Community Matters Newsletter - December 2025 - News

Humphry Davy School 19 Dec 2025 Our latest newsletter is now available to view on our website. Have a great holiday everyone! See you all on Tuesday 6th January! https://humphrydavy.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/document/December-2025.pdf?t=1766143448?ts=1766143668

Humphry Davy School 19 Dec 2025 Finishing off this year’s Christmas Card countdown and taking first place is this beautiful piece from Eva in Longya House. This stunning painting perfectly captures this year’s theme, ‘Christmas at the Harbour’. We love the little Humphry Davy boat and the use of silver pen for the ripples and the moon’s reflection. A magical Christmas Eve, complete with cold-water swimmers - perfectly Cornish! Well done, Eva, a well-deserved winner! A huge well done to everyone who took part in our house competition this year - your card creations have brought so much Christmas cheer each day!

Humphry Davy School 18 Dec 2025 2nd place goes to Katelyn from Medra House! This cosy window scene is full of festive charm! We’re imagining that mug filled with hot chocolate (or a warming cup of tea!) as the subject gazes out onto a crisp winter night. The little proposal happening in one of the boats? Absolutely magical — who doesn’t love a Christmas proposal! Well done!

Humphry Davy School 18 Dec 2025 How amazing are these woollen Christmas decorations made by Maths teacher Mrs Bristow! We love discovering our teachers’ hidden talents!

Humphry Davy School 17 Dec 2025 The HDS Christmas Concert did not disappoint on Monday! After weeks of rehearsals, our talented students lit up the stage with stunning choir performances, brilliant solos, and plenty of Christmas cheer. From start to finish, the evening was filled with confidence, talent, and festive spirit, ending perfectly with a full stage performance of ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’. Well done to all our amazing students - thank you for a wonderful evening!

Humphry Davy School 17 Dec 2025 Taking the bronze is Flora from Medra House! Your Christmas crab has so much character, and we just adore him! The bright, bold colours, clever shading, and fun typography make this piece truly stand out. Congratulations on 3rd place, Flora.

Humphry Davy School 17 Dec 2025 Happy Birthday, Sir Humphry Davy! We had a wonderful time celebrating with the Penzance community at the annual lantern parade on Friday. It was a chilly but dry evening - ideal conditions for our Science Ambassadors to proudly showcase their handmade lanterns. Joining them this year were our music students, who performed a magical selection of Christmas tunes at the Humphry Davy statue for all to enjoy. After a short address, we loved hearing everyone come together to sing “Happy Birthday.” Thank you Penzance Council for another lovely community event.

Humphry Davy School 16 Dec 2025 Sir Humphry Davy’s statue stands proudly over a bustling, Christmassy Penzance in this delightful artwork by Year 8 student Adrina. Your use of colour is so vibrant and joyful - it really brings the whole scene to life! Another win for Longya - 4th place!

Humphry Davy School 16 Dec 2025 Another house competition this festive season came in the form of Christmas tree decoration, with each house decorating its own tree in its traditional colours. Using an array of decorations — including some wonderful handcrafted items made by students — each tree was designed with pride to represent its house. Our Senior Leadership Team had the delightful - if difficult - task of judging the entries, and the competition was incredibly close. The creativity, teamwork, and festive cheer on display made this a brilliant celebration of house spirit. Well done to all students involved, and congratulations to the winning house, Tevi, for their fabulously orange tree! Kemeneth claimed second place with their beautiful purple creation, with Medra taking third place.

Humphry Davy School 15 Dec 2025 It’s the final week of our Christmas countdown! The beautiful, iconic Mousehole lights are making an appearance today — taking 5th place in our countdown! Congratulations to Ella from Longya House. We were especially enchanted by the sparkly gem embellishments… they brought the whole scene to life with an extra touch of Christmas magic!

Humphry Davy School 15 Dec 2025 Photos from Cornwall SCITT's post

Humphry Davy School 14 Dec 2025 This wonderful coloured pencil drawing of Penzance Harbour was created by Harry from Medra House. Complete with the Scillonian ferry and a view of St Michael’s Mount, there’s no mistaking this scene! Santa being led by a ‘Red Nose’ pasty is absolutely brilliant! Congratulations on 6th place.

Humphry Davy School 13 Dec 2025 This gorgeous watercolour painting by Eleanor from Longya House takes 7th place! A snowy winter’s night, beautifully captured. We especially loved the colours on the harbour wall and the icicles hanging from the ladder — it has certainly made us want to wrap up warm! Congratulations.

Humphry Davy School 12 Dec 2025 One for your calendars! Join us on Monday 15th December for a beautifully Christmassy evening.

Humphry Davy School 12 Dec 2025 It’s Friday, and today we’re announcing 9th and 8th place in our countdown! 9th place goes to Moreblessing from Kemeneth House for her wonderful coloured pencil drawing. Her cheerful snowman — complete with an adorable carrot nose — brought a big smile to our faces. Fantastic work! Coming in at 8th place is Ethan from Aweni House! Ethan’s piece is bursting with character and full of intricate details — from the Christmas elf fishing to the seal popping its head up to say hi. It really is a fantastic festive scene. Well done, Ethan!

Humphry Davy School 11 Dec 2025 It was a pleasure welcoming back the Class of 2025 on Thursday 27th November for our annual Presentation Evening. It was a brilliant night of celebration and a wonderful opportunity to catch up. Thank you to our guest speaker, Floyd Steadman, for his inspiring speech, and to our student speakers for their lovely, reminiscent pieces. It was a joy to watch students receive their special awards and GCSE certificates - a true celebration of their success at HDS. Thank you to everyone who attended; it was lovely to see you all. Best of luck with your next steps, and do keep in touch! Be sure to join our alumni association so you can easily share all the wonderful things you get up to! www.futurefirsthub.org.uk/register/humphrydavy

Humphry Davy School 11 Dec 2025 Today’s 10th place spot goes to this lovely little drawing from Kelsie in Kemeneth House! A magical moonlit harbour scene, complete with the moon shimmering across the sea — just beautiful.

Humphry Davy School 10 Dec 2025 Happy Wednesday everyone! Today’s Christmas advent treat comes from Amy in Aweni House — and it’s a delight! We absolutely love her bold, bright drawing of Santa and his elf travelling in a very unexpected mode of transport. Such creativity and festive fun! Congratulations on 11th place.

Humphry Davy School 10 Dec 2025 Be sure to join us tomorrow evening for our Applied Arts Celebration of Achievement event! We’re excited to showcase the amazing coursework created by our Year 11 students. 5-6pm in the gallery. See you there!

Humphry Davy School 10 Dec 2025 We were proud to host our first ever boxing event last week, organised by Active Cornwall and delivered by England Boxing. The programme provided students with a unique opportunity to experience high-quality boxing training — something many had never experienced before. The sessions were fun, engaging, and competitive, giving students the chance to develop new skills while building confidence and teamwork. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with all students thoroughly enjoying the experience. A huge thank you to Active Cornwall — we look forward to working together again and hope to host more events like this soon!

Latest News

Community Matters Newsletter - December 2025

Categories

Archive

Connect with us

Contact Us

How to Find Us