A team of keen pupil journalists have been working very hard to produce the first edition of the ‘Hexham Middle News’. This is a new school newspaper for HMS and has been developed by a team of pupils brilliantly led by Daisy W, our Editor in Chief. The newspaper has been shared with all parents/carers and staff and is available
Thank you to all parents and carers who were able to attend our first Emotion Coaching Workshop on the 28 November. For those who were unable to attend, please find a link to the presentation below: Emotion Coaching Presentation (PowerPoint)
We would like to invite you to the HMS Carol Service at Hexham Abbey 7pm Thursday 15 December. The service will feature the HMS orchestra, choir and readings. Please join us for this musical celebration of the festive season. All are welcome.
National Online Safety have created the following guide for parents and carers.
We are starting to feel very festive and we are delighted to let you know that the Hexham Middle School PTA Christmas pop-up shop is coming soon! Please send your donations into school before 7 December. Full details and some suggested items can be found in the poster below. As always, we are so grateful for your support – thank you.
We are so excited to announce that the PTA will be launching a brand-new Christmas event this year and invite you to attend our first ‘Festive Forest Evening’ on Thursday 1st December. The event is for families to attend together to enjoy an evening of festive crafts both in school and in our new forest school area – there’ll be
We are delighted to announce there will be a Winter Disco on Wednesday 2nd November at HMS! Year 5 and 6: 5.30pm to 6.45pmYear 7 and 8: 7pm to 8.15pm If your child would like to attend, please complete the consent form by clicking here. Tickets are £3 per child. Please send into school in a named, sealed envelope. There will be a
This term, the team at HMS have been trained in the ‘Emotion Coaching’ approach. The aim is to foster nurturing and emotionally supportive relationships which allow pupils to develop their resilience and achieve their potential. In moments of heightened emotion and resulting behaviour, pupils are coached to focus on the effective responses. Empathetic engagement is key, and the emotions are
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,