Our ‘Fortitude Award’ is presented by our PE team to someone who has the strength of mind to overcome adversity with courage and resilience. This year’s award was presented to Emily W who has always represented HMS with pride and has been a superb ambassador of our school. Since she joined Year 5, she has been a positive role model,
To celebrate the phenomenal musical talents of our pupils and to recognise the superb musical legacy of Mr Holdsworth, we were delighted to introduce the ‘Mr Holdsworth Musical Achievement Award’ to our Year 8 Leavers’ Assembly today. Mr Holdsworth was a special guest to present the awards and took the time to celebrate the musical effort, commitment and achievements of
Our Year 5 HMS students were invited to the QEHS theatre for a special performance created and performed by our talented Year Year 9 Project Q Drama Club. Over the past few months, the students have written, rehearsed and staged an engaging production exploring important issues young people may face, including bullying, vaping, toxic relationships and peer pressure. Their hard work
What a way to end a great year at HMS! Our Year 8 pupils had an amazing night for their Leavers’ Festival! Everyone enjoyed the disco, dancing, photo booth, party food and ice cream van visit (thank you, Tyne Valley Ices). It was a night of dancing, celebration and absolute joy – what a great atmosphere all round! Huge thanks
Last week saw HMS hold the annual Sports Days for KS2 and KS3. The annual competition between the house groups reflected the weather on the day and both days were very enjoyable. Sports day morning allows every pupil in school take part in the Chance to Participate events. Each class rotates around the following events: 75m sprint, netball shoot, speed
✨ Van Gogh Immersive Experience – Art Trip Highlights! ✨ What an incredible day! We took around 100 KS2 and KS3 pupils to the Van Gogh Immersive Experience, and it was truly magical from the moment they stepped inside. Pupils were absolutely amazed as they walked into a huge, beautifully lit room filled with moving projections of Vincent Van Gogh’s
Year 6 spent a tremendous day at Haltwhistle Leisure Centre on Wednesday. The day started off cool and cloudy, but the sun finally came out for the afternoon, and it was perfect weather for swimming and chilling. Pupils made use of the open-air pools as well as the sports facilities on site. A fabulous day was had by all –
On Monday, Year 7 pupils enjoyed a fantastic end-of-year reward trip to Newburn Activity Centre where they took part in a range of exciting activities including climbing, cycling, archery, gymnastics, judo, bubble football, team games, athletics, orienteering, volleyball and rugby. Pupils engaged brilliantly throughout the day, and it was wonderful to see so many of them trying new activities. They demonstrated
I am delighted to announce this year’s House results: COQUET – House Point ChampionsALN – Sports Day Champions Pupils in Coquet and Aln can wear non-uniform on Thursday 16th July if they would like to. Congratulations to pupils in both Coquet and Aln! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
