Yesterday was another superb snow and sunny weather day. All groups skied new areas of the hill during the day. Some pupils enjoyed a visit to the jump park; while others made it up to Pointe de la Masse at 2804m. All of the instructors have praised our pupils for how well they engage and behave in all of their
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It’s Number Day 2025 on Friday 7th February and HMS will once again be celebrating in school. Miss Storey will be giving staff members their own number to display on their lanyard. Pupils will be given a ‘Number Treasure Hunt’ with clues. Their job is to match the staff member to the correct number. Completed sheets can be handed to Miss
A very excited group of pupils met at the airport early on Saturday morning ready for their skiing adventure. The journey started well with a great flight but was delayed by road closures in France. Despite this, the group were in great spirits and excited to reach the resort! Day one on the slopes and it was a beautiful blue
This week has been ‘First Aid Week’ at HMS and we’re so pleased that we’ve once again been able to offer all pupils in school a first aid workshop as part of their ‘Stay Safe and Well Curriculum’. Sessions included: Year 5: unconscious casualty first aid Year 6: mental health first aid (a focus on stress) Year 7: unconscious casualty first
This week as part of our celebrations for the Lunar New Year, pupils in Mandarin Club learnt how to make traditional chinese dumplings. They were able to prepare the ingredients and filling then were shown how to fold the dumplings. We quickly learnt that there are many ways to do this. Pupils also learnt about why dumplings were such an
A HUGE well done to Evie and Annabelle who completed the recent NHS Work Experience programme. This is a great achievement and is another step towards developing the essential skills for life beyond school. Well done both of you! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
The final folk session was in full-flow this week. HMS students have really enjoyed working with Tom Kimber from Queen’s Hall, learning a variety of folk songs by ear and from sheet music! https://youtu.be/FU_c2v9chnI
This month’s Head of School Award theme was ‘aiming high’ – one of our 8 essential skills from ‘Skills Builder’. I was delighted to see the children being recognised for their wonderful approach to school life. It was great to celebrate the positive contribution each pupil makes to our school community – I am very proud of each of them.
We were delighted to welcome Dr Batchelder and visitors from Egger back into school today to lead the ‘Design Sprint’ session today. All of Year 7 are working together in their teams on the next phase of the challenge. Last year’s winning team are supporting Year 7 with their developing concepts. Skills Builder in action loud and clear today! #Respect