As you will be aware, we have previously run a collection for our local food bank earlier this year. However, we are very aware that some families find Christmas a particularly difficult time and after a parental suggestion we have decided to have another collection. You could donate food items such as: Cereals Crackers/Biscuits Chocolates Beans Rice Tinned stews Tinned
We will be serving Christmas lunch for pupils on Wednesday 12 December. Have a look at our tasty menu below for more details (click for larger view), there will be a range of festive treats on offer!
Hexham Middle School is supporting Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 14 December 2018. Pupils can come to school in normal school uniform with a Christmas Jumper in place of their normal school sweatshirt. The suggested donation is £1.00.
Our winners of the Platfom X completion recently enjoyed a day at Newcastle Central Station as part of their prize. They learnt all about jobs within the railway industry and even had the opportunity to see the new trains that are about to come into operation in the new year. This picture shows the girls standing in front of one
We have discovered that Mr Barry is so good at writing sports commentary that we’re going to feature his match round-ups on our website and social media feeds! Here are the recent successes of our Year 7 Boys’ football team: It was the turn of the Year 7 boys in the 7 a-side cup. With all of the schools in
Some of our Year 8 pupils have been completing their sewing machine driving licence as part of their studies in design technology. Some pupils have passed with very few minors!
Twelve very talented bakers were selected to take part in the HMS bake off which took place on Monday. The bakers had 2 hours and 40 minutes to bake an animal-themed cake. The results were fantastic! The judging was very difficult as all the cakes looked and tasted amazing. 1st place – Star baker was awarded to Alice Williamson in 8-IHO
Thank you to Will C and his family who were lucky enough to meet David Walliams at Forum Books in November. David kindly donated his latest book ‘The Ice Monster’, specially signed for HMS thanks to Will’s request! It will be treasured in our library.
Pupils were recently asked to understand products by developing their questioning skills and rely on senses or than sight. Without seeing a product, pupils needed to closely examine what they held and gain information from their partner, through high quality questioning. Pupils were expected to estimate a product’s dimensions and draw what they think the product looked like. Mr Freeman-Myers
Recently Year 8 enjoyed a visit to The Sill outdoor discovery centre where they experienced WW1 workshops themed around life in the trenches, literature including poetry, weaponry and nursing. The two sessions were very different in style and saw children re-enacting historical battles, using artefacts and listening to poetry being performed. Well done and thank you to all involved. I