HMS extra-curricular clubs

The summer term extra-curricular clubs list is now available to view on the school website. We would like all parents/carers to encourage their children to maximise their engagement with our clubs, to support their wider personal development; clubs can be places where pupils discover new talents, nurture the development of skills, or form social connections with others. We are very fortunate

Congratulations, Aln!

Aln have the most P-points this half term and will have their House Prize on Thursday 2nd April – early lunch for everyone in the House plus a non-uniform day 🙂  Well done, everyone! It was a very close call this half-term with all four House groups within 50 points of each other! All to play for next half term as we work

Easter Hamper Raffle

Tickets can be bought for our Easter Hamper Raffle at morning break for the rest of this week. Tickets are £1 per strip.  Raffle draw will take place on Thursday afternoon and the hamper will be brought home by the winner! All proceeds go to the HMS PTFA.  Happy Easter! Respect. Engage. Aspire.

Yr 7 Hockey

Y7 girls hockey fixtures vs Emmanuel College Well done to our Y7 girls who played hockey on Monday night at Emmanuel College. EC had 3 teams in total and each played against our girls with HMS managing to win all of our games to nil. Then in the final game against their strongest players, we managed to secure a draw.

Y7 Rugby Sevens

Well done to our boys and girls who competed at the county sevens competition on Friday at Percy Park RFC. There were 10 teams in the boys competition, and our boys managed to finished second in their group with good wins against Blyth and Bede after a defeat against Dame Allan’s. This meant they moved to the next group with

Hockey – Nottingham Festival

Well done to our Y7 and 8 hockey players who represented the school in a national competition in Nottingham on Friday alongside some Y9 QE students. The boys finished 5th (of 7) and the girls finished 6th (of 12), and Maggie was super-impressed with the way everyone played, especially from the non-club players. They showed real talent, fitness and determination throughout. It

HMS PTFA Summer UV Disco

We are very excited to announce that our Summer Discos – this time with added UV – will take place on Thursday 21st May. The sign-up form will be shared in the ‘Weekly Update’ on Thursday 2nd April. Please send £3 into the school office for your child’s ticket.  Respect. Engage. Aspire. 

Reading For Pleasure: Year 5 Author Visit

A huge thank you to Philip Kavvadias, author, illustrator and engineer, for visiting HMS to present his brilliant series, Mission Microraptor, to Year 5. Mission Microraptor combines adventure, humour, and science with environmental themes. Philip Kavvadias used his illustrations to encourage pupils to think about characterisation and settings. Well done to Year 5 for participating so enthusiastically and asking lots

Yrs 6,7 & 8 Hockey

Well done to all of our hockey players who played against Valley Gardens Middle School on Thursday afternoon. All players played really well, and the Y8 team secured a 2-2 draw whilst the mixed team also drew 0-0. Maggie was very impressed with everyone’s attitudes and efforts! Respect. Engage. Aspire.