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100 of our Year 12 students visited Essex University today for a campus tour and talk on higher education. A great experience for all involved!
YEAR 8 SPELLING BEE
Year 8 competed in our Year 8 Spelling Bee this afternoon.
First place went to Oliver Takacs in 8 Hazel.
Second place went to David Best in 8 Birch.
Well done to all entrants and congratulations to our winner and runner up. It was a closely fought contest with plenty of challenging spellings.
CLARE HUTCHINS
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
NEW BOOK CLUB BOOK TIME
The third read of this year’s book club is Manon Stefan Ros’ ‘The Blue Book of Nebo’ - translated from Welsh, this dystopian tale reveals the struggles of survival in post apocalyptic Wales alongside the trials and tribulations of navigating language and culture. An engaging narrative for us to grapple with!
FRAN DE FEO
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
SONGS & STORIES WITH DENNIS O'SULLIVAN - EPISODE 121 IS NOW AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY
Originally broadcast on Unite Radio on Sunday 14th April 2024.
open.spotify.com/episode/1iDjDNneKRJv2tOIWKdrn4?si=5568bd28794d4490
BACK TO SCHOOL - MONDAY 15TH APRIL 2024
We hope you have had a good Easter break and are looking forward to the Summer Term. School resumes on Monday 15th April 2024. Year Seven 8.15 am clubs will be running as usual.
Plain white polo shirts are permitted in the summer term instead of a shirt and tie. All other aspects of our uniform remain the same.
SONGS & STORIES WITH DENNIS O’SULLIVAN
SUNDAY 14TH APRIL 2024 ON UNITE RADIO
Songs and Stories with Dennis O’Sullivan will be available on Sundays from 4pm until 7pm on Unite Radio here: www.uniteradio.co.uk/ and on Spotify from 7pm on Sunday evenings.
CHAUNCY AWARDS WEEK TWENTY-SEVEN: MONDAY 25TH - FRIDAY 29TH MARCH 2024
Congratulations to James Nicholls (7 OAK), Zoe Rapson (7 PINE), Leah Cartwright (8 PINE), Sheldon Barreto (8 OAK), Will Grunbaum (8 ASH), Danny Doran (9 HAZEL), Chloe Parsons (9 CHESTNUT), Alexander Cronin (10 ROWAN), Ariana Landeira (10 ASH), Kihanna Lyons (11 MAPLE), James Barrett (11 ROWAN), Alex O'Sullivan (11 HAZEL), Daisy Heath (12 HAZEL), Archie Foxon (12 HAZEL), Oscar Mean (12 HAZEL), Millie Lane (12 MAPLE), Nate Clark (13 BIRCH) and Callum Franklin (13 ELM) for achieving the most Chauncy Awards in their respective year group
Our weekly Chauncy Awards bulletin can be found on our website here: chauncyschool.com/chauncy-awards/
SONGS & STORIES WITH DENNIS O'SULLIVAN - EPISODE 120 IS NOW AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY
Originally broadcast on Unite Radio on Sunday 7th April 2024.
open.spotify.com/episode/3henUddvgVIlVGLvTtmC2o?si=05a3c6f8d42d44ab
SONGS & STORIES WITH DENNIS O’SULLIVAN
SUNDAY 7TH APRIL 2024 ON UNITE RADIO
Songs and Stories with Dennis O’Sullivan will be available on Sundays from 4pm until 7pm on Unite Radio here: www.uniteradio.co.uk/ and on Spotify from 7pm on Sunday evenings.
FUTUREHOPE FUNDRAISER - SATURDAY 11TH MAY 2024
Our good friends at FutureHope are holding a Fundraiser on Saturday 11th May 2024 between 9.00am - 12.00pm at Pioneer Hall, Ware Road, Hertford, SG13 7DZ.
Please find details below if you would like to support them or find out more about their services.
SONGS & STORIES WITH DENNIS O'SULLIVAN - EPISODE 119 IS NOW AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY
Originally broadcast on Unite Radio on Sunday 31st March 2024.
open.spotify.com/episode/3zCCEdIQC0dCnMUx5gvDtK?si=838d008bfe11433d
SONGS & STORIES WITH DENNIS O’SULLIVAN
SUNDAY 31ST MARCH 2024 ON UNITE RADIO
Songs and Stories with Dennis O’Sullivan will be available on Sundays from 4pm until 7pm on Unite Radio here: www.uniteradio.co.uk/ and on Spotify from 7pm on Sunday evenings.
SONGS & STORIES WITH DENNIS O'SULLIVAN
SUNDAY 31ST MARCH 2024 ON UNITE RADIO
Songs and Stories with Dennis O'Sullivan will be available on Sundays from 4pm until 7pm on Unite Radio here: www.uniteradio.co.uk/ and on Spotify from 7pm on Sunday evenings.
www.uniteradio.co.uk
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YEAR EIGHT CAREERS ACTIVITY DAY AT STANSTEAD AIRPORT
Today we took Year Eight students on a reward trip to Aerozone at Stansted Airport. They learned about different careers in the aviation industry and were given the chance to go on a viewing platform in the airfield. Well done to the students involved, for their fantastic commitment to school and an excellent trip today. Happy Easter!
KATE CURNOCK & SIAN NEWMAN (CAREERS TEAM)
SPRING TERM UPDATE WITH DENNIS O'SULLIVAN (HEADTEACHER)
An end-of-term video update from Chauncy School Headteacher Dennis O'Sullivan.
ALUMNI TALKS - SPORTS JOURNALISM
We welcomed back former student Sam who provided the year 12 media class with some real-world experience's as a sports journalist. Sam went on to complete a masters degree and is now finishing his NCTJ Diploma in Journalism. He offered the students advice on how to build confidence and network successfully in the industry.
LAURA SAUNDERS
HEAD OF MEDIA STUDIES
1960s BRITAIN: A TIME OF CHANGE
Fantastic work from all of the students in 9A who worked incredibly hard on their 1960s Britain homework project! Students were given 2 weeks to research one of the following areas: music, attitudes in society, drug culture or fashion. Students spent the lesson evaluating each other’s work using a checklist and then picked their best 3. Plenty of golds, silvers and bronzes handed out too!
LAUREN ELVIDGE
HISTORY DEPARTMENT
YEAR 12 TRIP
Fifteen year 12 students visited Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge today to learn about the Oxbridge application process. They received advice on super curricular activities and writing a personal statement before being given a tour of the college grounds and library by Heidi Atkins, an ex-Chauncy alumni who is currently studying at Cambridge. Students then had lunch in the Great Hall before rounding off the day with a sample STEM or Humanities lecture.
PABLO ARDILES
HEAD OF SIXTH FORM
CHANGES TO RELIGION
This morning 7I have been learning about the changes to religion in Tudor England. Lots of excellent rollercoasters made to show the changes. Great work, although I may have to pass on some of these rides!
VICTORIA MCNAMARA
(HISTORY DEPARTMENT)
AMY'S ARTBOX AWARD WINNER - LUCY PINNINGTON
Congratulations to Chauncy student Lucy Pinnington (7 WILLOW), who has received an outstanding creative achievement award from Amy's Artbox. Lucy's colourful artwork entitled 'Octopus' has earned her a Highly Commended Award. Well done Lucy!
REBECCA WILLIAMS (ART DEPARTMENT)
MATHS STORIES COMPETITION 2024
This is an exciting opportunity to bring Maths, English and Science together in promoting the wonder of writing at Chauncy.
You are invited to create your own story based on one concept in Maths. A Powerpoint contains examples for you to look at and your Maths teachers and form tutors will explain the rules further to you. There will be opportunities for you to check in with staff at Chauncy during the writing process and your story must be submitted in the Google Classroom set up with the link below.
classroom.google.com/c/NjY3MzA2OTEzNjky?cjc=2wifzpv
Prizes for entry include Silver and Gold Awards. Gift vouchers will be awarded for first, second and third winning entries. The full instructions are on the PowerPoint presentation that can be accessed via the Google Classroom.
Please direct any questions to Mrs Reynolds. or e-mail
fiona.reynolds@chauncy.org.uk
FIONA REYNOLDS (MATHS DEPARTMENT)
MEDIEVAL MONOPOLY
To revise the topic of Anglo-Saxon Society from their GCSE content, Year 10s have been working hard in groups to make a board game to show how Anglo-Saxon society worked in the Medieval period!
LAUREN ELVIDGE
HISTORY TEACHER
GCSE CONCERT AT THE GORDON CRAIG
GCSE music students enjoyed an afternoon alongside other Hertfordshire schools at the Gordon Craig Theatre, listening to set works performed live by a small orchestra. Highlights included Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, Defying Gravity from ‘Wicked’ and Clapping Music by Steve Reich. All students represented Chauncy fantastically, participating, listening and asking thoughtful questions. Well done!
SOPHIE IVETT (MUSIC DEPARTMENT)
Year 8 Football: COUNTY CUP FINALISTS
Chauncy 3-1 Katherine Warrington
A massive well done to the boys who this afternoon booked a place in the county cup final with a superb performance.
Goals from Archie Honour (2) and Jaxon Casey.
A brilliant achievement to reach the final and make the best 2 teams in Hertfordshire. Well done to all the boys that have represented the side this year.
County Cup Final 🔜🙏
JOB VACANCY - FINANCE ASSISTANT
We have a vacancy for a Finance Assistant. We are looking for someone with finance and administration experience. Someone who is friendly, enthusiastic, self-motivated and can work individually and as part of a team.
Hours: Monday to Friday 9-3pm. Term time only
Closing Date: 2nd April 2024
Start date: 1st May 2024
If you wish to discuss the role further, please contact Jackie Grosch on 01920 411200.
Please visit our website for further information:
JOB VACANCIES - Chauncy School
chauncyschool.com
Chauncy is a popular, oversubscribed, successful school at the heart of Ware. Chauncy has received consecutive Ofsted Outstanding grades in