HMS Open Evening We are delighted to invite prospective parents/carers and children to our Open Evening on Thursday 5 October 6pm. Our Open Evening is a great opportunity to meet our staff and pupils, and to learn more about our wonderful school. There will be two presentations from the Executive Headteacher and Head of School (6pm and repeated at 7pm).
Pupil Leadership Vacancies We are now looking to recruit our next Head Pupils and House Captains. Mr Scott will be sharing more information in assembly this week. Please encourage your child to get involved and to try something new. We know that we have so many great leaders in Year 8 and we can’t wait to see them shine!
Welcome Back! It has been a joy to welcome our pupils back to school. After a fairly rainy summer, the sun has been shining and the atmosphere has been calm, positive and purposeful. I am so proud of our new Year 5 pupils and the many other children who joined HMS last week. A new start can cause a mix
WELL DONE, JACOB!! Wow – we are all so proud of Jacob who completed his fundraising challenge of walking the 84 miles of Hadrian’s Wall. The challenge was Jacob’s idea as he wanted to raise funds for the Great North Air Ambulance Service and the Newcastle Falcons Rugby Foundation. Jacob has now raised over £2,000 for both charities and we
Jean Barnett Award 2023 This special award is presented annually to a pupil in Year 8 who has shown outstanding engagement in sport throughout their time at HMS. The teachers had so many pupils to consider in their nominations process this year. We are so proud of the sporting success of this year group, as well as their willingness to
Leavers’ Assembly 2023 WOW – what an assembly! Mr Scott, Miss Lamont and the Year 8 team were delighted to host this year’s Year 8 Leavers’ Assembly and what a celebration it was. Pupils were recognised for their achievements across the curriculum this term, as well for their P Points, Extra-Curricular Engagement and Attendance. In addition, we awarded our special
Year 8 Leavers’ Breakfast Year 8 have just enjoyed waffles and chocolate sauce before their Leavers’ Assembly begins. Huge thank you to our catering team for doing this for them! We are now looking forward to celebrating their time at HMS and to giving out lots of special recognition awards in our Celebration Assembly.
Year 8 Leavers’ Party! Festival vibes came to HMS last night for our Year 8 Leavers’ Party. Everyone had a great time singing, dancing, eating and enjoying the celebration! Mr Scott planned a great night with party food, photo booth, DJ and festival make up (thanks to Miss Lamont and Miss Taylor!). We even had a special visit from Tyne
Year 6 Art Showcase For their final project of Year 6, our pupils have been learning about the work of artist Sarah Graham and how she creates such realistic artwork. As you can see, the children have created wonderful artwork to showcase the development of their skills. Pupils were inspired by recent visits to the Queen’s Hall in Hexham where
Year 7 Art Showcase Have a look at some of our Year 7 pupils’ final project of the year – mixed media landscape inspired by the work of three artists Vincent Van Gogh, David Hockney and William Heaton Cooper. Pupils focused on developing three art techniques. I am sure you will agree that the children have created outstanding pieces of