Screen-printing Artwork

During their creative activities at school before half term, Miss Lawton introduced HMS pupils to screen-printing. In the first session, pupils screen-printed rainbows and created a display with their artwork. Heidi S was able to make a start on Part D of her Arts Award project. Having learnt new screen-printing skills, Heidi shared printing techniques with other pupils. Thanks to

Rainbow Bake Off

Miss Kwella has enjoyed receiving your wonderful #rainbowbakeoff entries over the last week. Well done to everyone who took part, they are all fantastic! We have collated all the entries and have created a gallery for you, so you can have a look at all the amazing bakes! Winners will be announced shortly! Well done!

Creative Digital Activities

Apple has published 30 fun, constructive and creative activities to do with the built-in features of an iPhone/iPad – see below for the full list! 30 Creative Activities with an iPhone/iPad (PDF)

VE Day at HMS

We hope that everyone had a good break over the Bank Holiday weekend. With a few pupils in school on Friday, Mr Freeman-Myers and Miss Kingett had the chance to observe a two-minute silence, enjoy some fish and chips, play some games, make some decorations for our reception window and take in the lovely weather. Mr Watters kindly went to

Sponsored Silence for VE Day

In response to a suggestion Mr Johnson made last week, Tom Bloomer in Year 7 completed a sponsored silence on the anniversary of VE Day. He has so far raised an amazing £224 for the Royal British Legion Industries! Well done Tom! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomsponsoredsilence

Year 7 Mask-Making

Excellent work Year 7, some amazing masks made from the masked ball scene in Romeo and Juliet! Now we just have to wait till we can have a party… Miss Prince

HMS #RainbowBakeOff

Attention all budding bakers! Miss Kwella would like to set you the challenge this week of a rainbow themed bake off! Your challenge this week is to bake something with a rainbow theme to show support for NHS and keyworkers. It could be a sponge cake, biscuits, scones, a fruit desert, jelly, a pudding, ice lollies, cupcakes, or any other

Calendar of Activities for May

It’s the 1st of May tomorrow – time is flying by! Mrs Henderson has sent us this great calendar of activities for the month of May which promote positive mental health and well-being (© ELSA Support). See how many you can do this month and let us know how you’re getting on. https://www.elsa-support.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/May-Calendar.pdf

Nancy Rothwell Drawing Competition

Another art competition up for grabs!  The Nancy Rothwell drawing competition is a fab opportunity and wonderful prizes on offer! The Nancy Rothwell Award celebrates specimen drawing in schools and highlights the benefits of combining art and science. There are three age categories (7-11, 12-14, and 15-18) and prizes are awarded for the top three runner-up entries and the overall

Newcastle University 2020 Maths Challenge: Results

Mrs Bond and Mr Forster invited their pupils to take part in this year’s Newcastle University Maths Challenge. The university received 1,437 entries from schools and have awarded 47 top prizes and 44 certificates. We are so proud to announce that five HMS pupils were included in the winners list. A massive well done to these five pupils and to