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Seniors reach Quarter Finals of Robotics Competition
A team of skilled Highclare pupils has competed against 7 other schools from the Midlands in a robotics challenge. Over the last few months pupils in U3 through to L5 have given up their lunchtimes and attended after school sessions to educate themselves on the complexities of designing, building, programming and operating a robot from scratch. …
L4 Visit Tutbury Castle
On a cold day in January the L4th went to Tutbury Castle. When we arrived there was still snow on the ground and the old ruined castle which is on top of a hill looked spectacular, especially with two donkeys grazing near the entrance. We entered the nearby church first of all and there we…
January Brings the Snow
Highclare School, Woodfield became a white, winter, wonderland on Friday 18th January, much to the delight of all pupils, some of whom had not experienced snow before! Suitably clothed Junior pupils braved the snow for a short while and walked around the Woodfield site to admire the effect of the snow. They used the school…
J5 Science Investigation
As part of Science we looked at plants and the passage water takes after it is drawn through the plants veins. We set up an experiment with food colouring, test tubes and white carnations. One stem was split lengthways, one part put in clear water, the other in coloured water. The results were both fascinating…
Transition Explore in the Snow
The snow on Monday was followed by a very cold day. Transition Rabbits took the magnifying glasses outside to look at the ‘hoar frost’ on the benches and on top of the litter bin. ‘It was very sparkly and shiny.’ Transition Squirrels also made the most of playing out and exploring in the snow. On…
J2 meet the author Philip Ardagh
J2 students enjoyed a visit to Waterstones for an audience with the author, Philip Ardagh. He read passages from his latest book and answered the children’s questions. J2 were then able to purchase a signed copy of his book. Thank you to Waterstones for making this a fun day.
Visita al Restaurante Don Diego
In December L5 & U5 GCSE Spanish groups went out for lunch at a new tapas restaurant in Sutton Coldfield. The students tried out a variety of tapas & everyone made a real effort to practise their Spanish which made their teacher very proud! They all sampled the delights of ‘churros con chocolate’ for dessert…
Young Voices at The LG Arena
J5 and J6 took part in Young Voices at The LG Arena. Over 40 schools took part and wore matching Young Voices t-shirts so we sang together as one. The atmosphere was magical as we all sang with enthusiasm and coordinating dance moves. The day was long but extremely inspiring and very enjoyable.
Visit to see James and The Giant Peach
J4 and J5 visited The Old Rep to see James and The Giant Peach. The production was fantastic and the stage sets were amazing. The story was depicted well with an enormous peach being centre stage with compartments and a spiral staircase circling the outside. At the end of the performance the cast, after the…
Sixth Form visit London
As part of their A Level studies, the sixth form students spent a day in London. Upon arrival, they split into groups. The history group set off for the Tower of London where they took their time looking around the many fascinating rooms of the Tower and standing in the very spots where the kings…
