Year: 2019
Highclare Highlights: Swimming #OneToWatch
Congratulations Highclare Preparatory School pupil Hugh on his fantastic swim achievements. As well as huge success at the recent ISA National Swim Competition Hugh won 10 gold and 1 silver medal at the Boldmere Open 19/20 in October and was awarded the championship Top Boy award as male swimmer with the most points. We are…
Sixth Form London Trip
Highclare Sixth Form enjoyed a very successful day trip to London on Thursday 5 December. After meeting early at school, students and staff travelled down to London by train, with the first stop being the iconic Shard building with breath-taking views across the London skyline from the 72nd floor. Next stop was Covent Garden for…
U5 Careers Trip to WorldSkills UK LIVE Exhibition
On Thursday 21 November U5 pupils visited the WorldSkills UK LIVE Exhibition at the NEC. Students could visit various stands and talks where they would obtain information on possible fields of work and businesses. You could obtain valuable information about the different industry sectors including Health, Hospitality & Lifestyle, Construction & Infrastructure, Engineering & Technology, Digital,…
Highclare Creative Writing Competition 2019
The Highclare Senior School English department welcomed pupils, parents, grandparents and teachers to the annual Highclare Creative Writing Competition 2019 presentation evening. This year students had been given the challenge to write a poem to celebrate 50 years since the moon landings in 1969. Mrs Dawson, Head of English, was very impressed with the entries….
Highclare DofE Ambassadors
Congratulations to the Highclare Senior School students who recently completed the Central England Duke of Edinburgh Ambassador programme. We look forward to seeing their training in action as these superb role models become integral members of the Highclare DofE team. On my training day I learnt how I can help Mrs Bate our DofE manger,…
Preparatory School Choir Singing Dates
We look forward to supporting our Preparatory School Choir as they sing carols whilst raising money for the charity Young Minds Tuesday 3 December, 10.30am to 12.00pm Highclare Preparatory School Choir Carol singing at The Gracechurch Centre, Sutton Coldfield Tuesday 10 December, 10.00am to 11.00am Highclare Preparatory School Choir Carol singing at The Three Spires…
Yr5 and Yr6 Arts Recital Evening 2019
Last week Highclare Preparatory School musicians and LAMDA pupils took part in the Yr5 and Yr6 Arts Recital Evening. The standard of the performances throughout the events was outstanding. Family and friends enjoyed a wide variety of instruments, diverse styles of music and vocal performances. As always the LAMDA performances complemented the musical performances with…
Preparatory School Watercolour Club
Highclare Preparatory School pupils have been working hard perfecting their watercolour painting skills during their weekly watercolour club. Pupils have been using a template to create the watercolour image on Christmas cards, then decorated them. Pupils are now creating intricate Christmas pictures with fine brushes to hone their skills. This term they have also painted…
U13 Boys’ Table Tennis 19.11.19
The success of the new table tennis club, which is open to everyone on a Thursday lunchtime, has led to a team being entered into the Sutton Schools Table Tennis Tournament. The team of 4 travelled to Arthur Terry School. Players were ranked 1-4 and each of the pupils played the opposing schools players of…
LAMDA Examinations
Following the success of the LAMDA examinations in June, we are delighted to announce our examination dates for the New Year: Tuesday 28 January Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield Wednesday 29 January Highclare Preparatory School: St Paul’s Thursday 30 January Highclare Senior School Letters with the full details have been issued. In the meantime, please…
