Month: November 2016
U6 students attend the Tectonic Hazards Conference
Professor Iain Stewart, known as geology’s ‘rock star’ and well known to the public as presenter of BBC science programmes such as Earth: the Power of the Planet and Volcano Live was one of the speakers at this year’s Tectonic Hazards Conference held in London. U6 Geographers found his presentation on mitigation of earthquake…
Senior School Speech Night
Speech Night at St Michael’s Church on Friday 18th November was a tremendous success. The children who performed or spoke during Dr Luker’s address were amazing and a real credit to the school. Our Choirs, and Jazz Band under the excellent direction of Miss Mosley were absolutely fantastic and our guest speaker, The Rev. Dr….
Highclare pupil features in Junior Bake Off on CBBC
Congratulations to Rosie Deacon in J6 who has taken part in the Junior Bake Off heats on CBBC. She enjoyed meeting last year’s Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain in ‘the tent,’ and said that she is as nice in real life as she is on TV. Rosie baked for her and fellow judge…
J2 Visit Whittington Barracks
J2P visited Whittington Barracks in Staffordshire to launch their topic on War and Remembrance. They were met by Bill who was dressed in full WW1 soldier’s uniform. The children learned about Robert Keal Powell of the Staffordshire Regiment and enjoyed looking at artefacts and letters that he had written home. Before leaving the barracks, J2 spent…
Bonfire Night Collages
Pupils in J5 at Highclare Woodfield have been displaying their creative skills by producing fantastic bonfire pictures in an art lesson. The pupils used a range of materials and media including twigs from the playground, coloured paper, chalks and glitter to produce their bonfire night collages.
J6 visit the Houses of Parliament
J6 children from Highclare St Paul’s have visited the Houses of Parliament. They were able to watch a debate in the House of Lords on how Brexit may affect funding for scientific research. In the House of Commons they heard Liz Truss MP lead the debate on prison reform. The children agreed that it was…
