It was a delight to welcome Pete and his wife, Kath, back to HMS this week. Pete has presented to the whole school and we have loved hearing him talk about his latest release, the very spooky ‘Darker Side of Wight’. Pete commented on how engaged the audiences were in both key stages, and the school has been abuzz with
We’ll be fundraising for BBC Children in Need on Friday 17th November. We have an exciting day planned including: The return of our ‘Big Children in Need Fair’ Bearpees Challenge Wear spotty clothes and accessories (or your own clothes!) To ensure the event is fully inclusive, we have set up an open donation on School Gateway. Our suggested donation is £2
WOW – what an amazing two days we have had! The school has been a total buzz of engagement with pupils working in small groups across a huge range of enrichment activities as part of our Personal Development curriculum. It has been a joy to see such positivity and excitement across the school, and to hear such great feedback from
To mark UK Parliament Week, we had the pleasure of inviting Lord Hutton of Furness to speak to our Year 5 pupils about his life and work as a Lord. During a 25-minute presentation and Q&A session, Lord Hutton explained how he has a special connection to Hexham Middle School with his children and grandchildren coming to this school. Our
After a fantastic day at the Regional Cross Country finals yesterday, it was great to receive confirmation earlier this morning that our Junior Boys’ Team finished joint 3rd and has now qualified for the National Final in Suffolk this December. There was such a team effort yesterday with each member of the team putting in huge effort and determination to
Ms Hayler has appointed 26 wonderful ‘Library Champions’ to support her in the HMS Library. Our new ‘Library Champions” will work with Ms Hayler and our library volunteers to promote a love of reading and to run the library during break and lunchtime. They have a wealth of knowledge to support other pupils in our school when they are choosing
We were delighted to take our Year 5 pupils to visit Luke Jerram’s ‘Museum of the Moon’ at Hexham Abbey this week. Thank you to Queen’s Hall and Hexham Abbey for inviting our pupils to attend an inspirational session with Ian Hall – the founder of The Avenger Scientist. Our pupils were in awe when they returned to school. The
This week’s assembly, led by Mr Johnson, has explored the very important theme of Remembrance. We have been focussing on what Remembrance Day is, what takes place and what the poppy represents. The assembly has covered what it means to show courage as well as selflessness and how people have shown this throughout history. This year is the 75th anniversary of ‘The Windrush Generation’ and
We are delighted to announce the date of this year’s Carol Service. It is always such a joyous event and we can’t wait for you to join us at Hexham Abbey in December for this year’s service. Mr Holdsworth will share more information in due course. Please save the date!
