Last week saw HMS hold the annual Sports Days for KS2 and KS3. The annual competition between the house groups reflected the weather on the day and both days were very enjoyable.
Sports day morning allows every pupil in school take part in the Chance to Participate events. Each class rotates around the following events: 75m sprint, netball shoot, speed bounce, target throw, obstacle course, space hopper races, welly throw, reaction catch, standing long jump and skipping challenge. The space hooper races are always a highlight! I have forgotten how small the hoppers are compared to some of our pupils in Y8. It made everyone laugh watching the carnage in these races.
The afternoon allows pupils chosen by their House to race over a variety of distances. All the races were keenly fought and everyone was desperate to go home with a medal. There were some great performances over the two days: Arthur C outpaced his field in the Y7 800m; Millie C won the Y6 girls’ race convincingly; Amelia S Y6 won a number of the sprint races; Doug B and Tom G shone in the Y7 sprints; Hazel L in Y7 recorded two sprint wins; Bertie T won a keenly contested 800m only securing the win with a sprint to the line and Fern D in Y5 got the biggest cheer of the two days for a great run in the 400m.
Mr Gaines would like to give a special thank you to Miss Tauk who has helped with a lot of the planning to make Sports Day happen. Her help was invaluable and helped make the event run smoothly. Our KS3 sports leaders who helped run events on both days were magnificent. It is brilliant to see them leading events and supporting teachers in the running of an event. Big whole school events like this do require a team effort to get them to be a success and our leaders deserve a lot of credit!
The overall result for Sports Day is always close and this year was no different.
It gives me great pleasure to announce our 2026 Champions to be….. Aln!