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Highclare Parent Needs Your Help To Support Families in Ukraine
Highclare families recently received correspondence from fellow parent Mrs Wilinska detailing how she has secured transport to deliver donations to support the people of Ukraine. More information on what Mrs Wilinksa has organised with donation suggestions can be found here and an Amazon wish list has been created here , detailing items suitable to be…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Tuesday 8 March 2022
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well and enjoyed a lovely weekend? My weekend was very busy but really super. I had a day in Norfolk on Sunday, the sea breeze was very fresh but the sky was bright blue and the sun was shining. Saturday was full of doing…
Good Reads: KS3
Maggie lives enclosed and protected from the outside world by a boundary, beyond which the Quiet War rages and the dirty, dangerous wanderers roam. She has an older and younger brother—she is in the middle, invisible and forgotten. She meets Una, a hungry wanderer girl in need of help, and everything Maggie has ever known…
Robin And The Sherwood Hoodies Take Over Highclare
What a performance by the Highclare Prep band of merry men and women during the outstanding KS2 productions last half term. Parents were taken on a journey through the medieval mayhem of Merry England and into the depths of Sherwood Forest to discover the hilarious truth behind the legend of Robin Hood in this great…
Sixth Form Enrichment Fortnight
Highclare Sixth form students have welcomed many inspirational speakers from all walks of life to deliver talks over enrichment fortnight. These have included financial support talks from Aston University, how to cope at university and work ethics delivered by one of our school governors Mr Eprejesi, medical careers and how to get involved by a…
Olivia! An Outstanding Performance By All
Highclare Preparatory School: St Paul’s Ks2 department brought down the house with their performance of Olivia! Performing over two nights parents were thrilled to be able to come into school and enjoy this wonderful show! Tuneful, amusing and brilliantly performed. Set in Victorian times the show traces the steps of Olivia, from downtrodden orphan to…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 1 March 2022
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well and relaxed after a super half term. I have heard so many stories today from the children of the wonderful and exciting things that you have all been up to over the last week from holidays to art galleries to museums to mountains. Your…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Tuesday 15 February 2022
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well and have enjoyed a lovely weekend with each other? I had a relaxing weekend. I didn’t feel on full form, so I decided to try and take it easy. I met a friend for a coffee and saw my dad for breakfast. I…
U3 Pupil’s Symphony Hall Experience
Last week Miss Cassells, head of the Senior School music department, took U3 pupils to see a live symphony orchestra (the amazing CBSO) on the Symphony Hall stage. Students have been learning all about the different instrumental families and their sounds, qualities over the past few weeks, and this was a wonderful way of bringing…
Spring Term Pre-Prep Taster Sessions
Following the success of our pre-prep taster sessions, we look forward to welcoming local families into school during the spring and summer term to enjoy a number of taster sessions during normal teaching days. At Highclare Pre-Preparatory School children have the advantage of access to the educational resources and facilities of the preparatory school, including…
