QEHS Winter Concert Don’t forget to buy your tickets for the QEHS Winter Concert, which is taking place next Tuesday, February 3rd, in the QEHS Winter Gardens. Brighten up the winter with a fantastic musical evening, including performances from some of our talented students from QEHS and HMS. There will be performances by Jazz Band, Show Choir, Wind Band, String
U13 boys hockeyWell done to the Y7 & 8 hockey team who travelled to Yarm on Monday for a high-level competition. Despite playing against many County-level players, the boys were great, played really well and gave 100% commitment and energy. They managed to finish 6th overall, well done team! Y8 boys rugby vs PontelandOn Thursday, HMS put in a great
It’s time to launch our annual creative project for pupils in Years 7 and 8. This is an exciting opportunity to enhance their Shakespeare studies and English learning through research, creativity and freedom of expression. Pupils can draw, paint, build, use technology, compose, make or sculpt, write, bake, sew, knit or crochet. Task instructions have been shared with pupils in
This week has been our annual ‘First Aid Week’. As a school, we are very proud to offer every pupil an annual training workshop in vital first aid skills. It has been great to welcome Steve from First Aid North East back into school to deliver a week of workshops.The sessions have covered a wide range of vitally important first
This week, we were very lucky to welcome Kielder Observatory into school for our Stargazing Evening – thank you so much to Adam and James from Kielder Observatory. We were privileged to enjoy the planetarium where James led parents and pupils in a 20 minute tour of the night sky to learn more about constellations. Adam led a range of
Curriculum Spotlight – Music This week’s ‘Curriculum Spotlight’ will celebrate music – you can read more about what the children have been learning in the ‘Weekly Update’. Our music curriculum is inspiring and exciting – both within and beyond the classroom! From group singing, composition, clapping and rhythm games, Ukulele, understanding pitch, keyboard skills, rhythm and pulse, notation, music technology, chords and
The Y6 boys played their county cup quarter final against Ponteland on Monday night. The boys went into the game full of confidence after some positive results against this opposition in separate tournaments. HMS started really brightly, creating a couple of great chances but Ponteland’s goalkeeper made some excellent saves. Ponteland were able to grab a couple of goals after
Well done to all Year 5’s who took part in some additional PE games on Friday. It was an opportunity for some pupils to engage in some additional PE to boost confidence and enjoyment, whilst working with pupils from other classes. The morning was a great success and thank you to the Y7 & 8 leaders who led the sessions
On Friday 6th February, it is Number Day! To celebrate, we will be running two competitions. 🕵️♂️Teacher Treasure HuntComplete your sheet throughout the week and hand in your completed form to Miss Storey by Friday 6th February 👕Design a Maths T-ShirtGet creative and design a t-shirt, hand your design to Miss Storey by Friday 6th February On the Friday classes
In our own nod to Burns’ Night, here are our Session Singers from QEHS and HMS performing ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’. The song is rooted in both Scottish and Irish origins with the lyrics and melody being a variant of the song The Braes of Balquhither by Scottish poet Robbert Tannahill (1774-1810) and Scottish composer Robert Archibald Smith (1780-1829). These were adapted