Newby Whiske

Our very excited Year 6 pupils set off for their Newby Wiske adventure on Wednesday morning. Led by Mr Scott, Miss Bell and the team, everyone was very much looking forward to the challenges and fun ahead. Since arriving, the group have enjoyed a wide range of activities including archery tag, climbing, quick jump, zip wire, sensory trail, trapeze, challenge

Thank You So Much!

I am delighted to let you know that this year’s PTFA Summer Fair raised a HUGE total of £4,193. This is a phenomenal amount and we are so grateful to the amazing PTFA, the many volunteers and staff supporters on the day, the local businesses who kindly donated prizes for the raffle and to all of you for supporting the

P-Point Pop Ups

Our P-Point Pop Ups returned this week and it’s clear to see how popular they have been! Well done to our pupils for earning so many positive points this term – we are very proud of you. As always, our queue jump passes proved to be very popular! Thank you very much to our Head Pupils and House Captains for

Broomley Grange

A group of Year 6 pupils had an action-packed day at Broomley Grange yesterday. Each group had the chance to enjoy tree climbing (great bravery and peer support on display), an assault course (including the very popular water swing) and tunnels (with lots of screaming due to big spiders!). The instructors praised the group for their positive approach, resilience and

It’s coming home…

Over 100 pupils enjoyed watching England’s nerve-wracking ‘Round of 32’ match in school on Wednesday. It was a great atmosphere and lovely to see so many pupils enjoying the match together. Thank you to the PTFA for allowing us to sell drinks and snacks on the night! Respect. Engage. Aspire.

Design and Technology

Our Year 7 students have been combining practical woodworking, electronics and creative design skills to manufacture their own Steady Hand Games. Students used a range of woodworking techniques to accurately measure, cut and assemble the wooden box, before soldering and testing the electronic circuit that powers the game. They then designed and created their own themed backdrops to personalise the

Read to the Beat!

HMS has a strong tradition of taking part in the UK-wide Summer Reading Challenge each year. The Challenge encourages children to keep reading during the summer holidays, ensuring they are ready for a great start to the new term in the autumn. Children can sign up at their local library or online, and it is free to take part. The launch

Schools Bouldering Competition

This month we had a couple of trips to Climb Newcastle’s annual schools bouldering competition representing QEHS and HMS. As you’ll be able to see all the girls did their school proud with some absolutely brilliant scores and team work. There were children there from 18 different schools across the north east. 🟢Individual resultsCategory 2009/ 20101st Beth N- QEHS Category

HMS PTFA Summer Fair

What a day we had on Saturday for this year’s HMS PTFA Summer Fair. The sun was shining and all of the hard work and preparation came together for another hugely successful fair. This year’s ‘World Cup’ theme was a great success. The Summer Fair is always such a community event and we are so grateful for the brilliant support