Mr Duerden and Mr Coulbeck delivered the boxes to Hull Foodbank on Wednesday 18 December and the total the amount weighed 366.21kg which would make 872 meals! We are so grateful that our community join together to give to those in need.

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On Thursday 26 September South Hunsley welcomed prospective students and their families to our popular Year 6 Open Evening event, offering a glimpse into our curricular offer and school community. 

Welcome talks were held in Riding Hall, opened by a small group of current Year 7 students who spoke to the audience about their experience of joining South Hunsley School only a few weeks before. Our Headteacher Ms Blackledge then presented the school’s ethos and values, as well as our students’ academic achievements and the ways in which the school commits to creating a happy learning environment.

Guests were invited to take part in guided tours hosted by a team of Year 11 and Sixth Form students, where they were shown all the main buildings across the site as well as the communal areas such as the canteens, assembly halls, SEND space and much more. The tours took parents and children to a number of classrooms where teachers presented subject-specific demonstrations – 3D printing, science experiments, rock climbing are just a few examples of the activities that took place throughout the evening.

The Space held a number of stands with information on our support services as well as menu tasters and refreshments. A group of Year 7 students also held a charity bake sale for Macmillan Cancer Support, helping to raise over £80 for the cause – thank you to all who bought a bun or donated a bake.

Overall we were very pleased to meet so many prospective students and their families. Thank you to all who could join us.

If you were unable to make it, you can access the Welcome Talk Powerpoint slides here or if you would like to book a tour around the school site please complete the form here.

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Well done to the Duke of Edinburgh participants who received a certificate to congratulate them on accruing 481 hours of volunteering time between April 2023 and March 2024. 

The volunteering activities included Brough in Bloom gardening project, assisting with local Guide and Scout group, litter picking, working in charity shops and much more.

We are grateful to all the help our members receive – from their mentors and assessors at places where they volunteer. If anyone has potential  future activities, especially working with animals, please let our members or Mrs Murray know.

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The annual Year 13 Prom took place at the iconic Hull landmark The Deep earlier this month, giving Sixth Formers the chance to celebrate the end of their South Hunsley journey with friends and staff members.

Dressed to the nines, the students took their seats for a sit down three course meal surrounded by fish and jellyfish tanks. After dinner, Director of Sixth Form Mr Jacobs presented the Prom Awards and the carried out the prize raffle for the lucky winning tickets. Thank you to all who helped organise the event, we wish you all the best of luck for results day in August.

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The annual Year 11 Prom was held on Thursday 4 July at Lazaats Hotel in Cottingham, where over 300 pupils and staff from South Hunsley gathered to celebrate the end of the secondary school years and mark the completion of their GCSE exams.

Pupils arrived dressed to the nines ready for an evening of music, dancing and a three course sit down meal. Once the food had been served, guests were treated to a prize raffle draw where they could be in with a chance to win kindly donated gifts such as vouchers, hampers, beauty gift bags and many more.

We would like to extend a big thank you to all the staff who made the event possible, to the parents/carers who supported the pupils throughout their secondary years and to the pupils themselves for their hard work over the last 5 years.

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Our annual Sports Awards took place on Monday 24 June in Riding Hall, acknowledging the many sporting achievements and talents of our pupils.

Mr Duerden, Mr Coulbeck and Miss Bennett presented over 95 medals to pupils who have shown hard work and dedication this year across a wide range of disciplines. South Hunsley alumnus Baldvin Magnusson, a 3-time Icelandic National Running Champion and Olympic hopeful, was invited to present the evening’s winners with their awards on stage before receiving his own Alumni Award.

The celebration included awards from a number of categories:

• Endeavour Award for Commitment to Sport
• Excellence Award
• Volunteer Award
• Sports Leadership Award
• Academic Awards
• Team Special Recognition Award
• Team of the Year Award
• Sporting Inspiration Award
• South Hunsley Alumni Award
• Sports Personality of the Year Award

A special moment of the evening was the presentation of the Sporting Inspiration Awards, one of which was dedicated to the memory of South Hunsley pupils Mason Clarkson-Carter and Tom Dennett and the other was named as the Matt Simpson Sporting Inspiration Award – given to Year 13 student Jamie and teacher Mr Binks respectively.

At the end of the ceremony, the coveted Sports Personality of the Year Awards were awarded to Adam R (3rd), El O (2nd) and Olly F (1st). These remarkably talented individuals have consistently displayed exceptional skill, dedication, and leadership qualities throughout their sports journey at South Hunsley School.

We would like to give a special thank you to the PE Department for their commitment to excellence in sports, nurturing and empowering the next generation of sporting champions, and ensuring a bright future for our young athletes.

Read the evening’s programme here to see all winners from the event and their award write up.

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Bird Camera

We are very excited to be able to share the link for our bird camera. So far, we have been able to watch Betty the Blue Tit’s eggs hatch and their first feed. Looking at the footage we think there are 7 baby chicks in the nest. The eggs hatched on 9 May, and blue tits will fledge the nest around 18 to 21 days after hatching, so we are expecting the chicks to start fledging from the 27 May, however they may be a bit earlier. Keep checking out the live stream to not miss out. We will keep updating X (@SouthHunsleyEco) with important changes.

Spring Gardening

It is getting to that time when we are wanting to start planting out flowers to make the gardens look pretty. A few weeks ago, we planted some pots with geraniums and dahlias and placed them around the Kingston pond, these flowers will help to attract bees and butterflies to the area, which increases the biodiversity. Biodiversity and school grounds are topics that we have chosen to focus on this year for our Green Flag award, and this planting helps both. Gardens are excellent places for increasing biodiversity as they provide green corridors and sections of habitats that contain the environments and food for insects, especially bees and butterflies. Even if you do not have a large garden, you can plant containers on patios or windowsills. Species that are bee and butterfly friendly include alliums, buddleias, lavender, marigolds, peonies, sunflowers and roses. Bees love blue and purple plants, so look out for these colours when choosing plants.

You may be thinking, why do we need to help bees? Bees are currently under threat by humans due to urbanisation, chemical uses that leaks into their food supply, and habitat destruction. Bees pollinate 90% of our food worldwide, so they are very important to us, meaning that we need to try and help them increase in population. Most people are planting flowers anyway, so it would just make sense to ensure we are planting bee friendly flowers.

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The Duke of Edinburgh Award, a globally recognized program founded by Prince Philip in 1956, aims to empower young people to challenge themselves, develop new skills, and contribute to their communities. It consists of four key components: volunteering, physical fitness, skill development, and an adventurous journey.

At South Hunsley School, the DofE Award Celebration Evening is a testament to the hard work and commitment demonstrated by participants throughout their DofE journeys.

Throughout the evening, each pupil was presented with a certificate and a DofE pin badge, symbolizing their successful completion of the program and dedication to making a positive impact on their communities.

Pupils took part in a wide number of volunteering activities over the course of their Awards, including litter picking, Brough in Bloom, animal care and much more.

Joining us on the evening to distribute the certificates were Emma Stothard (DofE Representative), Mr Gray (Deputy Headteacher at SHS) and Mr Williman (DofE Ambassador and previous Headteacher of SHS).

The ceremony also provided an opportunity to recognize the unwavering support and guidance provided by teachers, DofE leaders, and volunteers who played a pivotal role in helping pupils reach their goals. Thank you to all on behalf of South Hunsley and the Duke of Edinburgh Award program.

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As the Spring term winds down, and we all look forward to a well-earned two weeks off, the South Hunsley Eco-Committee would like to update you on what we’ve been doing over the last three months.

This term, we’ve had a particular focus upon one of our three major goals for this year: litter and the reduction of plastics. In order to do this, we’ve continued our activities as part of the ‘Plastic Free Schools’ initiative, as well contributing to the national eco-review with new questions focused upon increasing school sustainability. As well as this, we have been contacting our local council, and taking an active role in cleaning up our school site.

Litter is a major problem across the planet, yet tends to be ignored. However, the masses of discarded crisp packets, empty plastic water bottles and non-reusable bags can have a major impact upon the environment, disintegrating into microplastics that permeate the food chain and harm the wildlife that consumes them. In order to do our part in combating this problem, the Eco-Committee has done a litter pick, collecting and disposing of any rubbish or trash on the school site. This is incredibly important as an active strategy for reducing plastic waste entering the environment, but on its own won’t make a lasting difference. That’s why we have to keep ensuring that our litter is correctly disposed of, using the bins around the school site. This way, we can not only protect the environment, but keep our school looking its best. Furthermore, we have also written a letter to our local councillor, asking for further support for anti-littering initiatives on both a local and regional level. This ongoing dialogue is important for making progress on not just the issue of litter, but on other major environmental problems, such as declining wild space and climate change.

The Plastic-Free Schools initiative has been a major focus for the committee this term as well. This is a national programme designed to reduce single-use plastics in school environments, and to suggest new ideas on how to improve material sustainability in education centres across the country. As part of this programme, the committee has been reviewing single-use plastics in the school canteens, classrooms and grounds, and investigating potential sustainable replacements to less eco-friendly packaging currently in use.

Though this term has been shorter than usual, the Eco-Committee has still been busy combatting plastic pollution on the school site. If you would like to join the Eco-Committee, come along to our meeting every Friday lunchtime in LF26, in the Sixth Form building, or ask Miss Acaster to add you to our Teams page. Thank you for reading.

Litter Pick

On Friday 15 March we held an afterschool litter pick as part of the national “Big School Clean Up” initiative, this had a brilliant turn out, we are very thankful to all of the volunteers. After fueling ourselves with a cookie, we set off on the litter pick. The pupils were very shocked to see the amount of litter spread throughout the school site, from bottles to crisp packets to pencil cases. After an hour of picking, we unfortunately collected six big bags worth of litter, and knew there would still be some litter on the site. At South Hunsley we strive to be a litter free school, but can only achieve this once we all work together. The amazing volunteers made a step towards this and hope they will have an easier job next time with less litter to collect.

Written by Lonnie H, Year 12

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Parents/carers can also find timetables for Easter, after-school and lunchtime booster revision sessions for subjects ahead of the GCSE exam period.

To access the booklet, please click the image below.

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This year’s school production saw the recreation of the stage and film cult-classic Little Shop of Horrors, originally released in 1986. The horror comedy musical portrays a New York City floral shop worker who discovers a sentient carnivorous plant that feasts on human blood.

Following weeks of rehearsals, pupils from every year group across the school performed on stage, supported by musicians, pupil helpers and teachers who gave their time to ensure that it was a great success. The audience of friends and family members were treated to an exciting, engaging and vibrant show.

Cast List

• Seymour – Jacob R
• Mushnick – Mia T
• Orin – Declan L
• Audrey – Millie M  
• Audrey II Voice – Toby G
• Audrey II Puppet – Jacob L
• Chiffon – Lily M
• Crystal – Megan B
• Ronette – Layla M
• Sapphire – Carmen G
• Opal – Elsie S
• Emerald – Macy W  
• Bernstein – Lily K
• Snip/Agent – Bella N
• Luce – Emily C
• Customers – Alex T and Sophie H
• Interviewer – Grace K

Ensemble

• Alex T
• Trinity H
• Amanda B
• Poppy H
• Daisy H
• Tigerlily P
• Grace S
• Rebecca R
• Ksenija S
• Alice P
• Emily C
• Sophie H
• Grace K
• Matylda R
• Fianna H
• Eva C
• Jess C
• Emily R
• Amelia B
• Izzy O
• Sophie G
• Ben P
• Amy P
• Dexter W
• Elfreda D
• Harry F

Everyone involved can be extremely and exceptionally proud of the preparation, commitment and dedication given to making the show a success.

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We have been very fortunate this month to be able to order our own bird box camera, which has arrived in the school and will be put up by the site team during the half term holiday. Once this camera is up and running, anyone will be able to view it with the app, the details of which will be shared at a later date. Last year we had some nesting birds in many of the bird boxes we put up, and so we are hoping that the same will happen again, however, this time we will all be able to have the opportunity to see nature up close. We hope that this will encourage more of the community to take an interest, and we are very excited to see what we may capture.

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