Category: Preparatory School
J5 Wrekin College Maths Challenge
8 teams of J5 Highclare Preparatory pupils recently represented the school in an excellent manner at the Wrekin College Maths Challenge. Working in pairs the children had a fantastic time as they raced against the clock to complete a series of maths puzzles. 72 teams competed and Highclare Prep placed extremely well, we look forward to…
World Book Day 2019, A French Fairy Tale
Highclare Preparatory School joined thousands of children across the UK to gather and share a story together on World Book Day 2019. It was wonderful to see so many book characters brought to life by both pupils and teachers! Keep an eye out for photo’s appearing on the Prep twitter feed here. Throughout the day pupils…
Highclare Preparatory School French Cafe
Parents and children at Highclare Preparatory School: St Pauls and Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield were invited to attend the Highclare French Café last week to celebrate the launch of the teaching of French for pupils in J3-J6 for the remainder of the year. Families paid their entry in Euros and a French cheese raffle was held in…
J1 Mountain Rescue Activity
J1, as part of their topic on ‘Polar Adventures’, took their part in an exciting ice investigation very seriously! Pupils were put into teams and set the challenge of rescuing a lego figure trapped inside a block of ice. Various strategies were attempted, such as trying to melt the ice by warming it up or…
Oh What A Knight Indeed!
Highclare Preparatory School: St Paul’s outstanding junior production 2019 was staged before half term as J3 to J6 pupils introduced family and friends to Arthur and the knights of the Round Table on Camelot’s craziest quest in a hilarious musical adventure! A castle full of colourful characters joined in the fun, including precocious princesses, a…
Inspiring Young Musician’s At Highclare Prep
J3 and J4 recently enjoyed an inspiring visit to the Symphony Hall, Birmingham to watch young musicians from all over the country perform at the Music for Youth Primary Prom. The concert was absolutely fantastic, every performance was of an extremely high standard that captured our imagination and mesmerised the children throughout. A wide range…
Visit Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield In Action
The School open-event season is now very much in full swing and we would like to warmly invite you to our upcoming School-In-Action open morning at Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield. Between 9.30am & 11.30am on the 19 March, we will be conducting our hugely popular School–In–Action tour. A chance to find out about opportunities at…
A Snowy End To J1’s Polar Adventures
In the first half of the Spring term, J1 have enjoyed learning all about Polar exploration during their science topic ‘Polar Adventures’. Throughout the term children have studied how explorers and animals survive the extreme weather conditions found in these regions. To bring the topic to a snowy end, J1 took a trip to The…
J4 Pre-Prep Puppet Show With A Twist
Pre-prep recently enjoyed a fantastic puppet show with a twist when J4 pupils paid a visit to their classroom. Following a quick set up and introduction, our younger pupils thoroughly enjoyed watching as J4 perform the stories of La Bella Durmiente (Sleeping Beauty) and El Hombre de Jengibre (The Gingerbread man). An amazing interactive modern foreign language…
Well-Being Week At Highclare Preparatory School
During February preparatory school pupils took part in an enjoyable week of activities as part of a new initiative launched, Well-Being Week. With a themed activity taking pace at the beginning and end of each day both pupils and staff enjoyed the opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of well-being. Over the week pupils enjoyed…
