Thank you to all who entered our Key Stage competitions in February. All entrants have been rewarded with P4s. Special mention to our winners of the Key Stage 3 contest to create a model of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre: well done to Anna and Esme of year 7 who will be presented today with their prize in assembly. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Ford Castle Update The group had a fantastic first day at Ford Castle yesterday. The weather was beautiful and the group enjoyed getting stuck into so many great experiences: creating their own fire; scaling the vertical challenge; developing communication skills in the sensory task and having some amazing night-time fun including a very exciting silent disco! Everyone was very tired
Photo Competition Pupils are invited to enter our photo competition around this year’s World Book Day theme of ‘Read Your Way’ The competition closes on Friday 19th April, good luck everyone! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Become a Volunteer Police Cadet with Northumbria Police Applicants must be 13/14 years old on 1st Sept 2024 (going into year 9 or 10) and live within the Northumbria Police area. For full details and how to apply, please visit https://careers.northumbria.police.uk/volunteering/police-cadets/ The closing date for applications is 21st April 2024
Our Year 5 group have arrived to glorious sunshine…. everyone was very excited this morning! We will keep you updated as the week goes on! Happy memories are being made this week… #Respect #Engage #Aspire
As part of our World Book Day celebrations, we are welcoming the Scholastic Book Fair to HMS this week. The Fair will be held in HMS Library at lunchtime on Tuesday 5th, Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th March. For an idea of prices and the sorts of books that will be available to buy, please follow the links. Cash payments
Alastair W in Y8 has written no. 6 of our series book reviews by our fantastic ‘Library Champions’. A copy of the book is available in HMS Library for borrowing. Many thanks to Alastair for his recommendation! Happy reading everyone! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
New support groups for Mums and Dads running in Hexham and Prudhoe! These groups are in partnership with Northumberland Family Hubs, and the aim is to create a safe space for parents/carers to talk about any issues they are facing. Mindful Mamas (Hexham) – Thursdays (Fortnightly/Term time only*) 1pm-2.30pm at Hexham Family Hub. *Upcoming Dates: 7th March & 21st March.
Year 7 NSB Rugby 7’s tournament Here we had another inexperienced side, many playing their first games of rugby. After defeat in their first game, HMS quickly learned from the experience and went on to draw and win the next games, growing in confidence and finishing 3rd in the group, qualifying for the final of the bowl competition against hosts NSB.
Year 8 NSB Rugby 7’s tournament HMS were a relatively inexperienced rugby side who grew into the competition and improved with each game they played. In the final two games, they came very close to grabbing a well-deserved win but it wasn’t quite to be. Many tries were scored throughout the tournament by Thomas, Harry and Patrick, supported by strong ball