After a smooth journey this year, we arrived at the resort to a lot of excitement once we saw how much snow there was. It was great to be back in the Skilt Hotel – it is now a home away from home for HMS. To get us started, we met our instructors Fredrick, Nicolas, Alice and Alexandria. First up,
Here are last 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. Well done to the winners – we are very proud of you all! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
U13 Boys Table Tennis Competition Well done to all the boys who took part in the Northumberland county individual table tennis competition at Corbridge today. The lads loved their experience, going through 4 separate seeded rounds. They got to play a number of matches against a lot of different opponents. Respect. Engage. Aspire. They all played really well and the
This month’s Head of School Award theme was ‘integrity’ – our character value of focus this half term. 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
QEHS Winter Concert Don’t forget to buy your tickets for the QEHS Winter Concert, which is taking place next Tuesday, February 3rd, in the QEHS Winter Gardens. Brighten up the winter with a fantastic musical evening, including performances from some of our talented students from QEHS and HMS. There will be performances by Jazz Band, Show Choir, Wind Band, String
U13 boys hockeyWell done to the Y7 & 8 hockey team who travelled to Yarm on Monday for a high-level competition. Despite playing against many County-level players, the boys were great, played really well and gave 100% commitment and energy. They managed to finish 6th overall, well done team! Y8 boys rugby vs PontelandOn Thursday, HMS put in a great
It’s time to launch our annual creative project for pupils in Years 7 and 8. This is an exciting opportunity to enhance their Shakespeare studies and English learning through research, creativity and freedom of expression. Pupils can draw, paint, build, use technology, compose, make or sculpt, write, bake, sew, knit or crochet. Task instructions have been shared with pupils in
This week has been our annual ‘First Aid Week’. As a school, we are very proud to offer every pupil an annual training workshop in vital first aid skills. It has been great to welcome Steve from First Aid North East back into school to deliver a week of workshops.The sessions have covered a wide range of vitally important first
This week, we were very lucky to welcome Kielder Observatory into school for our Stargazing Evening – thank you so much to Adam and James from Kielder Observatory. We were privileged to enjoy the planetarium where James led parents and pupils in a 20 minute tour of the night sky to learn more about constellations. Adam led a range of
Curriculum Spotlight – Music This week’s ‘Curriculum Spotlight’ will celebrate music – you can read more about what the children have been learning in the ‘Weekly Update’. Our music curriculum is inspiring and exciting – both within and beyond the classroom! From group singing, composition, clapping and rhythm games, Ukulele, understanding pitch, keyboard skills, rhythm and pulse, notation, music technology, chords and