Day 3 Morning: the Beginners have been working hard on getting out of the snow plough and skiing more parallel. They covered a lot slopes this morning with smooth snow conditions. Afternoon: paradise on snow. A truly amazing day! Great snow and amazing views. We had the mountain to ourselves. Great pictures looking towards Alpd’heuz and to Mont Blanc! Mr Gaines
Day 2 Morning: sunshine and powder. We awoke to blue sky today. It has been a great morning. The advanced group went to the top of the Grand Masse. The beginners traveled 10k on the blues and greens around the village. Our instructors Fabrice and Paul have been very impressed with the progress of all HMS skiers. Afternoon: Great weather and snow
Day 1 A day in the cloud. A cold cloudy day for our first day. The snow was perfect but the wind chill higher up was very cold. Ironically we were very cold on the sunny express lift! Everyone made great progress and are looking forward to blue ski tomorrow. Mr Gaines
Over the last six months, we have been working alongside officers from Northumberland County Council, the Education and Skills Funding Agency and technical advisors, to explore the potential for new buildings for Hexham Middle School and Queen Elizabeth High School. These are badly needed, long overdue and enjoy broad support from our stakeholders. We are now delighted to be able to
To celebrate Chinese New Year, there will be a Chinese themed menu in the canteen on Tuesday 5 February 2019. If pupils would like to try the lunch on Tuesday but usually bring a packed lunch, please send them into school with £2.50 (which will cover the cost of a main meal and dessert) in an envelope marked with their
This week is National Storytelling Week and, to celebrate, Mrs Roff is launching a reading competition for pupils. This is a photography competition for any pupil who wishes to enter a photo of themselves reading or telling a story over the next four weeks in an unusual or amusing place (such as under their bed or to their pet!) Pupils in Key
The next clothing, accessories, toys and shoes collection by Bag2School will be on Tuesday 12 February 2019. Please bring donations in a sturdy plastic bag or bin bag to the school office during week commencing 4 February (by latest 9am 12 February). Items that can/can’t be donated: Clean clothing (adult & children) Shoes (tied together in pairs) Hats, scarves, ties
The Year 7 boys were in action in the finals of the county five-a-side. All the teams who were there were area champions. Game 1 was against Gosforth who are a very powerful and pacy side who caused us problems from the start. Ben played a quick through ball to Sam who coolly slotted home for 1–0. Gosforth then finished
After the success of the girls last week it was the turn of the boys in Year 8. We were drawn in a very tough group against Walbottle, Benfield and John Spence. First game was against Benfield. A very tough start against a team who played very confident futsal from the start. We took an early lead through a well
Yesterday seven of our KS3 girls were representing the school in their first ever futsal tournament. Futsal is a version of football which looks at skill, control and tactical awareness so is a relatively new sport to the UK that is becoming more and more popular. Before the tournament the girls only had one training session and a few meetings