Another stunning day in the Alps – blue sky but lovely and warm. It really feels like spring here! All five groups have made great progress in technique. The beginner groups have focused on linked snow plough turns and the more advanced group have been developing a rounded parallel turn. Snow conditions higher up are great. Snow around the hotel can
Be more like an apprentice … We are asking pupils to explore their thoughts on which skill is needed to be an apprentice. Why not let us know in the comments below which Skill Builder skill is the most important? Learn more about Skills Builder at www.skillsbuilder.org #Respect #Engage #Aspire
An update from Mr Gaines: Another blue sky stunning day in France was had yesterday – this made for great conditions in which to learn and progress. The staff have been working hard on ensuring everyone gets plenty of sun cream on our faces and rehydration at the end of sessions. It has been amazing to see how all the
At HMS, we promote the importance of looking after our mental health throughout the school year. It is so important that our pupils have a wide range of strategies to support their own mental health and wellbeing, as well as knowing how to access support from others (both in and out of school). See the Children’s Mental Health Week (external
Ahead of our Year 5 adventure residential in March, parents/carers are invited to an ‘Information Evening’ with Miss Liddle this Wednesday evening. Information will also be sent home.
HMS Library Champions’ ‘Must Reads’ Lauchlan H in Y6 has written no. 4 of our series book reviews by our fantastic ‘Library Champions’. A copy of the book is available in HMS Library for borrowing. Many thanks to Lauchlan for his recommendation! Happy reading everyone!
Miss Storey has the results of last week’s ‘Number Day Challenge’. Well done to all of our pupils for engaging so well in the ‘Number Hunt’ and for having great conversations about numbers and their properties. The form class winners were: Year 5 – 5ZSC Year 6 – 6JJO Year 7 – 7SFO Year 8 – 8BLA Top Scorers
Over the weekend, I have had lots of updates from Mr Gaines and Mrs Barnett. The group arrived safely on Saturday to glorious sunshine and got settled into the resort. Yesterday was day one on the slopes and everyone was very excited and in good spirits – a brilliant day was had by all! Here’s the group getting prepared for
To celebrate LGBT+ History Month, the amazing members of our ‘Ally Zone’ prepared a superbly informative assembly which they delivered to the whole school this week. It takes huge courage to stand up in front of large groups of peers and each of them spoke with such confidence and enthusiasm – we were all really proud of them! The assembly
What a great experience this week has been… First Aid training across the school as part of our PSHE and Personal Development Curriculum. Huge thank you to our amazing PTA for their generous support! #Respect #Engage #Aspire