It’s nearly the final week of term and we will be celebrating our Year 8 pupils next week before they move on to high school. All week – early lunch treat! Wednesday – Year 8 Leavers’ Trip – Tynemouth Thursday – Year 8 Leavers’ Festival – 6-8pm – festival clothing (optional) Friday – Year 8 Leavers’ Assembly Friday – t-shirt
This month’s final Head of School Awards of the year focused on creativity – one of our core ‘Skills Builder’ themes. I was delighted to see the children being recognised for their efforts in school. It was great to celebrate the positive contribution each pupil makes to our school community – I am very proud of them all!Pupils joined me
Plans were quickly amended due to the lovely July weather…but we are so pleased that Sports Day has gone ahead today! Year 6 enjoyed their ‘Chance to Participate’ sessions followed by the ‘Chance to Shine’ events earlier today and here are our proud medal winners. The sportsmanship, positivity and team spirit shone through as pupils competed for their Houses! Scores to
Hazel and Winnie L put together and entered a Hexham Middle School team for the Inter Schools Bouldering Competition in Newcastle. Hazel and Winnie L both got gold individual medals, Phoebe B got silver and Beth N, Kirstie A and Leo C got a bronze in their categories. It is great to see our pupils thriving in activities outside of
Plans were quickly amended due to the lovely July weather…but we are so pleased that Sports Day has gone ahead today! Year 5 enjoyed their ‘Chance to Participate’ sessions followed by the ‘Chance to Shine’ events earlier today and here are our proud medal winners. The sportsmanship, positivity and team spirit shone through as pupils competed for their Houses! Scores
As part of our French curriculum, the school marked Bastille Day with a special French lunch menu today. It was all delicious – what a treat! Mrs Satow and her team once again prepared a very tasty menu – we really appreciate the effort and hard work that goes into our themed lunch days. We can’t wait for next year’s…
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Year 7 pupils met with Nadine Aisha Jassat, poet, writer and creative practitioner, at the Queen’s Hall, Hexham. We were delighted to attend this second event put on with the Hexham Book Festival. Pupil engagement was strong at both events. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Well done to our Y5 and 6 cricket team who competed in the county finals day at Stocksfield after successfully qualifying from the local round. The boys had a fantastic morning and won their matches against Kings B & Tweedmouth comfortably on the way to winning their group. They qualified to play Gosforth Central in the semi-finals where they had
