It was a packed itinerary for day three in London. The group enjoyed visiting Parliament Square, Whitehall and Downing Street (ahead of the General Election yesterday). The sightseeing continued with a visit to Horse Guard’s Parade, St James’ Park and Green Park. The afternoon saw the group head to the National Computer Museum for a guided tour. The day was
We are all absolutely delighted to get the news that our team – Let the Flowers Bee-gin – has been crowned the national winners in the biodiversity category of this year’s Young Green Briton Challenge. This is a huge achievement for Sarah, Noah and Anna (who isn’t with the team today) who have all worked so hard throughout this year to
We are wishing good luck to Sarah and Noah who have travelled to London for the final event of the Young Green Briton Challenge. Our pupils have represented HMS brilliantly and have worked so hard to develop their ideas and entry over the past few months. We are so proud of them for their independence, creativity and commitment. Best of luck both
Hexham’s Bluegrass Festival is on at the end of July. There will be an open mic session on the Saturday evening, and workshops on both Saturday and Sunday morning. Anyone who would like to take part just has to register their name on the day. If you know of any talented young musicians, encourage them to take part! If you
Northumbria Police are leading Prevention Through Education sessions with Year 8 pupils today. The sessions focus on sharing images and the risks associated with this. The sessions are part of our ‘Staying Safe and Well Curriculum’ and we appreciate Northumbria Police coming into school once again. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
County Athletics On Saturday, several HMS pupils were representing Tynedale at the County Athletics Championships at Gateshead Stadium. This event sees the most successful competitors from Newcastle, North Tyneside, East Northumberland, North Northumberland and Tynedale competing across a range of events. HMS had 20 pupils from Y6, Y7 and Y8 competing on the day. Our best HMS performances came in
London Day 2 Our London explorers had a fantastic, action-packed second day! The day started with a visit to The Olympic Park where the group had two fantastic guides to explain the regeneration of Stratford and The Lea Valley area. It was great to see the famous Olympic venues! After that, the group strolled and shopped in Covent Garden, taking
A hall full of excited Y5s greeted author and broadcaster, Chris Smith, on Tuesday afternoon. Chris engaged with them immediately, with almost every hand up to answer his questions about reading and books, and to offer imaginative story suggestions. He encouraged us all to think about structuring a story and adding detail to heroes and villains to make us want
An excited group of Year 7 pupils left HMS early yesterday morning to start their adventure in London! The journey south went well and the group made their first stop at the home of the WW2 code breakers – Bletchley Park – where they enjoyed visiting the house, war huts and other exhibitions. The pupils also got the chance to
Miss Elliott and the rest of the DT Team have been very impressed with the final Year 8 project this term. Pupils have been designing and making their own mobile phone holders. There has been some great and very intricate work going on. It’s been a great way to end Year 8 before pupils move to high school. Everyone should