Month: May 2020
Mrs Moore’s Memo, Thursday 6 May 2020
Dear children and young people, Happy Thursday! As it’s a special day tomorrow and there’s no school (‘yippee!!’ I hear you all cry), the weekend officially starts today. I hope you are all enjoying this gorgeous weather and looking forward to taking part in the ‘Highclare Hike’ over the next few days. I am geared…
We Can’t Wait To Read More
As a result of an English lesson this week, Alexander produced this incredible piece of writing! We were completely blown away and very proud of our head boy for such excellent work – we can’t wait to read more!!! #highcare #thenextbigthing #author #storytelling #novel #onlyinyr6 Little Freak In the middle of a derelict field,…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Thursday 7 May 2020
Good morning, Prep School! It’s Thursday and the last day of the school week for you all! The sun is back in all its glory, it was so warm yesterday and the forecast for this special bank holiday weekend is a good one! Hopefully all of the VE Day celebrations that you have been telling…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Wednesday 6 May 2020
Good morning, Prep School! Welcome to Wednesday! We are half way through the week, the sun is back and shining gloriously this morning. The birds are singing loudly and I know today is going to be a good day for us all! Yesterday was a great day for me as I was in school and…
Highclare Hike, 8 May 2020
Community support is a significant part of Highclare life and as we Take Charge of our distance learning we thought the summer term 2020 charity endeavours should continue with gusto. So, we are launching a huge whole-school challenge to raise money for two great charities while staying active, healthy and safe at home. Together we can…
Classic FMs ‘Hall of Fame’ Inspiration
Josh in the L4 has been using his isolation time wisely… Josh was inspired by listening to Classic FMs ‘Hall of Fame’ on the radio, and challenged himself to get hold of the sheet music and learn this lovely piece by George Frederic Handel – which is over 300 years old! A fine example of…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Tuesday 5 May 2020
Good morning, Prep School! It’s Tuesday, its cold and the sun isn’t shining. . .yet! Fingers crossed that the weather forecasters are right and that the sun is due to come out later today and stay for the next few days! Hopefully, it will warm up a bit too! Mr Bennett will be telling me…
Mrs Moore’s Memo, Monday 4 May 2020
Dear Children and young people, May the fourth be with you! Sorry, I had to get this in as I’ve been desperate to do so and the chance won’t come again! I hope you all had a really restful and happy weekend and that your lessons today have been enjoyable. I had a very relaxing…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Monday 4 May 2020
Good Monday morning, Prep School! Welcome to another exciting week of distance learning and this week is a short week! We have a bank holiday on Friday so you only have 4 days of school this week! I can hear your mummies and daddies cheering from here! Make these four days count though – work…
Mrs Moore’s Memo, Friday 1 May 2020
Dear Children and young people, First of all and without further ado, I want to say how FABULOUS you all are. You are working so hard at home on your lessons and your teachers are very proud of you! Well done! It’s not easy, I know, not seeing your friends and wider families AND still…
