Merry Christmas! We’ve reached the Christmas holiday and what a great term it’s been here at HMS. We have so much to be thankful for: enthusiastic, engaged and positive pupils who give their all every day in school; a staff team who go above and beyond to make our school such a special place to learn and very supportive parents/carers and wider school community
It was a joy to meet as year groups for our Christmas Celebration Assemblies. The assemblies are always an opportunity to reflect on the term, to celebrate the success of all pupils and to highlight lots of special achievements made in school. Our assemblies include subject awards and nominations, recognition of great attendance and, of course, our P point awards. Our form tutor and Head of Key Stage
Well done and thank you to Philippa, Una and Evie who led a cake sale today to raise funds for Shelter – the housing and homelessness charity. The cakes looked amazing – well done and thank you to those of you who sent in donations at this busy time of year. Thank you all! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
Well done to all our Y7 and Y8 rugby players who enjoyed a day out at Kingston Park to play a round of fixtures Newcastle Red Bulls’ first team pitch. This was a fantastic opportunity for all the boys to play on a top level pitch. Results were not important at this event, as the aim was to get pupils
The reviews are in: have a read to find out what Zoe and Marko (5YTA) thought of the Christmas show… “We thought this pantomime was epic and amazing! The highlight was when Mr Nichol was dancing with the two Ugly Sisters from the show. The lights were really cool, especially the things that exploded! One of the characters was called
We were delighted to hold our annual Christmas Carol Concert at Hexham Abbey this week – it was a truly magical event and a very proud evening for our school. The level of skill, confidence and dedication on display from all of the pupils was outstanding – it never ceases to amaze me! The singers were superb, the musicians sounded
Year 8 had a fantastic day at the Life Science Centre in Newcastle. The pupils spent the day exploring the centre, including a visit to the planetarium. Everyone was also able to enjoy a session on the ice rink for a real festive treat! The pupils were an absolute credit to HMS and the staff were proud of their engagement
This month’s Head of School Award theme was ‘generosity’ – our character value of focus this half term. I was delighted to see the children being recognised for their wonderful approach to school life. It was great to celebrate the positive contribution each pupil makes to our school community – I am very proud of them all. They have all
It’s been lovely to see our pupils working together as form classes to produce their Christmas Wreaths for classroom doors this festive season. Mr Freeman-Myers asked for the wreaths to reflect gratitude and hope as part of our festive reflections. Here are the final wreaths from across the school. Mr Freeman-Myers will be awarding special prizes. Well done to everyone
Look who’s found himself on stage at Cinderella today – Mr Nichol has got the moves! Looking forward to hearing the reviews from Year 5 once they’re back in school! It sounds like everyone is having a fantastic day so far! #Respect #Engage #Aspire