HMS Newsletter

Dear Parent/Carer,  Happy half term! We hope you are enjoying your autumn break. The school has, once again, been a very busy and vibrant learning environment over the past 8 weeks. The opportunities for our pupils have been fantastic and we hope you have enjoyed hearing about them at home.  The first edition of this year’s newsletter will be going on our

Mr Barry’s Sports Round-Up: Y7 Boys’ Rugby

Tonight brought to an end a very busy half term of sport with the Year 7 boys in rugby league action in the Champions School tournament. The boys were put up against John Spence, Whitrigg, Seaton Sluice A and Seaton Sluice B.  First up were John Spence. After a very close opening few minutes some good defensive work earned a

European Christmas Decoration Exchange Project

We have been selected as 1 of only 10 (primary) schools in the North East to take part in the European Christmas Decoration exchange project. We have the opportunity to send 30 ‘Northumberland inspired’ Christmas decorations to other schools across Europe. In return we will receive 30 decorations from schools across Europe that we will be able to put on our Christmas tree. It

Mr Barry’s Sports Round-Up: KS2 Girls Football

Last night the Year 5 and Year 6 girls were in second round County Cup action. The girls played against a strong RGS squad and played superbly. RGS were restricted to their chances but were clinical in front of goal. All of the girls who played were brilliant and showed a hunger to win.  We had a number of Year

Poppy Making Workshop

KS2 and KS3 took part in a peaceful poppy painting session on Friday 18 October 2019. Pupils collaborated in the making of a wreath to mark a day in Remembrance. 35 children worked with Miss Lawton, during Art Club, to recycle the egg cartons collected by kind members of staff at HMS. A total of 100 poppies were crafted and

Year 6 Art Project

In art, Year 6 are undertaking a project about texture and for homework they had to explore different textures and use found materials to stick to the image of the fish. Miss Kwella & Miss Lawton were impressed with the fabulous work handed in! Year 6 have been looking at artwork created by the GOND community in India and the

Mr Barry’s Sports Round-Up: Year 8 Rugby

Year 8 Girls’ Rugby On Tuesday the Year 8 girls made their competitive start to the season. They were drawn in a pool with Corbridge, St Thomas More and St Mary’s.  Game 1 was against St Thomas More. The girls played brilliantly well and showed a desire to succeed, picking up where they left off last season. The girls ran

Mr Barry’s Sports Round-Up: KS3 Boys’ Rugby

Last week the Year 7 and Year 8 boys’ rugby union teams were in action at Kingston Park. In a day where schools from all across Newcastle and Northumberland were present, it was a chance for the students to test themselves against some high level opposition. Year 7 got off to a tough start against an established Marden team and were

Peter J Murray Visit

Peter J Murray visited HMS recently to introduce us to his new book Poppy Warrior. The story is about a computer game-obsessed boy and his twin sister who begin to experience spooky coincidences when they start at a new school. Eventually, they make links to their past and realise they must stand brave, facing the real life horror of World

Food Bank Appeal

For Harvest Festival 2019, Hexham Middle School is collecting for West Northumberland Food Bank. Our Harvest Festival assemblies will be on Tuesday 15 October 2019 for Key Stage 3 and Wednesday 16 October 2019 for Key Stage 2. You can help by donating any of the following food items: Tinned meat/fish Tinned vegetables/tomatoes Tinned fruit or desserts Dried or UHT