Highfield Middle School

5 days ago

School is now closed for the summer!

Well done Highfielders - enjoy the break.

School reopens to pupils on Wednesday 3rd September - see you then! ... See MoreSee Less

Highfield Middle School

5 days ago

Dear Parents and Carers,

It’s the end of summer term already - the year has passed so quickly, but time flies when you’re having fun!

We have packed so much into the last 3 terms and our pupils have made the most of the many opportunities that have been available to them. Lots of end of term celebration events and fun activities have taken place recently and it’s been great to see so many smiling faces.

We have loved offering residential trips in each year group this term, there has been a brilliant drama production of ‘The Wrong Way Round’, we all enjoyed STEM day a few weeks ago, careers events and much more. We have also thoroughly enjoyed having more opportunities for parents to join us in school, including many of you at the awards assembly this morning. Your support is very much appreciated.

Of course, all of this has happened alongside our core curriculum offer, where pupils have made very fantastic progress in all subjects. Back in May, our Year 6’s completed their SATs exams and performed really well, showing such maturity, confidence and resilience. They should feel very proud of their achievements.

We fondly wave goodbye to our Year 8 pupils today. They have loved their last few days in school and we have been proud of the way they have conducted themselves through a week involving a brilliant awards ceremony, leaver’s assembly, bouncy castle fun, tug-o-war, leaver’s disco and today’s trip to South Shields. Many of them also had a brilliant trip to London a couple of weeks ago, making memories to last a lifetime. They are a fantastic group of pupils and we have thoroughly enjoyed helping them to grow over the past 4 years. We can’t wait to see what they achieve in High School and beyond.

I would like to take this opportunity to update you on a couple of staffing changes this summer. Mrs Glasper is departing temporarily to fulfil an even more important job as she begins her maternity leave and we look forward to hearing about a new little bundle of joy over the summer break. She will be replaced by Miss Duncan, who will teach Art and Technology across the school and look after a tutor group in Year 8.

We also say a very fond farewell to Mr Rod Mills, who begins a well-deserved retirement today. He has been a fantastic Science teacher at Highfield over the past 10 years, and taught equally
successfully for 20 years before he joined us, in schools in the North East and Liverpool. We will miss his happy and caring personality and his love of practical Science lessons. We forgive him
for setting off the fire alarm with his fantastic experiments and we wish him a very long and happy retirement!

A reminder that tomorrow – Saturday 19th July - is the last day for guaranteed September delivery uniform orders at Salto. Also, thanks to the many parents who have donated used
uniform to be re-distributed to anyone who would like it. This will help to maintain our great stock of (washed and ironed) pre-loved uniform, which can be accessed by calling in at reception anytime. Remember that leggings are not permitted as part of our daily uniform and footwear should be plain black leather (or ‘leather look’). Further uniform guidance can be found by following this link: hms.cheviotlt.co.uk/school-uniform/

We thank all of our pupils and families for your effort and support this year and wish all of you a safe, healthy and happy summer with the ones you love. We look forward to welcoming pupils back, along with a brand-new bunch of Highfielders, for the start of the Autumn term on Wednesday 3 rd September. The first day will be a pastoral day, spent with new classmates and form tutors. Our full timetable of lessons will begin on Thursday 4th .

Happy Holidays!
Regards
Richard Oades
Headteacher ... See MoreSee Less