Lots of our Year 5 pupils were very excited to attend a performance of Matilda The Musical at Sunderland’s Empire Theatre before half term. I have heard a few very positive reviews already, but I’ll look forward to reading/hearing more. The staff who attended said the children loved the show and were mesmerised by the magic of the story and
Please see the attached poster for our World Book Day plans for 5th March. There are some great activities and competitions to look forward to!
Our new Spotlight Awards celebrate pupils who have an exceptional attitude to learning, attend well and make the most of the opportunities on offer in school. We want to recognise pupils who get it right every single day and make sure they are noticed and celebrated in school! Each half term, pupils in ‘Band 1’ for attendance and those with
What a way to end the half term last night with our Spring Discos! It was such a fun night and great to see so many of our pupils having a fantastic time despite the cold, rainy weather outside – joy all round!Special thanks to our PTFA and the many supporters who helped to make the event another great success.
Is your child struggling to complete homework? Is accessing online platforms a challenge? Does your child need more support? Please encourage them to come along to one of our six homework clubs in school throughout the week. There are so many opportunities for pupils to get their work finished before it even gets home and to do this with support
Please send us your good news! We love to hear about everyone’s successes and achievements from outside of school as we know our pupils have so many varied talents and interests. Please try to keep us updated with good news and photographs so that we can celebrate in school. Thank you for your support. Respect. Engage. Aspire.
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.