Portsmouth Abbey School - Primary School Calendar
November 2008
Available at: http://www.portsmouthabbey.org
Printed on January 8, 2009


Saturday, November 1, 2008


At Bedtime Set Clocks back 1 hour

Principles in Practice Retreat for Form III Girls
Dates: November 1, 2008 - November 2, 2008
Details: Depart from Manor House Road turnaround at 5:00pm on Saturday, Nov. 1.  Return to campus at 6:00pm on Sunday, Nov. 2.  Pick-up at the turnaround.

Period 1, 3 classes will not meet

Chaperone Team #2
Dates: November 1, 2008 - November 2, 2008

Administrator On Duty: Mr. McDonough
Dates: November 1, 2008 - November 2, 2008

ALL SAINTS

Celebration of All Saints Day. Mass at 8:30am, classes, afternoon obligations

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

SAT Testing
Time: 7:45 AM
Location: Designated Areas
Details: Be on time, bring necessary items and Admission Ticket

Classes begin with Period 2
Time: 9:45 AM - 10:25 AM

Period 4
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:10 AM

Period 5
Time: 11:15 AM - 11:55 AM

Halloween Dance in Student Center
Time: 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Details: Student Center

Check-in for all
Time: 11:15 PM


Sunday, November 2, 2008


Principles in Practice Retreat for Form III Girls
Dates: November 1, 2008 - November 2, 2008
Details: Depart from Manor House Road turnaround at 5:00pm on Saturday, Nov. 1.  Return to campus at 6:00pm on Sunday, Nov. 2.  Pick-up at the turnaround.

Chaperone Team #2
Dates: November 1, 2008 - November 2, 2008

Administrator On Duty: Mr. McDonough
Dates: November 1, 2008 - November 2, 2008

COMMEMORATION OF ALL SOULS

Mass for the School followed by Brunch
Time: 11:00 AM

Brunch
Time: 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Details: Stillman Dining Hall

Minibus to Newport w/ drop-off and pick-up at Walmart
Time: 12:30 PM
Details: depart from Admin. Bldg.

Movie: Kenneth Branagh's "Hamlet"
Time: 1:30 PM
Details: SLH

Public Skating
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Details: Hockey Rink

St. Thomas More Library open
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM


Monday, November 3, 2008


Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Assembly in the Auditorium
Time: 8:15 AM

College Visit: Rollins College
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

ProDeo Group
Time: 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Music Room, Studio A

Red Key S'mores Party
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's


Tuesday, November 4, 2008


Election Day

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Advisory Meeting
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: designated areas

School Committee Meeting
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Headmaster's Office

Abbey Singers rehearsal
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Studio A

Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: School Dress

Yearbook Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Student Center

Lectio divina for adults
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Administratin Building, Conference Room


Wednesday, November 5, 2008


Commemoration of Deceased Relatives & Benefactors
Details: of the English Benedictine Congregation

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Fall Play Performed for Local Grammar Schools
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Auditorium

Community Service Group 3 & 4
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Loft

Form V Health Lecture
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Boys in the SLH and Girls in Room 10
Details: required

Debate Club
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: SLH


Thursday, November 6, 2008


Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

College Visit: Washington College
Time: 8:45 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

Church Assembly
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Auditorium

ProDeo Group
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Music Room, Studio A

Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: School Dress

Rosary after Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall

Astronomy Club
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Physics Lab

Newspaper Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Student Center

Student Council Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Library Seminar Room 1


Friday, November 7, 2008


Fall Play, performance for the School
Time: 7:00 AM
Location: Auditorium
Details: Bakesale to benefit Abbey Players. (Please note the play has been moved a week earlier that orginally scheduled.)

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Assembly in the Auditorium
Time: 8:15 AM

College Visit: St. Anselm College
Time: 8:30 AM
Location: Parlors, Administration Bldg.

College Visit: Sarah Lawrence
Time: 8:45 AM
Details: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: Loyola College, Maryland
Time: 9:50 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Confessions
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Monastery Parlor

College Visit: Colby College
Time: 1:25 PM
Details: Administration Building Parlor

Fall Service Interns Final Meeting/Dinner
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Loft

Abbey Singers rehearsal
Time: 6:15 PM
Location: Studio A

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's


Saturday, November 8, 2008


Principles in Practice Retreat for Form III Boys
Dates: November 8, 2008 - November 9, 2008
Details: Depart from Manor House Road turnaround at 5:00pm on Saturday, Nov. 8.  Return to campus at 6:00pm on Sunday, Nov. 9.  Pick-up at the turnaround

Athletics- multiple early departures

Chaperone Team #3
Dates: November 8, 2008 - November 9, 2008

Administrator On Duty: Dr. Zilian
Dates: November 8, 2008 - November 9, 2008

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Alternate Mass
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Auditorium
Details: Warm Weather Dress, no ties

Fall Play, public performance
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Auditorium
Details: Bakesale to benefit Abbey Players. Please note the play has been moved a week earlier than orginially scheduled.


Sunday, November 9, 2008


Principles in Practice Retreat for Form III Boys
Dates: November 8, 2008 - November 9, 2008
Details: Depart from Manor House Road turnaround at 5:00pm on Saturday, Nov. 8.  Return to campus at 6:00pm on Sunday, Nov. 9.  Pick-up at the turnaround

Chaperone Team #3
Dates: November 8, 2008 - November 9, 2008

Administrator On Duty: Dr. Zilian
Dates: November 8, 2008 - November 9, 2008

DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA

Fall Play, public performance
Time: 2:00 AM
Location: Auditorium
Details: Bakesale to benefit Abbey Players. Please note the play has been moved up a week earlier than orginally scheduled.

Mass for the School followed by Brunch
Time: 9:30 AM

Public Skating
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

St. Thomas More Library open
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Kaplan Review
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Classroom Building, Rooms 5, 10, 12


Monday, November 10, 2008


Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Assembly in the Auditorium
Time: 8:15 AM

Sixth Form Alumni Panel Discussion
Time: 5:45 PM - 7:30 AM
Location: SLH
Details: Discussion on College Admissions, dinner will be served.

ProDeo Group
Time: 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Music Room, Studio A

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's


Tuesday, November 11, 2008


Period 2 classes will not meet

ST MARTIN OF TOURS, bishop

Headmaster's Run

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Veterans Day Assembly
Time: 9:50 AM
Details: Special Schedule.

Advisory Meeting
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: designated areas

Abbey Singers rehearsal
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Studio A

College Visit: Lake Forest
Time: 1:35 PM
Details: Administration Building Parlor

Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: School Dress

Yearbook Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Student Center

Lectio divina for adults
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Administratin Building, Conference Room


Wednesday, November 12, 2008


Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Red & Black Event
Time: 10:15 AM
Details: Ultimate Frisbee

Abbey Singers rehearsal
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Music Studio

Russian Club
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Physics Lab

Fall Sports Awards Assembly
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Auditorium

Debate Club
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: SLH


Thursday, November 13, 2008


ALL SAINTS OF THE ORDER OF SAINT BENEDICT

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Sixth Form Photo
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: Winter Garden Patio

No Church Assembly today
Time: 10:15 AM

US History Lecture, Form V
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: SLH
Details: By Mr. Derek Gittus, "The Uprooted: 19th Century Immigration"

ProDeo Group
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Music Room, Studio A

Winter Team Sign-ups
Time: 3:00 PM

Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: School Dress

Rosary after Sit Down Dinner
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall

Astronomy Club
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Physics Lab

Newspaper Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Student Center

Student Council Meeting
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Library Seminar Room 1


Friday, November 14, 2008


Brown Model UN
Dates: November 14, 2008 - November 16, 2008

DRESS DOWN DAY
Details: To benefit Sponsor a Family Charity, $1 at breakfast or before Assembly

Commemoration of Deceased Monk of Portsmouth Abbey

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Assembly in the Auditorium
Time: 8:15 AM

New England Math League #2
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: SLH

Confessions
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Monastery Parlor

College Visit: St. Mary's College of Maryland
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

College Visit: Univ. of Southern California
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Administration Building Parlor

Group Exam Plan & Tip Session
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Mrs. Sahms' Office, Library Lower Level

No Abbey Singer rehearsal today
Time: 6:15 PM

Abbey Singers rehearsal
Time: 6:15 PM
Location: Studio A

Dance Recital
Time: 6:45 PM
Location: Auditorium
Details: Saturday's performance will be held at 7:00pm in the Auditorium.

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's


Saturday, November 15, 2008


Closed Weekend, No Overnights

Brown Model UN
Dates: November 14, 2008 - November 16, 2008

Chaperone Team #1
Dates: November 15, 2008 - November 16, 2008

Administrator On Duty: Ms. Brzys
Dates: November 15, 2008 - November 16, 2008

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Dance Recita
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Auditorium

SADD Skating Party
Time: 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Hocket Rink


Sunday, November 16, 2008


Brown Model UN
Dates: November 14, 2008 - November 16, 2008

Chaperone Team #1
Dates: November 15, 2008 - November 16, 2008

Administrator On Duty: Ms. Brzys
Dates: November 15, 2008 - November 16, 2008

SUNDAY XXXIII IN ORDINARY TIME

Mass for the School followed by Brunch
Time: 9:30 AM

Mini Bus to Newport
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Administration Building Parking lot
Details: w/ drop-off and pick-up at Walmart

3 on 3 Soccer Tournament
Time: 2:00 PM
Details: Sign-up in the mailroom.

Public Skating
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Mrs. Sahms will be available for extra help
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Library

St. Thomas More Library open
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM


Monday, November 17, 2008


Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Assembly in the Auditorium
Time: 8:15 AM

Group Exam Plan & Tip Session
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Mrs. Sahms' Office, Library Lower Level

Buffet Dinner
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: note time

ProDeo Group
Time: 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Music Room, Studio A

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's


Tuesday, November 18, 2008


Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Advisory Meeting
Time: 10:15 AM
Location: designated areas

Abbey Singers rehearsal
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Studio A

Stillman Study Hall Hours
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Details: Hot Chocolate, Cider and Juice available

Yoga Class w/ Mrs. Guerenabarrena
Time: 5:00 PM
Details: Dance Studio

Buffet Dinner
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: note time

Lectio divina for adults
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Administratin Building, Conference Room


Wednesday, November 19, 2008


Permission Calls due for Thanksgiving Vacation
Details: Contact Mrs. Cotta 401-643-1247, ecotta@portsmouthabbey.org

Term Examinations begin

Extended Breakfast
Time: 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Details: Stillman Dining Hall

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Stillman Study Hall Hours
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Details: Stillman Dining Hall

Lunch
Time: 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM
Details: Stillman Dining Hall

Stillman Study Hall Hours
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Details: Stillman Dining Hall

Dinner
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details:

note time




Thursday, November 20, 2008


Term Exams

St. Edmund, king & martyr

Breakfast
Time: 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Details: Stillman Dining Hall

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Stillman Study Hall Hours
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Details: Stillman Dining Hall

No Church Assembly
Time: 10:15 AM

No ProDeo Group today
Time: 10:35 AM

Lunch
Time: 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM
Details: Stillman Dining Hall

Stillman Study Hall Hours
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Details: Stillman Dining Hall

Thanksgiving Feast
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details:

note time




Friday, November 21, 2008


Term Exams

Presentation of Our Lady
Details: Today is the Dies memorabilis of the English Benedictine Congregation

Extended Breakfast
Time: 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Details: Stillman Dining Hall

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

No Assembly today
Time: 8:15 AM

Stillman Study Hall Hours
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Details: Stillman Dining Hall

No Confessions today
Time: 10:35 AM

Confessions
Time: 10:35 AM
Location: Monastery Parlor

Lunch
Time: 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM
Details: Stillman Dining Hall

Stillman Study Hall Hours
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Details: Stillman Dining Hall

Dinner
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: Stillman Dining Hall
Details: note time

Compline(Night Prayers)
Time: 10:15 PM
Location: St. Aelred's


Saturday, November 22, 2008


Term Examinations end. Thanksgiving Recess begins at 12:45 pm. School closed.

Daily Mass
Time: 7:20 AM
Location: Monastery Chapel

Exam Session, special time
Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Exam Session, special time
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 AM

Buses depart for Thanksgiving Vacation
Time: 12:45 PM
Details: Administration Building parking lot


Sunday, November 23, 2008


CHRIST THE KING

Public Skating
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM


Sunday, November 30, 2008


SUNDAY I OF ADVENT

Public Skating
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM