On Friday, HMS hosted a tag rugby event and welcomed Year 3 & 4 pupils from local schools. Our Y8 leaders helped to run different activities at the event, and were incredible role models throughout. Staff from other schools commented on the ‘outstanding’ leaders who showed great communication and organisation, as well as having brilliant interactions with the young ones
World Kindness Day – Thursday 13th November
It was an honour to join Hexham’s Remembrance Service on Sunday. Our Head Pupils represented the school brilliantly, and were very proud to lay a remembrance wreath on behalf of everyone at Hexham Middle School. Thank you very much to Emily, Ben, Rosie and Sam. It is always a very poignant event in Hexham and it is a privilege to
The HMS Way Awards Here are this week’s ‘HMS Way Award’ winners. The awards recognise pupils who shine each week and who bring our HMS values – Respect Engage Aspire – to life. Well done to this week’s winners – we are very proud of you all! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
This week, a group of pupils represented HMS at Oases’ Climate Action event hosted by the Department for Education’s Youth Sustainability Champions and Durham University. This was a wonderful opportunity for our pupils to help lead the way on developing our trust’s climate action planning. Key organisations that led workshops included the National Education Nature Park and Let’s Go Zero.
Well done to the Year 7 boys who took part in an inter-school rugby league preparation session at Kingston Park on Wednesday, which included drills in contact skills, handling skills, decision making and game-based scenarios. This was a little taster for upcoming rugby league fixtures in January. The boys got stuck into all the activities with 100% commitment and conducted
I was very grateful to be invited to attend Acomb First School’s grand opening of their amazing new ‘Wellbeing Hub’ this week. Sadly, I was away in London, but Mr Freeman-Myers and Ms Watkinson were able to attend on my behalf. Miss Williamson also invited some of our current Year 5 pupils to attend and it was a really special
On Friday 14th November, we’ll be fundraising for BBC Children in Need.To support the great work of Children in Need, we will be: Wearing PE kit and spotty accessories Hosting our ‘Big HMS Children in Need Fair’ Focusing on the work of the organisation in our form times Each class will run a stall as part of our fair and
London Adventure – Day 5 The final day arrived and we were up early to have breakfast and pack our cases. We made our way across London to the brilliant Covent Garden, where we all enjoyed exploring the shops, market stalls and cafes. It’s such a great part of London and everyone really enjoyed themselves. After having lunch, some of the group
London Adventure – Day 4 It was another fantastic day in London on Wednesday. After breakfast, we made our way across London to Shakespeare’s Globe for a guided tour and interactive workshop. This was a really special and inspirational visit and we all loved it. To learn more about the history of the theatre and the plays performed here