This half term, Mrs. Hinchcliffe’s year 5 class have worked collaboratively with Live Tales to produce their very own (and very extraordinary) winter tale. Please read and enjoy this extract from their tale ‘Charlie De Fridgeo and the Labyrinth of Shadows’. A huge thank you to Mrs. Hinchcliffe and to Live Theatre for supporting our year 5 students with this great piece
Pupils in 5FHA have worked on a jigsaw artwork created with mixed media. Here are some elephants which have been made using wax resist technique, oil pastel blending, mark-making and 6B shading. Well done 5FHA! Super effort! We will get a year 5 display up in the Art department as soon as possible. Miss Lawton would like to share your
The deadline for our Foreign Language Christmas Card Competition has been extended to Monday 14 December 2020. We are looking forward to seeing all the entries!
Thank you to our wonderful Catering Team who helped serve up a festive delight with our Christmas lunch with all the trimmings. Despite restrictions this year, you have kept us fed with delicious hot meals, even during the main lockdown. We salute you. Have a well-earned winter break.
It is always important to know that there is hope when something is playing on your mind. Technology usage has dramatically increased this year with the pandemic. It is well known that wellbeing has also been affected by the impacts of Covid-19. For emotional and mental wellbeing support why not visit Qwell.io. They have a festive campaign this year (see the poster link
Well done to Josh in year 8 for lighting our second advent wreath candle today. The final candles will all be lit in our success assemblies next week, where pupils will learn more about the wreath’s symbolism in Christianity.
Mr Gaines took some photos of the Bikeability group in action yesterday!
Looking for the perfect present for your child this Christmas? Why got give them the gift of an amazing read! If you’re overwhelmed by the choice of books out there or just don’t know where to begin, then why not try using these handy, recommended reading lists to narrow down your search and find them the perfect book! Year 5 https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks2-school-pupils/suggested-reading-list-for-year-5-pupils-ks2-age-9-10/
The PTA have sent us a preview of the amazing gifts the children can order for their loved ones – the PTA have worked so hard to give pupils this opportunity despite ongoing restrictions. Thank you for your support. “Things are a little different this year… we can’t do our usual PTA Pop-Up Shop, but we still wanted to give
Yesterday we saw the launch our year 8 peer mentor training, which will allow the girls to support the wellbeing of pupils at HMS. The training is part of the ‘Be You’ programme being delivered by Stacey from Northumbria Healthcare.