We are all looking forward to welcoming pupils to school tomorrow to start the new school year. We hope you have enjoyed the summer break. For our new Year 5 pupils and those joining other year groups, we know this is a huge step for them all and we’ll all be here to welcome them and help them settle in
HAPPY SUMMER EVERYONE! As the term comes to an end, it just leaves me to send a HUGE heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you. The HMS Community is a special place and it’s been another fantastic year at our school. To our fantastic pupils – thank you for your positive engagement, your approach to learning, your
Today we say goodbye and good luck to Mr Freeman-Myers who will be moving onto an exciting new role in September. For eleven years, Mr Freeman-Myers has worked tirelessly to provide the very best school experience for our pupils. He has led countless trips, exciting projects, enrichment opportunities, special workshops, guest speaker sessions, careers guidance, extra-curricular clubs and much much more.
It was a joy to celebrate our amazing Year 8 pupils this morning for their final assembly at HMS. As well as our usual subject awards, Miss Lamont presented our special ‘most likely to be…’ awards and took the pupils down memory lane with photographs from their time in middle school – what an adventure they have had! Congratulations to
The Jean Barnett Award is presented to our outstanding sportsperson of the year. This year’s recipient has been a truly outstanding representative for HMS throughout his time at middle school. He has grown in confidence, his positive attitude shines through endlessly and his talent, skill and dedication are a joy to see. Rory has represented HMS in so many sports
Our ‘Fortitude Award’ is presented by our PE team to someone who has the strength of mind to overcome adversity with courage and resilience. This year’s award was presented to Emily W who has always represented HMS with pride and has been a superb ambassador of our school. Since she joined Year 5, she has been a positive role model,
To celebrate the phenomenal musical talents of our pupils and to recognise the superb musical legacy of Mr Holdsworth, we were delighted to introduce the ‘Mr Holdsworth Musical Achievement Award’ to our Year 8 Leavers’ Assembly today. Mr Holdsworth was a special guest to present the awards and took the time to celebrate the musical effort, commitment and achievements of
Our Year 5 HMS students were invited to the QEHS theatre for a special performance created and performed by our talented Year Year 9 Project Q Drama Club. Over the past few months, the students have written, rehearsed and staged an engaging production exploring important issues young people may face, including bullying, vaping, toxic relationships and peer pressure. Their hard work
What a way to end a great year at HMS! Our Year 8 pupils had an amazing night for their Leavers’ Festival! Everyone enjoyed the disco, dancing, photo booth, party food and ice cream van visit (thank you, Tyne Valley Ices). It was a night of dancing, celebration and absolute joy – what a great atmosphere all round! Huge thanks
