Covid Testing: Request for volunteers

On return in September, we will COVID test all KS3-5 pupils (who consent) two times in school.  We would hugely value support from volunteers to help us run the testing site and enable us to test the pupils as quickly as possible. There are a number of different roles within the rapid testing site and there is no requirement for

Visit to Tynemouth Beach

Our Year 8s had a fantastic day at Tynemouth Beach yesterday. It was a joy to see them going off for a day of fun and laughter before they leave HMS. Their final year with us has not been the one we had planned but they have been a wonderful year group and we know they will go on to

Bastille Day Celebrations!

French themed food day: Unfortunately we have had to cancel our French themed menu on Wednesday (le quatorze juillet).The canteen will be serving a normal menu.    Theatre Sans Frontieres (TSF): Last Friday KS2 watched ‘Les Olympiques des Animaux‘ – a theatrical production based on the Tokyo Olympics and featuring countries from the French-speaking world. A fun filled show told through live action, puppetry

Summer Activities

We know it’s a long summer break this year, so we have put together a list of local activities to keep the children busy over the holidays! We hope you find the list helpful and that the children stay busy and active! Summer Activities (PDF) Rediscover Summer – new programme from DCMS The Department of Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS)

Summer Fair-well!

Our in-school Summer Fair-well is underway! Setting up early doors! The Y5 Fair is underway! Chocolate hamper! Chocolate treats could be coming your way! Many thanks to all of our staff who contributed.  The different stalls! Well done to the pupils who designed and decorated the stall signs! Ham-ione Granger, Spongehog Porkpants, Luke Sporker and Albert Einswine – contenders ready,

Games Evening!

A huge thank you to the PTA and our staff for putting on a fantastic ‘Games Evening’ last week. Here’s the final water balloon game for Year 5 who loved chasing Mr Barry around the school field! It was lovely to hear lots of fun and laughter.  Video on our YouTube channel here! 

Shakespeare Workshop!

Year 6 form classes took part in drama workshops last week, based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The workshops were run by West End In Schools and the students performed freeze frames from the play as well as learned how to project their voices to an audience.  Many thanks to the PTA for supporting this. A great time was had

Parents’ Guide

Our Parents’ Guide for 2021-22 is now on the Transition Page of our website, along with all of the other information you will need for September. (Link here). 

Job of the Week!

This week’s Job of the Week is Sports Coach! Watch the video below to find out more (this video is from an external URL).