Pupils are working with Miss Lawton on their Part A for Arts Award. They are learning collagraph and mono-print techniques. Soon, we’ll be moving on to screen-printing but for now we are busy working on the etching press. We are printing from nature!
The Year 7 boys were in the finals of the Rugby League Champions at Kingston Park. Under the lights of the stadium it was set to be an exciting evening. Our first opponents were Parkside and a hard-hitting defence were in front of HMS. A brilliant early run from Charlie C was so unlucky not to be given as a
As part of a new pilot scheme, the Northumbria Police Cyber Crime team are working with pupils from HMS to develop a child-friendly version of the Computer Misuse Act alongside Newcastle University and Northumberland County Council. Pupils now have the opportunity to make their own version of the Computer Misuse Act to educate their classmates about cyber crime and its
Happy New Year! We all hope you have had a fantastic break; we are looking forward to welcoming pupils and staff back to school when the spring term commences on Tuesday 7 January 2020. It is a perfect time for reflecting on 2019 and setting goals for the new year ahead and the latest edition of our school newsletter (PDF) went
In January, we will be offering a new extra-curricular yoga class for Key Stage 2 pupils on Tuesdays after school (3.40pm start). The yoga class will be run by Emily Sheriff, a trained Hatha Yoga Teacher based in Hexham. She teaches a range of different styles of yoga within Hatha such as Vinyasa Flow, Restorative Yoga and Gentle Hatha Yoga.
Today, the pupils in Years 5-8 have been making Christingles and learning about what the parts of a Christingle represent. They then attended assemblies led by Mr Freeman-Myers to reflect on this special time of year.
Year 8 Boys Rugby League The Year 8 boys were the first team in action last week with their second round of Sky Try Rugby championship matches. The boys were drawn against Belmont, Whickham and Whitrigg. The results were as follows: Hex 4 vs Belmont 1 Tries: Isaac P, Sam E (3) Hex 5 vs Whickham 2 Tries: Josh W,
Mrs Toor and I set our Year 6 English class the ambitious target of reading 1,000,000 words on ‘Reading Plus’ this term. The class have worked so hard and have smashed this target! We are so proud of their efforts and the fantastic progress they have made; the pupils are seeing the link between reading and their continued success. We
Year 5 have recently started a project on colour in art. They have been looking at harmonising and complimentary colours. They have been designing robots and using their new knowledge about colour!
Last week the Year 8 boys, Year 8 girls and for the first ever time the Year 7 girls have been in rugby action. On Thursday the Year 7 boys were in Champions Cup action in a competition against some of the top teams in the area! They won their first three games brilliantly, scoring a huge number of tries.