We’re all set for our Christingles this morning. We are looking forward to an opportunity to take a break from the festive fun for a moment of calm reflection ahead of the Christmas break. Thank you Mr Freeman-Myers, Miss Buxton-Collins and Y11 PERS students for their support. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
5MDO was SO excited to have a visit from Mrs Downes and baby Martha this morning. What a special Christmas treat! Congratulations again to Mrs Downes – we hope you, Martha and your family have a great first Christmas together! ❤️
We were delighted to hold our annual Carol Service on Tuesday this week – it was a truly magical event and a very proud evening for our school. The level of skill, confidence and dedication on display from all of the pupils was outstanding – it never ceases to amaze me! The singers were superb, the musicians sounded incredible and
This month’s Head of School Award theme was generosity. Our key character value this half term has been generosity as we have built up to Christmas and I was delighted to see the children being recognised for their wonderful approach to school life. It was great to celebrate the positive contribution each pupil makes to our school community – I am very proud of each of them. Pupils joined me for a special
As part of the personal development curriculum, our form classes were challenged to create a festive wreath for their classroom door. We have been so impressed by the creativity on display and the wreaths represent the classes so superbly! The overall winners this year were: 6RAL 7IBO 5MDO Well done to every single form class! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Year 8 had the opportunity to visit the Safety Works Centre in Newcastle this week as part of their PSHE curriculum. We always love visiting the centre as the sessions are so interactive and informative. Everyone engaged very well with the important sessions about staying safe in the community. Behaviour and engagement were excellent and Year 8 was a credit
A group of HMS singers are visiting local care homes and hospital wards today as part of our ‘HMS Carols in the Community’ sessions. It is always a pleasure to visit local residents and patients to share festive joy through music. It was incredibly emotional yet uplifting to see the patients singing along this morning and the choir sounded wonderful
It was Year 6’s turn to visit the panto today and what a morning we have had at the theatre! Thank you to Miss Bell for her great planning and to the staff who joined the trip. Year 6 were a credit to the school once again. We all laughed from start to finish – it was a fantastic show
We are so proud to hear that Kirstie recently won the Scottish Cyclocross championships for her age at Irvine Beach. What a fantastic achievement! We are also very proud of Hazel who enjoys continued success in climbing. She has now been selected to the England Regional Squad – this is a phenomenal achievement. Both pupils shine in what they do
Hexham Middle hosted a round of the Central Venue League last night. The Y7 and Y8 team battled well across five games. Stand out performances were some outstanding saves by James H and Oswald in goal; a goal line clearance from Charlie P; Finley H’s power strikes at goal; Rory A’s timely interventions in defence; Josh R’s footwork against some