We were delighted to welcome Victoria McSparron from Advance Northumberland to come and speak to each year group about the company and different careers within it. It was especially timely as we celebrate STEM week and following on from Careers Week the week prior. Thank you, Advance Northumberland, for helping the students discover a range of roles that could inspire
Well done to our Y6 dodgeball group who went to Wentworth Leisure Centre on Tuesday to take part in a dodgeball event with other local schools. The afternoon involved taking part in different dodgeball skill games and lots of competitive games! The event was more about engagement and participation, so no results were recorded, but our boys definitely showed competitive
Thank you to all pupils and staff for making World Book Day such a success. The engagement was outstanding, whether it was reading, book reviewing, drawing, baking, quizzing or dressing up. Well done, everyone! Congratulations to the overall winners in each year group for The Great Book Bake-Off and Costumes as follows: World Book Day Bake-off Winners Year 5: Eden
Well done to our year 7 rugby lads who took part in the NSB Sevens competition on Friday. The event is a great opportunity for schools to come together and experience some competitive rugby sevens whilst demonstrating the core values of rugby; teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline and sportsmanship. Results weren’t recorded on the day, but some really positive rugby was
As part of National Careers Week, we have been fortunate to host a wide range of presentations and workshops delivered by parents/carers. Aspire Week aims to engage our pupils in learning about a wide range of careers and pathways. Pupils have been inspired by all of our visitors this week and we are so grateful for their time, enthusiasm and
As part of Aspire Week at Hexham Middle School, Year 7 pupils took part in an exciting Futbol Lingo webinar linking languages with careers in football. During the session, pupils learned how language skills can open doors to a wide range of roles in the football industry, including coaching, journalism and working with international teams. The webinar helped pupils see
The HMS Way Awards Here are last 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.
Huge congratulations to our fantastic Y8 rugby team, who competed in the NSB Rugby Sevens on Thursday afternoon, finishing 2nd overall. They played 6 games in total, winning 5 of them and only being beaten in the cup final. They played some fantastic sevens rugby throughout the afternoon, winning all of their games to top their group and qualify for
A group of HMS year 7 boys competed in the county finals of Sports Hall Athletics hosted in Blyth this week. The boys qualified from an earlier Tynedale round and hopes were high for a good result on the day. The events included a mixture of individual and relay races as well as field events. It was a great competition
