Category: News
Exams Are Over!
The hard work is over, and Highclare students in the Upper Fifth and Sixth forms are now preparing for some well-deserved relaxation in preparation for receiving their results in August. As always, we are sure these will be splendid. The Fifth formers can now log on to the school VLE, accessed from our Home Page…
Essay Competition winner
Martha Wins the Max Gate Intermediate Essay Prize 2010 organised by the Independent School Association. The English department was delighted to receive the news that Martha, a pupil in Yr 8, had won top prize for her challenging essay in the Intermediate section of the ISA competition. She chose to write on a topic she…
Swimming Success
HiGHCLARE SWIM TO SUCCESS There were 14 of the best Independent School’s in the area competing at the Independent School’s Association Regional Gala on 15th October and Highclare’s Senior Squad were victorious overall scoring 211 points, beating second placed Princethorpe College by 16 points. Competitive swimming by the Year 7 team gave Highclare their first…
More News on Top Score Football Event
Well done to everyone who took part in the Top Score Football Event “Kick it for Kids”. We raised £2,166 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital!
Top Score Football Event
This was a fantastic sponsored event. Thanks to everyone involved for your continued support in raising money for the Birmingham Children's Hospital. Please send any outstanding money into school as soon as possible.
J3 Greek Day
J3P had a fantastic day at Woodfield joining in with J3R and J3S to learn about life in Ancient Greece. Everyone dressed in a Greek costume. The characters from Timezones helped the children to take part in a fascinating debate about whether they wanted to join forces with Athens or Sparta city states. Athens won…
Bag Packing for Charity
Thank you to the juniors who gave up their Saturday on 5th November, to pack customers’ bags at the Wyevale Garden Centre in Shenstone. We raised £333.70 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Well Done!
Book Week
Book week was really enjoyable for the children from J3-J6. We had visits from Alison Daly who is a local librarian. She read us some really funny stories. Steve Smallman the illustrator came to show us some of his drawings and teach us how to illustrate a book. We also wrote an autobiography about our…
Special Assembly
James Gibson took assembly last week and told all the pupils about his time in France and his experience in a French school. Skiing as a PE lesson sounds very exciting! Well done, James, for such an interesting assembly.
Bosworth Battlfield Trip
J5P recently visited Leicestershire and enjoyed a superb day at Bosworth Battlefield. They had an amazing time against the best efforts of the weather! The students enjoyed falconry, weaponry and a walk around the battlefield itself. Much fun was also had in the shop!
