Our High Borrans group have had a fantastic start to their adventure week! High Borrans is always such a special trip where pupils get out and about in the Lake District and make lifelong memories. Already, the groups have been enjoying a wide range of activities including ghyll scrambling, kayaking, abseiling and hiking! All of the pupils and staff are
Arlo enjoyed spending his breaktime out and about on the playground today. Lots of smiley faces when Arlo pops by to say hello! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
The HMS PTA Summer Fair is now confirmed for Saturday 22nd June 12pm – 3pm – please add the date to your diaries. Our theme this year is ‘video games’ and it’s shaping up to be another great event! There’ll be the annual favourites – giant inflatable, BBQ, ice creams, raffle, tombola and so much more to enjoy! A huge thanks
Head of School Awards This month’s Head of School Award focused on oracy, speaking and listening. One of our core ‘Skills Builder’ themes is communication and I was delighted to see the children being recognised for their efforts in school. It was great to celebrate the positive contribution each pupil makes to our school community – I am very proud of them all!
Miss Taylor has loved taking so many of our pupils to The Baltic Art Gallery in Newcastle this week. 120 pupils have visited in two groups and have loved spending time in the gallery immersed in wonderful artwork. The visit aims to inspire our pupils and to help them to develop a greater understanding of contemporary art and artists. Our
It was great to see some of our Year 7 and 8 pupils taking part in the UK Maths Challenge today. Miss Storey was very impressed with their focus and problem solving approach. We will keep you updated with the results once they are back! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Three Year 7 teams visited County Hall today for the Regional Young Green Briton Challenge. The pupils have been working on local solutions to combat climate change. Our teams had to pitch their innovative ideas to a panel of experts and representatives from the local authority. Young Green Briton Challenge is a Skills Builder employer and it was wonderful to
What an absolute pleasure it was to take our pupils to the rugby on Monday. The team were very apprehensive on the bus but they absolutely loved it and were buzzing throughout the event! There were fantastic tries from Gaby (4), Annabelle M (2), Connie (2) and Mia. All of the girls got stuck in with the tackling and represented
As part of the North East Festival of Languages, a group of KS3 pupils visited Newcastle University to enjoy the ‘Welcome to China’ event. The group enjoyed the Chinese taster workshop and Beijing Opera event. It was a great morning and an enriching experience for everyone who took part. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Respect Engage Aspire Awards Each week, our form tutors award pupils in their classes with our ‘REA Awards’. The awards recognise pupils who shine each week and who bring our HMS values – Respect Engage Aspire – to life. Well done to last week’s KS3 winners (some missing from photographs) – we are very proud of you! #Respect #Engage #Aspire