15 pupils represented Hexham Middle School in the First Lego League Tournament against other schools from across the North East. Together, they built and programmed two Lego robots to travel through a maze and solve various puzzles. Judges were particularly impressed with their creative forklift design that could operate levers. Team HMS came a very respectable fourth place, and picked
It was a fantastic morning for our Year 6 pupils who competed in the Indoor Athletics Competition earlier this week. There were several winners across a range of events, but most importantly, everyone competed in a competitive but very positive manner and displayed excellent levels of sportsmanship and support for their teammates. All of the children were a credit to
The U14 girls played in a rugby tournament in very muddy conditions at Dame Allan’s on Monday. Initially a 7s tournament, we ended up playing 9 a side as all teams brought more than enough players, which was great to see.The girls all played very well and won 8-3 against Ponteland and 5-3 against Dame Allan’s. It was lovely to
On a very wet and cold night, girls’ football returned to Hexham once again. The Hexham Year 6 girls (accompanied by Meike O and Elise C from Year 5) made their way up to the 3G pitch. Despite the weather, the girls made an excellent start, beating Ovingham 1-0. Despite their excellent teamwork and skill, Highfield presented a tough challenge
We have used drama to explore Shakespeare this week. Year 8 Enacting Brutus’ war with his conscience after getting involved in the plot to kill Caesar. Year 7 acting out the death of Mercutio and Prince Tybalt from Romeo & Juliet. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Clara H in Y7 has written no. 7 of our series of book reviews by our fantastic ‘Library Champions’. A copy of the book is available in the HMS Library for borrowing. Please note that this book is for KS3 only. Many thanks to Clara for her recommendation! Happy reading everyone! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Futbol Lingo Trip to Northumbria University Some Y8 pupils are busy learning more about the importance of languages in football this morning. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Yesterday, Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 received a lecture from Colin Addy – a STEM ambassador. Colin gave an insight into the history of the world land speed records, as an introduction to this year’s HMS British Science Week project – designing and building a Balloon Car Racer! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
HMS will be raising funds for this year’s Red Nose Day on Friday 15th March. The team have planned a great range of fun activities for the day and all pupils can get involved, have a laugh and raise funds to support the charities. Activities will be held at lunchtime. Pupils should wear their normal school uniform but we are inviting
Each week, our form tutors award pupils in their classes with our ‘REA Awards’. The awards recognise pupils who shine each week and who bring our HMS values to life. Well done to this week’s winners – we are very proud of you! #Respect #Engage #Aspire