Month: October 2015
J2 History Topic
What a fantastic finale to the J2P history topic on Florence Nightingale. Our School Nurse visited the class to talk about modern day nursing. The children were able to see first-hand how stethoscopes are used and they also watched 'Florence Nightingale' have her blood pressure taken. What a brilliant experience for the children.
Children from Highclare School present a cheque to SSAFA
Pupils and staff were delighted to present SSAFA, the school’s chosen charity for 2014-2015, with a cheque for £9,081. This followed a variety of fundraising events over the academic year which involved children of every year group. Thank you to all of the children, teachers, helpers and parents who helped make this fundraising year so…
J2 Children learn about Florence Nightingale
As part of their topic on Florence Nightingale, a parent of one of the children in J2R came to talk about Nursing. She is an Advance Nurse Practitioner and she told the children about the things she does in her job. The children were fascinated to look into her bag which contained a stethoscope, a…
A Hut for Handa
As part of their ‘Understanding of the World’ area of learning, Pre-School 1 children, (Butterflies) were introduced to Handa, a character created by the author and illustrator, Eileen Browne. After studying ‘A Surprise for Handa’, the children helped to create a hut just like Handa’s. The Butterflies were encouraged to use PVA glue to collage…
Senior students enjoy their Bronze D of E Qualifying Expedition
Senior pupils enjoyed a weekend of camping at Kingsbury Water Park with a qualifying expedition, working towards their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. An expedition assessor meets with the student teams before, during and after their expedition to assess their personal expedition skills and their teamwork. The assessors have always been very impressed with the conduct and…
