Well-being Activities: June
It is a new month with a new calendar of well-being activities passed on by Mrs Henderson! (© ELSA Support). See how many you can do this month and let us know how you’re getting on.
Screen-printing Artwork
During their creative activities at school before half term, Miss Lawton introduced HMS pupils to screen-printing. In the first session, pupils screen-printed rainbows and created a display with their artwork. Heidi S was able to make a start on Part D of her Arts Award project. Having learnt new screen-printing skills, Heidi shared printing techniques with other pupils. Thanks to
Rainbow Bake Off
Miss Kwella has enjoyed receiving your wonderful #rainbowbakeoff entries over the last week. Well done to everyone who took part, they are all fantastic! We have collated all the entries and have created a gallery for you, so you can have a look at all the amazing bakes! Winners will be announced shortly! Well done!
Blog Post #17: Mrs Hall
We have had a small tub of water for birds in our garden for a few years now and every year we had a frog sitting in it so we decided to build it a wildlife pond. We dug the hole and lined it with pond liner, filled it with water and added a stones. We were also very lucky
Creative Digital Activities
Apple has published 30 fun, constructive and creative activities to do with the built-in features of an iPhone/iPad – see below for the full list! 30 Creative Activities with an iPhone/iPad (PDF)
VE Day at HMS
We hope that everyone had a good break over the Bank Holiday weekend. With a few pupils in school on Friday, Mr Freeman-Myers and Miss Kingett had the chance to observe a two-minute silence, enjoy some fish and chips, play some games, make some decorations for our reception window and take in the lovely weather. Mr Watters kindly went to
Sponsored Silence for VE Day
In response to a suggestion Mr Johnson made last week, Tom Bloomer in Year 7 completed a sponsored silence on the anniversary of VE Day. He has so far raised an amazing £224 for the Royal British Legion Industries! Well done Tom! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomsponsoredsilence
Blog Post #13: Mr Armstrong
During lockdown, just like many of us, I wanted to undertake a new challenge. I have replaced golf with running and cycling. I recently completed the ‘Couch to 5K challenge’ and can now run 5km comfortably. For anyone who is thinking of taking up running but needs a little bit of encouragement, I would definitely recommend this. A great use
Blog Post #12: Mrs Cave
Working from home is strange for me, I am not used to sitting for so long each day at the laptop. I have enjoyed marking your work and sending you messages but I miss seeing and speaking to you all. I must admit one advantage of being at home is that I am spending much more time with my sons
Blog Post #11: Mrs Alderson
Due to the lockdown, I have been ‘seeing’ even more of my family than I normally would (thanks Houseparty!) and we have been setting weekly challenges, ranging from baking to portrait painting. Last week’s challenge was to create a miniature garden. Mrs Alderson https://www.hexhammiddleschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lockdown_blog_mrs_alderson_vid.mp4