Category: Preparatory School
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Thursday 21 May 2020
Good morning, Prep School, It’s Thursday! How was your Wednesday? I had a really lovely day – I had HPP Merit Assembly as normal and I was also invite to the cross site Pre-Prep Merit Assembly – both were so lovely. I attended the Year 3 virtual music concert in the afternoon and I had…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Wednesday 20 May 2020
Good morning, Prep School, It’s Wednesday! Half way through the week! How are you all feeling this morning? Did you have a lovely day yesterday? My day yesterday was full of Zoom meetings with adults – they were nowhere near as much fun as the Zoom lessons that I join you in! Maybe I need…
Preparatory School Virtual Open Morning
We hope you are well as we all find ourselves in an unprecedented time. As we navigate this ‘new normal’ Highclare School is proactively trying to find ways it can operate as normally as possible in a safe way. With this in mind we are excited to be hosting our first Virtual Open Morning this…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Tuesday 19 May 2020
Good morning, Prep School, It’s Tuesday! This week is Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK and it is a time for us all to take a break and reflect on our own mental fitness and emotional wellbeing. We have spoken to you a lot in school about looking after your mental fitness as well…
Highclare Home Science: Experiment 1 Density Rainbows
While spending more time at home than ever, my children have been begging me to carry out lots of ‘fun science’ with them. I have been inspired by all of the wonderful remote learning opportunities being provided by Highclare and would like to share some of my home science experiments with the wider community. I…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Monday 18 May 2020
Good Monday morning, Prep School, I hope you are all well and that this Bulletin finds you all happy and relaxed after the weekend? Did you all have a wonderful time? I had a super weekend. I did (begrudgingly) do some cleaning, I went on a long walk, watched the musical Cats and saw my…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Friday 15 May 2020
Good morning, Prep School, Yey! Friday has arrived! I’m not sure where this week has gone to. It seems only 2 minutes ago that I was writing this Bulletin for Monday! I think it’s fair to say it has been an exceedingly busy week for us all. From seeing baking on Zoom to scavenger hunts…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Thursday 14 May 2020
Good morning, Prep School, It is Thursday and I am in school today. I am very excited! I love being in school with the children and staff. Chatting to everyone and seeing all the wonderful work that is being produced. With me today is Mrs Quigley, Mrs Mohammed, Miss Border and Ms Kenny. I have…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Wednesday 13 May 2020
Good Wednesday morning, Prep School! It’s Wednesday and it’s going to be a good day for us all! I can feel it in my bones! The sun is (partly) shining here this morning, I have Merit Assembly to do for Highclare Preparatory School: St Paul’s and I have lots of Zoom sessions to take part…
Highclare Prep House Photography Competition
Last week, the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, launched a nationwide photography competition for people to try and take photographs that have summed up their time during the Coronavirus pandemic. She has entitled it ‘Hold Still’. For those of you who are interested, we have also included the link to the National Portrait Gallery, as it…
