Category: Senior School
Senior School Summer Music Concert
Highclare Senior School students showcased their talent and efforts at an enjoyable summer concert (with scones!) during the last week of the summer term. Almost 40 pupils participated to a wonderful evening celebrating Highclare Senior School music; and all pupils have contributed to the wider musical life of the senior school significantly. The programme featured…
Senior School Junior Maths Challenge
Congratulations to the following pupils who have been awarded certificates in this prestigious national competition Humza Ali (L4) Silver Haydn Sargeant (L4) Silver Josh Cahm (U3) Silver Alice Griffiths (L4) Bronze Chelsea Cao (U3) Bronze Prisha Shinh (U3) Bronze
Senior School Short Story Writing Competition
Key stage 3 Short Story House Competition This year pupils were once again invited to write a story for the 2019 house competition. U3 had the topic of Alter Egos; L4 had to write a spy story and U4 wrote dystopian stories. The short-listed stories were judged by Mrs Sue Riley who used to be…
GCSE and A Level Gallery Display
Pupils and their families were able to view the impressive work from U5 students studying GCSE Art, Craft & Design and GCSE Photography following the visit from the examination board moderator. On display was both students coursework, on variety of themes including Architecture and Artists of War, and examination work on the theme Reflections, which students…
L4 Geography Fieldtrip to the Wolseley Centre, Staffordshire
On Friday 14 June 2019, Highclare Senior School geography department organised a very successful trip to the Wolseley Centre in Staffordshire. Lead by the excellent staff at the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust the students first spent time recapping about river processes of erosion, deposition and transportation and the key features of a river from our helpful guides. …
U3 Joint Religious Studies and Geography Fieldtrip to Lichfield
On Wednesday Thursday 19 June 2019 the Geography and Religious Studies Department at Highclare Senior School jointly organised a very successful trip to Lichfield. The students spent time learning key Geographical fieldwork skills based around Lichfield centre including surveying land use types, comparing the quality of different environments around Lichfield and carrying out surveys to find…
Junior School Art Competition 2019
Highclare Senior School enjoyed hosting another fantastic Junior School Art Competition this term which saw over 400 pupils enter this now highly anticipated community competition. This year’s theme ‘under the magnifying glass‘ grew out of a project studied by Highclare L4 students on natural forms. During the project students looked at the work of artist…
L5 Fieldwork Skills Day at Carding Mill Valley, Shropshire
L5 Geographers were somewhat bemused on arrival at Ash Brook river, Carding Mill Valley to be handed bags of dog biscuits! It all become clear (and great fun!) when the method for collecting data on stream velocity was explained and pupils were then able to float their biscuits and time how long it took for…
Highclare Senior School Bake Off 2019
The Annual Highclare Senior School Bake Off house competition final took place on Tuesday 18 June when students prepared fantastic pasties of different savoury fillings in just one and a half hours. Launched by Mrs. Smith in her assembly on 7 June 2019. Pupils were shown via a film how to make shortcrust pastry followed by…
U3 Investigate Reactions
U3 enjoyed a morning of science experiments investigating practically what happens when an acid reacts with a base or a metal. Students predicted what the product of the experiment would be using scientific knowledge and will present their observations and data using tables. Chemicals and Bunsen burners were used with respect and students safely discovered…
