Our Northumbrian pipes taster sessions are underway with teachers Andrew and Nicola Davison. Pupils from different year groups are having the chance to hear the pipes, try them themselves and find out about our Northumbrian Pipes club. What better way to find out about this fantastic instrument from our region! #Repsect #Engage #Aspire
The HMS Way Awards Congratulations to this 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.
HMS vs Mowden Hall Year 8 ran out comfortable winners on Wednesday, scoring many tries and conceding few! They played the game in the right spirits to kick off their 2025-26 season! Year 7 managed a draw in what turned out to be a fascinating game. Both teams were fielding slightly inexperienced players, but learned as the game progressed. HMS
Today is European Day of Languages and Mr Armstrong planned a range of activities to promote a love of languages learning across the school. Class language – each form class was assigned a language and greetings for their registers this week. Research – classes had the chance to research their assigned country and spoken language(s). Bake Off – our annual
This week, pupils in Year 5 took part in a 2-hour workshop with a Go Bonanza facilitator – Mrs Morgan, who also works at QEHS. She introduced our pupils to the CO Crew learning more about Carbon Monoxide. This experience supports our commitment to keep young people safe and well. If you have a child in Year 5, they will shortly be provided with
We are delighted to share the members of this year’s HMS Council. The HMS Council will meet throughout the year to represent their form classes and share their views on school life. The HMS Council will be led by our Head Pupil Team who will report back to senior leaders to help shape school life for the year ahead. Well
Year 5 and Year 7 have excelled with their creative homework projects in science this week. Year 7 produced fantastic representations of the particle model. Whereas, Year 5 impressed with their models of the Solar System. Respect. Engage. Aspire.
NFL Flag Football – Week 2 at Bullocksteads 🏈 Once again it was a great pleasure to be asked to coach and take Hexham Middle School to continue their NFL Flag Football campaign this week with two exciting and competitive games that showcased excellent teamwork and individual talent.In the first game, HMS showed great commitment and resilience. A well-earned touchdown
This month is ‘Snack-tember’, an initiative from the British Nutrition Foundation, which promotes healthier, more sustainable snacking for children and young people aged 5-16 years. During Snack-tember, we will be encouraging pupils to: EXPLORE better snacking TRY new snacks MAKE their own healthy snacks We want our young people to choose and make snacks that have: MORE vegetables and fruit
