Category: News
Pilgrimage to Lichfield
The Summer term often brings plenty of opportunities for our students to break free from the shackles of the classroom and explore the world in which we live. Our extracurricular and afterschool groups often see our pupils taken across the West Midlands. However sometimes our teachers get the opportunity to combine excursions and trips with…
Journey Day, 17 June 2022
Last week, Friday 17 June we held a day dedicated to ‘Journey’. We asked all of our pupils and staff to spend some time thinking about what the word meant to them and how it might differ for all of us. Many of our teachers used this opportunity to design specific lessons structured around their…
Photography Club
One of the excellent subjects we offer at Highclare is Photography. One of our teachers Mrs Stott has been helping our students to discover a love for the perfect picture and our grounds at Highclare Senior School make for excellent photo subjects. U4 students were able to take advantage of the beautiful weather, our lovely…
June 2022 – Good Reads – KS3
Each month we put out a list of books we think would be great reads for our students. This month’s good reads go out to KS3 (years 7,8 and 9). This months good reads for Ks3 are Gregor The Overlander by Suzanne Collins and Love and Kisses by Jean Ure. See the descriptions below:
Mrs Bennetts Bulletin, Tuesday 21 June 2022
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well and enjoyed the weekend? I cannot believe how different two days can be. Friday was the hottest day of the year so far, we were all scorching in school and then Saturday was like we had been cast back into the depths of…
Well Hiked!
Highclare hike update! Our incredible community of staff, students and parents have walked, hiked and run an incredible total of 463.8 miles. That is no fewer than 20 times the entire length of the Jubilee tube line! Our resident royal expert, Mr Coles, has pointed out that this is exactly the number of grandchildren and…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Tuesday 14th June 2022
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well and looking forward to some sunshine this week. . . hotter than Hawaii I heard on the news this morning so do not forget your hats, sun cream and lots of water! Just a short one from me this week. I’ll leave…
Gardening Club
We are particularly proud of the range of extracurricular groups and activities at Highclare School. One of the clubs that we offer is Gardening Club where pupils can learn about growing all manner of plants. We are very fortunate to have the opportunity for our young gardeners to grow and harvest their own plants and…
L4 Geography Field Trip to the Cotton Dell, Staffordshire
On Monday 13th June 2022, the Geography Department took L4 on a river studies trip to Cotton Dell in Staffordshire. In groups, students carried out a variety of tasks including; creating a geographical sketch and testing the speed of the water flowing in the river. The students also measured the depth and width of the…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Tuesday 7th June 2022
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope that you are all well and managed to have a lovely half term holiday. I had a fantastic week. It seemed to go relatively slowly so I think that has made me enjoy it all the more! Half term in our household has been one of…
