REA Days

We have our ‘REA DAYS’ next week – opportunities for exciting enrichment across a wide range of activities!  The schedules for each year group look fantastic and pupils will select their activities tomorrow in form time. Confirmed activity groups will be issued to pupils on Friday.  #Respect #Engage #Aspire 

SONGS FROM THE SHOWS

There are selected places for HMS students in the following event, so those who are interested in musicals and have solo singing/acting skills should definitely consider coming along! Also, if you are a strong performer who could be part of an ensemble song. Would you like to find out more information about our brand-new ‘Songs from the Shows’ event?  If

NSPCC Number Day

Congratulations to all participants in the Number Day Challenge! We received numerous entries, and from the correct submissions, two students were selected from each year group. A special congratulations to Poppy K, Zach D, Harry G, Josie A, Francesca F, Cody G, Esme H, and Rowan D. It was inspiring to see so many students actively engaged and to hear the thoughtful

Royal Academy of Arts Competition

Entries are now open for the Young Artists’ Summer Show 2025 and Miss Taylor would love everyone to get involved once again. Information will be shared in assemblies and in this week’s update. We have been SO PROUD to have winning entries for the past few years with HMS work displayed in the London gallery. Please send pupils to Miss

Pupil Competition

As part of our Zones of Regulation focus, Miss Taylor and Mrs Dodds are launching a new whole-school competition. The mission is to design four new ‘mascots’ – one for each zone (think ‘Inside Out’ but for HMS!).  Good luck everyone! Get creative! #Respect #Engage #Aspire 

Poetry by Heart Competition

Back in the dark days of November, students from Key Stage 3 formed a small poetry recital group. After attending an initial launch meeting with Mrs Davison from QEHS and researching the official ‘Poetry by Heart’ website, students chose poems that were interesting in their themes, vocabulary and essentially poems that ‘spoke’ to them in a way that drove on

Final Ski Update

Last day blues had kicked in when Mr Gaines sent his final update of the week… It has been a tremendous week in Les Menuiers. It is always a great pleasure to visit the Skilt Hotel and have a week in the mountains – the views and clean air are great for the soul!  Everyone has risen to the challenge

The HMS Way Awards

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.