Christmas Lunch

We have all enjoyed a delicious Christmas Lunch today – everyone LOVED it! Special thanks to Mrs Satow and her amazing team who have worked very hard to prepare and serve lunch across our two schools – well done to everyone involved!  The lunch was greatly appreciated by pupils and staff across the school. The festive atmosphere is definitely building

Pop Up Shop

Our PTA held the first of two Pop-Up Shops today and – wow – it was a busy one! The pupils loved visiting the shop and purchasing gifts for their loved ones. The music was playing and the festive atmosphere was buzzing!  We’ll be back open again on Thursday lunchtime!  Huge thanks for your generous donations – your support is,

Festive Forest Evening

Thank you so much for joining us for our PTA Festive Forest Evening last night. What a great start to the festive season it was! We loved seeing lots of families enjoying a wide range of festive crafts. Our forest school was so busy with the fire lit for s’mores and outdoor woodland crafts. The festive atmosphere was a joy! 

Pupil Workshops

Yesterday, Year 7 enjoyed a visit from ‘Why Queue?’ who delivered an engaging performance focused on sustainable transport. We could hear the laughter around the corridors and it sounded like everyone enjoyed the performance.  On Friday, Year 5 were visited by our new Enterprise Advisor, Gavin Forster, who runs a regional photography company. Gavin talked about his career pathway and

HMS Way Awards

Each week, our 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.

Extra-Curricular

Our extra-curricular clubs have been very popular this half term. Well done everyone for engaging so brilliantly! Look out for our updated programme for the Spring Term which will be launched next week. Respect. Engage. Aspire.

Pupil Success

Congratulations to Ben who has been awarded a place on the Northumberland County Hockey Team! Well done, Ben – we are all very proud of you! Respect. Engage. Aspire.

Athletics Update

Last week, HMS had four teams competing in the Tynedale Sportshall Athletics competitions. The event was hosted by QEHS in our large sports hall and officiated by Year 12 Sports Leaders. The competition is always well-supported by local schools and it was great to see pupils competing in a range of individual and relay running events as well as throwing

Year 5 Cinema Trip

Thank you to the Forum Cinema, Hexham and the HMS PTA for allowing our Year 5 pupils to visit this week. Pupils went to watch the movie adaptation of Louis Sachar’s novel, Holes, which they have been reading in class this half term. The children had a great morning! Respect. Engage. Aspire.