After an early start and a successful outward trip, the group arrived at El Prat in the glorious Spanish sunshine. The first stop was a visit to Tarragona (Roman City) and a stop at the famous gothic cathedral. Pupils explored the building as well as having a walk through the historical Old Town where they had the chance to use
On Saturday, Miss Richardson and Mrs McIntyre were lucky enough to get tickets to watch the very talented Sam L (Year 7) perform piano at The Vault in Hexham. Sam was absolutely fantastic! He showed such confidence in playing (and talking!) to a packed venue, including to some of his classmates and teachers. We were really proud of him. Respect.
A very excited group of pupils and staff gathered at HMS earlier this morning to set off on their Spanish adventure. Mr Stephenson has just updated me – the airport all went smoothly, and everyone is at the departure gate ready to board the flight. It is set to be a fantastic week and we can’t wait to hear all
It was great to welcome the Fire and Rescue Service back into school last week. Year 7 had the opportunity to take part in water safety workshops as part of the ‘Stay Safe and Well Curriculum’. This is such an important part of our curriculum, particularly as the summer months have started. Thank you to the visiting Fire Service crew
Well done to our Year 7 boys’ cricket team who took victory against Corbridge by 18 runs. Hexham batted first and put on 108 runs in 16 overs, with top scores coming from Rory A (31 not out) & Joseph D (27). They then put in a very good bowling and fielding performance to restrict them to 90 runs. Rory
Here are this week’s ‘HMS Way Award’ winners – this week’s focus was our core value of ‘Respect’. 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.
At the start of May, some of our Year 7 and Year 8 pupils had the exciting opportunity to take part in the Junior Maths Challenge.We’re delighted to share that 24 pupils across both year groups earned a Bronze certificate, 11 achieved Silver, and an impressive 5 pupils were awarded Gold.The photographs are of most of the students who took
On Friday 27th June, we’ll be holding a Fundraising Day in support of our HMS Council’s two chosen charities: Northumberland Wildlife Trust and Cancer Research UK. What can pupils do to raise funds? Cake Sale – buy cakes at our morning break sale Craft Fair – buy crafts from our stalls at morning break Pupil vs Staff Assault Course – donate
Our visit to Safety Works, organised by Northumbria police, Fire and Rescue and the Blue Cross Dog Trust, was amazing. All the year 6 pupils learnt about anti-social behaviour, peer pressure, illegal actions and their consequences, dog safety, water safety and e-safety. During the water safety workshop, we learnt about the dangers of water, how to help people drowning and
