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Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 7 November 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all feeling well and rested after the half term break. I hope you all had a fabulous time whatever you did. I was lucky enough to have a week in Cyprus in the sunshine and it was just glorious. Mr Bennett and I went…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 17 October 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are well and enjoying the week. I am sat writing this as I open the door and welcome many parents into school for Parents Evening appointments! I am on my umpteenth cup of coffee to keep me going today as I didn’t sleep very well last…
October Good Reads – KS4
The Red Ribbon by Lucy Adlington Fourteen-year- Ella hopes to survive the horrors of the Holocaust when she joins the seamstresses in the sewing workshop at Birkenau-Auschwitz concentration camp. This is a powerful tale of resilience, friendship and survival. It is at times a painful, uncomfortable read but ends with a hopeful conclusion will…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 10 October 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are well and had a lovely weekend in the sunshine! I had a great weekend of looking after Arthur and Amelie, seeing friends, having an October BBQ, Sunday lunches, pub quizzes, lots of family times and the odd adult rose coloured drink – well the sun…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 3 October 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are well and relaxed after a wonderful weekend? It was a very quiet one in the Bennett household as Mr Bennett has been ill in bed with tonsillitis for a few days. My weekend by the sea, walking on an abandoned beaches and drinking delicious adult…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 26 September 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are all well and rested from the weekend. I hope you managed to relax and have some fun. This weekend was busy in the Bennett household . . . it wasn’t supposed to be but lots of last minute plans happened! I spent Saturday morning working,…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 19 September 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, I hope you are well and had a lovely weekend. Mine was filled with a day in Nottingham with Mr Bennett which was great fun. We then went to our friends for dinner on Saturday night and booked a few exciting weekends in the lead up to Christmas. Sunday…
Good Reads – KS3 – Sept 23 – Festivals and Ecology
Go on an exploration of cultural and religious festivals from around the world with this colourful read. All these events unite people to mark important events in our lives. Find out about Diwali, the Spanish tomato-throwing festival, La Tomatina, the Belgian Festival of Giants—so much to celebrate. The Ecology Book is a very good…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin Tuesday 12 September 2023
Good morning, Prep School family, Welcome to the first Bennett Bulletin of this school year! The Bulletin is back by very popular demand and I am so pleased that so many of you have enjoyed reading it over the past 3 and a bit years and have found it an interesting way to start…
Highclare School GCSE Results Day 2023
Year 11 students receive well-earned GCSE results today. The School continues to build on an already impressive exam result reputation with a 93% overall pass rate (pupils achieving grades 9 – 4) and over a quarter of all passes in the 9 – 7 range. Among the Highclare students celebrating this morning are Josh…
