This week, 12 pupils attended the English U19 National School Chess Championships at St. Mary’s School in Newcastle. We were able to take two teams and it was great to see some new faces representing our school for the first time. One of our teams nearly qualified but was drawn against a strong team in the final round. Chess Club
Wow – school has been absolutely buzzing today! Classes in KS2 and KS3 paired up to plan a wide range of creative stalls for the return of our ‘Big Children in Need Fair’. The children planned each stall brilliantly and it was great to see the whole school working together to raise funds. The fair has been packed during lunchtime
Our Christmas Pop-Up Shop will return this year. We are asking for gift donations to be sold at the shop. If you have anything you feel able to donate, please send items into school with your child. We appreciate your support once again. The children always love buying gifts for their loved ones. Items will be priced at £2 each.
We would like to give pupils in school the opportunity to swap their normal trainer/boots footwear for PE to rainbow lessons, celebrating 10 years of the Rainbow Lace campaign with Stonewall. Pupils may already have some laces. If not, Stonewall are offering a 15% discount and they can be ordered from their website. This campaign is optional for pupils but
It was a delight to welcome Pete and his wife, Kath, back to HMS this week. Pete has presented to the whole school and we have loved hearing him talk about his latest release, the very spooky ‘Darker Side of Wight’. Pete commented on how engaged the audiences were in both key stages, and the school has been abuzz with
We’ll be fundraising for BBC Children in Need on Friday 17th November. We have an exciting day planned including: The return of our ‘Big Children in Need Fair’ Bearpees Challenge Wear spotty clothes and accessories (or your own clothes!) To ensure the event is fully inclusive, we have set up an open donation on School Gateway. Our suggested donation is £2
WOW – what an amazing two days we have had! The school has been a total buzz of engagement with pupils working in small groups across a huge range of enrichment activities as part of our Personal Development curriculum. It has been a joy to see such positivity and excitement across the school, and to hear such great feedback from
To mark UK Parliament Week, we had the pleasure of inviting Lord Hutton of Furness to speak to our Year 5 pupils about his life and work as a Lord. During a 25-minute presentation and Q&A session, Lord Hutton explained how he has a special connection to Hexham Middle School with his children and grandchildren coming to this school. Our
After a fantastic day at the Regional Cross Country finals yesterday, it was great to receive confirmation earlier this morning that our Junior Boys’ Team finished joint 3rd and has now qualified for the National Final in Suffolk this December. There was such a team effort yesterday with each member of the team putting in huge effort and determination to
Ms Hayler has appointed 26 wonderful ‘Library Champions’ to support her in the HMS Library. Our new ‘Library Champions” will work with Ms Hayler and our library volunteers to promote a love of reading and to run the library during break and lunchtime. They have a wealth of knowledge to support other pupils in our school when they are choosing