Celebrating World Book Day!
World Book Day is the 3 March and we are celebrating with a range of activities – see flyer below or download here!
LGBTQ+ Books
We would like to draw attention to some of the books in our library that link to February’s focus as LGBTQ+ month. Many thanks to Miss Hayler-Hughes for reviewing our existing stock. We are looking to procure some further fictional literature which helps to celebrate the diversity that exists in our society and local community. Pupils should have the opportunity
Spanish Themed Lunch!
To celebrate the launch of Spanish in our KS3 curriculum, there will be a Spanish themed lunch menu in the canteen this Thursday, the 3rd February. Please see the menu below!
Mandarin Club & Chinese New Year!
Last week, as part of our Chinese New Year celebrations (which takes place on Tuesday 1st February) Mandarin Club pupils have enjoyed learning about and making Chinese dumplings. Following a demonstration from our Mandarin teacher, pupils were able to decide how to shape their dumplings. The crescent-shaped dumplings symbolise the brightness of the moon and the promise of a bright and prosperous year ahead. Pupils
Holocaust Memorial Day
Last week, on Thursday 27 January, it was Holocaust memorial day. This day marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. During last week’s assembly (now on our Assemblies webpage), Mr Johnson spoke about the Holocaust as well as genocide throughout history. This is a sensitive topic yet one which carries some important messages for our pupils
Road & Pedestrian Safety
With new guidance and regulations coming into effect with The Highway Code, Northumberland County Council have released some useful guides that advise different stakeholders how to use our roads safely. In helping to support the personal development of pupils, we will seek to educate our pupils about their responsibilities and expectations when using roads. Opportunities during the school year in
A Busy Week in Food Tech!
Year 5 have been learning to make biscuits and have made Fork Biscuits. Year 6 have made some wonderful soda bread rolls flavoured with ingredients such as olives, sundried tomato, chilli, mixed herbs and cheese. Some have also been making rock buns. Year 7 have completed their ‘technical challenge’ and made shortcrust pastry from scratch and then turned it into
Netball Reports!
Year 7 and 8 Netball On Thursday night last week the Y7 and Y8 girls were in netball action against Highfield Middle School. The Y8 girls were raring to go in their encounter and a fierce start to the game saw Lexi G registering the first point of the game with a brilliant shot from the left hand side of
Supporting reading for all at HMS
We are delighted to announce that over 60 dyslexia-friendly books are now on the shelves in HMS Library. These new books are in a super-readable format and include the following features: A unique, dyslexia-friendly font to make reading easier. Accessible layouts and spacing to stop the page from becoming overcrowded. Off-white, heavier paper to help reduce visual stress. Shorter books
HMS ‘Go Green’: Eco-friendly uniform recycling
At HMS, we want to promote greater recycling of school uniform items. To help us build our stocks, we are looking for your support. Please could you send any branded items i.e. HMS school jumpers, polo shirts, PE hoodies and t-shirts (we can’t accept trousers or non-branded items). Once we build up a stock, we will let you know how you can request