On Monday, 24th November, HMS’ U11 boys’ team travelled to Prudhoe Community High School to participate in their Central Venue League matches. In their first game, the boys played Highfield Middle School, where Mason D scored a fabulous set piece header which Dan Burn would’ve been proud of! Next, the boys faced Corbridge Middle School, which was a tough test,
Last week, music students from QEHS and HMS came together with those from other schools in the north east to create a massed orchestra of 260 performers! The event held at the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle is called ‘The Big Play Day’ and students rehearse all day in sections and as a full orchestra, this year performing pieces such
The Festive Calendar is here – I hope this will be helpful for you all at a busy time of year. This Friday is a non-uniform day to support our upcoming PTFA Pop-Up Shops (held in December). If you can, we’d love you to send in a gift donation which could be sold on the stalls. Gift ideas include sweets, chocolates, smellies
We’re collecting preloved school coats for Rosie’s Corner! If you have any outgrown or unused school coats at home, we’d be so grateful for your donations. A collection point will be set up in school next to Mr Watters’ office, and coats can be dropped off at the main reception from Monday 24th November onwards. Thank you so much for
It was a joyful night on Friday as the community gathered to switch on this year’s Christmas lights! Thank you very much to Hexham Town Council and Mayor Kennedy for putting on such a lovely event to kickstart the festive season – it was great to be a part of it once again! The HMS Singers and Show Choir members
Monday morning saw athletes traveling to Ovingham Middle School to take part in the Tynedale Cross Country Championships. Martha P and Arthur C were our top performers on the day winning the Y7 boys and girls race. It was brilliant to see them striding away from their fields. Isabelle C and Jessica C ran well to finish 2nd and 3rd.
Well done to 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. Congratulations to this week’s winners – we are very proud of you all! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
NCC Online Safety Session for Parents: Northumberland County Council will host a free online safety session for parents on Wednesday, 26th November.Parents will be sent a link via email. Location: Online via Microsoft TeamsDate: Wednesday, 26th NovemberTime: 3:45 pm Further opportunities to attend the session will be held on Tuesday, 10th February at 7:30 pm, and Tuesday, 16th June 7:30 pm.
It was great to welcome the ‘Be You’ team into school today. Year 6 pupils have enjoyed mental health workshops focused on managing stress and anxiety. The sessions have been positive and engaging – thank you to the team for delivering an important strand of our PSHE curriculum. Respect. Engage. Aspire.
We were delighted to welcome Dr Batchelder and visitors back into school today to lead the ‘Design Sprint’ session of this year’s YGBC. All of Year 7 are currently working together in their teams on the next phase of the challenge – they are working hard to develop their project ideas collaboratively. Last year’s winning team are supporting Year 7