NFL Flag Football – Week 2 at Bullocksteads 🏈 Once again it was a great pleasure to be asked to coach and take Hexham Middle School to continue their NFL Flag Football campaign this week with two exciting and competitive games that showcased excellent teamwork and individual talent.In the first game, HMS showed great commitment and resilience. A well-earned touchdown
This month is ‘Snack-tember’, an initiative from the British Nutrition Foundation, which promotes healthier, more sustainable snacking for children and young people aged 5-16 years. During Snack-tember, we will be encouraging pupils to: EXPLORE better snacking TRY new snacks MAKE their own healthy snacks We want our young people to choose and make snacks that have: MORE vegetables and fruit
House Captains It was a busy Monday morning at HMS as we held our annual House Hustings. Candidates from each house showed real courage as they stood up to give their election speeches in front of their peers – this takes real bravery and we were so proud of every single candidate on the ballot papers. After the speeches, the
The PTA will be hosting the first discos of the year on Thursday 23rd October. You can sign up using the form sent home today. To pay for your child’s ticket, you can either send in your £3 to the school office or you can scan the QR code (in your email today) to pay online. All information is included within
We are once again supporting YoungMinds ‘Hello Yellow’ day to mark World Mental Health Day. Pupils can wear non-uniform on Friday 10th October – ideally something yellow or as bright as possible! If pupils would prefer to wear their school uniform, that’s fine too – they might like to wear accessories instead. Donations for the non-uniform day for YoungMinds can be
Our PTA will be holding a used uniform sale at our ‘Meet the Tutor Evening’. You can find them near the library before or after your appointment. You can also drop off any uniform donations including football boots which we’ll pass to the PE Team. You can continue to request items via the online form on our website too. #Respect
Luke S along with his brother Cory and sister Rowan (from QEHS) recently took part in the bronze medal play off at Five Nations Roller Derby in Stoke on Trent with their team Newcastle Junior Roller Derby. This was a full weekend of skating and finals games for the adult and junior teams across the UK and Ireland. Their team
Here are this week’s ‘HMS Way Award’ winners. 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.
What a great time we had at our Macmillan Coffee Morning today. KS2 classes prepared a wide range of fun stalls for everyone to enjoy. We also had a cake sale which is always very popular! Thank you to Mrs Ballantyne, Mrs Herrmann and all of our staff and pupil helpers! Huge thanks to those who were able to send
A Strong Start to the Flag Football Season for Our KS3 Team! Earlier this week, our KS3 Flag Football Team kicked off their season at Bullocksteads Sports Ground — just a stone’s throw from Kingston Park Stadium. It was the first time this group had played together competitively, with very little prior training, and they showed real promise from the