Last week the Art Department had a visitor from Curator Peter Sharpe. Peter works for Kielder’s Art and Architecture Program. Pupils learnt about how he works with artists to enable them to respond to the environment. Pupils also learnt new making skills in ceramics and created pinch-pot moon bowl (halves). A great start to our making this half term. Well
World Book Day is here! This year it is taking place on Thursday 5 March 2020. At HMS it is a chance to dress up as your favourite literary character or hero! Please come dressed fabulously for our costume competition and be ready to share 1000 stories! Everyone will receive a £1 World Book Day token that they can use in
Mr Atkins has written a letter to parents/carers with some guidance and advice regarding the spread of Coronavirus and any international travel that may have taken place during the February half term. An electronic copy of the letter is available to view below: Letter to Parents/Carers: Coronavirus Guidance (PDF)
Dear Parent/ Carer, As we reach the end of another half term at HMS, we hope you will enjoy reading the latest edition of our newsletter (available on the HMS Newsletter page). It really does capture the atmosphere of HMS – a busy school with wide ranging opportunities for all pupils. Staff here continue to go above and beyond and we
Newcastle University have invited HMS pupils to take part in the 2020 Maths Challenge. The aim of the challenge is to enhance the pupils’ study of mathematics and encourage them to further their study of the subject. Entries should be submitted to Mrs Bond by Wednesday 26 February 2020. Pupils have been sent home with the challenge, however, further copies
Ms Carruthers is currently in Ethiopia for the reciprocal visit in our Connecting Classrooms partnership with Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She has sent through some photos of what the group has been doing so far, in particular yesterday’s visit to the Little Angels Primary School.
Year 8 completed their food technology rotation this month by taking part in the Tunnock’s Teacake Challenge. They worked in pairs and had 25 minutes to present a Tunnock’s teacake. They practised a variety of food styling techniques; here are a few of the outcomes!
Year 7 have been practising their food styling and using their creative skills this week. They were given 25 minutes to present a fried egg. They were given two slices of bread, tomatoes, salad leaves, coriander and one egg. They worked in teams of three and they produced some excellent outcomes!
New photos added 10/02/20! Our KS3 Ski Trip is currently enjoying the slopes in the south of France. Mr Gaines has sent through some photos of the group in their spectacular surroundings! He says: ‘We have had two days of contrasting skiing. Monday was a day of plus 8 degrees in temperature! Fabrice, one of our instructors, was not impressed
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 goals defined by the United Nations to tackle the world’s biggest problems by 2030. More than 40 per cent of the global population are between the ages of ten and 24 – the largest youth population ever. To solve the world’s problems, our pupils need to know what those problems are and how contribute to their solutions. Year 8 pupils have been busy working on