Half Term is Green Libraries Week with Northumberland Libraries This year, the school break falls in Green Libraries Week so there are a number of eco-friendly activities for families to enjoy. Hexham Library is also hosting a Big Draw Festival 2025 event for 8-13 year olds during half term, centred on Katya Balen’s October, October in partnership with The Maltings. October, October
A group of KS2 pupils had the exciting opportunity to spend the afternoon at Hexham Abbey as part of the Gaia exhibition. Pupils enjoyed a presentation from ‘The Average Scientist’ and asked some thought-provoking questions. They then explored Gaia – first by sitting beneath the Earth and then by looking at the model from above. Pupils enjoyed looking for Hexham!
Our Year 6 girls’ team played in the first round of the County Cup last week. Their opponents were Sacred Heart Primary in Newcastle. HMS put in a very strong performance to get an ‘away win.’ HMS scored a number of great team goals. It was brilliant to see the girls playing with a smile! We look forward to seeing
Here are this week’s ‘HMS Way Award’ winners. The awards recognise pupils who shine each week and who bring our HMS values – Respect Engage Aspire – to life. Well done to this week’s winners – we are very proud of you all! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
A group of Year 7 pupils were lucky enough to visit Gaia by Luke Jerram at Hexham Abbey this afternoon. The group enjoyed engaging with the Durham University Day and ‘The Average Scientist’ workshop. It was fantastic to see our pupils visiting this very special exhibition and we felt very fortunate to be part of it. It was an inspiring
Ruby (Y7) is doing a sponsored knitting challenge in November to raise money for Dementia UK. She has to knit every day throughout November and she can’t wait to get started. If you’d like to sponsor Ruby to raise funds for this great charity, you can follow the link below. Ruby’s Fundraising page (external url) Good luck, Ruby! Happy knitting!
The U11 boys took on their first competitive fixtures at HMS in the County Central Venue League at Highfield. They played 6 games in total, and after a slow start in game 1 against Ovingham (losing 1-0) the boys soon got into their rhythm, playing some excellent football and winning the next 3 against eventual winners Darras Hall (3-1), Highfield
Sport Tynedale Annual Awards – Nominations are now open!! The awards are to recognise and celebrate sporting talent and achievements by individuals, teams, clubs, coaches, schools and volunteers across our region. These awards play a part in inspiring others, the closing date is 3rd November 2023. Find out more and nominate. https://www.sport-tynedale.com/annual-awards/
HMS Awarded Primary Science Quality Mark We are very proud to announce that we have been awarded the Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM) – a nationally recognised accreditation that celebrates a commitment to developing excellence in science leadership, curriculum design, teaching and learning.Led by the University of Hertfordshire, for over a decade the Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM) has been setting
