Family Hubs – What’s On
Latest information from West Northumberland Family Hubs
Chess Competition
Our Chess Team had a very exciting evening at Bede Academy in Blyth as they took part in the first chess tournament of the year. It was a successful event and the team represented the school superbly! The team are so enthusiastic and highly-skilled and we can’t wait to see them going from strength to strength as the year goes
War Horse
Over 150 HMS pupils visited Sunderland Empire to see a fantastic production of ‘War Horse’ yesterday. It was a powerful and moving show and everyone had a great afternoon. Year 7 study ‘War Horse’ as one of the texts in English lessons and this was a wonderful opportunity to enrich their learning. The pupils engaged well and enjoyed this experience!
Cross Country Update
This week, pupils travelled to Ovingham for the first round of the English Schools Cross Country. This is an individual event with the top 16 qualifying for the next round in January at Temple Park. We are delighted to say that we had fantastic results across both schools with 37 out of 50 students attending going through to the next
STEM to Stars Club
Look at what our latest space engineer and astronomer recruits have been up to… Thank you to Rosie from Kielder Observatory who helped to launch our first workshop this week. The way that she answered so many of the space-related questions that our pupils had on the live Teams call was brilliant. Pupils made exoplanet models in our first session.
Anti-Bullying Week 2024
This week is ‘Anti-Bullying Week’ and Year 5 kickstarted the week with special PSHE workshops today. At HMS, we promote a respectful and inclusive culture all day, every day and this week allows us to celebrate that. It allows us to shine a light on the importance of anti-bullying approaches and ensures that pupils know what to do if they
Lest We Forget
Our Head Pupils were very proud to represent the school in this year’s Hexham Remembrance Service. It is always such a poignant service and we were delighted to take part alongside friends from St Joseph’s. HMS will mark Remembrance Day with a whole school silence today as well as special assemblies this week. We will remember. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
The HMS Way Awards
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
Remembrance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. HMS will remember on Monday 11th November with a whole school silence and Mr Johnson will lead our themed assembly next week as we mark the importance of Armistice Day. We are proud that our Head Pupils will represent HMS at the Hexham
Dia de los Muertos Themed Lunch!
We had a fabulous Mexican lunch on Wednesday this week. Thank you to Mrs Satow and her team for a delicious menu. We are looking forward to the next themed menu! Respect. Engage. Aspire.