Year: 2020
Save the Date: Preparatory School Productions
We look forward to welcoming family and friends to Highclare Preparatory School: St Paul’s and Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield to watch performances of the much-anticipated 2019 productions! The stage has been set and rehearsals are under way, please save the dates!
Barrister versus Solicitor
Which profession might suit you best? This subject was one of the areas covered in a recent talk in the Senior School learning centre given by Jag Sarai from the University of Law, Birmingham. He explained to pupils pathways into law beyond GCSE, why you might choose law, the main types of law and the…
Reception Pupils Celebrate Chinese New Year
To help celebrate Chinese New Year, Reception pupils at Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield had so much fun making Chinese dumplings called jiaozi! They also enjoyed tasting a variety of different Chinese foods.
Big Art Project Station Clock
Highclare Senior School pupils were thrilled to be invited to take part in the ‘Big Art Project Station Clock.’ Susan Philipsz, winner of the Turner prize 2010 will create a large-scale aural clock. The twelve digits on the clock will represent the twelve tones of the musical scales. Highclare pupils attended a recording studio…
Prep School Develop Their Intercultural Understanding With Spanish Activity Bag
Since last term, Highclare Preparatory School children in Year 2 have been taking turns to share Spanish activity bags with their families at home. The bags contain a dictionary, a DVD of a film set in a Spanish speaking country, some play Euro currency, a bingo game, a bilingual story and some Spanish recipes. The…
Young Voices 2020
Highclare Preparatory School pupils from Yr5 and Yr6 took to the stage at Resorts World Arena and performed with the worlds largest school choir at Young Voices 2020. The atmosphere was electric and the children sang and danced their hearts out. Pupils had the privilege to sing with some incredible artists such as Tony Hadley,…
Mathematical Art in Reception Class
Reception children at Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield have turned into budding artists this week! Complementing their maths topic on shape the children learnt about the properties of shapes and explored and identified patterns including lines of symmetry whilst creating wonderful artwork inspired by Wassily Kandinsky.
Yr5 Senior School Science Day
Highclare Senior School welcomed Yr5 pupils from Highclare Preparatory School to the science department to delve into senior school life and further ignite the pupils already enthusiastic interest in science! In small groups pupils moved between science labs to take part in exciting investigations whilst learning essential skills used in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. At…
Yr2 Travel Back In Time To 1666
Yr2W travelled back to 1666 with the Freshwater Theatre Company where pupils learnt about the Great Fire of London and what it was like to live in 17th Century London. Mary Porter, a ‘resident’ of Pudding Lane, 1666 helped children recreate life in Pudding Lane, exploring what life was like before the Great Fire, the…
Yr4 SPARKS Visit
Year 4P were joined by firefighters from Green Watch at Sutton Coldfield Fire Station to talk about fire safety. The children became fire experts, learned the correct place to fix smoke alarms, how to plan an escape route and how to evacuate safely. The firefighters explained how to make emergency calls and the problems caused…
