House Point Winners

To celebrate our House system and motivate our pupils to get as many as P-points as possible, the winning House each half term will get a special treat! Have a look at what’s coming up at the end of each half term…. the winning House for this half term will be announced early next week. There’s still time to get

Junior Chefs Update

Masterpiece meringues were being whipped up by our KS3 club this week. Miss Gray was very impressed with the skills on display and the final results which looked delicious.  I wish I had been able to pop over for a sample now… #Respect #Engage #Aspire 

French Spelling Bee Champions!

Our teams represented HMS brilliantly at today’s Partnership French Spelling Bee. I am delighted to say that our Year 7 brought home the trophy – they worked really hard to prepare for the event and we are all so proud of them. Our Year 8 team were also excellent ambassadors for HMS – a great attitude towards the competition and a

Lunar New Year

Wow – what an amazing lunch we enjoyed today to celebrate Lunar New Year! Huge thank you to Mrs Satow and her hardworking team who prepared a fabulous banquet for the whole school to enjoy. The children loved trying the different options including our homemade sweet and sour sauce!  What a special treat! We are looking forward to the next

An update from the slopes!

Another stunning day in the Alps – blue sky but lovely and warm. It really feels like spring here! All five groups have made great progress in technique. The beginner groups have focused on linked snow plough turns and the more advanced group have been developing a rounded parallel turn. Snow conditions higher up are great. Snow around the hotel can

National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) 2024

Be more like an apprentice … We are asking pupils to explore their thoughts on which skill is needed to be an apprentice. Why not let us know in the comments below which Skill Builder skill is the most important? Learn more about Skills Builder at www.skillsbuilder.org #Respect #Engage #Aspire

Skiing Update

An update from Mr Gaines:  Another blue sky stunning day in France was had yesterday – this made for great conditions in which to learn and progress. The staff have been working hard on ensuring everyone gets plenty of sun cream on our faces and rehydration at the end of sessions. It has been amazing to see how all the

Children’s Mental Health Week

At HMS, we promote the importance of looking after our mental health throughout the school year. It is so important that our pupils have a wide range of strategies to support their own mental health and wellbeing, as well as knowing how to access support from others (both in and out of school). See the Children’s Mental Health Week (external

Library Champions ‘Must Reads’

HMS Library Champions’ ‘Must Reads’ Lauchlan H in Y6 has written no. 4 of our series book reviews by our fantastic ‘Library Champions’. A copy of the book is available in HMS Library for borrowing. Many thanks to Lauchlan for his recommendation! Happy reading everyone!