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Good Reads April 2023 – KS5
Normal People – Sally Rooney A young adult novel, Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In school, Connell is popular and well-liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation – awkward but electrifying – something…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 21 March 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope that this Bulletin finds you well and relaxed after a lovely weekend. As of yesterday, we are now officially in Spring – how exciting! I’m thoroughly looking forward to the lighter, longer days, seeing newly born lambs in the fields, eating my body weight in hot cross…
Thank you Mrs Taylor!
In February, Highclare Senior School waved goodbye to one of our longest serving members of staff after nearly 40 years of service. Mrs Newnham says that she joined Highclare in September 1984 at the Woodfield site; Mrs Taylor reckons it was in 1981 so there is a little ambiguity there! She has been ever-present throughout…
Joint Music and Drama Trip
GCSE and A Level Drama and Music pupils enjoyed a trip to Shaftesbury Theatre in London to watch the contemporary new musical called &Juliet. The story focuses on a “what if” scenario, where Juliet does not die at the end of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It was a lovely day which included lunch in Covent…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 14 March 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope that this Bulletin finds you well and relaxed after a super weekend. Well I know I wished for snow in last week’s Bulletin but I did not actually expect to get any! What an exciting and unexpected ending to last week. Well done to everyone for reverting…
March Good Reads – KS3
This Month’s good reads are below and are aimed at children in Key Stage 3: The Potion Diaries: Royal Tour by Amy Alward The second book in the Potion Diaries series, Sam sets out on a quest to retrieve her grandfather’s memories before rivals get their hands on his powerful potion knowledge. These memories…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 7 March 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, Happy British Pie Week 2023, everyone! What a great week in the British calendar – everybody loves a pie – sweet or savoury – short crust or puff pastry – hot or cold – fully enclosed or just a pastry lid (this is very controversial in our house!) ….
Sixth Form Trip to London
The sixth form history students went on an exciting trip to London on 2 March to visit the Tower of London. It was fascinating to be able to walk around and retrace the steps of some of the Tower’s famous residents and prisoners who the students have recently been studying back at school, including Richard…
World Book Day Tokens
It is World Book Day this Thursday. Parents or pupils can scan the QR code below to get their World Book Day token. You can get one of these books for FREE with your token.
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 28 February 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, Welcome back to the second half of the Spring term! Welcome to the last day in February and welcome to the 59th Day of 2023. I hope you all managed to have a wonderful half term break and that you managed to relax, no matter what you did. I…
