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Communication Group at Wilson Stuart School
A group of U3 pupils visited Wilson Stuart School to attend a ‘Communication Group’. The children asked each other questions and even told each other some excellent ‘knock-knock’ jokes. The U3s were very interested to see how children suffering from Cerebral Palsy use computers to communicate with each other and take part in lessons. They…
Visit to the Birmingham Royal Ballet
Ten senior school pupils took part in a ballet workshop and tour of the Hippodrome Theatre. They were treated to a behind the scenes look at the props and costumes and met with the Lighting Engineer and Stage Manager who told the students about the complexities of setting up a BRB production. The ballet workshop…
Highclare Senior Students in Maths Challenge
Ten pupils from U3 and L4 took part in the Junior Maths Challenge.The UKMT Junior Maths Challenge is a lively, intriguing, multiple-choice paper, which is designed to stimulate interest in Mathematics.The following pupils were awarded certificates for their efforts: Silver: Samuel Donaghue and Shiven Pattni Bronze: Katie Power Congratulations are extended to everyone who…
Geography Field Trip
Geography students in the L4 enjoyed a fantastic day at Kingsbury Water Park. Their activities included OS map skills, investigating the features of the River Tame and orienteering.
Choir performs for the Chanel-Lee Easy SMILE Foundation
Members of the Senior Choir took to the stage at the Birmingham Town Hall in a concert to raise funds for the Chanel-Lee Easy SMILE Foundation. Chanel-Lee was a pupil at Highclare Senior School who tragically lost her life at the age of 16. The choir members who took part on Saturday thoroughly enjoyed the experience of performing…
J4 Enjoy a Taste of Senior School
Boys and girls in J4 enjoyed a lovely day at Highclare Senior School. The day was planned to give them a taste of life in the Senior School and with the help of the Head of HE, they planned and made their own biscuits and in the Drama department, the children acted out a series…
U4 boys win the Softball Tournament
The Highclare U4 softball team competed at Bishop Walsh School in the Sutton Schools Softball Tournament. The tournament included 5 schools with 2 mini leagues being played. Highclare won their first match, 18-10 against Bishops Walsh. They then went on to draw 14-14 with Fairfax School. The Highclare boys won their league and went on…
Raising funds for Charity in in the Great Midlands Fun Run
Congratulations to the Highclare School team of students, staff, parents and friends of Highclare School, who took part in the Great Midland Fun Run in Sutton Coldfield. They braved the rain, wind and 'Cardiac Hill' to raise funds for the school's chosen charity for 2015, SSAFA. Mrs Moore, Head of Senior School, ran part of…
Catering Success
Recipe for success… congratulations to Lynette Taylor, Wilson Vale chef manager at Highclare Woodfield and her team. They have been presented with a special award after scooping top marks in a recent food safety audit. The catering operation was assessed on every aspect of its service, from management systems to training, temperature control, cleaning and…
J4 visit the Staffordshire Anglo-Saxon Hoard
J4R went to see the Staffordshire Anglo-Saxon Hoard at The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery after studying the Anglo-Saxons, Pagan Gods and the poem, Beowulf. The students were escorted to the workshop where they worked in pairs excavating a grave. Then they learned how the hoard was discovered in Staffordshire. J4 were given metal detectors to locate…
