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Super Saturday 2023

Come and join us for a morning of fun! With many exciting activities to choose from, our Super Saturday is a great way to experience life at HDS and meet some of our wonderful staff.

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Humphry Davy School 9 Dec 2024 Happy Monday everyone! As the wind has eased off and sun tries to make an appearance we would like to share today's Christmas advent with you. Coming in at 12th place is student Moreblessing, from Kemeneth house, with this great drawing of Santa enjoying some much needed relaxation time by the sea before the big day!

Humphry Davy School 8 Dec 2024 This lovely painting takes 13th place in our countdown today. Good work Lucky from Kemeneth house!

Humphry Davy School 7 Dec 2024 14th place in our Christmas advent goes to Oliver-James in Sowena house for this comedic design!

Humphry Davy School 6 Dec 2024 Our book fair has been a huge success this week, thank you to everyone who has attended. We love seeing our students excited about reading. Remember Monday 9th is your last chance to pick up a new read!

Humphry Davy School 6 Dec 2024 Happy Friday to all! Today's Christmas advent showing us another snowman enjoying himself by the seaside. Well done Ciaran from Kemeneth on 15th place.

Humphry Davy School 5 Dec 2024 What's a great way to brighten up a grey Thursday? This happy looking surfing snowman designed by Amelie from Longya house! Congratulations on 16th place in our Christmas countdown.

Humphry Davy School 5 Dec 2024 Whilst visiting the Tower of London yesterday our students had the opportunity of meeting one of the King’s Beefeaters who just so happens to be a HDS Alumnus too! He spoke to the students about life at HDS in the 70’s, his life in the Royal Navy and now working at the Tower of London. What a wonderful meeting that was!

Humphry Davy School 4 Dec 2024 Students arrived safely in London yesterday and enjoyed an evening at the theatre watching ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’. They have had a very busy day today taking in all the sites of the big city, including, St Paul’s Cathedral, The Tower of London, a cruise along the River Thames and the London Eye! Their day will be finished off with a well-deserved dinner at the Hard Rock Café this evening. Have fun everyone!

Humphry Davy School 4 Dec 2024 Happy Wednesday everyone! We hope you enjoy todays Christmas advent from Lucas in Kemeneth house, taking 17th place.

Humphry Davy School 3 Dec 2024 Today's Christmas advent, in 18th place, was designed by student Evelyn from Longya house! Well done!

Humphry Davy School 2 Dec 2024 Christmas is always a lovely time of year here at HDS with lots of exciting things going on to spread a bit of Christmas cheer. This year students have had the opportunity to take part in a School House Christmas Card competition! The competition brought out the creativity and festive spirit of our students with this years theme ‘Christmas by the Sea’. Each house encouraged students to design cards that captured the magic of the holiday season with a coastal twist. From shimmering lighthouses wrapped in fairy lights to snowy beaches and seashell ornaments, the entries were as imaginative as they were festive. This competition not only showcased artistic talent but also celebrated the unique ways we can reimagine Christmas traditions. We’re thrilled to see the effort and enthusiasm poured into each design. Congratulations to all participants for their wonderful contributions—your creativity has truly brightened our house spirit this festive season! Kicking off our Christmas advent countdown in 20th and 19th places, are these great designs from students Moritz from Kemeneth house and Alyssa from Tevi!

Humphry Davy School 29 Nov 2024 Don’t forget – we hold a free breakfast club daily in our restaurant from 8 – 8:30am

Humphry Davy School 27 Nov 2024 When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it, or it's been deleted.

Humphry Davy School 26 Nov 2024 It was a pleasure to welcome back the Class of 2024 last night. It was a great night spent celebrating their time at HDS. With an entertaining address from guest speaker Trevelyan Worth, it was a pleasure to watch the students receive their special awards; a celebration of their success at HDS. Thank you to everyone who attended, it was lovely to see you all!

Humphry Davy School 22 Nov 2024 Watch the latest from ITV News - Members and their friends and family members say the choir provides the perfect opportunity to make and strengthen relationships

Humphry Davy School 21 Nov 2024 Say 'hello' to this year’s class of HDS Music Scholars! The audition process was an excellent showcase of the talent we have here at Humphry Davy School and left the judges with some extremely difficult decisions to make. Well done to our 10 Music Scholars who will act as representatives for all the amazing music happening at HDS this year. Look out for them at our various performances over the academic year!

Humphry Davy School 18 Nov 2024 Lost and Found: Former Student Reunited with 1975 Exercise Book Discovered in School Drawer! In a heartwarming twist of fate, a piece of school history has been returned to its rightful owner after nearly five decades. An exercise book, with work dated in 1975 was recently unearthed at Humphry Davy School, tucked in the back of a drawer in Room 31. The book, filled with neat handwriting and beautiful labelled sketches, belonged to then student Sean Morris. The book was found by our current history teacher, Mr Morgan, who was organising his classroom over half term. Among faded paper and outdated textbooks, he found the exercise book - its beige cover worn but still intact, with "Sean Morris, Roman Studies, 2P" written on the front in blue ink. "I could tell this wasn't just any exercise book," Mr Morgan said, "It was filled with such dedication and detail that I felt it deserved to be returned." With the help of the Facebook group ‘Humphry Davy Grammar School for boys and girls’ our Deputy Headteacher, Mrs Oliver, managed to track down Sean, who still lives close by. Many of the alumni involved in tracking Sean down commented that he was surely in trouble or detention for his homework being this late!! Sean was stunned to be contacted and commented, "slightly worried by your 'beautifully presented' comment regarding the book though, and I'm beginning to wonder if my name has somehow appeared on the front of somebody else's exercise book!" In a small gathering arranged by Mrs Oliver, Sean returned to Humphry Davy School on Wednesday 13th November, where he was presented with his long-lost exercise book! Sean was thrilled to see his youthful handwriting and even some old assessments he had forgotten about. For Sean, the rediscovered exercise book and tour of the school brought back vivid memories of his teenage years, and especially his fond memories of being in ‘P’ form (for Penzance). "I had a fantastic morning trying to recall all the different rooms, blocks, stories and teachers. There were certainly a few 'ghost faces' appearing in my head during our walk-around!", said Sean, who added, "I was so very impressed with the sheer enthusiasm and love for the school and the students that you and all the staff we met displayed." The story of Sean’s exercise book has touched not only him and the school staff but also current and past students. "It's like a glimpse into the past," said one student. "It reminds us that our time here matters and that maybe one day, someone will find our things and remember us too." The discovery has also sparked a new trend of digging through the school's storage cupboards in search of other artefacts! Furthermore, we are now keen to look at opening up our school next year so more former students can take a walk down memory lane and share their memories.

Humphry Davy School 14 Nov 2024 We’re excited to be hosting a book fair in our library on Monday 2nd – 9th December. Books make fantastic presents and prices start at only £2.99. Every book sold means we can earn free books for our school library! There will be various different ways to purchase (details of which will be sent via Parentmail) or students are welcome to make a wish list which they can take home. Students will be able to browse/purchase books during the day, and parents are welcome to join us from 3 - 4pm (please sign in at reception).

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Headteacher William Marshall

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

01736 363 559
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