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CHAUNCY SCHOOL OPEN EVENING – WEDNESDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2025
Chauncy School’s Secondary Transfer Open Evening will take place on Wednesday 8th October 2025 from 6.15pm until 9.00pm.
The Headteacher’s talk will take place in the Main Hall at 6.30 pm, 7.15 pm and 8.00 pm.
We also have a limited number of morning tours available and you should ring 01920 411200 if you wish to book a tour.
Any questions about the admissions process should be emailed to Headteacher Steve Walton via admin@chauncy.org.uk
You can be assured that we are part of the Hertfordshire Admissions process and are committed to helping our local families secure their desired secondary school place.
Further information can be found on our dedicated open evening website here: chauncyschool.com/online-prospectus/
We look forward to meeting you all in the next few weeks.
SCIENTIST OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER
Congratulations to Ridwan Buni (7 Willow) for being awarded Scientist of the Month for September. Ridwan is in Mr Nastri's 7C Science class and has produced consistently excellent classwork and homework throughout the month and has contributed well in class activities, discussions and practicals. Well done Ridwan!
ARTIST OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER
Rose Cornwell-Creask (7PINE) has made a fantastic start to Year Seven, showcasing her impressive drawing skills with this detailed shoe study. Her teacher was particularly impressed by the variety of mark-making techniques she used and her careful attention to tone. This is only the beginning of the drawing project, and we are excited to see how her work develops throughout the course.
Not only has Rose received a GOLD AWARD for her achievements but she has been given a Chauncy Art Prize Pack and her work is on display in the Headteacher's Office and in the Chauncy Art Gallery. Brilliant work Rose.
LISA SMITH (HEAD OF ART & TECHNOLOGY)
Year 10 Football: Beaumont 1-5 Chauncy
Well done to the boys on an outstanding performance this afternoon. The team showed incredible resilience, work ethic and an abundance of footballing quality to get the victory.
Goals from Archie Honour (2), Jaxon Casey, Frankie Richardson and Jude Stewart.
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🧠 Our Year 11s have been hard at work in Psychology with Mrs Lariko - labelling the neuron and exploring the fascinating process of synaptic transmission!
Great focus and effort from everyone 👏
Well done to Ben in year 8 who took the decision to have his hair cut short for the Little Princess Trust. Ben raised over £1000 for cancer charities.
www.littleprincesses.org.uk/
👏 A huge well done to our Year 7 students who took part in their very first cross-country event representing Chauncy School!
🏃♀️ The MOB race took place on Thursday at Presdales School. Special congratulations to Ella Djemal, who WON the Year 7 girls’ event! The girls’ team also came second overall - well done to Ella, Florence Forbes, Maggie O’Leary, and Winnie Harris for their fantastic teamwork.
We’re so proud of everyone who competed - what a brilliant start to your cross-country journey!
HAYLEY DERRICK
PE DEPARTMENT
YOU'VE GHOST TO BE KIDDING ME!
Year Seven Art Clubbers had a terror-ific time creating these boo-tiful clay based ghouls today at lunchtime.
ART & DESIGN DEPARTMENT
BRING YOUR PUMPKIN TO LIFE 2025: VAMPIRE THEMED
This year’s Pumpkin Competition is officially open for students to submit their animated, carved pumpkins. Submissions must be no longer than 20 seconds and uploaded to Google Classroom.
MRS JENKS
HEAD OF MEDIA STUDIES
WAKE UP WEDNESDAY - YOUTH VIOLENCE
BY THE NATIONAL COLLEGE
TRIP TO WILLIAM MORRIS MUSEUM
Year Eleven GCSE Art students had a great time at the William Morris Gallery, creating some beautiful prints in response to natural forms and the gardens at the gallery.
REBECCA WILLIAMS
(ART & DESIGN DEPARTMENT)
GCSE Psychology students were attempting to create the reflex response of a knee jerk reaction. This was a practical way of exploring the sensory, relay and motor neurons as well as the central nervous system and somatic nervous system.
SONALI LARIKO
PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Year 13 students took the opportunity to draw on desks and model action potentials in the nervous system. Students demonstrated their understanding of each stage of an action potential highlighting the key points involved in each. Next week we will be looking at how a nerve impulse moves from one neurone to another across a synapse.
LUKE LAZAROU
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
🍝 This week, our Year 10 students put their life skills into practice by cooking spaghetti bolognese from scratch. 🥕🌿 Using fresh carrots, celery, and quality mince from the local butcher, they created a rich, flavourful sauce while learning how to prepare a family meal independently.
✨ A valuable step in building skills they can use well beyond the classroom.
HANNAH DELAMAIN
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
🥕🔪 Our Year 7 students had their very first food technology lesson this week! They learned essential knife skills and put them to the test by chopping fresh veggies to enjoy with a delicious homemade dip. 🥒✨
We think you’ll agree - they’ve created a tasty AND healthy snack!
TIME FOR BREAD
Our year 12 students have the option to do the one year food enrichment course. This week the students learnt to make bread. They made these very tasty plated breadsticks.
HANNAH DELAMAIN
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
CHAUNCY AWARDS WEEK TWO: MONDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER - FRIDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 2025
Congratulations to Nell Edwards (7 BIRCH), Frankie Crouch (7 OAK), Cameron Higgins (8 ROWAN), Noel Roby (8 ASH), Lottie Myers (8 ELM), Noah Kay (9 OAK), Betsy Baker (9 OAK), Aidan Booth (10 Willow), Lily Mills (10 CHESTNUT), Dylan Maisey (11 Rowan), Rosie Hebdon (11 ASH), Kavin Kurinji Balaji (12 ASH), Carmen Fueyo (12 BIRCH), Rhiannon Pack (13 HAZEL), Roisin Spendiff (13 ASH), Brandon Cummines (13 ASH) 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/
FANTASTIC FIELD SKETCHES
7S Geography were out and about on Thursday learning how to draw field sketches, and how to annotate them correctly. Lots of artistic talent was observed but don’t forget the labels are as important as the diagrams!
THE FRIDAY SESSIONS - 19TH SEPTEMBER 2025
YEAR TEN BAND - LYNDON, WILL, OSCAR & BEN
BABYDOLL BY DOMINIC FIKE
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CHAUNCY AWARDS - MONDAY 15TH TO FRIDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 2025
We gave out 19,911 Chauncy Awards this week, including 16,675 BRONZE AWARDS, 3,111 SILVER AWARDS and 40 GOLD AWARDS. Look out for our weekly Chauncy Awards Bulletin, which is published by Achievement Coordinator Jo Bayley, over the weekend.
Photos from Chauncy Sports's post
HAIR & BEAUTY THERAPY OPPORTUNITY FOR CHAUNCY STUDENTS
Our Year Eleven Life Skills group started a further education experience in Hair & Beauty Therapy last week. This course will allow them to work in a college environment, studying a specialist vocational course in preparation for their post-16 studies next year. Many thanks to Stevenage ESC for arranging this amazing opportunity for us, and to Sue Graves for organising the weekly visits for our students.
YEAR 7 CLUBS FAIR
Today at lunchtime, the school hall was transformed into a lively hub of activity as our Year 7 students attended their very own Clubs Fair. The event was designed to introduce new students to the wide range of extra-curricular opportunities available including Chess, Science, Basketball, Netball, Musical Theatre, and many many others.
There were some very excited year 7s and a great buzz as they look forward to their new clubs.
Please follow the link below for a full list of clubs and additional information: chauncyschool.com/extra-curricular-activities-clubs/
SAM RANNER (Learning Coordinator)
CONGRATULATIONS
Oliver Tom (13PINE) raced later in the British Triathlon Super Series Grand Final and World Championships qualifier at the weekend. It was a tough race but he finished with a strong run and has the winter to make some improvements ready for next season!
Well done to both Oliver and Joseph for their results.
TEAMWORK TUESDAY
Our PE clubs have continued this week. On Tuesday our Ruby club was back in action with years 7-9. We also saw the start of year 7 Girls football. A great turn out at both clubs.