as Open Days. (Please see above
for expectations about boys’ attendance on Saturdays.)
This year’s Open Day will take place on
Saturday 30
September 2017
and all boys, except those in the first
year who are only required if involved in a specific activity
e.g. orchestra, are expected to attend. School buses will
run on the Open Day.
Lunch
All boys (dayboys and boarders) are required to have
lunch, which is provided in the Dining Hall. A choice from a
variety of hot, cold and vegetarian dishes is available, with
+
filled baguettes as a regular option. Sample menus are
shown on the school website. There is no additional
charge for this meal, and no
refund can be made if
meals are not taken. Special dietary requirements (for
medical or religious reasons) can usually be
accommodated. We attach considerable importance to
the social aspect of lunch.
School lunch is therefore
compulsory and we ask parents to support this stance.
Detentions
Detention is a penalty imposed by the School in cases
of misbehaviour or if the School considers that a pupil’s
academic progress has been below standard and that
the pupil would benefit from a period of quiet,
supervised study. It is for one or two hours after school
on Fridays. Prep detention, when a boy has failed to
complete a piece of work to a satisfactory standard, is
after lessons on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
from 16:00 until 16:45. Head’s Detentions, for more
serious offences, are held on Saturdays from 09:00 to
11:00.
Boys may appeal against detention, using the
procedures set out in their prep diaries in the School
Rules and Regulations, but parents are requested to
support the School in imposing the detention.