Miss Taylor has loved taking over 120 pupils to visit The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead this week. Pupils have had an exciting opportunity to explore the gallery and to complete their own artwork as part of an artist workshop. We love getting our pupils into the real world to experience the arts – huge thanks to Miss
Here are this week’s ‘HMS Way Award’ winners (some pupils missed the photos as it’s been a very busy week of trips and experiences!). 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.
It’s been a classic ‘Fish and Chip Friday’ at HMS today to celebrate the national day of the famous Great British dish! Huge thanks to our catering team for another lovely lunch. The extra sauces and sides were a very popular treat! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
It’s been a very busy week of sport at HMS with pupils representing the school in cricket and athletics. Mr Gaines and Mr Scott took a fantastic group of Year 6 pupils to the Wentworth today for the ‘Quad Kids’ events and had a great morning of sport. All of the pupils represented the school superbly – well done everyone.
We would really appreciate lots of tombola prize donations. There’ll be a non-uniform day on Tuesday 17th June in return for any donations you can give. As always, we appreciate your support. Respect. Engage. Aspire.
We are proud to be welcoming local author Beth Lincoln to HMS on Wednesday 25th June. The recipient of awards and five-starred reviews, Beth’s wild and hilarious book ‘The Swifts’ is a delightful, clue-like whodunit that celebrates words and individuality. The book follows Shenanigan Swift, little sister, risk-taker, and mischief-maker as she sets out to save her family and define
Tickets are now on sale for the HMS Summer Concert on the 26th June! This show will include the Orchestra, Show Choir, HMS Singers, Advanced Singing Group, String Ensemble, BandCamp and soloists! Don’t miss out, get your tickets now! Buy tickets (ticket tailor website) Respect. Engage. Aspire.
We’re proud to celebrate the success of Amelia-Rose, a rising tennis star, who has just been crowned British Grass Court Champion in the Under-11s! Amelia-Rose, currently ranked 8th in the country, competed at the prestigious Grade 1 National Grass Court Championships held at Frinton-on-Sea Lawn Tennis Club in Essex, from 23–29 May 2025. As the number 4 seed, she faced
Ahead of our Year 6 adventure residential in July, parents/carers are invited to an ‘Information Evening’ with Mr Rutherford-Orrock on Thursday 12th June at 5pm in Fellside Hall. Information will also be sent home. Respect. Engage. Aspire.
Well done to all for a great talent show last night at HMS. It was a lovely night with over 30 participants who made it through to the final after having gone through successful auditions. We had a panel of external judges and range of acts from comedy to karate to singing and dancing and everything in-between! The overall winners