Miss Kwella has enjoyed receiving your wonderful #rainbowbakeoff entries over the last week. Well done to everyone who took part, they are all fantastic! We have collated all the entries and have created a gallery for you, so you can have a look at all the amazing bakes! Winners will be announced shortly! Well done!
Apple has published 30 fun, constructive and creative activities to do with the built-in features of an iPhone/iPad – see below for the full list! 30 Creative Activities with an iPhone/iPad (PDF)
We hope that everyone had a good break over the Bank Holiday weekend. With a few pupils in school on Friday, Mr Freeman-Myers and Miss Kingett had the chance to observe a two-minute silence, enjoy some fish and chips, play some games, make some decorations for our reception window and take in the lovely weather. Mr Watters kindly went to
In response to a suggestion Mr Johnson made last week, Tom Bloomer in Year 7 completed a sponsored silence on the anniversary of VE Day. He has so far raised an amazing £224 for the Royal British Legion Industries! Well done Tom! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomsponsoredsilence
Excellent work Year 7, some amazing masks made from the masked ball scene in Romeo and Juliet! Now we just have to wait till we can have a party… Miss Prince
Attention all budding bakers! Miss Kwella would like to set you the challenge this week of a rainbow themed bake off! Your challenge this week is to bake something with a rainbow theme to show support for NHS and keyworkers. It could be a sponge cake, biscuits, scones, a fruit desert, jelly, a pudding, ice lollies, cupcakes, or any other
It’s the 1st of May tomorrow – time is flying by! Mrs Henderson has sent us this great calendar of activities for the month of May which promote positive mental health and well-being (© ELSA Support). See how many you can do this month and let us know how you’re getting on. https://www.elsa-support.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/May-Calendar.pdf
Another art competition up for grabs! The Nancy Rothwell drawing competition is a fab opportunity and wonderful prizes on offer! The Nancy Rothwell Award celebrates specimen drawing in schools and highlights the benefits of combining art and science. There are three age categories (7-11, 12-14, and 15-18) and prizes are awarded for the top three runner-up entries and the overall
Mrs Bond and Mr Forster invited their pupils to take part in this year’s Newcastle University Maths Challenge. The university received 1,437 entries from schools and have awarded 47 top prizes and 44 certificates. We are so proud to announce that five HMS pupils were included in the winners list. A massive well done to these five pupils and to
It has been lovely to see a rainbow of colours on the Year 5 yard recently. Having such beautiful weather last week has allowed pupils at school to spend time putting their creativity to work. Let’s keep the smiles on our faces during this time and celebrate the work of all key workers including our carers on Thursdays.”