World Book Day 2026 What a fantastic day we had celebrating World Book Day this year! Well done to our pupils for their positive engagement on the day – so many pupils baked cakes, completed book reviews or artwork, dressed up as a character, joined in with the whole school quiz and visited the library ‘Book Shop’ at lunchtime –
BigWalkandWheel is back! From 16 – 27 March 2026, we’re encouraging families to get active by walking, wheeling, scooting, or cycling to school. It’s a fun way to boost health and wellbeing for everyone! For free school resources and information visit: www.bigwalkandwheel.org.uk Let’s make every journey count!
Kinship Carers Group
Our Year 6 boys’ team visited Prudhoe Community High School for an action-packed football event last night. Mr Rutherford-Orrock was very proud of the whole team who represented HMS brilliantly as always. It was a great team effort and the spirit of the group shone through. The night saw some great HMS results with several victories and standout moments for
It was a joy to mark the Hindu festival of Holi in school today with a very vibrant lunch. Special thanks to Mrs Satow and her team who prepared a delicious range of food for us to enjoy. Holi is a festival of colour, and it was certainly a very colourful lunch with a wide range of main meal options
Kooth March Webinars on Supporting Children with Exam Stress Monday 9th March, 6pm (Kooth Website) Monday 16th March, 7pm (Kooth Website)
Our Year 5 pupils had a fantastic time on their Ford Castle adventure last week. The pupils were an absolute joy to take away – all of them were so engaged, listened brilliantly and challenged themselves to try new things – a real credit to HMS! Special thanks to Miss Bell and the whole team for leading such a positive
Well done to our Y8 girls who competed in the regional round of the indoor cricket competition on Friday. The girls played really well across their 3 games despite some of them only playing cricket for the first time. They finished 3rd on the day, and this competition serves as a good platform for future competitions later in the year. Mr
This week’s Curriculum Spotlight is on Art and Miss Taylor has been so excited to share the latest news from FB3. You can read what the pupils have been learning in our ‘Weekly Update’. We will continue to share photographs of our final projects as the year goes on. The Royal Academy of Arts competition is on Monday 2nd March.
The North East Raising Aspirations Partnership (NERAP) team were in school this week delivering workshops for all pupils in Year 7 and 8. As part of our Aspire Weeks, these experiences also linked with curriculum enrichment of STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). The interactive experiences sought to raise aspirations for STEM subjects as well as awareness and understanding for