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.
Hexham was recently voted the ‘happiest place in the UK’ in a survey which asked people how happy they are where they live, based on 12 happiness factors, across 194 areas in Great Britain. CBBC Newsround interviewed pupils from Hexham, including some from Hexham Middle School, to see why they think Hexham came first! https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/50677794
Hexham Middle School is supporting Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 13 December 2019. Pupils can come to school in normal school uniform with a Christmas jumper in place of their normal school sweatshirt. The suggested donation is £1.00. Money raised will be donated to Save the Children and West Northumberland Food Bank.
On Thursday 12 December 2019 we are offering pupils the opportunity to have a traditional Christmas lunch with all the trimmings for £3.00. All pupils are welcome to have a Christmas lunch. If your child is entitled to Free School Meals this will be covered by their daily allowance. Please ensure your child’s account is credited in advance. There will