JUNIOR SCHOOL 2020/21 Guide
Welcome from the Head of Junior School Welcome to Hymers College Junior School. We aim to provide a safe, happy and caring environment in which pupils are encouraged to develop and learn. We offer a wide curriculum taught by enthusiastic, experienced, caring and dedicated staff. We believe that mutual respect between pupils and staff is fundamental and we value highly the feeling of being part of a family. 2
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Laying foundations Junior School pupils are important members of the Hymers community and are responsible for maintaining its excellent reputation. We encourage all of our pupils to be good citizens and to follow our CARE code. We believe that these principles will stand our pupils in good stead for not only the Senior School but for life ahead.
Care Show you care by being kind, considerate and well-mannered.
Acceptance Understand why others think and behave differently.
Respect Show respect towards others. Have self-respect and always try to be truthful. Respect others’ belongings and the school environment.
Effort Always try your best in everything you do.
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A thorough grounding The curriculum is designed to provide a thorough grounding in the basic skills which are required throughout education, along with a broad range of subjects which interest and challenge. As part of the Junior School curriculum, our pupils will study English, Mathematics, Science, Music, Design and Technology, ICT, History, Geography, Art, Religious Education, Personal, Social and Health Education, Physical Education, Games, Drama and Swimming. Pupils in Year 5 and 6 take an introductory course in Modern Languages. All Junior School pupils will be assigned to one of four houses. The houses compete in various activities encouraging teamwork and co-operation across the different year groups.
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Performing Arts Music is highly regarded in the Junior School with pupils encouraged to take up an instrument and access one of the many ensembles including orchestra, wind band, string group and percussion group. There are regular concerts and performance opportunities, encouraging children to gain in confidence. The school has achieved national recognition for choral singing, having won the Barnardo’s National Choral Competition at the Royal Festival Hall, London, achieving second place at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod and Runners Up at the BBC Songs of Praise School Choir of the Year. A high proportion of the children in the school sing in one of their un-auditioned year group choirs and have ample opportunities to sing in the local community as well as going on tour to Edinburgh. All children have regular drama lessons and have an opportunity to perform in a whole year group production. This fully inclusive approach aims to build self-esteem. Past productions include ‘Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’, ‘Mystery at Magpie Manor’ and ‘The Lion King Jnr’.
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Field trips & celebrations We believe it is important for our younger pupils to have the freedom to learn outside the classroom. We run a comprehensive series of activities and trips throughout the year ranging from Science day trips, to a cultural trip to Normandy and an outward bound activity week in the Lake District. We host a programme of in-school themed days and weeks, which encourages pupils to immerse themselves in a particular topic and to work collaboratively with each other. During our themed weeks, pupils are empowered to decide for themselves what they wish to concentrate on, culminating in a presentation or exhibition at the end of the week which is shared with parents and the rest of Hymers College. Our Junior School celebrates achievements in weekly Commendation Assemblies and with its own Speech Day which is held at the end of the academic year.
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“Hymers is very much a place where everyone knows everyone. They mix with everybody.”
“There is a sense of community and a diversity at the school.” 8
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Junior Sport Each child within the Junior School will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of different sports. Our comprehensive programme of competitive fixtures against other schools ensures that every child represents Hymers College in Sport. The provision of sport in the Junior School caters for all ability ranges with the principle aim being to improve the children’s skills from whatever starting point in an enjoyable and inclusive way, boosting confidence and independence, whilst still achieving high performance. We have enjoyed plenty of recent successes. Our U11 boys have won the ISFA Boys’ Regional Football
Championship in 2018 and 2019, qualifying for the Nationals at England’s training base at St George’s Park. They have also finished 1st and 2nd in the Hull Schools 5-a-side tournament in 2020 and are current North East HMC Champions.
in the National Finals of the ‘The Great Big Dance Off’ in Oxford. In 2019, our U10 and U11 boys rugby teams have had an incredible experience of playing at the home of rugby, Twickenham Stadium, in a national rugby festival, before watching Fiji v Barbarians.
Our Athletics teams have had plenty of success at the HMC North East competition at Gateshead Stadium, finishing 2nd overall in 2019 with both the boys’ and girls’ teams respectively finishing 3rd overall. Our U11 swimmers have qualified for ESSA National Finals at Ponds Forge for the past eleven years and, in 2018, our dance group finished third
Our U10 boys and girls get the chance to go on a one day sports tour to Newcastle before they move into Year 6, where the rugby, hockey and netball teams have the opportunity to travel to Worcester for a three day sports tour. We believe offering children experiences such as these will help to nurture and develop a lifelong love of playing sport.
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Term fees Fees for the 2020/21 academic year based on three terms.
Year 4 £3,327 per term
Years 5 & 6 £3,516 per term A deposit of £150 is paid on acceptance of a place in the school and returned when the pupil leaves. The fees are subject to revision annually in July. We have around 180 pupils in Year 4-6, usually with three classes in each year group. It is expected that pupils will go on to the Senior School with the entrance exam now waived. The well-being of our students means everything to us, so we aim to make the transition between school years as smooth as possible. 10
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Admissions Entry to Year 4 Candidates born between 1.9.12 - 31.8.13
Entry to Year 5 Candidates born between 1.9.11 - 31.8.12
Entry to Junior School Every prospective pupil (excluding pupils from our associate school, Hessle Mount) will be invited to an Assessment Day. All applicants will be interviewed by the Head of the Junior School and may be asked to write a short story.
Assessment Day As part of the Assessment Day, all applicants will be tested in Reading, Comprehension and Mathematics. This will take place in January/February 2021. Hymers College Junior School
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We would love to hear from you Hymers College, Hymers Avenue, Hull, East Yorkshire HU3 1LW Tel: (01482) 441211 Fax: (01482) 472854 jsoffice@hymers.org hymerscollege.co.uk This prospectus is for information purposes only and does not form part of any contract between parents and the School. All information was correct at time of printing 30/09/2020.
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