Message from the Headmaster

We are, of course, in the thick of the examination season and I would like once more to extend my very best wishes to those who are in the midst of their encounters with the examiners. Notwithstanding the academic pressures that this season inevitably brings, there is much else going on at the School and I would encourage as many parents as possible to attend the various matches and cultural events scheduled for the coming weeks (details of which are given below). I would also like to thank the many parents who have written to express their approval of our recent announcement regarding the changes to Saturday School and the introduction of weekly boarding, both of which will come into effect in September 2012. We are now working hard to plan the fine detail of the changes, and I shall keep you informed as that planning process moves forward.

Mill Hill's Indian Summer ...

Saturday 18th June 2011
4:00pm prompt to 7:00pm
The Large and Top Terrace

We are holding a fundraising event for Sri Jayrendra School in Tamil Nadu on this evening ... organised by our Lower Sixth Formers, we are pleased to welcome HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI and Brighton band, TWO SPOT GOBI.

For more information about this event and to download a booking form, please click here for our website.

Art Exhibition

Monday 20th June 2011
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Mill Hill School Art Studios

Everyone is welcome to our next Art Exhibition where work from all our talented and creative GCSE and A Level pupils will be on display.  Amongst the items on display will be:

• drawing 
• painting
• sculpture
• installations
• film
• computer graphics, and
• fashion

so please support our pupils by joining us for some refreshments and to view some extraordinary work.  All three art studios will be open at this time so we hope you can join us.

LYSO at The Large

An evening of classical entertainment with the London Youth Symphony Orchestra

Thursday 23rd June 2011, 7:30pm
The Large

Mill Hill School is proud to welcome the LYSO to NW7 for what promises to be a magical evening. Amongst the pieces being performed are:

Mussorgsky “Night on a bare mountain”
Grieg “Piano Concerto” (1st movement)
Mendelssohn “Violin Concerto” (2nd and 3rd movements)
and
Vivaldi “Gloria” in conjunction with the Mill Hill Choir

Refreshments available to purchase (Charity Café, licensed bar, ice cream parlour).

Tickets cost £10 for adults, £5 for children aged 5 to 16, under 5’s go free.

The event is in support of our overseas partnerships.

Please contact Karen Willetts on 020 8906 7865 or kw@millhill.org.uk to buy tickets or reserve them online through www.friendsofmillhill.org.uk

MHS Opera and Ballet Society

We have a very limited number of tickets still available for Midsummer Night's Dream on Saturday 25th June  (£15.60 each) and for The Nutcracker on Saturday 10th December (tickets priced at £10 and £15 each).

We are also in the process of securing tickets for the following two performances:

• Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro": Saturday 5 November 2011, 7:00pm
• Tchaikovsky ‘s “Eugene Onegin": Saturday 12 November 2011, 7:00pm

All these events take place at the home of the English National Opera, The Coliseum in London's West End.

If you would like to book tickets, or register your interest for the two new events, please email Karen Willetts or CLICK HERE to book through the online booking system. REMEMBER! Tickets are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
 

What's on ...

Wednesday 8 June
LOWER 6th FORM RETURN TO LESSONS
08:30 Chapel: The Chaplain
17:30 Launch event for the new London Golf Academy at Mill Hill School with guest, BBC Golf Correspondent Iain Carter (Burton Bank Garden and The Large)

Thursday 9 June
08:30 Chapel: The Chaplain
12:45 4th Form Council Meeting (Waiting Room)
16:00 Tennis v Orleans Park: AEGON Yr 10 Boys ‘B’ (home)
16:00 Tennis v Northwood College: AEGON Yr 10 Girls (home)

Friday 10 June
08:30 Chapel: The Chaplain
08:50-12:30 Debating Workshop (4th Form ‘Stretch and Challenge’ pupils)
12:35 Lower 6th Form Law trip to Mishcon de Reya Solicitors (London)
12:40 4th Form Scholars’ Meeting (E2)
16:30 Tennis v Bishopshalt: AEGON Year 10 Boys ‘B’ (away)
19:30 CCF Centenary Dinner (Crick Room)
20:00 Boarders’ Inter-House (Outdoor) Football Match

Saturday 11 June
14:00 Cricket v QEB: 1st XI, U15A (away)
14:00 Cricket v QEB: 2nd XI, U14A, U14B (home)
18:00 Top Terracers’ Summer Drinks Reception (Mill Hill School)

Sunday 12 June
09:00 Boarders’ London Galleries/River Trip
10:00 Lower 6th Form Design Technology trip (North Wales) departs

Monday 13 June
4th FORM EXAMINATIONS BEGIN
08:30 Lower 6th Form Assembly (Patrick Troughton Theatre)
12:45-16:30 School Staff Induction and preparation for New Pupil Induction Day
16:30 Charity Committee Meeting (House Reps) (RS1)
17:30 Boarders’ Council (Waiting Room)

Tuesday 14 June
13:00 6th Form Council Meeting (Chemistry Dept)
16:30 Barnet Athletics League Match 3 (Remove)

Wednesday 15 June
08:30 Chapel: Boarding Houses
14:00 Lower 6th Form Design Technology trip (North Wales) returns
14:00 Cricket v Haberdashers: Senior A Eleven 20/20 Match (home)
14:30 Rounders v Highgate: Lower 6th Form match (home)
14:30 Ultimate Frisbee v St Albans: Seniors (away) (depart 13:15) (provisional)

Thursday 16 June
08:00-18:00 RAF Wyton – Flying Day
08:30 Chapel: Boarding Houses
13:00 Mill Hill School Charity Committee Meeting (Waiting Room)
16:00 Tennis v JFS: AEGON Yr 10 Boys ‘A’ (home)

Friday 17 June
NON UNIFORM DAY IN AID OF THE OVERSEAS PARTNERSHIPS
08:30 Chapel: Boarding Houses
12:40 Inaugural Lunch for the Sir James Murray Society with Guest Speaker – Valerie Grove (4th Form Scholars’) (Crick Room)
19:00 Fiesta for Nicaragua (Music, Tapas & Salsa) (Dining Hall)

Saturday 18 June
14:00 Cricket: Junior House Semis and Finals
14:00 Rounders v Haileybury: 1st, U15A&B, U14A&B (A) (depart 1310)
16:00 Tamil Nadu Event (Top Terrace/Dining Hall)

Sunday 19 June
11:00 Boarders’ Spaghetti Golf
14:00 Cricket v OMs: 1st XI (home)

Monday 20 June
4th FORM RETURN TO NORMAL LESSONS
08:30 Lower 6th Form Assembly (Patrick Troughton Theatre)
15:00 Rounders v Belmont: U14A & B (home)
18:00-20:00 Art Department: Summer Exhibition (Art Department)

Tuesday 21 June
SPORTS DAY

Wednesday 22 June
08:30 Chapel: The Chaplain
09:00-18:00 Wimbledon Tennis (5th Form and Upper Sixth)
14:00 Cricket v Merchant Taylors: 1st XI, U14A, B & C, U15B (away)
14:00 Cricket v Merchant Taylors: 2nd XI, U15A (home)
17:00 Rounders v Channing: U15A & B, U14A & B (away) (depart 16:20)

Thursday 23 June
All day NEW LOWER SCHOOL PUPILS’ INDUCTION DAY
08:30 Chapel: The Chaplain
09:00-15:00 Sports Scholars’ Trip (Brunel University)
09:00-17:00 5th Form Trip (Cambridge University)
12:00 OPRO Mouthguard fitting
15:30 Second Hand Uniform Sale (Dining Hall)
15:30 Cream tea for School Staff, SMT, Housemasters’/Mistresses’ and Staff involved in New Pupil Induction Day (Crick Garden)
19:00 Fundraising Concert by the London Youth Symphony Orchestra for the School’s overseas partnerships (The Large)

Friday 24 June
All day 4th Form Cross-Curricular Stretch and Challenge Day (E2)
07:30-10:30 Visit from ‘Wernigeöder Mädchenchor’ (including singing in Chapel)
08:30 Chapel: The Chaplain
08:30 Lower 6th Form Biology field trip to Swanage departs
09:20-15:15 Grimsdell Parents’ and Sports Day (Sports Leaders to help)
11:30 Cricket v MCC: 1st XI (home)
19:00 Boarders’ BBQ at Ridgeway House

Saturday 25 June
05:00 5th Form Art Trip (Venice) departs
14:00 Cricket v Aldenham: 1st XI; U14 A and B (home)
14:00 Cricket v Aldenham: 2nd XI; U15 A and B (away)

Sunday 26 June
NATIONAL SPORTS EVENTS WEEK
07:15-12:00 CCF Corps of Drums – Armed Forces Day Celebration (Barnet)
09:00 Boarders’ trip to Thorpe Park
12:30-18:00 RAF Gliding Day (RAF Halton)

Monday 27 June
08:30 Lower 6th Form Assembly (Patrick Troughton Theatre)
09:00-17:00 Lower 6th Form trip to Open Day (Arts) at Trinity College, Cambridge
13:30 Cricket v Belmont: U14A 20/20
17:00 Cricket: 1st XI v Staff
17:30 Lower 6th Form Biology Field Trip to Swanage returns

Tuesday 28 June
09:00-17:00 Lower 6th Form trip to Open Day (Science) at Trinity College, Cambridge
09:15-12:30 Belmont Year 8 Sports Taster Session – Boys
09:15-10:40 Belmont Year 8 Sports Taster Session – Girls
17:00 Cricket v Totteridge Millhillians: 1st XI 20/20 (away)

Wednesday 29 June
05:45 Nicaragua Partnership Project (Lower 6th Form) departs
06:30 4th Form History Battlefields Trip to Belgium/France departs
08:00-16:00 Lower 6th Form Physics Trip to Rutherford Appleton Lab
08:30 Chapel (Lower 6th Form): Headmaster
11:30 Cricket v Highgate: 1st XI (home)
14:30 Tennis v Highgate: Senior Boys (Lower 6th Form) (away)
22:00 5th Form Art Trip (Venice) returns

Thursday 30 June
08:30 Chapel (All 4th Form and Remove Pupils): The Headmaster
13:30-16:30 Belmont Sports Day 

Friday 1 July
All Day Independent Schools Tennis Championships (Eton) (08:00 depart)
08:30 Chapel: Remitted
08:50-10:50 Period 1 – 3 as normal
10:50-11:15 Break
11:20-11:55 House assemblies and House Tidy
12:00-13:00 Final assembly for all pupils
13:00 END OF TERM
18:00 4th Form History Battlefields Trip to Belgium/France returns