News
Senior School Pupil is a Medal Winner
Congratulations to L5 pupil, Charlotte O’Neill, who competed in the World Martial Arts Organisation event at the weekend, where she was placed 3rd and awarded a bronze medal. This means that she will represent her country in Ireland later this year. Well done Charlotte.
J5 make Musical Instruments
J5 pupils at Highclare Woodfield have enjoyed their Design Technology topic where they researched, designed, planned and made their own musical instruments. Some wonderful and inventive instruments were created, resulting in some very original sounds!
J5 and J6 pupils take part in Young Voices
Children in J5 and J6 visited the Genting Arena in Birmingham to take part in Young Voices. After months of rehearsing in class, J5 and J6 pupils from Highclare Junior Schools joined 6500 children to sing in the Young Voices choir. A full rehearsal took place during the afternoon under the direction of David Lawrence….
U3 visit to the Symphony Hall in Birmingham
U3 pupils visited the Symphony Hall in Birmingham to watch a performance by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. This was a fantastic opportunity to see and hear the CBSO, a world class orchestra, perform ‘A Journey Across the Western World’ in a wonderful venue. They all enjoyed the experience which will enhance their music…
Youth Speaks competition
Our two Senior School teams enjoyed great success in the recent Youth Speaks competition, organised by the Rotary Club of Wylde Green in the lovely venue at Pype Hayes Golf Club. Two teams, each comprising 3 pupils, spoke for around 10 minutes on their chosen subject and then answered a question from the audience. Highclare…
Precious Lives
PC Rob Pedley from West Midlands Police delivered an inspiring assembly to Highclare Senior School pupils on the consequences of weapons and crime. Alison Cope, the mother of Josh Ribera (known to fans as Depzman) also gave a very personal and heartfelt account of the stabbing and consequential loss of her son in…
J4 study Ancient Rome
J4 pupils at Highclare Woodfied gave a fascinating presentation in assembly about the Romans. They dressed in Roman costume, some with their hand-made shields, to explain what life was like in ancient Roman times for the centurions and also for the ordinary people of Rome.
J1 Pupils Celebrate the Chinese New Year
As Chinese communities around the world are preparing to launch their New Year celebrations, three J1 pupils at Highclare St Paul’s brought in some Chinese prawn crackers and Chinese biscuits to give out to their classmates. Kirby brought in some special Chinese clothes and also explained his Chinese name to the class and wrote it for them on the board. Freya…
J6 Pupils Solve the Crime
J6 pupils at Highclare St Paul’s enjoyed a murder mystery party in preparation for a creative, mystery writing project. Characters including Jules Bond, Professor J J McNut, Jerry Moneybags and Lucrecia Diva helped set the scene as pupils asked questions to investigate the crime. J6 pupils at Highclare Woodfield were also perplexed and baffled when…
Celebrating Burns Night at Highclare School
A large group of parents, friends and members of the African Space Trust, joined teachers and governors at Highclare School to mark the annual Scottish celebration of the anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth and to raise funds for our school charity African Space Trust. The hall was decked with tartan and Wilson Vale provided the…
