We were delighted to hold our annual Christmas Carol Concert at Hexham Abbey this week – it was a truly magical event and a very proud evening for our school. The level of skill, confidence and dedication on display from all of the pupils was outstanding – it never ceases to amaze me! The singers were superb, the musicians sounded
Year 8 had a fantastic day at the Life Science Centre in Newcastle. The pupils spent the day exploring the centre, including a visit to the planetarium. Everyone was also able to enjoy a session on the ice rink for a real festive treat! The pupils were an absolute credit to HMS and the staff were proud of their engagement
This month’s Head of School Award theme was ‘generosity’ – our character value of focus this half term. I was delighted to see the children being recognised for their wonderful approach to school life. It was great to celebrate the positive contribution each pupil makes to our school community – I am very proud of them all. They have all
It’s been lovely to see our pupils working together as form classes to produce their Christmas Wreaths for classroom doors this festive season. Mr Freeman-Myers asked for the wreaths to reflect gratitude and hope as part of our festive reflections. Here are the final wreaths from across the school. Mr Freeman-Myers will be awarding special prizes. Well done to everyone
Look who’s found himself on stage at Cinderella today – Mr Nichol has got the moves! Looking forward to hearing the reviews from Year 5 once they’re back in school! It sounds like everyone is having a fantastic day so far! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Well done to the HMS Drama students who performed in the story of “Holly’s Christmas Wish”, on Tuesday 9th December. It was a devised performance presented by the HMS Year 7 & 8 Drama Club. The story followed Holly, a girl determined to make everyone happy for Christmas. Her journey took her to Christmas Town, where she faced a series
On Friday, the Y6 girls travelled to Gosforth to play their second round match in the county cup. The girls were high on confidence after some excellent recent results. However, it was clear from the early moments of the game that this would be an extra tough challenge. Gosforth Central clearly had some very talented footballers who scored some very
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! Next week, there’ll be no HMS Way Awards as we’ll have our Christmas Celebration Assemblies and Head of School Awards – watch this
It was our Santa Dash yesterday and what a fantastic time everyone had! Special thanks to Mr Cameron for planning such a fun and inclusive event for our whole school to enjoy. After Santa set off on the course, the pupils followed behind and took part in their fun run. With the festive tunes playing around the school, it was
On Wednesday, the U11 boys’ team played in another Central Venue League night of action. In their first game, HMS defeated St Joe’s 2-0, courtesy of goals from Ethan and James. Next, they played Corbridge, who fielded a very strong team. Despite this, the boys won 2-0 again, thanks to a brace from Ethan and assists from Louie. In their