BBC 500 Words Competition “Write a story you would love to read”. BBC’s 500 Words, the UK’s largest children’s writing competition for children aged 5-11, is open for entries now! Submit before the the competition closes at 9pm on Friday 8 November 2024. This is an excellent competition for our Year 5/6 pupils (age 11 is the maximum) https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/500-words Respect. Engage. Aspire.
To mark the importance of World Mental Health Day, HMS has turned yellow today with bright clothing all around! Hello Yellow Day is a Young Minds fundraising appeal and we are proud to be supporting the charity once again. A special edition of the ‘Weekly Update’ was shared earlier this week with lots of useful information. If you need any
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.
It’s a very exciting day in school as the Lego League Trials are underway. Good luck everyone! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
On Wednesday, a group of 22 Year 8 and 9 girls went to Ponteland to take part in a coaching /learning rugby tournament. It was a very wet and windy day but the girls were in very good spirits and worked incredibly hard. As the teams were mixed Year 8 & 9, they worked well as new teams supporting and
Despite the lovely October weather conditions, we enjoyed a great day at Temple Park for the English Schools Cup Team Cross Country Competition this week.Five out of the six teams across HMS and QEHS qualified for the next round. A great effort all round and a display of superb attitude from the pupils involved.We are looking forward to our pupils
As part of our focus on World Mental Health Day, we have produced a special edition of the ‘Weekly Update’ focused on mental health and wellbeing. This covers support strategies, useful links and resources for parents/carers and children and more information on support available at HMS. It’s Hello Yellow Day on Friday – bright clothing and non-uniform welcome and donations
The Manchester trip was a huge success this weekend. The pupils were an absolute credit to the school. Several people stopped us to comment on how well-behaved they were at various places around the city – we were very proud of them! Over the weekend, we visited the Etihad Stadium Tour, National Football Museum, the Trafford Centre, attended the Man City V Fulham
Food Bank Appeal – Supporting West Northumberland Food Bank #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Core Music CIC is running a series of FREE instrument taster sessions for Learn To Play Day… Saturday October 12th 10am – 4pm @ Core Music, Gilesgate, Hexham, NE463NJ FREE Tickets are required for these sessions. Follow the link below and book yours to avoid disappointment! 🎸 GUITAR with Joe Steels: 12.30pm & 1.30pm 🥁 DRUMS with Sion Dungey &