Another week is flying by and what a busy one it has been at HMS. School is as vibrant as ever with a vast range of opportunities on offer for all pupils. This week’s ‘Parent Update’ is now online and contains lots of exciting information about upcoming events (including festive plans!). We thank you all for your continued support and
On Friday lunchtime, we had a Chess focus in Online Games Club. There was a real buzz with some pupils learning how to play chess for the first time. We still have some space to fill alongside our regulars – we are a friendly bunch. Operating on a first come first served basis, feel free to pop in, after your lunch
Any budding biologists, chemists, geologists, physicists or anyone who just loves science might want to check out the Royal Society of Biology’s online science at home festival, starting this weekend. https://www.rsb.org.uk/get-involved/biology-for-all/science-at-home
A huge Pudsey, socially-distanced air hug to everyone who helped raise £663.72 with their donations for Children in Need. We were thankfully spared any heavy rain, which cleared before the start of the school day. There was some glorious sunshine to help all pupils complete a circuit. Mr Barry arranged for some motivating tunes and staff also got involved. The year
Year 6 are currently working on their Texture Project. This week our pupils have been testing out ideas by using a special type of printmaking technique called GyoTaku. GyoTaku was traditionally used by ancient fishermen in Japan to celebrate their catch! Pupils have tried out test-printing a fish at the front of the classroom. Year 6 have also been printing
Key Stage 3 – Make Your Mark online voting now open! We are happy to confirm that Hexham Middle School is one of over 900 schools nationwide that is involved in this year’s Make Your Mark Youth Parliament vote. The issues voted as most important will be the focus of the UK Youth Parliament’s 2021 campaigns. Members of Youth Parliament
We are delighted that we will once again be supporting BBC Children in Need this year. Typically, we would have a fair full of stalls in Fellside Hall, but this is not possible. We would like to support the physical wellbeing of our school community: being outdoors and getting plenty of fresh air is so important. We are planning a
In Key Stage 3 pupils are required to use a scientific calculator during maths lessons and they are often required for homework. We strongly recommend that your child has their own as it is crucial that he/she is confident in their use and application throughout KS3 and GCSE. We are now in a position to offer a CASIO FX-83GTX Scientific
A big thank you to all of the pupils and families who gave their egg boxes for our whole school Remembrance Art Project. Pupils in all year groups have worked to make our HMS display and create many poppies and poppy boxes to mark our reflection and for Remembrance; for all those who died for us. We massively surpassed our 515 target!
This term KS2 pupils will be taking part in I’m a Scientist – get me out of here! This is a safe and secure online STEM enrichment activity connecting our pupils with real-life medical researchers from the Medical Research Council. 6JJO got the ball rolling ‘meeting’ researchers who are working on a range of areas, from Parkinson’s disease and