Category: Preparatory School
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Thursday 18 June 2020
Good morning, Prep School, It is Thursday! It’s very, very wet and the weather today is going to be wild! Rain and plenty of storms! I do love a thunderstorm though. I find nature so amazing. Have you seen some of the lightning over the past few days? It has been spectacular and the colours…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Wednesday 17 June 2020
Good morning, Prep School family, Welcome to wonderful Wednesday! I hope you are well and enjoyed Tuesday! For me it was ‘one of those days’. It was lovely, don’t get me wrong and I had lots of fun in school but things just kept going wrong. Nothing major just lots of little things. I forgot…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Tuesday 16 June 2020
Good morning, Prep School, It is Tuesday! Not many of you know that before I became a teacher, I was an archaeologist (for 5 months in Greece) and before that I used to work in a residential youth retreat centre in Berkshire. A little but like Edgmond Hall but with very slight focus on Christianity…
Highclare Home Science Experiment 5: Foaming Colour Change Potions
Happy Monday! This week we are going to look at how we can find out if something is an acid or an alkali using red cabbage indicator. You will use your indicator and other kitchen liquids to make colourful and foaming potions whilst learning how to neutralise an acidic solution. Take a look at the…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Monday 15 June 2020
Good morning, Prep School family, Welcome to Monday! I hope this Bulletin finds you safe, well and rested after a lovely weekend. My weekend was fantastic – we managed to celebrate my dad’s birthday – outdoors, with a picnic as planned, and not a single drop of rain. The weather was glorious. We all had…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Friday 12 June 2020
Good morning, Prep School, It’s Friyay!!! Can you believe another week has past us by. . .it’s been such a super week full of purpose and learning whether you have been in school or at home. Some of the examples of work that have been sent to me have been amazing and I have been…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Thursday 11 June 2020
Good morning, Prep School, It is Thursday! Yesterday was a super day – I was very grateful and thankful for lots of little things that happened throughout my day. Nothing major happened at all, not even any bee drama to report! I like days like this! Firstly, in the morning, Mr Bennett made me a…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Wednesday 10 June 2020
Good morning, Prep School, Whoop! It’s Wednesday! So yesterday was a busy and eventful day. We hosted our, and Highclare’s, first ever virtual Open Morning – which was a great success. We were able to showcase the school to many potential parents, who were exceedingly impressed with what we were able to show them. It…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Tuesday 9 June 2020
Good Tuesday morning, Prep School, I hope this Bulletin finds you well and that you all had a good Monday? I was in school and had a lovely day of break and lunch duties! It made a super change that it was dry and not raining. It was great to see everyone enjoying the outside…
Highclare Home Science: Experiment 4 Skittle Diffusion
The fourth experiment in the Highclare Home Science series is …… Skittle Diffusion! This week we are looking at diffusion in action. It’s a really quick and simple experiment that provides endless opportunities for exploring this concept whilst developing beautiful colourful patterns. One for all the family to enjoy! You can even eat the Skittles…
