Year 8 have been taking part in the Tunnock’s Teacake Challenge this week in Food Technology, where they have the chance to be creative and style a Tunnock’s teacake. The results have been fantastic – see the images below for their creations!
Our PTA Summer Fair is fast approaching! To support the fair, we are running a non-uniform day where pupils can donate an item or more if they can (see image below for details). This will be taking place on Friday 14 June 2019. We still need helpers to prepare for the fair, set up on the day and run stalls.
The Year 7 boys were in rugby action on Thursday this week and performed extremely well against a strong St Leonard’s School in Durham. The boys won their quarter final plate match 11-9! We had tries from: Thomas C, Jack S x5 (man of the match), Tom D, Isaac P x2, and Josh W x2 The boys were very impressive throughout
We are delighted to say that we have, once again, had a large number of certificate winners in the UK Junior Mathematical Challenge! We are very proud of everyone who took part and approached the challenge with enthusiasm. In addition, we were thrilled to learn that our top scoring pupils, Jake and Alice, will now take on the next stage of
The HMS newsletter contains school news, information about upcoming events in and outside of school, general notices for parents/carers and dates for your diary. The latest edition (Summer 1) is now available on the HMS Newsletter page.
Friday was a fantastic day of cricket at Tynedale with lots of great play. Year 8 Girls A team of girls with very little cricket experience grew in confidence each game and took some great wickets and scored some impressive runs. There were stand out performances by Alice W and Lucy S who formed a great batting partnership Year 7
We all want to say a huge WELL DONE to our amazing Year 6 pupils who showed an outstanding attitude towards their SATs last week! Our annual Breakfast Club was once again very well attended (by pupils and teachers!) and provided us all with a calming start to the day. To mark the end of the assessments, the pupils were
Mr Barry took a group of Year 7 and Year 8 pupils to Gateshead Stadium yesterday to participate in the Track and Field Championships. Here is his sports round-up: Yesterday was an incredible day for athletics! All of the pupils who attended the event showcased how exceptional Hexham Middle School is! The event required pupils to take part in both
Edward in Year 7 has received special commendation from Hexham Canoe Club after achieving outstanding progress in kayaking over the past few months, gaining promotion to Division 3 in national ranking after his second slalom event. His first Division 3 race took place this weekend in Scotland and was a tricky, demanding course, but in his usual style Edward tackled
We had a fantastic careers day last week with Year 8 with a range of workshops led by North East Raising Aspiration Partnership (NERAP), Hexham Rotarians and staff, as well as an afternoon careers fair attended by over 20 different employers and training providers. Pupils will be bringing their careers day booklets home shortly. There is a parent and pupil