To celebrate our Houses, each half-term the House with the highest number of P points will have a special reward. On Friday 8th November, pupils in WANSBECK will have a non-uniform day! Congratulations to everyone in Wansbeck House. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
The Year 8 boys’ team visited Ovingham Middle earlier this week for the next round of their Cup. The team will progress to the next round following a successful night of football. It was great to hear about their team performance – Mr Scott was very proud of them all! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Royal British Legion Support Pupils will be able to buy poppies and other merchandise during break times from Monday 4th November. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Head of School Awards This month’s Head of School Awards focused on great listeners – listening is one of our core ‘Skills Builder’ themes. I was delighted to see the children being recognised for their efforts in school. It was great to celebrate the positive contribution each pupil makes to our school community – I am very proud of them all! Pupils joined
Disco Night What a night we had for our first HMS PTA Discos of the year…. and the first one for our Year 5 pupils! It was a packed night of singing, dancing and joy – everyone had a great time! Huge thanks to our PTA for giving up their time to support the event – it was another huge
It’s Skills Builder Day across HMS today and it kicked off with ‘crime scenes’ across our classrooms. Pupils will spend the day working with their form class to solve the mysteries. They’ll be developing the 8 essential skills across the day before presenting their work later on today. What a way to end the half term… #Respect #Engage #Aspire
On Remembrance Sunday, our Head Pupils will be laying a wreath as part of the service in Hexham. In preparation for Remembrance Day, pupils are invited to make their own poppy. We will be decorating our school again with a sea of poppies. The challenge is an opportunity for pupils, staff and members of our wider school community to be creative. Suggestions
Mrs Hinchcliffe had a great night with the girls’ team at Highfield Middle this week. The team showed great effort and spirit in all of their matches and were proud to represent the school. Goals from Meike, Dylan and Ava were a highlight! Well done team! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
The Rotary competitions give participants the chance to express themselves through art, photography and writing, the competitions are run over three stages, club level, district and culminating in the national final. The theme for 2024-25 is ‘Wonderful Water’ The competition is open to three age groups:• Junior Up to 10 years• Intermediate 11 – 13 years• Senior 14 – 17
Each week, form tutors award pupils in their classes with ‘HMS Way Awards’. 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