On Tuesday, 44 Year 5s participated in our inaugural ‘Festival of Football’. Mr Nichol was thrilled by the level of footballing skill on display. All pupils performed admirably and represented our ethos of Respect, Engage, Aspire superbly. Well done to all involved! We look forward to further developing our Year 5 teams and seeing them representing HMS as the year
Art club pupils went to the Queen’s Hall yesterday to visit the ‘Heartwood’ exhibition. The artwork was created by Shona Branigan following the tragic felling of Sycamore Gap and includes prints on discs from the trunk of the tree. This was a significant event in our local area and this is a poignant exhibition currently being shown in Hexham. Pupils
Year 5 were so excited to engage in the launch of the ‘STEM to Stars’ project yesterday. HMS will be working with Kielder Observatory this year and pupils enjoyed a visit to the planetarium for an exciting workshop this week. This was an inspiring session to launch the project for the year ahead! We’ll soon be launching our new ‘Space
Abigail continues to shine and her commitment to dance is phenomenal. This weekend, she danced in the grand final of the ‘Can you dance? Super Convention’ in Liverpool. She danced as part of the Evolution Training Group and it was a great experience for her – she danced in a huge arena on a professional stage – what an achievement!
Mr Scott reported from an excellent afternoon of rugby at Corbridge Middle on Monday. The team enjoyed their session which kickstarted the rugby fixtures for the year ahead. As always, there was a great display of sportsmanship and a positive attitude from everyone on the team. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
On Monday 14th October, our girls began their competitive footballing fixtures against Darras Hall Primary School. All of the girls played extremely well, including some incredible saves from goalkeeper, Elise C! The girls represented HMS brilliantly and Mr Nichol was thrilled with the efforts of all involved. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
BBC 500 Words Competition “Write a story you would love to read”. BBC’s 500 Words, the UK’s largest children’s writing competition for children aged 5-11, is open for entries now! Submit before the the competition closes at 9pm on Friday 8 November 2024. This is an excellent competition for our Year 5/6 pupils (age 11 is the maximum) https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/500-words Respect. Engage. Aspire.
To mark the importance of World Mental Health Day, HMS has turned yellow today with bright clothing all around! Hello Yellow Day is a Young Minds fundraising appeal and we are proud to be supporting the charity once again. A special edition of the ‘Weekly Update’ was shared earlier this week with lots of useful information. If you need any
Each week, form tutors award pupils in their classes with ‘HMS Way Awards’. The awards recognise pupils who shine each week and who bring our HMS values – Respect Engage Aspire – to life. Well done to this week’s winners – we are very proud of you all! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
It’s a very exciting day in school as the Lego League Trials are underway. Good luck everyone! Respect. Engage. Aspire.