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2020/2021

Autumn Term
- First day of term
  3rd Sep 2020
- Half Term
  26th Oct 2020 - 30th Oct 2020
- Last day of term
  18th Dec 2020
- Winter holidays
  19th Dec 2020 - 3rd Jan 2021
- Further Information
  Staff Training Days:
  Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September
  Monday 2nd November
Spring Term
- First day of term
  4th Jan 2021
- Half Term
  15th Feb 2021 - 19th Feb 2021
- Last day of term
  1st Apr 2021
- Easter/Spring holidays
  5th Apr 2021 - 16th Apr 2021
Summer Term
- First day of term
  19th Apr 2021
- Half Term
  31st May 2021 - 4th Jun 2021
- Last day of term
  23rd Jul 2021
- Summer holidays
  24th Jul 2021 - 6th Sep 2021
- Further Information
  Staff Training Days:
  Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd July

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Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - April 12 Year 6 - Wow! What an amazing day! We hope you all had fun...we know we certainly did. Click the link below to see more photos...your video is on the way... https://t.co/tu6LREomsN https://t.co/AABUrqKVfY

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - April 12 Congratulations Helen! You continue to be such an inspiration to us all! #HDSAlumni https://t.co/vZ5TaQUBxE

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - April 12 Another exciting day at HDS! Today we welcome Year 6 students who will be joining us in September 2021! Lots of happy, smiling faces around the school. We're sure you'll have lots of fun! Lots of photos on the way...check out our website later today! https://t.co/tu6LREomsN

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - April 8 Another sunny day at HDS and Year 8 students have been in school for the first of two jam-packed days of activities! With plenty of exciting things to get involved in, there were certainly lots of smiling faces around the site! https://t.co/yPXOTY7WIb #makingmemories https://t.co/fgkIKWZnuv

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - April 7 With the sun now shining, our Easter Activities Programme is well under way! Year 7’s are currently having loads of fun - taking part in a wide range of activities across the whole site! https://t.co/XXS9qkcdkF #makingmemories https://t.co/mdaIIhmTvc

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - April 1 The latest version of our Community Matters Newsletter is now available on our website. Be sure to check it out to see what our students have been up to this term! Happy Easter everyone! https://t.co/z29beYvTTW https://t.co/5BMhPLNs4Z

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - March 23 Today is #NationalDayofReflection, marking one year since the first lockdown was announced. At 12pm today our community fell silent to reflect on the year. We could not be more proud of how well our incredible students and staff have coped during these unprecedented times.

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - March 19 Happy @rednoseday2021 everyone!Today we decided to ‘do something funny for money’ and GUNGE Mr Marshall! Smashing our £850 target, we raised a fantastic £1,062 for Comic Relief charities! It has certainly been a day to remember! #creatingmemories #ComicRelief #rednoseday2021 https://t.co/Vx2FJKQCUn

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - March 8 It’s #InternationalWomensDay and we’re celebrating all the brilliant women in our school community and around the world! We would also like to share this message from a truly inspirational woman, HDS Alumni @Helenglovergb, who recorded some words of encouragement for our students https://t.co/gi3kMinjmc

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - March 8 We've received this lovely thank you from @HDSPenzance after we donated 20 laptops to the school to help the children gain access to digital devices during lockdown. It's been a pleasure to support young people in this way #socialhousing #proud 👉https://t.co/b2Lenf1Xhf https://t.co/OmlkJUrZLy

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - March 7 Spring has officially sprung here at HDS. The daffodils and crocus are in full bloom in our memorial garden just in time for you all to return to us on Monday! We are looking forward to having you all back. https://t.co/LNniIKEfjs

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - March 5 Happy St Piran's Day everyone! Please enjoy our version of 'Cornwall My Home' - Gool Peran Lowen! https://t.co/UND7ZCoHMG

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - March 4 Just posted a photo https://t.co/mcZpPeB9EG

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - February 25 Calling all Year 8 students, parents and carers! Join us for our online options event at 6pm tonight (Thursday 25th February) by clicking here https://t.co/ry0Cltrmeq We look forward to seeing you!

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - February 15 Congratulations to Aoife and Jake who were nominated for HDS 'Star of the Week' on Friday! You have both been recognised by your teachers for the fantastic work you have been producing during your remote learning studies. Well done!

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - February 8 This week is 'National Apprenticeship Week'; a week in celebration of how apprenticeships are a great pathway to career success and a good alternative to full time College and University. We are running a range of careers events, why not get involved! https://t.co/dOLQNhH1jC

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - February 4 Mrs Richards, our independent careers adviser, will be hosting two live careers events via MS Teams next week. Year 11, visit our website for more information on how to take part. https://t.co/XAUHXUGDOD

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - February 4 Our top tips to help you with Remote Learning https://t.co/3qfLDkgNhs

Humphry Davy School @hdspenzance - February 4 We have been fortunate to be able to provide over 125 laptops so far but there are many students who still have limited access. We have launched a CrowdFunding campaign to pool together kind donations to effectively help families in need. https://t.co/slgD5cKoCn

Humphry Davy School 13 Apr 2021 Here's the amazing video from yesterday's Year 6 Easter Activities Day! Year 6, we hope to see you all again very soon, and we're really looking forward to welcoming you into Year 7 in September 2021!

Humphry Davy School 12 Apr 2021 Year 6 - Wow! What an amazing day! We hope you all had fun...we know we certainly did. Here are the photos...your video is on the way... https://www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk/2331/news/post/813/year-6-easter-fun

Humphry Davy School 12 Apr 2021 Another exciting day at HDS! Today we welcome Year 6 students who will be joining us in September 2021! Lots of happy, smiling faces around the school. We're sure you'll have lots of fun! We'll be posting photos throughout the day and you'll be able to see the full gallery here https://www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk/2331/news/post/813/year-6-easter-fun

Humphry Davy School 8 Apr 2021 It's been another sunny day at HDS and Year 8 students have been in school for the first of two jam-packed days of activities! With plenty of exciting things to get involved in, there were certainly lots and lots of smiling faces around the site! Today’s workshops included: ‘Stage Combat’; Games in the Sports Hall; Creative Crafting; T-Shirt Designing; Science Experiments; Kinball; Creative Music; and Rounders! Check out our website to see the full gallery of photographs…and check back later to see the video! https://www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk/2331/news/post/811/year-8-easter-fun #makingmemories

Humphry Davy School 7 Apr 2021 With the sun now shining, our Easter Activities Programme is well under way! Year 7s are currently having loads of fun - taking part in a wide range of activities across the whole site! https://www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk/2331/news/post/807/year-7-easter-fun #makingmemories

Humphry Davy School 1 Apr 2021 The latest version of our Community Matters Newsletter is now available on our website. Be sure to check it out to see what our students have been up to this term! Happy Easter everyone! https://www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk/2332/newsletters

Humphry Davy School 1 Apr 2021 If like us you enjoy reading for fun there are a number of great resources you can access at home if you cannot get hold of a physical book! If you would like to read some books during the holidays, you could try BorrowBox – a free app connected with your local library service (you’ll need a library card). You can also borrow audiobooks. https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/your-library-online/ebooks-eaudiobooks-and-emagazines/borrowbox-ebooks-and-eaudiobooks/ There are always several competitions on the BookTrust website, with many prizes to win. Head over to our website to see how you can get involved! https://www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk/2331/news/post/780/reading-over-the-easter-break

Humphry Davy School 29 Mar 2021 Massive congratulations to HDS 2020 leaver, Luca, who was selected to dance on the Live final of The Voice UK! Luca travelled to London for a week of rehearsals with five other dancers and performed in three numbers on the show including the judges opening song! What a fantastic opportunity! Luca was the youngest of the dancers and for his first professional job, this is an extremely popular Saturday night ITV show, televised live so he certainly dived straight in at the deep end. Luca loved every minute and described it as 'intense and hard work' but 'amazing'. He continues to train at The Big Dance Company in Penzance with his mentor Lukas Mcfarlane while studying at Penwith College. Well done Luca, we are extremely proud to hear of your achievements and look forwarded to hearing of all your future successes! #HDSAlumni

Humphry Davy School 26 Mar 2021 Thank you to 'the class of 2020’ who have visited us over the past two days to collect their GCSE Certificates and Yearbooks. Whilst it was a very brief visit, it was so great to see you and hear about the wonderful journeys you have embarked upon! Your time with us got cut short, and although the usual presentation evening was unable to happen, we hope you enjoy your yearbook; filled with all the wonderful memories you created during your school life. If you were unable to collect your pack please do get in touch with us. Be sure to sign up to our alumni association, we would absolutely love to stay in touch! https://www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk/2345/hds-alumni-association

Humphry Davy School 24 Mar 2021 In Creative Arts, students have been exploring new material and continuing to demonstrate their creativity! Introduced to Shadow Puppetry during the most recent lockdown, students have been learning about the history of the genre, through to the practical creative processes. We have put together a short video which demonstrates just some of the amazing imaginative work produced by our fantastic students!

Humphry Davy School 23 Mar 2021 Today is #NationalDayofReflection, marking one year since the first coronavirus lockdown was announced. We could not be more proud of how well our incredible students and staff have coped during these unprecedented times. They have risen to all challenges during a time in their lives when many of our students are making big decisions, thinking about their futures and learning so much about themselves. At 12pm today our community will fall silent to reflect on the year that has passed and our condolences will go out to all those who have been bereaved during the pandemic. We are all looking forward to brighter days to come, here's to the FUTURE!

Humphry Davy School 23 Mar 2021 Calling all Year 10 and 11 students! At 5pm tonight Cornwall College are hosting 'Twilight Tasters' to give you a flavour of the courses they offer. Be sure to sign up and get involved!

Humphry Davy School 19 Mar 2021 Happy Red Nose Day everyone! Today we decided to ‘do something funny for money’ and GUNGE Mr Marshall! Smashing our £850 target, we raised a fantastic £1,062 for Comic Relief charities! It has certainly been a day to remember! #creatingmemories #comicrelief2021 #rednoseday @comicreliefsch

Humphry Davy School 17 Mar 2021 This Friday we will be celebrating Red Nose Day! This year it’s never felt more important to have some fun and raise money to support people living incredibly tough lives. We are encouraging all our students to wear red this Friday and bring with them a donation of £1 to help raise funds for Comic Relief charities. If we raise our target of £850 on the day, the whole school will get the opportunity to see Mr Marshall being ‘gunged’! In addition to students bringing in a donation to school on Friday, friends and family can also help us meet our target by donating here https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/humphry-davy-school-rednoseday21 We promise to share the photos with you! #rednoseday2021 #comicrelief2021

Humphry Davy School 16 Mar 2021 Students and staff at HDS celebrated World Book Day last week and despite it being a slightly unusual year we had a great time!

Humphry Davy School 15 Mar 2021 We would like to send out a huge ‘thank you’ to everyone who donated to our crowdfunding page. We have raised a total of £7,128, with every pound being invested into providing increased laptop and digital access for our local community; improving educational outcomes and investing in our future. Thank you from everyone at Humphry Davy School for your generosity.

Humphry Davy School 11 Mar 2021 During October of last year, Year 9 student Thea became the regional winner of the Shell ‘Bright Ideas Challenge’. Yesterday Thea received her prize….her very own 3D printer! The printer will enable Thea to continue with her creative STEM and design projects at home. We can’t wait to hear about more of her ‘bright ideas’ and see what she creates on this awesome gadget! Congratulations Thea!

Humphry Davy School 10 Mar 2021 Well done to Jacob and Tom who were awarded ‘Star of the Week’ last week. Congratulations and keep up the fantastic work!

Humphry Davy School 8 Mar 2021 It’s #InternationalWomensDay today and we’re celebrating all the brilliant women in our school community and around the world! On this day of appreciation we would also like to share this message from a truly inspirational woman, HDS Alumni Helen Glover, who recorded some words of encouragement for our students. Reminding them of the fantastic effort they continue to put in during these uncertain times. If there is a woman you’d like to thank for inspiring or supporting you during your school life, give them a shout-out in the comments!

Humphry Davy School 7 Mar 2021 Spring has officially sprung here at HDS. The daffodils and crocus are in full bloom in our memorial garden just in time for you all to return to us on Monday! We are looking forward to having you all back.

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