The HMS and QEHS staff in school today were so grateful to receive a special delivery from The Rising Cafe, Hexham. The staff from the cafe dropped off the most generous package of delicious cakes and scones as a token of support for the hard-working school staff working to support children of key workers and vulnerable students. Thank you so
HMS has received the message below from the Detective Sergeant responsible for the management of the Northumbria Police PREVENT team within Special Branch: ‘As you may be aware our children and young people are sadly vulnerable to being drawn into concerning activity of various descriptions through their online activity. The forced hiatus bringing the premature closure of our schools due
The Young Artists’ Summer Show, run annually by the Royal Academy of Arts, is an opportunity for young artists aged 5-19 years old to submit their work to the Royal Academy. Artwork will be judged by a panel of art experts including academic staff, curators and students from the Royal Academy, with prizes awarded within each key stage. The Show
The Psychological and Educational teams at Northumberland County Council have collated some resources to assist parents/carers in supporting young people during this time. “The current situation has been very unsettling for adults and children alike. Worry and concern have been very present in the news. All adults and children will have some degree of awareness of events, and may have
As we come to the end of the first week since our school closed (for most pupils), it’s important to reflect and think about the things we are thankful for, such as: All of the unbelievable key workers who are out there supporting the fight against COVID19. Our fantastic pupils who have been in school with us this week with
Audible, the audiobook platform run by Amazon, has now cancelled the subscription requirement of books and audio stories for children of all ages as long as schools are closed. Children everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids. All stories are free
Our very own Mrs Tanner has been very busy creating four amazing video tutorials for using Google Classroom. These are now available on our website. They are informative, clear and allow you to listen and watch exactly what Mrs Tanner is doing. Thank you so much, Mrs Tanner! We hope you find these useful as you explore Google Classroom over
At HMS, we use many resources and fantastic materials produced by White Rose Maths. Like many other companies, White Rose Maths have very kindly provided additional ‘Home Learning’ resources during these unprecedented times. They are releasing free video tutorials, worksheets and answers for pupils to use at home. They can be found at https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/. Thank you so much to White Rose
Year 5 had a lovely World Book Day last week and as you can see the costumes were amazing! We had great fun doing book quizzes and trying to follow instructions to make a Tom Gates monster! Mrs Hall
KS3 Sugarcraft Club began last week, and with Miss Kwella they have been decorating sugar cookies using royal icing and sugar paste colours. The results were fantastic and the pupils left with some lovely looking biscuits. Next week they will be learning how to make sugar flowers. Below are some pictures from last week’s session!