Well done to Leanne (Y5) and Emily (Y6) who have read the most words on Reading Plus last week.They were awarded a book token in assembly and got to visit the HMS Library to choose a book from the prize hamper to take home, enjoy and keep.Well done both of you and to everyone who is using Reading Plus so
Wow – what a great day at HMS raising funds for this year’s Red Nose Day appeal. Over the course of the day, we have had crazy hairstyles, penalty shootouts, teacher and pupil egg and spoon races, various stalls and activities in the library and, of course, our famous ‘I’m a teacher…get me out of here’ eating challenge! The day
As part of our developing oracy focus, Mr Nichol is down in London today working with ‘Voice 21’ at The Speaking Summit 2024.Mr Nichol is our oracy lead and is developing strategies to get our pupils talking more across the curriculum. Speaking is a great way to support learning in any subject and Mr Nichol is leading the way at
This month’s ‘Head of School Award’ winners were nominated for showing the character value of courage. The pupils met for a special breakfast treat today, got their certificates and have been awarded a P5!I am very proud of each and every one of them! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
We are so excited to launch our first ‘Resonate’ event. The amazing HMS PTA has been working in conjunction with Core Music to plan an innovative new whole school music project to inspire our pupils. We kickstart our project next Wednesday with a whole school launch event where we will welcome the phenomenal NuSound Brass into school to perform and
15 pupils represented Hexham Middle School in the First Lego League Tournament against other schools from across the North East. Together, they built and programmed two Lego robots to travel through a maze and solve various puzzles. Judges were particularly impressed with their creative forklift design that could operate levers. Team HMS came a very respectable fourth place, and picked
It was a fantastic morning for our Year 6 pupils who competed in the Indoor Athletics Competition earlier this week. There were several winners across a range of events, but most importantly, everyone competed in a competitive but very positive manner and displayed excellent levels of sportsmanship and support for their teammates. All of the children were a credit to
The U14 girls played in a rugby tournament in very muddy conditions at Dame Allan’s on Monday. Initially a 7s tournament, we ended up playing 9 a side as all teams brought more than enough players, which was great to see.The girls all played very well and won 8-3 against Ponteland and 5-3 against Dame Allan’s. It was lovely to
On a very wet and cold night, girls’ football returned to Hexham once again. The Hexham Year 6 girls (accompanied by Meike O and Elise C from Year 5) made their way up to the 3G pitch. Despite the weather, the girls made an excellent start, beating Ovingham 1-0. Despite their excellent teamwork and skill, Highfield presented a tough challenge
We have used drama to explore Shakespeare this week. Year 8 Enacting Brutus’ war with his conscience after getting involved in the plot to kill Caesar. Year 7 acting out the death of Mercutio and Prince Tybalt from Romeo & Juliet. #Respect #Engage #Aspire