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Fri 21 Jul 2023

Wessex Learning Trust Newsletter Summer 2023

Year 8 Sports Awards

Wed 19 Jul 2023 Mr McGrath

Last night we said good bye to our Year 8 Sports stars and reflected on 4 great years at Hugh Sexey (2019-2023). There were awards to numerous pupils who have made a telling contribution to School sport. All should be recognised and celebrated. Every child who has played in School fixtures/competitions, attended practices, participated in House competitions and worked hard in PE lessons has contributed to a very positive environment. We all wish you well in your future ventures and hope you continue to be healthy and active.

Daniel was recognised as the outstanding boy and Tilly the outstanding girl. Grace was the winner of the prestigious Gareth Waterfield Cup.

Best of luck to everyone for the future.

House Sports Cup Results

Wed 19 Jul 2023 Mr McGrath

Here is the order of the House Sport Cup after totalling all of the scores. Well done to all involved.

1^st - Vikings - 590

2^nd - Saxons - 550

3^rd - Celts - 530

4^th - Normans - 480

Careers Challenge Day 2023

Mon 17 Jul 2023 R Adair

Please follow the link to our Careers and Employability pages to find out more about our fantastic Careers Challenge Day

HSMS Careers and Employability webpages

British Showjumping National Championships

Fri 14 Jul 2023 Mrs Bury

Fantastic news - the school's equestrian team has again qualified for the British Showjumping National Championships!

Theo, Hattie and Lulu will travel to Stoneleigh in Warwickshire for the competition on 7 August to compete against school teams of children aged up to 19 years old - including friends and siblings in the Kings of Wessex team!

The children qualified as individuals too so Theo and his pony Turbo Dave, Lulu on Tommy and Hattie riding Doobie and Luna will be jumping to represent HSMS during the summer hols!

Ferris and his horse Sam also qualified but sadly his busy diary means he will be cheering his teammates on from home.

Good luck to the children and their ponies at the Championships!

The Year 8s London Residential

Wed 12 Jul 2023 Mrs Allen and Mr Jackson

The year eights have recently returned from London. They have had a busy but rewarding time together - highlights ( after speaking to some of them) - climbing the steps and seeing the view from St. Pauls, the views from the London Eye, shopping in Convent Garden and spending so much time with friends.

The pupils were praised by staff at St.Pauls for their curiosity and the coach drivers for the respect they showed on their journeys .

Thank you to all the staff who supported and helped organise such an amazing experience for the pupils.

KS3 Sports Day

Wed 12 Jul 2023 Mr McGrath

The KS3 sports day took on a different format this year with the day long structure being condensed into a 3 hour slot. There were impressive performances on the track with Noah, Poppy, Evan, Grace and Xavier all putting in commanding performances. There was some captivating showings in the field too with Noah and Tyler both pushing each other on to greatness. Poppy won in a very strong group of girls.

The results have been collated but will not be shared until the next KS3 assembly next week.

Thanks to everyone who came out to support.

Performance Arts Festival

Wed 12 Jul 2023 Mr McGrath

The Year 5 pupils enjoyed a Performance Arts spectatcle on the penultimate week of the Summer term. Ms Keep's dance groups performed to a captive audience with many of the Year 5s mesmorised by the theatre, skill and precision in each piece. Mrs Harrison supplied musical performances from the Hugh Sexey House band and a solo by Grace. In the studio was an Art exhibition of work from Year 7 and 8 handpicked by Mrs Smith. On centre court Mrs Allen hosted a tennis show down between year 8, Ben and Dan, and year 7, Noah and Xavier. All of the pupils who performed showed the outcome of hard work and dedication towards a craft and our year 5s had an insightful look into what is capable within Performance Arts.

Thanks to all involved

Year 6 Sports Day

Wed 12 Jul 2023 Mrs Allen

It was touch and go whether this event would go ahead. The forecast was bleak. But to everyone's delight, the rain stayed away.

Field events got underway and immediately a longstanding high jump record was broken when Kitty from the Celts jumped an impressive 1m 25 breaking the previous record of Helen Taylor from 2002 who jumped 1m20. The boys' event was won by Jayden from the Saxons.

Elsewhere on the field , there was a fierce tug of war competition witnessed by a very encouraging group of parents and carers.

Taylor from the Saxons and Aurelia from the Vikings both performed well in the Long Jump.

On the track there were good performances from Chloe who ran a fantastic 800m alongside Louis from the Saxons.

Another school record was broken by Charlie from the Vikings in the 400m who beat Charlie Halford's record from 2019 at at time of 1;115 45 .

There was some inspiring performances from Fin and Mia who worked hard.

Thanks to all the sports leaders for their support.

Year 5 Sports Day

Wed 12 Jul 2023 Mr McGrath

Well done to the Vikings who were crowned champions at the year 5 sports day. The Celts were 2nd, Saxons 3^rd and the Normans 4th. It was wonderful to have parents/carers back on the School site again and they contributed to a great day.

There were standout performances in the track. Henry was agonisingly close to beating the year 5 800ms record. He ran a brilliant run of 2 minutes 55 to get maximum points for the Saxons. The Saxons also got first place in the girls 800m with Anna running a great time of 3 minutes 44. Evie had been working really hard on her 1500m and was a deserving winner for her House. It was great to see all of the boys and girls enjoying the track events and nice to see lots stepping in at the last minute. Arnie and Zach put all the dedicated practice to good use with some excellent performances. William also did very well in the numerous events he took part in.

In the Welly throw, Jess set a new School record of 15.10 meters. Beating the long-standing record set by Bethan Wall (14m 70) from 2004.

Well done to all involved and many thanks to the Sport Leaders for their time, energy and organisation.