Year 8 Leavers’ Trip – Beach Day

Year 8 had a fantastic day in Tynemouth for their final HMS trip and the sun shone for them too! The group enjoyed playing on the beach, having a dip in the sea, and a chippy lunch! Happy, smiley faces all round and a great way to end their time at HMS! All of the staff were so proud of

Year 7 Matilda project

Year 7 drama students have been working on an exciting project centered around the Musical ‘Matilda’. This involved them being part of a professional theatre ensemble and they worked as a whole class – putting together scenes involving everyone, as well as smaller group scenes. They responded so well to direction and were able to watch filmed versions of their

Beamish

Year 5 had a fantastic time on their reward trip to Beamish! They loved exploring the different areas of the museum and enthusiastically took part in a workshop, discovering how ice cream was first introduced to the North East. Everyone got stuck into making their own ice cream before enjoying a well-earned taste of their creations. What a wonderful way to end

Hockey News

🏑 Hockey News 🏑 Well done to Anna, Beth, James and Finn from QEHS and Ivor, Ben and Aurelia from HMS Who recently competed in the inaugural State County Hockey competition in Cambridge in June. 👏👏 They’re pictured with their certificates at the Tynedale summer tournament last week. Respect. Engage. Aspire.

Year 8 Design Technology

Our Year 8 students have been developing their design and manufacturing skills by creating their own mobile phone holders. Students designed a unique upright shape before using a range of workshop tools and equipment to accurately mark out, cut, shape and finish the timber components. They then assembled the individual parts to produce a functional and personalised mobile phone holder.

Year 8 Leavers

It’s the final week of term and Year 8 only have a few days left as middle school pupils. Time has flown by and we’re looking forward to celebrating our amazing Year 8 pupils this week.  To celebrate our leavers, Year 8 will enjoy: Tuesday 14th: End of Year Trip to Tynemouth Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th: Early Lunch Treat

Head of School Awards

This month’s Head of School Award theme was ‘leadership’ – one of our core Skills Builder themes. 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.Pupils in school today joined

La Petite Creperie Experience

Last week, all Year 5 pupils took part in a very exciting Crepe Workshop. All workshops included a short cultural presentation where pupils learnt more about France. Pupils were also able to put their learning into practice when they ordered their own crêpe in French. It was a lively and engaging way to bring language learning to life and Guy

HMS Fundraising Day

HMS Fundraising Day – Friday 10th July On Friday, it’s our next HMS Fundraising Day and we’ll be supporting the HMS Council’s chosen charities: Cancer Research UK and Northumberland Wildlife Trust. To raise funds and support these two great charities, we will have: A fundraising fair in Fellside Hall at lunchtime – games, activities, challenges – this is cashless. Non-uniform