As we continue to develop our outdoor space, we are delighted to have opened ‘Fellside Forest’ – our new outdoor classroom space. Huge thank you to our PTA who have supported us to purchase new equipment and to the many staff/children involved in setting up the new area. Mrs Gray, Miss Kingett and Mrs Hall are enjoying their lessons and
We are pleased that pupils wish to cycle to school. Cycle access routes are outlined on the map below and safe, sheltered storage is available on the school site. If your child wishes to cycle to HMS, please discuss their safest routes at home so that they are equipped for their journey. Please check that: Bicycles are in a good,
The process for applying for a Year 5 place for September 2023 opened last month. Should you wish your child to secure a place in Year 5 or Year 9 at QEHS in September 2023, you need to apply by Monday 31 October 2022, irrespective of your child’s current school. In other words, the allocation of a place is not
This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week The theme for this year is ‘Breaking Through Barriers’. Dyslexia influences at least 1 in 10 people and is a genetic difference in an individual’s ability to learn and process information. We are proud that our library has an increasing range of dyslexia-friendly texts which have proven very popular with our pupils. You can
‘Hello Yellow Day’ is back at HMS!On Monday 10 October, children are invited to wear something yellow to raise awareness of World Mental Health Day. Children can wear yellow clothing and/or accessories if they’d like to – it will be an optional ‘wear your own clothes day’. Assemblies and Personal Development sessions will focus on mental health and wellbeing all that
We had some truly outstanding entries into the European Day of Languages Bake Off this week! Judging took place on Monday and we were in awe of the hard work that had gone into baking and decorating the delicious cakes. Winners will be announced during assemblies this week with the last one taking place on Friday…..watch this space for updates! In the
We are delighted to have been able to add further extra-curricular activities to this term’s programme – after-school hockey and girls’ rugby, as well as in-school table tennis and trampolining. The sign-up form has been updated for after-school sessions – you can re-submit the form to sign your child up for these new additions, and it won’t impact your earlier responses. After-school clubs
Calling all bakers…..Take part in our European Day of Languages Bake Off on 26 September! Full details on poster below.
We are delighted to be launching our new early morning ‘Early Birds: Breakfast Club’. Bookings can be made via School Gateway now and we’ll be launching the sessions on Monday 3 October. Please note, the club can only run if we have the demand for places, so this half term will be a trial period. If you are interested, please
Open Evening – Thursday 13 October 2022- 6.00pm Open Day Tours – Friday 14 October 2022 Hexham Middle School would like to invite you to our Open Evening on Thursday 13 October for parents/carers seeking a school place for their child in September 2023. We would be delighted if you were able to join us to learn more about our