Well done to our Y7 and Y8 girls rugby players who took part in a community festival held at Kingston Park, home of the Newcastle Red Bulls. Girls experienced playing on the first team pitch (albeit in very wet & cold conditions!) All the girls were outstanding, and despite the harsh conditions they demonstrated some excellent rugby throughout. This event
Thank you so much to our wonderful catering team, who worked hard to prepare a delicious Lunar New Year lunch for us all today.The food was an absolute treat and choices included sweet and sour, chicken curry and tasty chow mein, followed by a range of desserts and a fortune cookie for everyone! Everyone loved this special lunch as always
We are so lucky in Hexham to have our own Book Festival. As part of the Schools Festival, the amazing organisers are bringing author, playwright, poet, illustrator and screenwriter Philip Kavvadias to HMS. Philip will present his latest book, Mission Microraptor, to Year 5 on Friday 27th March. The event is designed to inspire a love of reading and Philip
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 this week’s winners – we are very proud of you all! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
Well done to all our Y5 & 6 boys who competed in the table tennis county championships on Friday. Nearly all of those selected had been practising and developing their skills at table tennis club on Wednesday after school and had a chance to compete with other players from Corbridge and NSB. They played 4 different rounds, each being seeded
PTFA Spring Discos – Wednesday 11th February. If you haven’t already completed the online form, please sign your child up asap. Tickets are £3 and cash can be dropped off at the school office by pupils. There are no physical tickets. The PTFA will be running a sweets/drinks stall on the night. Free juice and water are available too. Reminder, all
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week. In assemblies, pupils will learn more about this year’s themes, including belonging, expressing yourself and building confidence. The focus will be on developing self-help strategies, emotional development and fostering connections. There’ll also be continued signposting of available support both in and out of school, as well as form time activities. Last week, I
Winter returned overnight and we woke up to an exceptional amount of snow. The teachers were worried about the visibility as the fog closed in, however, the conditions got better and better as the day went on! All groups ventured off piste and into the deep snow today. Mr Gaines’ group skied it smoothly and gracefully. Mr Whitfield’s group attacked
We are thrilled that Sam Sedgman will be visiting us on Wednesday 11th March to launch his latest book, The Galileo Heist, to Year 6. Following The Clockwork Conspiracy and The Forbidden Atlas, this is the third book in Sam’s action-packed series featuring aspiring inventor Isaac Turner. Isaac’s love of science and fascination with how things work make him well-suited
