Mrs Dando’s dog Crumble has very kindly provided today’s lockdown blog! Click through the images below to read Crumble’s story. My name is Crumble. I live with Mrs Dando. This is her working from home. I love footballs. I love eating footballs. I love tennis balls. I love frisbees. I love all my footballs. But I’m not very good in
Apple has published 30 fun, constructive and creative activities to do with the built-in features of an iPhone/iPad – see below for the full list! 30 Creative Activities with an iPhone/iPad (PDF)
Through the lockdown my garden project has been a great way to get outside and enjoy the sunshine in the absence of sports. After digging our trench it was time to plant some new hedging and patio! We have now started using some decking donated by Mrs Adams to start building our raised beds and vegetable planters! Mr Barry
We hope that everyone had a good break over the Bank Holiday weekend. With a few pupils in school on Friday, Mr Freeman-Myers and Miss Kingett had the chance to observe a two-minute silence, enjoy some fish and chips, play some games, make some decorations for our reception window and take in the lovely weather. Mr Watters kindly went to
In response to a suggestion Mr Johnson made last week, Tom Bloomer in Year 7 completed a sponsored silence on the anniversary of VE Day. He has so far raised an amazing £224 for the Royal British Legion Industries! Well done Tom! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomsponsoredsilence
Hello everyone, I hope you’re all well and staying safe at home. It’s such a strange and unique time and I hope you are finding ways to enjoy it. It’s been great to see how well you’ve approached home learning and I have enjoyed seeing returned work! I am home-schooling my four year old and it’s been interesting and challenging
During lockdown, just like many of us, I wanted to undertake a new challenge. I have replaced golf with running and cycling. I recently completed the ‘Couch to 5K challenge’ and can now run 5km comfortably. For anyone who is thinking of taking up running but needs a little bit of encouragement, I would definitely recommend this. A great use
Working from home is strange for me, I am not used to sitting for so long each day at the laptop. I have enjoyed marking your work and sending you messages but I miss seeing and speaking to you all. I must admit one advantage of being at home is that I am spending much more time with my sons
Due to the lockdown, I have been ‘seeing’ even more of my family than I normally would (thanks Houseparty!) and we have been setting weekly challenges, ranging from baking to portrait painting. Last week’s challenge was to create a miniature garden. Mrs Alderson https://www.hexhammiddleschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lockdown_blog_mrs_alderson_vid.mp4
Excellent work Year 7, some amazing masks made from the masked ball scene in Romeo and Juliet! Now we just have to wait till we can have a party… Miss Prince