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Choir performs for the Chanel-Lee Easy SMILE Foundation
Members of the Senior Choir took to the stage at the Birmingham Town Hall in a concert to raise funds for the Chanel-Lee Easy SMILE Foundation. Chanel-Lee was a pupil at Highclare Senior School who tragically lost her life at the age of 16. The choir members who took part on Saturday thoroughly enjoyed the experience of performing…
J4 Enjoy a Taste of Senior School
Boys and girls in J4 enjoyed a lovely day at Highclare Senior School. The day was planned to give them a taste of life in the Senior School and with the help of the Head of HE, they planned and made their own biscuits and in the Drama department, the children acted out a series…
U4 boys win the Softball Tournament
The Highclare U4 softball team competed at Bishop Walsh School in the Sutton Schools Softball Tournament. The tournament included 5 schools with 2 mini leagues being played. Highclare won their first match, 18-10 against Bishops Walsh. They then went on to draw 14-14 with Fairfax School. The Highclare boys won their league and went on…
Raising funds for Charity in in the Great Midlands Fun Run
Congratulations to the Highclare School team of students, staff, parents and friends of Highclare School, who took part in the Great Midland Fun Run in Sutton Coldfield. They braved the rain, wind and 'Cardiac Hill' to raise funds for the school's chosen charity for 2015, SSAFA. Mrs Moore, Head of Senior School, ran part of…
Catering Success
Recipe for success… congratulations to Lynette Taylor, Wilson Vale chef manager at Highclare Woodfield and her team. They have been presented with a special award after scooping top marks in a recent food safety audit. The catering operation was assessed on every aspect of its service, from management systems to training, temperature control, cleaning and…
J4 visit the Staffordshire Anglo-Saxon Hoard
J4R went to see the Staffordshire Anglo-Saxon Hoard at The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery after studying the Anglo-Saxons, Pagan Gods and the poem, Beowulf. The students were escorted to the workshop where they worked in pairs excavating a grave. Then they learned how the hoard was discovered in Staffordshire. J4 were given metal detectors to locate…
Bizet at Highclare
U3 have been learning about opera and focusing on Carmen. After a performance from Mr R Owen, who is an operatic tenor and teaches at the Birmingham Conservatoire, they had the opportunity to ask him about his favourite music and his career. The pupils would like to thank Mr Owen for coming to sing to…
Samba Workshops at the Senior School
L4 pupils enjoyed a taster session with the new Samba kit which was purchased for the school by the PTA. They had a great time and would like to extend their thanks. ‘Samba band’ now runs every Friday and is open to all senior students. There will also be Samba workshops at the two junior…
J2 Football match at Highclare St Paul’s
J2 at Highclare St Paul's first school football game took place against Marsh Hill, who have previously played our J2 Highclare Woodfield team. The weather was blustery but conditions improved for the 15 mins each way game. The pupils absolutely loved the game and gave a very good account of themselves. They were 0-2 behind…
Politics Challenge Day at Aston University
Ten L4 students took part in the first ever Politics Challenge Day at Aston University. The students took part in a variety of politically themed quizzes and activities. They worked in teams of five, in order to create a new political party: name, logo, posters, leaflets, placards, badges and rosettes. Each team presented their ideas…
