Hanying Hong

Years at school: 2009-2016

I have been with Hobbs Hill Wood from Reception (2008) all the way up to Year 6 (2016). My time at Hobbs Hill Wood has been the best few years of my education and all of you should treasure this moment as well :). I'm now currently in Year 11 at Longdean School studying Computer Science as my current GCSE Option and it's been really fascinating how electrons are allowing me to type this very message you are reading. Very shortly, I will be applying for my A-Level subjects which will be a big part of my life as this is the qualification I need to get into University. I plan to study A-Level Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Computer Science. However, I can never, ever, forget what got me here in the first place and that's Hobbs Hill Wood. In my December Mock exams, I managed to achieve 7x A*s (Grade 8/9) and 1x A (Grade 7) and I wouldn't have done this without the help I've received from my early childhood at Hobbs Hill Wood. I've also done lots of extra-curricular activities after I left Hobbs Hill Wood, like the British Science Association Silver Award for Physics and won a lot of Aylesbury Badminton tournaments with my team. Furthermore, I've also completed the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award and received an A* (Grade 9) in my Geography GCSE in Year 10.
When writing this I have so many memories flooding through my veins. One of them is being known for the fastest at times tables in Year 5 and Year 6. I remember clearly that Mr Bannister played a game called "Bang" where we had to put our hands behind our back and reveal the number we have on our fingers. We then proceeded to then add the numbers and then do the multiplication in our head and I managed to win (almost) all the time :). I would love a multiplication competition against Mr Bannister but I haven't practised my rapid multiplication in a long time.
Mr Haynes also taught me mathematics in Year 6 and he is amazing and kept pushing table 1 to topics which might've not even be in the SATS and I thoroughly enjoyed that challenge and could be one of the reasons why I love mathematics to this day. My favourite memory from this maths class was Mr Haynes getting mad at me for completing so much maths books as I was on like Book 8 by the end of the year.
In Year 6 I also remember scoring the highest in bowling at the Isle of Wight, I believe my score is still somewhere on this website. :) (I also have my jumper)
Furthermore, when I was in the ICT Suite, I always loved to help other people on computers.
I also can't forget the times I went to Simmons to get bakery when I got a certain number of team points for my amazing team Jupiter.
Ooo How can I forget my Tolmers Trip, I regret jumping into that lake. The Science Museum trip and the trip to St Albans :).
Some Teachers I remember are:
- Mr Bannister
- Mr Haynes
- Mrs Hart (She was my Year 5 Teacher). Also, her son Luke is in my maths class :).
- Miss Sheehan (I remember her being in Year 2, however now she's deputy head)
- Mrs Green
My Time at Hobbs Hill Wood is like a shadow but you need to keep in mind that every shadow must have a source of light and that light will never leave my soul. When I come to apply to University, I will always remember this place as this was the place was "the creation of my brain" and all of the memories and exhilarating times I had.
I'm going to end this off with the same quote that I'm going to write at the end of Year 11.
"When you are young, life is like an unbalanced equation. You learn new subjects, you experience new opportunities and you will fight and break up. As time progresses your equation slowly gets balanced and you become more stable with life. However, it comes a time in life where you have to factor things out and get rid of stuff which you love and cherish like your best friends or that favourite game you played and substitute it with new things which can unbalance it further. You develop further, the equation slowly mending its wounds from the lost friends that you factored out. You come to a time in your life where the equation is balanced and you feel ready to tackle some of the most difficult problems in life as you sit your exam which determines your future. After this, you will slowly begin to feel that your equation can go two ways and you have to differentiate between the best option to balance that equation even further. Each decision you make will cause you to factor more things out of your equation. But always keep this in mind. You are going to have your final laugh with that friend, your final cry and eventually your final goodbye."