On the 28th of February, Young people aged 11-19 across Northumberland will be voting for their next Youth Cabinet and UK Youth Parliament members. Queen Elizabeth High School has three students standing as candidates. All of Key Stage 3 are eligible to take part in voting at ballot boxes which will be provided in school or as postal votes On
DISH is back at Hexham Trinity this February half term! DISH provides free lunches for families with a safe and warm place to play and enjoy activities in the community. What a fantastic local service!
To support our upcoming ‘Mothers and Others’ pop-up shops, pupils are invited to wear non-uniform on the last day of this half-term – Thursday 15th February. We would be so grateful if you could send in a small gift donation. Gifts should be suitable for mothers and other special people in our lives. Suggestions include: sweets, chocolates, smellies, pot plants etc.
It was a cloudy end to our adventures in France. Today’s forecast was for snow all day – it was very windy high up and this gave all groups a true winter experience on the last day! All groups skied some red runs today which gave a good challenge to the end of the week. At the end of the day,
Mr Scott had a great day with a brilliant team of HMS athletes at the indoor competition in Blyth yesterday. The whole team represented HMS with an outstanding attitude and approach. Team spirit, determination and positivity shone through loud and clear! Year 7 girls and Year 8 boys finished in 5th place overall. Year 8 girls finished in 2nd place overall –
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
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
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
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
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