Month: March 2019
What Career Live With U5
U5 pupils enjoyed an insightful visit to the NEC on Friday 1 March to gain a greater understanding into the different career paths available on leaving school. Universities from all over the UK and the USA exhibited, offering advice about entry routes onto their courses and university life. Pupils could also approach employers and ask about…
School Librarian Good Read – March 2019
Every month Highclare Senior School Librarian, Mrs Daniels, will be inspiring readers to enjoy a variety of books through highlighting a few ‘good reads’. This month both books have been nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2019 and are aimed at U3 and L4 pupils. The House With Chicken Legs Sophie Anderson This book is a…
Highclare Preparatory School French Cafe
Parents and children at Highclare Preparatory School: St Pauls and Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield were invited to attend the Highclare French Café last week to celebrate the launch of the teaching of French for pupils in J3-J6 for the remainder of the year. Families paid their entry in Euros and a French cheese raffle was held in…
J1 Mountain Rescue Activity
J1, as part of their topic on ‘Polar Adventures’, took their part in an exciting ice investigation very seriously! Pupils were put into teams and set the challenge of rescuing a lego figure trapped inside a block of ice. Various strategies were attempted, such as trying to melt the ice by warming it up or…
HighC Jazz Band Aim High At Music For Youth Festival
Last week, Highclare HighC Jazz Band attended the Music for Youth Festival in Birmingham and enjoyed a fantastic afternoon performing to an audience of a collection of senior school students from across Birmingham and well-renowned music mentors. This is the first festival HighC Jazz have attended – and Miss Cassells and Mrs Okeghie are very…
A Delicious Finale To The Duke Of Edinburgh Skills Section
Senior School teachers Mrs Smith and Mrs Bate were delighted to be invited to a Saturday showcase luncheon in support of Duke of Edinburgh award participant Issy Bessey. Issy has been attending the Young Waiters Academy at UCB (University college Birmingham) as part of the skills section of her Duke of Edinburgh Award, as part of…
A Level Geography Residential, Cranedale
Independent study skills are invaluable for students as they progress through school on to university or other routes of further education. The independent study element of geography A level is one of the many reasons why geography remains so highly valued as a subject at A level and beyond. Throughout the A level geography course…
Oh What A Knight Indeed!
Highclare Preparatory School: St Paul’s outstanding junior production 2019 was staged before half term as J3 to J6 pupils introduced family and friends to Arthur and the knights of the Round Table on Camelot’s craziest quest in a hilarious musical adventure! A castle full of colourful characters joined in the fun, including precocious princesses, a…
Inspiring Young Musician’s At Highclare Prep
J3 and J4 recently enjoyed an inspiring visit to the Symphony Hall, Birmingham to watch young musicians from all over the country perform at the Music for Youth Primary Prom. The concert was absolutely fantastic, every performance was of an extremely high standard that captured our imagination and mesmerised the children throughout. A wide range…
