Scholastic Book Fair for all pupils: lunchtimes Tuesday 19th – Thursday 21st May We will be welcoming the Pop-Up Scholastic Book Fair to HMS before we break up for half-term. This will be held in HMS Library at lunchtimes on Tuesday 19th, Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st May. Our fantastic Library Champions will be helping to run the event.For an
Design a poster competition – Closing date 20th May. See the poster below for more details.
Our pupils have been entered into a worldwide competition run by the BBCF called the “Create the Black Card” competition. Miss Taylor has been blown away by this year’s talent and the amazing ideas inspired by the upcoming Toy Story 5 movie. We are all looking forward to hearing the results at the beginning of June! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
We are very excited to announce the date for this year’s HMS PTFA Summer Fair. The PTFA are very busy planning a World Cup themed extravaganza for the whole family to enjoy. Saturday 27th June 12-3pm Hexham Middle School Giant inflatable, raffle, tombola, themed games and stalls, BBQ, refreshments. Please save the date if you can join us and share
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Workshops taking place at Hexham Family Hub. These workshops are designed for parents and carers of children and young people under 18 who are autistic, have a learning disability, or are waiting for a diagnosis. The sessions aim to help families better understand behaviour, explore supportive strategies, and develop practical approaches that focus on improving everyday
Well done to our year 8 boys who competed in the local indoor cricket competition on Wednesday. This was the first time our lads had experienced any indoor cricket, and soon learned it is a very different game from the outdoor games. They played 3 games, managing one win. They bowled really well across the 3 games, often restricting their
Band Camp sessions are well underway with the first cohort learning their ensemble songs. Mr Pride has arranged pieces based on students’ abilities and interests. Song choices include ‘Firework’ and ‘Yellow’. They are learning vital skills of teamwork, playing in time, responding to others and much more! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
Year 5 and 6 are loving their new Music Technology project. After two terms of using lots of different physical instruments, they are now starting to get to grips with composing chord sequences on GarageBand. Many thanks to the PTFA for the funding to hire the equipment from Northumberland Music! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
A huge thank you to Nathan Byerley of Northumberland Cricket who came in to school today to deliver some cricket sessions to our year 7 and 8’s. It has been a great opportunity for pupils of all abilities to come and enjoy playing cricket (in the sunshine!) and hopefully develop an interest in playing more. Pupils were fully engaged and
