Food Friends Young Artists Competition

Recently, a number of KS2 and KS3 pupils took part in a food themed Young Artists drawing competition where they had to draw their favourite or least favourite food as a character. Ms Kwella received many brilliant entries, which were posted off to the Food Friends Young Artists Competition a few months ago. Last week, we received the good news

Mother and Others Pop-Up Shops

The HMS PTFA will be running our ‘Mothers and Others’ Pop-Up Shops in March. To support the event, we would hugely appreciate gift donations which could be sold on the day. Gifts could include: smellies, chocolates, sweets, plants and other small gifts suitable for important family members. All gifts should be nut-free, please. There will be a non-uniform day on

New Addition to HMS Team!

Welcome to the team! Look who had his first visit to HMS yesterday…. welcome to the team, Rocky! Rocky has been working hard at his therapy dog training classes and had a great first day getting used to being in school and meeting lots of children. I think you can see how much he was enjoying himself! Respect. Engage. Aspire.

Girls in STEM

Thank you to Newcastle University for visiting HMS this week to deliver an inspiring careers session to our Year 7 girls. The session allowed pupils to develop their understanding about careers in a wide range of STEM industries and routes into these career pathways.  It was great to see our Year 7 pupils thinking about their futures and their potential

Cross Country

HMS athletes competed at the County Cross Country Championships on Tuesday. Our runners were competing for Tynedale at this event after qualifying before Christmas. On the day, the race conditions were ideal for fast running. This competition sees athletes aiming to qualify to represent Northumberland in future events. The Year 7 boys were first to run. Arthur C had a

Wonder Challenge

As part of our careers programme, a group of our brilliant Year 8 pupils are involved in a national competition to design a sustainable school. They have been working hard at lunchtimes and this week presented the first stage task to their employer mentors.  The group were really prepared and representatives from MGM Construction and Carney Consultancy were very impressed

Year 8 Be You Workshops

Year 8 have been working with the Be You team this week in a workshop focused on emotional resilience. The pupils explored mindset and strategies to manage the many different stresses we all face in life. The pupils considered how they can adapt and stay positive – essential skills for life. These sessions are part of our wider ‘Stay Safe