The HMS Way Awards Here are last week’s ‘HMS Way Award’ winners. The awards recognise pupils who shine each week and who bring our HMS values – Respect Engage Aspire – to life. Well done to this week’s winners – we are very proud of you all! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
Huge congratulations to our fantastic Y8 rugby team, who competed in the NSB Rugby Sevens on Thursday afternoon, finishing 2nd overall. They played 6 games in total, winning 5 of them and only being beaten in the cup final. They played some fantastic sevens rugby throughout the afternoon, winning all of their games to top their group and qualify for
A group of HMS year 7 boys competed in the county finals of Sports Hall Athletics hosted in Blyth this week. The boys qualified from an earlier Tynedale round and hopes were high for a good result on the day. The events included a mixture of individual and relay races as well as field events. It was a great competition
World Book Day 2026 What a fantastic day we had celebrating World Book Day this year! Well done to our pupils for their positive engagement on the day – so many pupils baked cakes, completed book reviews or artwork, dressed up as a character, joined in with the whole school quiz and visited the library ‘Book Shop’ at lunchtime –
BigWalkandWheel is back! From 16 – 27 March 2026, we’re encouraging families to get active by walking, wheeling, scooting, or cycling to school. It’s a fun way to boost health and wellbeing for everyone! For free school resources and information visit: www.bigwalkandwheel.org.uk Let’s make every journey count!
Kinship Carers Group
Our Year 6 boys’ team visited Prudhoe Community High School for an action-packed football event last night. Mr Rutherford-Orrock was very proud of the whole team who represented HMS brilliantly as always. It was a great team effort and the spirit of the group shone through. The night saw some great HMS results with several victories and standout moments for
It was a joy to mark the Hindu festival of Holi in school today with a very vibrant lunch. Special thanks to Mrs Satow and her team who prepared a delicious range of food for us to enjoy. Holi is a festival of colour, and it was certainly a very colourful lunch with a wide range of main meal options
Kooth March Webinars on Supporting Children with Exam Stress Monday 9th March, 6pm (Kooth Website) Monday 16th March, 7pm (Kooth Website)
Our Year 5 pupils had a fantastic time on their Ford Castle adventure last week. The pupils were an absolute joy to take away – all of them were so engaged, listened brilliantly and challenged themselves to try new things – a real credit to HMS! Special thanks to Miss Bell and the whole team for leading such a positive