Our KS2 STEM project over the last half term has been designing ‘Moon Landers’. The design brief was to design and build a spacecraft that could withstand the landing impact of a journey to the Moon. We discussed forces such as gravity, and what engineering ideas we could use to counteract impact force, such as shock-absorbers. We even managed to
Save the date! We are delighted that the HMS Orchestra will be playing at this year’s Hexham Christmas Lights Switch-On event. Come down to the Hexham Bandstand to kickstart the festive season and to hear our wonderful musicians!
RESPECT ENGAGE ASPIRE DAYS We are very excited to be launching our first ‘REA DAYS’. The days will be an opportunity to enrich our school curriculum further and aim to provide workshops that pupils wouldn’t usually experience as part of the curriculum. We have built a rich and varied programme with support from lots of visiting experts to lead the
It was fantastic to see so many pupils enjoying last week’s first discos of the year. We are delighted to say the PTA raised a huge £828. This is phenomenal for the first event of the year. A huge thank you to everyone who supported the event. Our next event is our wonderful ‘Festive Forest Evening’. To make this another
On Wednesday, the Year 7 Boys’ Football Squad played their first fixtures of the season against Ponteland A & B and Ovingham A & B. Their attitude and effort was exemplary throughout. Overall, the team won one, drew one and lost two. There were some excellent individual performances, and overall, a great team spirit. The pupils are already looking forward
We were delighted to see our food bank donations being collected this week. Thank you to the Year 7 pupils for helping to load up the van. The first half term of the year has been fantastic. We are very proud of how our new Year 5 pupils have settled into life at HMS. It’s been a varied and enriching
Our pupils have had great fun creating scrunchies in creative craft club. Our Year 7 pupils were teaching the Year 8 children how to make them – great collaboration!
We are so excited to announce that the PTA will be hosting the second ‘Festive Forest Evening’ on Tuesday 5th December. Last year’s event was a huge success and we can’t wait to kickstart the festive season once again! The event is for all of the family to attend together to enjoy an evening of festive crafts both in school
Our school meal theme days have continued with a celebration of the humble apple. Our pupils were offered a seasonal treat of toffee or chocolate coated apples, which proved to be very popular!
On Sunday evening, our group returned from their weekend in Manchester and what a weekend it was! From start to finish, the children engaged brilliantly in every opportunity and we never stopped! The whole group were a credit to our school and a joy to take away for the weekend. On Friday, we made our way to Manchester and managed