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2023/2024

Autumn Term
- First day of term
  4th Sep 2023
- Half Term
  23rd Oct 2023 - 27th Oct 2023
- Last day of term
  19th Dec 2023
- Winter holidays
  20th Dec 2023 - 3rd Jan 2024
- Further Information
  Staff Training Days:
  Monday 4th September
  Tuesday 5th September
  Monday 30th October
Spring Term
- First day of term
  4th Jan 2024
- Half Term
  12th Feb 2024 - 16th Feb 2024
- Last day of term
  28th Mar 2024
- Easter/Spring holidays
  29th Mar 2024 - 12th Apr 2024
- Further Information
  Staff Training Days:
  Monday 19th February
  Monday 15th April
Summer Term
- First day of term
  15th Apr 2024
- Half Term
  27th May 2024 - 31st May 2024
- Last day of term
  24th Jul 2024
- Summer holidays
  25th Jul 2024 - 2nd Sep 2024

2024/2025

Autumn Term
- First day of term
  3rd Sep 2024
- Half Term
  28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
- Last day of term
  20th Dec 2024
- Winter holidays
  23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
- Further Information
  Staff Training Days:
  Tuesday 3rd September
  Wednesday 4th September
Spring Term
- First day of term
  6th Jan 2025
- Half Term
  17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
- Last day of term
  4th Apr 2025
- Easter/Spring holidays
  7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Term
- First day of term
  22nd Apr 2025
- Half Term
  26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
- Last day of term
  23rd Jul 2025
- Summer holidays
  24th Jul 2025 - 2nd Sep 2025
- Further Information
  Staff Training Days:
  Monday 21st July
  Tuesday 22nd July
  Wednesday 23rd July

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Community Matters Newsletter - July 2024

Activities Week 2024!

Year 11 Leavers' Ball

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Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - January 18 Due to the adverse weather conditions, Humphry Davy School will be closed today. We will look after children who arrive at school until they can be safely collected.We will be sending updates out via parentmail, this website, and social media.

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - October 4 What an AMAZING day we’ve had! It was so lovely welcoming Year 6 pupils to experience life @ HDS and it’s been brilliant to see you all again this evening with your families! If you were unable to join us, please do get in touch to arrange a tour or take our virtual tour today! pic.twitter.com/mZayU6rh0t

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - October 4 A big warm welcome to all Year 6's who have joined us for our Open Day today. We know you will have an amazing time! Have fun and we look forward to seeing you and your families at 6pm for our Open Evening. pic.twitter.com/scaXvY70jo

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - October 3 We look forward to welcoming you to our Open Evening tomorrow night from 6pm! Come along and experience all that HDS has to offer.

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - March 23 Pupils of @HDSPenzance created 4 short films all relating to issues that affect young people's mental wellbeing - Check out this one about Self Image 🤳For all 4, visit https://t.co/7DBOBygQOJ @HeadStartKernow #MentalHealthAwareness #wellbeingwednesday pic.twitter.com/Kf55dNaxLs

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - March 23 Pupils of @HDSPenzance created 4 short films all relating to issues that affect young people's mental wellbeing - Check out this one about Self Image 🤳For all 4, visit https://t.co/7DBOBygQOJ @HeadStartKernow #MentalHealthAwareness #wellbeingwednesday pic.twitter.com/Kf55dNaxLs

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - March 17 Next week the HDS community will be doing their part to raise funds for the people of Ukraine. We have lots of fundraising activities for everyone to get involved! We look forward to raising some much needed funds to show our support.

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - March 17 Really excited to share out latest Youth in Mind video by pupils at @HDSPenzance with a focus on 4 aspects of modern day life that can affect young peoples mental wellbeing. #Wellbeing #mentalhealth @HeadStartKernow @TFFCornwall @TNLComFund https://t.co/qEyzO2vWr3

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - March 17 It’s the simple things… 😊 thank you @HDSPenzance for a brilliant learning experience today!Oh, I have apron envy! pic.twitter.com/1LclrPX7o0

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - March 15 It’s the simple things… 😊 thank you @HDSPenzance for a brilliant learning experience today!Oh, I have apron envy! pic.twitter.com/1LclrPX7o0

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - March 15 Really excited to share out latest Youth in Mind video by pupils at @HDSPenzance with a focus on 4 aspects of modern day life that can affect young peoples mental wellbeing. #Wellbeing #mentalhealth @HeadStartKernow @TFFCornwall @TNLComFund https://t.co/qEyzO2vWr3

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - December 17 HDS Christmas Concert 2021 We had a fantastic time at our annual Christmas Concert this year!A full playlist will follow next week, so stay tuned!Well done to all involved, and Happy Christmas everyone!https://t.co/DhqoMwLjYg via @YouTube

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - October 14 pic.twitter.com/nbl12CNACc

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - September 28 As part of the careers package we offer to our Year 7 students at Humphry Davy School, today we held a Year 7 Careers Top Trump Tournament in the library. Great fun was had by all our students certainly are Careers Superstars! pic.twitter.com/vl6VMn37yR

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - September 25 Today, we welcomed Year 6 pupils to HDS for some 'Super Saturday' fun! We've had a brilliant day and we hope you enjoyed it too! Click here to see more photos! https://t.co/loUtgyMwR4We look forward to seeing you again at our Open Day and Evening on Thursday 7th October. pic.twitter.com/y1M7Acyb4Z

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - July 30 SUMMER SCHOOL 2021!What an AMAZING week we’ve had at HDS! Year 7 2021 students, it was a delight spending time with you! We’ve had a brilliant week and, judging by the smiles on your faces, you did too!Visit our website to see the full photo gallery! pic.twitter.com/XI1dB7qEWZ

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - July 29 What an amazing performance this morning from Alumna Helen Glover and GB team-mate, Polly Swann! Helen, you gave it your all, and your amazing life journey continues to inspire us! Wishing you a safe journey home and some well-deserved time with your family!

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - July 28 We were excited to see Alumna Helen Glover and her GB team-mate, Polly Swann, finish second in the semi-final of the women's pair earlier this morning in Tokyo.We are sending you the best of luck for tomorrow's final! We know you can do it! @TeamGB @Helenglovergb

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - July 27 Good luck for tomorrow @Helenglovergb - wishing you all the best from Humphry Davy School!https://t.co/zbAgynubej

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - June 24 Our summer music concert is off to a fantastic start! With the sun shining and the students in great spirits it is sure to be a brilliant evening for all! Welcome everyone! pic.twitter.com/XioNBYy27f

Humphry Davy School 26 Jul 2024 We are delighted to hear that HDS alumni, Helen Glover MBE, has been chosen as one of Team GB's Opening Ceremony flagbearers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. We wish her lots of luck for this evening, and we are looking forward to watching her compete at her fourth Olympics in Paris as part of the women’s four rowing team. Good Luck Helen!

Humphry Davy School 24 Jul 2024 Our latest Newsletter can now be viewed on our website. Have a great summer everyone. See you in September! https://humphrydavy.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/document/July-2024-final.pdf?t=1721828377?ts=1721828496

Humphry Davy School 19 Jul 2024 Recently, HDS obtained 10 new bikes through funding to teach and develop cycle confidence. Twelve students participated in a 12-week program to develop skills ensuring they can cycle confidently and safely on the roads. Six of these students recently completed the Level 1 & 2 Bikeability course, where they practiced various skills in the playground before applying them on local roads. They worked extremely hard to master these new skills, and all of them passed. Well done to everyone involved!

Humphry Davy School 18 Jul 2024 Monday 8th July was our annual Scholars Recital. This is an amazing evening of music performed by our most talented musicians in the school. The event marked an emotional farewell for some of our Year 11 music scholars, but also gave an opportunity for the younger upcoming musicians to shine. The night was curated expertly by our performance co-ordinator Mr Bosworth, with the rest of the faculty supporting and accompanying at various points during the evening. Any student wishing to become a music scholar must write a written application followed up by an audition in September. If successful they will then become committed to a year of fantastic opportunities and benefits working alongside our music department.

Humphry Davy School 17 Jul 2024 Year 11 celebrated in style at Tregenna Castle for their Leavers’ Ball this term. It was great seeing their wonderful outfits and fantastic vehicle choices as they arrived at the castle for a night of fun…the perfect way to celebrate the end of their exams! We look forward to seeing you all again for Results Day on 22nd August!

Humphry Davy School 17 Jul 2024 Congratulations to students Erin and Annie who have just represented England in the Dance World Cup in Prague! Their dance teams from Elite Acro Dance Associates, competed in the Junior Large Acro Team Section and placed 3rd! They also placed 4th in the Senior Large Acro Team Section with England placing 1st in the whole competition. What an incredible achievement for you both! We couldn’t be prouder of you! We look forward to closely watching your careers progress.

Humphry Davy School 16 Jul 2024 Twenty students from Year 9 and 10 were selected to take part in a Screen Acting Workshop this term with actor Nick Carpenter. Nick has worked in television and theatre, most recently on a new series for Channel 5! The students learnt about the journey from auditions through to production. They learnt about special effects and how these are created on stage as well as the difficulty of staying in character when filming 18-hour days. Nick then led them in an audition preparation workshop. The students gained a fantastic insight into a career in the film and television industry, and we are very grateful for this amazing opportunity.

Humphry Davy School 16 Jul 2024 The stage is set! Don't forget our amazing Summer Music Festival kicks off tonight at 6pm – tickets still available. There will be outstanding musical performances from our talented music students and staff, with festival refreshments in between! Please bring cash! We have timed it perfectly with the weather forecast as sunny! See you all tonight.

Humphry Davy School 12 Jul 2024 Thank you for having us!

Humphry Davy School 11 Jul 2024 We already know that learning a musical instrument will enrich your life in so many ways! The question is usually ‘how do I get started?’ HDS recently visited 9 primary schools to inspire the next generation of musicians and answer this exact question. 1. Speak to your parents and carers. Tell them what instrument excites you and that you want lessons. 2. Contact the Cornwall Music Service Trust and fill in a form expressing your interest. 3. Tell your primary school teacher/music lead teacher and they can also help. 4. Often the first thing people think about is buying an instrument. We advise against this initially. Arrange individual or group lessons first, then get specialist advice from your instrumental teacher. It might be best to hire. There may even be some instruments to loan for free! Just ask. If you'd like to hear more, why not come to our Summer Concert on our school field on the 16th July, 6pm. Enjoy the music then come and have a chat about starting lessons. To book your ticket contact enquiries@humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk today!

Humphry Davy School 10 Jul 2024 At 9am on the 5th July our Impact Choir set off for Birmingham for their Music for Youth Performance. The Music for Youth journey started way back in March when HDS Impact Choir stunned a youth music audience and was awarded a place at the National festival. This year, our choir sung a superbly chosen repertoire including, 'Times they are a Changin' Dylan and 'From Now On' Paul & Pasek. School choirs come in many shapes and sizes. What makes the HDS Impact choir so special is the quality and forensic attention to detail in every note, word and phrase of a performance. The result is a sound so rich, clear, and 'impactful' that one can't help but be moved. This is an opinion also shared by the expert panel of judges on the Friday. The panel recognised the empathy and teamwork from our young people as well as the excellent sound. "Empathy...singing in a choir allows you to listen and respond to each other in a room and your choir did this beautifully well...melodically fantastic...really strong interpretation of the style". Our Year 11 soloist Kaycee was also picked out by the panel, "Lovely soloist, beautiful voice...strong and strikingly confident." Students were impeccably behaved throughout the trip, a real credit to the school. Thank you to Mr Bosworth for organising the trip, our accompanist Abi, drivers Mr Davey and Mr Smith and lastly, a massive thank you to Miss Kleiman who has put in an incredible amount of work into the Impact choir.

Humphry Davy School 10 Jul 2024 Six members of staff have completed their Stand Up Paddle Board qualification. This means that from September students at Humphry Davy School will have free access to a paddle sport club (in months that weather permits) with high-quality tuition from our fully trained staff. We have a fantastic resource that is out water sports centre which includes wetsuits, buoyancy aids and much more. We are so excited to offer this to our students, we know they'll gain so much from this!

Humphry Davy School 9 Jul 2024 Thursday 20th June saw Year 9 students battling it out in our final Performance on the Plinth - Year 9 Battle of the Bands. Entrants first had to perform in front of their classes the previous week. Students showed excellent persistence and resilience practicing their songs and performing in front of their peers. Well done everyone.

Humphry Davy School 9 Jul 2024 Another amazing Mazey Day this year! We love celebrating this great festival with our community and are already looking forward to next year! Golowan Festival Official Page

Humphry Davy School 8 Jul 2024 They'll be joining the singer's world tour

Humphry Davy School 8 Jul 2024 Be sure to join us on the 16th July for an evening of great musical entertainment! Get your ticket today!

Humphry Davy School 3 Jul 2024 Oh we do love Mazey!

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Headteacher William Marshall

Humphry Davy School, Coombe Road, Penzance,
Cornwall, TR18 2TG

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